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The Living Animals of the World 



thirst ; and is fleet, with a high 

 and graceful action. The barb takes 

 its name from its native land 

 Barbary. It 

 the Arab. 



is a larger breed than 



the 



Photo ly C. Reid] 



A perfect English thoroughbred. 



[ Wishaw, N.B. 



LADAS. 



With this racer Lord Rosebery won the Derby 

 in 1894. 



LEVANT AND PERSIAN HOUSES. 



These are very closely allied to 

 Arab, but generally of larger 

 size ; and in Southern Persia, at least, 

 less delicately framed. The Turkoman 

 horses are related to those of Northern 

 Persia. 



THE ENGLISH EACE-IIOJISE. 

 This animal is the product of 

 very careful selection and gradual 

 improvement of an original native 

 breed, extending over several centuries. 

 Long since, so long ago as the reign 

 of James I., it had reached a high 

 degree of excellence. 



Upon this native stock there has 

 been built up, by the infusion of Arab blood, the swiftest horse which the world has ever 

 known the BRITISH THOROUGHBRED. " Of this breed, it may be stated," says Mr. Allison, 

 "that every such animal in the stud-book of the present day, in this country or any other, 

 descends . . . from one of three original Eastern sires the Darley Arabian, the Byerley Turk, 

 or the Godolphin Arabian." This is an extremely interesting fact, and constitutes a lasting 

 monument to the enterprise and acumen of the British horse-breeder. 



The Byerley Turk hailed from 

 the Levant, and was introduced by 

 Captain Byerley about 1689. From 

 the Byerley Turk came Herod, the 

 most celebrated of his descendants, 

 who has given rise to the Herod line, 

 which to-day is but feebly represented. 

 The Godolphin Arabian, or the 

 Godolphin Barb, was born about 1724. 

 From his grandson Matchem is derived 

 the Matchem line, which is also to-day 

 bordering on extinction. 



The Darley Arabian carries us 

 back to the reign of Queen Anne. 

 Flying Childers and Bartlett's Childers 

 are directly descended from him ; and 

 from the latter is descended Eclipse, 

 1 the fastest horse which the turf has 

 \ ever known. It is interesting to note 

 'that the descendants in the Eclipse 

 'line enormously outnumber those of 



FLORIZEL ii. the other two lines which we have con- 



of the King's racing-stud. sidered. Of his descendants, one of the 



