Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-19
WINTER ARABIAN.


WIS beautifalund true Arabian Stallion viii stand
= ut my stable. In the county Of Brunswick, 80
miles South OF Petersburg, IS miles Northeast from
brunswick Courteous. Iawrepcevile, land 10 miles
Northwest from DclGeld, and let To mares at Ss5
the season. TO be discharged by the payment of S2u
any time in the season. aud dollar TO the groom,
IN each case The season to commence the 18th of
February and terminate the 18th day OF july. Good
pasturage Tor mares fnrnished gratis, well fed
and strictly attended to reasonable price but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
the subscriber congratulates the breeders Of fine
horses. on the opportunity now offered them Of i'm.
proving their stock, by valuable cross--1hat the
American and English horse has greatly detero-
rated IN The last eighty years. is fact that must be
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen, and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice at breeding n aud il, il is called, (thst is,
from the s,ock,) IL is presumed will also be
admitted After the mos, dilgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful in
Virginia persuaded that casonal resort the
original stock of oriental horses is rs necessary to
preserve Improved breed, as it was in the first
instance to obtain it, and far from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strength,
speed and beauty is capable of proof, and the his
tory of tn English race horse will demonstrate it,
that the best aud breeders England ever had
were the sous and daughters, and at farthest, the
grard sons and grand daughters of the Araban; and
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The tist evidence
would offer in support of the assertion is tie esta
btshed weights the English different
dates from the time of the introduction 1.-THE Farley
Arabian, until the death of the Goolphin Arabian;
which included period of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in.
cusl;ng Barbs and Turks During that sn,ire period
their horses continued TO improve in speed and bot
tom. while the weights greatly increased; aged
horses then carried les pounds, aud with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds
seven minutes fifty seconds; from that time say from
l770 to1775 the days ct Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the ban aud their weights have
been gradually decreasing; some tracks to 1l9
pounds; and none, believe they his her than
lSS POUNDS yet there IS not now in England Ame
RIGA racer that can run the distance in the time
in which It WAS formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Chlders. who is said have run
four miles in six minutes aud forty seconds Flying
Childers got many line racers; but that equalIed
himself. Godophin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he go,
many tlne rscers-viz Regulas, Volunteer, SC. Re-
guus got many champions OF the turf, but neither him
nor his progeny produced onother Regulus. Verturn
nus got Baronet, but Baronet got horse as
successful on the turf as himself sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling aud
Spread Eagle never got their own equal. much less
tho cqua! OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by todolphin Arabian during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well distinguished racers now it is almost proven
hal that the blood horse OF Virginia rarely produces
line saddle horse: nor have believe single turf
horse capable oil running four miles With 1873 pounds
(the former weGhtsl in good time. Our best racers
made by yodhg horses carrying light weights; and
it is fact, and which is well worthy the considc
ration OF raisers that with the present light weights
many of first horses break down in training and
very fey remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, aud muscle in proportion
to their size and weight--and their legs often give
way IN training exercise. Il believed there not
now IN the United States single hgh-biooded horse
that has descended from the same stock viz: the
Godolphn Arabian, and, generally speaking, both by
dam and sire: Can strong active, healthy and vigor
from SUCH Every farmer Sro1s the
elect OF crossing IN and al has on CATTLE sheep &c.,
but We seem not to have anticipated the
TO tie most noble and useful animals by the vio,
ton OF the law OF nature, which forbids ncestuons
xions but il with il its own correc,;ye
III the slow but certain destruction of the species;
being the consequence oi system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it-many att
nave oeen made 10 alter II, many fine horses have
been imported from England but they have furnished
no remedy for the evil-the English and American
race horse being OF the same stock Thu tlificuhv
and enormous expense of obtaining the true bIooted
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many of
them INTO this country. II is affirmed by writer's aud
travellers, that those of the sacred blood las thew
there caied) valued from 500 5000 pounds stcr.
hng-they are considered consecrated breed. de-
signed for the OF the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists to selling them nj all
rapn, in his Sporting Dictionary published in leO3
vol. 1, page ~, remarks"that they are mostly con
signed presents to his Majesty some of the ROYAL
Family and their pedigree Of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacity the genealoyy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, il catno,
be necessary TO euogize this matchless breed of hor
ses, to recommend ;aem 10 the american sportsman;
he must know, that IT by crossing on this stock
tat TIE Sluggish ana cold-blooded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful aud hieh-me,tled
courser 1t is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true s,ock-so many
attempts have been made To impose public creduli-
ty 10y Paming on them spurious horses for the Ara.
biaD, that the evidence OF the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914 then one year
old, by the priyateer Grampus Of BALTIMORE on board
the brig DORIS, his Britannia MaJesty's Transport No
$50, on her passage from Senegal in Africa TO Ports
mouth IN England: and was intended a present for
the then Prince Regent, now King of England (See
-NLes' Ueekiy Hegister, pok ri page I6)
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; after the purchase, he, through a highly
respectable mercantile house 10 New York. caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Broomfield and Mr..
Douglas, the superntendants Of His Maestys stud Of
Hampton Court, by whom le informed that a full
n'ooueu hrsDian was shipped 10 tire Lif; Doris from
senegal for his Majesty, und there was no doubt Of
nus being OF the best Arabian siock-This corresoon
dence with MIR. Winters certificate that he is tie
same horse, with many other evidences are in nv
possession, and will be exhibited to any eeutIem,n
who wishes To- raise from him All those ,vb,, ~