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planters scored a win, for Verdant Green, now Mr. Free- 

 man's property, got home for the Hajeepore Stakes, and 

 Jimmy McLeod followed up the stable luck, by winning a 

 match for ten gold mohurs, riding his own country-bred pony 

 Sam Slick, for which he had paid fifty rupees, against one of 

 " Bricky," Collins' called Little Van, who was steered by Auck- 

 land. Jimmy was giving Van a stone, and wanted to risk only 

 five gold mohurs, but " Bricky " said " No, why its honly ha 

 harm full of hindigo for you, and a cart load of bricks for 

 me." On the last day Messrs. Collins and Rimmer's Elvira won 

 the Losers' handicap, after a good race, beating Gentle Annie, 

 Amsterdam, Adelaide, Bonnie Morn, and Challenger. Smith 

 of Asia collared the Ticaree Cup with Morning Star. Collins 

 bought her after this but had no luck with her, and she 

 died from some internal complaint. Colonel Robarts had 

 a look in at last, getting the second class handicap with 

 Rockwood, and that finished the racing for the year. Taking 

 it all in all a very good meeting. A fine lot of professionals 

 were present Joseph, Arnot, Woods, Chapman, McGiveran, 

 Williamson, Hackney, Jaffir, Abdool and Choochoo, all above 

 the average as horsemen. Nearly all are dead now, I think ; 

 Hackney became very religious in his latter days, very sin- 

 cere, he was much respected by all who knew him, for there 

 was no humbug about his piety. 



CHAPTER XII. 



YEAR 1866. 



For 1866 the Stewards were Messrs. Collingridge, Aber- 

 crombie, Richardson, and Fraser McDonell, with Teddy 

 Drummond, then Judge of Bankipore, as Secretary. The 

 entries had been fairly promising " Bricky " Collins, Colonel 

 Robarts, and Messrs. Blacker, Major Windham, Morgan and 

 Captain Cunningham were the principal outside owners 



