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Transcription	THE GUJARAT CUP PIG - STICKING MEET , 1892 . The Meet was held this year at the same place as the last few years , some 20 miles south of Ahmedabad , where there are jungles of grass and tamarisk ou the banks of the Sabasmati river . The country about here is excellently wooded , and there is no difficulty in finding camping - grounds with ample shade for men and horses . The camp this year was a large one , as , in addition to some dozen competitors from this side , the Maharana of Dholpur and the Maharaja of Patiala were both present , bringing with them a large number of hunters , and adding greatly to the striking ap- . pearance of the camp , which was very prettily situ ated in a grove of mango and other trees near the village of Amliala , and about 2 miles from the nearest cover on the river side . The Sabsmati jungles always require a con siderable amount of beating the surrounding country being devoid of crops and other cover at this time of year , the pig collect in the thick and heavy riverside jungles , and can with difficulty be induced to break . The three first days of the meeting only saw five heats run off , some bad luck having been experienced in heats failing to get on to pig which broke , and the question was raised whether all second chances for the Gujarat . Cup should not be scratched , in order to secure the completion of the competition - the rules , how ever , only admit of this being done before heats are drawn , and since opinion was not unanimous on the point , it was determined to go on with the second chances for the Gujarat Cup , and allow the other events to take their chance . As the result proved , all the events were brought off success fully , and it was generally held that the com mittee were well - advised in allowing the second chances to continue . These are always very popular , and any sug gestion to curtail them naturally meets with dis favour , especially when some heats have been decided , and the losers would be deprived of their chance of re - entering the lists . At the same time it is possible that emergencies may arise which may make it imperative to abandon the second chances and the power of doing so should clear ly be lelt in such cases either in the hands of the committee or in an appeal to the majority of the competitors , which could always be obtained for this course if there was really a strong case for it , in which event the committee could afford to despise the perhaps inevitable discontent of a minority . The runs this year on the whole were good and well contested , a larger proportion than usual of the boar ridden b ing of a fair size . It is always a pity when a heat has to be started after a squeaker which jinks about under the horses ' legs and deprives the competition of any real resem blance to the sport of hog hunting . The horses ridden were also of a better class than usual , in a great measure oving to the presence of the Maharana and Maharaja , and the competitors who accompanied them , whose joint stud numbered some alty horses . Some of these , e . g . that fine horse Donegal , ridden by the Maharana of Dhol pur , were almost perfect specimens of what a pigsticker should be : fast , admirably handy , and excellent jumpers , and ridden as they were in a masterly style , it is not surprising that most com petitors on this side of the country found them selves somewhat out - classed . The Maharana of Dholpur , one of the joint winners of the Gujarat Cup this year , is well known in pigsticking circles : his cousin , the Maharaja of Patiala , who owes to him , I believe . his education in the sport , proved himselt a most creditable pupil , and was deserved ly congratulated on all hands on the success he has attained . By the time that the first round was completed , it was pretty generally held that the Cup would fall to either the Maharana of Dholpur , the Maharaja of Patiala , or General Gurdit Singh , whose horse Mutiny is an exceeding ly clever performer . Captain Legallais on Ptarmi gan was their only dangerous rival : he secured his heat in both first and second chances , and had an excellent look in for the second round , where in one heat he got first on to the pig , but lost his chance , apparently through over - anxiety , his spear going between the pig's legs . The drawing of heats after dinner on the even ing of the 11th resulted as follows : GUJARAT CUP , 1st heat . Umpire . Mr. Gray , 1st Chances Captain Legallais , Mr. Burder , Captain Harrison , Colonel Jewan Singh , 2nd heat . Umpire Col. Hancock . 3rd he it . Umpire Mr. Quin . 4th heat . Umpire Mr. Burder . 5 h heat . Umpire Mr. Lyttleton , Ist heat . Umpire Mr. Lyttleton . 2nd heat . Umpire Mr. Gray . 3rd keat . Umpire Mr. Waddington . 4th heat . Umpire Dr. Bull . 5th heat . Umpire Col. Hancock . 2nd General Gurdit Singh . Mr. C. P. White . Colonel Hira Singh . ( Mr. Waddington . 1st heat . Umpire Mr. C. White . 2nd heat . Umpire Dr. Bull , 3rd heat . Mr. Lyttleton . The Maharana of Dholpur , Dr. Bull . Mr. H. Warden , ( Colonel Hancock , Captain Indrabir Singh , ( Mr. Quin . ( Mr. Gray . The Maharaja of Patiala . Mr. Purvis . Chances . Colonel Jewan Singh . Dr. Bull . The Maharaja of Patiala . Mr. Burder . Mr. Lyttleton , Colonel Hira Singh . M. Gray . Mr. Waddington . The Maharana of Dholepur . Mr. Purvis . THE SALMON CUP . ( Mr. Lyttleton . The Maharaja of Patiala . Mr. Gray . Mr. Waddington . The Maharana of Dholpur . Captain Legallais , ( Captain Harrison . Captain Legallais . Mr. H. Warden . Colonel Hancock . Mr. Quin . Mr. C. White . Captain Harrison . Indrabir Singh . General Gurdit Singh . Umpire Indrabir Singh . in Col. Hancock , Mr. H. Warden . Sahij was the first cover beaten , lying some six miles below camp ; a thick tamarisk jungle , bound ed by a steep bank on the side away from the river . No I heat of the Gujarat Cup was first started in the river bed after a good boar , which crossed the water , and in attempting to scale a steep bank on the other side fell back again into the sandy bottom . The spears , however , were not close enough to secure him , and he ran some way before making another attempt to scale the bank , which he tried to do unsuccessfully in two places ; at the secend attempt meeting Captain Legallais ' spear in his descent . On the further side of the river the second and third heats were started alter the same sounder the second heat getting on to a small pig in the open , General Gurdit Singh got on at once and speared it very smartly on M tiny . In the third heat , Mr. Lyttleton was left at the start , not hearing the word to ride , ' and Dr. Bull and the Maharana of Dholpur rode the pig in turn , until Lyttleton coming up , raced the Maharana . The pig fiually jinked and was cleverly speared by the Maharana as it was going underneath a cactus hedge . After tiffin the covers were beaten again , the fourth and fitth heats of the Gujarat Cup and the second pony heat being out . No. 5 heat was started twice , once after a very small and active pig , which all in turn failed to spear and which finally got away into a boggy nullah ; secondiy rather too near the jungle side , the pig getting back to cover . The other heats did some galopping about , but failed to get on to a pig . Next day the home covers , Amliala and Chit rasor , were beaten , the latter first , where No. 5 was started , but the pig got back to the grass without being speared . In the afternoon at Amliala no pig could be got to break till late in the day , when the same heat , was started after a boar which crossed the river . All three competi tors plunged into a deep hole and came down the Maharaja of Patiala's horse getting away , and the pig also making his escape . Belore they could be got together again , a good boar broke at the bottom of the jungle , was speared by Mr. Purvis , and eventually killed . On Monday the meet was at Saroda and Mahij ra , some lour or five miles up the