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Harry Abbott owed any amount of thanks to the Chupra 

 contingent for the cordial way in which they supported his 

 efforts, as also to Messrs. Butler and Cresswell for their assis- 

 tance in the handicaps. Jimmy's camp and stable were also 

 towers of strength. The settling was got over most satisfac- 

 torily, Messrs. Cresswell and Abbott being the largest win- 

 ners. Luckily there were no heavy losers. Just after the 

 Dumraon Cup Jimmy bought Beaconsfield from the Conser- 

 vatives, the reason for the sale being that their leading light, 

 Bob Lockhart, proved the old adage " lucky at racing unlucky 

 in love" to be in his case entirely incorrect, for it leaked out 

 on Thursday evening that he had wooed and won the neatest 

 and nicest lassie at the meeting ; and ere a month elapsed he 

 led Miss Vanrennen to the altar, since then the happy 

 pair have been the backbone of Sonepore Meetings, for is 

 not their hospitable camp ever the creme de la crerne of 

 every year's gathering ? and round their piano every evening 

 visitors crowd to listen to good music ; tell tales of the last 

 meeting before Bob was married, and relate to new comers 

 how, on hearing the news, the dulcet tones of Bob Berrill's 

 mellifluous voice rang out. 



He's not lost to us for ever, our brilliant beamish boy, 

 Best looking of our bachelors, our Chupra spinsters' joy : 

 So we'll bear up in our sorrow, and check the rising sob, 

 While we pledge fair Miss Vanrennen, and her well select^ 



ed Bob. 



Early in December the wedding of Mr. Lockhart and 

 Miss Vanrennen was celebrated with great eclat at Banki- 

 pore, over 60 people witnessing the ceremony in the pretty 

 little church, which was most tastefully decorated with white 

 roses. Miss Halliday and Miss Richardson officiated as 

 bridesmaids, waited on by four little tots, two of them nieces 

 of the bridegroom, daughters of Mr. Coffin of Sartee, the other 

 two daughters of Mr. Arthur Butler of Motihari. The happy 





