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except to organise sky meetings, which were well 

 patronised, as Cawnpore then boasted of a " Garrison 

 class" under Captain Holmes. Among the pupils was 

 poor D'Arcy Thuillier, one of the best sportsmen 

 and cheeriest comrades, whether in or out of luck, I 

 have ever met ; Pat Hughes and Mr. Jamieson, of the 

 *' Cameronians ;" Mr. Brown, of the loth Regiment, and 

 some others who dearly loved a horse. 



When that good horse Hawkestonc left my stable, 

 Captain Maxwell put him into training on the Dehra 

 Doon racecourse, whose descents and ascents were 

 ill suited to this heavy topped, somewhat straight- 

 shouldered, and long-striding animal. The jockey who 

 gave him his gallops weighed close on lo st. when out 

 of training. Then there was the saddle and the usual 

 21 lbs. of clothing, for he was a gross horse. Small 

 wonder that his not over-strong fore-legs gave way, 

 though not without lots of warning; for break-downs, 

 under this style of work, are, as I have frequently 

 remarked, almost always a gradual process, with more 

 or less an abrupt termination. 



That cold weather. Captain Maxwell left for England. 

 On his way down country he stayed with me at Cawn- 

 pore. I bought Hawkcstone from him for Rs. 500 to 



