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Cup, and The Brat for Messrs. Jessop's. Half past seven saw 

 everyone assembled in the new enclosure, and the keeping 

 out of the paddock of the crowds of dirty Aryans, who in 

 other years were veritable nuisances and prevented ladies 

 from coming down to look at the parade of horses, was 

 thoroughly appreciated. Mr. Apperley, on Bravo, opened 

 the ball for the Lall Serryah stable by beating Sprite in spite 

 of Robinson's determined riding, and then all went to inspect 

 the four Behar countrybreds. Colonel Dene, Director of the 

 Army Remount Department, was especially interested in 

 these, and expressed his admiration of them in no measured 

 terms ; they certainly were a very handsome lot. Talkative, a 

 daughter of that once famous Behar Stakes mare, Talkaway, 

 was a bright bay five-year-old filly, very like her mother, and 

 with plenty of power and bone. Finesse, 3 years, by Lincoln 

 out of poor Charley Mangles' Finette, for such a young one 

 shaped well. Both these were bred in Chumparun by Jimmy 

 McLeod. Stately, the best looking of the Jaintpore pair, by 

 Statesman out of Czarina, was a very blood-looking colt, 

 though wanting time, being only a few months over two ; he 

 was a bright bay with black points, a lovely head and rein, 

 standing 15 hands and with perfect manners and mouth. How 

 Nice was a pretty little 14-2 filly by Caractacus out of a stud- 

 bred mare, and though not a race horse, looked like making 

 a rattling good hack and pigsticker. Messrs. McLeod and 

 Abbott certainly proved that fine good boned horses can be 

 bred in Behar, and it seems a pity the industry has not been 

 more developed in the district. Lord Harry, who, as usual, came 

 out in blinkers, looked in the picture of health and condition,, 

 as did his stable-companion, Exbank ; Knightsbridge had 

 never been brought to the post in India in such brilliant 

 fettle as when his owner stripped him that Saturday morning 

 for the Hutwa Cup, and the Chumparun boys all fancied their 

 representative's chance, Referee also did hi$ owner great 



