THE GUZERAT CUP 177 



offending is liable to disqualification. Intentional collision 

 is foul riding. 



The Salmon Cup 



When the Guzerat Cup was started in 1885 

 Captain Salmon generously stated that he would 

 present a Pony Pig- sticking Cup annually as long 

 as he remained in Guzerat. He himself won the 

 Guzerat Cup in 1886, leaving Guzerat shortly after- 

 wards. In 1887 the Cup was provided by Bombay 

 sportsmen. About this time Captain Salmon died, 

 and in 1888 a Cup, to be competed for by Arabs 

 13.2, and C.B.'s 13.3, and under, was provided by 

 subscriptions to commemorate his memory. In 

 1889 the Guzerat Cup won by Captain Salmon in 

 1886 was purchased by the Guzerat Cup Committee, 

 and made into a Pig- sticking Challenge Cup for 

 ponies, called the " Salmon Cup," which can never 

 be won outright, to perpetuate the memory of 

 Captain Salmon and of his services to sport in 

 Guzerat. 



In 1890 the sportsmen outside Guzerat supple- 

 mented the " Salmon Cup " with a Cup, value 

 250 rupees, to become the property of the winner 

 of the Challenge Cup. In 1891 ponies 13.3 and 

 under were allowed to compete, and as years went 

 on the height was gradually raised to 14.1. In 

 1893 the Cup was recast to the present fine model 

 of a silver boar on an ebony stand. 



At the present time (1913) the supplementary 

 Cup is a replica of the Challenge Cup, and ponies 

 ridden in the Cup must hold I.P.A., C.T.C., or 

 W.I.T.C. certificates of 14.1 or under, or be measured 

 14.2 at the meeting. Other rules are the same as 

 for Guzerat Cup. 



