Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-03-15
WINTER ARABIAN.

nstiiS beautiful and true Arabian Stallion Will stand
at mysstabc, in the county OF Brunswck. 10
miles South of Petersburg Is miles Northeast anm
Brunswick Courthouse. (I4awrcrcevlc,l and 10 miles
Northwest from Bell6ed. and let TO mares at SIS
the season. tn be discharged by the payment of S2p
any time "a the season, and one dollar To the groom
M each case. The to commen nee the 18th of
February and terminate the 18th day OF July. Good
pasturage for mares furnished gratis; well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congra,uia,es 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 tina, 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, (hat is
from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. After the mos; digent inquiry and careful
investigation believe the most successful rasers in
Virginia persuaded that an occasional sort tn the
original stock of oriental horses is necessary to
preserve an improved breed, as it was in the first
instance to obtain III and far from the direct crss
not producing the finest animals both for streng ill.,
speed and beauty, it capable OF proof and the his
tory ct the English race horse will demonstrate il,
that the Best racers and breeders England ever had
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest, the
grand sons and granddaughter of the Arabian: and
That they have deprecated IN proportion they were
removed from these points. The first evidence I
would otter IN support ot the assertion is tue esa-
bhshed weights ON the English course at different
dates, from the time of the introduction fiji. barley
Arabian until the death of the Codolphn Arabian;
which included period of about ffiy wears. 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 los pounds, and with tina, they
ran Tour miles, from seven mnutes twenty seconds To
seven minutes fifty seconds; from ,ha, time say from
iI1Vto lI75 To the days OF Eclipse they discontinued
the breeding from the Arabar and their weights have
been gradually decreasing; on some tracks 10 10
pounds and on none believe, are they higher than
l5S pounds yet there is not now in England or Anne.
he in he a.
IN which was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves barley
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said to have run
tour mics IN SIX minutes and forty seconds. Flying
Cmders got many fine racers; but none that euualled
himself. Godolpiin Arabian got the dam Of Ecliuse
but Eclipse never Got lis own equal though he got
many Haze raceTs-vil: Rcgulus, Volunteer, &c. Re-
guus got many champions OF The turf, but neither him
nor his progeny produced another ReGulus. Yer,um
nus got B1rone', but Daronet never got horse as
successful on the turf as himself sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle, Sterling, Sc; but Sterling and
Spread Eagle never got their equal, much Il
the equal ct Volunteer. Janus and Fearnoucht were
got by Godo!phin Arabian; during the days OF those
horses Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses as
well a. distinguished racers; now il almost proven.
bal that the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
fine saddle horse nor have we, believe a single turf
horse capable of running four miles it'll 1913 pounds
(the former weights in good time. Our best racers
are made by young horses carrying light weights; and
1t IS fact and one which IS well worthy the conside
ration OF rasers, that with the present light weights
many OF our first horses break down training and
very fcv remain longer than TWO years on the turf
Then lone, sinew, aud muscle not in proportion
to their SIZE aud wei ht-and their legs often give
way IN training IL is believed there is not
now IN the United States single hEh-bIooded horse
that has not descended from the same stock viz: the
Godophm Arabian, and generally speakinp. both bv
dam and sire Can strong, active, healthy and viror
Gus horse be reasonably expected by proparatinp
IRON such near connexions! Every farmer knows the
effect OF crossing AZ and has on cattle sheen &c
but we to have anticipated the CONSEQUENCE
to The most noble and useful OF animals by the viola
ton OF the law OF nature, which forbids incestuos
Connexions but il carries with il its own corrective
IN the slow but certain destruction OF the Species such
being the consequence OF SYSTEM it would seem
strange 'hat we continue to pursue it,-many attempts
nave 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 same stock The dficubv
and enormous expense OF obtaining the true blooded
Arabian, has prevented the importation of many of
them INTO this country 1t isailirmed by writer's and
travellers, that those Of the sacred blood las thew are
there caled) are valued from 500 5000 pounds ster
ling-they are considered a consecrated breed de.
signed for the of the Prophet and his Descendants,
and great prejudice exists to selling them at all
Iapn, in his Sporting Dictionary published in 1908,
VOL /, page ~ remarks-"tbat they mostly con-
signed presents TO his Majesty some of the ROYAL
FAMILY and their pedigee of their blood is recorded
with as much care and tenaty, as the penealopv of
the most Ancient English Nobility" But, it cannot
be necessary to euloSize this machless breed of bor
ses, TO recommend them to the American sportsman
he must know, that it by crossing on this stock
mat Tie sluggish and coid-booded horse CT England
was converted into the beautiful and hirl,.mct,led
courser. 1t IS only necessary to satisfy him that the
WINTER ARABIAN is one Of true stock-so many
attempts have been made to impose on public creduII-
y by paming on them spurious horses for the Ara
ban, that the evidence of the true stock should be
satisfactory and conclusive. The Winter Arabian was
captured during the late war in 1914 then one vc.r
Old, by the privateer Grampus Of Baltimore, on board
the brig Doris, his Britannia Majestys 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
|Nhy Weekty RegiSter, UoL Uii page I6)
Winter Arabian was sold as part of the cargo of the
captured brig, and purchased by Elisha j. Winter
Esq. then a 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 Bloomfield and Mr.
Douglas, the superlntendans of His Maiestys stud az
Hampton Court, by whom he was informed, that full
oloodcd Arabian was shipped in the brig Doris from
Senegal, for his Majesty, und there no doubt of
ms being OF the best Arabian sockThis corrcspon.
dence, with Mr.. Winters certificate, that he is the
same horse, with many other evidences. are in my
possession, and will be exhibited to any gentleman