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Mr Wilkinson's Barb mare. 



Mr Compton's Barb. 



The Thoulouse Barb. 



The Marshall or Sileby Turk. 



The Byerly Turk. 



The Acaster Turk. 



The Belgrade Turk. 



Duke of Berwick's Turk. 



The Helmsley Turk. 



Dodsworth, a natural Barb, foaled in England. 



It was with great difficulty, risk and trouble that these 

 famous horses were secured by Englishmen, and their 

 names include most of the noted 'Pilgrim Fathers' of 

 the British Turf. ' Sojourners in a foreign land,' they 

 did immeasurable good for the English breed of horses. 



The Godolphin Arabian was bought out of a cart in 

 Paris, was brought to England by Mr Coke, and after- 

 wards became the property of the Earl of Godolphin. 



Mr Bell announced that his grey Arabian was purchased 

 at the distance of thirty days' journey from St John d'Acre, 

 the nearest seaport town to the desert of Arabia. Philip 

 John, an Armenian, who bought him for Mr Bell, opened 

 the campaign by making the great sheik, Beny Sucker, a 

 few useful presents, and finally purchased the grey Arabian 

 out of the sheik's own stud. He was escorted by the 

 Arabs during the return journey of thirty days through the 

 desert, and had still the long overland journey to Aleppo, 

 before taking ship to England, which he finally reached. 

 This is only one example of the difficulties attendant upon 

 bringing out Arabian horses, but owners found themselves 

 amply repaid. 



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