THE GODOLPHIN BARB. ECLIPSE. 459 



this admirable horse is descended a race of the finest steeds 

 which we have ever possessed. He was the sire of the fleet- 

 est racer that ever ran — the Flying Ghilders — whose de- 

 scendants have, in general been of the best quality. 



The Darlej Arabian may therefore be considered the 

 horse which turned the tide of fashion in favour of the 

 Arabian breed, amongst the lovers of the turf in Great 

 Britain. 



THE GODOLPHIN BARB. 



This extraordinary horse was of a brown bay, about 

 fifteen hands high, with some white on the ofi'-heel behind. 

 He was long considered as a genuine Arabian, but we think 

 his points were that of a Barb of the highest breed. It is 

 quite certain that he was imported into France from Bar- 

 bary, where it was suspected he had been stolen. So little 

 was he valued in France, that he was actually employed in 

 the drudgery of drawing a cart in Paris. He was brought 

 to England by Mr. Coke, who gave him to Mr. Williams, of 

 the St. James's Cofiee-house, who afterwards presented him 

 to the Earl of Godolphin. 



Roxana, by Godolphin, produced Lath, one of the most 

 beautiful horses, admitted by those most skilled in horse- 

 flesh, to be the best that had appeared at Newmarket for 

 many years previous to his time, Ghilders only excepted. 

 It is a remarkable fact, that there is hardly at this period a 

 superior horse on the turf, without a cross of the Godolphin 

 blood in him. 



ECLIPSE. 



This was a British-bred horse, and the finest proportioned 

 animal which was ever known in this country. He was got 

 by Marsk, a grandson through Squirt, of Bartlett's Ghilders, 



