Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-29
WINTER ARARIM


Brunswick Courthouse. (Lawrercevlo Ind @ miles
Northwest from Bellfcd. and let TO bares at SIS
the season, to be discharged by the pf ment of 500
any time IN the season, and one dularIo the groom,
IN each case. The season to commefe the 18th at
February, and terminate the 18th day July Good
pssturnge for furnished gratis; hares well fed
and strictly attended To- at resSonsbI price, but no
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the BREEDERS OF fne
horses, on the opportunity now otIerd them OF i'm
proving their stock, Ivy a valuable cpSs.--That the
American and English race horse has reaty deterio
rated in the last eighty years. fact tht must be con-
coded by all intelligent and candid portsmen; and
that, that deterioration has been prdueed by the
practice OF breeding IN and IN, as it called Chat is,
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the dilgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe ths sue essful raisers in
Virginia are persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses as necessary to
preserve improved breed, as it sas in the first
instance to obtain it: and lar from the direct
not producing the finest animals both for strength,
speed and beauty, IL IL capable OF proof and the his
tory ct the English race horse will demonstrate it,
that the best and breeders England had,
were tho and daught, RS, Snd at farthcst, the
grand and granddaughter Of the Arabian and
that they have deprecated i'll proportion they
removed from ihese points. The G'st evidence
would offer in support of the assertion is, tie csta-
blishcd weights on The English course at different
dates from the time of the Introduction f,,l barley
Arabian, until the death OF the Gololphn Arabian;
which included period Of abou, fly years. rhey
were breeding extensively from oriental horses, in
cudinH barbS and During That entire pertod,
their horses continued tn improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 16S pounds and with that they
ran four miles, from minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time, say from
1870 1775 the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; on some tracks to 1 10
pounds; and on none, believe they higher than
l3S pounds; yet there is not now in England or Anne
that the distance in the sane time
in which It was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Ch'lder who is said to have run
Chders got many fine racers but that e0ualled
himself. Gndolpln Arabian got the dam of Eclipse.
but Eclipse never got his own equal, though he got
many fine rocers-viz: RcgulHs, Volunteer, &c. Re
Gulus got many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced oso,her Reg,llus. Verium
nus got Baronet, but Baronct never got n horse as
successful ON the turf himself sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much less
the equal of Volunteer Janus and Pearnought we're
got by Godolphiu Araban during the days of those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well distinguished racers now, il is almost proven
bal, that the blood horse fVrgnia rarely produces
tine saddle horse: have believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 16S pounds
(thc former weghts) in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
It IS fact, and which IS well worthy the consde
ration OF rasers, that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down in training, and
very few remain longer than two years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, and muscle are not in proportion
to their size and weiGht-and their legs often give
way IN training exercise. II is believed there is not
low in the United States single high-blooded horse
hat has not descended from the stock viz: the
iodoIphn Arabian, and, generally speaking both by
lam and sire Can strong active, healthy and vigor
rom such near conneXions2 Every farmer knows the
effect of crossing IN and M has cattle, sheep Sci
but seem not TO have anticipated the consequence
to the most noble and useful Of animals BY the viola
ton of the law Of nature, which furbds incestuous
but II carries with its corrective
the sow but certain destruc of the specics; such
beins the consequence OF our system, it would seem
strange that continue 20 pursue i-many attempts
have been made To- alter it,-many fine horses have
been imported from England, but they have furnished
no remedy for the ev--the English and American
race horse being OF the same stock Tho difficulty
and expense of obtaining the true -blooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many Of
them into this country. II is affirmed by writer's and
travellers that those of the sacred blood las they
there caled) valued from 500 5000 pounds stcr-
ling-they are considered a consecraied breed de-
signed for the of tho Prophet and his descendants;
and great prrjudice exists to selling them at ALL
Taplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1903.
VOL /, page AZ, remarks-'Ihat they are mostly con.
signed presents to his Majesty some of the ROYAL
Family, and their pedigree of her blood is recorded
with much and tenacity, as the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
DO necessary to euiogze this matches breed of hor.
ses to recommend them to the American sportsman;
he must know, that It by crossing on this stock
that the sluggish and cOldbloodcd horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful md high-metted
eourser. is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose on public credu-
ty by palming them spurious hories for the Ara.
bian, that the evidence Of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Writer Arabian was
captured during the late war in 1919 then ono year
old, by the prvateer Grampus Of Baltimore on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty Transport No
$50, on Der passage from Senegal in Arica to Ports
mouth in England; and intended IS present for
the then Prince Regent, Ring Of England (Scc
Niles Weckiy Register, rcL Uit page 49,
Winter Arabian sold part Of the cargo Of the
captured brig, and purchased by Elisha J. Winter
Esq. then member OF Congress from the State of
New York; after the purchase, he, through highly
respectable mercantile house in New York caused an
inquiry to be made Of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas the superintendent Of Ills Majests stud nj
Hampton Court by whom he was informed, that a full
biooded Arabian was shipped IN the brig Doris, from
Senegal, for his Majesty, und there wal no doubt Of
his being Of the best Arabian siock.Tiis cOrrespon
dcnce, with MI Winters certificate, hat he is the
same horse, with many other evidence. arc in my
possession, and will be exhibited 20 aay gentleman
who wishes to raise from him Al thoie who have
seen him, admire his superiority of form beauty and
hInty hardness Of limbs; his fine, silky towing name
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