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of Morocco ; but, like the Curwen Bay and Thoulouse Barbs, he was not. 

 valued as he deserved, but being turned out of the stud, was employed to 

 draw a water-cart in Paris. From this ignoble occupation he was rescued 

 by Mr. Coke, but when brought to England he was at first no better off, for 

 he was used as teazer to Hobgoblin, and was only allowed to cover Roxana 

 on the refusal of that celebrated horse to do his duty. The produce was 

 Lath, the most celebrated race-horse of his day, and reputed to be only 

 second to Childers. This success immediately procured him plenty of 

 mares, chiefly, however, belonging to the Earl of Godolphin ; and it is not a 

 little remarkable that before Lath could have been tried, in fact, when he 

 was only a yearling, his dam, Roxana, was put to the Godolphin Arabian 

 again, producing Cade, the sire of Matchem, who though less famous in his 

 own day, is now much better known from his greater success as a stallion. 

 He also got Regulus, the maternal grandsire of Eclipse, Blank, and Babra- 

 ham, both represented in our best pedigrees. The shape of the Godolphin 

 Arabian was very remarkable, as may be seen on examining the engraving 

 of him given at page 20. 



The Damascus Arab, imported in 1760, was said to be of pure Arab 

 blood, having been presented by the Sheik of Acria to the Pasha of 

 Damascus, who gave him to a merchant at Aleppo, and he again sold him 

 to an Englishman who was then on his travels. He is not now represented 

 in the stud, though of some celebrity in his day as a stallion. The 

 Newcombe Bay Arabian was of considerable size and substance, resembling 

 in these respects the Godolphin Arabian more than the ordinary run of 

 Eastern horses. He, however, had very few mares. Bell's Grey Arabian 

 was the last of the importations made during the eighteenth century, being 

 extensively used in the stud between the years 1765 and 1772, when he 

 died. He was sire of a great many good runners in his day, but his blood 

 is now entirely extinct. 



DURING THE FIRST HALF of the eighteenth century, besides the two 

 Childers which have been already mentioned under the head of the Darley 

 Arabian, the following celebrated horses and mares were foaled : 



Basto, 1703 ; who was considered to be one of the best horses of his year. 



Makeless, a son of the Oglethorp Arabian. 



Bay Bolton, 1705 ; a great winner. 



Brocklesby Betty, 1711 ; who was thought to be superior to any horse of her time, 



and was not trained till after she had produced a foal. 

 Brocklesby, 1728. 

 Bonny Black, 1715. 

 Bucklmnter, 1715; better known as the Carlisle Gelding, being obliged to be 



castrated on account of vice. 

 Fox, 1714. 

 Squirrel, 1719. 

 Miss Neasham, 1720 ; dam of Miss Patty, and through her granddam of Captain 



Macheath, who travelled and raced more than 500 miles by road in seven weeks 

 Old Cartouche, and Bald Charlotte. 

 Crab, 1722. 



Hobgoblin, 1724 ; by Aleppo, son of the Darley Arabian. 

 Fearnought, 1725. 

 Starling, 1727. 

 Partner, 1731. 

 Little Partner, 1731. 

 Miss Lay ton, 1736. 



Lath, 1732 ; the cause of the Godolphin Barb coming into use. 

 Second, 1732. 



