Where was Henry Clay born?
*He was born on Long Island. The only daughter of Henry Clay now living is not too old to produce ; while the interbred sons and daughters have come back to Long Island to restore to her the prestige she lost when all the blood of Andrew Jackson (the Anglo-Arab bred sire of Henry Clay) was sold away from it.’ CHAPTER XXVIII MORE ABOUT THE ARAB HORSE Have you seen the Arab mare Naomi, sent over from England by Mr Vidal some years ago, said to be the only mare ever imported to the United States — no record of any other having at that time been found ? ‘ Yes, I have seen her, and her arrival was a happy event. However, there are now three gentlemen in the United States possessed of mares and stallions of pure Arab blood. As scientific breeders, they believe it is necessary to elevate the blood-standard in America. They are con- vinced that the Arab horse is primitive and perfect, and reproduces himself with all mental and physical perfection ; that all the values in the horse, whether to
