Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-15
ARABIAN.-TAi. beautiful and ,ru.

nd trtta
w Arabian Horse will stand again at my stable in
me county Of Brunswick, about fifty vss miles South
Of richmond and thiry-three South of Petersburg
hi'een northeast OF Brunswick Cont bo,se -
rencevillo, and eighteen north west of BeiG.J -
let to mares at thirty Dollars the season 10 he d;,h
Gu oy he payment OF twenty Dollars any time dur,n
me season ten Dollars The leap, City dollars the
insurance, and Dollar in every case i, NJ I. -,
Inc season will commence the 18Th OF P.hru,sv ud
terminate inc 10Th OF July Good pas,ura,e ior n.res
grsus-ani those who wish, can have them well and
strictly attended to a reasonable price. but mn -.
sioilny Tor escapes accidents
The subscriber congroula;es the breeders of 6or
nsa':' u. 'e opportunity now offered them of i'm.
proving their stock. by valuable cross that the
Americas and English horse has yrs,,lv -, e
orated in the las. eighty years is iacS tia, m h.
conceded by all intelligent aud candid ano,,,o. II
that that deterioration has been produced a., 81
practice Of breeding IN and i, as il is called fb.,
Is, rom the same stock0 it is presumed VIII also he
admitted Alter the most Ciigeut inquiry ami 60,
fu' invesig alton, believe the mos, successful rae.
ers In virginia are pursuaded that an occasional ,e
sort 10 'he original stock OF oriental horses is as ne
cecesssry 70 preserve an improved breed as n was in
the first instance TO obtain il; and so far from h
direct cross not producing the finest animals bo, To-
strength, speed and beauty il il canahIa aT - '
the history of the English race horse viii , p anu
IT, that the bet rscers end breeders Enss d.ys M
were t1e cons and daugh e.s, At t,estt III a-.n
sous and grand daughters OF the Arsbi.I: and b r.
nave depreeiated In proper ion they W re rroycJ
from these points, The hrst evidence would ola, ia
support OF the assertion IL, the stli,h weighs on
the English course at diff ia e.. from the ,ime If
the 'nrodoeion OF he Duley Arabian until q Ian
oi'hs Godophin Arabian; winch included a perioJ nj
ABOUT MY years They wee breeding es,ensv.iy
rom oriental hor'os, Including Barb, ami -TurL. Dn
ring ia ertrs p,riod, their horse. co.,irrsa n, -,
Ep owe in spesd aud bottom, while the y.ish,. GO.
sreay iner, aed sg ID hor e. then carried los p,unds
aud with thai ran four miles, from ,sv n rinntss
TWEEN y seeonds, to s~vcn niru,es 6fv second. ,.,
that tune say from ITO to l775 10 h DAYS a. Es,o.s
they discontinued the breeding from The areh;s ~,
their weights have been gradually decreasing On -
tracks to il9 pound; and tie, 1 believe p. ,hev
o'she. than lSs pound yet there not H. Eseland or
America racer that can run The distance In IA, sam
time in which II wa, 70 IN rly dons with ,beir bs.n
weights The next evidence Is the horses tbems.vs,
barley Arabian got Flying ChilJers who Is said to
nave run four mic, In ix mpu.es aud forty SECONDS.
ryipk Chders got many tine rac-r,; but an. ,bat O.
qusIed himself Godophin Arahi.o 20, an. d., y,
renP'e' on. Eclipse never got his own equal thoush
ne go. many nns racers--viz RsYulus, VpIvn,rsr
&c Resulus got many champions Of tue tnrf hut
neither him nor bis progeny ano he Reyu,u,
as successful on ne turf a, hims 4 Or sire Vo,Yu-
,eer GO Spe'd gle, s,erlug &c.; hut S,sr,,ny .nd
spread Eagle never go' their equal, mu h .. he
equal OF Volunteer. Jdnn and F. arn.uvt, Yc-, ca,
by Godo' phiS A sban. Dnrins ,fD d., : ID ,to - ~
se', Virginia was famed foe tine saddI, h o. - 40 ,a
as o,upRn'shru facef.; oo", h il ancst proverbiaf
thst the blood OF Virgini, rarsly pro J,,e. e.
said, horses nor have believe single turf hoT..
capable OF ruDuing four miles with l6S ncnnd nho H.
mer weisht') 10 good time. Oar beet races are mae
by young horse- carrying light we, hit; and il is fac.
nd en- which is well worthy he alton Of ra;.
