Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-10-22
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ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES

at is therefore abundany clear any assistance
beyond the importation OF Charles lis royal mares
tang annually expended in Kings plates the nobemen
county gentlemen England succeeded between the
years 1870 founding the stock of the best British
by Oriental rcs-Iarb Turkish Arab Persian
Oriental a tribe of horses superior to either
1924 reputation blood horses must have increased
giant cgmatc the last king of Poland
who later conqucor as Marshal SAKE at
Fontcno England buy horses He visited
Newmarket and delighted his English friends by pitching an
nsolcn scavcngcr into the midst OF his mud-cart
Ill., Bcrcngcr Gentleman the Horse to His
Majesty King George published his History and Art Of Horse
manhp the horse since that date have
drawn freely for the historical part OF their subject lie IS the first
up that period who makes any distinct auson the changed
character the British horse. He writes with the feeling OF
manage high with little sympathy for either hunting
racing He expresses regret that the royal prcrogatvc OF rcu
ang bits brides by decree had passed with the House OF
Stuart and 10 descended o the House Of Brunswick
says The and the modern English
horses are descended from Arbans and Babs frequently
resemble their in appearances but differ from them considerably
mould being furnished and usy; in gen
cr they strong nmb and of good courage capable cndu
ing fatigue and both perseverance and speed
all world But the following remarks, it is
Bcrengers English blood scppcrs the whole
class park hacks and light harness horses with p to the curb
chain action had been produced for he adds 1t objected
them that they void grace and that expression their figure
and carriage which conspicuous foreign horses and SO beau
essentially requisite
pomp and parade but instead of displaying dignity OF notion
conscious air cheeruness and aac they shared in
cold Indifferent and unanmaed The most needless and ignorant
spectator with the horses action
anovcria Spanish taian would be struck with the difference
would be untercsed with the lame and ccss behavior of the
scnsbt Wc-tempcrcd fire the other
Besides this, the English horses accused and not
JUSTLY being obstinate and uncompng in their emper logged
sucn having stiff and inactive shoulders and wanting sup
pcness their limbs which defects make their motions constrained
them the ground and render them unfit for the
manage
Bcrenger regrets that Charles L. who
did by council command his people discontinue the
nae and adopt curb bnde did follow the recommendation
memorial presented by Sir Edward Harwood and that
nobemn and gentlemen instead running for bells should
breed stronger horses fit every find writer's de-
porng decline breed horses and mporng the
ference OF the State either by restriction artificial announcements
My authority this sketch the history of the English
horse John Lawrence whose book in quaro magnhccnt illus
aed by copper plates cXque engraved after pictures by George
Stubs B. Marshall and Gpn contains portraits the Godophn
Arabian Eclipse Shakespeare King Herod Flying Chldes and
other famous race horses.
history British up I77o chiefly
compiled Beenges book but he authority his
gossip, spared
pains obtain authentic portraits horses which the
daton Of the best qualities of the English blood horse His remarks
the ses and aCehoes mentioned by Weaherby his
miscellaneous list become interesting because he that
1873 frequently the habit visiting old Eclipse
EPSON Lawrence gives dates the list OF Oriental horses collected
by Weatherby He says know of pedgees aceabe beyond
Places White Turk place OF the horse Oliver Com-
we) the Barb the Lord General During
reigns Charles H. and James H. the blood
Wamey Turk Dodsworh Barb foaled England
dam royal imported mare) the Tafoet Barb the Whieegged
Lowher Barb and the Saddlng Lister Turk brought
Duke of Berwick from the siege of Buda the reign James H.
time when the Sultan great European we'll Oriental
power and had by conquest and by tribute the
horses in his armies During William HIS reign
imported the Byerey Turk sire of Spte Black Hearty Basto and
Jgg Greyhound purchased oal Barbay the kings stud
Mr. Marshall with his sire white Barb Chaby his
Sugey the Moonah Barb mare the darcy
Turks; and the Marshall Selaby Turk
from