Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-02-04

ty, who thoroughly understands the subject. H
has written much in former years. and studied deep
ly. We commend his communication to the cORsid
GRAFTON Of breeders of blood stock.
EDIToRs UNION AND AMERICAN:
An elaborate essay, copied from the New York Til
5uEe, appeared in your Weekly of the 4th of Jan
uary, advocating the claims Of the English breC
horse as superior to the horses Of all other cOun
tries; and that no improvement could be mad,
by a cross Of Arabian, Barb, or Turk; and that al
attempts Of the kind for the last century, have beer
failures. The English believe this, and most Of ou1
| sportsmen and breeders fall into the same notion;
some few, however, recur to first principles They
believe what has been repeatedly done, may, on q
fair trial, be done again.
! 1t is conceded that our English thorough bred Of
10 hands inches, or I6 hands high, Of good form,
can go over the course with 10 or u stone, sooner
than small horse Of any country or breed. But i
| is denied that the pure bred Arab or Barb has de-
generated, and such an one though behind the En-.
glish large full bred at the end of four mile course
would probably be up at the end of hard days
ride, and would lead at the end of weeks journey
Breeders ought to have facts and not rest on writer's
opinions.
To the facts then: Flying Tor DevOnshire) Chill
dsrs, was sired by Darley's Arabian his dam, Betty
Leeds By Careless, Barb gran dam sistertO Leeds,
BY Leeds Arabian. Childers was not only the best
of his day, but has had no equal since, except per-
haps, Eclipse. Bleeding Tor Bartlett's) Childers,
was subject to bleeding at the nose, and there
fore not raced; but he vas brother to Flying Chill
ders, and got Squirt, the grandsire of Eclipse also
Hartley's little mare, the dam Of Janus Blank, Old
England, Shakespeare Sc. sc. OglethOTp's Arabian
got Makeless, who was very highly esteemed, both
on the course and in the stud AlcOck's Arabian
got Crab, capital racer and capital stallion Old
Monkey, got by LonsdaIi's Arabian, performed well
on the turE-was imported to Virginia at twenty-five
years Of age, ana left in Virginia and Carolina
numerous and excellent stock-tbe author of the
Annals Of the Turf says some two or three hun
dred.
1t is not our purpose now to speak Of the imme-
date descendants Of the Turks. Mixbury was only
l53 hands high, and yet, at light weights, there
only two horses Of his time that could beat him.
lie was got by Curwen's Bay Barb and is mentioned
because Silver Eye imported Virginia, foaled by
says Silver Eye was got by the Cullen Arabian; and
philip who is known to be Mr.. John Randolph
says Of him and his stock, "they had fine action
aud fire" j r., Of R. who is also the same Hon
John Randolph, says of old imported Janus, aud
Ceer, his best SON. that they had better hoofs and
more staminar than any other strain Of horses Of
his acquaintance hat Janus beat Valiant miles,
aud that they were no: only feet, but gave bottom
from full bred mares. It will be recollected that
Janus was by Janus son Of the Godolphin Arabian,
and that his dam came of a mare by the Woodstock
Arabian. 1t viii be recoected also, that Celer's
lam was by Aristotle, son of Culleus Arabian and |
hat besides Celer, Brandon produced seven other |
good stations, Pilgrim and Others which Mr. Ran
o5Iph sold for from So, 900 to 4,OOO-A. 7. R.,
FOL ], Page7O
Mortons Traveller came Of a mare by the Ara 1
5iaB Grey, Bloody Buttock. He was one Of the best
IF the early importations, and got Burwells Ira |
,eler, LioyGs Traveller, YOrick, and others, too
numerous to mention; and that noted horse Old
'artner, sire of the distinguished Marx Anthony;
md note. Partner came of Selma, and Selma was
" the G5dolphin Arabian; and besides, Partner
red Eriel and a FLY by Traveller, and the irwin
ible SeIm, CGallovays,) and SteIlon; Ebony,
y Otheil0; Black Selma, by Fearnought and
'anilla, by Tanner; and should it be said that the
lodolPhin horse was a Barb, still the above have
be blood of AlcocLs Arabian and the Woodstock
.rabian.
O.d FearnOught equal, probably, to any as a sire,
yer imported, was by Regulus, decidedly the best
aceT Of his day, and in the stud about equal to
Sank and Cade, all three by Lord Godolpbin's
0rse.
Old Jolly Roger was horse Of note in Virginia,
nd was a grandson Of Chiders; and Vampire,
y Regulus, dam by Steady, son Of Childers; and
ahaut, in whom were united the blood of Alcocks
nj Goiolphn's Arabians, may have been frequent
+, found in the Pedigrees of the good old Virginia
orses.
But it is said, the late importatons Of Barbs and
ra0ians TO England and the United States, have
}ne no good. Perhaps they were not well selected
al some Of them have got one or more good ones
I'D take as exceptions some dozen or a score of the
'sI four hundred imported English horses, and
nat have the rest done! They can boast of one
r two runners. Lady Burton was out Of Sultaua, |
lughter of The horse and mare presented to Mr..
.derson, as Arabans. Lady B beat Coutre Snap
IT, a capital racer aud others Of distinction
'gltd got some fair performers, and impaired to {
5 descendants good hoOfs and sound limbs, and
e second generation could 90 their distance with
oi horses. Lindsay Arabian got Tulip, capital
GER as well IS H. dsr Ali and Lippco Sail capital Z
lllions, the latter the sire Of PacOlet and Wonders
m-PraIse enough. But it is further said in the .
uericau Turf Register that the best troop horses
the American revolutionary war, we're by Lind t
Us Arabian.
We hear of buggy horses in England and Ameri-
, ana We have seen some Of them. We hear of ],
cir letting down in the fore legs, and throwing 2
{ curbs in the hooks. and sundry things The s
ter expression IS not common this side the water;
d we have some mere water sprouts that cannet !
nd any hardship-jady, firing brutes. 1t is pre-
sterous to attempt to mend bad fore legs by bad s
ID lcgs-chalk and limestone will not do it.. The
1t OF Arabia must be resorted to, TO impsrt firm
IS and density TO the bone, toughness to the a
ews, and strength and elasticity to the muscles il
,Ios. breeders have heard of Broadnax and his P
ck. From his little mare Silver, by the Bslsizs .
abian horse, descended a numerous progeny. It a
q suffice to name his Minervss, CammiIlas, n
I Jet, as brood mares; and Magog, Madison, u
izen, llutdn's,) Virginian and Tennessee Oscar, p
racers and stations Citizen was Of fine pro- b
ZION and exquisite beauty Virginian was, by e
ny, thought TO be the best son Of Sir Archie "
| Oscar was without a rival horse in his day. b.
The Arabiaus with US have not heretofore had T,
trial. Mr. A. Kane Richards purposes that n
importations, made at great expense Of time 81
money, shall have a fair chance for distinction AZ
we think his enterprise should have our cO-ope in
ou, by sending some Of our best mares to NJ
khladi, Mass5ud and Sscklowie The first has q
wn d colt that took the prize last fall st Le1ing VI
: the second, FLY that took the prize at tn
-ncoH and at Paris, 81 their fairs, against the az
ltucky breeds. Sacklowie was Of 8 later imPOr- =
On. and has not shown any produce; but, we 70
* 1t to his praise, that he had the appreciation pl
:. Troye the animal painter; and We entertain ~
opinion that E. TtOye is competent judge Of n
,es: and to our taste, SacklOWe is right IN al tn
initial points. de is located at Maj. 7. Bsrrys, CT
umnsr county, Tennessee, and We wish him 9 NJ ~
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