ORIGIN OF THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE. 57 
the sire of the Duke of Kingston’s Sprite, Lord Bristol’s Grasshopper, Sir 
Roger Moyston’s Jigg (sire of Partner, and Basto), from whom, through 
his daughter (the sister to Soreheels), were descended Crab, the Bald Gal- 
loway, and the celebrated Match’em. The Lister Turk was brought over 
from the siege of Buda during the reign of James the Second, by the Duke 
of Berwick. He was sire of Snake, and therefore great-grandsire of Squirt, 
from whom was descended the celebrated Eclipse. 
Tue Dartey ARABIAN marks another step, and must have been imported 
somewhere between the years 1700 and 1715, his son Childers being 
foaled in the latter. He belonged to Mr. Darley, of Buttercramb, near 
York, who obtained him through his brother, a merchant of Aleppo. He 
is said to have been a native of Palmyra, but this is only traditional, and 
there is really nothing certain known of his blood. He was the sire of 
the Devonshire Childers, and his brother, Bartlett’s Childers; the former 
not being now represented by any horse through the male line, but being 
the maternal great-grandfather to Herod, while the latter is well known 
to all horse-breeders as the great-grandsire of Eclipse. He also was the 
sire of Almanzor, a good racehorse, Cupid, Brisk, and Deedalus, all fast, 
and of a host of inferior runners, though he had few mares put to him. The 
Devonshire Childers is supposed to have been the fastest horse of his day, 
and it is recorded that he ran the round course at Newmarket (three miles 
six furlongs and ninety-three yards) in six minutes forty seconds. Bartlett’s 
Childers was not trained. In addition to the Darley Arabian, there were 
also imported, between the years 1700 and 1724, when the Godolphin Barb 
appeared, Curwen’s Bay Barb, the Thoulouse Barb, the Belgrade Turk, 
tne Lonsdale Bay Arab, Compton’s Barb, afterwards named the Sedlev 
Grey Arab, the Cullen Arabian, the Leedes Arabian, and St. Victor’s Barb. 
The Curwen Bay Barb was grandsire on the maternal side of Partner, and 
with the Thoulouse Barb was presented to Louis XIV. by the King of 
Morocco. They were purchased from the natural son of Louis by Mr. 
Curwen, of Workington, Cumberland, and brought over to England. The 
Belgrade Turk was taken at the siege of Belgrade. Nothing is known of 
the antecedents of the Lonsdale Bay Arab, but he was sire of a great 
many good horses; yet he is not now represented by any descended 
through the male line. Of the others we have no record beyond their 
names in the various pedigrees. 
THE GODOLPHIN ARABIAN is very commonly supposed to have been the 
last Eastern horse of any note used in the stud, with the exception of the 
Wellesley Grey Arab, in the early part of the present century. This, 
however, is not true; for whereas he was foaled about the year 1724, 
there are the following names to be seen in the best pedigrees, all of later 
date ; viz. the Damascus Arab,-1754; the Newcombe Bay Arab, 1756; 
the Coombe Arab, 1760; and Bell’s Grey Arab, 1765. The Godolphin 
Arabian, or Barb as he is very commonly supposed to have been, was 
about fifteen hands high, and of a rich brown bay colour. The tradition 
is that he was sent to France from Barbary, as a present to Louis XIV. 
by the Emperor of Morocco ; but, like the Curwen Bay and Thoulouse 
Barbs, he was not valued as he deserved, but being turned out of the stud, 
was employed to draw a water-cart in Paris. From this ignoble occupation 
he was rescued by Mr. Coke, but when brought to England he was at first 
no better off, for he was used as teazer to Hobgoblin, and was only 
allowed to cover Roxana on the refusal of that celebrated horse to do his 
duty. The produce was Lath, the most celebrated racehorse of his day, 
and reputed to be only second to Childers. This success immediately 