.rs, that with tie e'ent light weights MANY of our
Grs horses break down in training and verv t.w
main longer than two years the teri Their bon.
sinsw and muscle are net 10 proportion to their size
aud we gh,-nnd their often give way in training
States single bigl-bloodsd bors that has moi dsc.nd
ed from the same Stock viz: the Godophin Arabian and
generally speaking both by dam aud SIRE Can
strong active, helty and vigorous hor,a la rea.oo,
bly, expected by propsga:ng frem such near conoex.
ion Every farmer knows The eff. ct crossing in and in
la, on cattle 'htep &C. but seem not to have an
cipated the consequence 10 the robe and useful
OF animsls, by the violation Of ,hc law of nature
which forbids ncestuous xions; but II ca,ri,s
WIN us own corrective In tbs slow but certain des-
trucon OF tho species. Such being the consequences
oil our systsm, would seem strange that we continue
10 pursue il.
Many attempts have been made 70 alter it-msny
hns horses have been imported from Eugland hui tev
have furnished remedy foe the eyl--he Enc III
aud American race horse being OF the me s1ock
Inc dhcuty and enorm Gus expense OF obtaining The
ue-bioojed Arabian has prevented The impot ta,n of
many OF them into this country II lie affirm d bv wri
tiers and travellers, tina. those OF the sacrcd b,ood fac
they are ealled0 are valued from 500 to 5000 pounds
slerlng-they are considered con eeratei brerd de-
signed for the use OF the Prophet ha drcs.ndant.
and great prejudice exi's to selling them at ali
Tapln, in bis Sporting Dictionary pub ished in 1903
vol l, page Al, remark ks that they are mostly con.
signed as present.. to his jesy some OF the Rov,I
Family, and their pedigree OF their II cd is reccd.d
with AZ much care and tenacty, az the genea,opv nj
the most ancient E ri 81 Mobility" But il caonot h.
necessary to eulogze this machless of horse: 10
rec'mmeni them TO the American sportsman; lie mu.,
know, that it was by CLOSING On his STOCK hat he
sugeish and cold biooded horse of Eag,ani was con-
vertec into the beautiful and high metei cour.er I,
10 only necessary 10 satisfy Jim hat the WINTER
ARABIAN IL. one OF true stock $50 many att.mpt.
have been made to impose put lie or dulity by IN
log on them spurious horses for the Arabian that The
evidence Of the true stock shosd be s,tisf ctoyy Ca
conclusive. The Winter Arabian was captured doring
the late wa In 1914, then year old by The privAoer
Grampus oil Baltimore, hoard the brig ID ris hi.
Britannia Majesty Transport, No. ESQ., on her pas.sgo
IRON Senegal in africa, to Portsmouth in England:
aHd was In ended as present for tina then Prince Re-
gent late King OF England. (See Niles Weekly Re-
giser, vol. vii page I6.)
Winter A abian sold part OF the earg, NJ ,bs
captured brig, and was purchased by Eli ba J. Win
ter, ESQ then member o. Congress from the State OF
lew York, after the purchase, he, through hiebiv
respectable mercantile no 50 in New York caused an
inquiry to be made Of Colonel Broomhsld and Nj
Douglas, superfn'endants Of His Majesy's stud az
Hampton Corri, by whom he was informed tia, a fplI
booded Arabian shipped in tho brig Doris. from
Senegal for his ajesty, and there was TO Doubt Of
bis being of the best Arabian stock. This Correspond.
ence, with Mr. Winters certificate that be is The ssu.
horse, with many other evidences, a. in nv posses
sion, and will be exhibited any gentena an who vst
es TO rat'e nom him. A. those whe have seen him
admire his nperiorty OF form, beauty and Hinty hard
ness OF iimlsj bis hne, SILKY flowing main and tsIr
eiss'ic and ipsbhy movements; great hare of bone
and muse e; indeed the only tscon 10 him or hirb
can bs taken 10 him, IL his zebeiDg about four feet
ne or ten inches highs this, it be- an ob elton an
Plies TO the wbtl- race; anil had England pc Di,tsd
this prejudice 20 Influence her. she could not have had
her Chi ders, or her Felipe, her or her KIM
Fergus, her Diome }, or B,ronet-nor could Ameri"
ca have bad her Archy, her Ariel her Hepry or Long
lIatd her Eclipse. ihese are all defendants OF the
Arabian stock aud neither England or America has
ever YET produced race horse that cid moi partaks
LARGELY Of the blood His size Is an evidence OF bir