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while in the last year of his stay,
he was able to claim some share in
the creditable running of Tostig
for the Viceroy's Cup of 1893, ^^
that good horse was imported by
him and sold to the Maharajah of
Patiala.
He was, as was remarked at the
dinner given him on the eve of
his departure from India, an '* un-
defeated sportsman," and Mr.
Moore, one of his oldest friends,
who took the chair at this dinner,
was well justified in saying that
his stable of horses had been for
years the mainstay of Calcutta
racing ; *' in all weathers and all
vicissitudes of fortune he is to the
fore, full of pluck, always has
horses to run and to back ; buys
freely and is generally a dispen-
sation of Providence to stewards,
being a staunch supporter of the
ruling powers and frequent offerer
of useful advice, born of long ex-
perience. His most remarkable
virtue, to my mind, is his exu-
berant cheerfulness, even when
luck's against him. I never met
a Dexamethasone 0.1 Eye Drops better loser, and that means
possession of a combination of
enviable qualities rarely met with.
I have known his career on the
Turf for over twenty years, and
to speak of him as I have known
him, he has throughout raced
like an honest English gentle-
man."
Soon after this dinner, which
was a fitting farewell to one
whom the chairman truly de-
scribed as "a typical soldier, a
capable official, an undefeated
sportsman, a prince of good
fellows, and a man of mark
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everywhere," Lord William re-
turned to England, where he has
remained ever since.
There was one incident — and
that a most creditable one — in
connection with Lord William's
service in India, which was passed
over in silence at this farewell
dinner, namely, the heroism which
won for him the Victoria Cross
and the soubriquet of " Ulundi
Bill." Lord William, who had
been with his regiment in Af-
ghanistan, had been recalled to
staff duties when the Zulu War
broke out, and he got so mad, to
use his own words, when he read
of the disaster at Isandula that he
begged Sir J. Colley, the Military
Secretary, to get him six months
leave so that he might go on
active service. This being? ac-
corded him, he reached South
Africa in time to be present at
the engagement of Ulundi, where
he gained the Victoria Cross for
gallant conduct in having at great
personal risk, during the retire-
ment of the reconnoitring party
across the W^hite Umvaloosi river,
turned back to assist Sergeant
Fitzmaurice of the 24th Foot,
^hose horse had fallen with him.
Lord William picked him up,
mounted him behind himself on
h]« own horse, and brought him
away in safety under the close
fire of the Zulus, who were in
great force and coming on
quickly. His position was ren-
dered all the more dangerous
from the fact that Sergeant
Fitzmaurice twice nearly pulled
him out of the saddle. Well
might Archibald Forbes, no
mean judge of military exploits,
declare this to be ** the bravest
deed I ever saw,*' and well de-
served was the reward " for
valour** which he received at
Windsor from the hands of his
Sovereign when he returned for a
short time to England before
going back to service in India,
where he was yet to spend another
fourteen years.
A year or two after he came
home for good in 1894, ^® mar-
ried an American lady who had
been left a widow by the late Duke
of Marlborough in 1891. They
settled down at Deepdene, the
beautiful demesne of the Hope
family, which is close to that well-
known coaching centre, Dorking.
A boy, now two years old, has been
born of this union. The Duchess
takes the greatest interest in her
husband's sporting pursuits, and
it was not long after their mar-
riage that Lord William went
into partnership with Mr. Pierre
Lorillard in the ownership of a
number of American racehorses
which have had their names writ
large in the events of the last
three or four seasons. Several of Dexamethasone Acetate Tablets
their horses, notably Diakka,
Sandia, Berzak, Caiman and My-
akka, won several good races in
the colours which Iroquois car-
ried with such credit eighteen
years ago ; but at the end of 1898
season Mr. Lorillard, whose
health was very bad, decided, at
the instance of his doctor, to give
up racing for a time, and the stable
was taken over by Lord William.
His horses are still under the
charge of Huggins, the American
trainer, who came over with Mr.
Lorillard, and he has taken a
lease of Heath House, so long as-
sociated first with the veteran
Matt. Dawson and then with his
nephew George, who trained there
Ayrshire, Donovan, St. Serf,
Semolina, Memoir, and the many
other good horses which bore the
black and white of the Duke of
Portland. The light bluejacket
and Pms Dexamethasone 4 Mg black cap, which is now al-
most invariably worn by Tod
Sloan, has had a great run of
luck for the greater part of last
season, though it did very badly
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WOODCOCK.
in the closing weeks. If Caiman
did not maintain his autumn form
with Flying Fox, he has won
many other races. While if Sibola ,
with Sloan for once caught nap-
ping, just missed the Oaks, she
had won the One Thousand
Guineas in a canter. A fine piece
of riding gave Knight of the
Thistle — a very lucky purchase
from Mr. McCalmont — the vic-
tory in the Jubilee Stakes, and
the two-year-Qlds have been win-
ning all along the line, notably
Democrat, who, with seven races
worth j^i3,OGO to his credit, stands
out as the best of his year, with
the possible exception of Forfar-
shire, and may not improbably
establish what will be a new
" record,'* namely,that of a gelding
winning the Derby. Although
he had a very bad fall two years
ago, Lord William is still very
fond of hunting. There are few
four-in-hand drivers who can
teach him anything, and it was a
treat to see him bring his fine
team of chesnuts round the sharp
turn into the F.H.D.C. enclosure
at Ascot this year. It may be
said of him, as of most of his race,
that he is a sportsman to the
manner born.
Woodcock.