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dropped the affix. He was killed in the Boer War 

 in one of the early battles (Grasspan, I believe). A 

 simple stone was erected where he fell and was buried, 

 inscribed : " Is it well with the child ? It is well ! ** 

 If I have not the line verbatim, pray excuse me. The 

 sentiment is expressed correctly. 



Of Roddy Owen I have written copiously. Those 

 who knew and appreciated him will ever bear him in 

 affectionate remembrance and deplore the horrid 

 calamity which put a premature end to his joyous, 

 devil-may-care life. 



Lord Rocksavage (afterwards Marquis of Choi- 

 mondeley), better known as " Rock," was a very 

 capable horseman and an excellent judge of racing. 

 He, like Bill Moore, was very deceptive where weight 

 is concerned, for he was not nearly so heavy as he 

 looked. He was a man of taciturn disposition, who, 

 like the sailor's parrot, thought much and said little. 

 He always gave me the idea that he wanted to snub 

 me or to ignore my existence ; but when it came 

 to correspondence, he was most courteous and in- 

 formative. 



The Earl of Derby rode occasionally and with some 

 success. I think I have told how my dear old Weasel 

 passed into his hands, but I am not sure if he won a 

 race with him or not. ** Chris ** Waller, Teddy 

 Wilson, George Lambton, Wengy Hope Johnstone, 

 Ronnie Greville, Percy Bewicke (quite Ai), Charlie 

 Cunningham, Dan Thirlwell, *' Mr. Charles " (Lord 



