INDIAN COUNTRY-BREDS. 



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appeared on English polo grounds ; but during the last 

 few years, Americans and Argentines have come in 

 large numbers, and have completely cut out all other 

 foreign breeds in the estimation of our players, on 

 account of their nearer approach to the attributes of 

 English ponies. They are sure-footed, and many 

 are up to weight and fairly fast. For further remarks 

 on American ponies, see pages 306 to 308. 



Fig. 90. — Gulf Arab "Spec." 

 GULF ARABS OR PERSIANS 



are not as good as Arabs, and in no way suitable for 

 importation into England. Spec (Fig. 90) was a 

 good pony in his day, but would be of no use now. 



INDIAN COUNTRY-BREDS. 



I know only of three Indian country-breds which 

 have been imported into England for polo. One was 



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