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pitality kept up at it, for all the forty-five who put their feet 

 under the dinner table were guests of the generous host Mr. 

 C. A. Mills, and right royally were they entertained by him, 

 and Mrs. Flood-Murray, who kindly acted as hostess. Last, 

 but not least, was the big Mozufferpore Camp, ably presided 

 over by Mrs. Hall, who had to cater for over thirty friends ; 

 but to this kind-hearted lady an undertaking which would 

 appal most is a pleasant task, for her gift of organising is so 

 great that everything under her management seems to work 

 without the least hitch, and the universally expressed gratitude 

 of those in whose interests she laboured proved their grateful 

 appreciation of her efforts to please. Mr. Hare, Collector 

 of Mozufferpore, had a small camp ; Chumparun was only re- 

 presented by Jimmy McLeod, who was putting up in Mr. 

 Hall's camp. Dr. T. McDonald, a worthy scion of a family 

 well-known in Behar was in medical charge of the Fair in 

 a camp of his own, but, thanks to the now excellent sanitary 

 arrangements, his duties were light and chiefly consisted in 

 supplying a very soothing elixir in the shape of a most excellent 

 brand of whisky to passers by afflicted with that most trying 

 of complaints, an intermittent dry throat, which was very 

 prevalent at Sonepore owing probably to the dampness of 

 the soil on which the tents were pitched. 



The first day's racing being on Monday, lotteries were 

 held on Saturday night, but as very few of the sporting ele- 

 ment had arrived, the Honorary Secretary closed his books 

 after filling a couple of papers and everyone cleared home to 

 supper. Sunday was chiefly passed in completing arrange- 

 ments, and the course being still a bit greasy, the races usually 

 held in the morning were put off to Monday afternoon. Three 

 bookmakers were present Jenkinson, Hardinge and Lee. 

 Events opened with The Planters' Gazette Purse, which Mr. 

 Rowland easily appropriated with that good looking pony Sir 

 Hugh, bred by Jimmy McLeod ; Chester second; Mr. McGeorge 