river . On the Saroda side , the grass was beaten away from the river , but the pig resolutely broke back , and a couple of sounders crossed the river . No. 5 heat and the second pony heat went in pursuit , and had a long run up through stiff country . No. 5 heat eventually picked up a pig which gave a pretty run , and the Maharaja of Patiala speared on Phyllis . After tiffin at Mahijra the fourth heat , Colonel Hancock and Captain Indrabir Singh ( Mr. Quin having scratched ) were started after a small last pig , which was ridden by Colo nel Hancock for over a mile , when his horse re fused a stiff cactus fence , and let in Captain Indrabir Singh , who speared alter another mile , Colonel Hancock being unable to get up again , half The next day's hunting was at Asamli , a long ride of 12 miles down the river , but the improve ment in the sport fully made up for the extra labour , and all the second chances were run off . The first three heats were all got off after one sounder , which was found lying in some cultiva tion near the jungle , a tamarisk one , chiefly in the bed of the river . No. I had a short run , and the Maharaja of Patiala speared on Phyllis . In the 2nd heat Colonel Hancock and Captain Legallais had a longish run over fencing country , each in turn on the pig . Captain Legallais finally secur ing the spear . The 3rd heat followed a good boar which had crossed the river and picked him up in open country beyond . General Gurdit Singh , getting on to him with his usual dash , speared in a few hundred yards , leaving his spear head in the boar , which was ridden on by the others and killed . The 4th and 5th heats then went out . No. 4 had a short run in some grass , Mr. Lyttleton first riding the pig , which jinked from him to Colonel Hira Singh , who speared . No. 5 was started in the river bed after a good boar , and had to get up the steep river bang in the course of their run . Here the Maharana of Dholpur on Donegal ' made a fine jump , scaling a perpendicular bank 4 or 5 feet high , alter climbing up a steep slope below it . On the high ground the pig took to some cover , where he was closely ridden by Mr. Wad dington and the Maharana of Dholpur . Stop ping in a small piece of juugle he was lost for a time ; finally he broke back , and the Maharana , getting away on him with a good start , secured the spear before the others could get on terms This finished the first round for the Gujarat Cup After tiffin the 2nd round was drawn as follows f Captain Legallais . 1st heat . General Gurdit Singh . Umpire The Maharana of Dholpur . The Maharaja of Patiala , Col. Hancock , The Maharana of Dholpur . The Maharaja of Patiala . Colonel Hira Singh . 2nd heat Umpire Dr. Bull . 3rd heat . ( Captain Legallais . Umpire General Gurdit Singh . Mr. Gray . Captain Indrabir Singh . The jungle was beaten again , but though several pig went away , no heat got on to them , and hunting was stopped early , s we had a long ride home . On the 16th , the Amliala cover was tried again , and the 1st heat got off after a small fast pig , which took a good line over fencing country , the Maharaja of Patiala , the Maharana of Dholpur and Captain Legallais each riding it in turn . Captain Legallais got a good chance in a lane , but missed his spear , though he knocked the pig over . The Maharana baving had a fall at a fence and ditch , the Maharaja of Patiala got on to the pig and speared on Phyllis . He was now left with two chances against the single chance of the rest of the competitors . The 3rd heat was the next to get off after a good boar which was beaten out of a sugarcane field at the botton of the jungle . General Gurdit Singh got on at once , and speared before any one else had a chance , but the boar crossing him brought down his horse , and the winner was obliged to retire , having damaged his wrist . The 2nd heat was got off later after another good boar which had been marked down in a sugarcane field at the top of the jungle . They had a fast run for halt a mile or so , the Maharana and Maharaja racing for the spear , which was finally secured by the Maharana of Dholpur on Sarang , General Gurdit Singh having retired , the two winners of the 1st and 2nd heats , the Maharana of Dholpur and the Maharaja of Patiala obtained the consent of the committee to divide the honours . One more heat was got off the same afternoon , the 3rd Pony heat , consisting of Captains Harrison and Indrabir Singh , Mr. Warden having scratch ed . They were started in the open , Captair Indrabir Singh took the lead and speared without being challenged . ONAY On Thursday nothing was done till the after noon , when the Saroda jungle was beaten again . The 1st Pony heat , ( Mr. Gray and the Maharaja of Patiala ) had two severe runs in the course of the afternoon , crossing the river , and losing their pig in thick cover . Finally the Maharaja of Patiala decided to scratch to Mr. Gray , who was thus left in for the final against Captain Indrabir Singh and Mr. Waddington , who had meanwhile secured his heat against the Maharana of Dholpur . They had a long run up across the river bed after a good boar , which got into thick castor oil fields , Waddington getting through first , and Mr. speared . On Friday the final heat for the Salmon Cup went to Amliala , where they failed to get on to a boar , and crossed the river to Chitrasar . Here they were started at the bottom of the jungle alter a smallish pig , which ji.ked back and got away into cover without being speared . On the return heat they were started again in the river bed , where , after a short run , the pig was raced into deep water and speared by Mr. Waddington , who thus won the Salmon Cup on his bay pony Laddie . Mr. Gray rode a gray Arab poniy Moonstone , and Captain Indrabir Singh a gray Arab pony Silver tip . ab The Point - to - Point Race for the " Tully Hog - kun ters ' Cup " was decided early the same morni before the final for the Salmon Cup . A good course was chosen from the south end of the Amliala cover , passing to the south of the village po the so of Amliala back to camp . For marking it out , a new plan was tried this year , some difficulty having been experienced last year in following the course when it was marked only by flags stuck in hedges , or in the ground . A number of charkoos ' ( men pro vided with flags whose business it is to sit in trees round the jungle and point out the direction taken by the pig ) were posted in trees along the route , and by their shouts and waving indicated the direction to be taken , the competitiors being allowed take their own line , provided that no lane was utilised for than 200 yards . The Maharana of Dholpur took the lead on Donegal almost at once , followed by Mr. Wad dington and the Maharaja of Patiala . Dr. Bull taking a wide line to the left got a fall jumping into a lane aud was practically out of the race . The Maharana maintained his lead and easily from the Maharaja of Patiala , with Mr. Waddington 3rd , Colonel Hira Singh was 4th , followed by Dr. Bull and Captain Indrabir Singh . more won were th The following were the riders and their horses - The Maharana of Dholpur on Donegal ( Waler ) . The Maharaja of Patiala on Lansdowne ( Arab ) Mr. Waddington on Stolbrown ( Waler ) . Colonel Hira Singh on U ( Waler ) . Dr. Bull on Corinthian ( Waler ) , Captain Indrabir Singh on Countess ( Hungarian ) The winner was naturally a hot favourite , Done l gal's previous performances being well known , and , his rider's light weight giving him considerable advantage over the rest of the field . Donega is , however , by no meaus merely a race - horse but an eminently qualified pigsticker , having been ridden throughout the Gujarat Cup Com . petition last year by the Maharana of Dholpur , when he won the Cup , and having also been ridden this year in several of the heats . Alter the final pony heat had been run off in the alternoon , some time was spent in hunting a very fine boar , which was slightly speared by