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Captains Hylo Holden and Vernon Keighley, were 

 always of the best, fast and handy. Among them 

 I remember "Marquis," "Charlton," "Boxer," and 

 " Edward." " Marquis " won the Calcutta Paper- 

 chase Heavy Weight Cup. Amongst ponies I 

 remember Captain Holden's " Eventide " and 

 " Pathfinder," Kenneth Hamilton's " Goodchap " 

 and " Galatea," my own " Evermore," Elhot Hills's 

 "Pippin," and Billy Tayler's "Meg." All these 

 ponies were absolutely first class, and, with the 

 exception of * ' Pippin, ' ' all thoroughbred. ' ' Pippin ' ' 

 alone was a country-bred, and he was, in his day, 

 "par excellence, the finest pig-sticker that ever looked 

 through a bridle. He must have taken over 200 

 first spears at a time when pig were not so plenti- 

 ful as now, during a career of over fifteen years. 

 He also won two or three races. "Goodchap," 

 besides being a pig-sticker, had two Paperchase 

 Cups and several pony hurdle races to his credit. 

 " Pathfinder " won the pony Paperchase Cup as 

 well as many hurdle races, and was an old rival of 

 " Goodchap." " Evermore " won in the Colonies, 

 and took over seventy spears without giving me 

 a fall during four years' hunting, and was quite 

 the best I ever rode. All these are now dead except 

 " Meg " who, in spite of her ten years' hunting, 

 is still going strong, and must have taken 150 

 to 200 spears during that time. Fuzzy Graham 

 has shown us the way well -trained polo ponies, 

 Australian, English, or Arab, naturally take to pig- 

 sticking. After seeing his Arab ponies " Gulmarg " 

 and " Christmas," one can well understand Simson's 

 admiration for the Arab as a pig-sticker. 



I see that Baden-Powell states, when discussing 

 the age of pig, that they remain very small, and 



