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Sir Thomas Bendish, the English Ambassador at Constantinople in 1657, and one 

 was brought to Cromwell himself by Nicholas Buxter in the " Dartmouth," from 

 Rotterdam to Gravesend, Captain Richard Rooth. A further importation was 

 made through Colonel Lockhart, English Ambassador in Paris, which were a 

 present from Cardinal Mazarin. Three other horses of Eastern blood are known 

 at this time, named respectively Guise, the Duke of Rutland's Barb, Lord Fairfax's 

 Morocco Barb, and the Lambert Turk. It may be finally remarked that not only was 

 " Place's White Turk" used for breeding, but that his blood can be traced in racing 

 stock down to the present day. For he was the sire of Mr. Croft's Commoner, and 

 of the first Wormwood ; from him, too, came the greatgrandams of Windham, and of 

 Sir William Morgan's (later Mr. Elstob's), Old Cartouch. This last-named animal 

 was foaled in 1717 and covered up to 1745. He was by the Bald Galloway, and on 

 his mother's side also traced descent to that daughter of Jllake/ess which Mr. 

 Crofts presented to Queen Anne, and he had an own brother named Button. Out of 

 a natural Barb mare belonging to the famous Mr. Tregonwell, Place 's While Turk 

 also got a filly, out of whom the Bycrley Turk got Sir W. Ramsden's mare. This 

 mare was in turn the mother of Grey Ramsden, by Hautboy, and she also produced 

 stock to Spanker, the Darley Arabian, and the Newcastle Turk. From her are 

 descended in a direct female line such famous progeny as Goldfinder, Whalebone, 

 Bay Middleton, Lord Lyon, Bend Or, Robert the Devil, The Bard ^by Petrarch), 

 Minting, and many more. When I have added that to a daughter of Places White 

 Turk is also credited the greatgrandam of Matchem (foaled in 1748 and died in 1781), 

 I shall have said more than enough to show that we have already reached a point in 

 Turf History in which modern breeders can -feel a keen and direct interest, and 

 before succumbing to any further genealogical temptations, 1 will hasten on to show 

 the excellent use made of his opportunities by Charles II. 



It is evident from what has just been said that the " Merry Monarch," who came to 

 restore a good deal more than monarchy to the English people, had only to give 

 his loyal sportsmen a fair chance, and there was plenty of material for him to work 

 upon. In spite of the several enactments, actual racing had not been completely 

 suppressed, and there was blood stock all ready to be raced as well, as we have 

 seen ; for by the time the King had had leisure to count up his possessions, 

 several animals had been foaled who were to be the heads of some of the most 

 illustrious pedigrees in the annals of the thoroughbred. But I shall be speaking 

 with more detail of Arabian sires and mares in another chapter ; and I now 



