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,