REMINISCENCES OF SONEPORE. 9* 



On the second day Dick Turpin, conceding a lump of weight, 

 made mincemeat of Black Eagle, Phillipine and Karpos, in the 

 Ticcaree Cup. Chieftain again showed his superiority over the 

 other Arabs, by romping home for the Durbangah Cup, and good 

 old Vanderdecken beat Portia, Harkaway, Hermit, and Driver, 

 in the Planters' Purse. Driver took Dignum back to breakfast, 

 bolting at the corner and going straight to his stable. Then 

 Rowland Hudson steered Harry Eraser's Glenover prettily home 

 for the Moorcroft Stakes, and so ended the second day. 

 On the third day we were treated to a sight of the handsome 

 Satellite, who walked over for the Civilians' Cup, a -bright 

 golden chesnut two-year-old colt by Premier out of Edith by 

 King Alfred ; he looked as he walked round, the very picture 

 of a throughbred. Even crusty George Campbell could not 

 refrain from expressing admiration for such a beauty. The 

 Earl won the Bedouin Stakes, and Jimmy's country-bred 

 Lurline won the Hajeepore Stakes in a canter. His luck was 

 in, for he followed it up by riding his own Planet in winner of 

 the selling race, old Van, with Rowland up, second. On the 

 fourth day Satellite had another walk over, none of the 

 others entered caring to oppose him in the Sonepore Cup, 

 Sunbeam beat Volcano in the Desert Stakes ; Jehangir won 

 the Dumraon Cup from Black Eagle and Karpos, and Shanghai 

 won the Galloway Plate, Ali riding himself and beating 

 Gilbert Nicolay on Harry Eraser's Kintail, Johnstone Smith's 

 Kathleen third. Then came a hack race, at the weighing out 

 for which Jaffir caused intense amusement. Mr. O'Shea had a 

 coffee colored Eurasian jockey, who when in the scales put up 

 the full professional penalty, " That not right," said Jaffir, " you 

 need only put up half, you not whole white.' 1 Vanderdecken 

 , won the race with the crusher of list. 81bs. up, beautifully 

 ridden by Irving. Dick Turpin won the Hutwa Cup on the 

 last day, proving himself after Satellite the best horse at the 

 meeting. Vanderdecken again brought grist to the mill, win- 



