Weight does not matter so much in paper hunting and I had a grand time here, winning huhts on Crazy Fellow, Frontier Guard and Lo Farceur. The two latter were gift ponies and besides being several times on the card and placed in races, they won two hunts and eleven races. They we both sent to a happier home a few days ago.
Strachan was then Sports Editor of the "N.C.D.N." and he got me to give him notes for his racing articles, finally getting me to write regular articles on steeplechasing, christening me 'Kept Out' owing to my not being allowed to ride. Then, as other correspondents dropped out, I gradually took on paper hunting, polo, race reporting and covered other riding activities all as "The Squire'—originally my racing name.
I went home in 1930 and 1932 and in 1933 decided that Piece Goods w: pretty dull threw up my contract and joined a local insurance office. At this time Edmund Toeg and 1 started 'Town and Sportsman' which went very well until we sold it. In 1934 I had a short leave and in 1935 come to the conclusion that it would be rather fun to be on my own, so set up as an insurance broker. In 1936 I brought out the first of my 'Squire's Hunting Annuals', adding 'Racing' and 'Polo' in the summer and taking a trip home in celebration.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.