86 Indian Racing Reminiscences. 



the Hills from the plains. The event of our evenings 

 was seeing the Arab Malabar doing his gallops with 

 Mr. Hoyes in the saddle. Colonel Macpherson, watch 

 in hand, directed his horse's work ; while Mrs. Mac- 

 pherson usually looked on from her carriage, with 

 heartfelt interest in the gallant grey's doings. I adore 

 (I speak in general terms, /;//<;// eiitendii) a woman who 

 loves a horse, and recall with pleasure the lady's happy 

 smile when she heard that Malabar had done his work 

 well. I am glad to say that their trouble was rewarded 

 by Malabar winning the Derby and the Arab Handicap. 

 In the former he beat a good field, including Kussdom, 

 .second, Aboo Janoub, third, Star of Cashmere, Granby, 

 and others, in the good time — for the Dehra course — of 

 2 min. 29 sees, for the i ^ miles. 



A week or .so before the races came off, Mr. Lethorne, 

 who had at that time a very large stable, arrived from 

 Poonah with Karpos, the Arabs Aboo Janoub, Star 

 of Cashmere, and Abdool Rahman, late Little Hercules, 

 and brought Dignum and Gooch to train and ride them. 

 The Star was one of those supposed pearls of great 

 price whose former owner sold all that he had to keep 

 this gem of horse-flesh. What this animal could do 

 when untrained and unfit surpassed anything done in 



