Branble, etc. Several mares were also imported amongst which are 

 especially to be mentioned : 



1. Posthaste (Colonel). 2. Georgian (Buzzard — Byerly Turk. 

 Variety — Selim — Herod). 3. Taffrail ( Streetanchor. Dam, 

 daughter of Whisker — Darley Arabian). The last two mentioned 

 mares were covered by Sir. Hercules (Eclipse) the sire of Bird- 

 catcher, and to him Georgian dropped on her arrival at the Cape 

 Sir Hercules — a famous sire and one of the founders of the Hantam 

 type of Cape Horse. 



1850-60. Quality although not quite up to that imported in 

 the preceding decade was still commendable. Among the best are 

 to be mentioned : 



1. Pantomine (Pantaloon). 2. Lammermoor. 3. Cocker- 

 mouth. 4. Mr. Martin (Lancelot). Mr. Martin is described in the 

 '^Sporting Magazine" the recognized authority of its day as one of 

 the handsomest horses England ever produced. 5. Cornboro (Flat- 

 catcher). 6. Mayor of Hull (Sharon Buidhe). 7. Wrestler (Or- 

 lando — Eclipse). 8. Barkley (Tecldington — Eclipse). 9. Sylvan 

 (The Saddler). 10. Early Morn (Chanticleer). 11. Wentworth 

 (Bay Middleton). 12. Mortimer (Fitz Allen. Mortimer was the 

 first thoroughbred imported to the province of Natal in 1860.) 



The mares imported during this period were : 



1. Meliora (Melbourne — Godolphin Barb). 2. Georgie (Or- 

 lando). 3. Idollette (Storm). 4. Hebe (Herbilist). It was dur- 

 ing this decade that the Cape Horse may be said to have reached its 

 highest state of perfection. The Indian authorities had appointed 

 a resident Commissioner at the Cape for the purpose of purchasing 

 suitable horses for remounts and thousands of horses were shipped 

 to the different parts of India. The decade 1860-70 brought the 

 largest number of horses to our shores, the most prominent being : 



1. Bonnie Morn, by Chanticleer. 2. Nothing More, by Hospo- 

 dor. .3 Commissioner, by Orest. 4. King William, by Poynta. 5, 

 Naughty Boy, by Idle Boy. 6. Newsmonger, by Newminister. 7. 

 Nugget, by West Australian. 8. Tormentor, by Wild Daywell. 9. 

 Sir Amyas Leigh, by Adventurer, etc. 



So great has been the success of these importations that in the 

 following decade it was the desire of almost every farmer to possess 

 imported stallions. This drew the attention of certain unscrupulous 

 speculators and in consequence numbers of the sorriest rips that 



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