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chestnut, rejoicing in the name of Dinah, and 

 although it was rather a case for the S.P.C.A., 

 I rode her with the drag one day, really 

 meaning to pull up at the first big obstacle. 

 But the game little mare sailed along so gaily, 

 and jumped so well, that I went on until we 

 came to a five-barred gate, chained and locked. 

 I was about to pull up and go back when I 

 saw my diminutive mount cock her ears at 

 the obstacle. A " Come on, old girl," and 

 she flew^ at the gate and toj)ped it like a 

 sparrow hopping over a twig ! She jumped 

 two or three more fences, and then came to 

 a big hairy one which stood up too high for 

 even her powers. But she never hung fire 

 for a moment. With an amount of " cheek " 

 which was absolutely sublime for so tiny a 

 steed, she dived clean through it, like a circus 

 clown through a paper hoop ! We were both 

 scratched all over, but no fall. Dinah would 

 jump a single hurdle standing alone. 



This year the Koyal Artillery Drag have, 

 on two or three occasions, been honoured 

 with the presence of Field-Marshal Lord 



