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Kingcraft, 10 st. 3 lbs., with Nimrod, 8 st, 11 lbs., who 

 had in the Colonics shown excellent form, particularly 

 in the race for the Melbourne Cup. Nimrod also won 

 the handicap on the last day. 



Dehra Doon is a favourite resort during the hot 

 weather, as it is within nine miles of the hill station of 

 Mussoorie, which is from 7000 feet to 8000 feet above 

 the level of the sea, and as it has a capital racecourse, with, 

 on the inside, an admirable line of fences, the majority 

 of which are " bushed " with wild rose trees. During 

 the season of which I am writing, the station was 

 favoured with the presence of those thorough good 

 sportsmen. Lord William Beresford, who had a large 

 stable of horses, and a house full of friends of the right 

 sort ; poor D'Arcy Thuillier and Mr, Hadow, both of the 

 Viceroy's Body Guard ; Mr. Shearburn ; Mr. Vere, of the 

 60th Rifles, who owned Nimblcfoot and those great 

 ponies Banker and Clinkerina ; Mr. Muir, who had the 

 speedy Sylph ; and that most obliging of honorary 

 secretaries, Mr. Holmes, of the Bengal Civil Service, 

 who, without a thought of profit for himself, was always 

 indefatigable in the promotion of sport. 



Having spent my two months' leave at Dehra, I went 

 to Allahabad about the middle of October, with Vesper, 



