Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-24
WINTER ARABIAN.

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it'iIS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will Stand
my stable, in the county of Brunswick, 81
miles South of Petersburg, Is miles Northeast from
brunswick Courthouse. awrcpceville,) and f8 miles
Northwest from BeGeld. and Let 10 mares Mt Sos
the season, TO be discharged by the payment of Goo
any time m the season. and dollar to the proom
an eaeh case The season to commence the IS,lLsf
feoruary, and terminate the 18th day of LUX Good
pssurage Tor furnished gratis; mares we'll fed
and strictly attended to At reasonable price, hut no
responsibility for escapes accidents
Inc subscriber congratulstes the breeders or fine
horses on the opportunity offered them uf I'M.
proving their stock, by valuable cruss.--rhat the
American and Englsh horse has greatly le;e;ia-
rated IN the last eighty years fact that must be con-
ceded by all Intelligent and candid sportsmcn; and
that tia, deterioration has been produced by the
practice ct breeding i and ms it is called, (a, is
from the same stcck,) 1T IS presumed will also he
admitted. After ,lc must dgen inquiry and careful
investigation believe the most successful rascrs :;
Virginia ate persuaded that occasional resor. to the
original stock of oriental horses is as NECESSARY t
preserve an improved breed, as it was in the first
instance 10 obtain IL and FAR from the direct cross
not producing the fines; animals both for strenr tb
speed aud beauty II IS capable OF proof, aud the his.
tory OF the English race horse viii demonstrate II,
That the best racers aud breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and al hr,hcs, the
grandsons and grand daughters OF the Arabian and
mat they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would otter IN support OF the assertion is the cs,a-
oiished weights on the English course NJ dferen,
datcs from the time @! the introduction the ylarev
Arabian, until the death Of the (o,ioIpn Arabian.
which included period Of about fifty wears They
were breeding extensively from oriental hoi scs in.
Guiding Barbs and Turks. During that entire perod
their horses continued improve i'm snced and hot,
tom, while the weights greatly increased AGED
horses then carried 16S pounds, and with that they
Kan Tour mI,cs from minutes twenty seconds Il,
seven minutes fifty seconds from, that .;me E, from
lI10 to l175 TO the days at Eclipse, tcy discontinued
Vie breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
been gradually Decreasing; un some tracks 20 1io
pounds; aud on none, believe, are they higher than
los POUNDS yet there is not now ia England or Anne
fca racer That the distance inthc same time
IN which 1t was formerly donc with their heavy weights
ne next evricnce rs, the horses themselves DarIev
arabian cot flying Chdcrs, who is said to have run
tour nn'cs IA six minutes and forty seconds Flyinr
Chiders got many line racers but that ccaiied
h'mSeiflc 6odolrhin Arabian got the dam OF Eclnse
out Eclipse never got his equal, though he rot
many flHe racers-via: iCgulus, Volunteer, &C. Re.
guius sol many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his prcgcny prCInccJ 3nother Reguius. Vcrtum-
nos cot Baronei, but Baroret never got horse as
on the turf himself or sire. Volunteer
got Spread Eagle. sterliug Sc, but Sterling and
spread Eagle never got uleir own equa,, much less
the cGua. =, Volunteer. Janus and Fearnougit Gcre
cot BY Godo!phiu Arabian; during The days OF those
lorses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses, as
we'll as distinguished racers; now, it is almost ntoyer
Ia mat the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
inc saddle horse; nor have we, bcicve, single turf
horse capable OF trimming four miles With 1913 pounds
che former weigts) in guod time.--Ou best racers
are mace by young horses carrying light weights; and
Is fact, and one which is well worthy the conside
alton OF raisers that with the present light weights
many of our FIRST horses break down in training and
iery lev remain longer than two years on the turf
/ heir bone, slnew, aud muscle not in proportion
% their size AMI weigt--and their legs often c;yc
way IN training exercise. II is believed there is not
low in the United States single high-blooded horse
nat has not descended from tho same stock viz the
icdo!phr Arabian, and, generally spcaknp both nv
lam and sire. Can strong, active, healthy and vigor
1us horse be reasonably expected by propagaiinp
rom such near connexions! Every farmer knows the |
Effect OF crossing IN la has on cattle sheen &c
put we seem not have anticipated the consequence
10 the most noble and useful of animals by the viola
ion of the law of nature which furbitIs incest,Ios
connexions; but il carries with IL its own corrective
the slow but certain destruction of the Species such
icing tho consequence OF system, il would seem
range that continue to pursue it-nany a,,cn,pts
iave been made TO alter it,-many fine horses have
imported frum England, but they have furnished
20 remedy for the evi--t!Ie F.nelisI aud American
ace horse being of the same stock. The difficulty
nd enormous expense Of obtaining the true .blooded
arabian, has prevented the importation of many OF
hem into this country. II is affirmed by Writers and
rsveers that those OF the sacred blood las they are
here called) are valued from 500 10 5000 pounds scr
are considered consecratcd breed, de-
signed tor the of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists TO selling them at all
Iaplin, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905
vol !, page ~, reTnarkstIhat hey are mostly con.
signed presents to his Majesty some of the Royal
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with much and tenacity the gcnealory of
he most Ancient English Nobility" But, II cannot
DC necessary TO euoSize this matchlcss breed of hor
,es, to recommend them TO the American sportsman.
ne must Know tuat II was by Crossing this stock,
hat the sluggish and coid-blooded horse Of England,
vas converted into the beautiful and high-mettled
courser. II is only necessary 10 satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true siocl-so many !
attempts have been made to impose public crcduli-
~ by panlng them spurious horses for the Ara. /
Jian, that the evidence OF the true stock should be
and conclusive. The Winte- Arabian was
captured during the late in 1914, then one year
Did, by the privateer Grampus Of Baltimore, on board
e brig Doris, his Britannia Maiesty's TRANSPORT No
$50 her passage from Seneg in Africa to Ports
mouth in England and was intended as present for /
The then Prince Regent now King of England. (Scc
Mics Weekly Register, vol VII. page l6)
Winter Arabian was 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 hiEhv
respectable mercantile house in New York. caused an
inquiry TO be made Of Colonel Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas, the supernendanis of His Maiesty's stud
Hampton Court, by whom lac informed, that full.
blooded Arabian shipped in the brig Doris, from
Senegal for his Majesty uHd there doubt OF
his being of the best Arabian stockThis correspon
dence, Oh Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. in my