jects,
has drawn a picture in his _Twenty-one Days in India_ of a
Raja and his Sow[=a]ri [Cavalcade] which could not be
bettered by a hair's breadth."

Aberigh-Mackay in his earliest writings--_e.g._ when, in describing
_The Great Native Princes_ in his "Handbook of Hindustan," published
in 1875, he enters the "Remark" against the Nawab of Bahawalpur, "A
smart boy of fourteen; a good polo-player"--laid great stress on the
desirability of training all Indian noblemen's sons in horsemanship of
all kinds. That his efforts in this direction were crowned with an
abiding and ever-increasing success is well borne out by the testimony
contained in an article, by Lieutenant E.R. Penrose, 23rd Bengal N.L.
Infantry, accompanying his pictures of "Incidents in the Career of a
Polo-Pony," which appeared in _The Graphic,_ April 10, 1886.
Lieutenant Penrose then wrote:--

"Polo is such an institution now in this country, that even
in the remotest station a couple of enthusiasts may be found
who will work heaven and earth to get a game of some sort. I
have lately been stationed at Indore, where there is a
collegiate school for the sons of native Princes and
gentlemen. The head of the college was Mr. Aberigh-Mackay,
the author of that popular book 'Twenty-one Days in India.'
He was a keen polo-player, and quite imbued his pupils with
his ardour, so that, though he is now dead, his memory is
green throughout the whole of Central India. The impetus he
gave the game has lasted, and consequently, with a few of
the senior boys in the school, and some of the men of the
troop of Central Indian Horse (who begin to play almost as
soon as they can sit a horse), we could always get up a
game. Some of the boys are not great riders, but like most
natives they have wonderfully good 'eyes,' and rarely miss
the ball. Polo-ponies come in very usefully in other
ways--such as pig-sticking, for their training makes them so
handy that it is easier to tackle a boar on a polo-pony than
when mounted on a horse. Besides, they are cheap, and the
men can afford a pony where they could not stand the expense
of a horse."

Another very notable point in this article is the expression of
confidence in the loyalty, as a general rule, of the Nobles of India.
This same belief--nay more, _conviction_--is expressed all th