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PACE
The National Pony Show . . . 5
American Notes and Gossip 22 5
Revision of Handicaps '5
Polo at Coronado . . . 2 7
Racing Supplement :—
Racing Notes
National Hunt Meetings
Hunting :--
Thoroughbred Sires and Hunter Show
The Government and Light Horse Breeding
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THE POLO MONTHILY
National Pony Society
Show.
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T HE eighteenth annual London Show of the National Pony
Society was held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington,
London, on March 2nd and 3rd . Last year, it will be remembered,
the show was cut down to a one-day affair, and in consequence
considerable difficulty was experienced in getting through
the programme. By reverting to the old arrangement of two
clays, far more time was permitted for judging the various classes,
whilst the necessity of a before-breakfast start was done away
with . The attendance was excellent, Her Majesty Queen
Alexandra, accompanied by the Princess Maud, being present in
the Royal box on the opening day, and remaining to witness the
competition classes during the afternoon . The entries altogether
totalled 142, or one less than last year, and may under the
circumstances, we think, be considered highly satisfactory. A
pleasing feature was the excellence of the Polo-bred Classes, the
development of which may be taken as a direct compliment to the
value of our Mountain and Moorland pony strains . These breeds
also made a much improved show, and it is quite evident they will
one day take a prominent position in the horse-breeding world .

TIlE POLO MONTHLY 1917.
Riding Pony Stallions Premiums.
As last year, the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries gave six
premiums for riding pony stallions to travel the country, and
though the entries were not large, all the competitors were of a
very high-class type . The average value of a premium to a riding
polo stallion works out as follows :
Premium of Lao—half paid at the time of £ s . .1.
award and the other half after the close
of the service season . . . . . . 30 0 0
Service fee of Li a mare (average number,
40) paid after the close of the service
season . . . . do 0 o
Foal fee of Jos . a foal (average number, 24)
paid after the close of the foaling season 12 0 0
A service fee not exceeding L l a mare is
chargeable to the mare ' s owner 40 0 0
"Total . . . . . . £122 0 0
Fees, however, are paid by the Board for the service of up to
ninety mares, in which case the earnings of the stallion for that
number would total approximately £237.
Of the six awards made, in District Class A (Northern
Division), Mr . J . Mumford's Prairie Fire took the premium, with
Mr. Howard Taylor's Field Marshal reserve . In District Class B
(North-Western Division), Mr . (i . Norris Midwood walked over
with Chief Butler, who, we may remark, was the only entrant in
the corresponding class last year . District Class C (Church
Stretton District) only brought one entry, and the judges, not
considering him good enough, awarded the premium to Mr . C.
Howard Taylor's Field Marshal . In District Class I) (Cotswold
Division) Mr . C. Howard Taylor's Favourite walked over . In
I)istrict Class F (South-Western (Dartmoor and Exmoor)
Division) Messrs . \V . and H . Whitley's Bold Marco took the
premium, with Mr. C . Howard Taylor's Calcium reserve, and in
District Class F (New Forest Division) Mr. J . Willis Fleming's
Vectis took the premium, with Mr . Stephen Mumford ' s Yorkshire
Hussar reserve.
Among the sires one missed the presence of last year's gold
medallist, the evergreen old Spanish Hero, and a new champion
was found in Mr. James Mumford's Prairie Fire, a ten-year-old
son of Flying Fox, his nearest opponents being Arthur D . and
Victory II ., the latter of whom was reserve to Spanish Hero for
the medal last year. The Champion Brood Mare turned up in
Mrs. O . J . Muntz's Bush Girl, a ten-year-old, nicely-shaped
brown daughter of the hunter sire The Squire out of a polo pony
mare. One of the features of the show was the success of the
progeny of Right For'ard, no less than fifteen prizes, including
four firsts, three seconds , six thirds , and two fourths falling to

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their share . There v, as nothing to approach this record, though
Marcella] Niel's stock took four prizes, and King Frederick's,
Victory II .'s, and Confidant's three rosettes apiece.
