uable work, "Gleanings from the Desert of Arabia," published in 1881. Major 

 Roger D. Upton was captain of the late Ninth Royal Lancers, of England, and one 

 of the best informed horsemen of his country. Major Upton's extensive knowl- 

 edge of horse breeding affairs of England, together with his consequent knowl- 

 edge of the English thoroughbred and the Arabian horse, as gained from his 

 many years of service in the military affairs of his country in India, etc., is such 

 as to establish his opinions and conclusions concerning the Arabian horse as the 

 highest modern authority. 



The clever manner in which he has mastered the genealogical element and 

 evolution of a subject as remote as that of the Arabian horse can be detected in 

 the following pages of this pamphlet. We regret that the two above valuable 

 books of Major Upton's are out of print and very hard to procure. They, like 

 other books herein quoted, should be in every horseman's library. Major Upton's 

 knowledge of all subjects pertaining to the horse was so thorough and broad 

 that he could justly claim immunity from the common English contagion, 

 called prejudice against all things not English. 



Description of the Arabian Horse — Objection Taken to the De- 

 scription — Argument in Support of the Description— More 

 Minute Description of the Arabian Horse — Described by 

 Different People— Some Exceptions Against the Arabian— 

 The Horse Defended — Proofs Offered in Defense. 



"Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 



"Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is 

 terrible. 



"He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet 

 the armed men. 



"He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted: neither turneth he back from the 

 sword. 



"The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 



"He swallowed the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that 

 it is the sound of the trumpet. 



"He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha! and he smelleth the battle afar off, 

 the thunders of the captains and the shouting." — Job, Chapter xxxix. 



"Notwithstanding the appearance of the Arabian is generally supposed to be 

 well known, this history would not be complete unless his features and character- 

 istics were set forth. And there may still be some who do not know him, and there- 

 fore may be unable to recognize him in the above sublime description. 



"It must be remembered it is not Job who speaks, nor are the words those of 

 man; Job is standing dumb before his maker, and the words are those of the Al- 

 mighty, spoken from out of the whirlwind. I find objection has been taken to the 

 passage in the description of the horse of Arabia, 'Hast thou clothed his neck with 

 thunder?' and that it should be his beautiful mane, as no meaning can be attached 

 to clothing the neck with thunder. I beg to differ entirely from this. Great force 

 is given, and I think the exact idea intended to be conveyed is expressed by the word 

 'thunder,' which 'the beautiful mane' would not at all express, and which would quite 

 alter the grandeur of the whole description. 



"Thunder conveys the idea of great force, awe and majesty; it is lightning, 

 and is emitted with terror. What term could more aptly express the force, strength 



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