Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-05
WINYFR ARABIAN.

nlles Suulh OF petersburg, 10 miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse, i LawTrpccvillc) and g miles
Northwest from Bcicld and let TO mares ut S25
the season. Ia be discharged by the payment of $40
any time IN the season. and dollar TO the groom,
in each case. The season to commence the 18th of
February and terminate the 18th day of July. Good
pasturaye Tor mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended TO "A reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber cunEratulates the breeders of fine
horses, ON the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by "a valuable cross.-That the
American snd English horse has greatly deterio-
rated IN the last eighty years. is fact that be
coded by all Intelligent and candid sportsmen; and
that that deterioration has been Produced by the
practice OF breeding oad IN it is called! C.hat is
from the same sock,I it is presumed will also he
admitted. After the most ilgent inquiry and careful
investigations believe the successful raiscrs in
Virginia persuaded that an occasional res I TO the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary TO
preserve improved breed, rs it was in the first
instance to obtain IT, and tar from the direct cross
not producing the finest animals both for strcng tn
speed and beauty, IL IS capable OF proof, and the his
tory OF the English race horse will demonstrate il,
that the best racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at far,hcst the
grand-sons and grandda ghiers of the Arahiau and
that they have deprecated in proportion as they were
removed from these points. The Grst evidence I
would Offer IN support OF Che assertion is the esa-
! hshed weights on the English at different
dates, from the lime OF the introduction ft harley
Arabian, until the death of the Godolphin Arnian.
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
toH' whiie the weights were greatly Increased; aged
horses then carried los pounds and with that they
ran four milee, from minutes twenty seconds to
seven minutes fifty seconds: from that time say from
IHOto lIT5 to the days OF Eclipse, they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabian aud their weights have
been gradually Decreasing; on some tracks To Ilo
pounds; and none, believe are they higher than
41o pounds; yet there IS not now in England Anne
rica racer that the distance in the same time
IN which was formerly done with their heavy weiChts
The next evidence is, the horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Childers who is said to have run
tour miles IN SIX minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Cders got many fine racers; but none that eouaIed
himself GodOphin Arabian got the dam of Ecpse
out EcIpse never Got his own equal though he got
many the racers-vi2: Regulus, Volunteer, &c. Re-
gulus SO, many champions OF the turf but neither him
nor has progeny produced another Regulus Vertum
nus got Baronet, but Daronet got horse as
successful on the turf himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Esgie, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much le IS
the equal OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnought were
got by Gudophin Arabian; during the DAYS OF those
horses Virginia famed for fine saddle horses as
well as distinguished racers now il almost proyer
nia that the blood horse OF Virginia rarely produces
tine saddle horse: nor have We believe, single turf
horse capable OF running four miles with 16S pounds
the former weIBhs) III good time. 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 first horses break down in training and
very teT remain longer than years ON the turf
iher BONE sinew, and muscle are not in proportion
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way III training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
now in the United States n single higl-booded horse
that has not descended from the same stock viz: the
Gouo!pWn Arabian, and, generally speaking. both nv
dam and sire Can strong, active healthy and vqor-
Gus horse be reasonably expected by Dropapaiine,
from SUCH near connexions! Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing and IN has ON cattle sheen &c
but We seem not to have anticipated The CONSEQUENCE
to the noble and useful of animals bv the v;oI,
ton OF the lazy of nature, which forbids incesuous
connexions but II carries with its own corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction of the species such
oelnS the consequence OF our SJs,ern II would ess
strange that continue pursue it-rnany sttemnts
have been made TO alter It,-many fine horses have
been imported from England but they have furnished
no remedy Tor the eII--the English aud American
race horse being OF the same stock. The difficulty
and enormous expense ct obtaining the true bIooded
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 are
there caled valued from 500 to 5000 pounds stcr
hnG-they considered a cOnsecratcd breed de-
signed for the use of the Prophet and his descendants
and great prejudice exists TO selling them at ALL
Iap!InI IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol. /, page NJ, rcmarks-'that they are mostly con
signed presents TO his Majesty or some of the Rov.I
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacity as the eenealopv of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, il canno,
be necessary to euiog2e this matchless breed of hor
ses, to recommend them to the American snorfsm.n.
he must know, that it was by crossing on tbis eocl
that the sluggish and codblooded horse Of England
was converted into the beautiful and high-mettled
courser II is only necessary satisfy him that the
WIN Eli ARABIAN IS one OF true stock-so MANY
attempts have been made to impose on public credul
~ by palming on them spurious horses for the Ara
ban, that the evidence OF the true stock should he
satisfactory and conclusive The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late war in 1914 then one wear
old, by the priVateer Grampus Of Baltimore ON board
me brig DORIS, his Britannia Majesty's Transport No
o5O on her passage from Senegal in Africa to Ports
mouth IN England; and was intended as present for
The then Prince Regent, now King of England (See
Mics Weekly Register, UoL pogs lG1
Winter Arabian was sold part of tho 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 birbIy
respectable mercantile house an New York caused an
inquiry to be made OF Colonel Broonfield and MIR
Douglas, the suPerinendant5 Of Ills Maiesiy's stud al
Hampton CourtJ5y whom lie Informed, that n full.
biooded Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
senegal Tor bis Majesty und there doubt Of
his being Of the best Arabian stock-Tbis corrcsn,
dence, with Ar. Winters certificate that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences arc in mv
possession, and will be exhibited 20 any gentleman
VINO WISHES to raise from him. al those who have
seen hin admire his superiority of form beauty and