The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-18
AHorse in EARLY Tlmns.

Hulopo' III INC udyS OF Carthage they
obtained the Numidian breed sbund-
antly, and during the long soiourn of
tho Moors in the country, they imported
and cultivated the Arab breed. Between
tho ninth and tenth centuries this latter
celebrated breed was cultivated under
the Caliphs, and rendered thereby moro
perfect in speed, beauty and endurance
than any other known breed. This was
| accomplished by carefully cullIng ont
| Lhe most superior maro8 and stations
to this tho CAREFUL re gTiS
and training 81 colts, and not per-
hitting them to labor except under the
saddle. 1t is moro than probable that
no nation could have succeeded so well
| as tho Arabs. Theylovod their horses.
! they wore companions, and none nm
| dotstOOd their nature moro thoroughly.
| yet 10 took them nearly % century and a
hali 10 bring hun to his highest perfec.
| tlon. During tho wars Of the Crugades
these light and graceful gteeds often
| carried Their Saracen masters boVond
tho reach OF danger, when their lives
would else have paid the nenajty
! When stricken from the saddle. amid
tho strife and carnage Of battle, tbe pen-
orOus boast would not desert bis mas
ter nut would remain until ConciouP.
ness returned, and he feably crawlod
INTO ms saddle, when the good horse.
WIN tho speed OF tho wind, would carry
MIN away 20 q place of safety. They
were however, unable TO stand tbe
shock OF battle with tho heavy boasig
which bore the English knights, even
Wnen thoy outn0mberod them 10 TO /.
The returning Crusaders brought
With th0m many Of these beautiful
sta9us 10 Europe, 70 CrosR on their own
breeds, and which no doubt, laid the
foundation for those superior animals
which arc raised there nc the present
day. Ever since the horse has besn
subjected TO the will of man, and taught
TO do his bidding, Il is probable that ho
mas made his speed TO minister to his
pastilne, trials of speed having been
popular rom tier earliest acdunint-
anco with the animal, and having AMI
lasted all amusemsnts then popular. AK
cGpt the chase or athletic sports, Horse
racing was a regular part of the pas-
times OF the Greeks and Romans. and
NJ the olympic games purses were given
TO the winning horses; but what those
people chiefly delighted in was chariot
racing, there Is no direct proof that
proving the speed OF their horses.
Though HerodOtus tells us horses wsre
plentiful among the AsIyrians.
Modes Persisns and EcVptians,
yttwo do not reed his assurance OF that
fact, for we soc them plenurullv dis
played at tho present titno, on tho mon
uments and other soul ptures exaavatod
nom the ruined cities. Whvis II NOT
moro than probable shat horse racing
was oneEOi their amusemonts,
The Greeks and Romans considerad
the Psrsians she best hUrsemeu in ihe
world and IL We ars go believo them.
every man in that vast empire rode on
horseback. Luckily, We are not COM
PEELED TO swallow everything tbev ha,o
handed deWn To ug, 10 lis, hOWovor
highly reasonable 10 suppose that among
nations whore horses were SO plautimf
racing would boa popular amugement'
No record is handed down 90 that eflact
ana No have gg much warrant To- opine
that Indifferent Tartar tribes mhobit-
ing ceuiral Asia and Eur1po, and
who at timgs swept over
these countries uudlr Attua Arm
hsd or Ionghis Kahn, and ramrrl0rr
also amused themselves with Horse
racing as Wei ss murjCrIuu and pU-
| idklhS' ihoaa lreepo0iOrS we're Hlwaya
ON hutseonchi and 10 is pre5umable tbe
| rights of properly wore trnuurp.Iv
tostod 10y the pued'o OF thoir h6r.es. Riy,
! lAt ua lnaFo speculation and come d.
idcl'. Arabia may be considered tbo
| ualNe country of tho horse, and ma
place whore le has been brought tD tb.
| greatest perfection, No other horses
had over equaled thom Tor symmetry OF
| form, llrmioss OF skin, docilitv of f1n.
per- ilcotuCss ana endurance. Straho.
who lived about the beginning OF tbo
Christian era, asserted that horses yyprs
az that limo unknown in That country
q thing rather diiiicultto believe, for i6e
Arabs were maraudiug and daring
race whose r0bbories constantly en-.
posed them 10 retaliation from hostile
ARMIES, ahu ~ seems more than likely
thai me neigh6ofing nations Of Egypt,
they would have Mt least captured so,n1
lrom their armies, II they obtained
them IN no other way. At wbatever
period the horse may have FALLEN mn
the possession OF tho Arabs. he
has never fallen into kinder or mora
fostering hands. Every mains was
takon 10 improve his looks. speed
strength and endurance, and many oi
the owners of horses among the Arabs
know the pedigree OF their animslsas lr.r
back as several centuries. Arabia was
also the first country on the globe where
the cultivation ofspeed was ENCOURAGED
and prizes given for horses 20 compete
for, and which was really the fonda.
ton OF our present syrtem OF turf
racing,
China, which contains about one.tbird
OF tho population Of tho globe. aud
whose Inhabitants are the most in
Veterato gamesters in the world, know
nothing, comparatively speaking Hbout
morse racing. In the north OF China the
Iarler breed Of horses exists, and
answers tolerably for tho lsbors OF the
nelu' aud under the saddle but thor
speed Is very indifferent, aud seldom nut
70 the test John Chinaman preiers 10
lose his money az cards, dice. chess.
uraeghts. "ts'o.me,n game similar to
the Italian "m0ssa,N than on tho sneed
OF herso tlesh. lie ~ inordipatelv FOND
OF oock-hghung, as well az combats be.
tween cr'ckets, grasshoppers, dogs. otto
I'm southern China horsea ere vev,
scarce, and are not even used for travail
ing or rural labor. The government
employs Thorn and has RELAYS M certain
INSTANCES throughout the omnire 10
transport mails and government Ola.
cials. These horses are also nrocnrsd
from Iartary, They are unable 10 on.
uure the heat OF the south more than
= low years, whom they lose their
strength and become completely nm.
sorvioeable. The great rivers and
lakes, together with their numerous
canals, In great measure relieve the