94 The Arab Horse 



1898, ch. m. Rayyana, by Ahmar. 



1899, ch. m. Rebekdar, by Mesaoud. 



1900, ch. h. Ras el Jeyr, by Mesaoud. 



1 90 1, ch. h. Rijin, by Mahruss. 



1902, ch. m. Rumeliya, by Rejeb. 



1906, ch. h. Rodam, by Harb, son of the "broken- 

 legged mare." 



The death of Raksh left no animal in 

 America of the Ras el Fedawi family, 

 and the only place where it was known 

 to exist was in Miss Dillon's two old 

 mares Raschida (24 yrs. old) and Rommia 

 (19 yrs.). Rommia had failed to pro- 

 duce a foal for ten years. Raschida had 

 by her side a beautiful bay filly by Haur- 

 an, and Miss Dillon also had a yearling 

 daughter of Raschida (foal of 1904) by 

 Imamzada. After much persuasion 

 these were both secured, and safely 

 reached America in October 1905. Ras- 

 china's breeding has been mentioned, 

 also that of Imamzada. Hauran is a 

 son of Hagar, his sire Jezail a son of 

 Jedrania. The combination of blood 

 in the younger filly, therefore, is not less 

 choice than that of the older. They 



