LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. The death of Mr. W. S. Cox, reported last week from Melbourne, removed one from the busy throng who in his day was a very remarkable horseman. "Terlinga," of the Australasian, writes:—" Willie" Cox had no more enthusiastic admirer than Mr. Godfrey Watson, who was in the forefront of the amateurs at the same time as the deceased Victorian- "He was a superlative horseman, and a braver man never crossed a horse," he remarked; and Mr. ,J. O. Inglis thoroughly endorses the sentiment. Mr. Watson always declared that, the most enjoyable ride ho ever had was when Willie Cox. on Redleap, beat him on Boulevard, in tho Caulfield Grand National Steeplechase. The day before the race Mr. Watson met Mr. Albert Miller, who greeted him with the characteristic query. " Well, what will win to-morrow':" " Boulevard," promptly responded Mr. Watson. " I think
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14925, 24 February 1912, Page 9
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