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

highly respectable mercantile house in New York
caused an inquiry 70 be made of Colonel Brooinfcd
and Mr. Dougns, superintendent of His Majesty =
slud at Hampton Court. by whom lie wos iulnt,nsd
that fu!l-bloodtd Arabian was shipped IN the bro
Borl1 from Senegal for his Majesty and there was
no doubt OF his being of the best Arabian stock Tins
correspond, nee, with Mir Winters certificate tina,
he Is the same horse, with many other evidences ste
IN my possession, and will be exhibited to any zen.
teman who wishes to raise from him Alltkose who
have hun, admire his superiority of form
and hinty hardness of limbs: his fine silky flowing
main and tale; elastic and sprgh,lv movements rcn
snare OF bone aud muscle; indeed the only objection
TO hiin or which can be taken 10 him, is his SIZE
beng about four feet nine inches HIGH: tins n
be an objection, applies to the whole race; and had
England permitted tins prejudice To influence her sh.
could not have had her ChlGcrs or her Eclmse her
hegulus or her King Fergus her Diomcd or Baronet
--aOr could America have had her Archy her A ricl
her Henry. Long Island her Eclipse: these ac ali
descendants U; the Arabian stock; and neither En-
gland or America Las oyer W produced race horse
That did not partake largely OF the SnOd HIS size
Is an evidence ofhis stock.
Bullion, the celebrated French naturalist =, ak
ing OF them. says, they rarely exceed four fee, oio
inches high; the continued experience of En-
5Ianu go France shows that their size has no infll-
encc theE progeny lie has heretofore stood in
Kentucky, where bloohed mares, are scarce; and
where the decided Partially for the Virginia stock
produced most unequal competition; vet under
these disadvantages he has produced some among
the best racers ever raised in the State though
''"o hot uH'I Hc oTCcu nliHSeH INTO notice, that
he was pattoniscd by the breeders of the turf The
subscriber has IN hls possession letter from Col
Buiord, near Lexington, Kentucky, IA distinguished
raiser and patron OF the turf who has been breed
ing from him the last two years. He says his colts
are oil equal or superior size his colts from the
81 ne mares by any other horse that he has two
year old flly, fifteen hands high and his wearing
colts. equally promsing and that he does not be-
ieve that any horse could have gotten as rood ra-
GERS out Oft same have also, many other
testimonials 10 the effect and one from Dr. (
Lewis Marshall, IL mention him. because presume !
he is known 10 many gentlemen IN Vlrginia:) lie !
speaks OF the stock III the highest terms particularly
OF their superior size and fine form. And, all the
gentlemen with whom have correspondents concur /,
IN the fact that he has been let 10 bloodcd mares
until the last TWO years; that his colts by them
have not yet come on the turf The distinguished !
racers lie has produced, kassna, supposed by many
the very best horse ever raised IN Kentucky
and others, have been from common mares. Bv
reference to the American Turf Register, vol /. !
page l7l he Is spoken Of as producing striking and
very superior of horses in Kentucky.
March Ia. laf6i JOHN TUCKER.