Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-24
WiNTER ARABIAN --TLi. beautiful aud .su.

fifteen northeast of Brunswick Court house. Law.
renceville and eighteen north west of Bei6e and BE-
10 mares at thirty Dollars the season. 70 be discharge
ed by the payment Of twenty Dollars any time during
the season ten Dollars the leap and fifty dollars the
insurance, and one Dollar i'm every case 10 the groom
The season will commence the 18th Of February and
terminate the 10th OF July. Good pssturage Tor mares
gratis-and those who wish, can have them well and
strictly attended to at reasonable price; but no respon-
sibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratulaes 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 deter
orated in the last eighty years. is fact that must be
conceded by all intelligent and candid sportsmep. an
that that deterioration has been produced by ,ha
practice oil breeding ia and in, as il is called ftbat
u.s. from the same socko ii is presumed will also be
sa' Alter !he most diligent inquiry and care-
iui investigation, believe the most successful ra;s
ers In virginia are pursuaded that an occasional re-
sort TO the original stock of oriental horses 10 40 No
10 preserve an improved breed as it was in
Tue hrst instance to obtain IL; and so far from tho
direct cross not producing the finest animals both for
strength speed and beauty, il Is capable of proof and
the history oil the English horse will demon
II, that the best and breeders Eagsnd hsd
were the sons and daughters aud al a,thes ths .rad
sens and ganddaughtcrs of the Arabian: and thai he
nave defreened in proper ion they w,re remev i
from hsse points, The first evidence would off,, Il,
support oil the assertion is the establish d weigh. o
the English course at different dates. from The i'm ~
'ee introduction OF the barley Arabian until the
o, 'ne Souo'phn Arabian; which included period Of
aoout my years They were breeding extensvsIv
from oriental horses, including Barbs and Turks Dr.
rhg 'na' en're period their horses continued 10 i'm.
prove 10 speed and bottom, while the weights wee
greatly increased; eyed horses then carried l6S
and with that ran four miles, from sewn m;nnssss
twenty seeonds, to seven minutes fifty seconds. iron,
shat 'me' cay from ITO to l775 ths days Of En.s
'ney disconunued the breeding from the Arabian Ana
,her weights have been gradually decreasing on ,om
Vacks to ilS pounds; and none, behave ara th.v
shef man i3S pounds; yet there is not in England or
racer That can run the distance in the sams
time in which il was forme ry done with ,h.; . .auo
weights The next evidence /, the horses IN. mssIy
barley Arabian got Flying Child-r. who is said r.
irving Chiders got many fine racers; but meme that a.
On iiied himself Godolphin Arabian got thu dam =,
&c 'pse, but Eclipse never got hs own equal thoush
se 20. many nne racer'-vz: Regulus, Volunteer
&c. Keguius got many champions of the tsrf hns
nei her him nor his prssenv produced another ss,,.
Vernmnus got Baronet, but Baronet never got horse
as successful on the turf a. hmss If or Sire VoIup.
teer got Spre'd Eagle, Sterling &c., but S,erI;n an,
Sprea Eagle never got their own equal much less ,h
equal OF Volunteer. Janus and F.arnanyht ,v..s e
ny G.dophD Arabian. During the DAYS Of tbore her.
ses virginia was famed for fine saddle horses a. vail
as distinguished racers; now ID il aImos, n,o.r,,
that the blood horse Of Virginia rarely prodpcs 81,
saddle horse: nor have we, believe single turf bor.
capable Of running four miles with i6S nonnds ar r
mer weights) in good time Our best races ~ ~ w.
by young horses carrying light weirh,s; and IL ia fs,
snd one witch is we'll worthy the consider aon ~
ers, ,hat WIN the present light weights many Of our
hrst hores break down in training and verv few ~
main longer than two years on the turf Thai. 49,
new, ana muscle are not IL proportion {, their .;1e
ana "e'ghtIand their legs often give way in trainn~
exercise. IL is believed there js NOT nnw In IT. n
States single bigh-blooded horse that has mt dJ
ed from the same Stock viz the Godolpbip Arabian ana
generally speaking, both by dam and sire. Can
trong, active, heslthy and vigorous horse ba
hly expected by prop eating rem such near cra~.
ons9 Every farmer knows The effect crossing in and IA
ha7 on cattle, sheep, &c. but seem not 10 have an
uePae" me consequence to the most noble and useful
OF animals. by the violation of the law Of Hna,ure.
which iorbds incestuous come xion,; but IL csrris
win u It's own corrective the slow but csrtan A.
u"cuon OF me species Such being the conseaue nee
o our SYSTEM II would seem aage that we continue
10 pursue II.
