174 Indian Racing Reminiscences. 



right nor to the left, but jumped them in her stride, as 

 if she thoroughly enjoyed the fun. She was a brilliant 

 <:xception to Whyte Melville's rule, that horses do not 

 like jumping. 



As Rebecca, being a maiden, had a light weight to 

 •carry in the Lucknow steeplechase, I asked Mr. Baker, 

 ■of the Horse Artillery, to ride her. I had seen him 

 ride an excellent chase at a previous meeting, over the 

 Meryaon course, on the grey Arab Galloway Sekunder, 

 who was beaten for speed by Magdala with Captain 

 Papillon up. Mr. Baker won a good race for me on 

 Rebecca, beating a fair field, with Mr. Short, an in- 

 different second, on Don Juan. 



On the following week we had a meeting at Cawnporc. 

 Remembering how the Lucknow people had treated me 

 with that 4 ft. 9 in. wall, I determined to show them 

 that Rebecca could beat all comers for cleverness, as 

 she had already done for speed ; so I made a stiff 

 course, the />ure de resistance being a very high bank 

 with deep drains on both sides, and a straight-cut water- 

 course about 14 ft. wide, running diagonally in front of 

 it, with an interval of 20 ft. or 30 ft. A rider approach- 

 ing this double obstacle, had either to take the water 

 •diagonally and then go straight at the bank, or he could 



