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covered from the effects of a bad fall at Poona, and Sir 

 Greville was one of the hardest horses in the country to hold 

 together. They get off fairly well together, and Bon Accord and 

 Rowland's Padlock, lying side by side, ran a really great race, 

 the English horse astonishing everyone by the game way in 

 which he stuck to the speedy black, who won all out by a bare 

 length. Then came the race of the day, the Karnaul Stakes ; 

 Splendor for power and size, perhaps the pick of the basket, 

 was decidedly the favorite. Melody only went for fifteen 

 rupees in each lottery, though his owner made no secret that 

 he fully expected to win with him. Melody was a beautiful 

 bright chestnut with the white points and blaze of Blair Athol, 

 he was greatly admired, as also was Sairey Gamp, a line rak- 

 ing filly, who had much of the cut-and-come-again looks of 

 her half sister Eunice. The Toff, a very pretty little colt but 

 small ; Tete-a-Tete, handsome but scarcely looking the class of 

 the rest. Harlequin, trained to a hair, had improved wonder- 

 fully on his last year's form. After one or two breaksaway, 

 they were let go level, save Melody, who lost several lengths 

 at the start. Splendor led them a regular cracker to the 

 home 'turn, and was well in front of his field to the dis- 

 tance, where he began his old tricks and, being collared by 

 Harlequin and Sairey Gamp, completely shut up ; just 

 before this Melody had joined his horses and a grand race 

 was now seen. Opposite the stand, Melody was half a length 

 ahead, but owing to Thompson's weakness, Ryder managed to 

 catch him oil the post, and by really fine riding got Harlequin 

 home by the shortest of heads, Sairey Gamp a good third ; the 

 rest pulled up. The Zillah Stakes was thought to be a 

 certainty for a well-bred 'little' piece of -stuff, Exchange, but he 

 was never in it, and the race was won easily by Pat, who 

 simply romped home in front of a straggling field. This 

 ended a capital day's sport. 



All woke up on the 2oth November with a feeling that 



