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year after that at the Windsor races, he came up, thanked 

 me again, and asked me to come and inspect H.R.H.'s 

 stables whenever I wished ; an offer I have not had 

 the opportunity of avaiHng myself of, I am sorry to say. 

 The Allahabad Autumn Meeting of 1875, for which 

 I waited, was well attended. Mr. Bob Crowdy brought 

 Hermit, who won the Maiden Chase, defeating Ring ; 

 and Rival, who, the day before the races, broke away 

 from his syce and lamed himself Mr. Johnson had 

 Chang and Ring ; while Mr. Edward Studd appeared 

 with the well-known Australian hurdle-racer \\\ F. and 

 Not On, both of whom were imported, two or three 

 months before that, by Mr. Baldock, and were in charge 

 of the colonial riding lad, Kain. W. F., who was ridden 

 by " Mr. Bob " in the big chase, before he had gone 

 a mile overreached himself badly on the back tendon.s 

 of one fore-leg from sheer distress, as he was unfit and 

 had become touched in his wind. Instead of keeping 

 W. F. in a shed on the course, and having had him 

 treated there, his owner had him walked for about three 

 miles to the Artillery Infirmary, where he got tetanus, 

 l^he vctcrinar}' surgeon put him into slings which were 

 rotten or badly fixed, for they gave way and let the 

 horse fall down. W. V. died in a few da}'s. 



