Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 February 1903 — Camels Trained to Race. [ARTICLE]

Camels Trained to Race.

The ordinary camel, which will never hurry under any circumstances, has been transformed in southern Algeria Into an animal so different iii size, temper and appearance that it may almost be looked upon as a different race. This is the racing camel, prised for its speed. The result of many generations of careful breeding, which has been encouraged by valuable prizes, It can be depended upon for nine or ten miles an hour, which It can keep up for sixteen or seventeen hours, almost without a atop.