180 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
thirst; and is fleet, with a high 
and graceful action. The barb takes 
its name from its native land — 
Barbary. It is a larger breed than 
the Arab. 
LEVANT AND PERSIAN HORSES 
These are very closely allied to 
the Arab, but generally of larger 
size; and in Southern Persia, at least, 
less delicately framed. The Turko- 
man horses are related to those of 
Northern Persia. 
THE ENGLISH RACE-HORSE 
This animal is the product of 
very careful selection and gradual 
improvement of an original native 
breed, extending over several cen- 
LADAS turies. Long since, so long ago as 
A perfect English thoroughbred, With this racer Lord Rosebery won the Derby the iste of James I., it had reached 
in 1894 a high degree of excellence. 
Upon this native stock there has 
been built up, by the infusion of Arab blood, the swiftest horse which the world has ever 
known —the BRITISH THOROUGHBRED. ‘Of this breed, it may be stated,” says Mr. Allison, 
“that every such animal in the stud-book of the present day, in this country or any other, 
descends . . . from one of three original Eastern sires-— the Darley Arabian, the Byerley 
Turk, or the Godolphin Arabian.” This is an extremely interesting fact, and constitutes 
a lasting monument to the enterprise and acumen of the British horse-breeder. 
The Byerley Turk hailed from 
the Levant, and was introduced by 
Captain Byerley about 1689. From 
the Byerley Turk came Herod, the 
most celebrated of his descendants, 
who has given rise to the Herod line, 
which to-day is but feebly represented. 
The Godolphin Arabian, or the 
Godolphin Barb, was born about 1724. 
From his grandson Matchem is 
derived the Matchem line, which is 
also to-day bordering on extinction. 
The Darley Arabian carries us 
back to the reign of Queen Anne. 
Flying Childers and Bartlett's Childers 
are directly descended from him; and 
from the latter is descended Eclipse, 
the fastest horse which the turf has 
ever known. It is interesting to note As ag ¢ pier 
that the descendants in the Eclipse a Spite ae ea 
line enormously outnumber those of ais ee Ge aka 
the other two lines which we have con- FLORIZEL II 
sidered. Ofhis descendants, one of the One of King Edward’ s racing-stud 
Photo by C. Reid 
