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him his proper name, Mr. Vincent, was recompensed by 

 seeing Greyling with Young up, score another easy win for 

 Syed Munjhli Nawab's Cup, and then came a selling race, Ekha 

 and Kera, the only starters, Mr. Edward on the latter had 

 simply to trot to win. Mr. Abbott sold the horse afterwards 

 to Mr. Macleod for one of his assistants, and he will probably 

 figure at Mozufferpore. Lotteries were good on Monday night, 

 and fields fair for Tuesday's events. Piccalilli, who was made 

 a hot favorite in spite of his popular young owner's tearful 

 remonstrances that the handicapper had been most cruel, won 

 Messrs. Bourne and Sheperd's Album easily, and then came 

 the race of the meeting, the Civilians' Cup. Squib had changed 

 hands, having passed into the possession of that best of good 

 fellows and sportsmen, Mr. Gye, who bought him chiefly 

 for the Mozufferpore chases, in which with his turn of foot 

 Squib should figure prominently. Mr. Webb parted with him 

 only because he is going home in the spring. Stowaway at 

 10 stone and Pointsman gst, 81bs. divided favoritism, but the 

 crowds of non-racing men piled it on the Bicanpore brown 

 as soon as Mr. Edward appeared in Mr. James' colors. Their 

 confidence was not misapplied, for once more this honest 

 horse got home, this time with fair ease. At last that careful 

 amateur Mr. Quintin had a win, and on Shrimp he appropriat- 

 ed Mr. Mills' Cup ; Malakand, a lovely Arab pony of Mr.. 

 Ninian Elliot's, not yet fit, getting second. But now came 

 the biggest upset of the week, Kellner's Cup, which brought 

 the biggest field of the meeting to the post, ten going out, the 

 favorites were nowhere, and the dead outsiders Royal Rose 

 and No Go, trained by Mr. Jimmy King for the Tumkohi 

 Rajah and Lall Saheb of Bansi, ran first and second; they 

 had only fetched ten rupees each in the two lotteries held in 

 the race. All were glad to see the Rajah win, for he is a 

 good sportsman and had given a Cup to the races ; and still 

 more to see Mr. King's careful training rewarded. Royal 



