X ADVERTISEMENT. 



Persian and Duckney stallions had but partially 

 advanced it, but since that time, when the Haupper 

 stud was established by the India Company, the 

 merit is become so decided, that out of five hundred 

 and seven yearlings bought by the superintendent 

 for the service, five hundred and six passed muster 

 when they were four years old. 



" There are, or I should say there was, a class of 

 horse called the Jungle Tauzie ; they sprung from 

 the common mare and the real Eraun Tauzie stal- 

 lion ; they were in some consideration, but are now 

 very scarce. Some twenty-five years ago, many horses 

 were imported into Upper India from Bokhara, and 

 were called northern horses; their chief character 

 was a very fine head, but with a very long back. 



" From the Bokhara hills, we obtain a species of 

 galloway called ' Ghoonts,' and another caste called 

 ' Toorkees ;' the latter again are distinguished by 

 the term * Rahwals,' which means amblers, and 

 ' Chargoseahs,' meaning ears cut, not cropped, but 

 slit from the top. 



" There is also a breed of horse called ' Ma- 

 jinis,' which means mixture. The breed is a cross 

 from the real Eraun Tauzie and Turkoman with the 

 Bokhara mare : they have also a mixture of the 

 Arabian sire. The ' Majinis' is the battle-horse 

 of the Rajpoot, and in the days of turmoil amongst 

 the native chieftains, was considered the best and 

 noblest in the field ; having a fine generous temper, 

 large bone, great strength, hardy, and long lived. 

 Three and four thousand rupees was a common 