Mr. Waddington ; but , getting into somesugarcane fields , the defied the efforts of the beaters to turn him out for some two hours . At last he slipped away , and was only picked up again in time to be lost in a thick babul jungle . This brought the meeting to a close ; no casualties of a series nature having occurred , with the exception of the unfortunate accident which deprived General Gurdit Singh of what looked like an excellent chance of securing Gujarat Cup . the Dal 4 GUZERAT CUP : PIGSTICKING MEET , We Lad now got to Monday night , and only five heats decided , so the committee recommended that the second chances of the Guzerat Cup should be cancelled . As , however , the heats bad been drawn , it was decided that this could not be done , so it was arranged to go on with the second chances of the Guzerat Cup , and not attempt to run off the Salmon Cup until it had been finished . On Tuesday a fresh start was made at Asamli , about twelve miles from camp near the village Girhum , and the first three heats of the second chances of the Cap were ordered out , viz : No.1 ( Colonel Jeewan Singh , Dr. Ball , Maha rajah of Patiala , and Mr. Burder ; Umpire , Mr. Littleton ) ; No. 2 ( Captain LeGallais , Colonel Hancock , and Mr. Warden : Mr. Quin scratched ; Umpire , Mr. Gray . ) Mr. Gray , Some new blood was present , but several sports men who came last year were , owing to various causes , unable to attend , and everybody was sorry that Mr. Younghusband and Mr. White , who Maharajah of Patiala . have done so much for the Meeting on previous occasions , were conspicuous by their absence . The place of honorary secretary was , however , most ably filled by Mr. Waddington , who was inde fatigable in making every possible arrangement for the sport and comfort of the competitors , and everybody is glad that he has the Salmon Cup to No. 3 ( Mr. White , Captain Harrison , Captain Indrabir Sing , and General Gurdit Singh ; Umpire , the Maharajah of Dholpore . ) A sounder was started almost immediately , and all three heats went off together . Hunting commenced on Saturday morning at In No. 1 the Maharajah of Patiala got the Sebjib , the first three heats of the first chances of spear on Phyllis after a short dash . In No. 2 the pig was lost in cover almost immediately . On Thursday , after the excitement of the pre vious day , we decided to have a Europe morning under the plea that it was advisable to wait for khubber before going out , but no satisfactory news was brought in , so after tiffin we made a move to Saroda , the remaining heats of the Pony Cup going out , viz - No . 1 , the Maharaja of Patiala and Mr. Gray ; Mr. Littleton scratched ; Umpire , Mr. Quin ; and No. 2 , Mr. Waddington and the Maharana of Dholepore ; Captain LeGallais scratched ; Umpire , Mr. Burder . the Guzerat Cup going out . show as a reward for all his toil and trouble and unfailing patience and good humour . As far as pig were concerned , the khubber was In No. 3 General Gurdit Singh won on Mutiny , No. 1 Heat , consisting of Capt in LeGallais , Mr. Burder , Captain Harrison , and Colonel Jeewan by Mr. short run better than on previous occasione , and many really in the river bed through some tamarisk . Captain getting quickly on to the pig in the open . good pig were seen ; but the grass jungles were LeGallais and Mr. Burder raced the pig into the wards , Captain LeGallais securing the spear on No. 2 Hent got off almost immediately after very thick and difficult to work , and as there were it was No. 2 Heat got off after a nice pig , which gave a good run . The Maharana of Dholepore got hung castor - oil field , and Mr. Waddington up in a no the getting through secured the spear . river , which he crossed , and in attempting to beaters up to the mark . It looked at one time scramble up the opposite ' bank he fell back , but Parmigan after a good run . In finishing off this pig , which was a one , horse escaped the spears . Repeating the performance , Billy was cut in the stifle . as if at any rate the Pony Cup would fall through , No. 4 and 5 Heats then went out . owing to the difficulty in getting the pig out , and he again fell back , and Captain LeGallais.secured first honours on Ptarmigan . No. 4 ( Mr. Littleton , Colonel Heera Sing , and several sportsmen left as soon as their chances No. 2 Heat ( General Gurdit Singh , Mr. C. P. Mr. Gray , ampired by Dr. Bull , ) had a short run in the Guzerat Cup were extinguished . This White , Colonel Heera Singh , and Mr. Waddington , in some long grase . Mr. Littleton got on to the was a pity , for to ensure the entire success of a Hancock ) had a short run , pig , which jerked to Colonel Heera Sing , who General Gurdit Singh getting the spear on Mutiny.speared prettily on Hinges . D No. 5 ( Mr. Waddington , Maharana of Dhole pore , and Mr. Purvis ; Umpire , Colonel Han No. 1 Heat was started twice , and had two severe runs through the grass , the pig in each case being lost owing to the thickness of the cover ; and finally the Maharaja of Patiala decided to scratch , thus leaving Mr. Waddington , Mr. Gray , and Captain Indrabir Singh in the final heat . Umpire , Mr. Burder . Meeting of this sort the competitors should do umpired by Colonel their utmost to keep their seats till the per formance is over . " Finally , patience and per severance overcame all difficulties , and every event was fought out to the end . On Friday the Heat went to Ambliala , but no No. 3 Heat of Dhole pig could be induced to break . So after lunch a pore , Dr. Bull , and Mr. Warden , umpired by Mr. move was made to Chitrasar , where some bard runs Quin ) . This heat , after waiting the whole moru ing , got off badly owing to a misunderstanding cock ) , ran a pig in some cover , Mr. Wad- took place , chiefly in the jungle , the pig in each case making good his point back to cover before dington being well on to him . The pig was lost about the word " to ride . " Dr. Bull got away for a time , and then the Maharana of Dholepore the spears had a chance in the open . Finally the Heat got off on the bank of the river . Mr. Wad . first , and then the Maharana of Dholepore on dington and Mr. Gray racing the pig into the river , a Sarang rode the pig up a road , turning him to Dr. got on to him and speared on Donegal before the This finished off the second chances of the Oup , scrimmage took place in the water , and Mr. Wad Bull , who failed to score , and jinked the pig back other had a chance . to the Maharana , who speared . Mr. Littleton , who waited at the start , not having heard the and an adjournment took place for tiffin , dington speared , losing his spear in the water . second chances took place with the following remaining in the pig , but the Umpire admitted word " to ride " was unable to make up his lost which the draw between the winners of the first and Mr. Gray speared immediately afterwards , the spear Mr. Waddington's claim , and so ended the Salmon result : Cup of 1892 . after ground . No. 1 Heat - The Maharana of Dholepore , the On Wednesday we went back to Chitrasar , and With the exception of the Pony Cup , the Maharana and Maharajah cleared the board , and richly they deserve their success . They had about forty - five hunters betwen them in camp , on which neither time , trouble , nor money had been spared , and in addition to this no sportsmen can ride harder or straighter , and one cannot but admire the royal style in which they go in for the best sport we have in this country . In addition to After lunch , Heats 4 and 5 of the Grzerat Cup , dividing the Guzerat Cup with his cousin , the and No. 2 Heat of the Salmon Cup , went out , bu Maharana of Dhole pore carried off the Foint - to Point Race on Donegal , but this event caused nothing was done , No. 5 Heat ( Mr. Gray , Maharaja Maharaja of Patiala , General Gurdit Singh , and of Patiala , and Mr. Purvis , umpired by Mr. Captain LeGallais , all winners of both first and but little interest as , bar accidents , it was a foregone conclusion . However , five other sports- Littleton ) , started after a small pig , but the word second chances . Umpire - Colonel Hancock . No. 2 - The Maharana of Dholepore , the Maha " to ride " had not been given . Mr. Gray broke men were found willing to go for the fun of the bis spear at a fence , and everybody missed piggy , raja of Patiala , and Colonel Heera Singh . ride , one of them attempting to give between four which displayed great activity . Finally Mr. Gray , Umpire - Mr . Littleton . and five stone to the winner . Possibly another No. 3 - Captain LeGallais , General Gurdit Singh , year the committee may see their way to altering following the pig with the remains of his spear , The three heats went out , but nothing was done , the terms of the race so as to bring competitors jumped into a deep nullah full of water , the same and Captain Indrabir Singh . Umpire -- Mr . Gray . that engulfed Mr. Littleton and Colonel Hancock on fairly even terms . Catch weights over , say , two years ago , and his mare avas only extricated and hunting was stopped early , as there was a long would give most men a distance to go to get home . Immediately No. 1 There were fortunately but few casualties after some time and trouble . The following day we went to Chitrasar and the Heat had left its station a fine pig broke and went General Gurdit among either horses or men . A mbliala covers , but the bad luck continued , and away across the oper . Singh was unfortunate in after having taken a no heats were decided . spear , being knocked over , horse and all , by a good pig . He dislocated a bone in his wrist in the fall , and was obliged to scratch and lose a chance which seemed second to none of winning the cup . A few the river , and in attempting to gallop across , first run , in which all had a look in . The Maharana falls took place , but as they were chiefly in water , Mr. Purvis , then Mr. Gray , and finally the Maha- cf Dholepore had what looked a nasty fall on the performers seemed rather to enjoy them than raja of Patiala disappeared under water , the Donegal , but was none otherwise . Only one horse was cut , not very Maharaja's horse getting away , and piggy disap- LeGallais had a good chance of scoring , but his pearing into the cover . While the " drowned rats " spear went between the pig's legs , and finally the were shaking the water out of their boots , and Maharaja of Patiala secured another spear off hope of before the heat could be restarted , a pig broke out Phyllis . This left the Maharaja of Patiala in of the castor field on the bank , and Mr. Purvis with two chances against everyone else's one . No. 3 Heat was started after a very fine boar , speared , the pig , a good one , being eventually for which we had to thank Colonel Hancock , who killed . insisted on trying a piece of sugar - cane in spite On Monday we went to Saroda , the same un fortunate heats being out . No. 5 was reduced to of Lalla's assertion that there was nothing in it . the Maharaja of Patiala and Mr. Gray , as the General Gurdit Sing had the best of the run on exertions of the previous two days had been too Mutiny , and speared , but in attempting to spear a much for Mr. Purvis ' mare . The heat eventually second time the pig crossed his horse , and horse got off after a good pig , which gave a nice rup , the Maharaja of Patiala on Prince , a winner of the Calcutta Derby , securing the spear . After lunch No. 4 Heat ( Colonel Hancock and Captain Indrabir Singb , umpired by Mr. Burder , Mr. Quin having scratched ) , got off . Colonel the Cup . No. 2 Heat was then run , and created a good Hancock rode the pig for some way , but his horse refusing a cactus fence , let in Captain Indrabir deal of excitement , as if the Maharaja of No. 5 Heat again had most of the fun . They the same heats were out . No. 1 Heat got off first , and had a good hunting were despatched after a pig which was crossing the worse . Captain man and pig all rolled over together . The Gene ral dislocated a bone in his wrist , and had to stand down for the rest of the meeting - very . hard lines , as everybody thought that on his good horse Mutiny he would be likely to carry off Singh on Rosicrucian , who went on , and speared . No. 1 and No. 2 Heat of the Salmon Oup then joined No. 3 Heat , which had been out for two days , but nothing was done . 1892 . badly . We must not omit to mention that we had two ladies in the camp to watch the proceedings , one of whom stayed throughout the Meeting and saw pretty nearly every run that took place . The draw took place after dinner on the 11th , and resulted as follows : GUZERAT CUP . FIRST CHANCES . 18T HEAT . Captain LeGallais . Mr. Burder . Captain Harrison . Col. Jeewan Singh . 2ND HEAT . Captain Le Gallais . The Meet this year again took place at Ambliala , about twenty miles from Ahmedabad , and on the 11th instant , all the competitors , with the exception of Colonel Hancock , who came in during the Mr. Warden . night , arrived , H , H. the Maharana of Dholepore , Col. Hancock . and his cousin , H. H. the Maharajah of Patiala , in four - in - hands , and the rest , some on horseback , some in the cart of the country , and some on the " gawd forsaken oont . " Mr. Quio .. 2ND HEAT , Genl . Gurdit Singb . Mr. C. P. White . Col , Heera Singh . Mr. Waddington . 3RD HEAT . Mr. Littleton . Maharana of Dholepore . Dr. Bull . Mr. Warden . SECOND CHANCES . 4TH HEAT . Col. Hancock . Capt . Indrabir Singh , Mr. Quin . 5TH HEAT . Mr. Gray Maharajah of Patisla , Mr. Purvis , 1ST HEAT . Col. Jeewan Singh . Dr. Bull , Maharajah of Patiala . Mr. Burder . 3RD HEAT . Mr. White . Capt . Harrison . Capt . Indrabir Singh . Genl . Gurdit Singh , 4TH HEAT . 1ST HEAT . Mr. Littleton . Mr. Littleton . Col. Heera Singh . Mr. Gray . 5TH HEAT . Mr. Waddington . Maharana of Dholepore . Mr. Purvis . SALMON CUP . 2ND HEAT . Mr. Waddington . Maharana of Dholepore , Captain LeGallais 3RD HEAT . Captain Harrison , Capt . Indrabir Singh . Mr. Warden . spear on Sarang . The two " kings " being thos left in with a chance , each agreed , with the consent of the Committee , to divide the Cup , and were heartily congratulated on the result . We must not omit to mention that subsequently they presented the whole of their winnings to the fund , a very sporting and generous act . Late in the afternoon No. 3 Heat of the Salmon Cup was run between Captain Harrison and Captain Indrabir Sing , umpired by Mr. Gray . They had a nice run , and Captain Indrabir Singh scored . In the evening the kings " produced some rare old wine , in which their healths were heartily drunk , and in the sing - song that followed they proved that pigsticking was not their only accomplishment . Patiala , who was in with two chances against the others one , again won , he would secure the Cup outright . However , the Maharana of Dhole pore did not allow bis cousin to have matters all his own way , and after a good run secured the The Point - to - Point Race was run off early on Friday morning , the field . consisting of - the Maharana of Dholepore on Donegal ( Waler ) , the Maharaja of Patiala on Lansdowne ( Arab ) , Mr. Waddington on Spotbrown ( Waler ) , Colonel Heera Singh on Ugly ( Waler ) , Dr. Buil on Corinthian ( Waler ) , and Captain indrabir Sing on Countess Sing ( Hungarian ) . A course of about two and a half miles from a point outside the Ambliala cover back to camp had been selected , and was shown by flagmen placed in trees along the route . The Maharana of Dholepore on Donegal led from start to finish , and won easily from the Maharajah of Patiala on Lansdowne , with Mr. Waddington third . Dr. Bull on Corinthian took a line of his own , but bis horse fell in attempting to clear a lane with a cactus fence each side . So ended the Guzerat Cup Meet of 1892 , and that we may all have as good a time , and fight out battles over again next year , is the devout LALLA , V

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THE GUJARAT CUP PIG - STICKING
MEET , 1892 .
