Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and Wit

by Mrs. Stuart Menzies

Lady William only survived her husband a few years.

Requiescat in pace.

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INDEX

Abbott, Mr., [94], [186], [266];
his unlucky horse, [224]
Afghan Chief, The, [179]
Agnew, Capt. Q., [266]
Agnew, Mr. H. de C., [266]
Agra Stable, The, [256]
Alexander, Mr. R., [266]
Ali Musjid Citadel, Storming of, [73]
Allahabad, The thrice run race, [94]
Allason, Major, [266]
Allan, Mr. J. J., [266], [277]
Althorp, Capt. K., [267]
Amir of Afghanistan, [178], [179]
Annandale, [54]
Anderson, Mr. A. S., [266]
Anderson, Mr. G. G., [266]
Apcar, Mr. J. G., [252], [264], [267]
Appleyard, General, [73]
Apostolides, Mr. E. C., [267]
Arbuthnot, Mr. J., [267]
Archer, Fred, [163], [300]
Ardagh, Col. J. C., C.I.E., [267]
Arthur, Mr. A., [267]
Asian, The, [57]
Astley, Sir J., [163]
Australian horses stampede, [160]
Baden-Powell, Lieut.-Gen. Sir R., [143]
Badger, The pet, [26]
Baker, Colonel Valentine (afterwards Baker Pasha), [29]
Barclay, Mr. P. D., [267]
Barrington, The Hon. (afterwards Sir) Eric, [8];
his story of the Tyrol accident, [9]
Barlow, Mr. R., [267]
Barnes, Mr. F. C., [267]
Bates, Mr. R. G., [267]
Beaconsfield, Lord, [96]
Beasley, Capt. (“Tommy”), [14]
Beaver, Col. P. K. L., [267]
Bengal Tenancy Act, [177]
Beresford, Lady Charles, [154], [156]
Beresford, Lord Charles, [303];
meets Lord William at Curraghmore, [18], [19];
the “Brothers’ Race,” [42], [48]
Beresford, Sir John, [326]
Beresford, Lord Marcus, [234], [254], [285], [293], [302], [303];
meets Lord William at Curraghmore, [18];
Lord Marcus and the “Brothers’ Race,” [42];
Lord William, and the hall porter, [29]
Beresford, Lord and Lady Marcus, [292]
Beresford, Lady William (formerly Duchess of Marlborough), marriage, [285];
disputes with Lady Meux, [324];
death of Lady William, [327]
Beresford, Lord William—
accidents to, [20], [81], [110], [147], [164], [187], [259], [290], [295];
an accomplished whip, [216];
active service, [70], [72], [80];
Annandale racecourse bought, [209];
anthrax at his stables, [248];
A.D.C. to Lord Northbrook, [51];
bad luck, [165];
farewell banquet at Calcutta, [266];
bull, [4];
at Bombay meets Lord Charles Beresford, [48];
at Bonn, [8];
a bribe, [221];
the “Brothers’ Race,” [42];
meets his brother again at Curraghmore, [18];
on Sir Redvers Buller’s Staff, [79];
bungalow nearer Viceregal Lodge, [143];
buys Myall King, [226];
a cab incident, [145];
Calcutta paper-chase, [259];
the Cambridgeshire, [302];
on castes of India, [107];
child and the gymkhana, the, [241];
calling with Mr. Charles Lascelles, [49];
and children, [144], [145];
children’s farewell party, [261];
and the children of Dorking, [287];
Cigar Race, The, [147];
a coaching adventure, [291];
commands irregular volunteer cavalry, [82];
a complaint, [225];
congratulated by the Prince of Wales, [90];
conjurer, discomfiture of, [238];
convalescence, [296];
“the courteous,” [126];
at Dr. Renau’s school, [4];
death, [317];
at the Amateur Dramatic Club, [119];
Dramatic Club, the Amateur, re-established, [118];
