Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-14

of Brunswick Courthouse, LawrcnceviIle and eight.
teen northwest OF Be6eld, and be let to mares at
thirty Dollars the season. to be discharged by the pay
ment of twenty Dollars any time during the season.
ten Dollars the leap, and fifty dollars the insurance
and one Dollar in every case to the groom The sea-
will commence the 18th of February and termi.
nate the 10th of July. Good pasturage for mares
grats-and those who wish, can have them well and
strictly attended to at reasonable price; but no
responsibility for escapes accidents.
The subscriber congratulates the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable cross That the
American and English horse has greatly deter
loraed the last eighty years Is fact that must be
conceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmen and
that, that deterioration has been produced by tue
practice of breeding in and in is called THAT
is from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted AT or the most digent inquiry and care
tul investigation believe the most successful rails
ers IN Virginia are persuaded that occasional re-
sort To the original stock OF oriental horses as ne
cessary to preserve an improved breed, as it was in
the first instance TO obtain 1t; and far from the
direct not producing the finest animals both Tor
strength, speed and beauty, it is capable of proof
and the history of the English horse will demon
stratc 1t, that thp best racers and breeders England
ever had, were the 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 ls, the established weights the English course
at different daies from the of the introduction
Of the barley Arabian. until the death of the Co
dolphin Arabian; which included period of about
fifty years. They were breeding extensively from
oriental horses, including Barbs and Turks. During
that entire period, their horses continued TO improve
in speed and bottom, while the weights were greatly
increased; aged horses then carried co pounds and
with that ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty
seconds, To minutes fifty seconds; from that
time, say from ITO 1875 10 the days of ECLIPSE
they discontinued the breeding from the Arabian
and their weights have been gradually decreasing;
on some tracks To 10 pounds and on none, belIev
prp thpyh irl,n han
now III England or america racer that can run the
distance IN the same time which 1t was formerly
done with their heavy weights The next evidcnc.
is, the horses themselves barley Arabian got Fly
| ing ChiIders, who is said to have tour miles in
/ six minutes and forty seconds Flying Childers go
many fine racers; but none that equalled himself
GodolPhln Arabian got the dam OF Eclipse, bu
Eclipse never got his own equal though he got man,
| fine racers-vIz; Regulus, Volunteer, sc. Regulus
got many champions of the turf but neither him MOI
bis progeny produced another Regulus. Vertumnu.
got Baronet, but Baronet never got n horse as sue
cessful the turf himself or sire Volunteer co
Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c. but Sterling and SprcaC
Eagle never cot their own equal, much less the equa
OF Volunteer. Janus and Fearnuught were got by Go
dolphin Arabian During the days of those horses, Yr
gina was famed Tor fine saddle horses well Il
distinguished racers; now, it is almost proVerba, tina
the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces a fin
saddle horse; nor have we, believe, a singI,
turf horse capable OF running four miles will
1os pounds 0he former weights in good time
Our best races made by young horses CARRYING
light weights; and it is fact and which is wei
worthy the consideration of raisers that with the pre
sent light weights many Of our first horses break dow
IN training, and very few remain longer than two year
on the turf. Their bone, sinew, and muscle are not
proportion to their size and weghtapd their legs of
ten give way IN training exercise. II is believed thc7
IS not now in the United States single hich,bluode
horse that has descended from the same stock viz
the Godophin Arabian. and generally speaking both
dam and sire Can strong active healthy and viCor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagatng ror
such near connexions Every farmer knows the efTcc
crossing III and in has cattle, sheep, &c; but "
seem not To have anticipated the consequence TO TN
most noble and useful OF animals. by tn violation of III
law OF nature, which ior5lds inccstuous connexions
uut carries with its corrective in the slow bu
Certain destruction of the species Such being the COZ
sequence OF our system, it would seem strange tina
We couinue TO pursue it-MIny attempts have bee
made TO alter It-many fine have bee impnrtc
from England, hut they have furnished no remedy TO
the evl-;he English and American race horse bcin
OF the same stock. The difficulty and enormous cN
pcnse OF obtaining the true. booded Arabian has prt
vented the importation Of many of them into In
country. II is affirmed by writers and travellers thi
those OF the sacred blood ss they are caed are va
ued from 500 to 5000 pounds sterlng-they arc col
'tered eonsccratcd breed, DESIGNED for tire use