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called after the old champion Fleur-de-Lys. Mr. Bob sent up 

 Achievement from Midnapore and Mr. Dolby Sheik Esau. 

 Ernest Cowie had Goldshares. Ross Palmer, good little Bravo 

 and Beaufort. Jack Lowis, the spavined screw Munwyrtina, 

 and there were a few more local horses and ponies, but a great 

 falling off was visible from the days when Harry, Jimmy and 

 poor Gwatkin, all had big strings. Goldshares opened the ball 

 by winning the Lilliputs ; Blaze won the Hutwa Cup from 

 Miladi, Knightsbridge, Exbank and Soudan ; old Refree sailed 

 home for the Bettiah Cup ; Fleur-de-Lys, steered by Rowland, 

 scored her maiden win in Jessop's Cup, Midas brought Char- 

 ley Webb's, or rather Tim Lockhart's colors home in the 

 Brokers' Cup, and Achievement cantered home for the Behar 

 Stakes. On the second day Bravo won the Golightly Stakes, 

 Captain Webb up, and Blaze put down the favorite Miladi 

 for the big prize of the meeting, the Durbangah Cup. Refree 

 scored another triumph for Charley Webb, winning Gunga 

 Pershad's Cup ; Jimmy's Fleur-de-Lys won the big Pony Cup 

 of a thousand rupees, presented by the Calcutta Agency 

 houses, and Dragon won the Beck Cup. On the last day Sheik 

 Esau beat Bravo in the Doomraon Cup, conceding the country- 

 bred two stone, and Miladi lowered the colors of Blaze in the 

 Civilians' Cup ; Refree secured the Trades' Plate, and The 

 Cooch Behar Cup fell to Achievement. Munwyrtina carried 

 off Messrs. Elkington's Cup for Jack Lowis ; and this ended 

 a rather poor race meeting. But if the racing was poor, the 

 social part of the fun was successful in the extreme. Those 

 who know Lady Elliott can imagine how gracious and charm- 

 ing she was to one and all, and it was with intense indignation 

 a rumour was heard in the middle of the meeting, that the 

 Chupra budmashes had broken into Sir Charles' tent during 

 the night, and lifted some three thousand rupees and some 

 jewellery belonging to the Steward's wife ; the thieves got off 

 for the time. Geordie Graham was D.S.P. of Chupra and in 



