TUIJF ]>IKE IM THli COLoKlES. 17 



Wo had our little differences occasionally, and at 

 times the arguments as to the merits of certain horses 

 became heated, but all these disputes invariably ended 

 amicably, and the discussion generally closed with, 

 '^ Well, what's yours, old man?'^ Yes, those were 

 jolly days, and if any of my old comrades on the Press 

 read this book, I trust they will allow the writer to 

 class himself as one of themselves still. 



