WANBOROUGH PLAIN DAYS 



armed with a couple of lances I hesitate to think 

 what might have happened. However, in the end 

 a settlement was reached and we were very good 

 friends afterwards. 



In those days both he and I did a bit of hunting, 

 but he never quite liked to be a follower, as of 

 course we all have to be at times. I do not care 

 who the man is, he cannot always lead the van when 

 following the hounds. 



Before I leave the racing fraternity of the Plain, I 

 must put in a few words relating to other celebrities 

 of King Edward Place. I rather think the first 

 occupier on its completion in igoi was Eugene 

 Leigh, who was trainer for an American named 

 Gardener. His staff was largely composed of black 

 men. Well, eventually Leigh and his staff went to 

 France, but unfortunately he was unable to pack 

 all the black blood strains in his baggage on leaving, 

 and even to-day a trace here and there shows up in 

 a good light. 



This move ushered in my friend Metcalf. I saw a 

 good deal of Metcalf, a man with plenty of money 

 who spent it freely. During his time reconstruction 

 of buildings seemed to be in progress all the year 

 round. I remember meeting one morning the 

 foreman of this building programme and remarked : 

 " George, is it not about time that this building was 

 finished ? " and he replied, " No, sir, we don't 

 want to finish, we ain't got no other job to go to." 



During the summer months most farmers' credit 

 at the bank runs low, and it was no exception in 

 those days. When this happened I made it my 



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