Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-29

his progeny produced another Repnles Vsr,,n,,,,
so' oarohet' nu' baronet never got horse as sue
Spread Eagle, Sterling, &c.; but Sterling and Cs 81
Eagle never got their equal, much less ,hs go,
OF volunteer. Janus and fearnought were got by Co.
dolphin Arabian During the days of those horses VI;
GINA was famed for 6ne saddle horses as wei, M
distinguished racers now, is almost proverbia tb,t
the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces n fine
saddle horse: have we, I believe, a single
turf horse capable OF running four miles with
1oS pounds (the former weights) in good fine
Our best races made by young horses carrv;nr.
light weights: and is fact and one which is VII
worthy the consideration of rasers, that with the pre-
sent light weights many of first horses break down
IN training, and very few remain longer than two veare
on the turf Their bone, sinew and muscle are rot in
proportion to their size and weightaad their eps o
ten give wayn training exercise 1t is believed there
IS not now IN the United States single hiph.bloodei
horse that has not descended from the same s,ock t,
the Godophin Arabian and generally speaking bobL,,
dam and sire Can strong, active healthy and vigor-
GUS horse be reasonably expected by propagatinp from
such near connexions? Every farmer knows the efect
crossing in and IN has cattle, Sheep &c. hut ,v,.
not to have anticipated the CONSEQUENCES IN th.
most noble and useful OF animals by tn violation of the
law of nature, which forbids ncestuous connexions
but it carries with its corrective, in the slow b,t
Certain destruction of the species. Such being the
sequence of our system, it would seem strange that
we continue to pursue it-Many attempts have beeu
made to alter it-many fine horses have been imported
from England, hut they have furnished no remedv for
the evil-she English and American race horse beim-
of the stock. The difficulty and enornors nx
pense OF obtaining the true blooded Arabian has nre
vented the importation of many of them into the
country. 1t is affirmed by writer's and travellers .s
those of the sacred blood, (as they are c.eJ or. ,
ued from sou to 5000 pounds sterling-they are con-
sidered consecrated breed, designed for the use ~
the Prophet and HIS descendants; and great nreH,
dice exists to selling them at all Taplin, in his sport
ing Dictionary published in 1908, vol l. page A. re-
marks-"that they are mostly consigned as presents
to his Majesty some of the Royal Family and their
pedigree of their blood is recorded with as much care
and tenacity, as the genealOgy of the ancient
4 he
ilogze this matchless breed of horses to recommend
them to the American sportsman he must know thar
was by crossing on this stock that the sluggish and
cod-blooded horse of England, was converted into
the beautiful and high-mettled courser 1t is ONLY ne
cessary to satisfy him that the WINTER ARABIAN
is of true stock-so many attempts have been
made impose public credulity bv mainline -,
them spurious horses for the Arabian that the
in the true stock should be satisfactory and conclusive
The Winter Arabian was captured during the late war
of 1884, then year DID, by the privateer Gramnua
of Baltin ore, board the brig Doris his Rritanpic
Majesty's Transport, No. $50, her passage from
Senegal in Africa to Portsmouth in England; and was
intended present for the then Prince Regent Iate
King of England. (See Niles Weekly Register, vol
viii page 16.)
Winter Arabian was sold part of the CARO- Of
the captured brig, and purchased by Elisha
Winter Esq then member of Congress from the
State of New York; after the purchase, he through
highly respectable mercantile house in New York
caused an inquiry to be made of Colonel Broomield
and MIR. Douglas, superlntendants of His Maiestv's
stud at II hampton Court, by whom he was informed
that full-booded Arabian shipped in the brir
Doris, from Senegal for his Majesty and there wss
doubt of his being of the best Arab ban stock This
correspondence, with Mr. Winters certificate that
he is the same horse, with many other evidences ara
IN my possession and will be exhibited to any gen.
tleman who wishes to raise from him ALI those who
have seen him. admire his superiority of FORM beauty
and fnty hardness of Imbs his fine silky Aow;ur
main and tale; elastic and sprighty movements; great
share OF bone and muscle: indeed the only objection
to him, or which be taken to him. is his SIZE
beng about four feet nine inches high this IF
1t be an objection, applies to the whole race and had
England permitted this prejudice to influence ber che
could not have had her Chlders, or her Eclipse her
Regulus or her King Fergus her Diomed, or Barouer
nor could America have had her Archy, her Ariel
her Henry, or Long Island her Eclipse these are al
descendants of the Arabian stock; and neither En-
gland or America has yet produced race horse
that did not partake largely of the blood His size
is an evidence ofhis stock
Button, the celebrated French naturalist, speak
ing OF them says "they rarely exceed four feet ent
inches high;"-but the continued experience of En-
gland and France shows that their size has no Unfit
ence on their progeny He has heretofore stood In
Kentucky, where blooded Mares are scarce: ami
where the decided partiality for the Virginia stock
produced most unequal competition; yet, under
these disadvantages; he has produced some amepo
the best racers ever raised in the State, though it
was not until he forced himself into notice. that
he was patronised by the breeders of the turf The
subscriber has in his possession letter from Col
Buford, near Lexington, Kentucky, Ia distinguished
raiser and patron OF the turf) who has been breed
| WV '"S'
are of equal or superior size his colts from the
same mares by any other horse that he has two
year old fIly, fifteen hands high and his wearing
colts, equally promising; and that he does not he
lieve that any horse could have gotten as GOOD ra
GERS out of the have Also MANY other
testimonials TO the same effect and one from DIR.
Lewis Marshall, Il mention him. because presume
he Is known TO many gentlemen IN Virginia:j he
speaks of the stock in the highest TERMS particularly
of their superior size and fine form. And all the
gentlemen with whom have correspondent, concur
IN the fact that he has been let to boodcd mares
until the last two years; SO that his colts by them
have not yet come the turf The distinguished
racers he has produced, Kassna, supposed by many
the very best race horse ever raised in Kentucky
and others, have been from common mares. By
reference to the American Turf Register, vol /.
page III, he is spoken Of producing striking and
very superior of horses in Kentucky.
March ID. Iaf5t JOHN THICKER
GROCERIES.
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