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PART 3. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Arabian considered as a racer — Characteristics of Arab racing — His 

 speed considered — Account of various races contested by Arabs in 

 India — Racing sometimes slower in England — The normal speed of 

 Arabs increased by a better system of training — No effort made to 

 secure the importation of the best Arab horse — The European idea' of 

 size detrimental to the importation of good Arabs — Ibraheen-bin-Alee 

 and Honeysuckle — The Arabs King David and Antelope. 



Having discussed both the Enghsh horse of the Stud 

 Book and the Arabian — the former having been clearly- 

 shown to be nothing more than a registered half-bred, 

 while the latter is the real aristocrat and the true noble, 

 always bearing in mind the necessity of pure breeding 

 for the attainment of great excellence — we will proceed 

 to consider how advantageous it would be to employ 

 the Arabian : first, to establish a pure breed in this 

 country ; secondly, how admirably he is adapted to 

 raise the character of half-bred stock for the purpose 

 of field sports and for the army, even supposing that 

 horses of such pure blood might not become available 

 for both such purposes. 



First, as a racer. It is said, and will be said again, 

 the Arab is a small animal, and without speed, there- 



