The only distinct type of Cape Horse that was produced were 

 the famous "Cape Grej^s" bred by Mr. Melck, they being the pro- 

 geny of the Spanish stallions captured in 1807. They seem to have 

 been heavier than the average Cape Horse of the time and more 

 adapted for driving than riding."" Melck 's stud had a great name 

 and man}^ of his stud's representatives were found all thro^igli the 

 land. The type has never been established as a breed ; but the great 

 dapple-greys still met with here and there are certaiiily still de- 

 scendeuts of these Spanish stallions. 



Frequent mention has been made of the van Zijls', Oosthnizen's 

 and Hantamer horses ; but although there certainly was a difrer- 

 ence in the type we have no reliable information what the points of 

 variation were. With the unfortunate neglect of horse-breeding 

 and the more disastrous effects of the Anglo-Boer war these types 

 passed away before they were firmly established. To-day every 

 eifort is being made to breed on the lines of the old type and some 

 of the Colesberg breeders are so fortunate as still to own some of 

 the old Hantam mares. 



In 1811 and afterwards some of the best Thoroughbreds im- 

 ported to the Cape found ttieir way to these studs. Mr. Oosthuizen 

 owned War Eagle, Turpin and Evenus. Turpin later went to the 

 Orange Free State and then into Natal. Mr. Louw owned Sir Her- 

 cules, and Sorcerer. Mr. Van Zijl owned Sir Hercules (Ijouw's), 

 Champagne Charlie and Sir Amyas Leigh — horses that were on a 

 par with any of those tliat crown the genealogical trees of other 

 breeds.'^® The foundation stock was as we have seen from the first 

 chapter mostly of Oriental strains, with the evception perhaps of 

 the five stud horses from Boston, IT. S. A., in 1872 and several stal- 

 lions from England in the same year. 



Up to the beginning of last centurj^ almost a century and a 

 hfelf, Oriental blood has been the dominant one ; since then the 

 Thorougrbred reigned for half a century, when a period of Hack- 

 neys, Clevelands, Roadsters and even Cart Horse sires in 1890 and 

 after. 



The Hackneys found greatest favor in the Western Province 

 of the Cape Colony. The Melck and Kotze studs in Malmesbury 



(37) Henricli Lichtenstein " Beisen in Sildlichen Afrika 1798-1806, Berlin 1811. 



Live StocT: Journal No. 2 "Light Horses" — Breeds and Manari ement . 

 London 1907. 



(38) Compare. Graf C- G. Wrangcl "Die Bassen der Pferdcs" Stuttgart 1909. 



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