Word: arabian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...trying to buy their best stock. The Russians are no exception." Founded in 1921 with a group of fine horses that had survived the Russian Civil War, the Tersk farm held its first auction in 1971, after the Soviets realized they could make hard currency selling Arabian purebreds. The best of the Arabians raised on the bluegrass and rich mineral water at the Tersk farm are acknowledged to be among the world's finest. U.S. Industrialist Armand Hammer and two partners in 1981 paid the Soviets $1 million for Pesniar, now an eight-year-old Arabian stallion that...
...over arms control may be going nowhere, but the Soviet-American negotiations at Tersk were a success. On a Soviet horse farm nestled in the foothills of the northern Caucasus, 70 Western horse breeders, half of them Americans, gathered with hard dollars in hand for the annual Tersk stud Arabian horse auction. The goods for sale were definitely low technology, and détente flourished. The buyers sat in a verdant paddock and listened as an auctioneer wheedled, cajoled and otherwise tried to nudge bids upward with capitalist determination. "What's the matter, you leave your wallets at home...
Americans are relative newcomers to the Tersk Arabian auction. Kale was a pioneer, making his first purchase in 1975. He says that he made 13 trips to the Soviet Union to obtain Muscat, a stallion that was the U.S. national champion show horse in 1980. In the past eight years, Kale has purchased more than 100 horses from the Tersk farm...
Falling in love is, in which case you should head right away to the exotic Cafe Algiers on Brattle St. for mint tea, falafel and Arabian music. Whether you sit outside or in, pretend it's wartime Casablanca. For a more Occidental experience, veer to the understated Cafe Pampiona where you'll want to be seen...
Although the University Development Office does not classify donations by national origin, William Boardman, director of the Major Gifts division, says he knows of no Major Saudi Arabian gifts besides the two in 1982. David Johnson, also of the Office of Development, similarly down-plays the importance of foreign contributions, noting that alumni, along with domestic corporations and foundations, remain the essential sources of large gifts...