Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-03
WINTER ARABIAN.


THIS beautiful and Arabian Stallion will stand
u at my stable, in the county of Brunswick, 33
miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. (I4awrenceville) aud Is miles
Northwest from Bellneld. and let TO mares ut Ss5
The season, TO be discharged by the payment of 800
any time in the and dollar the groom
in each case. The season to commence the 18th ct
February aud terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pasturagc for mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended TO at reasonable price, but
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The sub scrber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses, OH the opportunity offered them of inn
proving their stock, by u valuable cross.-That the
American and English race horse has greatly letero
rated in tho last eighty years. fact that must be
coded by all intelligent and candid sporsmcn; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice OF breeding IA and as IT is called, Chat is
from the same stosk,) It is presumed will also be
admitted. After the most diligent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful rasers in
Virginia pcrsuad d that occasional resort to the
original stock OF oriental horses is necessary TO
preserve improved breed, il in the first
instance to obtain it; and far from the direct
not producing the finest animals both for strength
speed and beauty, il is capable of proof and the his
tory of the English horse will demonstrate it,
that the best and breeders England ever had
were The sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
grardson and grand-daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
removed from these points. The first evidence
would offer i'll support OF the assertion is, tie es;a
bEshed weights on the English at different
dates from the time of the introduction itlte Farley
Arabian, until the death OF the Godophin Arabian;
which included period of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in.
Guiding Barbs and Turks. During that entire period,
their horses continued to improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased aged
horses then carried 169 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time say from
1910 to l7!5 TO the days OF Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from The Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; some tracks to / 10
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
l5S pounds; yet there is not now in England or Amc-
-r, hat sl,a.I
in which it was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Chlders, who said have run
four miles in SIX minutes and forty seconds. FLYING
Chlders got many fine racers but that equalled
himself GodolPhin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
many fine racers-viz: Regu!us, Volunteer, &c. lie
Gulus got many champions of the turf bu, neither him
nor his progeny produced smother Regulus Nerium-
nus got Baronet, but BsrOnet never got horse as
successful on the turf himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, Sc; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal much less
the equal OF Volunteer Janus and FcarnouCht were
got by Godophin Arabian; during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well distinguished racers; now il is almost proven
ball. that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
tinc saddle horse nor have we, believe, a single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 16S pounds
(the former weights in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights and
It is fact, and one which is we'll worthy the consile.
ration 81 rassrs, that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down i'm training and
very few remain longer than years on the turf
Their bone, sInew and muscle not in proportion
To their size and weiShtand their legs often give
way in training exercise. II is believed there is not
now in the United States single high-blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock viz: the
Sodolphin Arabian, and, generally speaking both bv
dam and sire. Can strong active, healthy and yiror
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propapatinp
from such near connexions Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing IN aud IA has cattle, sheep &c;
but we not TO have anticipated the CONSEQUENCE
to the most noble and useful of animals by the vio
ton OF the law of nature, which forbids incestuons
connexions; but 1t carries with il its corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the species such
bein, the consequence of our system IL w. IN seem
strange that we continue to pursue -many attempts
have been made to alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England but they have
no remedy for the evil-the English and American
race horse being of the same stock The difficulty
and enormous expense OF obtaining the true.blooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of manv of
them into this country 1t is affirmed by writers and
travellers that those of the sacred blood las they are
there cailed valued from 500 5000 pounds
ling--they are considered a consccrate ed breed de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists TO selling them at all
Taplin, IN his Sporting Dictionary published III 1905
VOL l, page ~, remlgks-'Ihat they are mostly con.
signed presents to his Majesty some Of the Royal
Family, and their peG6lee Ct their blood is recoTi@I
with as much care and tenaci,y, the geneaogy Of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But II cainoi
be necessary to eulogze this matchless breed of hOr
Ses, to recommend them to the American sportsnau.
be must know, that it by crossing on this stoc
a..
was converted into the beautiful and hich-mettled
oourser 1t IS only necessary satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stocE-so many
attempts have been made to impose on public creduI
~ by paIming on them spurious horses for the Ara
bian, that the evidence OF the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured Outing the late in 1914, then one wear
DID, by the prvaeer Grampus of Baltimore, on board
the brig Doris, bis Britannia Maiestys Transport No
o5O, on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth IN EngIand' and was intended as present for
IHlnCe RepeDt. Einu If
IFhes' WeeFty Register, roll Uii Page IG)
WINTER Arabian was sold part Of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter
ESQ. then member Of Congress from the State of
New york; shcr the purchase, he, through a highly
respectable mercantile house iu New York caused an
inquiry TO be made of Colonel Bloomfield and Mfr
Douglas, the superintendent of Ills Maiesty's stud Al
hampton Court, by whom he was informed, that a fun
FLOODED Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris, from
senegal, for his Majesty md there was no doubt Of
ms beng OF the best Arabian stock.-rhs corregpop
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate that me is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in my
possession, and will be exhibited to any gentleman
VINO wishes to raise from him. a tine. ,rLo h....