138 THE HORSE 



The pedigree of Messenger betrays many ancestors 

 through whom the trotting instinct may have descended, 

 for both Turks and Barbs are much more frequently ridden 

 at a trotting gait than are Arabians, whose masters do not 

 appreciate this gait. 



Messenger's pedigree is as follows : — 



Breeding of Dams. 



First dam, by Turf, by Matchem, by Cade, by Godolphin Arabian. 



Second dam, by Regulus, by Godolphin Arabian. 



Third dam, by Bolton Starling. 



Fourth dam, by Fox. 



Fifth dam, Gipsey, by Bay Bolton. 



Sixth dam, by Newcastle Turk. 



Seventh dam, by Byerly Turk. 



Eighth dam, by Taffolet Barb. 



Ninth dam, by Place's White Turk, out of a natural Barb mare. 



Breeding of Sires. 



First sire, Mambrino. 



Second sire. Engineer, dam by Young Greyhound — mare by Curwen's 

 bay Barb. 



Third sire, Sampson, dam by Hip, son of Curwen's bay Barb. 



Fourth sire. Blaze. 



Fifth sire. Flying Childers. 



Sixth sire, Darley Arabian. 



Thus out of the ancestors of nine dams mentioned, three 

 are Turks and two Barbs, while the Godolphin Arabian 

 figures twice. Moreover, it is well known that the Byerly 

 Turk was ridden as a charger by his owner, when 

 trotting would be a gait constantly required from him, 

 probably more so than galloping. Amongst the forefathers 

 of Mambrino may be noted Curwen's bay Barb, who appears 

 twice, thus bringing in still more strains of horses accus- 

 tomed to the trotting gait. No surprise need then be felt 

 that Messenger was able to leave a line of great trotters 

 when crossed with mares accustomed to the road. 



The portrait of Mambrino at Eaton Hall, by George 

 Stubbs, shows him to have been a compactly built, powerful 

 horse, with a great deal of Arab character about him, but at 



