174 REMINISCENCES OF SONEPORE. 



followed up by Greased Lightning beating the waler in the 

 half mile Scurry, time 52secs., was another good advertise- 

 ment for General Parrott's youngsters. 



CHAPTER XXXII. 

 YEAR 1886. 



In 1886 prospects for Sonepore looked poorer than ever, 

 for Jimmy had not added anything of great reputation to his 

 lot, and the Jaintpore stable, which had been joined by the 

 horses of H.H. the Maharajah of Cooch Behar, though more 

 powerful than ever, had only one or two bad enough for a sky 

 meeting ; moreover, it got abroad early in the year that Mr. 

 Forbes was certain for promotion, but his successor at Chupra 

 was not known. At last a Mr. Clay was appointed, and the 

 district opinion was, that he would prove of little use, for 

 being on the eve of retiring from the service, he did not want 

 to spend a penny on entertaining. When at first approached 

 and asked to do the proper thing in giving a camp and taking 

 up Arthur's dropped mantle as Secretary of Sonepore, 

 he point blank refused; then the district doggerel bards 

 began to sling ink in the I.P.G., of which the following are 

 specimens: 



NOT THE MAN FOR CHUPRA. 



(Air " The Man for Galway") 

 I. 



Who thinks Sonepore 



An awful bore 

 Dislikes the Fair's gol gopra 



Who'll nothing know 



Of indigo 

 He's not the Man for Chupra. 