Among the exhibitors in the Riding Classes, Mr . W. Balding
swept the board, carrying off first prize in all four classes, and of
course the challenge cup for the best riding pony in the show.
Mrs. Greene monopolised the Welsh Mountain Pony Classes,
taking firsts in all four events, and the medals offered by the
Welsh Society for the best pony stallion and mare or filly in the
show.
In the Mountain and Moorland Classes, from which the
Highland exhibits of last year were unfortunately absent, it being
Photo by Sport & General.
MR FIRE.
S . MUMF ORD'S Bay Polo Pony Stallion PRAIRIE
Show Winner of Premium and Championship Gold Medal at
found impossible to get them to London, H .R .H . The Prince of
Wales, K .G ., and Mr. Burry were to the fore. The latter again
secured the Lord Arthur Cecil Memorial Cup with last year's
winner Burton Bluebell, H .R .H . The Prince of Wales ' Moorland
Nun being reserve.
Among the Shetlands, Mrs . Etta Duffus ' exhibits were
supreme, three firsts out of four falling to her share, and two
specials.
Competitions.
Quite the brightest feature of the competitions, indeed of the
whole show, was the wonderful jumping of Mr . AV . Trail' s pony
Aviator . This well-built little cob was as much at home when
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14 hands z inches division, and secured both the latter events,
whilst being third and second in the opens . In the polo ball
competitions, open to ladies only, on the opening day, Ivy, a grey,
the' property of Mr. W. Hopkins, was admirably handled by her
rider, who would have held her own against most men, and scored
an easy victory from eleven opponents . Good as the pair were,
however, they were beaten in the final on the Saturday by Mr.
C. J. Phillips ' Biddy after a most exciting heat.
The musical chair events went to Mrs . Wienholt with Comet,
and Messrs. Charles Rickards, Ltd . with Nimble, the runners-up
being Miss M . Marsh and Mrs. Sowler respectively.
The Children ' s Riding Classes were well supported, that on
the Friday being headed by Mrs . P . Hunloke's Rumple, with Miss
Garland's Prospector, ridden by the owner, second, whilst on the
Saturday first prize went to Mr . S . Dimmock's Saturn, with
Messrs . Stuckle's Dolly Grey and J . Home's Henford second and
third. On the first day the riders' prizes were secured by Master
Cecil Bonner and Miss Betty Garland, and on the second day
Master Douglas Stuckle and Miss Joan Hunloke . .All the competitors
had to carry out the simpler riding school exercises-walk,
canter, figure of eight at the trot, rein back, and turn round
given points—and some of the children gave most finished
performances.
Young Stock.
commenced Taking the classes in chronological order, judging
ith the class for yearling colts or geldings ; there vv'ere three
entries, which were headed by Mr . N . H . Wills with Waning
Moon, a nicely-balanced son of Dan Cupid, With well-placed
shoulders and good limbs.
In the class for yearling fillies there were again three entries,
and Mr. H . J . King's Princess Dainty , a nice, well-grown bay
filly by King Frederick, was returned the winner. Mr. King
followed up his success in the succeeding class for two-year-old
colts or geldings with Dandy Peter, the winning yearling of last
year ' s show, who has grown in the right way and showed nice
action when on the move . Class IV ., the corresponding one for
fillies, secured six entries, and White Mark, a nice quality grey
by Right For'ard, gave Mr. S . H . Wills his second success.
Mr. Norris Midwood was runner-up with the bay Sincerity, who
scored here last year as a yearling with Jane IV ., the only
winner of Spanish Hero' s produce at the show, third . In the
three-year-old colt class, Mr . Midwood's Silverton, reserve last
year, was beaten by one of the former leading jockey W . A.
Higg ' s breeding in Little Colonel, by Littleton, the property of
Mr. Arthur Balding, of Leixlip, Co . Kildare.
