. The Arabian horse, his country and people : with portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations. Also a map of the country of the Arabian horse, and a descriptive glossary of Arabic words and proper names. e impaired. The foregoing remarks, it will be observed, apply to the selection oifresh, thatis, newly imported, Arabians. There is a charm in unstrung pearls which appealsto every one ; and in the olden time in India, many sportsmen disdained to buyhorses that had carried other mens colours. To race on these terms implies along purse and an open hand—two things which are n
. The Arabian horse, his country and people : with portraits of typical or famous Arabians and other illustrations. Also a map of the country of the Arabian horse, and a descriptive glossary of Arabic words and proper names. e impaired. The foregoing remarks, it will be observed, apply to the selection oifresh, thatis, newly imported, Arabians. There is a charm in unstrung pearls which appealsto every one ; and in the olden time in India, many sportsmen disdained to buyhorses that had carried other mens colours. To race on these terms implies along purse and an open hand—two things which are not always conjoined. Itis said that barbers, when they want two or three razors for use, purchase ascore, and after trying them, keep the superior ones and sell the rest at costprice. Sportsmen in India who aim at winning the maiden Arab races, adoptmore or less the same practice; but their discarded horses are not so easilysold at cost price as razors are. A member of the Melbourne turf, who, upto about ten years ago, devoted half his time to India, grew so tired of yearafter year selecting fresh Arabs which won no races, that he would buy nomore except after a trial against a stop-watch. In the days when the Arab. 00 (0 J _c tu E^ o ^ >^ ordOH aaaacajsgEsg^gg OF BUYING ARABIANS WHICH HAVE BEEN EXPORTED. 309. horses were brought to Bombay in sailing-vessels, and took several monthsto recover their strength after the voyage, this practice could not be carriedto any great extent; but the jam-bazes of the present time readily lend them-selves to it. Every morning they take out their raw colts, which ought tobe at walking exercise, and gallop them. When a purchaser comes forward,they offer to try one or more of them for a mile, or even a mile and a halfA large price is mutually agreed on beforehand, subject to the chronometersverdict, and many a deal is thus effected. In a purely business aspect, thisarrangement may possess advantages ; but it is unfair to the horses, and it
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