Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and Wit
CHAPTER XVI
LAST YEARS
“1900 ... and Feels It”--Affection for the 9th Lancers--Help for a Brother Mason--Those Who Loved Him--Friends, not Sight-Seers--A Treasured Gift--Sale of Horses at Newmarket--Purchasers and Prices--Fate of Democrat--Volodyovski Wins the Derby--Too Late--Fierce Ownership Dispute--The Law Settles It--Broken Head of a small Beresford 315
ILLUSTRATIONS
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD (from _Vanity Fair_) _Frontispiece_ TO FACE PAGE LORD WILLIAM AT ETON. AGED 11 4
CURRAGHMORE 16
9TH LANCERS IN DUBLIN, 1867 18
9TH LANCERS’ POLO GROUP AT WOOLWICH 38
THE FAMOUS BERESFORD BROTHERS’ RACE 42
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD AND CAPTAIN CLAYTON 48
“LUMTIDDY HALL” 50
9TH LANCERS’ MESS, SIALKÔTE, 1876 52
THE DELHI DURBAR, 1877 60
XMAS CARD TO THE AUTHOR 72
CAPTAIN CHARLES MUIR (NOW COLONEL), A.D.C. TO VICEROY AND COMMANDING HIS EXCELLENCY’S BODY GUARD 80
LORD WILLIAM AND PONTO 80
LORD LYTTON, FAMILY, AND STAFF, 1877 104
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD’S HORSE DEMOCRAT 132
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD LEADING KATE COVENTRY, RIDDEN BY DEWING. CALCUTTA, 1881 132
GROUP AT BARRACKPORE ON THE LAWN 154
STAFF AND GUESTS AT VICEREGAL LODGE, SIMLA 156
SOME NOTABLE MEMBERS OF THE CALCUTTA TENT CLUB 160
LORD RIPON, LADY RIPON, AND STAFF 166
THE LATE MARQUESS OF RIPON, VICEROY OF INDIA 172
LORD DUFFERIN, FAMILY, AND STAFF 182
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD IN 1886 218
THE VICEROY’S STAFF IN LIGHTER MOMENTS 232
THE MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE 234
BEAUTIFUL BLITZ 242
PILOTEER WINNING A TROTTING PRIZE 242
H.H. THE MAHARAJAH OF PATIALA 252
NEW PAVILION AT ANNANDALE 256
MYALL KING’S GRAVE 262
REPRODUCTION OF SIGNATURES OF THOSE PRESENT AT THE CALCUTTA BANQUET, DECEMBER 30, 1893 272
LILY, DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH 284
THE DEEPDENE, DORKING 286
FRONT HALL AT THE DEEPDENE 286
LORD WILLIAM, IN OFFICIAL CAPACITY 298
LORD WILLIAM AND HIS SON BILLY 298
TOD SLOAN IN LORD WILLIAM’S COLOURS 304
CAIMAN AT THE POST FOR THE MIDDLE PARK PLATE THE DAY HE BEAT FLYING FOX. TOD SLOAN IN LORD WILLIAM’S COLOURS 304
LORD WILLIAM AND LORD MARCUS BERESFORD 314
COLONEL LORD WILLIAM LESLIE DE LA POER BERESFORD, V.C., K.C.I.E. 1846-1900
LORD WILLIAM BERESFORD, V.C.