DEDICATION. 



Junior Ariniy and Navy Club, 



St. James's St., S.W. 



z\st March, 1883. 



Dear Cole, — Long before I had the pleasure of 

 meeting you and the honour of gaining your friendship, 

 I, in common with every old Indian I have ever met 

 who was fond of racing, regarded you almost as a 

 personal friend, for you used to bring yourself very near 

 to us by your charming letters in the Allahabad journal 

 on Sport in England. By dedicating this small book 

 to you, I venture to act as the spokesman of our Indian 

 racing public, in expressing our gratitude and kindly 

 feelings towards Asmodeus of the Pioneer, whose graphic 

 descriptions of stirring scenes in the old country have 

 brightened many hours we might have otherwise wearily 

 spent bewailing our exile. 



Believe me, 



Yours sincerely, 



M. H. HAYES. 



To y. Co my US Cole, Esq., 



The Beefsteak Club, 

 King Williajn Street, W.C. 



