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Foundation Sires of the Thoroughbred: N
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Alphabetized List of Important 17th and 18th Century Stallions
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Narcissus
SIRE: WILSON'S CHESTNUT ARABIAN.
DAM: Sister to Miss Ramsden by (Old) Cade - mare by Lonsdale's Bay Arabian - Bonny Lass by Bay Bolton - mare by Darley Arabian - mare by Byerley Turk - mare by Taffolet Barb - mare by Mr. Place's White Turk - Tregonwell's Natural Barb mare (Family 1).
Chestnut 1756. Bred and run by the Earl of Northumberland (later Duke). Good racehorse who ran between 1761 and 1766, usually at distances of 4 miles. In 1761 beat Caractacus in a 200 guineas match at Newmarket, and also won the Contribution Stakes at Newmarket October meet. Other wins included a 500 guineas match against Dumplin, the Jockey Club Plate of 1765 at Newmarket, and a 200 guineas match against Panglos at Newmarket. |
Newcastle Turk (Black Barb)
Black c. 17--. His history does not appear to be documented in available sources, but he was in the stud of John Holles, the Duke of Newcastle, in 1711, the year the Duke died. Since he sired a filly for James D'Arcy (Duchess), Prior [Early Records of the Thoroughbred Horse] believes D'Arcy purchased him after the Duchess died. Sired the Newcastle Turk mare (dating around1712-20) of Family 1, ancestress of (Old) Snap (1750), (Cumberland's) Crab (1744), the racemare Brown Betty (1747), Hambletonian (1792) and Messenger (1780). Also sired Duchess (1719) for James D'Arcy. |
Newcombe Bay Arabian
Bay 1752; imported 1755-56. Purchased by Captain Burford "from the shack of St. John Dirackri (probably sheik of St. John D'Acre), sold to David Newcomb. "Esteem'd by Noblemen and Gentlemen Breeders that have Seen him to be one of the finest Arabians that was ever landed in this Kingdom, with bone Superior to any foreign Horse that has yet Appear'd in England..." Sired the colts Newcomb (1758), Preso (1763), Honest Billy (1763) and Nestor (1768) and some fillies for the Duke of Bridgewater. |
Ninety Three
SIRE: Florizel - Herod - Tartar - (Old) Partner - Jigg - BYERLEY TURK. Byerley Turk Sire Line
DAM: Nosegay by Justice - Nosegay by Snap - Flora by (Young) Cade - Midge by a son of Bay Bolton - mare by Bartlett's Childers - sister to Two True Blues by Honeywood Arabian - dam of the Two True Blues by Byerley Turk (Family 3).
Bay 1790. Won the St. Leger in 1793 but apparently not much else. |
Noble
SIRE: Highflyer - Herod - Tartar - (Old) Partner - Jigg - BYERLEY TURK. Byerley Turk Sire Line
DAM: Brim by Squirrel - Helen by Blank - (Orford's) Mab by Crab - Miss Jigg by Jigg - sister to Mixbury by Curwen Bay Barb - mare by (Curwen's) Spot - mare by White-legged Lowther Barb - Vintner mare (Family 9).
Bay 1783. Bred and raced by Thomas Panton of Newmarket. Won the 1786 Derby stakes. Was called "very temperate." |
Northumberland
SIRE: Cade - GODOLPHIN ARABIAN. Godolphin Arabian Sire Line
DAM: Sister to Slipby by Fox - Gipsey by Bay Bolton - mare by Newcastle Turk - mare by Byerley Turk - mare by Taffolet Barb - mare by Place's White Turk - Tregonwell Natural Barb mare (Family 1).
Brown 1754. Bred by Jenison Shafto of West Wratting. Probably raced by the Earl of Northumberland; stood at the Northumberland stud. Sired only a few horses listed in the GSB: Ragamuffin (1766); Young Northumberland (1773); Montezuma (1766), and the filly, Little Sally (1766). |
The Northumberland Arabians
These horses were all owned and apparently imported by Hugh Smithson Percy, Earl of Northumberland, later (1st) Duke of Northumberland. Sir Hugh also served as Master of the Horse to George III. He won the prestigious Jockey Club Plate in 1764 with Caesario and in 1765 with Narcissus (1657, by Wilson's Arabian, see above). Some time around 1755-1760 Northumberland sent "his agent," Mr. Philipps to Arabia Felix (now Saudi Arabia and the states to the south) to buy horses. The Northumberland Brown Arabian was "...purchased in Yenine [Yemen, which at that time had temporarily thrown off the Ottoman yoke] of the Imaum [Iman] , or King, of Sinna [Sana'a], in Arabia Felix, at very great expense..." Probably some of the other Northumberland arabians were bought there at the same time; the Northumberland arabians covering in the 1780s may have been sons of these horses, or imported. The duke bred his arabians to mares by such horses as Snap, Syphon and Herod. |
Northumberland Bay Arabian
Covered between 1767 and 1782: got Furioso (1767), Vestal (1782, from Jocasta), and some unnamed colts from mares in the Northumberland stud. |
Northumberland (Brown) Arabian (Leedes Brown Arabian)
Brown c.1755; imported c.1760. Stood at Northumberland's stud, later sent to cover horses at the stud of Edward Leedes in Yorkshire; he was siring horses for both Northumberland and Leedes, and others, through 1769. Got Princess (1769, dam of Minimus) from Cypron (Herod's dam) for Lord Northumberland; also got Philippo (1767); Grisette (1764), Thisbe (1766), Plato (1768), Mittimus (1767). Also got several unnamed colts and fillies, including the dam (1769) of Mortonia, Posthumus, Optimus and Optima; the dam (1767) of Blast (1774), Berwick(1779), Mousetrap (1782) and Mouse (1788), the latter two decent racehorses. According to Taunton, "he served very few mares, but nearly all his get were winners," although apparently not of major races.
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Northumberland Chesnut Arabian
May have been a later import or a son of one of the earlier ones. Sired Pompey (1780); Ophir (1783), and several other colts and fillies between 1777 and 1785. |
Northumberland Golden Arabian
May have been imported with the Northumberland (Brown) Arabian. Covered mares between 1756 and 1771. Sired Aurora (1757, dam of Sacharissa (not the earlier, more important Sacharissa)); Cynthia (1758); Leda (1760, dam of Emily, who produced Ophir); Nonsuch (1762); Ermin(e) (1763). Also sired Jew, who was a racehorse and sire who got Athalia (1769), and several other fillies in the late '60s and early '70s. |
Northumberland Grey Arabian
May have been a later import, or a son of one of the earlier ones. Sired Orator (1780, from a Snap mare) and a series of unnamed fillies and colts between 1780 and 1783. |
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