APPENDIX. 



ORIGINAL STRAIN OF OUR HORSES, WITH 

 TABULATED PEDIGREES. 



It has already been laid down almost as an axiom in this volmiie, 

 that the whole of our present racing stock is the result of an accli- 

 matised breed of Eastern origin. It would indeed be practically 

 impossible to trace back a thoroughbred pedigree to any other 

 source. 



For the convenience of readers who may wish to verify this 

 statement for themselves, and who may not have the ' Stud Book' 

 at hand, we shall proceed to give a series of pedigrees, commencing 

 with Messrs. Weatherby's most recent form of tabulation in Vol. xv. 

 of the ' Stud Book.' 



The following brief account of the principal strains of blood may be found 

 interesting to iireeders. The principal strains in direct descent in the 

 male line may be divided into three, viz. from THE DARLEY 

 ARABIAN (Div. i), THE BYERLY TURK (Div. 2), and THE 

 GODOLPHIN ARABIAN (Div. 3). 



First Division. 

 THE DARLEY ARABIAN. 



From Betty Leedes, by Old Careless (son of Spanker and a Barb mare), 

 dam by the Leedes Arabian, grandam by Spanker (son of the Darcy Yellow 

 Turk), out of the Old Morocco Barb mare (Spanker's own dam), was sire 

 of the two brothers, Flying and Bartlett's Childers. 



FLYING CHILDERS, sire oi Snip (sire oi Snap), 



and 

 BARTLETT'S CHILDERS, sire of Squirt (his dam by Snake, son 

 of The Lister Turk). 



SQUIRT was sire of Syphon and of Marske (his dam by Hutton's 

 Blacklegs, sonof his bay Turk). MARSKE was sire of ECLIPSE 

 (his dam by Regulus, son of Godolphin Arabian — 3rd Division), 

 grandam by a son of Snake — Akaster Turk mare. 



