REMINISCENCES OF SONEPORE. I2Q 



breeders did not like his color, a mealy chestnut, so he went to 

 India. Of his career here in the hands of Colonel Carey, Mr. 

 Macallister and Mr. Lethorn under the skilful care and pilotage 

 of Ryder and Dignum, the Oriental Sporting Magazine and 

 Asian's columns told of many a good race gallantly won, and 

 afterwards at Jaintpore his wondrous constitution and pluck 

 enabled him even at the green old age of twenty and twenty- 

 one, when his knees really were bowed out level with his toes, 

 to show that there was life in the veteran yet. Few sounder, 

 pluckier or more successful horses have ever been imported 

 into India than the Cape horse Echo. Second perhaps to Mr. 

 Maitland's Kingcraft, but certainly to none other up to this 

 epoch. 



In spite of doleful prognostications, the Sonepore gathering 

 promised to be a good one, as Colonel Money, now in charge 

 of the Durbangah Raj, signified that the Maharajah would be 

 present and give a big camp, as well as a Cup of Rs. 1,000 to 

 the races. The festive Bob Lockhart, then an eligible bachelor, 

 with George St. Aubyn Nixon, ran a quiet Chupra camp just 

 behind the ball room, which was a very useful rendezvous for 

 those whose fervent worship of Bacchus rendered the finding 

 of their tents a matter of difficulty. Jimmy McLeod had a big 

 camp in the corner, Gwatkin Williams, Albert Mangles, Anthony 

 Patrick MacDonnell, Colonel Money, the 65th Regiment, Steuart 

 Bayley and Harry Abbott, besides several smaller fry, all had 

 camps. Jock Harvey, Manager of Paikpara and owner of the 

 mighty Palmerston, and the brothers T. and A. A. Apcar, were 

 guests of Harry. Major Ben Roberts, who was acting as 

 Mentor to Durbangah, was a guest of Colonel Money's, as was 

 Mr. Eraser McDonell. The racing was again confined to 

 the local stables, though they were all, save Mr. Cresswell's, 

 greatly improved ; the latter gentleman had sold B. Sharp to 

 the Maharajah, but most unfortunately the handsome little 

 horse had broken his fetlock joint and had been sent to the 



