Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-16


TM South IF Richmond. and thir,y,'hree
as4S8 South of Observation-Disclosures north east
of Brunswick Courthouse, Lawrencev.S. and eight
teen northwest of Belfeld and be let TO mares at
thirty Dollars the season, be discharged by the pay
ment of twenty Dollars any time during the season.
ten Dollars the leap and fifty dollars the insurance,
and one Dollar in every case to the groom The
will commence the 18th of February, and termi.
nate the 10th of July. Good pasturagc for
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 Congratuiates the breeders of fine
horses on the opportunity now offered them of I'M
nrovbg their stock, by valuable cross. That The
Anne rcan and English horse has greatly deter
orated in the last eighty years 's fact that must be
conceded y. ell intelligent and candid sportsmcn; aud
that, that deterioration has been produced by the
practice of breedn. IN and an, as 1t is called. Chat
is, from the stock,) it is presumed will also be
admitted. AZ er the most dIgent inquiry and care
iul investigation, believe the most successful rails
ers IN Virginia are pursuGded that occasional re-
the original stock OF oriental horses ne
cessary to preserve an improved breed it was in
the first instance obtain IT; and so far from the
direct cross not producing the finest animals both for
strength. speed and beauty, it Is capable OF proof
and the history Of the English race horse will demon
stratc it, that the best racers and breeders England
ever had, We're the sons and daughters, and at far
thest the grand sons and grand daughters of the
Arabian: and that they have DEPRECATED in proper
ton they were removed from these points. The
first evidence would offer, in support of the
at different dates, from the time of the introduction
Of the barley Arabian, until the death of the Go
dolphin Arabian which included n period OF about
fifty years. They breeding extensively from
oriental horses, including Barbs and Turks. During
that entire period, their horses continued to improve
in speed end bottom, while the weights greatly
mH eased aged horses then carried lo8 pounds, and
tnat four miles, from seven minutes twenty
secosHS, to seven minutes fifty seconds; from That
time say from ITO to It's 10 the days of Eclipse,
they discontinued the breeding from the Arabian,
and their weights have been gradually decrcasing
some tracks to 10 pounds; and none, believe,
they higher than 1873 pounds; yet there Is not
now in England or America that can the
distance in the same time in which 1t was formerly
done with thor heavy weights. The next evidence
is, the horses themselves. barley Arabian got Fly
ing Childers, who said to have run four miles in
six minutes and forty seconds Flying Chldcrs got
many fine racers; but none that equacd himself.
Godolphn Arabian got the dam of Eclipse, but
Eclipse never rot his equal, though he got many
fine racers-vlZ Rcgulus, Volunteer, &c. ReguIus
got many champions oS the turf but neither HIM nor
his progeny produced another Rcgues Fcrtumnus
got Baronet, but B2ronet never got horse as sue.
cessful on the turf himself or sire Volunteer got
Sn-e,d Eagle, Sterling, &c. but Sterling and Spread
ais neSe got their equal, much less the equal
of Volun,eer Janus and Fearnought were got ~ GU
dophn Arabian Durin; the days OF those horses Viz
pinia was famed for fine saddle horses, as well rs
DISTINGUISHED racers now, it IL almost proveria that
the blood horse Of Virginia rarely produces hne
saddle horse: nor have we, believe, single
turf horse capable OF running lon' "'"' WI"
1853 mounds uhe formsr weights in good time.
Our beat races are made by young hoTSSs carrying
light wsights and it is fact and one "Lich Is W@
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 years
ON the turf Their bone, sinew, and muscle not in
proportion to their size and weght-and their legs of
ten give way in training exercise. II believed there
is not now in the United States single hEh>bIooded
horse that has not descended from the stock viz
the Godophn Arabian and generally speaking, bothby
dam and sire Can strong, active healthy and vgor
Gus horse be reasonably expected by propagang iron
such near Connexions Every farmer knows the eifec
crossing in and IN has cattle, sheep, &c; but we
seem TO have anticipated the consequence TO the
most noble and useful of animals, by tn violation Of the
law Of nature, which fOrbds lncesuous connexions
hui, it carries with it IFS corrective, in the slow btu
Certain destruction of the species Such being the
sequence OF our system, IT would seem strange tina
we continue TO pursue t-Many attempts have beer
made to- alter it-many fine horses have been imported
from England, hut they have furnished no remedy fo
the eyil--the English and American horse being
Of the same stock. The difficulty and enormous cx
pense of obtaining the trueblooded Arabian has pre-
vented the importation OF many Of them into thr
country. II is affirmed by writers and travellers, that
those of the sacred blood, las they calledl val
ued from 500 to 5000 pounds slerlIng-thcy con
sidered consecrated breed designed for the use 81
the Prophet and his descendants; and great prcju
dice exists TO selling them at all Tapln, IN his Sport
ING Dictionary published in 1908, vol. page II,
rnarks--"that they mostly consigned as presents
10 his Majesty of the Royal Family, and the
DeOtGree '
and tenacity, as the genealogy of the most ancient
Eagiish Nobility" But, it cannot be necessary to CT
logic this matchcss breed OF horses, to recommen,
them 20 the American sportsman; he must know, that
IL was by crossing this stock that the sluggish ant
cold blooded horse Of England, converted INT,
the beautiful and high melted courscr II IS only nc
cessary to satisfy him that the WIN FER ARABIAN
il one Of true stOck-so many attempts have beer
made &C. impose public crcduli,y by pamiug OF
them spurious horses Tor the Arabian that The evidence
in the true stock should be satisfactory AMI conclusive
The Whites Arabian captured during the late wa
of Sfl, then one year DID, by the priyatcer Grampu
Of Baltimore, on board tho brig Doris, hls britannia
Majcsty's transport, No. 6jo, her passage liron
SenegaIin Africa, TO Portsmouth IN England; and wa
intended as present Tor the thcn Prince Regent, Late
King Of M gland. See Niles weekly Register, vol
vii. page TO-
Winter fabirn sold as part of the cargo O
the captured brig, and purchased 10y Elisha J
Winter Er o. then u member Of Congress from Ih
State Of Nc v York; ofcr the purchase he through