Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-10


= u my stable, in the county Of Brunswick. -
miles South Of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. Lawrepccvile,) and % miles
Northwest from Bell6eld- and let to mares at &e5
the season, to be discharged by tho payment of $50
any time in tic aud dollar to the groon
in each case. The season To commence the 18th OF
February. and terminate the 18th day OF July Good
psssurage for mares furnished gratis mares well fed
and strictly attended To at reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratuiAtes the breeders OF fine
proving their stock. by valuable cross.--That the
American and English horse has greatly deterio-
rated in the last eighty years. Is fact that must be
ecdedSy az nrsns ,na ean,a spo,s%e%; ,n"
practice of breeding n si Il is called, (that is,
from the sinek,) it is presumed will also he
admitted After the mos, diligens inquiry and careful
investigation, believe the most successful raisers in
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary to
preserve an improved breed. rs il was in the first
not producing the finest animals both for s,rcngth
speed and beauty, il is capable of proof, and the his
tory Of the English race horse will demonstrate it,
that the best racers and breeders England had.
were the sons and daughters, and at farthes, the
grani.sons and grand daughters Of the Arabian and
that they have deprecated in proportion they
would oEer in support Of the assertion is. tie
blished weights the English course at different
dates. from the time Of the introduction itis Parity
Arabian, untilt the death of the Godoiphn 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 were 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 to 1775 10 the days of Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian aud their weights have
been gradually decreasing; On some tracks to 1l9
pounds; and none, believe, they higher than
1873 pounds; yet there is in England or Anne
~ 1icfa in
in which it formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Chlders, Who is said to have
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Chiiders got many fine racers; but that eouaed
himself. Godolpan Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
but Eclipse never Got his own equal though he got
many fac racers-yiz: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re
gulus got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Reguius. yertum-
nus got Bzronet, but Baronet got nurse as
successful the turf himself sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &C.; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much le IS
the equal Of Volunteer. Janus aud Fearnouglt we're
got by Godolphn Arabian; during Abe d|19Qf those
horses, Virginia was famed for dlG< - 6oltes, as
well as distinguished racers; now = 5rover-
bal, that the blood horse of YirginiL rpg1nees
fine saddle horse: nor have We believes 6nkEe turf
horse capable of running four miles wit f68 pounds
(the former weights) in good tme.-Our best racers
made by young horses carrying light weights; and
II Is fact. and which is well worthy the consde-
ration of rasers, that with the present light welc<s
many of first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years the turf
Their bone, sinew, aud muscle not in proportion
10 their size and weight-and their lays often give
way in training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
rpw in the United States single hgh.blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock Wis the
Godoiphin Arabian, and. generally speaking, both by
dam and sire Chm strong, active, healthy and vgor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propsgating
from such near connexions! Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing in and in has cattle, sheep, &c.;
but We seem not to have anticipated the
TO the most noble and useful of animals by the viola
ton Of the law Of nature, which fUrbds inces;uous
connexions but it Carries with its own corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the Species such
being the consequence of system, it would seem
strange that continue TO pursue imany attempts
have been made to alter it,-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 stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense OF obtaining the ueblooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation Of many Of
them into this country. 1t is affirmed by writers and
travellers that those Of the sacred blood as they are
there called valued from 500 5000 pounds ster
img-,hey are considered consecrated breed, de. |
signed for the Of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists to selling them at ALL
Tapln, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
VOL l., page AZ, remarks-"that they mostly con-
signed presents his Majesty or some of the ROYAL
Family and their pedigee their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacy, the genealogy of
the most Ancient English Nobility" Eut, 1t calnot
be necessary TO euogze this machless 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 coldbooded horse of England,
was converted into the beautiful and highmettled
courser. is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose public credu.
~ by palming 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 during the late in 1914, then one year
Old, by the prvaeer Grampus Of Baltimore, on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majesty's Transport No.
o5o on her passage from Senegal in Africa, to Ports
mouth IN England: and intended as present for
the then Prince Regent, now King of England. (Ses
.Tnes Weekly Register, roL vii page ICY
Winter Arabian 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 highly
respectable mercantile house in New York. caused an
inquiry to be made of Colonel Broomfield and Mr. |
Douglas the superntendants Of His Majestys stud at
Hampton Court by whom he was informed that full.
FLOODED Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris, from
Senegal for his Majesty, upd there was no doubt of
BIS being OF the best Arabian sock.-Ths correspon.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in nv