dines with his mother and the Prince of Wales, [92];
despatch carrying, [73];
disappears “en route,” [140];
and the dissatisfied subaltern, [239];
at Dorking, [283];
drives coach down barrack steps, [24];
Lady Dufferin’s scheme, [211];
at Durban, [80];
battles at Durban, [80];
at the Durbar, [61], [181];
faints at the Durbar, [61];
Durbar souvenirs, [183];
and the economical colonel, [208];
engaged to be married, [284];
at Eton, [4];
and Fleur-de-Lys, [136];
gazetted Colonel and K.C.I.E., [249];
Gloucester House mystery, [191];
guests at Calcutta banquet, [266];
the hall porter and the refrigerator, [29];
and the Hill and Frontier tribes, [69];
homesick, [198];
horse-training for the Durbar, [219]
inherits his money, [21];
invents the umbrella race, [148];
invents the Victoria Cross race, [147];
joins the 9th Lancers, [12];
last race in India, [282];
leaves England, [46];
loses a bet, and how he paid, [109];
Lord Rossmore and the intruder, [39];
and the Maitland-Beresford case, [93];
the man who thought he was King, [197];
marriage, [284];
as a Mason, [316];
match with Rothschild, [164];
methods, [220];
his memory, [218];
Military Secretary to three successive Viceroys, [123], [127], [129];
mistaken identity, [161], [233];
Mr. Moore’s speech at Calcutta banquet, [269];
and his mother-in-law, [319];
and the natives, [150];
paperchasing, [244];
parlour fireworks, [190];
a polo accident, [63];
and Ponto, [141];
and Ponto at the wedding, [142];
and the pony, [139];
a quiet corner, [118];
races with Captain McCalmont, [20];
the racing man, [168];
racing receipts, [311];
his racing reputation, [227];
racing rumours, [260];
racing troubles and worries, [166];
racing, [68], [201], [257], [293], [304], [308];
racing partners—
Mr. Lorillard, his new partner, [294];
Durbangah, Maharajah of, [235];
Maharajah of Patiala, [251];
Mr. Monty Stewart, [132];
Mr. Whitney, a new partner, [300];
receives the V.C. from Queen Victoria, [90];
recommended for the V.C., [87];
regimental trophies, [286];
religion, [206];
relies on Mr. Palmer, [297];
rescues Mrs. Stuart Menzies, [148];
returns to India, [71], [88], [92];
returns to Ireland, [91];
“rules for the A.D.C.,” [229];
and the runaway carriage, [35];
and the runaway coach, [216];
saves the life of Dr. Perry, [10];
sells his stables, [187];
a serious accident, [295];
shares a bungalow with Captain Clayton, [48];
and soldier’s wife, [193];
some fast trotters, [291];
a son born, [298];
speech at Calcutta banquet, reply to, [275];
spelling, [6];
State functions, [169];
his tact, [113];
the Tattersall’s sale, [320];
the £1000 card, [21];
his three-year-old record, [306];
and Tod Sloan, [299];
on tour, [170];
his two-year-old records, [305];
a useful clerk, [221];
and viceregal tour programme, [184];
a war trophy, [85];
a well-liked man, [130];
what the Hornet said, [313];
wins the name “Fighting Bill,” [79];
wins the V.C., [86];
with Sir Sam Browne, V.C., [72];
wrestles with Joseph Leeman, [40];
at York, [39];
Beresford, Mr. W. M., [267]
Beverley, the Hon. Mr. Justice, C.S., [267]
Bignell, Mr. R., [267]
Bombay, Government House dinner party, [206]
Botanical Gardens, Calcutta, [216]
