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a hack called Minnie, Roulette having bolted into the refresh- 

 ment tent with Brewty. Hunter beat Finette in the Welter, 

 and then came a Free Handicap for all horses bought for a 

 thousand or under ; seven started. Fieldfare, a hot favorite, 

 ridden by Mr. Maitland, was beaten by Red Gauntlet, steered 

 by Rowland Hudson ; Miseltoe bolted with Polly Studd and 

 deposited that good-looking planter in a ditch, but no bones 

 were broken. The third night's lotteries were infinitely brisker, 

 the fields being large for all but the Hutwa Cup. Nothing 

 but Fisherboy would face Kingcraft, and of course the former 

 had no show. Marquis cantered home for the Desert Stakes, 

 four behind him ; and a fine race then was witnessed for the 

 Hajeepore Stakes for countrybreds, Slowcoach winning by a 

 neck from Lord Evergreen, the favorite ; Morty, Roulette, Parody 

 and Peutetre in the ruck. Then Jimmy appeared in the 

 pigskin for the first time since his return from his first visit 

 home, and a splended race he rode on Gilbert Nicolay's Red 

 Gauntlet, Gilbert on Jimmy's own Vaudeville ; the result a 

 dead heat, owners sensibly divided ; long John Thomas' Raven 

 third, half a length off. Then a pony race won by Tam- 

 bourine finished Tuesday's racing. The last day gave good 

 sport and the best lotteries of the meeting. Hunter won the 

 Civilians' Cup from Finette and Fisherboy, and then came a 

 splendid race for the Chupra Stakes, Crossbee, Marquis, Anar- 

 chy, Slowcoach and Morty competing. After a jostling finish 

 Crossbee got home, Anarchy second, Marquis, the favorite, third. 

 Then Raven in receipt of three stone ten from poor old Gauntlet, 

 just beat him in the Champagne Stakes. Bob Wilson's Liberty 

 won the selling race, and was bought by Mr. H. B. Simpson, 

 still located at Bankipore. Crossbee won a second race from 

 the same galloways he had beaten before. At a cricket match 

 during the meeting Leonard Abbott, the Hajeepore Magis- 

 trate, who had been Captain of Cheltenham, carried out his 

 bat for a century. Mrs. Porter looked after the decorations 



