The owners of Rede Place were not allowed to forget for long that in General Lingard they were entertaining a guest who belonged to the world at large, rather than to them or to himself.
"Jane Oglander"
Marie Belloc Lowndes
It was pleasing to observe the drivers, who seemed also to be the owners, of these animals.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
When the third heat was called it was found that two of the horses had been withdrawn, their owners seeing that victory was hopeless.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey