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of Brunswick Courthouse, Lawrencevlle. and eight
teen northwest OF relfeld, and be let to mares at
thirty Dollars the to be discharged by the pay
ment of twenty Dollars any time during the season
ten Dollars tlic leap and fifty dollars the insurance,
and Doliar ia every TO the groom. The sea-
viii commerce the l5th Of February, and term.
the 1O,h of July. Good pasturage for mares
gratis-ard those who WISH can have them well fed
and strictly attended 10 at reasona5,- price; bu, no
responsibility for escapes or accidents
7 The sutscr b cOngr?tu!aics the breeders Of fine
horses, OF the. cpp"riuuy now cfIrred 'heui of I'M
proving III, If stock, h. valuable cross. That the
American and Eu.iis race horse has greatly deter
ioTa"d IN The last c-hy yenrs, l. fact that must be
conceded 10y all Intelligent and candid spoTtsIncn and
that. that deterioration has been produced By tho
practice q! breeding u! and ia, as 1t is called. Chat
~, from the same slock) II Is presumed viii also b.
admitted ~ rr he m,s dIigeut inquiry and cure
iul inv, s'iuaiion bctve the success!g rais-
crs IN Virginia are pufst-Gcd that occasional re-
s"ri TO he original stock OF orcn' al horses
ccssarl TO preserve an Improved breed, as il WIS in
the first Instance cb'an. ~ and from the
d. cross producing the finest auiir!as both lur
strength, speed and beauty, 1t Is capable Of proof
and the history Of le rsi rG.c horse viii demon
stfatc j., that the best a. breeders Englapd
ever had. were the SONS and daughters and al far
tic.. The grand sons and grand daughters of'thr
Arabian: aud that they have dcprica ed in propor-
ton as they were removed f.ynl these POINTS The
first evidence would tii,r, in support of The user
ton is he established weights the Eugash Course
at different dates, !y:a The .c If tn utroG.
of the barley Arabian. until tic dcath If tic Go
dolphin Arabian; winch included pcricd Of bout
y wears. They were br, cd,rg extensively from
oriental horses, including Bsrbs and Turks During
that entire period. their hors' continued 10 improve
M speed and bo'tcIn, while the weights were greatly
Sis,-ses aged horses then carried lG3 pounds. ana
W" a. ran four m'es from seven minutes twenty
scc'.e%. 10 seven minrtrs i.hv seconds; from ~,
time say from 100 to ITS To the days Of Eclipse.
they discontinued tho breeding from tire Arabian.
and their weights have been gradually decreasing;
on some tracks - 10 pounds and on none. believe.
are they b gler thnn l}G Uud-; yet there Is MT
now in Eng and or Am0rc1u racer that run the
distance III tho same ;'nr in which 4 was formerly
done with their heavy Weighs. Tn, next evidence
Is, the no Sos themselves Darby Arabian got Fly
ing Chi.rs. who is sa.a 10 have run four miles in
SIX minutes ana .,rty seconds. Flyiug Cuildcrs gnt
many fine racers; Int none that rqualied hu,seIG
G"dup!lIn AraHan got the dam of Eclipse, but
Eclipse never got lis equal, though he got many
fine racers ~ Reguus, Volunteer, &c. Rcgulus
got many champions OF the turf, but !.eithcr HIM
his progeny produced another Reg'ca. Ner,umars
got Baronct, but BarOAet never got horse as sue
cesstul the turf himself sire. Volunteer 60,
Spread Eagle Sterling, &c; but Sterling and Spread
Eagle never got their equal much less the equal
of Volunteer. Janus and Fcarnought got by Cos
dolphin Arabian. During the days of those horses Viz
ginia famed for fine saddle horses, well As
distnG ushed II is almost proverhal, that
the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces fine
saddle horse: nor have we, | believe, single
turf horse capable OF running tour miles with
1913 pounds (the former weights IN good time.
liz hit weights; and il is fac, and which Is well
worthy consde ration of raiserS, that with the pre-
sent light weights many OF cur first horses break down
in training, aud very few remain longer than two years
the tart Their hong, sIEew, and muscle not ~
proportion to their size and iehtaad their legs Of
ten give Nay in training exercise. 1t is believed there
is in the-Unled States single high>bloodeC
horse that has not descended from the stock
the Godolphu Arabian, and generally speaking bohb,
dam and sire Con strong, active, healthy and vigor
horse be reasonably expected by propagating from
such near Xons? Every farmer knows the effeC
crossing in and in has cattle, sheep, s,c but w
seem not To haze anticipated the conse auence Tax
noble and useful of animals, by tn violation OF h
law Of nature, which forbids incestuous connexions
but it carries with it it's corrective, in The slow bl
Certain destruction OF the species. Such being the
sequence of our system, 1t would Seem strange tia
we continue TO pursue it-Many attempts nave bee
made to after Itmany hne horses have been impUGte
from Eng land, hut they have furnished no remedy fu
the ovil-;he English and American race horse bein
of the stock The difficulty and enormous ex
pense Of obtaining the ruebloCded Arabian, has pre-
vented. the Importation ct many Cf Them into tai
country II is affirmed by writers and tray Oilers tina
those of the sacred blood, as they called are Va
ued from so to 5000 pounds steriing-they are cor
sidcrcd consecrated breed. designed Tor The use ,
the Prophet and n descendants; and great preit
dice exists to selling them at all raplp IN his SpGr
ing Dictionary published in sos, vol. !, page AZ, re
marks-".hat thcv are UusiIy consigned. AS presen
to his Majesty some ut the ROYAL Family, aud the
pedigree of their blood is recorded with as much car
and tenacitv, rs the gtncAlugv OF the most auciei
English Nooliity. Bui, IL cannot be necessary to e
logic this maichess breed OF horses, to rccommcu
them To tie American sportsman; he must know, ,h3
IT by crossing on this stock Tia, The sluggish an
cold bloUded horse Of England, Vas converted mi
the beautiful and hish.Uctli,d ser II IS cniy nj
ceSsary to satisfy him that the wis ER ARABIA
l. OF true stock-sO many attempts have bee
made to impose GA public creduIy by palrirg ,
them spurious horses Tor the Arabian, that the c,il.rt
in the stock should be satisfactory and ccn-siy
The Winter Arabian captured during tie late ".
OF 1914 thea one year DID, by tie pr,a,cer Gr.mri
of Balun ore, ON board the brig Doris, his Britain
M4lCs,y's Transport No. t5n, on her passage fro
Senegal in Africa to Portsmouth IN England: and ".
intended present Tor tire then Prince Regent, J..
King OF England See Niles Weekly Register y,
wi. page lG.l
w inter- Ar'U ~ sod a. por. of the cargo
'.0s ..r tu.ct brig. 1ud Wa pur, gsUd by Elisha
.N nIr 90. t.tu a m.mtCr az Congress from o.
S.. 90 New A"ik; after t'g pJrCua. q. he through
rg'Hy respectable mercantile house in New Yur
rH.-cd au lrqury o. be- made of Colonel Hroonfc
.-.a Sir. Douglas, suTcuu,cEdauis OF lis MAJESTY
.tud at Hampton Court. hy whom Lc was Irl1in.
bat iu,l-b,ond,d Arabian was shIp.,u Do tn, B..
Doris from ScIcgG.' iur las Majesty and i.crs SO.