The Meet was held this year at the same place as the last few years , some 20 miles south of Ahmedabad , where there are jungles of grass and tamarisk ou the banks of the Sabasmati river . The country about here is excellently wooded , and there is no difficulty in finding camping - grounds with ample shade for men and horses . The camp this year was a large one , as , in addition to some dozen competitors from this side , the Maharana of Dholpur and the Maharaja of Patiala were both present , bringing with them a large number of hunters , and adding greatly to the striking ap- . pearance of the camp , which was very prettily situ ated in a grove of mango and other trees near the village of Amliala , and about 2 miles from the nearest cover on the river side .
The Sabsmati jungles always require a con siderable amount of beating the surrounding country being devoid of crops and other cover at this time of year , the pig collect in the thick and heavy riverside jungles , and can with difficulty be induced to break . The three first days of the meeting only saw five heats run off , some bad luck having been experienced in heats failing to get on to pig which broke , and the question was raised whether all second chances for the Gujarat . Cup should not be scratched , in order to secure the completion of the competition - the rules , how ever , only admit of this being done before heats are drawn , and since opinion was not unanimous on the point , it was determined to go on with the second chances for the Gujarat Cup , and allow the other events to take their chance . As the result proved , all the events were brought off success fully , and it was generally held that the com mittee were well - advised in allowing the second chances to continue .
These are always very popular , and any sug gestion to curtail them naturally meets with dis favour , especially when some heats have been decided , and the losers would be deprived of their chance of re - entering the lists . At the same time it is possible that emergencies may arise which may make it imperative to abandon the second chances and the power of doing so should clear ly be lelt in such cases either in the hands of the committee or in an appeal to the majority of the competitors , which could always be obtained for this course if there was really a strong case for it , in which event the committee could afford to despise the perhaps inevitable discontent of a minority .
The runs this year on the whole were good and well contested , a larger proportion than usual of the boar ridden b ing of a fair size . It is always a pity when a heat has to be started after a squeaker which jinks about under the horses ' legs and deprives the competition of any real resem blance to the sport of hog hunting . The horses ridden were also of a better class than usual , in a great measure oving to the presence of the Maharana and Maharaja , and the competitors who accompanied them , whose joint stud numbered some alty horses . Some of these , e . g . that fine horse Donegal , ridden by the Maharana of Dhol pur , were almost perfect specimens of what a pigsticker should be : fast , admirably handy , and excellent jumpers , and ridden as they were in a masterly style , it is not surprising that most com petitors on this side of the country found them selves somewhat out - classed . The Maharana of Dholpur , one of the joint winners of the Gujarat Cup this year , is well known in pigsticking circles : his cousin , the Maharaja of Patiala , who owes to him , I believe . his education in the sport , proved himselt a most creditable pupil , and was deserved ly congratulated on all hands on the success he has attained . By the time that the first round was completed , it was pretty generally held that the Cup would fall to either the Maharana of Dholpur , the Maharaja of Patiala , or General Gurdit Singh , whose horse Mutiny is an exceeding ly clever performer . Captain Legallais on Ptarmi gan was their only dangerous rival : he secured his heat in both first and second chances , and had an excellent look in for the second round , where in one heat he got first on to the pig , but lost his chance , apparently through over - anxiety , his spear going between the pig's legs .
The drawing of heats after dinner on the even ing of the 11th resulted as follows :
GUJARAT CUP ,
1st heat .
Umpire .
Mr. Gray ,
1st Chances
Captain Legallais ,
Mr. Burder ,
Captain Harrison ,
Colonel Jewan Singh ,
2nd heat .
Umpire
Col. Hancock .
3rd he it .
Umpire
Mr. Quin .
4th heat .
Umpire
Mr. Burder .
5 h heat .
Umpire
Mr. Lyttleton ,
Ist heat .
Umpire
Mr. Lyttleton .
2nd heat .
Umpire
Mr. Gray .
3rd keat .
Umpire
Mr. Waddington .
4th heat .
Umpire
Dr. Bull .
5th heat .
Umpire
Col. Hancock .
2nd
General Gurdit Singh . Mr. C. P. White . Colonel Hira Singh . ( Mr. Waddington .
1st heat .
Umpire
Mr. C. White .
2nd heat .
Umpire
Dr. Bull ,
3rd heat .
Mr. Lyttleton .
The Maharana of Dholpur , Dr. Bull .
Mr. H. Warden ,
( Colonel Hancock , Captain Indrabir Singh , ( Mr. Quin .
( Mr. Gray .
The Maharaja of Patiala . Mr. Purvis .
Chances .
Colonel Jewan Singh . Dr. Bull .
The Maharaja of Patiala . Mr. Burder .
Mr. Lyttleton ,
Colonel Hira Singh .
M. Gray .
Mr. Waddington .
The Maharana of Dholepur .
Mr. Purvis .
THE SALMON CUP .
( Mr. Lyttleton .
The Maharaja of Patiala .
Mr. Gray .
Mr. Waddington .
The Maharana of Dholpur . Captain Legallais ,
( Captain Harrison .
Captain Legallais . Mr. H. Warden .
Colonel Hancock .
Mr. Quin .
Mr. C. White .
Captain Harrison .
Indrabir Singh .
General Gurdit Singh .
Umpire
Indrabir Singh .
in Col. Hancock , Mr. H. Warden . Sahij was the first cover beaten , lying some six miles below camp ; a thick tamarisk jungle , bound
ed by a steep bank on the side away from the river . No I heat of the Gujarat Cup was first started in the river bed after a good boar , which crossed the water , and in attempting to scale a steep bank on the other side fell back again into the sandy bottom . The spears , however , were not close enough to secure him , and he ran some way before making another attempt to scale the bank , which he tried to do unsuccessfully in two places ; at the secend attempt meeting Captain Legallais ' spear in his descent . On the further side of the river the second and third heats were started alter the same sounder the second heat getting on to a small pig in the open , General Gurdit Singh got on at once and speared it very smartly on M tiny . In the third heat , Mr. Lyttleton was left at the start , not hearing the word to ride , ' and Dr. Bull and the Maharana of Dholpur rode the pig in turn , until Lyttleton coming up , raced the Maharana . The pig fiually jinked and was cleverly speared by the Maharana as it was going underneath a cactus hedge .
After tiffin the covers were beaten again , the fourth and fitth heats of the Gujarat Cup and the second pony heat being out . No. 5 heat was started twice , once after a very small and active pig , which all in turn failed to spear and which finally got away into a boggy nullah ; secondiy rather too near the jungle side , the pig getting back to cover . The other heats did some galopping about , but failed to get on to a pig .
Next day the home covers ,
Amliala and Chit rasor , were beaten , the latter first , where No. 5 was started , but the pig got back to the grass without being speared . In the afternoon at Amliala no pig could be got to break till late in the day , when the same heat , was started after a boar which crossed the river . All three competi tors plunged into a deep hole and came down the Maharaja of Patiala's horse getting away , and the pig also making his escape . Belore they could be got together again , a good boar broke at the bottom of the jungle , was speared by Mr. Purvis , and eventually killed .
