72 The E7iglish Horse. 



tigeur and his sons ; the PotSos and Waxy Hne princi- 

 pally by the Birdcatchers, Stockwells, and Newminsters, 

 with still some Touchstones and Orlandos, and now 

 again through Defence, as the services of his grand re- 

 presentative Gladiateur have been available for breeders 

 in this country. I shall be surprised if Lord Lyon does 

 not leave his mark at the stud if he has a fair chance, 

 and perhaps his mares may hereafter be especially well 

 mated to the representatives of the Joe Andrews line. 



The line through this fourth son of Eclipse from the 

 Darley Arabian has been splendidly bred up for some 

 generations ; and although the representatives are not 

 so numerous as those of the PotSos and Waxy line, the 

 excellence of the breeding of Beadsman and Blue Gown 

 is not to be surpassed by any of the Waxy lines. There 

 are also several of Weatherbit's sons at the stud ; and 

 Lecturer may also do some service for the line from 

 which he has sprung ; he is in good hands. 



Some further remarks will be offered on the subject 

 of this grand source from which our racehorse has 

 sprung when the whole review shall have been com- 

 pleted. The Godolphin Arab or Barb and his descen- 

 dants will next be considered. 



The Line from the Godolphin Arab or Barb. 



The Godolphin Arab or Barb, the head of the third 

 line of our English racers, was a dark bay or brown bay 

 horse, said to hav^e been about 15 hands high. He is 

 supposed to date back to 1724, but was first used as a 

 stallion in this country in 173 1. In all probability 



