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most determined men only, the late Lord William Beres- 

 ford and Dr. W. Forsyth, but they have always found 

 that weight told when it came to a ding-dong finish 

 against the light-weights and have only succeeded in, on 

 several occasions, finishing close up second — greatly to 

 their credit and renown. The Calcutta Hunt is extreme- 

 ly proud of its welter weights, for in glancing through 

 the list of winners, which appears at the foot of this chap- 

 ter, the names of many a good man and many a good 

 horse occur. The Heavy Weight Cup, as a properly 

 organised going concern, was instituted in 1889, and the 

 first man to win it was Mr. Killian Euler on a very fine 

 chestnut horse named Shamrock. Mr. Euler's name appears 

 frequently in the old records as "Mr. Killian," "Mr. 

 Killhus" and various other "contortions" dear to the 

 heart of the sporting scribe of those days. Mr. Euler 

 was never a horseman, but he v/as a desperately hard rider, 

 and knew no fear. His nerve, as witness a comparatively 

 recent performance in tlie Paperchase Cup of two years ago, 

 is almost as good as ever, for he rode the course and nearly 

 got the cup of which he was the first winner. Our friend 

 hails from the Vaterland, and like many others of his 

 hard-riding compatriots has always been a very popular 

 figure in the world of sport in Calcutta. Mr. Eck, Mr. 

 Apostolides, Mr. Rees, Mr. Euler are representatives 

 of other nations, of whom Calcutta, British and insular to 

 the core as she is, has every reason to be extremely proud. 

 vShe is glad to think, we feel sure, that she has a vested 

 interest in such good men and true as these hard-riding 

 sportsmen. Shamrock was a beautiful horse and a clink- 

 ing good jumper. He used to score very frequently over 

 hurdles and in all his races almost, and most certainly in 

 all his wins, he was piloted by the late Mr. Lawrie Alston. 

 He also had, if we remember aright, the honour of carry- 

 ing "The Mem Sahib " (Mrs. Jim Cook) in the very last 

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