1\Ir . Wills scored his third success, in the corresponding class for
fillies or geldings, with Silvery, a bay daughter of Right For ' ard
and Silver Queen, Mr . Tresham Gilbey coming second with
Bowdawn, a Chesnut gelding by Bowden . The winner Silvery
was subsequently placed reserve to Bush Girl for the gold medal .

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Brood Mares.
The light-weight brood mares were the next to be judged, and
Mrs. J. Oscar Muntz's Bush Girl, second to Captain Bakew ell's
Flu last year in this class, was quickly drawn out from the others.
She is a nice roomy mare, on short legs, and possesses good
action . Later she was awarded by general consent the gold medal
for the best polo pony brood mare or filly in the show . In the
light-weight class Mr . Balding's Lester Jane was adjudged second
best and Mr . Wells' Charity V . third . The last-named secured
first prize in the polo-bred brood mare class—Bush Girl, who is
by a hunter sire, not being eligible—from Jest and Calceolaria.
The heavy-weight class fell to Mr. W . Balding's Juliet III ., a
nice quality brown with good bone and substance . Second place
fell to Forecast, a good playing pony when the property of the
Photo by Sport & General.
MRS. J OSCAR MUNTZ'S Polo Pony Brood Mare BUSH GIRL.
I ir.t and ('h :unpionship Gold Med ;!.
Duke of Westminster, and third to Captain Bakewell 's Robbery
by Gold Medallist, the second and reserve champion at the Royal
last year.
Produce Classes.
There were five entries for the dam of the two best animals of
any age shown, and first prize event to Mr . C . Howard Taylor's
fine mare, Polo Queen, for her produce, Field Marshal and
Favourite, and second to Mr . King's Dainty V . with her offspring,
Princess Dainty and Dandy Peter . Last year both Polo Queen
and Dainty V . were beaten by Good Girl II., but now Mr .

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Gilbey's good mare could only get reserve to the pair . In the
sire groups there was only one entry, Mr . G . Norris Midwood ' s
Victory I1 ., who was represented by St. Julian and Sincerity.
Stallions.
The Board of Agriculture Premiums ww e have alluded to
elsewhere. In the class for polo-bred stallions there was a strong
entry of seven. Mr. Howard Taylor's pair, Field Marshal and
Favourite, were placed first and second, as last year, when they
were the only two shown . Mr . Frank J . Balfour secured third
prize with a nice Chesnut son of Belsire and Jeanne by Master
Willie, called The Bishop, and Mr . Balding ' s winner in the threeyear-old
class, Little Colonel, was placed fourth.
Class 13, for three-year-old stallions and upwards, had just a
dozen entries, of which Prairie Fire, a 10-year-old bay son of
Flying Fox, was quickly placed at the head of affairs . Mr . B . W.
Mills' Arthur I) . , by Pride out of Nora Creina, highly
com-mended here last year, was now placed second, with Victory II.
third, Yorkshire Hussar, a son of Galloping Lad, fourth, and
Bold Marco reserve.
For Eastern sires there were but two entries, Capt . Stewart 's
Croslie, a grey, the winner of last vear, and H.R .H . The Prince
of Wales' Dwarka, a 25-year-old desert-bred Arabian of the
Anazeh class. Crosbie was again adjudged the winner, though
the second gave a very good show.
Riding Classes.
The riding classes were well up to the average . The fouryear-old
polo ponies were headed by Mr . W . Balding 's Retreat,
with Mr. Wells ' Marconi second. Both these ponies are by Right
For'ard, as is the third, Mr. T. Gilbey's Naughty Girl . The last
owner's Patrician was placed fourth . Amongst the ponies of any
age, Mr. Balding took first and second with Cherry and Retreat,
whilst Marconi was placed third . In the light-weights the same
owner was successful with Swank from Patrician nd Dusk, while
his triumph was complete when 1115 Buz and Cherry were put
first and second in the heavy-weight class.
Welsh Mountain Ponies.
