Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-01

South of Petersburg-fitteen north east
teen northwest OF B~l6ed, and be let to at
thirty Dollars the season, To be discharged by the pay
ment Of twenty Dollars any time during the season
Dollars the leap, and fifty dollars the insurance,
and Dollar in every case to the groom. The sea-
son will commence the 18th Of February, and termi-
nate the 10th Of July. Good pasturage for mares
gratis-snd those who wish, can have them well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable prices but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulatcs 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 deter
iorated in the last eighty years. is fact that must be
conceded by all ellgcnt and candid sportsmrn; and
that that deterioration has been produced by the
practice Of breeding IN and as II is called. Chat
is, from the same stock) it is presumed will also be
admitted Alter the most d,ligent inquiry and care
tul investigations believe the most successful rails
ers in Virginia persuaded that occasional re-
sort TO the original stock OF oriental horses Is
cessary to preserve an improved breed, it was in
the first instance to obtain u; and far from the
direct not producing the finest animals both for
strength. speed and beauty it is capable of proof
and the history Of the English horse will demon
strate it, that the best racers and breeders England
ever had, the sons and daughters, and at far
thcst, the grand sons and grand daughters of the
Arabian: and that they have DEPRECATED in proper
ton as they were removed from these points. The
first evidence would offer, in support of the asser-
ton lie, the established weights the English course
at different dates, from the time of the ntroduc,io
of the barley Arabian. until the death of the Go
dolphin Arabian; which included a period of about
fifty years. They were breeding extensively from
oriental horses, including Barbs and Turks During
that entire period, their horses continued improve
III speed and BOTTOM while the weights greatly
mGeaseb aged horses then carried ISB pounds and
VIZ at four miles. from seven minutes twenty
seccShs. TO seven minutes fifty seconds; from that
time say from ITO TO 1775 to the days of Eclipsc
they discontinued the breeding from the Arabian
and their weights have been gradually decreasinu:
O q N hnl
are they higher than 1873 pounds; yet there is not
now in England or America racer that can run the
distance IN the same time IN which 1t formerly
done with their heavy weights. The next evidrnc,
is. the horses themselves. barley Arabian rot Fiv-
ing Childcrs, who Is sud to have run four miles IN
six minutes and forty seconds Flying Chldcrs rot
many fine racers; but none that eQuallcd himself
Godolphin Arabian got the dam of EclIpse but
Eclipse never got his own equal though he rot many
fine racers-vlz; Regulus Volunteer, &c. Rcnulus
got many champions Of the turf but neither him nor
his progeny produced another Regues. Vertumnus
got Baronet, but Baronet never got horse az SIR
cessful the turf himself or sire. Volun,ee, 90,
Spread Eagle Sterling, &c. but Sterling and Spread
Eagle never got their equal much less the equal
OF volunteer. Janus and Fearnought got by Co.
dolphin Arabian. During the days of those horses Vr
ginia was famed for fine saddle horses as well as
distinguished racers: il is almost proverbaI that
the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces a fine
saddle horse: have we, I believe, a single |
turf horse capable OF running four miles with
loS pounds tbe former weghts) in good time.
Our best races are made by young horses CARRYING
light weights and II fact, and which is well
worthy the consideration Of rasers that with the pr
sent light weights many of our first horses break down
in training very few remain longer than two wears
on the turf Their bone, snew, and muscle are not in
proportion to their size and weghtaa their legs of.
ten give way in training exercise. 1t is believed there
is not now in the United States single high>booded
horse that has not descended from the same stock viz
the Godolphn Arabian and generally speaking bothbv
lam and sire Can strong, active, healthy and yipor
ous horse be reasonably expected by propagatng from
such connexions Every farmer knows the efect
crossing in and in has cattle. sheep, &c, but we
seem not to have anticipated the quence to the
most noble and useful of animals by tn violation of tho
law of nature, which forbds incestuous connexions.
but II carries with il its corrective in the slow bu
Certain destruction of the species Such being the con-
sequence OF our system, IL would seem strange that
we CONTINUE to pursue it-Many attempts have been
made TO alter t-many fine horses have been imported
rom England hut they have furnished no remedy for
he ev-,he English and American race horse being
,f the same stock. The difficulty and enormous ex,
pense Of obtaining the true blooded Arabian has nre
vented the importation of many Of them into this
country. It is affirmed by writer's aud travellers that
those of the sacred blood, they csle) are val
ued from 500 to 5000 pounds sterng-they are CON
sidered consecrated breed, designed for The use rs
the Prophet and his descendants; and a great nr,i,
dice exists to selling them at all Taplin in his snort
ing Dictionary published in 1908, vol 1, page AZ, re
marks-'that they are mostly consigned as presents
to his Majesty or some Of the Royal Family and their
pedigree of their blood is recorded with as much care
and tenacty, as the geneslogy of the most ancient
E"b''oo .'OD'hy' Du' " CannOt De necessary to H.
logic this mschless breed Of horses, to recommend
them to the American sportsman he must know, that
Il was by crossing on this stock that the sluggish and
cold blooded horse Of England w,s convepted ne
the beautiful and hgh-mettled courser II is oniy ne
cessary to satisfy him that the WINTER ARABIAN |
is OF true stock-so many attempts have hoe,
made to impose on public creduli,y by palminp ON
hem spurious horses for the Arabian that the evidence
the true stock should be satisfactory and conclusive
The Winter Arabian was captured during the late war
ot 1914 then one year old, by the pryateer Grampus
d Bsn'nore' on board the brig Doris his Britannia
Msjesty's Transport, No. $50, on her passage from
Senegdin Africa to Portsmouth in England and was
intended as present tor the then Prince Regent late
King OF England (See Niles Weekly REGISTER, vol.
vii. page 49,
Winter Arabian was sold as part Of the CARGO of
he captured brig, and purchased by Elisha ]. /
Winter Esq then member Of Congress from the
State OF New York; after the purchase he through a
highly respectable mercantile house in New York
caused an inquiry TO be made of Colonel Bloomfield
and Mr.. Douglas, superintendent Of His Majestys
stud at Hampton Court. by whom he was informed
that tul-blooded Arabian was shipped in the brig
Norris, from Spnp f,rb io