Calcutta now had a new grand stand, and the races were run in the afternoon instead of the morning, which was a popular innovation. At the Second Calcutta Meeting, Ryder, Lord William’s jockey, also had a nasty fall when riding Euphrates, the grand one-eyed Arab belonging to John Wheal, termed by Mr. Abbott the Father of Indian Trainers, who describing the race says: “Just opposite the Stand, on the other side of the course, Euphrates, being on his blind side and on the extreme inside, perhaps shying from the rush of heels behind him, ran bang into the rails, not only crushing and breaking Ryder’s leg but continuing to press inwards till the woodwork gave way and Ryder from sheer weakness fell off, and Euphrates continuing his mad career must have dashed against a post, for, when caught, it was found he had knocked his only remaining eye out.” On the 28th of January Lord William had another nasty fall, his horse Jack not rising properly at the first fence, throwing his rider on to his face. Friends who were near pulled him out of the way before he got trodden on. He was unconscious and badly cut about the head and nose, having to be carried back to Government House and put to bed, though the moment he regained consciousness he wanted to go back to the races. Shortly after this accident Lord William went home on leave, and badly he wanted the change and rest, for he was showing signs of overwork, his many accidents had shaken him almost more than he was aware of; but before leaving India the Durbangah-Beresford Confederacy horses were put up for sale on the 28th of February at Messrs. Brown & Co.’s Mart in Calcutta. Very fair prices were realised as will be seen from the following list: Reputation bought by Mr. Hard 1,800 Father Prout ” Dr. Hart 700 Little Charlie ” Mr. Hard 6,000 King of the Vale ” Major Deane 2,500 Bassanio ” Mr. Macklin 5,700 Zephyr ” Dr. Hart 3,000 Glory ” Major Deane 2,000 Manfred ” Major Deane 2,500 Lapella ” Mr. Croft 1,500 Bolieo ” Captain Gordon 3,700 Jack ” Dr. Hart 2,500 Diamond ” Captain Webb 750 Prospero ” Captain Burn 1,000 Torpedo ” H. H. Kooch Behar 700 Quack ” H. H. Kooch Behar 450 Pretender ” Major Deane 1,200 Cinder ” -- 1,800 Atarin ” -- 1,400 Khartoum ” -- 1,200 Fariz ” Captain Gordon 650