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limit at 15. i ; because I feel certain that the vast majority 

 of so-called Arabs which are over that height, have foreign 

 blood in their arteries and veins. In saying this, I of 

 course allude only to horses which have been bred in Arabia. 

 Judging by the Indian racing records of the past sixty 

 years, the balance of galloping excellence is a little in 



Photo by] [J. Russell & sons. 



Fig. 595. — Maharajah of Jodhpur on Arab polo pony. 



favour of big Arabs (those over 14.3), Hke Child of the 

 Islands, Raby, Lucifer, Marquis, Sherwood, Euphrates, and 

 Euclid. Yet, during the respective times when Anarchy, 

 Chieftain, Shere Ali, and Turkish Flag raced in India, 

 there were no faster Arabs than those brilliant fourteen- 

 handers. Consequently, as far as speed for general purposes 

 is concerned, I see no advantage in an Arab being over 



