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Indian Racing Reminiscences. 



himself forward, j^ot hold of the saddle in one hand» 

 rode in and won the race barebacked amidst great 

 cheering. 



On leaving India, Colonel Turnbull took three horses 

 with him to breed from in England. They were 

 Cuckoo, a very handsome, high caste Arab ; a son of 

 Hermit, Hermes, for whom he had been offered ^500 

 at Ceylon, and who had taken first prize at the Calcutta 

 Horse Show ; and Hebe's daughter, a country-bred. 

 Hermes died of sunstroke in the Red Sea, the mare 

 proved barren, while Cuckoo disdained to fulfil his 

 duties. This was cruel bad luck for one who was so 

 fond of horses as my gallant friend. 



