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Blunt, Wilfred Scawen, 1840-1922 (traveller, politician, and poet)

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Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Five catalogues for Wilfrid Scawen Blunt's horse sales by Messrs. Tattersall, 1897-1901

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/3/17
Scope and Contents

Contains catalogues for the ninth, eleventh (2 copies), twelfth and thirteenth sales.

Dates: 1897-1901

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Frederick Stringer Wrench, 25 February 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/11
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Wrench explains that at his stud farm they have 15 Connemara pony mares (nine of which are in foal to an Arab and two to a Connemara stallion) and two Erris ponies (in foal to a thoroughbred). This season they plan to mix the pairings and the results of the couplings will be carefully monitored. He believes that the Arab is an exceptional horse, bettered only by the winner at the Paris Exhibition. He adds that Wilfred Blunt's pony that competed against it looked quite plain in comparison.

Dates: 25 February 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Reverend Francis Furse Vidal, 15 July 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/76
Scope and Contents

Vidal provides descriptions of some ponies that are for sale: 'Kamur', 'Kushdil' (sired by Wilfred Scawen Blunt's horse 'Karo'), 'Naomi' and 'Shemsch'.

Dates: 15 July 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 22 June 1899

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/25
Scope and Contents

Blunt provides Ewart with details of the colours and markings of his 20 Arab foals.

Dates: 22 June 1899

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 11 July 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/20
Scope and Contents

Blunt says how much he agrees with Ewart's volume about animal hybridisation. He explains that his latest horse sale was not a great success. He also includes a list of the dams, sires and their produce at his horse farm for the year 1900.

Dates: 11 July 1900

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 22 July 1900

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/21
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Blunt states that he is returning Thomas Huxley's American addresses, which Ewart had loaned him. He also asks Ewart's opinion of his article in the August number of the XIXth Century, 'How to Breed Horses for War'.

Dates: 22 July 1900

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 03 October 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/78
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Blunt reassures Ewart that he has not lost interest in his experiments and discoveries. He believes that the four varieties of horse distinguished by differences in their callosites is very important. He is pleased the grey arab given as a filly, has proved useful to Ewart and states that he will be unable to supply a friend of Ewart's with a bay Arabian mare due to the great demand for Arabian horses in the colonies.

Dates: 03 October 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 22 July 1896

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/2/11
Scope and Contents

Blunt invites Ewart to a sale of mares at his horse farm near Horsham, Sussex. Blunt writes that the mares are likely to be in foal and would probably fetch 50 or 60 guineas.

Dates: 22 July 1896

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 23 September 1896

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/2/16
Scope and Contents

Blunt thanks Ewart for the photos of a zebra mule foal (presumably 'Romulus'). Also in the letter Blunt regrets the fact that he does not have another mule to give Ewart for his experiments. He apologises for the fact that 'Bernabit', the Arab mare he gave him, has been pronounced barren.

Dates: 23 September 1896

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, 24 May 1897

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/3/5
Scope and Contents

Blunt reveals that he has 10 foals this year at his stud farm from pure Arab mares, by the same chestnut horse. He gives a physical description of each foal, and analyses their colour and markings. He also suggests a seven year old mare that might be suitable for Ewart's experimental breeding.

Dates: 24 May 1897

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Arabian Horses 8
Horse Sale 5
Mares 5
Experiments 4
Foals 4