CHAPTER XVII. 



RED GAUNTLET AND FAIRYMOUNT — CAWNPORE — MR. 

 FRANK JOHNSON — MR. SHORT — CONGESTION OF 



THE LIVER — SIKUNDUR — COOMASSIE — W. F. 



JOVIAL AND RAVEN — HERMIT AND THE SWEEP. 



In 1875 I again went to Tirhoot, and returned with the 

 Walers, Red Gauntlet and Piccadilly, who belonged to 

 Mr. Gilbert Nicolay. Old Pic had chronic fever in the 

 feet, so I could do nothing with him. I put the other 

 into training for the Trial Stakes at the Lucknovv' Mon- 

 soon Meeting, and my country-bred Fairymount for the 

 Maiden Arab and Country-bred Race, for which I gave 

 the surplus accruing from the Cawnpore Derby Sweep 

 I had organized, and, of course, was anxious to win it 

 myself. I was also training Mr. Paul Bird's bay Waler,. 

 p-reetradcr, for the Lucknow chases. This animal was 

 a bold and clever fencer, fairly fast, but had a doubtful 

 fore-leg, having sprained the check ligament before he 



