Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and WitMenzies, Stuart, Mrs.
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Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and Wit
Menzies, Stuart, Mrs.
Beresford, William Leslie de la Poer, Lord, 1847-1900
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;
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