252 Indian Racing Reminiscences. 



to rejoin my regiment, which had in the meantime left 

 Cachar in course of reHef, and had proceeded to the 

 capital of the North-West. As the Allahabad meeting, 

 for which I was honorary secretary and a steward, was 

 to come off at the end of the following month, my stable 

 soon began to fill. Mr. Anderson sent me Yanathon and 

 Sprite to train, and Dr. Thorburn, Ooloo and Crossbee ; 

 while Mr, Lawrence Crowdy consigned the English 

 marc Dolly Varden, by Claret, out of Surprise, to my 

 care, to prepare for the Calcutta December meeting. 

 Before leaving Cachar, I sold to a gentleman residing 

 in Dacca my black Walcr charger, Mediterranean, late 

 Pirate, who was a useful horse for selling races, though 

 rather a difficult one to ride, as he was inclined to buck- 

 jump when at all " fresh." Unfortunately for the poor 

 horse, he got drowned on his way down the river Megna 

 by steamer ; although, perhaps, the first loss would have 

 been the least to his new owner had he arrived safely. 

 As I wanted a horse to ride on parade at Allahabad, 

 with the off chance of winning a race, I bought the 

 brown Walcr Reformation, from ]\Ir. Klphick, veterinary 

 surgeon Royal Artillery, brother of that fine rider 

 George Elphick. This horse had run with bad luck in 

 first-class company in the Colonies, although he had 



