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Even as a young man, Henry Pellatt embraced the spirit of the family motto `Devant Si Je Puis` or `Foremost If I Can`. When he met his bride-to-be, Sir Pellatt had already achieved local reknown in 1879 for beating the U. S. amateur champion in the running of the mile. Travels in Europe gave him the love for fine art and architecture which would spur his vision of Casa Loma-`House on the Hill.` This romantic side was mirrored by his other lifelong passion-his involvement with the military, specifically the Queen`s Own Rifles.