Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-20

got Bsronet, bu, Baronet never got horse N sue.
cessfnl on the turf himself or sire Volunteer rot
spread Eagle Sterling, &C.; but Sterling and Spread
hsge never got their own equal much le the equal
OF volunteer Janus and Fearnought were got by Go,
dolphin Arabian During the days of those horses Vr
gina was famed for fine saddle horses as well m
dshng uished racers now, it is almost proverbia that
the blood horse of Virginia rarely produces q fine
saddle horse: have we, 1 believe, q single
tnrf horse capable OF running four miles with
Ios pounds (the former weights in good time
our best races are made by young horses carving
hight weights; and it is fact. and one which il well
worthy the of rasers that with the pre-.
sent light weights many of first horses break down
IN training, and few remain longer than two years
on the turf Their bone, snew, and muscle not in
proportion to their size and wegh,-and their legs of,
ten give way in training exercise. is believed there
IS not now in the United States single high-blooted
morse that has not from the stock viz
the oodophin Arabian. and generally speaking bothhv
dam and sire Can strong active, healthy and vigor.
Gus horse be reasonably expected by from
such near connexonsi Every farmer knows the effect
crossing IN and in has cattle, sheep, &c; but We
seem not to have anticipated the quence to the
most noble and useful of animals by the violation of the
law OF nature, which forbds incestuous comes ons;
Out u carries with 1t ITS own corrective, the slow but
Certain destruction of the species Such being the con-
sequence of our system, it would strange that
we continue to pursue it-Many attempts have been
made TO alter it-many fine horses have be imported
from England, hut they have furnished no rene for
the evil-;he English and American race horse being
OF the same stock. The difficulty and enormous eI-
pense oil obtaining the true oOded Arabian has pre-
vented the importation of many of them into this
country. II is affirmed by writer's and travellers that
those OF the sacred blood they caed are val.
ued from SUI to 5000 pounds sterling-they are CON.
sdered consecrated breed, designed 70 the use of
the Prophet and h descendants; and great preiu
dice exists to selling them at all Taplin in his Sport
ing Dictionary published 1908, vol. l. page AZ re.
marks-".hat they mostly consigned as presents
to his Majesty of the ROYAL Family and their
pedigree of their blood is recorded with as much care
and tenacity as the genealogy of the most ancient
English Nobility" But it cannot be necessary to eu
logic this mstchless breed of horses to recommend
them TO the American sportsman; he know, that
was by crossing on this stock that the sluggish and
coid-blooded horse of England WAS converted ino
the beautiful and high metlled courser 1t is only ne
cessary to satisfy him that the WINTER ARABIAN
Is one OF true stock-so many attempts have been
made to impose on public creduy by paIming on
them spurious horses for the Arabian that the evidence
the true stock should be satisfactory and conclusive
The Winter Arabian was captured during the late var
OF 1914, then year DID, by the privateer Grampus
of Baltn ore, on board the brig Doris, his Britannia
MsJesty's Transport No. $50, her passage from
senegalin Africa to Portsmouth in Eng land: and VA,
intended as present for the then Prince Regent late
King OF Eogland (See Niles Weekly Re- vol.
vii. page 49,
Winter Arabian was sold as part of the CARGO If
the captured brig. and purchased by Elisha ].
Winter Esq then a member of Congress from the
State OF New York. after the purchase he through
highly respectable mercantile house in New York
caused an inquiry 10 be made of Colonel Brootnield
and Mr.. Douglas, superintendent of His Majestic,
stud at Hampton Court, by whom he was informed
mat fu!-blooded Arabian was shipped ia the b,;n
DOTS ltr"m Senegal for his Majesty and there u.s
no doubt of his being of The best Arabian stock Th
he the o Th M MgsSF 'n .s
IN my possession, and will be exhibited any gen..
tleman who wishes to raise from him llthose who
have him, admire his superiority of FORM beauty
and fJnty hardness of limbs; his fine, silky flowing
main and tale; elastic snd sprght!y movements; great
share of bone and muscle: indeed the ONLY objection
to him, which can be taken TO him. is his size
being about four feet nine inches high: this f
be an Objection applies to the whole race; and mad
England permitted THIS prejudice TO influence her, she
could not have had her Cnders, or her Eclipse her
Reguius or her King Fergus, her DOmed, or Baronet
nor could America have had her Archy, her Ariel,
her Henry, or Ling Island her Eclipse these are ali
descendants Of the Arabian stock; and reither En-
gland or America has ever yet produced race horse
that did not portake largely of the blood His size
Is nm evidence ofhls stock
Button, the celebrated French naturalist. speak
ing OF them, they rarely exceed four feet eight
inches hlgh;'-but the continued experience of En-
gland and France shows that their size has no indu-
encc on their progeny. He has heretofore stood in
Kentucky, where bIoodcd mares, are scarce; and
where the decided pariality for the Virginia stock,
produced most unequal competition; yet, under
these disadvantages; he has produced some among
the best racers raised in the State, though Il
no; until he forced himself into notice. tina.
he was patronsed by the breeders Of the turf. The
subscriber has IN his possession a letter from Col.
Butord, near Lexington, Kentucky, Ia distinguished
raiser and patron OF the tur) who has been breed
ing from him the last two years. He says his cots
are OF eQua or superior size 20 MS colts from the
same mares by any other horse; that he has q two
year old FLY, fifteen hands high; and his yearliny
colts, equally promising; and that he does not be-
heve that any horse could have gotten as good ra-
GERS on, Of the same mares lhave also, many other
testimonials TO the effect; and one from DR.
Lewis Marshall, II mention hun, because ] presume
he is known many gentlemen Vrgina;) 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 no boodcd mares
until the last TWO years; so that his colts by them
have not yet come on the turf. The distinguish
racers he has produced Kassina, supposed by many
the very best race b0rSe ever raised IN Kentucky1
and others, have been from common mares. By
reference to the American Turf Register, vol l.
page Ill he Is spoken Of producing striking and
very superior race of horses in Kentucky.
March IL. Iai6t JOHN TUCKER
NHENb SELVES 20 dozen Meal Selves as
va sorted ICES for sale at the Baltimore factory
prrcos. JAS WINSTON.