On Monday the meet was at Saroda and Mahij ra , some lour or five miles up the river . On the Saroda side , the grass was beaten away from the river , but the pig resolutely broke back , and a couple of sounders crossed the river . No. 5 heat and the second pony heat went in pursuit , and had a long run up through stiff country . No. 5 heat eventually picked up a pig which gave a pretty run , and the Maharaja of Patiala speared on Phyllis . After tiffin at Mahijra the fourth heat , Colonel Hancock and Captain Indrabir Singh ( Mr. Quin having scratched ) were started after a small last pig , which was ridden by Colo
nel Hancock for over a mile , when his horse re fused a stiff cactus fence , and let in Captain Indrabir Singh , who speared alter another mile , Colonel Hancock being unable to get up again ,
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The next day's hunting was at Asamli , a long ride of 12 miles down the river , but the improve ment in the sport fully made up for the extra labour , and all the second chances were run off . The first three heats were all got off after one sounder , which was found lying in some cultiva tion near the jungle , a tamarisk one , chiefly in the bed of the river . No. I had a short run , and the Maharaja of Patiala speared on Phyllis . In the 2nd heat Colonel Hancock and Captain Legallais had a longish run over fencing country , each in turn on the pig . Captain Legallais finally secur ing the spear . The 3rd heat followed a good boar which had crossed the river and picked him up in open country beyond . General Gurdit Singh , getting on to him with his usual dash , speared in a few hundred yards , leaving his spear head in the boar , which was ridden on by the others and killed .
The 4th and 5th heats then went out . No. 4 had a short run in some grass , Mr. Lyttleton first riding the pig , which jinked from him to Colonel Hira Singh , who speared . No. 5 was started in the river bed after a good boar , and had to get up the steep river bang in the course of their run . Here the Maharana of Dholpur on Donegal ' made a fine jump , scaling a perpendicular bank 4 or 5 feet high , alter climbing up a steep slope below it . On the high ground the pig took to some cover , where he was closely ridden by Mr. Wad dington and the Maharana of Dholpur . Stop ping in a small piece of juugle he was lost for a time ; finally he broke back , and the Maharana , getting away on him with a good start , secured the spear before the others could get on terms This finished the first round for the Gujarat Cup After tiffin the 2nd round was drawn as follows f Captain Legallais . 1st heat . General Gurdit Singh . Umpire The Maharana of Dholpur . The Maharaja of Patiala ,
Col. Hancock ,
The Maharana of Dholpur . The Maharaja of Patiala .
Colonel Hira Singh .
2nd heat
Umpire
Dr. Bull .
3rd heat .
( Captain Legallais .
Umpire
General Gurdit Singh . Mr. Gray . Captain Indrabir Singh . The jungle was beaten again , but though several pig went away , no heat got on to them , and hunting was stopped early , s we had a long ride home .
On the 16th , the Amliala cover was tried again , and the 1st heat got off after a small fast pig , which took a good line over fencing country , the Maharaja of Patiala , the Maharana of Dholpur and Captain Legallais each riding it in turn . Captain Legallais got a good chance in a lane , but missed his spear , though he knocked the pig over . The Maharana baving had a fall at a fence and ditch , the Maharaja of Patiala got on to the pig and speared on Phyllis . He was now left with two chances against the single chance of the rest of the competitors .
The 3rd heat was the next to get off after a good boar which was beaten out of a sugarcane field at the botton of the jungle . General Gurdit Singh got on at once , and speared before any one else had a chance , but the boar crossing him brought down his horse , and the winner was obliged to retire , having damaged his wrist . The 2nd heat was got off later after another good boar which had been marked down in a sugarcane field at the top of the jungle . They had a fast run for halt a mile or so , the Maharana and Maharaja racing for the spear , which was finally secured by the Maharana of Dholpur on Sarang , General Gurdit Singh having retired , the two winners of the 1st and 2nd heats , the Maharana of Dholpur and the Maharaja of Patiala obtained the consent of the committee to divide the honours .
One more heat was got off the same afternoon , the 3rd Pony heat , consisting of Captains Harrison and Indrabir Singh , Mr. Warden having scratch ed . They were started in the open , Captair Indrabir Singh took the lead and speared without being challenged . ONAY
On Thursday nothing was done till the after noon , when the Saroda jungle was beaten again . The 1st Pony heat , ( Mr. Gray and the Maharaja of Patiala ) had two severe runs in the course of the afternoon , crossing the river , and losing their pig in thick cover . Finally the Maharaja of Patiala decided to scratch to Mr. Gray , who was thus left in for the final against Captain Indrabir Singh
and Mr. Waddington , who had meanwhile secured his heat against the Maharana of Dholpur . They had a long run up across the river bed after a good boar , which got into thick castor oil fields , Waddington getting through first ,
and Mr. speared .
On Friday the final heat for the Salmon Cup went to Amliala , where they failed to get on to a boar , and crossed the river to Chitrasar . Here they were started at the bottom of the jungle alter a smallish pig , which ji.ked back and got away into cover without being speared . On the return heat they were started again in the river bed , where , after a short run , the pig was raced into deep water and speared by Mr. Waddington , who thus won the Salmon Cup on his bay pony Laddie . Mr. Gray rode a gray Arab poniy Moonstone , and Captain Indrabir Singh a gray Arab pony Silver tip .
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The Point - to - Point Race for the " Tully Hog - kun ters ' Cup " was decided early the same morni before the final for the Salmon Cup . A good course was chosen from the south end of the Amliala cover , passing to the south of the village po the so of Amliala back to camp .
For marking it out , a new plan was tried this year , some difficulty having been experienced last year in following the course when it was marked only by flags stuck in hedges , or in the ground . A number of charkoos ' ( men pro vided with flags whose business it is to sit in trees round the jungle and point out the direction taken by the pig ) were posted in trees along the route , and by their shouts and waving indicated the direction to be taken , the competitiors being allowed take their own line , provided that no lane was utilised for than 200 yards . The Maharana of Dholpur took the lead on Donegal almost at once , followed by Mr. Wad dington and the Maharaja of Patiala . Dr. Bull taking a wide line to the left got a fall jumping into a lane aud was practically out of the race . The Maharana maintained his lead and easily from the Maharaja of Patiala , with Mr. Waddington 3rd , Colonel Hira Singh was 4th , followed by Dr. Bull and Captain Indrabir Singh .
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The following were the riders and their horses -
The Maharana of Dholpur on Donegal ( Waler ) . The Maharaja of Patiala on Lansdowne ( Arab ) Mr. Waddington on Stolbrown ( Waler ) . Colonel Hira Singh on U ( Waler ) . Dr. Bull on Corinthian ( Waler ) , Captain Indrabir Singh on Countess ( Hungarian ) The winner was naturally a hot favourite , Done l gal's previous performances being well known , and , his rider's light weight giving him considerable advantage over the rest of the field . Donega is , however , by no meaus merely a race - horse but an eminently qualified pigsticker , having been ridden throughout the Gujarat Cup Com . petition last year by the Maharana of Dholpur , when he won the Cup , and having also been ridden this year in several of the heats .
Alter the final pony heat had been run off in the alternoon , some time was spent in hunting a very fine boar , which was slightly speared by Mr. Waddington ; but , getting into somesugarcane fields , the defied the efforts of the beaters to turn him out for some two hours . At last he slipped away , and was only picked up again in time to be lost in a thick babul jungle .
This brought the meeting to a close ; no casualties of a series nature having occurred , with the exception of the unfortunate accident which deprived General Gurdit Singh of what looked like an excellent chance of securing Gujarat Cup .
