Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-10
Betlouin, his groom. who wears the pic

Belouin, his groom. who wears the pic
turesque costume of the desert.
The head of fhe String" If such a
flippant word may be applied to animals
of Such faultlessness that they were oh
1ects OF pious Neneration to the desert
tribes, is Halcb, a Maneghi Sbeyel of the
strain of All Rashid Haleb is a brown
stallion. bred in 1901 Ills sire was L
Shueyman Shah and mis- dam Maneg-
hieh Sbyel. He was bred by the Gomus-
sa tribe or the Saba AnaZeh, and looked
upon by the BedOuins of the entire desert
as the best stallion in all it's tribes, and
was present vThe Pride of the Des-
ort 10 the governor of .Aleppo in recog-
milton OF his liberal camel tax, and a
present from the governor of Aleppo to
Mr. davenport His pedigree bears the
seal OF Rashem Bey, the ShCykh of all
SllcHkhs and Ruler of the Anazeh. More
! than Nn mares are due to fOal to this
J stallion, within Il year, between Nejd and
Alcppo. He is dark brown without white
Owing to tie fact that his mother and
Erandmothers for hundreds of years past
| have been the spectacular mares of their
age, this stallion was looked upon by the
! ent time.
When he left tie desert, the Great
Anezak iiedonins gathered TO say good
bye to Halcb their pride, and the fare
we'll had many of the characteristics of
Il religious ceremony.
Goniussa is tay colt, bred in 1914; dam,
ManeGhich Sbeyel; sire. SeGlawi Je,lran.
He was bred by the Gomussa tribe Of
the Saba AEaZeh, who are considered by
the BedouinS5at large to possess the best
horses row TO be found in the Arabian
desert. rlhsScolts left forefoot is white
with star and white snip, with the urt-
dcr-lip tatooed blue, after the fashion of
the women of the desert. He stands
slightly over Il hands high without shoes
on. is one of the most remarkably built
horses any one ever saw, regardless of
breed his hack is much shorter than Or
binary short-backed horses. He was Il
present from the Saba AnaZeh to 1Iick-
met Bcy (son of the Governor of Aleppo),
| and a present from IIicknet Boy to Mr.
| Davenport.
Ob"yran, Flee Bitten Gray Horse
was bred in 1879, ana is accordingly u
years old. At his present age he is as
| of his life, and when seen today at the
| farms he is led with much difficulty, ow-
| ing to his extreme high spirits and play
I fulnCss. He has sired the only pure Arab
! ian horse that ever won the first prize in
open competition in the horse shows of
! America. One of his get, out of 4 mus
| tang mare. Won the first prize at the New
| York State Fair, in the yearling class,
competing against many standard trot-
| ting colts.
Another horse in the collection is Ma
soud, Il gray colt, bred in 1905; dam. HAM
! danieh Simrieh, sire, Seglawi Jedran. He
was purchased from the Roala tribe.
! Muson, Listener" is Il white stallion,
| bred in 1899; dam Kehileh Muson: sire,
! IL Shueynan Shah. Erred by the ROGla
| tribe, and purchased from Sheyl;h Sheb
| Salami.
| I;Ouran is n hay colt, bred in 1901: dam
| Il Kehilch Tamri; sire. lIadban EuZekhi.
| He was bred by the Gomussa oc the Sab
| ba AnaZeh, and purchased from them.
| Masoud is gray colt ana was bred in
| 1903: dam, IIamlanCh Simrieh, of Zetom
| Zelian: sire, SeGlaWi Jedran.