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ity of Jimmy's string were in Calcutta under Captain Horace 

 Hayes' able care, waiting for the big things there, and only 

 one or two were reserved for Sonepore, but the Jaintpore stable 

 was in force, and many of the nags trained by Harry gave 

 decent accounts of themselves. Then Bob Lockhart had a 

 few useful ones, and that well-known sportsman, Mr. Charles, 

 the pride of Lower Bengal, brought four good gees with the 

 elder Robinson in charge, to show the way home to the boys 

 of Behar. Charlton and Young Chorister were both hosts in 

 themselves, and facile princeps in their respective classes, 

 while Thrasher was as good as could be made for his height. 

 Spray also, Mr. Charles's property, had been trained at Jaint- 

 pore, and only rejoined her owner the day of the meeting, 

 looking fit and well. Captain Carandini, the neat and popular 

 Adjutant of the Behar Light Horse, brought down, trained by 

 himself, Gipsy, Mr. T. Barclay's well-known Australian mare, 

 as well as that pretty chestnut pony of young Harry Moseley's, 

 bearing the same name. Also an uncommonly handsome 13-3 

 Arab, one of the good old-fashioned sort, a fleabitten grey 

 entire, with grand legs, loins, girth and substance ; few such 

 fine-shaped good-tempered ones are to be picked out nowadays. 

 The sporting Dhurrumtollah Vet., Dr. Lauter, sent up a 

 very nice Arab pony, Peacock, which, though not quite smart 

 enough to overthrow Kangaroo in the Lilliputs, was after- 

 wards purchased by Mr. Charles. Mr. Rowland had only Harle- 

 quin, that best of Karnaul bred ones, his English horse, Pad- 

 lock, being in hospital, but Harlequin proved good enough to 

 pull off the most coveted prize of the meeting, the handsome 

 Trades' Cup, which had been the cynosure of every eye since 

 first displayed in the shamiana of Mr. Lockhart's camp. 

 Absent, but not forgotten, was Charley Webb, the best man 

 and bravest heart that ever breathed in Behar, but he sent us 

 up a horse which, trained only on factory zerats^ showed us 

 the way home in style, and made all who knew the owner 



