Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-02-26
ARABfAN-This beautiful and tt,s
XX arabian Sidkhon. will stand al nv stahl. En-

w .rootdn Sfdhton, Will stand at my stable ia
The county Of Brunswick, So miles South Of Petersburg.
10 miles North Eas, iron Brunswick Courthouse (I.awl
| r.nceville,) and Is miles Norh West from Bel6eld
and let TO Mates al 25 the Sea on, to be discharged
ey the payment OF $50 any time the Season. and one
dollar TO the Groom, in each case. The SEASON TO COM
mence the 10 Feb uary, aud terminate the I5h day
OF July Cool ras'urage for Mares furnished gratis;
Mares well fed and strictly attended TO NJ ,asonabie
price, hut responsibility Tor escapes or sccidents
The Subscriber coueratulates the Breeders Oh fine
Horses, on the opportunity now offered them of inn
proving their STOCK, by valuable crossThat the A.
inentan end Enghs Race Horse, has greatly deterio-
fsed in The last eighty years, is fact that must be
conceded 10y all Intelligent and candid Sportsmen and
hat That deterioration has been produced by the prac
ce OF breeding an and in, il il called THAT is from
the same Sock) is presumed will also be admitted
Alter the most digen inquiry AMI careful gacn
| believe the most successful Rasers in Virginia are
persuaded that occasional resort to the oriyinaI
Stock OF Oriental Horses necessary 10 preserve an
improved Breed as IL was in the FIRST instance to OBJ
tain IT. and so far from the direct not
the finest animals both Tor siren tn speed and beauty
Il is capable Of proof aud the history of the English
hsce horse WIZ demonstrate IL, that the best Racers
aud Breeders England had, were the sons and
daughters and at arthes the grandsons and grand
daughters II the Arabian: and that they have Geprc-
ciaed in proportion as they were removed from these
pon's The hrst evidence would offer i'm support of
the assertion il, the established weights on the English
Course dicr"nt dates, from the time of the miro
duction OF the barley Arabian, un the death of th.
| Godolrhn Arabian; whch included a perioJ Of about
h'ly years. They were br, eding extensively from
Oriental Horses, including Barbs and Turks During
that entire peroi their Horses continued 10 improve
ia speed and bottom, while The weights were yreat,v
increased; aged horses then carried I6S pounds and
with that they ran foor miles, from seven minutes
twenty seconds, TO seven minutes fifty seconds from
IN at time, say from 770 IT'S the DAYS of Ecpse
they discontinued the breeding from the Arabian and
their weights have been gradually decreasing on som.
track 10 ll9 Wounds; aud none, believe are thew
higher than 1873 pounds; there is not now in Fng
and or America Racer that can The distance In
the same time IN which IL was formerly done with their
heavy weights.
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ley Arabian 20, Flying Chders, who is said TO have
run tour miles in six minutes and forty seconds Fly-
ing Chiders got many fine Racers; but that equal
led himself Sodolphn Arabian got the dam Of Eclipse
but Eclipse gever got his own equal, though he cot
many fine Racers-vz Reguius, Volunteer Be-
Regu!us got many Champions of the turf, but neither
J HIM nor his progeny produced another Rpguus Yer
tumnus got Baronei, but Baronei 20, Horse as
successful on the turf himself or Sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, sc but Sterling and
spread Eagle never got their own equal, much less
The equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearuougb were
got by Godolphin Arabian; during tSe DAYS q, ,boss
Horses Virginia was tanned Tor fine Saddle Horses IA
wen as di'ilngu"hed Racer; now, is almost proven
bal that the Blood Horse OF Virginia rarely PRODUCES
hne Saddle Horse nor have we, believe n single
turf Horse capable OF running four miles with I6S
pounds Vhe former weght.) in good iime.-Our best
, Races are made by young Horses CARRYING Ii,ht
weights and II fact, aid which is W ell worthv
the consideration Of Raers that with the present Iiyht
weights many OF our first Horses break down in train
ing and very law remain longer than two wears on the
turf. Their bone, snew, and muscle are NOT in nro
portion TO their size and weigh--and their leo, otten
give way IN training exercise 1t is believed there is
not now in the United Satss, a single Ligh. blooded
Horse, that has not descended from the same short
VIZ: the Godophin Arabian, and, generally speaking
both by dam aud Sire. Can strong active heath
and vigorous Horse, be reasonably expe cted by props
eating from such come xions, Everv Farmer
knows the effect of crossing in and in has on Cattle
sheep &c +; but we seem not to have anticipated the
consequence 10 the mos, noble and useful of animals
by the violation of the law Of nature which. G,rbJ,
ncesuous connexions; but il carries with il its own
corrective, in the slow but Certain destruction of the
species; such being the consequence of our system
would seem strange that we continue 10 pursns IL
many attempts have been made TO alter it-manv
n hne Horses have been imported from England bnt
they have furnished remedy for the eviI-tJ,e ~,
elish and American Race Horse being of tbe sam.
