THE GODOLPHIN BARB.-ECLIPSE. 
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this admirable horse is descended a race of the finest steeds 
which we have ever possessed. He was the sire of the fleet¬ 
est racer that ever ran—the Flying Childers —whose de¬ 
scendants have, in general been of the best quality. 
The Harley Arabian may therefore be considered the 
horse which turned the tide of fashion in favour of the 
Arabian breed, amongst the lovers of the turf in Great 
Britain. 
THE GODOLPHIN BARB. 
This extraordinary horse was of a brown bay, about 
fifteen hands high, with some white on the off-heel behind. 
He was long considered as a genuine Arabian, but we think 
his points were that of a Barb of the highest breed. It is 
quite certain that he was imported into France from Bar¬ 
bary, where it was suspected he had been stolen. So little 
was he valued in France, that he was actually employed in 
the drudgery of drawing a cart in Paris. He was brought 
to England by Mr. Coke, who gave him to Mr. Williams, of 
the St. James’s Coffee-house, who afterwards presented him 
to the Earl of Godolphin. 
Roxana, by Godolphin, produced Lath, one of the most 
beautiful horses, admitted by those most skilled in horse¬ 
flesh, to be the best that had appeared at Newmarket for 
many years previous to his time, Childers only excepted. 
It is a remarkable fact, that there is hardly at this period a 
superior horse on the turf, without a cross of the Godolphin 
blood in him. 
ECLIPSE. 
This was a British-bred horse, and the finest proportioned 
animal which was ever known in this country. He was got 
by Marsk, a grandson through Squirt, of Bartlett’s Childers, 
