Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-04-16
WINTER ARABIAN.

E'IIIS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion will stand
atmy stable, in the county of Brunswick, 80
miles South of Petersburg, ID miles Northeast from
Brunswick Courthouse. 4awrepcevillc) and 10 miles
Northwest from Belleld, and let TO mares at S25
the Season, to be discharged by the payment of
any time in the season. and one dollar to the groom,
IN each case. The Season to commence the 18th of
February and terminate the 18th day of Juty. Good
Passnrag Tor mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended reasonable price but no
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses, on The opportunity now offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross.-That the
American and English race horse has greatly deterio-
rated IN the last eighty years. fact that must be con-
ceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen: and
that' that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding IN and it is called, (,at is
from the stme stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted After the most diigent inquiry and careful
Investigation, believe the most successful r:sers i'm
Virginia persuaded that occasional resort to the
original stock of oriental horses is as necessary to
preserve 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 s;rcng th
speed and beauty, ii is capable of proof, and the his
tory OF the English horse will demonstrate If,
that the best racers and breeders England ever haei
were the SONS and daughters, and at far,hest, the
grand sons and grand daughters of the Arabian: and
that they have deprecated in proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence
would offer in support of the assertion is the esa
bEshed weights the English at different
dates, from the time of the introduction itle barley
Arabian, until the death of the GodoIphm 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 greatly increased; aged
horses then carried 1913 pounds and with that they
four miles, from twenty seconds Ia
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; some tracks TO 10
! pounds; and none, believe they higher than
13S pounds; yet there is in England or Anne
RIGA racer that can run the distance in the time
fCt
The next evidence is, :he horses themselves. barley
Arabian got Flying Childcrs who is said to have run
four miles III six minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Ch1lders got many fine racers; but that equale
himself Godopbin Arabian got the dam of Eclipse,
! but Eclipse never got his equal, though he got
! many fine racers-yiz: Rcguius, Volunteer S.c he
guIs got many champions of the turf but neither him
nor his progeny produced another Reguus Vertum.
nos got Earonet, but Baronet ypot horse as
successful the turf himself sire. yol,inte
| got Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their own equal muci, Ie
! tbe equal OF Volunteer Janus and FearHought were
got by Godolphn Arabian; during the DAYS of those.
Horses, Virginia famed for fine saddle horses "a
well as distinguished racers; row, it is almost proven.
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse; nor ave we, believe, single turf
horse capable of running four miles with 1863 pounds
| (the former weights in good time Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
1t fact, and which well worthy the conside-
ration of rssers, that with the present light weights
many of first horses break down in training and
very few remain longer than two years the turf.
t"ef oo"e' S'he"' anu mustie are NOT ~ proportion
TO their size and weight-and their legs often give
way in training exercise. 1t is believed there is not
now in the United States single high-blooded horse
that has not descended from the stock, viz the
/ odopin Arabian, and generally speaking, both by
dam and sire. Can strong, active, healthy aud rgor
otts rs~ssssai,iV bv r,ro,,s
from such near connexions' Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing ~ anil IN has cattle, sheep, &C.
but We seem not TO have anticipated the consequence
to tie most noble and useful Of animals by tle-i0ts
ton OF the law of nature, which fUrbds ncestuous
hut ayutfh lie ffgC
IN the slow but certain destruction of the species; such
being the consequence Of our system, it would seem
strange that we continue to pursue it,msny attempts
have been made to alter t,-many fine horses haSe