Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and Wit
CHAPTER III
JOINS VICEROY’S STAFF
What he Might Have Been--A Happy Exile--Lumtiddy Hall--Unsuccessful Journey to Pay Calls--Appointed to Staff of Retiring Viceroy--First Summer at Simla--Appointed A.D.C. to Lord Lytton--Annandale Racecourse--Birth of _The Asian_--Dinner to Its Sporting Owner--Winner of Viceroy’s Cup--Delhi Durbar, 1887--Mighty Preparations--A Terrible Accident 46