stsck. The difficulty and enormous expense of OBJ
tanning the true blooded Arabian, has prevented the
importation OF many OF them into this Country II !,
affirmed by writers and travellers that those oC The
sacred blood (as they are there called) are valued
from oeo to H3OOo seriing-they considered con-
breed designed Tor the Of the Prophet and
MS descendants and great prejudice exit. 10 selling
mem at all Iapin, in his Sporting Dictionary pub
hshed In 1903, Vol. T. page Al, remarks-"that tbev
are T,ly consigned as presents ohis Majesty some
OF me Royal FAMILY and their pedigree of ieir bood
is recorded with much care and tenscv AZ Inc ,e
neaogy OF the most Ancient English Nobility" Bur
cannot be necessary to eulogize this matchess breed
OF horses, 10 recommend them to the American Spors
man; ne must Know, that ii by crossing on This
Stock, that the sluggish and cold blooded Horse o
,sha was converted into the beautiful and high.mei-
ar
me Umfe arabian is one Of true Stock-so manv
attempts have been made to impose on Public credmIi
by palmng on them spurious Horses for The Arabian
mat the evidence Of the true Stock should be sa,;s
factory and conclusive. The Tinfer ayabion ,vs.
Icap'ured curing the late in 1914 then Or. vear
Iold by the Prvateer Grampus of Baltimore nm 49,,
one Drig Doris, his Britanic Msjestys Transport No
ooo on her passage from Senegal in Atica to pors
mouth IN England and intended az n present 6or
me Then Prince Regent, King of England. (Ssc
'NHes WeeFfy Register, Pol. VII. gaee ICY
Vtnter arabian was sold as part of the cargo ot
The cap ured Brig, and was purchased by Elisha Win
'er, h'qr then member of Congress from the state
OF New York; afer the purchase, he through high
~ respectable Mercantile House in New Yok csusad
an inquiry TO be made OF Colonel Broom6eld and NJ
douglas, The Superntendants of His Maes,vs sind a.
Hamp'on Court, by whom he was informed thar
niI-booied Arabian shipped in the Brig Doris from
senegal, Tor bis Majesty and there was no doubt of
MS being OF the best Arabian Stock-This cor,es,on
uehce, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he ia tIs
same Horse, win many other evidences are i, mo
po'seslon' and will be exhibited 20 any gentleman who
wishes TO raise from him. All those who have seen
hin admire his superiority OF FORM beauty and Aintv
hardness oil limbs; his 6ne, silky, flowing mane and
ah; elastic and sprgbIy movements; great share Of
zone ana muscej indeed, the only objection TO him mr.
when can he taken TO him, is his size .being about
'our Ieet nine or ten inches high: this MI, be AN
opeclon, applies to the whole race: and had Fng,nd
permitted THIS prejudice 10 influence her. she coud nor
nave bad her Chilhers her Eclipse her Regulus a.
ner ming Fergus, her Diomed, Blronet--nor could
America have had her Arcby, her Ariel her Henry mr.
Long Island her Eclipse: these are all ds.,endan;.o
me Arabian STOCK, ard neither England or Americ,
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