Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-14

the Prophet and his descendants and a great n,.;,
ce exists to selling them at all Taphn IN his Snort
ING dictionary published in 1908, vol. 1, page az 70
marks-"that they mostly consigned as present,
10 aus Majesty or some of the Royal Family and tb.;,
pedigree OF their blood is recorded with as much
and tenacity, as the geneaogv OF the most anc;rn,
t;ngsh Nobility. But, it cannot be necessary TO en-
ogize this matchless breed of horses, to recommend
them TO The American sportsman; he must know that
was oy crossing this stock that the sluggish and
coid-bloodcd horse of England was converted into
the beautiful and high-mct,led courser II is only ne
cessary to satisfy him that the WINTER ARABIAN
Is one OF true stock-so many ATTEMPTS have been
made to impose public creduli,y bv naIm;ng on
them spurious horses for the Arabian that the
OF the true stock should be satisfactory and
IN then one year old. by the privateer Grampus
OF Baltimore, on board the brig Doris his Rritannic
MsJesys Transport, No. $50, on her passage from
Senegain Africa, to Portsmouth in England and wac
intended present for the then Prince Regent l.ts
King OF England. tsee Niles Weekly Register, vol
vii. page 16) we
q. Winter Arabian was sold as part Of the cargo Of
t ne captured org and was purchased by Elisha J.
w inter Esq. then member of Congress from the
state OF New York; after the purchase he throuyb
mighty respectable mercantile house in New York
caused an inquiry To be made of Colonel Broo,nfeId
anu Mr: Douglas, superintendent Of His Maiesty's
stud al II impton Court, by whom he was informed
nat fu-blooded Arabian was shipped in the brio
DORIS from Senegal for his Majesty, and there was
no doubt OF his bciug of the best ban stock Ths
correspondence, with MIR. Winters certificate that
nc Is the same horse, with many other evid nces ors
IL! my possession, and will be exhibited to any gen.
tieman who wishes TO raise from him All thos. who
nave seen him. admire his superiority of form beauty
and linty hardness of limbs; his fine silky flowing
main and tale; elastic and sprigh,ly movements; great
share OF bOne and muscle: indeed the only objection
10 MN, or winch can be taken TO him. is his sze-
oenS about four feet nine inches hgh: this If
be an objection, applies to the whole race; and had
England permitted this prejudice TO influence her she
could not have had her Chlders or her Eclipse her
i'egu!ns or her King Fergus, her Diomed, Baronet
tnnnr ha.-.. t,,-
hcr Henry, or Long Island her Eclpse these are all
de5cendants-of the Arabian stock; and neither En-. /
gand or America has ever yet produced race horse
that did not pafahc largely of the blood FI,s s,ze
is an evidence ofhis stock.
Button, the celebrated French naturalist, sneak
ing oil them says, thcy rarely exceed four feet eight
inches hlgh'-but the continued experience of En-
gland and france shows that their has no nhu-
encc on their progeny. He has heretofore stood in
kentucky where blooded mares, are scarce; and
where the decided r'iahty for the Virginia stock
produced most unequal competition; vet, under
these disadvantages; he has produced some among
The best racers ever raised III the State, though il
was not until he forced himself into notice, that
ne was Patronised b. the breeders of the turf. The
subscriber has in his possession a letter from Col
buord, 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 OF equal or superior size to his colts from the
same mares by any other horse; that he has two
year old filly, Gfteen hands high; and his yearling
colts, equally promising; and that he does not be-
heve that any horse could have gotten as good ra-
GERS out of the same mares have also, many other
testimonials to the same effect; and one from DR.
hewls Marshall, II mention hn. because | presume
he is known 10 many gentlemen IN Vlrg.n.a:l he
speaks of the stock in tn 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 to no bloodcd mares
until the last years; so that his colts by them
have not yet come the turf. The distinguished
racers he has produced, Kassna, supposed by many
the very best race horse ever raised In Kenruckyl
and others, have been from common mares By
reference TO the American Turf Register, vol l. .
page Ill, he is spoken Of producing striking Ind
very superior race of horses in Kentucky.
March Ii. IafCt JOHN TUCKER