22 Indian Racing Reminiscences. 



all comers, though I am afraid their luck on many 

 occasions was not equal to their courage. 



They had several good meetings at Sealkote, one of 

 the best being that held in the spring of 1868, at 

 which the Rajah of Jummoo presented a Cashmere 

 cup of fine gold and exquisite workmanship, weigh- 

 ing two hundred and fifty sovereigns, for a race for 

 all horses, distance one mile. The entries included 

 Milliner, Baby Blake, Brigand, Whalebone, and Mr. 

 Tucker's Samson, ridden by Captain Hawkesley Barber. 

 There was a false start at the first attempt to get away, 

 on account of which Mr. Soames, of the 4th Hussars, 

 broke a stirrup leather and was unable to hold Whale- 

 bone, who bolted round the course and took Brigand 

 along with him. Mr. Papillon, of the 92nd Highlanders, 

 broke both stirrup leathers, tumbled off, and allowed 

 Baby Blake, who had been heavily backed, to gallop 

 home to her stable. All this time little Milliner re- 

 mained at the post an emblem of docility. When the 

 flag fell. Dr. Tippetts, of the 5th Fusiliers, who rode 

 the marc, got off well with her and won easily. Captain 

 Harbord presented this magnificent gold cup to his 



regiment. 



Most of us who have, during late years, sojourned at 



