REMINISCENCES OF SONEPORE. 273 



and fast and furious was the fun. Camped all by himself was 

 that cannie Hieland Chiel Doctor Tom McDonald, but he 

 always had a sup o'gude whisky to offer the thirsty passer by. 

 The ball room floor was excellent going, and the decorations, 

 thanks to Mrs. Llewhellin, and Mr. Slack, were very tastefuL 

 Most unfortunately that energetic policeman, Mr. Alec 

 Knyvett, was seized with an acute attack of dysentery after 

 the first day and had to take to his bed, so the Stewards lost 

 his valuable services in superintending the suppers and 

 course. The lotteries flagged somewhat this year, as the 

 fields were not only small but most of the events dead cer- 

 tainties, the only upset the first day being when Harry 

 Abbott's new purchase Hurricane showed a clean pair of heels 

 to Smallfry in the Bettiah Cup. Ihumata and Stewpan quite 

 outclassed their respective opponents, and won their races 

 with consummate ease. Polo was in full swing, and so was 

 lawn tennis throughout the meeting, and there was a large 

 gathering on Monday in the supper room to discuss the much- 

 vexed question af whether 13-2 or 13-3 should be the polo 

 pony height for the District. Jimmy McLeod was the chief 

 supporter of the former and Charley Miller of the latter 

 class, but the 13-2's had the victory by an overwhelming ma- 

 jority. On Sunday a quiet day was spent, that popular 

 Padre, the Rev. Mr. Sealey, kindly ran down from Arrah and 

 held divine service, which was largely attended. Monday's 

 racing was better than Friday's and the lotteries on Saturday 

 night much brisker, though what might have proved a good 

 race for the Doomraon Cup was marred by Hurricane's slip- 

 ping up on a footpath and in recovering himself going off 

 the course. Hard luck on horse, rider and owner. He 

 was found to have strained his shoulder so severely that 

 he was unable to start again at the meeting. A Gymkhana 

 on Tuesday was a great success, the jumping competition 

 procuring a lot of entries, Mrs. Barrow on her father's handsome 



