Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-25

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weight, in the actual charge, and to COM
bfne with it the power of staying long dis
tances, coming again quickly. moving &C.
lively, and enduring severe distress, noth-
ing but the highest possible degree of blood
that can be combined with bone, size, shape.
and action, sufficient to endure such weight,
can succeed at all. This can be and is at
tanned by the crossing choice blood stallions
Of the proper build and style on properly
selected mares TO the second or third gem
Grafton. In the Russian war the light
brigade of Lord Cardigan, which made that
prodigisus charge and retreat, each ofa
mile and half, was mounted on horses
that were three parts blood. 1t is safe to
say that if they had only been half bred.
not one horse would have got back into the
British lines, and if thew had not pussessed
any pure blood at all, they would al have
been cut down before they reached tie
Russian batteries. 49,,
The heavy brigade of Br;gadier General
Scarlet, which rode through the Russian
troopers in fourfold force, as if they had
been linesof pastetoard. wefe. mounted on
chargers having tis5 crosses Of pure 5iood,
or 81 nearly SO - Ros<bier - .ss.xs.,a..
Nothing bu: Mood could have aecompiish-
ed either feat; and it is we'll to remember
that when cavalry meets cavslfy In the
deadly shock, both being equally brave and
equally well led, that cavalry which is
horsed on chargers OF the same weight, but
of inferior blood and stride, must 60 down
like grass before the scythe, On the turf
contending against each other. on the field
of battle facing the death-dealing column,
on the road at heavy weights with gfess
speed, or under the saddle with heavy
weights and long continued high speed, we
are convinced, by authentic records or OBJ
servation, of the superior power and speed,
endurance and courage, sagacitF and at
of the thoroughbred. & that they
only being well qualified for the above uses,
they are the best, and the best able, to do
anything else. This is the pride and the
triumph of blood, that il can do EVERYTHING
for which it is intended quite aeli, and that
nothing short of it can do so. --te "a
4. The horse having and exhibiting eri.
dence of his kindred to the pure blood horse
loiH al,oayS command higher price Ia ths
market. Ignorance, prejudice, aud various
other causes, prompt some men ~ to cry
down blood, yet these very same-in nesrly
every instance when they have horse 10
sell or advertise, take very short trace to
some noted thoroughbred; or exhibit him at
an agricultural fair with a manufactured
pedigree or BLACKSMITH shop bill" We
nave had thoroughbred horses" (?) not d
thousand miles away, that were represented
Is no less than the great gtandsons of the
yreat English Eclipse himself, and they
,nly about three years of age. There'sa
,etter day caming; the day already dawns
he shadows flee away. Truth crushed to
.arth will rise again. To the lover of
horse his financial value is only a
nominal or secondary consideration; he
owes him for b S own sake, TO him "dthfng
# beauty is a Joy forever;" others regard
n their horse great bulk without corresponds
nc excellence, and matter regardless OF
life or spirit. Let such one study the
ubject. search the records, weigh the evil
ence, reason calmly, and decide with an
IMPARTIAL and unprejudiced mind; not like
he man that may say--"I won't believe if
ou do convince me-" -,
The true office and utility OF the thorough.
red horse is TO raise the standard of speed,
pirit, and endurance, which can result only
ron, blood, in horses for all and for every
road, the hunting field, the
hook of the battle, if we must have war;
or pomp, show, and beauty; for speed, for
ourage, for heavy, long continued every-
ay service, aud il bountiful fed, we'll sfoom-
d, carefully housed, and well driven, will
ndure for many years. To breed judicious-
Y from thoroughbred horses will raise the
rogeny in excellence, utility. longevity,
tyle, action, beauty, appearance, and value;
onfne your breeding to grade stock, and
instead OF Improvement or even !'hoIding
our own," your stock will 60 downward all
he time.
The thoroughbred or pure blood horse
xcelling in every good quality, renders them
course more valuable in all respects than
he common or cold blooded horse, and
roves cOnclusively that every person il the
has deep and abiding interest
1 aiding in the cultivation of the pure
looded breed