202 THE ARAB THE HORSE OF THE FUTURE 



whereas the victors have been unable to put in an 

 appearance. Captain Upton gives the times and 

 weight, of which I mention a few : 



1847, Baron, half-mile, 8 stone 7 pounds, fifty- 

 four seconds. 



1844, Sir Hugh, half-mile, fifty-one seconds. 



1847, Child of the Islands, three-quarters of a mile, 

 8 stone 7 pounds, one minute twenty-one seconds ; 

 Minuet, one mile, 8 stone 3 pounds, one minute fifty 

 seconds ; Child of the Islands, one and a half miles, 



7 stone 8 pounds, two minutes forty-eight seconds. 



1848, Honeysuckle, 14 hands i inch, two miles, 



8 stone, three minutes forty-eight seconds ; Honey- 

 suckle, two miles, 8 stone 1 1 pounds, three minutes 

 fifty seconds. 



1846, Selim, three miles, 9 stone 5 pounds, five 

 minutes fifty-four seconds. 



Captain Upton asserts that even when beaten 

 the Arab has proved his superiority as a horse, 

 and supports his views as to what might be done 

 by breeding and training pure Arabs for racing by 

 the opinion of Mr. Blenkiron, of the Middle Park 

 stud, who agreed with the Captain, and said that he 

 would have tried it if it had been brought to his 

 notice when he first commenced breeding. 



The truth is that breeders cannot afford to 

 honestly try the experiment. The delay would be 

 too great for Croesus, at 500 and 600 guineas for 

 service to one mare, and in all cases too great for 

 ordinary breeders, because, in order to pay the 