Many attempts have been made 10 alter it-manv
u"e "oIseF nave been imported from Epgsni but thew
nave nav inrhished no remedy for the evil-ihe English
ma Amerlcao race horse being of the same .ioeL
me dlfhculty and expense of obtan;n. ~.
Arabian, has prevented The ~
many o, mem into this country 1t is affirmed by ur.
ers ana travellers that those OF the sacred blood fs.
hey are cahedo are valued from 500 10 5000 pounds
s'erhng-'hey are oon.idereda conecrated breed de-
signeu or he use oil the Prophet and his descendapts
ann a great prejudice exists to selling them Al ali
iapnn, IN his Sporting Dictionary published in 1890
vol l, page AZ, remarks" that they are mostly de.
as presents to his jesy some of the Row,
FAMILY and their pedigree OF their blood ia 70 co5s
with as much care and tenacity, as the penea,oa e
the most ancient English Nobility" But. il cannoJ h
necessary to eulogize this na,chess breed of horses IN
rno mem TO the American sPortsman he NUT
know, mt II was by crossing his stock thar ,bs
suggiieh and cold booded horse of EDgland was
Ver'ec INTO the beautiful and high melted courser +,
- Only necessary to satisfy him that the WINTER
ANA DIAN Is one OF true stock-so many att.mnts
nave oeeh made TO Impose public eredulity by ra m,
ing On them spurious hor for the Arabian ;bs, H.
evidence OF Tue true stock should be satisfactory and
conclusive. The Winter Arabian was captured d,,;na
'd war IN 1914, then year old by the n,
nrampus OF baltimore, on board the brig Doris nj,
isnpic MaJesiys Transport, No. ESQ., 90 her MASSAGE
from senegal in Africa, 10 Portsm ouih in Eneland:
and was intended as present for the then Prince Re-
seo', a'e hIng oil England. (See Niles Weekly Re.
giser, vol. vii. page l6)
WlateF Arabian was sed part Of the cargo of tho
ter, Esq then member o. Congress from tb. c,a, =,
N re" fork' alter the purchase, he through higbiv
Respectable mercantile houss in New York c,u.sd o.
inquiry 10 be made of Colonel BroomfeId and NJ
Doug'as' suPerin endanls Of His Msisstys stud a,
idmptoh Couri, ny whom he was informed that f,lI
Siooueu arabian was shipped in the brig Doris Tfroo
oepegaJ Tor his Majesty, and there was mn doh, -,
bis icing of the best Arabian sfock Tbis .o, vuo "
ence, with Mr.. Winters certificate that he ia an. 80
norse' WIN in'ny olher evidences are in INV no..ss
son' ahl VIII DE exhibited 10 any gentleman who wi.L
CO 10 raj from him. All those whe have seen br,
admire ms superorityoi trim, beauty and fin,v hard
hsss OF imbs; his hne, silky flowing main and t,s.
i enu sPushuy movements; great share of bon,
ana muscle: indeed the only OF ctioo TO him mr. hsS
Gao be taken 10 him, is his size-bepg abou, f, ~,
d ne OF zen inches gh'bis il il be an obi, ciion a..
pres 10 Vie whole race; and, had England ue,m;,,ad
wv" PtJndice to Influence her. she could pot av. "a
net Chhuefs or her Eclipse her gulur or her Kss
ferguS, her Diomed or Baronet--nor could Ams,,e
nave had ner Archy. her Ariel, her Henry or Ionv
i'Iatu her Eclipse these are all descendans Of The
ARABIAN stock; and neither England or Amer;ea hs.
ever yet produced race horse that did moi 1885,
iarg' ~ OF the blood His size Is an eydrne. ot h;
stock. :" ''''enee OF MS