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swim to the island. I think he must have hid him- 

 self in the reeds and was so exhausted that he could 

 not get out. 



" Hounds had killed him in the water and he had 

 sunk. 



"J. T. Oswald." 



April, 1877. — The 7th Hussars ball in Edinburgh. 

 It was capitally done in every respect. Two days 

 after I went on to the Lomond Hill with the West 

 of Fife Hounds, and stuck in the snow several 

 times. 



To Edinburgh. Drove Randolph Wemyss's 

 coach to the Lothian Hunt Steeplechases — an old 

 " Defiance " coach with two pair of Croall's job 

 horses ; they had no mouths. Randolph had made 

 a very pleasant party — Captain Reid and his wife, 

 pretty and pleasant ; Byng and Lawley, 7th Hussars ; 

 Harry Gibson Craig ; Captain Campbell, Ballyveolan. 

 We got back at a quarter to eight. 



Thursday, 19th April. — Lour Races. I rode a 

 steeplechase against Charlie Gardyne. He rode 

 " Fifer," late " Quack Doctor," the chestnut horse 

 which I had bought at Tattersall's and sold to Gow 

 in Edinburgh. I rode " Topthorn ". He jumped 

 all the fences like oil, and won by a length and a 

 half Gardyne weighed i3st. 3lb. and I i3st. 131b. 

 without our saddles. We had a beautiful day and 

 a good meeting. Our race caused great "sensation " 

 and they cheered awfully. 



The run from the Forth to the Tay. — 30th 



