66 THE HORSE. 
I HAVE saiD that there is another point to be considered in examining 
into the claims of these three Eastern sires, and to be estimated above all 
others. Each pedigree, it will be seen, contains the names of other 
Eastern sires, besides a few mares of that blood ; and it has been argued 
that we are therefore as much indebted to the St. Victor’s Barb, D’Arcy’s 
Yellow Turk, Curwen’s Bay Barb, the Acaster Turk, and Place’s White 
Turk, for the success of Matchem and his descendants, as to the Godolphin 
Barb. So also in the table which has Herod’s name at the head, we find 
not only that he is descended from the Byerley Turk and Darley Arabian, 
but that he has the names of the following Eastern horses in his pedigree, 
vizi—the White D’Arcy Turk, the Leedes Arab, the Brownlow Turk, 
Harpers Arab, and Bethel’s Arab. Again, in relation to Eclipse, he 
numbers the Lister Turk, the Leedes Arab, Hutton’s Grey Barb, 
St. Victor’s Barb, and D’Arcy’s Yellow Turk among his ancestors ; and 
why should they not have the credit of his success as well as the Darley 
Arabian? Now, some have replied to this question by asserting that 
though it is true that their names do thus occur, yet it is only as the 
progenitors of the various dams, as they are not represented in the male 
line. Another argument is founded upon the accumulative evidence 
which is afforded by the three celebrated roots of our thoroughbred stock. 
For whereas we find the names of two out of the three in each of the 
pedigrees given, and as we descend, the whole of them almost invariably, 
yet, as is alleged, we have rarely more than one of the other Eastern sires 
occurring in any of the tables. This argument requires a little careful 
investigation, and I will therefore analyse the three tables with reference 
to each of the sires I have enumerated, which are—1l. The St. Victor’s 
Barb; 2. D’Azy’s Yellow Turk ; 3. Curwen’s Bay Barb; 4. The Acaster 
Turk ; 5. Place’s White Turk; 6. The White D’Arcy’s Turk. 7. The 
TLeedes Arab; 8. The Brownlow Turk; 9. Harper’s Arab; 10. Bethel’s 
Arab; 11. The Lister Turk ; 12. Hutton’s Grey Barb. 
1. The St. Victor’s Bay Barb, as the sire of the Bald Galloway, is met with once in 
the pedigree cf Matchem, and also once in that of Eclipse. 
. D’Arcy’s Yellow Turk occurs in Table 1, thrice as sire of Spanker; in Table 3, 
twice as sire of Spanker and Brimmer; and in Table 2, as sire of Brimmer. 
. Curwen’s Bay Barb. Once in Table J, as sire of the Sister to Mixbury, which mare 
also occurs in Table 3 twice. 
. The Acaster Turk. Once only in Table 3. 
. Places White Turk appears only once as the sire of the great-great-granddam of 
Matchem. 
The White D’Arcy Turk, as the sire of Hautboy, occurs seven times in Table 2, 
and twice in Table 1, also as the sire of that horse. 
. The Leedes Arab. Once in Table 1 ; twice in Table 2. 
. The Brownlow Turk. Once only in Table 1. 
. Harper’s Arab. Once in Table 1. 
. Bethels Arab. Once in Table 1. 
. The Lister Turk. Thrice in Table 2. 
12. Hutton’s Grey Barb. Once in Table 2. 
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IN COMPARING THESE, therefore, with the three “great roots,” as they 
are called, we shall find that numerically several of them are equal, and 
some superior to the latter ; thus— 
1. The Byerley Turk occurs once in Table 1, and twice in Table 3. 
2. The Darley Arabian is met with twice in Table 1, and once in Table 2. 
3. The Godolphin Barb appears once in Table 2, and once in Table 3. 
Ir, THEREFORE, the value of a particular strain descending through the 
female line is the same as that passing through the male branches, the 