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GUZERAT CUP : PIGSTICKING MEET ,
We Lad now got to Monday night , and only five heats decided , so the committee recommended that the second chances of the Guzerat Cup should be cancelled . As , however , the heats bad been drawn , it was decided that this could not be done , so it was arranged to go on with the second chances of the Guzerat Cup , and not attempt to run off the Salmon Cup until it had been finished .
On Tuesday a fresh start was made at Asamli , about twelve miles from camp near the village Girhum , and the first three heats of the second chances of the Cap were ordered out , viz :
No.1 ( Colonel Jeewan Singh , Dr. Ball , Maha rajah of Patiala , and Mr. Burder ; Umpire , Mr. Littleton ) ; No. 2 ( Captain LeGallais , Colonel Hancock , and Mr. Warden : Mr. Quin scratched ; Umpire , Mr. Gray . )
Mr. Gray ,
Some new blood was present , but several sports men who came last year were , owing to various causes , unable to attend , and everybody was sorry that Mr. Younghusband and Mr. White , who Maharajah of Patiala . have done so much for the Meeting on previous occasions , were conspicuous by their absence . The place of honorary secretary was , however , most ably filled by Mr. Waddington , who was inde fatigable in making every possible arrangement for the sport and comfort of the competitors , and everybody is glad that he has the Salmon Cup to
No. 3 ( Mr. White , Captain Harrison , Captain Indrabir Sing , and General Gurdit Singh ; Umpire , the Maharajah of Dholpore . )
A sounder was started almost immediately , and all three heats went off together . Hunting commenced on Saturday morning at In No. 1 the Maharajah of Patiala got the Sebjib , the first three heats of the first chances of spear on Phyllis after a short dash . In No. 2 the pig was lost in cover almost immediately .
On Thursday , after the excitement of the pre vious day , we decided to have a Europe morning under the plea that it was advisable to wait for khubber before going out , but no satisfactory news was brought in , so after tiffin we made a move to Saroda , the remaining heats of the Pony Cup going out , viz - No . 1 , the Maharaja of Patiala and Mr. Gray ; Mr. Littleton scratched ; Umpire , Mr. Quin ; and No. 2 , Mr. Waddington and the Maharana of Dholepore ; Captain LeGallais scratched ; Umpire , Mr. Burder .
the Guzerat Cup going out .
show as a reward for all his toil and trouble and unfailing patience and good humour .
As far as pig were concerned , the khubber was
In No. 3 General Gurdit Singh won on Mutiny ,
No. 1 Heat , consisting of Capt in LeGallais , Mr. Burder , Captain Harrison , and Colonel Jeewan by Mr. short run better than on previous occasione , and many really in the river bed through some tamarisk . Captain getting quickly on to the pig in the open . good pig were seen ; but the grass jungles were LeGallais and Mr. Burder raced the pig into the wards , Captain LeGallais securing the spear on No. 2 Hent got off almost immediately after very thick and difficult to work , and as there were it was
No. 2 Heat got off after a nice pig , which gave a good run . The Maharana of Dholepore got hung castor - oil field , and Mr. Waddington
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getting through secured the spear .
river , which he crossed , and in attempting to beaters up to the mark . It looked at one time scramble up the opposite ' bank he fell back , but Parmigan after a good run . In finishing off this pig , which was a one , horse escaped the spears . Repeating the performance , Billy was cut in the stifle . as if at any rate the Pony Cup would fall through , No. 4 and 5 Heats then went out . owing to the difficulty in getting the pig out , and he again fell back , and Captain LeGallais.secured first honours on Ptarmigan . No. 4 ( Mr. Littleton , Colonel Heera Sing , and several sportsmen left as soon as their chances No. 2 Heat ( General Gurdit Singh , Mr. C. P. Mr. Gray , ampired by Dr. Bull , ) had a short run in the Guzerat Cup were extinguished . This White , Colonel Heera Singh , and Mr. Waddington , in some long grase . Mr. Littleton got on to the was a pity , for to ensure the entire success of a Hancock ) had a short run , pig , which jerked to Colonel Heera Sing , who General Gurdit Singh getting the spear on Mutiny.speared prettily on Hinges . D No. 5 ( Mr. Waddington , Maharana of Dhole pore , and Mr. Purvis ; Umpire , Colonel Han
No. 1 Heat was started twice , and had two severe runs through the grass , the pig in each case being lost owing to the thickness of the cover ; and finally the Maharaja of Patiala decided to scratch , thus leaving Mr. Waddington , Mr. Gray , and Captain Indrabir Singh in the final heat . Umpire , Mr. Burder .
Meeting of this sort the competitors should do umpired by Colonel
their utmost to keep their seats till the per formance is over . " Finally , patience and per severance overcame all difficulties , and every event was fought out to the end .
On Friday the Heat went to Ambliala , but no No. 3 Heat of Dhole pig could be induced to break . So after lunch a pore , Dr. Bull , and Mr. Warden , umpired by Mr. move was made to Chitrasar , where some bard runs Quin ) . This heat , after waiting the whole moru ing , got off badly owing to a misunderstanding cock ) , ran a pig in some cover , Mr. Wad- took place , chiefly in the jungle , the pig in each case making good his point back to cover before dington being well on to him . The pig was lost about the word " to ride . " Dr. Bull got away for a time , and then the Maharana of Dholepore the spears had a chance in the open . Finally the Heat got off on the bank of the river . Mr. Wad . first , and then the Maharana of Dholepore on dington and Mr. Gray racing the pig into the river , a Sarang rode the pig up a road , turning him to Dr. got on to him and speared on Donegal before the This finished off the second chances of the Oup , scrimmage took place in the water , and Mr. Wad Bull , who failed to score , and jinked the pig back other had a chance . to the Maharana , who speared . Mr. Littleton , who waited at the start , not having heard the and an adjournment took place for tiffin , dington speared , losing his spear in the water . second chances took place with the following remaining in the pig , but the Umpire admitted word " to ride " was unable to make up his lost which the draw between the winners of the first and Mr. Gray speared immediately afterwards , the spear Mr. Waddington's claim , and so ended the Salmon result : Cup of 1892 .
