Mr. Acworth and Mr. Barrow. Mr. Buckland, who was in 

 those days a bit lighter weight than he is to-day, and was 

 by no means a stranger in races between the flags, rode a 

 Httle mare named Mignonette. Then came Captain (as he 

 then was) C. W. Muir's three victories. Captain Muir 

 subsequendy commanded H. E. the Viceroy's Bodyguard, 

 and thanks to his three wins, the score of Cups won 

 by the soldier men, and the Bodyguard in particular, is 

 high, as Col., then Mr. "Jim" Turner has won this 

 Cup twice, and Captain Keighley, who is now with 

 the corps, has won a Heavy Weight Cup, Captain 

 Holden the present Commandant twice, and Col. Hunt and 

 Major Maxwell are also soldier-winners. The winner of 

 1881 was a Mr. Hopkins on Telegram who beat Lord 

 William Beresford on Oliver Twist ; and the next year, 

 1882, saw a lady victorious for the first and only time on 

 record, Mrs. ''Jim" Cook who won on Champion, her 

 husband being second on Claret and Lord William third 

 on Mariner, an old horse who had run second to Jolly 

 Boy in 1876. In 1883, Lord William scored his first win 

 on Premier, and in 1884 there was a dead-heat between 

 Mr. D. B. Myers on Zulu, and Mr. subsequently Captain 

 Learoyd a hard-riding Sapper on Handicap, poor Mr. Tom 

 Anderson being third on Commissioner. The late 

 Mr. Alston won it in 1885 on Pilgrim, Mr. Reg. Murray, 

 who is still in Calcutta, being second on Zil, and Mr. Tom 

 Anderson was again third on his faithful Commissioner. 

 In 1886, Mr. A. L. Buder, who is also still with us, won 

 it on Rabbit, who was only a pony, being little more than 

 14 hands. This horse was subsequently sold to Lord 

 Roberts, who rode him for many years on parade and oft' 

 it. The Cup of 1887 was a memorable race, as quite half 

 a dozen people claimed it, amongst them Mr. Apostolides, 

 Mr. E. H. Gregory. Lord William Beresford, Mr. Orrell, 

 etc., etc., but finally it Avas awarded to Mr. Tom Anderson 



