7
Sukkur, 18th to 24th Janu-
ary 1890.
52. I next went to Sukkur and remained there
for office work.
Rádhan, 25th
January
1890.
53. Here I branded 7 mares for horse. The
stallions of the Hyderabad District were brought here
for my inspection and I found them in good condition.
Mirpur, 28th to 31st Janu-
ary 1890.
54. Out of 55 mares presented for my inspection
I branded 5 for horse and 25 for donkey.
Lárkhána, 15th February
1890.
55. I proceeded here on the 15th and branded
25 mares for horse and 16 for donkey, rejecting 149.
The mares were a poor lot as will be seen from the number rejected.
Rádhan, 16th February.
76. I again visited this place in order to give the
breeders a second chance, and branded 5 mares for
horse and 14 for donkey, rejecting 60.
Jacobabad, 17th February.
57. Here 542 mares were collected for my inspection, and I branded 27
for horse and 24 for donkey and rejected 491. The
stable management was excellent.
Thul, 18th February.
58. My next visit was to Thul, where I branded
19 mares for horse, 10 for pony and 48 for donkey.
Sibi, 24th to 27th February.
59. The Sibi Horse-Show was held on the 24th February and following
days. I note that 97 remounts and young stock were
purchased by Major Chalmers, besides those bought
for local cavalry; this proves the value of Beluchistan as a field for remount
operations. I also note the need for competent sálutris, and hope to make
arrangements to meet it.
Songster ...
Duncan ...
Sir Francis ...
Sir James ...
Brunno ...
Midnight ...
Sportsman ...
Reliance ...
Cyprus ...
Beaver ...
T. B. E.
Do.
Do.
N. T. E.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Arab.
Do.
Kohilan ...
Essau bin Curtas.
Ameer ...
Samshere ...
Rejeb ...
Kaitan ...
Jhang ...
Akola ...
Jeeramji ...
Arab.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Donkey
Stallion.
60. Here
I
branded 140 mares.
I also inspected the
stallions noted in the
margin, and found
them in good condi-
tion with the excep-
tion of "Ameer" and
"Cyprus."
Karáchi, 1st to 7th March.
61. I came here on the 1st of March and as no
steamer was to start for Cutch-Mándvi till the 8th,
I was obliged to halt here.
Bhúj, 11th March 1890.
Elzevier
...
Dispatch ...
Glenmore
...
Lord Napier
...
T. B. E.
N. T. E.
Arab.
Do.
62. This year there was no Horse Show
at Bhùj. I inspected the marginally noted
stallions and found them in good condition.
I transferred the following stallions to
Ahmedabad, as they were more than five
years in this district:—"Lord Napier,"
"Elzevier" and "Dispatch." These were replaced by "Sindia," "Hampton"
and "Tahlim" from Ahmedabad.
63. Here I branded 17 mares for horse, and rejected 20. I also purchased
4 young stock for the Ahmednagar Remount Depôt.
Ahmedabad, 24th to 27th
March 1890.
64. I then proceeded to Ahmedabad to attend the Horse Show. It is
satisfactory to note that there was an increase in the
number of exhibits this year in the brood-mare
class (71), also of colts and fillies under 12 months (2),
of 3 year old fillies (15), of 4 year old colts (10) and a slight increase in the
number of colts castrated.
65. On the other hand, there was a decrease principally under the head
of yearlings (19), horses and ponies (59), and remounts (25); in all however there
was a slight increase in the number of exhibits.
66. Considering that the year had been a bad one for food supply and that
the majority of the exhibits were the property of bonâ fide cultivators, the Dar-
bár horses being few in number, probably due to a show being held simultane-
ously in Bombay, the general result of this Show may be considered satisfactory.