fortune for himself and his trainer in England and America. He afterwards lost his life in America in a drowning accident.
Down in the midlands before buses or motors were heard of there were some very long distance walkers In the parish of Cooleronan outside the village of Ballivor Co. Meath there lived a man named Leech whose family still live there. When Leech required to purchase anything in Dublin a distance of 35 miles away he would start off in the morning, reach Dublin before night and make his purchase, start back immediately, travel all night and reach his own place before morning.
If a neighbour required anything from the capital Leech was always called upon. He was a notable figure in his time, as he passed through the towns and villages to and from Dublin.