The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-12-02

We copy from the St. Louis Re1u6h-
can the following interesting account Of
Nr. Richards experience in looking up
the fine Arabian horses he has imported,
and of which we have before had occa.
sion to speak
Mr.. Richards visited Morocco, passed
through the interior of Algeria to Tunis,
thence to Egypt, thence through Arabia
Petrea and the Desert, East of Damascus,
as far as Palmyra. On this, his first visit
to the East, he selected two stations,
Mokhladi and Massoud, and grey mare,
the first mentioned bred by the Tarabina
tribe in Arabia Petrea, and the two lat
ter by the Anayza tribe He brought
them home safely to Kentucky, and find.
ing his expectations concerning them we're
realized, he commenced making prepara-
tion for another trip to the East, deter.
mined to spare no trouble nor expense in
procuring the best blood, as we'll as the
fuest formed horses in the desert
Mr.. Layard has expressed the opinion
that no Arab Of the best blood has been
brought to England. Mr.. Richards knew
this, and the great difficulty that has al
ways been experienced in securing the
best. After two years spent in investiga.
tion as TO the best means of procuring
the best blood in the Desert, he matured
his plans and started again to the East,
accompanied by Mr.. Troye, on artist, who
has furnished some admirable drawings
of the horses bought-and by his cousin,
Mr.. Keene, with Syrian, who attended
him on his first journey, and knew much
about the horses of the East This Syrian
suddenly died, and the party delayed seven
months in Damascus, while Mr.. Keene
acqu red the Arabic language, and in.
formed himsef as to the best way of get
ting to the tribe of Bedouins in Arabia
possessing the type of horses they were
seeking. They entered the Desert and
the result of their expedition was the pur-
chase of horse of superior form and
blood from one of the Sinks of the tribe,
but afterwards exchanged by giving heavy
boot for better, called Sacklowie. Be-
sides this, Mr.. Richards obtained colt,
supposed to be the best young horse in
the Anayza tribe grey colt, marc and
two drome daries. All Of these horses were
brought safely home, 80 that Mr.. Rich.
ards has now on his farm, near George.
town, five Arab stations and threemares.
His object is not to breed pure Arabians,
but cross this Arab stock with Kentucky
thorough.breds. Three stations to which
Mr. Richards specially invites the atten.
ton of horse fanciers are Mokhladi, Mas.
soud and Sacklowie. The first is grey
IA hands inch high, a horse from the
Tarabina tribe of Bedouins; the second
is chestnut, Is hands high, bred by the
Anayza tribe of Bedouins; the third is a
mahogany bay, Is hands high, bred by
the Anayza tribe. The colts of the first
and second took the prize last fall al
Lexington, in the ring of thorough-breds
under one year.
The size of these horses may excite
remark Mr.. Richards states that there
are not fifty pure bred horses in the
Desert over fifteen hands. Layard only
saw one marc over fifteen hands No
one of the Arabs from whose loins sprung
the English tborough-breds, was over ff
teen hands. Yet the progeny of thes,
horses are of good size, and able to pacl
heavy weights through four mile heats.