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(who has played in six tournaments), Polestar (the type of a 

 galloping weight-carrying pony), Lulu, The Doe, Lucille, 

 Schoolboy, The Nun, Joe (one of the best light-weight ponies 

 in India), Marie, Maud, Red Lancer, and Kaleidoscope, who 

 have all played three or four years in. succession (a pretty good 

 proof of sound constitutions), and whose names will be 

 familiar to most men who have played in the East. 



Indian country-bred pony, Polestar ' a good sort. 



Perhaps I cannot conclude this chapter better than by re- 

 lating a peculiar and amusing incident that lately occurred in 

 India. In a game in which the iyth Lancers took part, during 

 a scrimmage close to goal, no one seemed able to find the 

 ball. Some one then said a goal had been hit, whilst others 

 as stoutly maintained it had not ; but search for the ball be- 

 yond the goal line proved unavailing. Then the secret came 

 out. The ball (of discord) was found attached to the tail of 



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