HELMSLEY TURK H, THOROUGHBRED, ~1665
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The GSB, volume 1, 5th edition, page 389, says he was - from the stud of Lord Fairfax, Helmsley, became the property of the Duke of Buckingham, and got Bustler, etc. Picks Turf Register, volume 1, page 20, says he was - the Duke of Buckinghams Turk, generally called the Helmsley Turk.
The date for Darcys Yellow Turk, alias Dodsworth, 1670, is very close to being correct, and the date for his half-sister Vixen, 1686, shows that her sire, the Helmsley Turk, was alive in 1685. Picks Turf Register, volume 1, page 72, says the sire of Vixen was the Earl of Holdernesss Turk. Possible lifespans for the Helmsley Turk range from 20 years (1665 - 1685) to 25 years (1660 - 1685).
The owner of Fairfaxs Morocco Barb, Lord Fairfax, lived 1612 to 1671.
The owner of the Helmsley Turk, the Duke of Buckingham, lived 1628 to 1687.
The owner of the Earl of Holderness\\s Turk, Conyers Darcy, was created Earl of Holderness in 1682 and died in 1689.
This stallion was, therefore, Fairfaxs Morocco Barb until 1671, the Buckingham or Helmsley Turk from 1671 to 1685 and the Earl of Holderness s Turk sometime between 1682 and 1689. These dates allow the Old Morocco Mare to be bred by Lord Fairfax and Spanker to be bred by the Duke of Buckingham, as stated in the GSB. Picks Turf Register, volume 1, page 11, says Spanker was bred by Charles Pelham of Brocklesby, Lincolnshire.
The use of these names was not confined to the dates shown but depended on who wrote down the pedigree.
Lady Wentworth says the Taffolet, or Morocco, Barb was the same as Fairfaxs Morocco Barb, but this is impossible as the Taffolet Barb sired Mustard in 1707. See LAYTON GREY BARB, ROCKWOOD, TAFFOLET BARB AND TREGONWELLS BARB MARE
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