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,