20 DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HORSE 



subsequent French breeds of horses. It is probable that William 

 I, in introducing French manners and customs, and even the French 

 language, into the English court, did not neglect the descendants 

 of these Arabian horses, which had become so valuable in France. 

 Before the time of Oliver Cromwell, who was born in 1 599, 

 the word thoroughbred was commonly used to designate these 

 highly-bred running horses. A famous sire in Cromwell's time, 





GODOLPHIN, THOROUGHBRED 



imported by Mr. Place, the lord protector's stud groom, was 

 known as Place's White Turk. After the restoration Charles II 

 continued the executive interest and imported four royal mares 

 from Barbary. Perhaps the most famous of the Oriental sires 

 were the Byerly Turk, Captain Byerly's charger, 1 689, famous 

 for his fleetness ; Darley Arabian, brought from the desert of Pal- 

 myra in 1 700, and Godolphin Barb, which was brought from 

 the coast of Africa about 1 728. 



"Farmers here think Bic^more's Gall Cure is one of the necessities, as this 

 country is hard on horses. D. JXC. Ure, JXCorris, JXCan., Canada.'' 



