220 CAMEL RIDING. 



found reiT.arkably smootli and easy, even when 

 moving at its fleetest trot, and for travelling a 

 camel is far less fatiguing than a horse. I 

 speak though of the best description of riding- 

 camel only, as the paces of baggage-camels are 

 exceedingly rough and unpleasant to the rider. 

 The best riding-camels are procured from Mi- 

 kran, and their speed and powers of endurance 

 are very great. The camel-saddle of Sindh is 

 extremely comfortable, being covered with a 

 soft well-padded saddle-cloth. The saddle is 

 divided into two compartments, so as to accom- 

 modate as many persons, — the master gener- 

 ally sitting behind, having in front the servant, 

 who guides the animal by a cord fastened to a 

 piece of wood that passes through the nostril. 

 The attitude of a camel when rising is very un- 

 pleasant to a rider unaccustomed to it ; as the 

 camel first raises its hind-quarters, and one feels 

 as if about to fly over the animal's head. For 

 hawking, a horse is far preferable to a camel, 

 as the quarry occasionally leads one a smart 

 gallop. Meer Ali Moorad's hawks are, some of 

 them, very fine, and he spares no expense to 

 obtain the best procurable from Khorassan and 

 other countries. 



