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He is generally referred to as the best son of the Godolphin. 

 Also Babraham, Dimple and Gower Stallion. 



Lath, Babraham, Dismal and Dormouse won all their races. 



The Godolphin was buried with fitting ceremonies and 

 cakes and ale were given at his funeral. Many writers 

 have contended that he was a Barb. 



LIVE LINES OF DESCENT 



From these three cornerstones of the English thorough- 

 bred structure The Byerly Turk, the Darley Arabian 

 and the Godolphin Arabian the "live lines" of descent 

 were through King Herod, Matchem and Eclipse. 



Repeating somewhat, to make clear the lines: 



The Byerly Turk got Jigg out of a Spanker mare; 

 Jigg got (Crofts) Partner out of a Curwen Barb mare; 

 Partner got Tartar out of a Fox mare; Tartar got Herod. 



The Godolphin Arabian got Cade out of a Bald Gal- 

 loway mare; Cade got Matchem out of a Partner mare. 



The Darley Arabian got Bartlett's Childers out of a 

 Careless mare; Bartlett's Childers got Squirt out of a 

 Snake mare; Squirt got Marske out of a Blacklegs mare; 

 Marske got Eclipse. 



(i) THE HEROD LINE 



KING HEROD was foaled in 1758, the property of Wil- 

 liam, Duke of Cumberland. Cypron, his dam, was by 

 Blaze. Herod did not come on the Turf until he was five 

 years old, ran only at Newmarket, Ascot Heath and York 

 and invariably ran 4-mile heats; his forte was bottom 

 and strength which enabled him to carry weight. He ran 

 fourteen races and won ten. Out of five races for a thou- 

 sand guineas each, 1 he won three. Between 1771 and 1789, 



1 A guinea was about $5. 



