CHAPTER XXVI 



A VISIT TO REV. F. FURSE VIDAL AND HIS STUD OF 

 ARABIANS AT NEEDHAM, SUFFOLK 



When I visited Greeting Rectory and had the pleasure of 

 knowing personally Mr Vidal and his most hospitable and 

 engaging family, I could then see for myself, in his little 

 stud, the beauties and perfections of the pure bred Arabian. 

 Mr Vidal had then twenty-two horses, among them being 

 Kantaka II., bred from imported parents, the celebrated 

 Kismet, out of Sultana. Kantaka is a stallion of superb 

 carriage and proportions, is a fine hunter, quiet to ride, 

 and would make a splendid staff charger. 



Nowaghieh, a Keheilet mare, by Hadeed, out of Kesia, 

 who was bred by Mr Chaplin, sire and dam imported by 

 the late Major Roger D. Upton. She is perfectly tractable 

 in harness and under the saddle, very fast, and carries a 

 lady to hounds well. 



Kamr, a bay mare, by Jamrood, out of Kushdil, gentled 

 but not yet mounted. 



Ras-el-Fadawi, two years old, bred by the Hon. iSliss 

 Dillon, by Havilah, out of Raschida, the latter bred by 

 Mr Wilfrid Blunt, by Kars, out of Wild Thyme. 



Minr, a half-bred, a lovely brown mare, three years old, 

 by the Arab Nimr, out of Coquette, by Kouch, owned by 

 the Princess of Wales. 



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