I o The English Horse 



CHAPTER II. 



A successional and historic review of tlie English race horse, from the year 

 1689 to the present time. 



It is purposed to give a sketch of the Enghsh race horse 

 from the year 1689 up to the present time, and to take 

 the three imported horses, known as the Darley Arabian, 

 the Byerly Turk, and the Godolphin Arabian, and trace 

 from them separately the various famihes that have 

 sprung from them in direct male descent. The other 

 imported horses are not brought in, as they have not 

 handed down their blood in direct male descent, although 

 they did their work by improving the blood of the former 

 running horse of this country ; among such are the 

 Helmsley Turk, Place's Turk, Lister's Turk, D'Arcey 

 White and Yellow Turks, Dods worth, the Belgrade 

 Turk, and perhaps prominently among these importa- 

 tions, Curwen's bay Barb, Sir J. Williams's Turk (or 

 Honeywood's Arabian), Bloody Buttocks, and the Leedes 

 Arabian. Nor has it been attempted to give here a full 

 list of the Eastern horses brought to this country. It is 

 more than likely Markham's Arabian was not used at 

 all, although King James I. gave 500 guineas for him, as 

 the prejudice was very strong against the Arabian, and 

 the Master of the Horse took a dislike to him. Although 



