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procured him plenty of mares, chiefly, however, belonging to the Earl of 
Godolphin ; and it is not a little remarkable that before Lath could have 
been tried, in fact, when he was only a yearling, his dam, Roxana, was 
put to the Godolphin Arabian again, producing Cade, the sire of Matchem, 
who though less famous in his own day, is now much better known 
from his greater success as a stallion. He also got Regulus, the maternal 
grandsire of Eclipse, Blank, and Babraham, both represented in our best 
pedigrees. The shape of the Godolphin Arabian was very remarkable, as 
may be seen on examining the engraving of him given at page 16. 
The Damascus Arab, imported in 1760, was said to be of pure Arab blood, 
having been presented by the Sheik of Acria to the Pasha of Damascus, 
who gave him to a merchant at Aleppo, and he again sold him to an 
Englishman who was then on his travels. He is not now represented in 
the stud, though of some celebrity in his day as a stallion. The New- 
combe Bay Arabian was of considerable size and substance, resembling in 
these respects the Godolphin Arabian more than the ordinary run of 
Eastern horses. He, however, had very few mares. Bell’s Grey Arabian 
was the last of the importations made during the eighteenth century, 
being extensively used in the stud between the years 1765 and 1772, 
when he died. He was sire of a great many good runners in his day, but 
his blood is now entirely extinct. 
DvrRING THE FIRST HALF of the eighteenth century, besides the two 
Childers which have been already mentioned under the head of the 
Darley Arabian, the following celebrated horses and mares were foaled :— 
Basto, 1703 ; who was considered to be one of the best horses of his year. 
Makeless, a son of the Oglethorp Arabian. 
Bay Bolton, 1705; a great winner. 
Brocklesby Betty, 1711; who was thought to be superior to any horse of her 
time, and was not trained till after she had produced a foal. 
Brocklesby, 1728. 
Benny Black, 1715. 
Buckhunter, 1715; better known as the Carlisle Gelding, being obliged to be 
castrated on account of vice. 
Fox, 1714. 
Squirrel, 1719. 
Miss Neasham, 1720; dam of Miss Patty, and through her granddam of 
Captain Macheath, who travelled and raced more than 500 miles by road 
in seven weeks. 
Old Cartouche, and Bald Charlotte. 
Crab, 1722. 
Hobgoblin, 1724; by Aleppo, son of the Darley Arabian. 
Fearnought, 1725. 
Starling, 1727. 
Partner, 1731. 
Little Partner, 1731. 
Miss Layton, 1736. 
Lath, 1732; the cause of the Godolphin Barb coming into use. 
Second, 1732. 
Volunteer, 1735. 
Moorcork, 1740. 
Babraham, 1740; son of the Godolphin Arabian, out of the large Hartley mure. 
Little Driver, 1748. 
Silver Leg, 1743. 
Othello, afterwards called Black and ell Black, 1743. 
Sampson, 1745. 
Brilliant, 1750. 
Forrester, 1750. 
Marske, 1750; sire of Eclipse. 
Snap, 1750. 
Syphon, 1750 
