APPENDIX II 



I HAVE thought it excusable to give a short summary of 

 the opinions of the purchasers of some of my pure-bred 

 young Arab stalHons ; all these purchasers are, I believe, 

 owners of runs in the interior of Australia in a large way. 

 In no instance have I received one single word of dis- 

 paragement, and many of the encomiums which I have 

 received have been volunteered. 



S. P. Mackay, Esq., of Brunswick, Melville Park, 

 North-Western Australia, who purchased two, Saladin and 

 Jedaan, in i8g8, writes : 



' They are sleek as hounds, never had a toothful except 

 the natural herbage. I hear great accounts of Saladin's 

 stock. Jedaan has grown a fine animal ; his stock are 

 very promising, and handsome as paint, and am sorry I 

 have not more of them.' Again, August 22, 1902 : * I 

 hear great accounts of Saladin's stock. Jedaan is here 

 under my eye, and is everything I could wish ; his stock 

 are good and showy as well. ... I am sure his stock 

 will come out on top. I never made a purchase that has 

 given me more satisfaction.' Again, September 15, 1903 : 

 ' Jedaan is very much to the fore at present this winter. 

 His progeny do their work splendidly. Notwithstanding 

 that most of the Bush roads are sand}', they are absolutely 

 stanch, and have no vice. They carry themselves so well 

 that it pays to put nice harness on them.' 



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