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wrong just before the meeting, hard luck on Mr. Wallace, she 

 put her hip out when cantering on the course. Macgiveran was 

 Wallace's Jockey in those days, he had come out as a missionary 

 but rinding the Mild Hindoo averse to conversion he turned 

 to a more lucrative life on the turf. 



A good day was looked forward to on Thursday, and so it 

 proved ; old Beeswing making the running from flag fall to 

 winning post, easily beat Meg Merrillies and Chancery ; and 

 then came an upset for Rajah Modernarain's Cup, a round the 

 course handicap. Helen and Rejected were about equal fa- 

 vourites, no one fancying Diana, but this time the latter had a 

 strong man on her back, and one with whom moreover she 

 seemed to go kindly, and for the first time she justified her 

 owner's confidence, for making a waiting race up to the ball 

 room, Curran came with a Chifney rush, and beat Helen by a 

 short head. A mile and a quarter race for maidens fell to Hero 

 easily enough, and then came the Planters' Purse, a mile to be 

 run in heats, the only two starters were Mr. McLeod's Arab 

 Egypt 8-7, and the Confederates' old Waler Boomerang 10-4. 

 The first heat proved a better race than was anticipated, for the 

 pair ran locked together to the quarter mile post, Boomerang 

 having about a neck advantage, but from then the Arab gradually 

 closed up, and nose to nose they raced past the judge's 

 box, verdict a dead heat. Mr. Vincent, mercifully withdrew 

 Boomerang for the run-off, as he was obviously unfit, so the 

 Arab walked over. A pony race finished the day, the Confeder- 

 ates' Jenab-i-alle, bought out of an Ekka, beating seven others ; 

 and then what a time there was in the planters' camp at break- 

 fast, when they toasted old Kenneth and his mare, and how 

 Scotia's whiskey did flow. Jenab-i-alle was christened after 

 old Jenab Davies who is coming out this year with crores of 

 rupees to lend to distressed Rajahs at nominal interest. The 

 fifth day opened with the two-mile Winners' Handicap, 

 which was somewhat marred by the scratching of Beeswing 



