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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, iQth 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 1331. 3lb. and I i3st. I3lb. 

 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 Toy. 3Oth 



