154 ROAD, TRACK, AND STABLE. 
The endurance of the Arab is probably greater than 
that of any other living horse. A match against time 
was won in 1840 by an Arab horse at Bungalore, in 
the presidency of Madras, who travelled four hundred 
miles in four consecutive days. Mr. Frazer, in his 
“Tartar Journeys,” relates that an Arab carried him 
five hundred and twenty-two miles in six days, rested 
three, went back in five, rested nine, and returned in 
seven. What thoroughbred could do as much? But 
I am bound to add, some authorities think that the 
thoroughbred horse can outstrip and outlast the Arab 
over any distance. Mr. 8. Sidney, for example, a 
very high authority, believes this to have been true 
of Fair Nell, the Irish mare already mentioned. 
The following description of Leopard, one of the 
two Arabian horses presented to General Grant by the 
Sultan in 1876, indicates so clearly certain points of a 
good horse, and especially of a good saddle horse, that 
I cannot forbear quoting it in full.? 
“Jn front of the stables (at Ash Hill, near Washing- 
ton), upon a beautiful table-land overlooking acres of 
meadow pasturage with scattered barns and hay-ricks, 
was a level spot of close fine turf, splendid to show 
horses upon. Upon this the colored groom Addison 
led out the Arab, Leopard. He was a _ beautiful 
dapple-gray, fourteen and three quarters hands high; 
his symmetry and perfectness making him appear 
mauch taller. As he stood looking loftily over the 
meadows below, I thought him the most beautiful 
horse I had ever seen. With nostrils distended and 
eyes full of fire, I could imagine he longed for a run 
1 Jt is taken from Mr. Randolph Huntington’s interesting book, 
“General Grant’s Arabian Horses.” 
