The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-22
MEANING OF TERM
A THOROUGHBRED
CONTINUED prom E'irst PagoD

tations from the East. or these. ninety
were Arabs, forty-six fSarbs, thirty two
liorsos,' their origin not being known
OF all of these, the male limo Of only
three arc now In existence, viz: Tic
Bycriy Turk. the barley Arabian and
the Godolphin Arabian. on the priu-
ciple of tho survival of the Attest
best, and this is borne out by the facts,
for from them and the Royal Barb or
Turkish mares descend the hes, racing
families in England and America.
Tho Byerly turk was tile charger
used by Captain Byerly in the war
carried on by William aud Mary in
ireland in 1852. This imported Turk
fish stallion was ridden by the captain
in the Battle OF the Boyne," which
Was fought not far from the present
site of Drosheda. and by his fleet
moss. endurance and courage saved Ills
rider from capture at the hands OF
the enemy. When tho war was ended
lie was taken TO England where ho be-
came the progeniLnr OF the great
Hcrod family
Next comes the barley Arabian. In
111o. eight years after Queen Anne
came to the throne. Mr.. Darley. of
Buttercramh near York received a
present OF an Arab stallion from his
brother who was a merchant and who
sen; the horse from A1lcppo, a town
between the sea coast of northern
Syria Opposite the north Of Cyprus)
IT.
pirates. This wasithe horse known as
the barley Arabian. He was no doubt
bred near Alleppo, which is still one
Of the regular Eastern horse markets.
lie was a bay. with white star on his
forehead and four white feet "a color
and markings stamped on all of the
best Arabs. was of the breed called
.'keheilan, a derivativo Of Kohl. which
is the name given by the Arabs to the
only breed of true Arabian, because
Tho skin of these horses. not only on
the face, but all over the body shows
tho blue black tint OF the human skin
when dyed with the mineral peculiarly
affected by Eastern women" He was
bred BY the Anaaah tribe. who liye in
the Syrian Desert. In color and mark :
inss these horses are even to-day
closely resembled by their descendants
in England and America. The rcsem-
hlance between our Lexington BY Bos-
ton out of Alice Carneal to u portrait
of this parley Arabian caused Mr..
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=. va. o,,,. Nv. ,nrsuasior NJ lie fri,rds
80 - ,t,o,,,ra1 lite ,.,,,o ~ IoxIp-
ton in honor of his home, upon which
he shed great lustre. being the only
stallion who has ever headed the list
~. -, .tno ~ MOOD n,aras 49,
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80, III - 80 r,aros,i',,- - tno,y That
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"'.'''n ,Hu ia - ,,,sl,,,,
aPpenieu On we ~ 80"
colt "it.i tle 'uen ma ~ w o,',
ol ms siioutueis ...' M"S
Wy o''e u mo 'ill'' e.'.S w ~
drea Years OF hlo,e aso ralieu ~
hioouS '9uouiueis Ma lnla 90,
l,arlcS AIapi",' VI o'its wv t',"
three lmcnes' became INC ieao VI '1e
great Eclipse ianily. ~
Next We nave llic ''uuoi p',,n ~ a
blah OF i'atp' tls heau ol ''ic ma ~
fanny ms ioise was a"Ppo'Nu
nave pCth s'o''' CIV itip'' .eu
rance lroll' some az stuu !" 90
bary. ana, from ms teeti' II - r"icu-
ia'ea wet ne "a' ~
is certain however, 'l'n' ne was
cued iloi'i 'he ci"citS " a d, 10 VI ~
OF uraS OF water ca anu ne"s -
Ehslaiio' Whele ne vas iirst nv - FL. ~
perty OIL MI. Gohe' Wlto present" ~! -!
TO Nr. Wiliiahs, tllc keeper OIL ~
James Coffee House, VINO IN turn pre-
scented him to Ear iodolphln from
whom he takes his historic name
lie is salo 10 nave cost ohlS 500
The uncertainty as TO ms history ah-
forior to his discovery III Farls, raises
the question OF whether he was Afah
or Barb. MI Bruce' the American Iurt
Register and others claim that nc was
Barb, while Mr.. Merry IN MS hook.
THE American Thoroughbrcd l'o".
Say tlaI ''ie h'"p'siit io"i'' ~ a..
tchden MN All tne ti,ne ne was az h1ot
Iooolphlnc slun ''roS Nlasos, saio
ne haa known the morse III nr"oia
"herc ne was Known as "eei,aua, al'u
sonetitieS cahou ot'a,i Ntns"'',, -.
chleiii by way oil coI'pl'neii.' IiiS
name Moul' ilalcate ,lat' ~ 'n' ,i"ie'
no was .helieVed TO DC an ARABIAN.
The Godolphin Arabian was 'iliteen
hands high, OF great substance, OF the
truest conformation Tor strength ana
action, bearing every indication of n
real courser, horse of the desert