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No. 1 Heat - The Maharana of Dholepore , the
On Wednesday we went back to Chitrasar , and
With the exception of the Pony Cup , the Maharana and Maharajah cleared the board , and richly they deserve their success . They had about forty - five hunters betwen them in camp , on which neither time , trouble , nor money had been spared , and in addition to this no sportsmen can ride harder or straighter , and one cannot but admire the royal style in which they go in for the best sport we have in this country . In addition to After lunch , Heats 4 and 5 of the Grzerat Cup , dividing the Guzerat Cup with his cousin , the and No. 2 Heat of the Salmon Cup , went out , bu Maharana of Dhole pore carried off the Foint - to Point Race on Donegal , but this event caused nothing was done , No. 5 Heat ( Mr. Gray , Maharaja Maharaja of Patiala , General Gurdit Singh , and of Patiala , and Mr. Purvis , umpired by Mr. Captain LeGallais , all winners of both first and but little interest as , bar accidents , it was a foregone conclusion . However , five other sports- Littleton ) , started after a small pig , but the word second chances . Umpire - Colonel Hancock . No. 2 - The Maharana of Dholepore , the Maha " to ride " had not been given . Mr. Gray broke men were found willing to go for the fun of the bis spear at a fence , and everybody missed piggy , raja of Patiala , and Colonel Heera Singh . ride , one of them attempting to give between four which displayed great activity . Finally Mr. Gray , Umpire - Mr . Littleton . and five stone to the winner . Possibly another No. 3 - Captain LeGallais , General Gurdit Singh , year the committee may see their way to altering following the pig with the remains of his spear , The three heats went out , but nothing was done , the terms of the race so as to bring competitors jumped into a deep nullah full of water , the same and Captain Indrabir Singh . Umpire -- Mr . Gray . that engulfed Mr. Littleton and Colonel Hancock on fairly even terms . Catch weights over , say , two years ago , and his mare avas only extricated and hunting was stopped early , as there was a long would give most men a distance to go to get home . Immediately No. 1 There were fortunately but few casualties after some time and trouble . The following day we went to Chitrasar and the Heat had left its station a fine pig broke and went General Gurdit among either horses or men . A mbliala covers , but the bad luck continued , and away across the oper . Singh was unfortunate in after having taken a no heats were decided . spear , being knocked over , horse and all , by a good pig . He dislocated a bone in his wrist in the fall , and was obliged to scratch and lose a chance which seemed second to none of winning the cup . A few the river , and in attempting to gallop across , first run , in which all had a look in . The Maharana falls took place , but as they were chiefly in water , Mr. Purvis , then Mr. Gray , and finally the Maha- cf Dholepore had what looked a nasty fall on the performers seemed rather to enjoy them than raja of Patiala disappeared under water , the Donegal , but was none otherwise . Only one horse was cut , not very Maharaja's horse getting away , and piggy disap- LeGallais had a good chance of scoring , but his pearing into the cover . While the " drowned rats " spear went between the pig's legs , and finally the were shaking the water out of their boots , and Maharaja of Patiala secured another spear off hope of before the heat could be restarted , a pig broke out Phyllis . This left the Maharaja of Patiala in of the castor field on the bank , and Mr. Purvis with two chances against everyone else's one . No. 3 Heat was started after a very fine boar , speared , the pig , a good one , being eventually for which we had to thank Colonel Hancock , who killed . insisted on trying a piece of sugar - cane in spite On Monday we went to Saroda , the same un fortunate heats being out . No. 5 was reduced to of Lalla's assertion that there was nothing in it . the Maharaja of Patiala and Mr. Gray , as the General Gurdit Sing had the best of the run on exertions of the previous two days had been too Mutiny , and speared , but in attempting to spear a much for Mr. Purvis ' mare . The heat eventually second time the pig crossed his horse , and horse got off after a good pig , which gave a nice rup , the Maharaja of Patiala on Prince , a winner of the Calcutta Derby , securing the spear . After lunch No. 4 Heat ( Colonel Hancock and Captain Indrabir Singb , umpired by Mr. Burder , Mr. Quin having scratched ) , got off . Colonel the Cup . No. 2 Heat was then run , and created a good Hancock rode the pig for some way , but his horse refusing a cactus fence , let in Captain Indrabir deal of excitement , as if the Maharaja of
No. 5 Heat again had most of the fun . They the same heats were out . No. 1 Heat got off first , and had a good hunting were despatched after a pig which was crossing
the worse .
Captain
man and pig all rolled over together . The Gene ral dislocated a bone in his wrist , and had to stand down for the rest of the meeting - very . hard lines , as everybody thought that on his good horse Mutiny he would be likely to carry off
Singh on Rosicrucian , who went on , and speared .
No. 1 and No. 2 Heat of the Salmon Oup then joined No. 3 Heat , which had been out for two days , but nothing was done .
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badly .
We must not omit to mention that we had two ladies in the camp to watch the proceedings , one of whom stayed throughout the Meeting and saw pretty nearly every run that took place . The draw took place after dinner on the 11th , and resulted as follows :
GUZERAT CUP .
FIRST CHANCES .
18T HEAT .
Captain LeGallais . Mr. Burder . Captain Harrison .
Col. Jeewan Singh .
2ND HEAT .
Captain Le Gallais .
The Meet this year again took place at Ambliala , about twenty miles from Ahmedabad , and on the 11th instant , all the competitors , with the exception of Colonel Hancock , who came in during the Mr. Warden . night , arrived , H , H. the Maharana of Dholepore , Col. Hancock . and his cousin , H. H. the Maharajah of Patiala , in four - in - hands , and the rest , some on horseback , some in the cart of the country , and some on the " gawd forsaken oont . "
Mr. Quio ..
2ND HEAT ,
Genl . Gurdit Singb . Mr. C. P. White . Col , Heera Singh .
Mr. Waddington .
3RD HEAT .
Mr. Littleton . Maharana of Dholepore . Dr. Bull .
Mr. Warden .
SECOND CHANCES .
4TH HEAT .
Col. Hancock . Capt . Indrabir Singh , Mr. Quin .
5TH HEAT .
Mr. Gray Maharajah of Patisla , Mr. Purvis ,
1ST HEAT . Col. Jeewan Singh . Dr. Bull , Maharajah of Patiala . Mr. Burder .
3RD HEAT . Mr. White . Capt . Harrison . Capt . Indrabir Singh . Genl . Gurdit Singh , 4TH HEAT .
1ST HEAT . Mr. Littleton .
Mr. Littleton . Col. Heera Singh . Mr. Gray .
5TH HEAT . Mr. Waddington . Maharana of Dholepore . Mr. Purvis . SALMON CUP . 2ND HEAT . Mr. Waddington . Maharana of Dholepore ,
Captain LeGallais
3RD HEAT . Captain Harrison ,
Capt . Indrabir Singh . Mr. Warden .
spear on Sarang . The two " kings " being thos left in with a chance , each agreed , with the consent of the Committee , to divide the Cup , and were heartily congratulated on the result . We must not omit to mention that subsequently they presented the whole of their winnings to the fund , a very sporting and generous act .
Late in the afternoon No. 3 Heat of the Salmon Cup was run between Captain Harrison and Captain Indrabir Sing , umpired by Mr. Gray . They had a nice run , and Captain Indrabir Singh scored . In the evening the kings " produced some rare old wine , in which their healths were heartily drunk , and in the sing - song that followed they proved that pigsticking was not their only accomplishment .
Patiala , who was in with two chances against the others one , again won , he would secure the Cup outright . However , the Maharana of Dhole pore did not allow bis cousin to have matters all his own way , and after a good run secured the
The Point - to - Point Race was run off early on Friday morning , the field . consisting of - the Maharana of Dholepore on Donegal ( Waler ) , the Maharaja of Patiala on Lansdowne ( Arab ) , Mr. Waddington on Spotbrown ( Waler ) , Colonel Heera Singh on Ugly ( Waler ) , Dr. Buil on Corinthian ( Waler ) , and Captain indrabir Sing on Countess Sing ( Hungarian ) .
A course of about two and a half miles from a
point outside the Ambliala cover back to camp had been selected , and was shown by flagmen placed in trees along the route . The Maharana of Dholepore on Donegal led from start to finish , and won easily from the Maharajah of Patiala on Lansdowne , with Mr. Waddington third . Dr. Bull on Corinthian took a line of his own , but bis horse fell in attempting to clear a lane with a cactus fence each side .
So ended the Guzerat Cup Meet of 1892 , and that we may all have as good a time , and fight out battles over again next year , is the devout
LALLA ,
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