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

horse capable of running four MES with los iuny's
(the former weights) in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weighi; AMI
is fact, and which is well worthy the constf
ration of raisers that with the present light weighs
many of first horses break down in training, antI
very few remain longer than two years ON tic init.
Their bone, sinew, aud muscle not i'll pronoi'cn
to their size and weight-and their legs often give
way in training exercise. 1t is believed there is net
now IN the United States single hSh-birpded hnrs';
that has descended from the stock, six: tI.
Godolphn Arabian, and generally speaking, bo,! by
dam apd sire. Can strong active, healthy and vigor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by proraaa'iap
from such near connexions! Every farmer knows Tire
ELECT OF crossing IN and i has cattle, sheep, &c.
but We not to have anticipated the consequence
tn the most noble and useful of apir.as by the viola
ton of the law of nature, which svrbds ncesti.,,s
connexions; but it carries with is its avn corrective
in the slow but certain destruction of the Species such
oein the consequence OF system, it would
strange that we continue to pursue t-many a,,c1ptS
have been made to alter il, many fine horses hay
been imported from England, but they have furnished
mo remedy for the evil--the English and America;
race horse being of the stock. The difficulty
ind enormous expense of obtaining the true -toodcd
arabian has prevented the importation Of many oF
them into this country. II is affirmed by writer's anu
travellers that those of the sacred blood las they are
there caled) valued from 500 5000 pounds ster
ing--they considered consecrated breed de-
signed for the of the Prophet and his
and great prejudice exists selling them at all
Taplin in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1905,
signed presents to his Majesty of the Royal
Family, and their pedigree of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenacity. as the geneaogy Of
he most Ancient English Nobiy.' But il cannot
be necessary to euosize this matcless breed of bor
ses, to recommend them to the American sportsman;
he must Know, that it was by crossing this stock,
that the sluggish and coldblooded horse of England
was converted into the beautiful and high-mett!eh
conrser 1t is only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is of true stock--so many
attempts have bee made to impose public creduli-
ty by palmng on them spurious horses for the Ara
bian, that the evidence Of the true stock Should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
one
Old by the rvateer Grampus of baltimore, on beard
The brig Doris, his britannia Majesty s Transport No.
mouth in England: and was Intended present for
the then Prince Regent King of England. (See
NUGs Heekfy RcgfSkr, mol rii page l6
Winter Arabian was sold part of the cargo of the
captured brig, and was purchased by Elisha j. Winter
Esq. then a member of Congress from the State OF
New York; after the purchase, he, through a highly
respec tabe mercantile house in New York caused AN
inquiry TO he made OF Colonel Broou.iield and Sir
douglas, the superinendan;s of Ills Majostys stud 1t
Hampton CoSri, by whom he iufurned that full.
3iooded Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for his Majesty, und there was no dnubt Of
ms being OF the best Arabian stock-'fhs correspon-
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is III.
same horse, with many other evidences are in NV
possession and will be exhibited to any gentleman
who wishes to raise from him All those " ho hay.
him, admire his uperiori,y Of form beauty and
!inty hardness of lnbsi bis lnc, silky, flowing name
ard ta elastic and sprIghti5 great share
or which be taken to him, is his being abur
four feet nine ten inches hig this, if it be an OBJ
Jecuon, appIieS to the whole and, had
permitted this prejudice to influence her she could
moi have had her Childers, her Eclipse, her Recu-
ius or her King FerGus, her Diomed or Raronct-nor
could America have had her Archy, her Ariel, her
Henry or Long Island her Eclipse these are all tie
descendants Of the Arabian stock and neither England
or America has ever yet produced race horse that
did not Partake largely of the blood. His size is an
evidence of his stock.
B;iion, the celebrated French naturalist, speaking
CT them, says "they rarely exceed fonr feet eight
inches high-but the continued experience of Eng
LAND and France shows that their size has no influence
on their progeny. lie has heretofore stood in Ken.
lucky, where biooded mares scarce; and here the
decided partIaty for the Virginia stock produced
most unequa! competition; yet under these ssadvan.
tagcs he has produced some among the best racers
ever raised IN the State, though was not until he
forced himself into notice, that he patrnnsed by
the breeders of the turf The subscriber has in Is
possession letter from Col Bufor,l, near Lexington
Kentucky "a distinguished raiser and patron of the
turi) who has been breeding from him the las, two
years tie says his colts are of equal superior size
10 his colts from the mares BY any other horse
that he has two year old fly fifteen hands high and
ms yearng colts equally promising; and that he does
moi believe that any horse could have gotten as GOOD
racers out OF the same mares. have also, manv Other
testimonials 20 the effect;
MARSHALL Il mention him because l presume l,c i
known 10 many gentlemen i'll virgiIia;) he speaks of
inc STOCK :" the highest terms, particularly Of their
superior SUP: SIZE and Inc FORM Add. all the gentlemen
VIVA whom have correspondent concur IN ,,ar CT
that he has been let to Dlooed mares until the Iat
TWO years. SO that his colts by them have no; vet come
on the turf. The distinguished racers he has pro.
anced' hassna Supposed by many the very best race
morse ever raised III kentucky and others have been
rom common mares. by reference to the American
iuri feglster, vol 1. page I'LL he is spoken of as
producing striking and very superior race of horses
" JOHN I UCKER.
INA EDLhI viii stand tie ensuing Spring at INV
'-A stable, In the county of Chesterfield helm,
the same place he made las Yeo,eo, 10y