Mrs. H . D . Greene made as big a sweep iii this section as
Mr. Balding had done in the riding classes, six out of nine prizes
going to the Grove Stud with both championships and reserves.
Despite his sixteen years of age, Bleddfa Shooting Star came out
full of fire and gave as fine a display as iii his palmiest days,
whilst another to show well was Grove King Cole II . from the
same stud, a nice compact little grey animal, tell years junior to
the champion, to whom he was placed second in his class and
reserve in the championship . The best two or three-year-old colt
proved to be the same owner 's Grove Welsh Premier, while Grove
Star of Hope continued the successes in the class for mares of any
age The only entry in the filly class, Grove Lightheart, came

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from the same stud, and the honours were consequently again
credited to Mrs . H . D . Greene.
Mountain and Moorland Ponies.
Major Sir M . Burrell and Mr . T . F . Dale adjudicated in
the Mountain and Moor-land mare section, giving first place among
those of any age likely to breed a riding pony to Mr. A . E.
Burry 's (New Forest) Burton Bluebell, the Prince of Wales being
second with (the Dartmoor) Moorland Nun, these being also the
placings for the Lord Arthur Cecil Memorial Challenge Cup.
The whaler, who is by Birthday out of New Forest, carried off
the double event last March also. Mr . Burry's group of New
Photo bg Sjort G General.
Mr oPony . Buz W. BALDING's Heavy-Weight Pol
First prize and Challenge Cup.
Forest ponies was beaten by the Fell group shown by Lord
Lonsdale, in the class for ponies in hand all the year round, whilst
the groups of ponies from districts where the mares and stallions
run out during the season were headed by H .R.H . The Prince of
Wales' Dartmoor group from Mr . Burry ' s trio . The class for
groups of three ponies of each recognised Mountain and Moorland
breed was led by Mrs . Greene ' s three Welsh ponies.
Shetland Ponies.
Among the Shetlands, judged by Mr . R . Thomson, Mrs.
Etta Duffus scored well, being defeated in only one class, the
stallions four years old and upwards--shown under saddle

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where the Ladies Hope won with Electric Light. The best colt,
two or three year old, was Huzoor of Penniwells, the best brood
mare four years and upwards Floedragon of Penniwells, and the
best filly of tvvo or three years Belleweller of Penniwells, all
belonging to Mrs . Duffus . The special for the best two-year-old
or three-year-old colt or filly went to Belleweller of Penniwells,
with Huzzoor of Penniwells reserve, and the silver medal for the
best Shetland pony in the section went to Floedragon of Penniwells,
with Belleweller of Penniwells reserve.
The miniature silver cup offered by Miss Broughton for the
best Shetland pony foaled in or before 1914, not exceeding 32
inches in height, was won by Flugarth Bab, an eight-year-old
blue roan, shown by Mr. H. Whitley, Paignton, Devon . The
silver medal for the best Shetland pony shown under saddle was
won by Electric Light, an eight-year-old skewbald, exhibited by
the Ladies E. and D . Hope, Bodiam, Sussex . The reserve was
Mrs. Etta Duffus' Huzzoor of Penniwells, a black three-year-old.
The following are the full details of the awards in all
classes :
YOUNG STOCK.
Judged by LIEUT .-CoLoNEL J. J . Porteous and Capt . T. L.
WICKHAM-BOYNTON.
CLASS 1 .-Yearling- Entire Colts or Gelding (3 entries).
1st—Mr. N. H . Wills' Waning Moon, by Dan Cupid out
of (1615) Pixie.
2nd—Miss Walford' s Shrapnel, by King Frederick out of
( 253 8) Skedaddle.
3rd-Mr. S . Mumford's Fire Bank, by Prairie Fire out
of (2254) Mountebank.
CL.vss 2 .-1 earlin~Y Fillies (3 entries).
1st Mr . H. J . King's Princess Dainty, by King Frederick
out of (2604) Dainty V.
