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VOLUME XXXI.— Xo. 10. 
NEW YORK, OCTOBER, 1872. 
NEW SERIES— No. 309. 
THE ARABIAN STALLION 
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"SAPPHIR E." — Drawn from Life, and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
This horse, of which wo give an engraving, 
is a late importation direct from Morocco. He 
is of the pure Abda race, which is now bred 
only in that country in a district located at the 
foot of the Atlas Mountains. The exportation 
of these horses is permitted only by favor of the 
Sultan of Morocco, and in this special instance 
■was a courtesy granted by the Sultan with the 
gift of the horse to Mr. P. W. Scott, the inter- 
preter of the United States Consul at Tangiers. 
They are therefore very rare, and as their ex- 
cellence is unsurpassed by any strain of Arabian 
blood, an importation becomes a matter of great 
interest and value to American breeders. There 
are those who pretend that our best breeds of 
horses can not be improved by foreign blood, 
and that they have advanced beyond any need 
for its introduction; but we can not believe this, 
for as we owe to the Arabian horse much of the 
excellence of (he American thorough-bred, it is 
consistent with all past experience in stock- 
breeding that new blood is occasionally needed 
to keep up the standard and prevent deprecia- 
tion. If this is a correct view, then this horse 
must prove a valuable addition to our stock, 
lie is a dark iron-gray or black and gray, beau- 
tifully formed, with an eye indicative of intelli- 
gence and spirit. His temper is gentle, and he 
has been ridden by a lady. He is now in 
training at Flushing, L. I., and although never 
in harness until now, shows fine trotting action, 
and promises considerable speed. He is six 
years old, and stands loi hands high. His at- 
tendant, Selim, the Moor who accompanied him, 
has returned to Morocco. Sapphire is owned by 
Messrs. J. H. Drake and Edward Annan, of N.Y. 
