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clean, until he met with an unlucky fall in a 

 race by tumbling over a prostrate horse in 

 front of him. For many a day after that 

 he was so nervous that he could not be 

 depended on at his fences, but confidence 

 gradually returned, and he forgot the con- 

 tretemps. Bloodstone was one of the 1 24 

 horses competing for the twenty-nine Queen's 

 Premiums at the Agricultural Show in March 

 1895, ^"^^ deservedly obtained an award. 

 A more beautiful and bloodlike horse I never 

 saw, added to which he was, whilst on the 

 Turf, a performer of the highest class, and 

 almost invincible over three miles, which was 

 his favourite distance. Captain (as he was 

 then) Owen rode him every time he won, if 

 I may trust my memory ; and apropos of the 

 gallant Fusilier, I think he will be as much 

 amused if he sees this as I was in over- 

 hearing it. Two cross-country trainers were 

 praising his prowess in the saddle, and one 

 of them informed the other that he (Captain 

 Owen) had had fever, been in action and got 

 wounded, all since the day he came home 



