CAKBINE AND HIS CUP. 95 



Carbine's voyage may be of interest. The horse did 

 not come on board until we reached Melbourne. 



Mr. Ernest Day^ who had charge of him for the 

 Duke, was naturally very anxious to get the horse 

 shipped quietly. A notice appeared in the Evening 

 Herald, on Thursday, stating Carbine would be ship- 

 ped on Saturday morning. As I happened to have a 

 letter in my pocket stating he would come on board 

 on Good Friday, I smiled. Evidently the paragraph 

 bad been inspired to put people off the scent. 1 was 

 on board when the ^' hero of a hundred fights '^ came 

 to the pier, and the borse was accompanied by 

 the colt by Carbine — Novelette, who has been 

 named Lerderderg by the Duke of Portland, and 

 wbo was alongside of him. "Old Jack ^' at first 

 seemed inclined to remain asbore. Mr. Day endea- 

 voured to persuade bim to step on to the gangway, but 

 be declined tlie invitation. A handful of clover was 

 given him, which he quietly munched, then he looked 

 at the crowd as much as to aay, '^ What do you think 

 of me ? ^' Cunningham, the man who has had charge 

 of Carbine at the stud, and who came home with the 

 horses, then went to the rescue. No sooner did Car- 

 bine see him coming along the gangway than he 

 stretched out his neck and put one foot forward. 

 Cunningham spoke to him, and then quietly pulling 

 the head- stall. Carbine followed him like a lamb. The 

 horse felt his footing carefully all along the gangway, 