2nd—Capt. H . Faudel Phillips' Strum, by Stortford out
of (1904) Tarantella.
3rd--Mr. Tresham Gilbey's Saucy Girl, by Captain Jack
out of (2861) Good Girl H.
CL\ss 3 .-Two-year-old Colts or Geldings (6 entries).
1st-Mr . H. J . King's Dandy Peter, by St . Petersburg out
of (2604) Dainty V.
2nd—Mr. Tresham Gilbey' s Goodward, by Right For'ard
out of (2861) Good Girl II.
3rd-Mr . N. H . Wills' Wild Mouse, by Right For'ard out
of (1603) Meath.
4th Mr . G . Norris Midwood 's Viceroy IL, by Victory II.
out of (2524) Sligo II.
Reserve Mr . T . C. Armitage's St. Julien, by Victory II.
out of (2840) Pop-on.
Ci,"1sS 4 . Two-year-old Fillies (6 entries).
1st-Mr. N . H. Wills' White Mark, by Right For'ard out
of (2054.) Flash II .

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2nd-Mr. G . Norris Midwood ' s Sincerity, by Victory II.
out of (2096) Yours Truly.
3rd-Mr. E . Hurtley's Jane IV., by Spanish Hero out of
(2907) Freda.
4th-Mr . Tresham Gilbey ' s Sunlight III ., by Right
For ' ard out of Coming Dawn (Supp. 1966).
Reserve—Miss Walford's Hominy, by Hackenschmidt out
of (2895) Roti.
CLAss 5 . 'Illree-year-old Eiifire dolts (3 entries).
1st-Mr. A . Balding ' s Little Colonel, by Littleton out of
(3141) Lady Bountiful.
2nd-Mr . G . Norris Midwood ' s Silverton, by Farley
Dubuque out of (1898) Silverleaf.
3rd—Mr. J . W . Fleming ' s Sir Roger, by Right For ' ard
out of (2824) Romance II.
vss 6 . Three-year-old Fillies or Geldings (6 entries).
1st—Mr . N . H . Wills ' Silvery, by Right For' ard out of
(1631) Silver Queen.
2nd—Mr. Tresham Gilbey' s Bowdawn, by Bowden out of
Coming Dawn (Supp. 1906).
3rd—Mr. Tresham Gilbey's Good Boy, by Right For'ard
out of (2861) Good Girl II.
4th—Mr. C . Howard Taylor' s Calico, by Don Patricio out
of (2166) Calceolaria.
Reserve—Mr . G . Norris Midwood's Colleen IV., by Chief
Butler out of (2524) Sligo II.
BROOD MARES.
WICKHAM-BOYNTON.
Judged by LIEUT.-COLONEL, J . J . Porteous and CAPTAIN T . L.
CLASS 7 .—Brood Mares, not exceeding 14 h . 2 in ., with foal at
foot or to foal in 1917, light-weight (5 entries).
1st—Mrs. Oscar Muntz ' s Bush Girl, 10 years, by The
Square out of Wild Girl.
2nd-Mr . W . Balding' s Lester Jane, 5 years, by William
Rufus out of Estate.
3rd Mr . N . H . Wills' Charity V., 5 years, by Right
For'ard out of (2219) Charity IV.
4th-Mr. T. C . Armitage's Jest, 4 years, by Hon . Jummy
out of (2841) Kitten IV.
Reserve—Mr . C . Howard Taylor's Calceolaria, 16 years,
by Marechal Niel out of (1727) Cornelia.
CLASS 8.-Brood Mares, not exceeding 14 h. 2 in ., with foal at
foot or to foal in 1917, heavy-weight (5 entries).
1st—Mr . W. Balding ' s Juliet III ., 10 years, served by
Serlby Drake.
2nd—Mr. G . Norris Midwood' s Forecast, aged, served by
Victory II.
3rd Capt. J. S . Bakewell' s Robbery, 12 years, served by
Darigal .

