i68 THE HORSE AND ITS RELATIVES 



Eclipse Stakes in 1897. His pedigree is as 

 follows : 



fVedette, 1854 

 \FlyingDuchess, 1853' 

 fKing Tom, 1851 

 \Adeline, 1851 

 j Lord Clifden, 1860 

 \Lady Langden, 1868 

 /Young Melbourne, 185 5 

 lLa Belle Helene, 1866 



Lastly, we have the " Godolphin Barb," a dark 

 bay horse with some white on the off hind-fetlock, 

 who was purchased in Paris about 1784, and pre- 

 sented to Lord Godolphin (by whom he was regarded 

 as an Arab). From his grandson, " Matchem," the 

 third great line of English thoroughbreds derives 

 its title. "Herod," "Eclipse," and "Matchem," 

 it should be mentioned, were closely related ; and 

 it is to their descendants that the term thorough- 

 bred should be restricted. 



As the thoroughbred has been developed solely 

 from the point of view of speed combined with 

 staying power, it is only natural that he should not 

 conform to the ideal type of equine beauty ; and, as 

 a matter of fact, the frequent presence of ewe-neck 

 detracts from perfect symmetry. Neither are 

 these horses safe to ride. They have the broad 

 forehead, brilliant eyes, delicate muzzle, expanded 

 nostrils, and wide throat of the Arab and the Barb, 

 with the body long and light, and the last rib 