Boteler, Mr. R., [267]
Bourdillon, the Hon. J. A., C.S., [267]
Bourke, Mr., [240]
Brabazon, Capt., [289]
Brackenbury, the Hon. Lieut.-General H., C.B., [267]
Bradshaw, Surgeon-Major-General, [267]
Brasier-Creagh, Capt., A.D.C., [267]
Brassey, the Right Hon. the Lord, [267]
Brock, Mr. C., [267]
Brooke, Mr. W. R., C.I.E., [267]
“Brothers’ Race,” The, [42]
Browne, Lord Ulick, [57]
Browne, Sir Sam, V.C., [72]
Brunton, Sir Thomas Lauder, [315]
Buck, Sir E., C.I.E., [267]
Buckland, Mr. C. E., C.S., [267]
Bulkeley, Capt. Rivers, rides the Prince of Wales’ horse, [34]
Butler, Mr. A. L., [267]
Burn, Capt., [232]
Burmah Crisis, The, [203]
Bythell, Capt., [267]
Cahir, [14]
Calcutta race meeting, [165], [242], [253]
Calcutta Sweepstake, [254]
Calcutta Tent Club, [159]
Cambridge, Duke of, [285]
Campbell, Capt. the Rt. Hon. Ronald, The death of, [81]
Campbell, Capt. I. M., D.S.O., [267]
Campbell, General D. M. G., [36]
Campbell, Mr. Alec, [267]
Campbell, Mr. H. P., [267]
Candy, Captain (“Sugar Candy”), [11];
horse jumps down a quarry, [25]
Canning, Lady, [76]
Canning, Viscount, [76]
Cannon, Mornington, [301]
Carrington, Lord, [35]
Cavagnari, Sir Louis, [71]
Cawnpore, The statue, [77];
the well, [76]
Cetewayo, [78];
advances, [85];
retreats, [84];
taken prisoner, [79]
Chaine, Col., [292]
Chatterton, Col. F. W., [267]
Chelmsford, Lord, [78], [81];
takes Cetewayo prisoner, [79]
Chesney, Colonel, afterwards General Sir George, [116], [151]
Cheylesmore, Lord, [5]
Children’s parties at Simla, The, [143]
Chisholme, Major J. J. Scott, [267]
Christopher, Major, [267]
China interposes, [204]
Cigar Race, [147]
Clarke, Colonel Stanley, [314]
Clayton, Captain, [11];
the death of, [60];
Harrow and Capt. Clayton’s death, [64];
“In memoriam,” [63]
Cleland, Colonel, wounded, [71]
Clewer Sisters, The, [212]
Clonagam Church, [317]
Clonmell, Lord, [35]
Collen, Major-General Sir E. H. H., K.C., I.E., [267]
Colley, Colonel, afterwards Sir George, [52]
Commander-in-Chief and the salutations, [215]
Compton, Lord Alwyne, [156]
Connaught, Duchess of, [155]
Connaught, Duke of, [154]
Connemara, Lord, [240]
Cooking reform, [210]
Cork, Earl of, [35]
Cotton, the Hon. H. J. S., C.S.I., [267]
Cotton, Mr. Ben, [216]
Creagh, Mr. B. P., [267]
Crespigny, Sir Claude de, [307]
Croft, the Hon. Sir A., K.C.I.E., [267]
Cubitt, Mr. J. E., [267]
Cumberledge, Mr. F. H., [267]
Cuningham, Mr. W. J., C.S.I., [267]
Cunningham, Surgeon-Lieut.-Col. D. D., [267]
Currie, Capt. J., [267]
Curzon, the Hon. Major M., [267]
Curraghmore, [2]
Cuthbert, Mr., [300]
Dacca steamer incident, The, [77]
Dalhousie, Lord, [76]
Dangerfield, Mr. E., [267]
Daniel, Mr. Linsay, [267]
Davidson, Captain, [51]
Dehra Races, The, [92]
Delavel, Lord, [325]
Devonshire, Duke of (then Lord Hartington), [163]
Dickson, Mr. Geo., [267]
Dickson, Mr. J. G., [267]
Drawing-room reception, [144]
Denman, Lord, [326]
Dogcart mishap, The, [20]
Dods, Mr. W., [267]
Donkey, The, and the cock, [41]
Doran, Major B. J. C., [267]
Dufferin, Lady, [177];
her scheme to help Indian women, [210]
Dufferin, Earl of, [177], [203], [272]
Dunn, the jockey, [243];
in trouble again, [248]
