Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-05-18
WINTER ARABIAN.

IslliS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
atmy stable, in the county of Brunswick, 81
Brunswick Courthouse. (Lawrepcevic,l and u miles
Northwcs, from BellGeld and let 10 mares ut S25
the season, to be discharged by the payment Of S2u
any time IN the and dollar to the groom
in each case. The season to commence the 18th oi
February and terminate the 18th Gay of July Good
pasturage for mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended to AZ reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes accidents
The subscriber congratulatcs the breeders ct fine
horses, ON the opportunity now offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-Tkat the
American and English race horse has greatly dctcro-
rated in the last eighty years. fact that must be
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmcn; and
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding and as il is Called Chat is
admitted. After the most diligent inquiry and careful
nve igaiion believe the most successful rasers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary
preserve improved breed, it in the FIRST
instance obtain il; and far from the direct cross
producing the finest animals both Cor streng ill.,
speed and beauty, IL is capable of pro0 and the his
tory of the English horse will demonstrate il,
that the best and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, ami at iarthest, the
srsrd.sons and grand.daughtcrs OF the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The iir't evidence
would offer in support OF the assertion is, tie
blished weights the English at di!feren,
dates, from the time of the introduction 1.-THE barley
Arabian, until the death OF the Godolphin 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 improve in speed and bot
tom, while the weights greatly increased; aged
horses then carried los pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty seconds to
minutes fifty seconds; from that tue say from
l77O tn i775 to the DAYS o Eclipse they discontinue
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; s,rTe tracks to llS
pounds; and none, l believe, are they higher than
l5S pounds yet there is not now in England or Anne
RIGA racer that can the distance in the time
IN which 1t was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence Is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said To have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chiders gpt many fine racers; but that eQualled
himself Godolphin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
but Eclipse got his equal, though he GO,
many fine rsccrs-vIz: Reguius, Nolunteer, sc. Re-
gulus got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Rcgulus Ver,um
nus got Batonet, but Baronet never got n horse as
successful on the turf himself sire. Volunteer
got Srread Eagle. Sterling, &c.i but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much les
the equal at Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Gcdolphin Arabian; during the days of those
horses Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
wen as distinguished racers now, IL is almost proven
bla that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse: nor have believe, a single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 16S pounds
tthe former weights in good time. Our best racers
are made BY oung horses carrying light weights; and
IT is fact, and one which is we'll worthy the conside
ration ct rasers, that with the present light weights
many OF our flrSt horses break down III training
very few remain longer than years on the turf
Their bone, sinew, and muscle not in proportion
to their size and weiSht-and their legs often give
way in training exercise. II is believed there is no
now IN the United States single high blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock, viz: tn,
Godophin Arabian, and. generally speaking, both by
dam and SIRE Can strong, active, healthy and vigor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagatins
from such near connexions? Every farmer knows thu
effect of crossing ir and la has cattle sheen. &c
but we seem not to have anticipated the consequence
ZION Of the law Of nsg use'Il 1t animals by the viola
coane xions; but il carries :,, ioro'ds lneSsye
in the slow but certain destruction OF tie specics
being the consequence of system, it would seen
strange that continue to pursue t,-many attempts
have heen made To alter it ,-many fine horses have
be- imported from England, but they have furnished
remedy for the ev-the English and Americar
race horse being OF the same stock. Tho difficult,
and enormous expense of obtaining the true bloodeI
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many O
them INTO this country II is affirmed by writer's ant
travellers, that those Of the sacred blood las they are
there ca'ed are valued from 500 to 5000 pounds stcr
GDS-they are considered consecra,ed breed, de
signed for the of the Prophet and his descendants
and great TDejudice exists TO selling them at all
fapiin IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol. l. page ", remsrks-"that they are mostly con
signed presents TO his Majesty some of the Royo
Family and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacity, the genealogy o.
the most Ancient English Nobility" But it csnno
be necessary TO cuogize this matchless breed of bor
SEES, to recommend them to the American sportsman
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
I Inht COlu-DIODued horse OF England
was converted into The beautiful and higf-me,,Iet
courser. 1t is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one pf true stock-so many
attempts have been made TO impose public credul
ty by paming on them spurious horses for the Ara
bian, that the evidence OF the stock should bs
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late war in 1914, then one year
Cd, by the privaeer Grampus of Baltimore board
The brig Doris, his Britannia MaJesty's Transport no
o5o, on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth in England; and WAS intended present for
the then Prince Regent, now King Of England. Use,
Mics Weekiy Register, uol. uii page l6.)
Winter Arabian was sold part of the cargo of the
csptured brig, and was 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 10 be made Of Colonel Broomfeld and Mr.
Douglas. the superntendants of Ills Maiesys stud al
Hampton Court, by whom lie Informed, that full.
blooded Arabian was shipped IN the brig Doris from
senegal for his Majesty, und there no doubt oil
his being Of the best Arabian stock.-Ths correspon
dence, with SIR. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv
possession, and will be exhibited to any gentleman
who wishes 10 raise from him. All those who have