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readily testify. Captain Ross' win in 1898 has already 

 been referred to. He was then on the staff at Belvedere. 

 He was a hard man at everything he took on, and besides 

 being a strong horseman, he had a great penchant for 

 foot-bali and fighting. He was also blessed with a very 

 keen sense of humour and in a certain campaign in Tibet 

 his adventures (as related by himself), whilst commanding 

 a coolie transport corps, composed of cut-throat Baluchis, 

 kept the entire little army in roars of laughter. Captain 

 Smith's win on Night in 1903 has also been referred to. He 

 is a brother of Mrs. Lamond Walker's and was at one 

 time in a British Cavalry regiment, subsequently going 

 to the Indian Cavalry, a force that has turned out such a 

 large number of first-class horsemen. Mr. G. B. Mackellar 

 who is still in Calcutta was the winner of 1904 and he 

 rode a sturdy and very fast mare named Yuletide, who now 

 and again used to come out and win in hunter's hurdle 

 races. Mr. Mackellar is one of those whom the hand 

 of Time has touched lightly, for he still rides races in 

 Calcutta, and is, we may mention, a G. R. who is a 

 contemporary of Dr. Spooner Hart's. One would hardly 

 think of it to look at the two gentlemen side by side ! 

 But in those early days when " the Doctor " was a 10 st. 

 man, Mr. Mackellar and he used to ride at Dum Dum, 

 etc. Mr. Mackellar's weight is today, we believe, still 

 in the region of 8 st. We do not know what his rival's 

 weight is, for Dr. Hart, like Mr, Jorrocks, usually finds 

 that he has *'avery 'ticklar engagement" when invited 

 to go near a scale ! ! ! 



In 1905 and 1906 Mr. Kenneth Hamilton and Good 

 Chap were absolutely invincible, and our photographic 

 artist has managed to present us with a very good 

 picture of this excellent combination of good pony and 

 good rider. Mr. Hamilton's reputation as a G. R. 

 is too well known in India to render it necessary for us to 



