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countrybred maidens, R. C., Mr. McLeod scoring an easy 

 win with the Cape horse Roebuck ; King Coil, a C.-B. colt of 

 Mr. Wallace's, started favourite, but finished last. The 

 Bettiah Cup brought out only two, Diana, and the vaunted 

 Babylonian, Mr. McLeod's luck was well in, and his mare 

 going kindly, beat the favourite. For the last race for Hacks, 

 G.R's only, six started, and Simmy won on an unnamed black 

 filly. In this race Alec Urquhart, a son of the hospitable 

 opium agent of Mozufferpore, donned silk, and came in 

 third on Penelope. Saturday opened with Mr. McLeod's walk- 

 ing over with Roebuck, for Rajah Modernarain's Cup. The 

 second event was a mile, G.R's only. The day before, 

 Simmy had bought the old Australian Boomerang from Lord 

 Ulick and he was made a hot favourite for this race, but 

 Mr. McLeod's grey maiden Arab Chancery, with Henry 

 Hudson up, made all the running and won cleverly. The 

 Monghyr Cup, presented by Mr. Wallace, only brought out 

 the half sisters Helen, and Grace Lee, and with the course in 

 such a heavy state, however a sensible man like Mr. Vincent 

 could have backed his little one against the giantess, seems 

 wonderful, but it's the right sort of infatuation after all, for a 

 straight sportsman to believe in his gee's ability to lick 

 creation. Grace won comfortably. Last race on the card 

 was a hack race, which might have been a good one with a de- 

 cent start, but Bill Pratt riding Jack Becher's Hero, and Herewald 

 Wake on Nell Gwynne, got a dozen lengths the best of it, 

 Simmy on Edward Morgan losing fifty lengths, Hero just got 

 home. A poor day's racing. There was a good deal of dis- 

 cussion at Monday's lotteries, over the relative merits of the 

 English and Cape horses versus the countrybreds. In the Civi- 

 lians' Cup Mr. McLeod was running both Diana and Roe- 

 buck, and declared to win with the latter. Helen was rightly 

 considered to have no chance, but many looked to see the 

 champion countrybred beat the Chupra pair, unfortunate- 



