ARAB AND BEDOUIN HORSEMEN.—Just what the distinction was between Arabs and Bedouins, visitors to the Wild East Show were puzzled to determine. Those of them who had ever paid attention to the terms counted “Arab ” as a general description, including all the desert dwellers, and ” Bedouin ” as something more definite, applying to a single tribe or nation. They left the Wild East Show with just as much and no more information on the subject than they had when they entered. The so-called Arab and the so-called Bedouin looked alike to American eyes and showed equal skill in riding and in all the wild sports which were a part of the Exposition’s program. No doubt there was a distinction plain enough to those familiar with North African expressions, but it was not here made apparent. The horses were as much alike as their riders. Those appearing in the illustration will be recognized as of the same breed, while even their trappings are not dissimilar. And, speaking of trappings, the Arab horses would present to us a much better appearance if they had less of them. Fringes and tassels tossing loosely about concealed the lean, strong outline of the horses and prevented any possible neat effect. It may be that the horses themselves—as some writers say—have learned to like the rich housings and gallop more bravely under them, but so would not, certainly, a clean-limbed racer from the Kentucky blue grass region or some California ranch. Be that as it may, though, Arab and Bedouin horses were good animals and bore daring riders.

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