74 The Arab Horse 



Another remarkable horse, who must 

 be rated in the same class with Blitz, 

 was Kismet. He was foaled in the 

 desert in 1877, a Manakhi Hedruj, and 

 taken to India by Abdur Rhaman, in 

 1882. In i883-'84 he swept everything 

 before him on the race track, never losing 

 a race or heat, his total winnings for those 

 seasons in India amounting to ;^3o,ooo 

 ($150,000). 



Kismefs Races in India 



Bangalore, July 12, 1883, the Mysore Cup, li miles, 



carrying 139 lbs. 

 Bangalore, July 14, 1883, the Mysore Purse, i^ miles, 



carrying 134 lbs. 

 Bangalore, July 19, 1883, -^g^ Khan's Purse, i J miles, 



carrying 134 lbs. 

 Poonah, Sept. 8, 1883, Aga Khan's Plate, li miles, 



carrying 126 lbs. 

 Poonah, Sept. 11, 1883, Aga Khan's Purse, if miles, 



carrying 131 lbs. 

 Hyderabad, Nov. 22, 1883 Deccan Handicap, i^^miles, 



carrying 119 lbs. 

 Bombay, Feb. 12, 1884, The Derby, ij miles carry- 

 ing 136 lbs. 

 Bombay, {Feb. 14, 1884, Aga Khan's Purse, i^ miles, 



carrying 133 lbs 



Immediately after this race Lieut. 

 Broadwood brought Kismet to England, 