Durand, Mr., afterwards Sir Mortimer, [183], [234]
Durand, Colonel, [278]
Durbangah, Maharajah of, [162], [230];
becomes Lord W. Beresford’s racing partner, [235]
Durbar, The, a huge crowd, [223]
Eddis, Mr. W. K., [267]
Egerton, Sir Robert, [99]
Ellis, Col. S. R., [267]
Enter, Mr. K., [267]
Evans, the Hon. Sir Griffith, K.C.I.E., [267]
Evening, A festive, [200]
Ezra, Mr. J. E. D., [267]
Famine, The Irish, [17]
Fancy dress ball, [157]
Fane, Sir Spencer Ponsonby, [149]
Farewell Banquet, Calcutta, The, [266];
names of those present at, [266-9];
Mr. Moore’s speech at, [269];
Lord Bill replies, [275]
Fenian, Lord W. B.’s horse, [30]
Fenians’ threat to Lady Waterford, [17]
Fenn, Surgeon-Col. E. H., C.I.E., [267]
Fife, Captain, [19]
Fitch, Mr., [236]
Fitzgerald, Lord, [35]
Fitzmaurice, [85]
FitzWilliam, Hon. P. W., [34]
Forbes, Mr. Archibald, [87]
Ford Abbey, [76]
Fordham, jockey, [163]
Fownes, Mr., [292]
Frere, Sir Bartle, [78]
Fripps, Mr., [81]
Furniss, Mr., [302]
Galbraith, Major-General W., C.B., [267]
Gambrie, Col. G. R., [267]
Gamble, Mr. R. A., [267]
Game card of Lord de Grey, [154]
Garraway, Capt. C. W., [267]
Garth, Mr. G. L., [267]
Garth, Mr. W., [267]
Gasper, Mr., [202], [224];
death of, [249]
Gladstone, Mr. A. S., [267]
Gladstone, Mr. J. S., [267]
Gladstone, Mr., [95]
Godjack, Mr., [162]
Gollan, Mr. Spencer, [324]
Gooch, Rev. Francis, [303]
Gordon, Capt., appointed Lord Ripon’s Private Secretary, [67]
Gordons, The Scotch, [303]
Gough, Capt. C. H. H., [267]
Gough, Mr. G., [267]
Grain, Corney, [199]
Grantham, Mr. Justice, [324]
Granville, Lord, [95]
Gregory, Mr. E. H., [267]
Gregson, Mr. C. B., [267]
Grimston, Capt. R. E., A.D.C., [267]
Hadden, Mr. F. G., [268]
Hamilton, Mr. F. S., C.S., [268]
Hamilton, Mr. L. B., [268]
Hammersley, Mr. Louis, [284]
Hammersley, Mrs. See [Lady William Beresford]
Harbord, the Hon. Charles, afterwards Lord Suffield, [156], [183], [232], [268]
Harrington, Lord,

[95]
Harrow School and the death of Captain Clayton, [64]
Hart, Mr. G. H. R., [188], [268]
Hartington, Lord. See [Duke of Devonshire]
Hartopp, Captain (Chicken), and the bath, [91]
Harvey, Surgeon-Col. R., [268]
Hastings, Lord, [29]
Hay of Kinfauns, Lord, [199]
Hayes, Mr. Horace, [92]
Henderson, Mr. G. S., [268]
Hensman, Mr. H., [268]
Herat, [178]
Herbert, Capt. L., [268]
Herbert, Mr., [31]
Hewett, Mr. J. P., C.S., C.I.E., [268]
Hext, Capt. J., R.N., C.I.E., [268]
Hext, Sir John (now Rear-Admiral), [216], [235], [247]
Hills, Mr. A., [159], [268], [279]
Hills, Mr. C. R., [268]
Hodgson, Mr. G. C., [268]
Holmes, Mr. W., C.S., [92], [268]
Hornet, The, [313]
Hope, Mr. G. W., [268]
Horse Sale, The, [187]
Howrah Bridge, [217]
Huggins, Mr. (Lord William’s trainer), [300], [305], [310]
Hunt, Col. J. L., [268]
Huxley, Mr., [246]
Ilbert Bill, [123]
Indian descent, [109]
Indian Planters’ Gazette, [263]
Indian Viceroy’s duties, An, [66]
Irving, Mr. W. O. Bell, [268]
Isandhlwana, Battle of, [78]
James, Mr. S. Harvey, C.S., [268]
Jardine, Sir William, Bart., [268]
Jarrett, Col. H. S., [268]
Jenkins, Capt. A. E., [268]
Jersey, Lord, [7]
Jhind, The Rajah of, [101]
Jockey Club, [293], [324]
Jodhpore, Maharajah of, [162]
