1 8 The Arab Horse 



of this service Mr. Skene was able to 

 write to Admiral Rous, that he was cer- 

 tain of the family of horses which pro- 

 duced the Darley Arabian, and his 

 friendship with the Anazah tribes made 

 it possible to procure a limited number 

 of choice animals. 



On receipt of the news. Admiral Rous 

 communicated with certain English 

 breeders, and a syndicate of three, com- 

 posed of the Hon. Henry Chaplin, Min- 

 ister of Agriculture, Mr. Sandeman, M. 

 P., and Mr. Hazelwood, a director of the 

 Bank of England, agreed to send Major 

 Upton to x\leppo to Mr. Skene, they to 

 go into the desert and choose and secure 

 the horses. It is reported that the final 

 cost of the undertaking was ;£2o,ooo 

 ($100,000). 



