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efforts he made to draw in his breath to make himself 

 heavier, and thereby bring the beam down ; but it was 

 all in vain. As I knew we had quite a pound in hand, 

 I insisted on the weights being overhauled, and then 

 found that a mistake had been made in computing 

 the native weight, a ;////;/— the clerk of the scales being 

 short of half hundredweights— as 80 lbs. instead of 82 Ibs. 

 Ranelagh furnished a good exemplification of the 

 rule that a horse with high action performs best on a 

 hill, for he was very moderate on the flat. 



The steeplechase was won in brilliant style by Captain 

 Franks on Brown Duchess, with Challenger second, 

 ridden by Captain Phillips. After the race Captain 

 Maxwell and I bought the mare between us for Rs.i6oo. 

 I subsequently purchased my friend's share. 



Karpos, late Detrimental, though a game, fine stayer, 

 and possessed of fair speed, was a very unlucky horse. 

 At the end of the preceding year, 1870, he had a great 

 chance of winning the Viceroy's Cup, which was pre- 

 sented by the late Lord Mayo, at the Calcutta races, 

 the distance being two miles. As this event furnished 

 a good instance of the evil resulting from the too hasty 

 exhibition of virtuous indignation, it may be worth 

 describing. The following is the detail of the race : — 



