54 The Arab Horse 



The horse colts brought in 1875 by 

 Upton were Joktam, that was sold to 

 Australia for ;£ 1,000, a Keheilan Tamri 

 and Ishmael that was kept by Mr. Chap- 

 lin. 



Kesia had no offspring by a pure Arab 

 horse other than Kesia II, though she 

 produced, in 1878, a chestnut filly by 

 the great Derby winner Hemiit, as repre- 

 hensible an act in breeding as coupling 

 Naomi with a trotting stallion. 



The first visit of the Blunts to Arabia 

 resulted in their bringing to England with 

 them three mares — rather they were for- 

 warded after them by Mr. Skene — Hagar, 

 Sherifa, and a chestnut mare, Saadah 

 Togan. 



Hagar was perhaps the best mare, cer- 

 tainly one of the best, that ever came out 

 of the desert. Lady Anne Blunt says of 

 her: 



'' Endurance of fatigue on the road and 

 hardiness under want of food are qualities 

 that may always be reckoned on in buy- 

 ing an Arab horse, no matter what his 