Johnstone, Mr. C. Lawrie, [268]
Jourdain, Mr. C. B., [268]
Jowaki Expedition, The, [69]
Kabul, [71]
Kempton, [308]
Kennedy, H. E., Rear-Admiral George, [268]
Keyes, General, sent with reinforcements against hill tribes, [69]
Khyber Pass Retreat, The, [71]
King, Brigade-Surgeon-Lieut.-Col. G., C.I.E., [268]
King, Mr. D. W., [268]
King-Harman, Col., [27]
Kirk, Mr. H. A., [268]
Kitchener, Earl, [320]
Kooch Behar, H.H. the Maharajah of, G.C.I.E., [171], [258], [265], [268]
Ladies’ Steeplechase, [141]
Lady’s curtsey, A, [116]
Lambert, the Hon. Sir John, K.C.I.E., [268]
Lambton, Mr. George, [300]
Lance, Brigadier-General F., C.B., [268]
Langford, Lord, [5]
Lansdowne, Marchioness, [262]
Lansdowne, Marquess of, [234], [238], [247], [272]
Lascelles, The Hon. Charles, [11]
Latimer, Mr. F. W., [268]
Lawley, Hon. Miss, [156]
Lawrence, Lord, [53], [97], [240]
Leeman, M.P., Mr. Joseph, the wrestling match, [40]
Legislative Council pass the Ilbert Bill, [123]
Leigh, Sir Gerrard, [13]
Lendal Bridge, [39], [40]
Leslie, Mr. C. P., [1]
Lethbridge, Brigade-Surgeon-Lieut.-Col., [268]
Life in India, [158]
Lister, Capt. G. C., A.D.C., [268]
Lockhart, Sir Simon, [5]
Lorillard, Mr. Pierre, becomes Lord William’s racing partner, [294]
Louisa, daughter of Lord Stuart de Rothsey, [15]
Lowther, Mr. James, [199], [313]
Lucknow, [255]
Ludlow, Col., [268]
Lumsden, Mr. D. M., [268]
Luson, Mr. H., [268]
Lyall, Mr. A. A., [268]
Lyall, the Hon. Mr. D. R., C.S.I., C.S., [268]
Lyall, Mr. R. A., [268]
Lytton, Lady, [52]
Lytton, Earl, [272];
appointed Viceroy, [52];
appoints a Famine Commission, [68];
dissatisfies Government with his Afghan policy, [96];
his departure, [104];
investigates the Indian Famine, [67];
reviews the troops, [62];
sends troops against Hill tribes, [69]
McCalmont, General Sir Hugh (“The Smiler”), [7], [11]
McDonnell, the Hon. W. F., [57]
Macdougall, Captain, [232]
Machell, Captain, [33]
McInnes, Mr. H. H., [268]
Mackellor, Mr. G. B., [268]
Mackensie, Mr. D. F., [268]
Mackenzie, Colonel Stewart, [11];
takes command, [71]
McLeod, Mr. C. C., [268]
Macleod, Mr. J. J., [268]
Macnair, Mr. G. B., [268]
Macpherson, the Hon. Justice W., C.S., [268]
Maitland, Col., [268]
Maitland, Mr. Kelly, [92]
Maitland v. Beresford case, [93]
Man who thought he was King, The, [197]
Marlborough, 8th Duke of, [284]
Marlborough, Lily, Duchess of, meets Lord W. B., [283];
is married to Lord Bill, [284]
Marsh, Mr., [320]
May-Boy’s serious accident, [17]
Mayo, Lord, [240]
Meerut Race Meeting, [214]
Mehta, Mr. R. D., [268]
Methuen, Lord, [4]
Meux, Admiral Sir Hedworth, [325]
Meux, Lady, [311], [324]
Meyrick, Mr., [58]
Middleton, Capt. Bay, [13]
Miley, Col. J. A., [268]
Military Secretary’s duties, [124];
pay, [129]
Military Secretaries and their excuses for resignation, [135]
Miller, Mr., [95]
Mills, Mr. G., [268]
Milton, Lord, A.D.C., [268]
Minto, The present Lord, [7]
Mistaken identity, [161]
Moore, Mr. C. H., [7], [244], [268]
Moore, Mr. Garret, [12]
Muir, Capt. Charles, [80], [244]
Muir, Mr. A. K., [268]
Muir, Sir John, Bart., [268]
Myall King, Death of, [262];
Record of, [264]
Myers, Mr. Dudley B., [268]
Nabha, Rajah of, [238]