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4th Mr. H . J . King ' s Dainty V., aged, served by St.
Petersburg.
Reserve—H .R .H . The Prince of \Vales ' , K .G ., Sweet
Marie, 15 years, served by Black Shales.
CLASS 9 . Polo Bred Mares, 3 years old and upwards, not exceeding
14 h . 2 in ., With foal at foot or to foal in 1917 (3 entries).
1st Mr. N. H . Wills' Charity V ., 5 years, by Right
For'ard out of (2219) Charity IV.
2nd—Mr. T. Jummy C . Armitage's Jest, 4 years, by Hon.
out of (2S41) Kitten IV.
3rd Mr. C. Howard Taylor's Calceolaria, lo years, by
Marechal Niel out of (1727) Camelia.
CLASS lo.—Prod1Ic(' Class . To the owner of the dam of the two
best animals of any age shown (5 groups).
1st—Mr. C . Howard Taylor 's Favourite and Field
Marshal (darn Polo Queen, stock sired by Confidant
and Marechal Niel).
2nd—Mr. H . J . King's Princess Dainty and Dandy Peter
(dam Dainty V., stock sired by King Frederick and
St. Petersburg).
Reserve—Mr . T . Gilbey's Goodward and Good Boy (dam
Good Girl II ., stock sired by Right For 'ard).
CLASS ii .—P'rodvice Class . To the owner of the sire of the two
best animals selected from entries in Classes i to 9 and
I2 to IS (I group).
1st—Mr. G . Norris Midwood ' s Victory II. (as sire of
Viceroy II . and Sincerity).
STALLIONS.
Judged by LIEUT.-COLONEL J . J . PORTEOUS and CAPTAIN '1'. I,.
WICKHAM-BOYNTON.
CLASS I2 .—,Stallions. Polo-bred stallions, three years old and
upwards, not exceeding 15 hands (7 entries).
1st Mr. C . Howard Taylor's Field Marshal, lo years,
by Marechal Niel out of Polo Queen.
2nd Mr. C . Howard Taylor's Favourite, 6 years, by
Confidant out of Polo Queen.
3rd—Mr. F. J. Balfour ' s The Bishop, 4 years, by Belsire
out of Jeanne.
4th-Mr . A . Balding ' s Little Colonel, 3 years, by Littleton
out of (3141) Lady Bountiful.
Reserve Mr. C . Norris Midwood's Silverton, 3 years, by
Farley Dubuque out of (ISO) Silverleaf.
CLASS 13 .—Stallions, three years old and upwards, not exceeding
15 hands (12 entries).
1st Mr . J . Mumford ' s Prairie Fire, lo years, by Flying
Fox out of Firelight.
2nd—Mr . Bertram \V . Mills ' Arthur D., 9 years, by Pride
out of Maquay .

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3rd Mr. ( . Norris Midwood's Victory II ., TI years, by
The Victory out of Guisel.
'th Mr . S . Mumford 's Yorkshire Hussar, S years, by
Galloping Lad out of Queen Alexandra.
Reserve Messrs. W. and H . Whitley ' s Bold Marco, 16
years, by Jovita Marco out of
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, PREMIUMS.
DISTRICT CLASS A NORTHERN DIVISION. (2 entries .)
Premium—J . Mumford ' s Prairie Fire.
Reserve C. Howard Taylor's Field Marshal.
DISTRICT CLASS B NORTH-WESTERN DIVISION . (I entry .)
Phnlo by Sport & General.
CAPT P . I). STEWART'S Grey Arab Sire CROSBIE.
Firs! in Eastern Sires ' Class.
Premium G . Norris Midwood ' s Chief Butler.
DISTRICT CLASS C—CHURCH STRETTON DIvISIoN. (I entry .)
Premium C . Howard Taylor ' s Field Marshal.
DISTRICT CLASS DCOTSWOLD DIVISION. (I entry .)
Premium C . Howard Taylor's Favourite.
