Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-18

Ean Mty of Brunswick, about ffty.fve miles
0M South {. Of I Risn%s"d, s@d ,hir,y Irss
of Brunswick Courthouse, Lawrenceve. and eight
teen northwest OF BelIield, and be let at
thirty Dollars the season, to be discharged by the pay
ment of twenty Dollars any time during the season
ten Dollars the leap, aud fifty dollars the insurance,
and Dollar in every to the groom. The sea-
son will commence the 18th of February and tcrmi-
nate the 10th of July. Good Pasturage for mares
gratis-and those who wish, can have them well fed
and strictly attended to at reasonable price, but no
responsibility for escapes or accidents.
The subscriber congratuatcs the breeders of fine
horses, on the opportunity offered them of i'm
proving their stock, by valuable That the
American and English race horse has greatly deter
oratcd in the last eighty years, is fact that must be
conceded by all intelligent and candid sportsman; and
that. that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breeding in and in 1t is called. (hat
Is, from the same stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. AT or the most digcnt inquiry and care
full Investigation, | believe the most successful
crs in Virginia are pursucdcd that occasional re-
sort In the original stock OF oriental horses
Cessary to preserve an improved breed, AS IL was IN
the first instance to obtain II; and 50 far from the
direct not producing the finest animals bOh TOR
strength, speed and beauty, it Is capable of proof
and the history of the English horse will demon
Strate il, that the best and breeders England
ever had, were 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 asscr-
ton lS the established WcigntS on Inc EngiSN course
at different dates from the time of the introduction
of the barley Arabian. until the death Of the Go
dolphin Al Gbian which included Il 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 greatly
m0oNsed aged horses then carried 1868 pounds, and
wIth mat ran four miles, from seven minutes twenty
sccrts. to seven minutes fifty seconds; from that
time say from 1870 to 1875 to 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, believe,
are they higher than 1873 pounds; yet there is not
nowin England or America racer that can run the
distance in the same time IN which 1t was formerly
done with their heavy weights. The next evidence
is, the horses themselves. barley Arabian got Fly
ing Chiiders who is SAID to have run four miles in
six minutes and forty seconds Flying Childers got
many fine racers; but none that equa!.cd himself
Godolphn Arabian got the dam of Eclipse, but
Eclipse got his own equal, though he Got many
fine racers-v'Z kcTulus, Volunteer, &c R"suius
got many champions of the turf, but neither HIM nor
his progeny produced another Rcgu.cs. Ncrtumuus
got Barone, but Baronct never got horse
cessful on the turf himself sire. Volunteer g.t
Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c; but Sterling and Spread
Eagle got their own equal, much less the equal
of Volunteer Janus and Fcarnought were got ny Co
dolphin Araban. During the days OF those horses, Nr-
ginia famed for fine saddle horses as well rs
dsne ushed racers; now, II is almost prOvera, that
the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces fine
saddle horse: have we, bchevr, single
LOB pounds Uhe former weights in good time.
Our best races made by young borSes carry ing
luht weights and il is fact and which is well
worthy the consideration of raiscrs, that with the pre-
sent light weights many of our first horses break down
in training and very few remain longer than two years
ON the turf. Their bone, sInew and muscle not in
proportion to their size and weigh-and their legs Of
ten give way in training exercise 1t is believed there
is not now in the Uuicd States single hlgh>bIOudcd
horse that has not descended from the stock VIZ
the Godolphn Arabian, and generally speaking bothhy
GUS horse be reasonably expected by propaEatng from
such near Connexions Every farmer knows the effect
crossing in and in has cattle, sheep, &c but
seem not tn have anticipated the consequence to the
most noble and useful ct animals, 10y tn violation of the
law Of nature, which forbds inccstuous concessions
nut il carries with it its own corrective in the slow but
Certain destruction of the species Such being the con
sequence 81 our system, it would seem strange that
we continue to pursue t-Many attempts have beer
.madc to itnany fine horses have been imported
from England hut they have furnished no remedy Ton
the cyIl:hc English and American race horse being
of the same stock. The difficulty and enormous tx.
pense of obtaining the trucbUodcd Arabian, has pre-
vented the importation Of many Of them into this
country. is affirmed by writer's and travellers, that
those of the sacred blood, ,as they cacd are val
ucd from 500 to 5000 pounds stcrling-they con.
sidercd consccrated breed, designed for the OF
the Prophet and his descendants; and great prciu.
dice exists 20 selling them at all Tapln, his Sport.
ing Dictionary published in 1908, vol l. page ~ re-
marks-"lhat they are mostly consigned as presents
to his Majesty of the Royal Family and their
nsdigrce of their blood is recorded with as much care
and tcnacity, the gencaloEy of the most ancient
English Nobility" But, it cannot be necessary To- ca
logic this matchlcss breed OF horses to recommend
them to- tho American sportsmiu ne must know, that
IT was Ivy crossing this stock that the sluggish and
old-bloodcd horse Ut England. WAS sonyeUcd into
the beautiful and h:h.mct'lcd cuurscr. II is only
ccssary to satisfy him that the WINTER ARABIAN
D., one of true stock--so many attempts have beer
made to impQsc public crcdulity by palmnG az
thcm spurious horses ior c Arabian that the evidence
~ the true stock should be satisfactory and conclusive
Tho Winter Arabian captured daring the late VA
of iS1 T. then year old by the prtvatccr Gr,mpus
" Baltn ore, on board Che brig Doris, hs nrit5nu,
N,csty's Transport, No. 90. ON her passage lfgou
Senegal in Africa, to Portsmouth IN England, and 80
intended rs pr, sent Tor the then Prince Regent, late
King of INgand See Nilcs weekly REGISTER, vol
wi. page 40
WmtcT Arabian was sold as apIr. OF ,hc cargo %