National Hunt Committee, [293]
New Year’s Day Festivals, [222]
Newcastle, Duke of, [286]
Nicknames, [11]
Ninth Lancers on active service, [71]
Northbrook, Lord, [51], [272]
Norman, Mr. A. F., [268]
Norris, the Hon. Justice, Q.C., [268]
Observation Hill, [97]
Oriental Sporting Magazine, [57]
O’Toole, Sergeant, rescues in time, [86];
is awarded V.C., [91]
Overend, Mr. T. B. G., [268]
Owen, Capt. “Roddy,” [12], [121], [231]
Paget, Lord Alfred, and the Bonnets, [28]
Paget, Mr. H. E. C., [268]
Palmer, Mr., [288], [295], [297]
Paperchases, [137]
Papillon, Capt. David, [138]
Paris, Mr. G. B., [268]
Parliament dissolved, [95]
Parlour fireworks, [191]
Patiala, Maharajah of, [280];
forms racing partnership with Lord William, [251]
Pattison, Mr. F. E., [268]
Patrie, Mr. J. M., [268]
Paul, Col. St., [268]
Paying calls in India, [50]
Peacock, Mr. F. B., [268]
Perinan, Mr. F. W., [268]
Perry, Dr., gives supper night before holidays, [9];
his letters to Lord W. B.’s mother, Lady Waterford, [9]
Peterhoff, the Viceregal house at Simla, [54]
Peterson, Mr. C. D., [268]
Pincus, Mr. Jakes (trainer), [300]
Playfair, the Hon. Mr. P., [268]
Poer, Charles William de la, [1]
Poer, Delaval James de la, [1]
Poer, John Henry de la, [1]
Poer, Marcus Talbot de la, [1]
Poer, William Leslie de la, [1]
Poer, William Warren de la, son of Lord W. B., [298]
Pollen, Capt. S. H., A.D.C., [268]
Polo, The Christmas Day Match and its tragic sequel, [60];
at Hurlingham, [44]
Ponies, The sale of the, [38]
Portal, Mr. Gerry, [192], [199]
Portland, Duke of, [321]
Potato Incident, The, [14]
Prickett, Mr. L. G., [269]
Primrose, Mr. (now Right Hon. Sir Henry Primrose), [156]
Prinsep, the Hon. Mr. Justice H. T., C.S., [269]
Pritchard, the Hon. Sir C., K.C.I.E., C.S.I., [269]
Probyn, Colonel Oliver, [138]
Race after the Amateur Dramatic Club Play, The, [120]
Rajah’s bow to Lord Ripon, The, [102]
Raleigh Club, [27];
the new Raleigh, 1916, [30]
Ralli, Mr. John A., [161], [269]
Ralli, Mr. T. D., [269]
Rawal Pindi, [179];
the Durbar at, [179]
Rawlinson, Mr. A. T., [269]
Raye, Brigade-Surgeon D., [269]
Religions of India, [56]
Ripon, The Marquess of (then Lord de Grey), [96], [134], [154], [272];
arrives at Peterhoff, [99];
converses with Lord Lytton, [100];
has a trying time, [123];
leaves India, [172];
receives friends, [153];
a Roman Catholic, [110]
“Ripon’s Good Night,” Lord, [172]
Roberts, Major Ben, [57], [162]
Roberts, Earl, [71], [205], [240]
Rochfort, Capt. (now Sir Alex. Rochfort), [156]
Rodocanachi, Mr. J., [269]
Rosebery, Earl of, [35]
Rossmore, Lord, [7]
Ross, Mr., and why he called last, [51]
Ross, Mr. R. M., [269]
Rothschild, Mr. Leopold de, [163]
Rustornjee, Mr. H. M., [269]
Ryder, trainer and jockey, [133], [186];
his accident, [187]
Sanders, Surgeon-Major R. C., [269]
Saunders, Mr. J. O’B., [269]
Schiller, Mr. F. C., [269]
Shakespeare, Mr. F., [269]
St. Quinten, Major, [34], [156]
Shaw, Colonel, of the London Fire Brigade, [29]
Shepstone, Sir Theophilus, [78]
Silk stockings, The, [117]
Simson, Mr. A., [269]
Simson, Mr. A. F., [269]
Singh, Sirdar Preetum, [250]
Sipi, The Fair, [149]
