The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-17

| the eastern limits of conquereu "o',u.
His master founded and built Guy ~ nIs
memory. The fame OF the ,.o''.
Is thus forever associated WIN '''as VI
the illustrious cCnque.er.
Caesar. too had his 1a'oips iiuins
| horse We call such chargers lhey are
| more than this; they are bosom iriends;
| The love OF a generous horse is secohu
| only TO that OF woman. ihe cohque,oi
| OF "All Gaul" bred a morse 10 sun ms
own tastes. and within the unit Oh MS
! own premises. The amman mus nav
| had other attractions besides tne one
| which has made him particularly famous
| among horses. he was cloven-footed. Al
though Caesar had been a great morse
man In his youth, during mis- military
| campaigns he rode but uttIe' II NaS ~, 20.
ten at the most critical times thaI ms
tall. light figure, clad In a req cioah, "a "a,
| TO be seen on foot, at the mead Oh MS
conquering legions. His faithiuI morse
| was particularly useful wheh suuuen Gnu
| rapid movements were TO De mace anu
when the barbarians were TO De sur
prised in their strongholds. The war
horse with a cloven-foot inspired MS enc
| mics with superstitous awe; the more
particularly when 1T was also known ,hat
| this anomalous animal wouiu perrin. no
one to mount him but great caesar MN
self. The people. therefore, had rlsht
to augur extraordinary things OF one VINO
possessed such an animal.
FAMOUS HORSES.
But time and space would fail to emu
| merate the famous horses That stanu
| along the corridors OF time, the stat
| uesque markers of history and important
events The great personages OF the worlu
! are scarcely recognized unpedestaleu upon
| one Of these superb accessories Manoiiiet
| had his retinue of high-bred ARAB steede'
| with as many favorites among tneHl as
| among the ladies Of his train. Inc clu
boosted his immortal "Bavieca' Marion
| his noble "Revis" and Sancho Panza
even his ass "Dapple." Mary, queen OF
! Scots. delighted in her palfrey. BLACK
| Agnes" Warwick. the King Maker, MS
! black stallion "Saladin;" King Rlchard
! Ill. a white Surry." and Henry vi.
| his Roam Barb"
| As we approach our modern horse we
find the same interest attaching 10 oui
| favorite horses. The Great FREDERICK D
| love for his equine pet was phenomenal
| When they died he mad mem pu i ie .I
under his windows, so he might near thelI
| neigh on the Resurrection morn. thiet
| among his campaigners were 'Cltoyne,
Fritz" and Comet" The last long sur
vived his master "Old Condo Dig,
| grey English horse Q, became white from
| age. and lived until 1906. During the sew
EN- years war his favorite was fltt
but was very fond of Maria lhelesa'
AN obstinate. high-mettled mare. On one
| occssiou she ran off with him, whereupon
| he changed her name to follpauoui,
| never mounted her again, handing her
| over to his chief sculllon.
XAPoLros's HORSES.
Napoleon the Great used many war
| horses most OF whom, having Dorhe
| such "A rider. enjoyed their proportion ol
| his favor and his glory. ChleI among
these was "Marengo," princely whlte
Arabian. said to have been presenter ~
| him by the Pasha OF Egypt Having
| been ridden at most of his great battles
| he became his veteran favorite, ana was
| frequently wounded: the last honor OF
| this sort he received at Waterloo. Inc
battle pictures OF that period almost al
ways display Napoleon mounted on TINS
renowned animal, white as a meteor
among the storm clouds. and instinct
with the genius of war Napoleon. from
his shortness OF limb. was an awkward
| rider. often changing his horse during
day Of protracted military operations
from fatigue. Hence much difference
Of opinion exists as TO the animal he
used on certain occasions. At Austen
litz ne rode "A large iron-gray named af-
ter the victory gained on that memora-
bic day. Having been in the saddle
from day-dawn 10 =. NJ, he had been
obliged to use also an English mare re-
markable for her courage and endurance.
At Wagram another Of his favorites be-
came famous. 3hs was also a white
Arabian stallion called "Ali," taken
from the Mamelukes in the Egyptian ex-
petition. Napoleon had a special fancy
for high-bred horses Another OF his
pets was Jana. a noble Barb. who died
at the age of thirty years. After Ma
poleon's fall the bones of this horse
were taken 10 England by a connection
Of the Bonapartes. and there buried.
Three Of his historic horses have found
graves In British soil. The bones of
"Marengo" are preserved in the Royal
Museum United Service Institution. one
OF his horses. hoofs. from tramping over
the bloody battiefelds of the Continent,
afterwards became social sruff-box
I'm use among the courtiers of st. James
Palace.