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THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



The horses of the Levant and Persia are more or less closely related 



to the Arab, but are often of larger size. Indeed, in Southern Persia 

 Persian 

 Horses the horses are very similar to Arabs, though less delicately formed; but 



in the northern districts they are all larger. The Turkoman horse 

 which often stand sixteen hands in height, are allied to those of Northern Persia. 



The English race horse, of which examples are represented in the 

 P n * s figures on pp. 1080, 1084, has been produced by a gradual improvement 

 of the original native breed, which had been going on for several cen- 

 turies, and subsequently by a large infusion of Eastern and African blood. The 

 present breed is mainly the product of three foreign horses; of which the first was 



GERMAN HAI.F-BRED HORSE. 



(One-twenty-fifth natural size.) 



from the Levant, belonging to Captain Byerly in 1689, and hence called the "Byerly 

 Turk." From him was descended " Herod," which, as being the most celebrated 

 of this stock, has given the name of the Herod-line to all his descendants. In the 

 reign of Queen Anne the " Barley Arabian " (so called from the name of its owner) 

 likewise exerted great influence upon the breed. From him were directly descended 

 Flying Childers " and " Bartlett's Childers"; while from the latter was derived 

 " Eclipse," one of the fastest horses which has ever run on the turf. The horses 

 descended from the latter are designated the Eclipse-line. The third horse was the 

 "Godolphin Barb," born about 1724, from whose grandson, " Matchem," is 

 derived the name of the third great line of English race horses. It should be remem- 



