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His mare was a blood-looking little creature of 

 the Mahratta caste, with a running sore on her 

 withers nearly the size of the palm of my hand ; 

 and although at the time I thought the wound was 

 incurable, and she would never again be fit for 

 work, I offered ten rupees for her, which the old 

 man very gladly accepted. I had an old Arab syce 

 who was famous for his knowledge of herbs, and 

 under his care she got rapidly well, doing me good 

 service for several years. " Gooty " was one of her 

 progency by "Chunda lal," (the Eed Moon,) formerly 

 the property of the late celebrated Dewan of the 

 Deckan, of that name, a magnificent chestnut Arab 

 of remarkably pure caste, well known in the Nizam's 

 dominions as the winner of the great Moul Alii 

 steeple-chase. 



Gooty proved a " chip of the old block," and 

 commenced his career by carrying off the pony 

 races, Galloway stakes, and hurdle-race (weight 

 for inches) at Hydrabad, under the name of the 



" Red Rover," afterwards beating General "W 's 



celebrated black pony " D. I. 0." in two matches, 

 and distinguishing himself at Bellary and Banga- 

 lore, where he put a good many gold mohurs in 

 the pocket of his master, ever proving a thorough 

 good ou?. His greatest achievement was, how- 

 ever, performed at Gooty (which name he has 

 since borne,) where he carried his master safely 

 up the steep rocky scarp of that celebrated hill- 

 fort to the round-house on the extreme summit, 



