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their respective lots, Mr. Campbell still training for the two 

 latter sportsmen. Mr. DeVaux had Brunette a waler, a Cape 

 yclept Voltaire, and a rattling good country-bred called Van- 

 guard ; a maiden Arab Sultan, and others. Old Cadwal- 

 lader, and Bendigo, a ragged-looking four year old English 

 colt, Quicksilver, and Intrepid with a couple of country-breds 

 comprised Mr. Grey's stud. G. Barker, and Hall, were 

 training at Mozufferpore. Even Mirzapore could boast of 

 a racing string that year, Mr. Fox having a Cape mare, and 

 two maiden Arabs, training under C. Barker. The meet- 

 ing of '48 was much marred by a lot of transfers among the 

 local officials, which greatly affected the camps. Racing 

 opened with the Sonepore Derby for maiden Arabs, for which 

 six came to the post out of twenty entered, the favourite, 

 Don Juan, ridden by Joy, won easily. The Don was the 

 property of a gentleman running as Mr. Charles, in reality 

 Mr. J. Johnstone, a real bruiser over a country. He was 

 the first importer of any Australian of decent breeding, a 

 chestnut, called Selim: The Sonepore Colonials was won 

 by the local sportsman Mr. Campbell with his chestnut 

 country-bred Pretender, ridden by Sherburne, beating three 

 Australians, of whom Mr. Fitzpatrick's Woodbine was made 

 a hot favourite. Sherburne followed up his luck by scoring 

 again in the Durbungah Cup, winning it for Mr. Williams 

 on an Australian mare called Greenmantle, the great Arab, 

 Cadwallader, second. The surplus of funds accruing from 

 the previous year had enabled Mr. Hewett to offer the hand- 

 some prize of sixteen hundred rupees for a 2\ mile handicap. 

 They were not afraid of distances then. An attempt was 

 made that year to inaugurate a Behar Turf Club, but it 

 fell through for want of unanimity. The Bettiah Cup, on 

 the second day, fell to Pretender, Barnes steering him ; the 

 crack maiden, Child of the Isles, a beautiful high caste bay, 

 running third, the Australian Brunswick splitting the pair. 



