Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-03


bruusVack ourthou<e- y and 10 miles
Northwest from XclllcId> and let 10 mares n, Obs
ne SEASON, 10 be discharged BY the payment OF ~
any Unc IN the season, and dollar TO the crtom
N each case. The season to commence the 18Th Of
February, and terminate the 18th day OF july Good
Ps,turage Tor mares furnished gratis, mares well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents. al
ne subscriber congrnlulates the breeders of fine
horses on the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross.--That the
American and English race horse has greatly detero-
rated IN the last eighty years. Is fact that must be con-
ceueu ny al nse'ngent and candid sportsmens and
tnat' mat deterioration has been produced by the
practice OF breeding Ia and Il Is called, THAT Is
from the sane stock,) It Is presumed will also be
som.eo. After ths most dilgen inquiry and careful
.nsesuBauon neheye the most successful aisers in
virginia are persuaded that occasional resort TO the
lorg'ns stock OF oriental horses is necessary TO
preserve an improved breed, as it was in the FIRST
's'anSe 20 oossin W anu 80 Tar from the direct
nor proouc'ng the hpest animals both for strength.
speed ana beauty a 10 capable of proof and the his
osy OF ,ns Engnsh race horse viii demonstrate il,
nae the pest racers and breeders England had,
were the sons and daughters, and at farthest the
Sssnu-sons ana grand daughters of the Arabian: and
.nas nave uepreested IN proportion they were
se'"ose u or rom tnese points The tsst evidence
o'u o"es ~ support OF the assertion is, the esta-
pushed weignts on the English course at different
rom .ns une OF the introduction 1.-THE harley
hraoian, until the death OF the Godophin Arabian.
wnic" nciuueu period OF about fifty years. They
were oreeuing extensively from oriental horses, in
cluanS baros and Turks During that entire period
i<"~'s po.oes So"s"ueu 10 Improve IN speed and bot
IONS whiie tue weights were greatly increased aged
uotses then carried loS pounds, and with that they
ran -FOUR m'ies from seven minutes twenty seconds to
1-n minutes MY seconds from that time, say from
10 irfo 10 the days of Eclipse, they discontinued
ne breeding from the Arabian, and their weights have
oeen gradually decreasing; some tracks to ff9
pounds; and on none believe, are they higher than
133 pounds yet there is not now in England or
RIGA that run the distance in The same time
IN which 1t was formerly done with their heavy weights
The next evidence is, the horses themselves Darlev
Arabian got Flying Childers, who is said 10 have run
four miles in six minutes and forty seconds Flvnp
Chiders got many hne but that equalled
himself Godolphin Arabian got the dam of Ecipse
but Eclipse never got his own equal though he po,
many hne racers--yiz: Regulus, Volunteer SC Re
gurus got many Champions OF the turf but neither him
nor ms progeny produced another Regulus yert,m
nus got baronet, but Baronet never got horse as
successful on the turf himself or sire Volunteer
got Spread Eagle Sterling, &C.; but Sterling and
spread Eagle never got their own equal much less
the equal OF volunteer Janus and Fearnought were
got by 1odoiphin Arabap; during the days OF those
norses Virginia was famed for fine saddle horses as
Nal ~ . racers; now 1T almost proven
tna, the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces
nne saaoie morse; nor have We believe, single turf
morse capable OF running four miles 1913 pounds
. u former weghts1 IN good time Our best
c "'aue oy young horses carrying light weights; and
y - act' ana one which IS we'll worthy the consde-
ration OF raisers that with the present light weights
OF our nrst horses break down in training, and
We 'st remain longer than two years the turf
tneir bone, snew, and muscle are not in proportion
20 tneir size and weIght-and their legs often give
10y =: a''rps e1erc'se. IS oeheved there is not
,,ov IN tHe Oniteo States single high-booded horse
mas NOT descended from the same stock viz: the
ISouoipnn ARABIAN and, generally speaking, both by
" anu sure Gan strong active, healthy and vigor-
80. .n oe reasonably expected oy propagatng
ef, rs nea. oonnexi9nsf Every farmer knows the
bnt we sesr 1, has - mas on cattle sheep &c.,
Ito The mos, nnh,s .nd me consequences
t &c noD,e arc ussiui OF animals, by the viola
on.o s law law. % naule' winch forbIds incestuous
- - o''i W, .Osrr,es WIN u IT'S own corrective,
-. az. ~. uss.ruc'ion OF the species; such
sra ,1 s, @ OF our system It would seem
5aSs sA, we 70 pursue attempts
M "'sue 20 ses many tne horses have
M G c.. ~" OUT tney have furnished
- ~. ~. t"S es-the English and American
a's nOrss os'ns OF me same stock The difficulty
$3.50 eApense OF obtaining the Eueblooded
y, - mas Prevenseo me importation of many of
travas ' .h gn ~ Is ainrmed by writer's and
r S"as NOSE OF tne sacred blood, as they
sS.'en,l are Faluso rom oVO to 5000 pounds ster
s;6 co. ~, -. oo,ts.peFSu consecraed breed, de-
%, - ~ VIZ ss VI y. tue froPnet and his descendants
$50 S.ea. FneJuuice exists TO selling them at all