Sloan, Tod (James Forman), is engaged by Lord W. B., [299];
in trouble, [301], [304], [308], [310]
Smith-Dorrien, Mr., [34]
Sporting Times, The, [318]
Stampede at the Viceregal Procession, [103]
Stedman, General E., C.B., [269]
Steel, Mr. Robert, [269]
Stewart, General Sir Donald, [118], [179]
Stewart, Mr. F. G., [269]
Stewart, Mr. C. D., [269]
Stewart, Mr. J. L., [269]
Stewart, Mr. J. R., [269]
Stewart, Mr. Monty, forms racing partnership with Lord W. B., [132];
death of, [162]
Stuart-Menzies, Mrs., a riding adventure, [149];
a souvenir, [319]
Stuart, Mr. Harry, [269]
Suffield, Lord. See [Capt. Harbord]
Superstition, [237]
Table of W. B.’s horses sold, [322]
Targett, Mr. W. H., [57], [269]
Tattersall’s sale, [44], [320]
Taylor, Capt. Clough, [137], [156]
Taylor, Lady Elizabeth Clough, [156]
Temple, Mr. G., [269]
Thebaw, King, [203]
Thomas, Mr. J. P., [269]
Thomas, Mr. L. R., [269]
Thomas, Mr. R. E. S., [269]
Thomas, Mr. W. L., [269]
Thompson, Colonel Meysey, [13]
Thuillier, Colonel H. R., [269]
Thunderstorm at Pindi, [181]
Tingey, T., [68]
Tollygunge meeting, [244]
Toomay, Mr. J. A., [269]
“Tower of Silence,” Bombay, [107]
Trail, Mr. T., [269]
Tremearne, Mr. Shirley, [269]
Turf Club, Calcutta, The, [242]
Turf Club of Ireland, [293]
Turnbull, Mr. R., C.I.E., [269]
Turner, Capt. J. G., [269]
Ulundi, King’s kraal, [83];
Battle of, [79]
Umballa racing accident, [137]
Umbrella race, [148]
Umvaloosi, Valley of, [83]
Upton, Mr. R. L., [269]
Valentia, Lord, [34]
Viceregal House, The new, [209]
Viceregal tour programme, [184]
Viceroy’s Cup, The, [59]
Viceroy’s duties, A, [105]
Victoria, Queen, confers V.C. on Lord William, [90]
Victoria Club Banquet, [58]
Victoria Cross Race, [147]
Vinall (jockey), [249], [265]
Vincent, Mr. Claude, [269]
Voeux, Captain Des, [121]
Wales, Prince of, The (afterwards King Edward VII), [33], [34], [51], [91], [163], [271], [289], [314], [321]
Walker, Major-General A., [269]
Wallace, Sir Donald Mackenzie, [178]
Waller, Mr. R. R., [269]
Ward, Mr. G., [269]
Warre, Dr., [5]
Warre-Cornish, Dr., Vice-Provost of Eton, [5]
Waterford, Lady Blanche, [297]
Waterford, John Henry, Fourth Marquis, [1]
Waterford’s, Lady Louisa, accident, [16]
Waterford, The third Marquis and the flogging block, [7];
“The Mad Marquis,” [15]
Waterfords, The, [303]
Watts, Mr., [76]
Webb, Captain, [162]
Weekes (a jockey), [248]
Weeks, Teddy, [133]
Well at Cawnpore, [76]
Wenlock, Lady, [154], [156]
Wenlock, Lord, [154]
West, Mr. J. D., [269]
Western Indian Turf Club, The, [261]
Westmorland, Lord, [35]
Westmorland, Lady, [35]
Wheal, Mr. John, [186]
Wheler Club, The, [93]
White, Major (afterwards Sir George White, V.C.), [124], [240]
Whitney, Mr. W. C., becomes Lord William’s racing partner, [300]
Wilkins, Mr. C. A., C.S., [269]
Williams, Colonel and Mrs. Owen, [35]
Williams, Capt. G. A., [269]
Willson, Mr. (trainer), [248], [289]
Wilson, Lady Sarah, [283]
Wombwell, Sir George, [35], [314]
Women of India, The, [150]
Wood, Captain, [34], [225]
Wood, Sir Evelyn, his fighting force, [82]
Woods, Mr., [34]
Woolmer, Captain, [258]
Yorke, The Hon. Alec, [8]
Yorke, Hon. Elliot, [8]

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