1 68 The Arabian Horse. 



poore in 1844, the gray Arab, Sir Hugh, did the first 

 \ mile for the Soonepoore Cup in 51 sees. ; and at the 

 same place and following year the bay Arab Oranmore 

 beat Sir Hugh, doing the \ mile in 52 sees. At Cal- 

 cutta, 1847, the bay Arab horse. The Child of the 

 Islands, 6 years, did | mile, carrying 8 st. 7 lb., in i min. 

 21 sees., beating among others the English horse Ignis 

 Fatuus (by Slane out of Deception), the English mare 

 Morgiana, and the New South Wales mare Greenmantle, 

 carrying 9 st, 7 lbs. each. The three quarters were run 

 in 26 sees., 28 sees., 27 sees. At Calcutta, 1847, the bay 

 Arab horse Minuet, 5 years, ran i mile in i min. 50 sees., 

 carrying 8 st. 3 lbs. ; this being the last mile of the race, 

 for the Civilian Cup 2\ miles : Minuet beating among 

 others the English mare Morgiana, and the New South 

 Wales mare Greenmantle without difficulty — the weights 

 are not given. The gray Arab Brag carrying 9 stone, 

 ran a mile at Allyghur in 1845 in i min. 51 sees. The 

 Child, carrying 8 st. 13 lbs., also ran a mile in that 

 time at Calcutta, 1847; the same year he ran the same 

 distance in the same time, beating the English mare 

 Cossack Maid, carrying 8 st. 11 lbs., the Arab carrying 

 8 st. 10 lbs. At Calcutta, 1847, the bay Arab horse 

 Glaucus, aged, ran i^ mile, cariying 9 st. 7 lbs., in 

 2 min. 22 sees. At Calcutta, in 1S47, the bay Arab horse. 

 The Child of the Islands, 5 years old, ran i-^ mile, carrying 

 7 st. 8 lbs., in 2 min. 48 sees., coming home too in a hand 

 gallop. At Calcutta, 1847, the gray Arab horse Elepoo, 

 aged, ran i| mile, carrying 8 st. 4 lbs., in 3 min. 20 sees., 

 beating Morgiana, 9 st. 2 lbs. At Calcutta, in 1848, 



