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instance, as Bowen observed when he dismounted, of Aryan in- 

 justice to old England. It was at a race at the following Cal- 

 cutta meeting, that Jaffer having had opposite orders, was re- 

 monstrated with by an unlucky backer. Every Jock had been 

 sent out with the same instructions, " Wait on the rest " and the 

 pace in consequence was funereal ; Jaffer's memorable reply was, 

 11 Why not I wait, why not ? What Europeans did do ?" For 

 the Bettiah Cup, Call was a strong tip, and Mr. Lee's stable had 

 been made favorite at the lotteries ; Joseph, was as good a trainer 

 in India, as he proved afterwards in England, when he brought 

 out the mighty Bendigo ; and when Tingey, after riding a judi- 

 ciously timed waiting race, brought up Bridesmaid with one of 

 his Chifney-like rushes, it was seen that all was over but the 

 shouting. Mr. Lee's luck changed though, in the Tirhoot Stakes, 

 and he scored an easy win with Verbies, who, like Gipsy, who 

 ran second, was a rejected stud-bred clean bred beauties 

 these, with no foul Norfolk trotter puddle in their dainty veins. 

 Messrs. Butler and John's Bar None, ridden by a native stable 

 boy, got a fearfully bad start, but she could not have won, even 

 with a good one. She was bred by Frank Vincent at Barh. 

 And then came the Derby, and what a lovely half-dozen they 

 were ; little wonder Lord Mayo expressed loud admiration of 

 them. The best jockeys in the country were up, and there 

 was precious little to choose between Dignum, Bowen, Tin- 

 gey, Bill Brewty, Keats, or little Finch, save that they all gave 

 best to Brewty on Arabs. At the lotteries Abu Jenab in a 

 thousand rupee lottery, had brought Rs. 390, Jyram Rs. 370, 

 the rest bringing smaller sums. The Aga Khan party backed 

 their nag hotly, but the astute Mr. Lee stood by his, as well, 

 and what a race it was. For the first mile, the pretty little 

 fellows ran neck and neck, with ears back, and flags flowing 

 to the wind ; Suliman showed in front half a mile from home, 

 Syrian and Acrobat next, then the favorites locked together, 

 their jockeys never moving in the saddle, Frolic last. But 



