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the grey Arab horse Honeysuckle, about 14 hands 

 I inch, ran 2 miles, carrying 8 st, in 3 min. 48 sees., 

 beating the English mare Morgiana, New South Wales 

 mare Greenmantle, and The Child of the Islands, carry- 

 ing 9 St. This race was the fastest for the distance 

 hitherto run by an Arab. The next month Honeysuckle, 

 carrying 8 st. 11 lbs., ran also 2 miles in 3 min. 50 sees, 

 (several persons making the time 3 min. 48 sees again), 

 beating Minuet, 8 st. 13 lbs., and Elepoo, 7 st. 13 lbs. 



At Calcutta, the bay Arab horse Minuet, in 1848, 

 ran 2\ miles, carrying 8 st. 7 lbs. in 4 min. 19 sees., 

 winning without difficulty, beating The Child of the 

 Islands, the New South Wales mare Greenmantle, and 

 the English mares Morgiana and Cossack Maid at 8 st. 

 7 lbs., 9 St. 9 lbs., 9 St. 4 lbs., and 8 st. 5 lbs. respectively. 

 At Calcutta, 1841, the grey Arab horse Glendower ran 

 2\ miles, carrying 8 st. 8 lbs., in 4 min. ^'^ sees. 



At Calcutta January 3, 1846, the bay Arab horse 

 Selim, aged, ran 3 miles, carrying 9 st. 5 lbs., in 5 min, 

 54 sees. This was the quickest three miles run by an 

 Arab. These instances, showing that the Arabian can 

 maintain nearly his highest rate of speed from end to end 

 in 3 miles, surely prove him to possess the highest 

 qualities of a racer, and show that his natural speed is 

 by no means contemptible. It is remarked, Selim 

 would have proved a first-rate racer, had he been 

 entered young on the Turf; but he was used as a hog- 

 hunter until aged. 



The performances of the Arab Gray-leg will give 

 some idea of the continuous runninfj of Arabians. He 



