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and 5 sovs. to the third ; for horses fire-years-old and upwards (not thoroughbred), 
the property of, and to be ridden by, Officers on full or half-pay of the Koval Artil¬ 
lery, or Officers who have retired from the Regiment, which have been regularly 
hunted during' the past season by their nominators, or by some other Officer 
qualified to enter, and have never won a race of any description ; 13 st. 7 lb each ; 
horses not ridden by their owners to carry 7 lb, extra; entrance 1 sov., but 
starters free except the winner; two miles and five furlongs. 
Ten entries, or the race may be declared void. 
To close as above on Tuesday, April 6th. 
The Light Weight Steeplechase of 50 sovs., with 10 sovs. to the 
second, and 5 sovs. to the third ; for horses five-years-old and upwards, the pro¬ 
perty of, and to be ridden by, Officers on full or half-pay of the Royal Artillery, 
which have been regularly hunted during the past season by their nominators, or 
by some other Officer qualified to enter, and have never won a race of any 
description ; 11 st. 7 lb. each; entrance 1 sov., but starters free except the winner; 
two miles and five furlongs. 
Ten entries, or the race may be deelared void. 
To close as above on Tuesday, April 6th. 
***In the above three races, the Stewards reserve to themselves the right to 
refuse the entry of any horse that, in their opinion, has not been regularly and 
fairly bunted. 
A Consolation Steeplechase of 25 sovs. to the winner, and 5 sovs. 
to the second, for beaten horses in the regimental races; 12st. each ; post entrance 
free; two miles. 
INDIAN SMALL GAME. 
Having spent a good number of years in India, it struck me that it might be 
useful to young officers going out there to read these few lines. Within reason¬ 
able distance of most stations sport of some sort is sure to be obtainable and with 
a little judicious questioning of natives or brother officers its whereabouts can 
generally be found. Native shikarees are very seldom reliable but occasionally 
excellent men can be picked up. Agreement should always be made beforehand 
that pay will be in proportion to the amount of game shown. As soon as possible 
learn something of the language, as a great deal is obtained only after questioning 
of villagers on your part or on the part of your shikaree. You will generally 
find natives shy of giving information at first, but by paying them well and gain¬ 
ing their confidence you will find them very useful. A map of the country, which 
can be obtained from Thacker & Co., Bombay or Calcutta, is indispensable. As 
regards small game the following may be found useful : — 
Bucks and Snipe .—-These come in during November and are found on nearly 
all “ tanks/ 5 not very close to cantonments during the cold weather. Ducks are 
of great variety, from the small cotton teal to the mallard and often a half a dozen 
different sorts are found on the same tank. If they have not been much shot at, 
you will find that a good many can be picked up from the edge, but they will 
soon get wild and settle in the middle or leave for other haunts. The early 
morning and evening are the best times to go after them, as they settle and feed 
during the night in the reeds at the edge. A portable boat is most useful, 
especially in large tanks. Return to breakfast and bang at the snipe when the' 
sun lias got tolerably warm, as they are not then so wild and lie closer. 
Towards evening the ducks begin to return and numbers can be picked up as they 
swing in to their feeding grounds. For duck best shot q,re No. 3 or 4 and for 
snipe 8 or 10. 
