APPENDIX II 



I HAVE thought it excusable to give a short summary of 

 the opinions of the purchasers of some of my pure-bred 

 young Arab stalHons ; all these purchasers are, I believe, 

 owners of runs in the interior of Australia in a large way. 

 In no instance have I received one single word of dis- 

 paragement, and many of the encomiums which I have 

 received have been volunteered. 



S. P. Mackay, Esq., of Brunswick, Melville Park, 

 North-Western Australia, who purchased two, Saladin and 

 Jedaan, in 1898, writes : 



' They are sleek as hounds, never had a toothful except 

 the natural herbage. I hear great accounts of Saladin's 

 stock. Jedaan has grown a fine animal ; his stock are 

 very promising, and handsome as paint, and am sorry I 

 have not more of them.' Again, August 22, 1902 : * I 

 hear great accounts of Saladin's stock. Jedaan is here 

 under my eye, and is everything I could wish ; his stock 

 are good and showy as well. ... I am sure his stock 

 will come out on top. I never made a purchase that has 

 given me more satisfaction.' Again, September 15, 1903 : 

 ' Jedaan is very much to the fore at present this winter. 

 His progeny do their work splendidly. Notwithstanding 

 that most of the Bush roads are sandy, they are absolutely 

 stanch, and have no vice. They carry themselves so well 

 that it pays to put nice harness on them.' 



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