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THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 



thirst; and is fleet, with a high 

 and graceful action. The barb takes 

 its name from its native land — ■ 

 Barbary. It is a larger breed than 

 the Arab. 



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Fhoto by C. Rtli 



A perfect English the. 



I. \ DAS 



ughbred. With this racer Lord Rosebery ivon the Derby 

 in l8<)4 



Levant and Persian Horses 



These are very closely allied to 



the Arab, but generally of larger 

 size; and in Southern Persia, at least, 

 less delicately framed. The Turko- 

 man horses are related to those of 

 Northern Persia. 



The English Race-horse 



This animal is the product of 

 very careful selection and gradual 

 improvement of an original native 

 breed, extending over several cen- 

 turies. Long since, so long ago as 

 the reign of James I., it had reached 

 a high degree of excellence. 



Upon this native stock there has 



been built up, by the infusion of Arab blood, the swiftest horse which the world has ever 



known — the BRITISH THOROUGHBRED. " Of this breed, it may be stated," says Mr. Allison, 



" that every such animal in the stud-book of the present day, in this country or any other, 



descends . . . from one of three original Eastern sires — the Darley Arabian, the Byerley 



Turk, or the Godolphin Arabian." This is an extremely interesting fact, and constitutes 



a lasting monument to the enterprise and acumen of the British horse-breeder. 

 The Byerley Turk hailed from 



the Levant, and was introduced by 



Captain Byerley about 1689. From 



the Byerley Turk came Herod, the 



most celebrated of his descendants, 



who has given rise to the Herod line, 



which to-day is but feebly represented. 

 The Godolphin Arabian, or the 



Godolphin Barb, was born about 17-4. 



From his grandson Matchem is 



derived the Matchem line, which is 



il ;o to da) bordering on extinction. 

 The Darley Arabian carries us 



bai 1. i" the reign of Queen Anne. 



Flying Childers and Bartlett's < !hilders 

 directly descended from him; and 



from the latter i^ descended Eclip e, 



the fastest horse which the turf has 

 1 known. It is interesting to note 



that tli'' d< 1 ■ ndants in the Ecli] 



line enormously outnumber those of 



the other two lines which we havecon- FLORIZEL II 



sidercd. OfhisdcSCCIldantS,Oneofthe One of King Edward' s racing-stud 



Phitc if C. Riid 



