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ride on parade, as he was a strikingly handsome horse, 

 though, in my opinion, too infirm to race, I took him 

 over with me as a hack to the Lucknow Spring Races 

 of 1S73, and swapped him there with Mr. Macleod for 

 the smart country-bred mare LurHne and Rs. 300. I 

 had the best of the bargain, for the mare was sound, won 

 me a good stake, and I sold her for Rs. 600 ; while 

 Hawkestone, even in Mr. Macleod's able hands, failed to 

 stand training. He was then tried for stud purposes^ 

 but would not fulfil his obligations, and was sold, I 

 heard, for Rs. 20 at Mozufferpore. Sic transit, &c. 



At this meeting of 1873, Karpos, who then belonged 

 to Messrs. "Arthur" and "John" (Butler and Macleod), 

 won in excellent form the Lucknow Cesarewitch, for 

 which the black horse Morialta, who was trained by 

 Dignum, was made a strong favourite on his down- 

 country running. Prince Alfred, who had done 

 some good performances in Mauritius, also started, 

 as did Ranelagh, ridden by Mr. Thacker, and several 

 others. Karpos was not fancied at all except by 

 his owners, who trained him principally, I believe, 

 by walking exercise, as he had a thickened back 

 tendon. Our Chumparun friends, as usual, knew 

 what they were about, and brought their horse to 



