History in brief of "Leopard" and "Linden," General Grant's Arabian stallions, : presented to him by the sultan of Turkey in 1879Also their sons "General Beale," "Hegira," and "Islam," bred by Randolph HuntingtonAlso reference to the celebrated stallion "Henry Clay." . e, Mr. Wadsworth requested that Henry Clay shouldbe painted as he stood i?i Iris stall. The painting was large and attrac-tive. Sitting in front of the horse was a white terrier dog, a companionof Henry, and pet with Mr. Wadsworth. Upon the harness-pegs in thestall was a bridle ; and in the door-way were brushes and comb, and an
History in brief of "Leopard" and "Linden," General Grant's Arabian stallions, : presented to him by the sultan of Turkey in 1879Also their sons "General Beale," "Hegira," and "Islam," bred by Randolph HuntingtonAlso reference to the celebrated stallion "Henry Clay." . e, Mr. Wadsworth requested that Henry Clay shouldbe painted as he stood i?i Iris stall. The painting was large and attrac-tive. Sitting in front of the horse was a white terrier dog, a companionof Henry, and pet with Mr. Wadsworth. Upon the harness-pegs in thestall was a bridle ; and in the door-way were brushes and comb, and anopen window gave a charming perspective view, so that as a whole, thepainting pleased Mr. Wadsworth, although the horse as represented,was but a poor attempt by an amateur. Such was the Wadsworthpainting. However, when we consider Mr. Van Zants limited experi-ence at that time, also his physical infirmities (neither fingers nor thumb),we must say that he deserves both credit and commendation for hisprominence as an animal painter in later years. My introduction ofHenry Clay into this book may be considered out of place; but whenit is understood that the horse was strongly inbred to Arabian blood inboth sires and dams, and was but a third remove from an imported. s > V a < * •a ^O a; ?Q 3 5 r-C ft oo ^ oT *i c ^ E oq ^ T3 Ed < ofa w X o Is z CC 1 > c C w u (X 6 z <; < ccd i X . J3 e < OLD HENRY CLAY. 61 thoroughbred Arabian, and that, through the dams, Henry Clay wassuperior in blood to imported Messenger, and as an individual horsewas of far greater merit, I am certain the reader will approve the sub-ject as happily introduced. As my long-looked for Clay History, with between seventy andeighty sketches of sons and daughters and grandsons and grand-daughters (by the lamented Herbert S. Kittredge), will at some timeappear, it would be out of place were I to make this souvenir to Gen-eral U. S. Grant, a place for controversy as to the merit or demerit ofthe
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