ft very weak and groggy for some time, and several of the men were
very seriously ill.

Inevitable inspections by Corps Commanders and minor officials passed
off without incident, but, of course, much labour and "eye-wash" was
expended as is always the case on these occasions. The Divisional
Horse Show, held towards the end of our rest, was undoubtedly the
principal diversion of our time out, as each unit naturally did its
utmost to outshine all others. The battery entered a gun team
complete, consisting of six dapple-grey horses, and we succeeded in
securing the second prize in the gunner's Derby. Curiously enough, (p. 079)
the winners, our sister howitzer battery, won with five, out of six
horses which had been shown, over two years previously at Zeggers
Capelle, in Flanders, and who then carried off second prize in the
competition with a team of blacks. H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught
afterwards inspected the prize-winners, and evinced much interest on
being told that ours was a complete battery of grey horses.

Paris leave opened for both officers and men as a consolation for home
furlough being stopped, and many availed themselves of the opportunity
of having a few days' enjoyment in the "Gay City."

In the first days of June the Division returned to the line and
occupied the sector we had already been in prior to moving to Adinfer.
The area had become very quiet with one or two exceptions, and the
enemy did not subject our infantry to much shelling, and contented
himself with occasionally annoying them with trench mortars. But if,
at any time, he discovered the location of a battery position, that
unit had a most unhappy time. Four of our guns were placed in the
railway cutting, where we had previously had a forward section, and
the remainder were again detached some distance away. Mine shafts,
which were already in existence, were enlarged and the men had plenty
cover on top of them.

Some little time afterwards certain indications pointed to the fact
that the enemy contemplated business once more on this front, and as
our guns were situated awkwardly where it would be impossible to
withdraw them quickly, we were directed to construct a new position
further behind. The work proceeded briskly, and, when completed, four
of the pieces were withdrawn and placed there, the other two remaining
in the railway embankment. The main position was a long way back, and
the guns could only just reach the enemy support trenche