Show NAPOLEONS HORSES TH little corporal wa very fond oi b isoble inthe present revival of interest in napoleon little attention has been paid to his love for horses A study of thia side of his nature would reveal some ia i fo resting facts in egypt napoleon ordered the capture of every horse ridden by the Mame lukes where capture was possible nearly every horse taken was shipped to france as many of them were of the arab type one of the ships on which some of the captured horses were shipped was wrecked in attempting to escape from a english frig ate another ship on which junour sailed was captured and junot was made a prisoner when napoleon heard the news he expressed more regret lor the loss of the horses than he did for that of his favorite secretary afterward marshal of france I 1 the horses that arrived safely on french have left their mark on the horses of france and this country their descendants can be seen every dav on the streets of new york they have driven the clydesdales Clydes dales and eny liss shire horses out of the ameri can markets and the smoothly turned rapid walking active normans and Perc herons are the result of the capture of the horses of the Mame lukes by napoleon in egypt their blood lines were so strong that the grays predominate and it is a common occurrence to see horses that weigh upwards ot one thousand pounds with the clear i cut head wide throttle sharp pointed ear and beautiful mild eye of the arab type |