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eyed Teddy Oakes and that hardy Highlander McLeod of 

 Skye and Chupra ; gaunt Wallace, the grand old snip who 

 reared countrybreds at Monghyr good enough to win Vice- 

 roys' Cups; Vincent, the Barrh Magistrate, and his erratic 

 but popular brother-in-law mad Simmy; Lord Ulick Browne, 

 Edward Studd, Ned Urquhart, Colonel Robarts and wealthy 

 Seth Apcar, who as Mr. Payne, was a lion of the turf in 

 those days these and heaps of others used to watch Nash, 

 the Irvings, Gooch, Joseph, Blackburn, long Hall, Hackney, 

 Challoner, Finch, Donaldson and the wiry Jaffir do many a des- 

 perate finish for the Bettiah and Doomraon Cups of those 

 days. And the winners of those races were generally prime 

 favorites for the blue ribbons of the Calcutta Meetings. 

 Poor Albert Mangles, who loved Sonepore dearly, and many 

 more were missed sorely. And much did his legion of friends 

 again regret the absence of one dear to them all, the King of 

 Chumparun, hospitable Jimmy McLeod, who did not return to 

 India till the meet was over. 



Harry Boileau, as Clerk of the Course, had made many im- 

 provements, and, thanks to the generosity of H.H. the 

 Maharajah of Hutwa, a new ball room floor was laid down. 

 An office for the Secretary was also erected near Behari 

 Singh's well, outside the enclosure railing put up three years 

 ago, and which had long ago paid for itself. 



The first camp observable, as one entered, was occupying 

 the old Lall Serryah site, and was the abode of the officers 

 engaged in carrying out the Cadastral Catastrophe. Colonel 

 Sandeman, Messrs. C. H. Macpherson, P. C. Lyon, Elliot 

 Colvin, E. Macnaghten, Crighton, Symons and Warburton 

 were the party. Opposite them, alone in all his glory, reigned 

 Mr. C. J. O'Donnell, Collector of Patna, and next came the 

 snug tents of Hugh Llewhellin, among whose guests was his 

 brother George, erst Manager of Durbangah, out for a short 

 cold weather tour. Passing down to the right were then seen 



