Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-02-16
WINTER ARABIAN.

EslS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
Tiny stable, IN the county of Brunswick, 33
miles south OF Petersburg, 10 miles Nortbeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. I.awrepccyiIie) and rs miles
Northwest from Belhcld, and let to mares at e.,
the season, In be discharged by the payment Of N
any time in the season, and dollar TO the groom
IN each case. The season to commence the I5,h of
February, and terminate the 18th day of July Good
pasurage for mares furnished gratis mares well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, Blu; no
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The subscriber coDgratulates the breeders of fine
borses, on the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-That the
American and English race horse has greatly detero-
rated IN the last eighty years, is fact that be con.
coded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen: and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding in and in, it is called CtIat is
from the stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted After the dilgent inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful raisers in
Virginia are persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary to
preserve an 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, it is capable of proof and the his.
tory OF the English race horse will demonstrate IT.
mat the best racers and breeders England had,
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest the
grandsons and grand-daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion as they
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would offer in support OF the assertion is, the esta-
blished weights on the English course at different
dates from the time OF the Introduction of the barley
Arabian, until the death of the Codolpbin Arabian.
which included period Of about fifty years. They
were breeding extensively from oriental horses in.
GLIDING 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 165 pounds, and with that they
ran four miles, from minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds from that time say from
1870 to 1775 to the days Of Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; on some tracks TO 1I9
pounds; and on none, believe, they higher than
1873 pounds; yet there is not now in England or Anne
RIGA racer that the distance in the same time
in which it was formerly done with tn cir heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Chdcrs, who is said to have run,
four miles IN six minutes aud forty seconds Flying
Chders got many fine racers; but none that equaIled
u mself. Godophin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse
b 1T Eclipse never Sot his own equal, though he got
many fine racers--viz Regulus, Volunteer &C. Re.
ulus got many champions of the turf bat neither him
Tor his progeny produced another Regulus. Yertum
nus got Baronet, but Baronet never got a horse as
successful on the turf Himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &C.; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much Ie s.
the equal of Volunteer. Janus and Fearnougm were
got by Godolphin Arabian during the days OF those
horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
wei as distinguished racers now it is almost proven
6ia that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces
Hue saddle hoFge nor have we believe single turf