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fell, and broke his back. This was a heavy blow to his 

 owner, " ]\Tr. Bob," for Hermit was undoubtedly the best 

 •chaser of his time in India ; his form was comparatively 

 unexposed, and, but for his fatal mishap, he could have 

 won this event by a distance. 



Sad to relate, it subsequently turned out that Not On 

 Avas not the doua fide property of Mr. Studd, but that 

 Mr. Baldock, his importer, had more or less an interest 

 in him, so the Ballygunge Cup, which was strictly 

 limited to members of the Association, was given to 

 Mr. Maclcod, the owner of Gameboy. I believe the fact 

 ■of Mr. Studd not absolutely concluding his bargain 

 with Mr. Baldock was a pure oversight. 



I returned to Allahabad from Calcutta with Jovial 

 and Mr. John Thomas's Raven, who had, in the pre- 

 vious December, won the valuable Merchants' Cup at 

 the Calcutta races with the flattering burden of 6 st. 

 12 lbs., beating R. Y., Askin, Satellite, Confusion, and 

 Lord Clifden, who were giving him " lumps " of weight. 

 He was the extreme outsider of the party. 



While at Allahabad I stayed with my friend Mr. 

 Darley, the adjutant of the 5th Fusiliers, of the Mess 

 of which regiment I was an honorary member. As 

 I was a steward of the spring meeting, I was fully 



