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were well attended, and Saturday promised and showed good 

 racing. Events opened with the Sonepore Cup, two miles, 

 which resolved itself into a match between Call and Merry- 

 man ; the superior condition of the latter won the race, for Jaffir 

 made strong running throughout, and won without effort. A 

 good race was viewed for the Desert Stakes, but again the Aga's 

 star of ill luck was in the ascendant, the stable pinned their 

 faith on Dervish, and bought him at Rs. 350, declining to touch 

 Silvertail ; but Brewty had his revenge, for he won on the 

 latter, and the native youth on the favorite was not even 

 placed. Brewty found his tongue this time, and alluded 

 touchingly to the second sell the native Archer had given the 

 stable. A jockey well educated in swear words, can be as 

 forcible as the genuine coster when he likes, and Brewty was 

 fluent and free. Over the Doomraon Cup, speculation at the 

 lotteries had run high, Bridesmaid bringing Rs. 400, Karpos 

 Rs. 360 and Miss Trelawney Rs. 80. Mr. Solano's mare won 

 easily. For the Visitors' Purse four Arabs went out, Dervish, 

 Suliman, Malabar and Syrian, Malabar the favorite, but he 

 ran a rank cur and Suliman won easily. Then Joe Anderson's 

 Seagull won the Galloway Stakes easily, from a poor field, and 

 Kilmore upset a big pot by beating Echo in the mile handicap. 

 Curiously enough both these horses came afterwards into the 

 hands of poor Alf. Abbott, who bought them specially for the 

 meeting at which he met his death, Barrackpore. On the 

 fifth day, Bridesmaid continued her victorious career, and 

 proved herself the best horse at the meeting by carrying top 

 weight safely home in the Hutwa Cup. Silvertail, who had 

 brought Rs. 740 to his lucky drawers at the previous night's 

 lotteries, was backed by his stable, and this time their money 

 was all right, for he won the Patna Stakes easily. Then Der- 

 vish brought more oof to the Aga, by beating the favorite Ris- 

 ing Star in the Chupra Stakes. Revenge proved himself 

 facile princeps among hacks by winning from Shanks in the 



