MO fefcMlNlSCENCES OF SONEPOfcE. 



nativfe boys up again ; Glengarry, who belonged to Dr. Roderick 

 McLeod, won after a slashing finish by a neck. Geraldine, 

 in receipt of three stone, beat Anarchy a length in the Chupra 

 Stakes ; Snowdrop beat Pandora and Bowrar Bill in the 

 Champagne Stakes. Flirt, Finch up, beat Rocket in the Gal- 

 loway Handicap, and then Kathleen had a win in the Buggy 

 Stakes, beating Scot, Morty and No Name. Fred Collingridge 

 acted as starter throughout the meeting. Baby Canning made 

 his debut at this meeting ; he was an awful grif, but very sport- 

 ing ; he bought Kathleen in the lotteries and after everyone had 

 gone to bed, Harry Abbott was roused by a man with a letter 

 from the Baby, who requested that the mare Kathleen, which he 

 had bought, be made over to the bearer. Harry's language 

 can be imagined. It was about this time that Bob Crowdy 

 was proving himself such a grand cross-country rider, and it 

 was always a matter of regret that Sonepore saw so little of 

 him and his sporting brothers; Clarges Ruxton was also dis- 

 tinguishing himself as a bold and good horseman. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

 YEAR 1877. 



For 1877 Messrs. Albert Mangles, Paddy Hudson and 

 Jimmy McLeod were added to the stewards' list, " Bicrom " 

 still acting as Secretary. The Meeting opened on the i5th, 

 but a gloom had been cast over it by the sad accident ten 

 days previously at Barrackpore to poor Alf. Abbott, who was 

 killed while riding Wooloomaloo in the Pony Hurdle Race, 

 won by Jimmy McLeod's Sultan, ridden by Dewing, Dr. 

 Spooner Hart and Mr. Ruxton riding in the same race. 

 Behar could boast of few stronger or pluckier riders than Alf. 

 was ; and it was only the previous month's Oriental Sporting 

 Magazine that contained the record of his having at various 

 times ridden down nine wolves, single-handed, a probably 



