44 THE MORGAN HORSE 



Alcock's Arabian, known also as Mr. Pelham's Gray Arab, and 

 was afterwards Duke of Ancaster's, got Crab in 1721. 



Sir H. Harpur's Barb ; the St. Victor Barb, brought from France 

 and sire of Bald Galloway; the Akaster Turk, sire of Chaunter; and 

 the Oysterfoot Arabian come next. 



Barley's Arabian, probably a Turk or Syrian horse, was brought 

 from Smyrna to Yorkshire, England, by a Mr. Darley, who was 

 agent for merchandise and member of a hunting club at Smyrna. 

 This horse covered but few well-bred mares, but was sire of Flying 

 or Devonshire Childers, Bartlet's Childers, Almanzor, Aleppo, etc. 



The Cyprus Arabian (Duke of Rutland's), thought to have 

 been the same as the Hampton Court Chestnut Arabian, was brought 

 in about 1720. 



The Hampton Court Litton Arabian ; Howe's Persian; Bassett's 

 Oxford Bloody-Shouldered Arabian, sire of Bolton Sweepstakes; 

 Hutton's Bay Turk ; the Lonsdale Bay Arabian, sire of Monkey ; Lex- 

 ington Gray Arabian ; the Pigot Turk or Mostyn's Bay Barb ; Beth- 

 ell's Arabian; Lonsdale's Black Arabian; Johnson's Turk ; Sir M. 

 Newton's Bay Arabian; the Wynn Arabian, sire of Driver; the Wid- 

 drington or Bridgewater Gray Arabian ; Crofts' Egyptain ; Conyer's 

 Arabian; the Hall Arabian, sire, in 1722, of Heneage's Whitenose ; 

 the Sutton Turk, Duke of Devonshire's, that covered in 1719; 

 Morgan's Gray Barb ; Morgan's Black Barb ; and the Orford or 

 Walpole Gray Turk appear next. 



The Belgrade Turk was captured at the siege of Belgrade by 

 General Merci, and sent by him to the Prince de Craon, who pre- 

 sented him to the Prince of Lorraine. He was afterward bought by 

 Sir Marmaduke Wyvill and died his property about 1740. 



We come now to the Godolphin Arabian, the greatest, and about 

 the last of the Arabs brought to England, whose blood is conspicu- 

 ous in the English thoroughbred horse of to-day. He was a brown 

 bay with some white on the off hind heel, about fifteen hands. It is 

 not known whether he was an Arabian or Barb. He was imported 

 from France to England, in 1730, by Mr. Coke, and given by him to 

 Lord Godolphin. The u General Stud Book" says : "It is remarkable 

 that there is not a superior horse now on the turf without a cross of 

 the Godolphin Arabian, neither has there been for many years past". 



From this summary of the introduction of the Arab into England 

 it will be seen that there were a large number of Arab horses im- 

 ported into England between 1625 and 1730; that there were also 

 quite a number of Arab mares imported in the same time, and that 

 from these importations arose the English thoroughbred horse. 



