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and breeds fine Arabians. Mr. Wilfred Blunt and 

 his wife, Lady Anne, granddaughter of Lord Byron, 

 make up the trio of pioneers, so to speak, in the cause 

 of securing Arabs for the improvement of their studs 

 in England. Officers of the army who have had the 

 advantages of travel and service in Egypt, India, 

 and the Crimea, and always bestrode Arabs there, 

 have brought them out when possible. Among 

 these is Captain W. C. Kerr, V. C, of the Royal 

 Lancers, to whom belongs the beautiful Anglo- 

 Arabian Khaled. Of him he says, *He is good 

 enough to hold his own against all comers on the 

 flat, or between the flags, to carry a first flight four- 

 teen stone man in the shires ; would mount the Prince 

 of Wales to perfection, at the head of the Tenth or 

 Lady Clara Vere-de-Vere in the Row.' He owns 

 also 'Speed of Thought, ' a dark rich chestnut without 

 white save a star. Possessed of superlative quality 

 from head to heel, high-couraged, full of what 

 Americans term 'vim,' strong, vigorous; his bold, 

 free, and jaunty walk quite up to five miles an hour; 

 he is ever the theme of general admiration. Across 

 country he is as clever as a cat, will face anything, 

 no matter how big, how yawning, and on parade 

 bears himself bravely, as becomes his ancestry." 



And do these believe that no other than the true 

 Arabian is of absolutely pure blood? 



" This intelligent company of scientific breeders be- 

 lieve, after many years of experience, that the blood 

 of the true Arabiati must be the foundation of every- 

 thing that is excellent in the various types of light 

 horses for the turf, the field, war, pleasure, or light 



