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this was doubted by others because of his 

 great beauty, the Manakhi being a 

 family of rather plain appearance, though 

 great race horses. He was brought to 

 Bombay by Abdur Rhaman in 187 1, and 

 sold to Captain Johnstone, who imme- 

 diately commenced racing him, though 

 the colt was but two years old. Captain 

 Fisher and Major B rough were also inter- 

 ested in Maidan; and as these English 

 officers had tested him they were free in 

 taking the long odds which were laid 

 against him by the Australian sports who 

 came to the races and were ready to lay 

 against an untried colt. It is said that 

 after Maidan won the Punjab Cup, the 

 Australians had hardly money enough 

 left to pay their passage home. For 

 three years, from 187 1 to 1874, Maidan 

 continued his winning career, until no 

 further matches could be made for him. 

 Then, at 5 years of age, he was sold to 

 Lieut. Col. Brownlow of the 7 2d High- 

 landers, as a charger. Brownlow was 

 a heavyweight of nineteen stone (266 lbs.) 