DISTRICT CI,ISS E—SOUTH-WESTERN (Dartmoor and Exmoor)
DIVISION . (2 entries .)
Premium W . and H. Whitley 's Bold Marco.
Reserve—C . Howard Taylor's Calcium.
DISTRICT CLASS F—NEW FOREST DIVISION. (2 entries .)
Premium—S . Mumford ' s Yorkshire Hussar.
Reserve—J. Willis Fleming's (Eastleigh) Vectis .

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CLASS 14.—Eastern Sires, three years old and upwards, not
exceeding 15 hands (2 entries).
Judged by MR . R. A . WILLIS.
1st—Capt. P . D . Stewart' s Crosbie, aged.
2nd—H .R.H . The Prince of Wales' , K .G ., Dwarka, aged.
RIDING CLASSES.
Judged by MR . AURIOL BARKER and MR . F. J . BALFOUR.
CLASS i5 .—Polo-bred Ponies, four or five years old (7 entries).
1st—Mr. W. Balding' s Retreat, ch. m ., 5 years, by Right
For'ard out of Elopement.
2nd Mr. N . H. Wills' Marconi, ch . g., 5 years, by Right
For ' ard out of (2052) Folly.
3rd Mr . Tresham Gilbey's Naughty Girl, cli . m ., 4 years,
by Right For'ard out of (2861) Good Girl II.
4th Mr. Tresham Gilbey' s Patrician, ch . m ., 5 years,
by Bold Marco out of (1774) Patricia.
Reserve—Mrs . J . Oscar Muntz 's Dusk, br . m., 5 years,
by Cruickshanks out of mare by Turgot.
CLASS 16 .—Ponies, four or five years old ; open (8 entries).
1st Mr. W. Balding's Cherry, hr. m., 5 years, by Fort
Myers out of Vanity.
2nd Mr. W . Balding's Retreat, ch. m ., 5 years, by Right
For ' ard out of Elopement.
3rd—Mr . N. H. Wills ' Marconi, ch . g., 5 years, by Right
For ' ard out of (2052) Folly.
4th—Mr. Tresham Gilbey's Naughty Girl, ch . m ., 4 years,
by Right For'ard out of (2861) Good Girl IT.
Reserve—Mr . Tresham Gilbey' s Patrician, ch . m ., 5 years,
by Bold Marco out of (1774) Patricia.
CLASS 17 . Ponies of any age, light-weight (8 entries).
1st—Mr . W. Balding's Swank, ch. g ., 6 years.
2nd—Mr. Tresham Gilbey 's Patrician, ch . m ., 5 years,
by Bold Marco out of (1774) Patricia.
3rd--Mrs. J . Oscar Muntz ' s Dusk, hr . m ., 5 years, by
Cruickshanks out of mare by Turgot.
4th-Mr. W. Balding's Othrion, b. g., 5 years, by Othrae
out of (1594) Kathleen.
Reserve Mrs. E. Wienholt's Comet, cli. g., 6 years, by
Star of Hanover out of Mrs . Brown.
CLAss 18 .—Ponies of any age, heavy-weights (5 entries).
1st-Mr. W. Balding's Buz, hr . m ., aged.
2nd—Mr . W. Balding's Cherry, hr. m ., 5 years, by Fort
Myers out of Vanity.
3rd—Capt. J . S. Bakewell 's Cochineal, ch . In ., 6 years, by
Bacton Lad out of St . Melons Mary .

MARCH, 1917 .! THE POLO MONTHLY
WELSH MOUNTAIN PONIES.
Judged by MR . W . FORESTER ADDIE.
CI,.vSS 19.---Welsh Pony Stallions, any age, not exceeding 12
hands (5 entries).
1st, Silver Medal and Certificate Mrs . H . D. Greene' ,"
Bleddfa 16years, Shooting Star, by Dyoll Starligi .
out of Alveston Belle.
2nd Mrs. H . D . Greene ' s Grove King Cole II ., 6 years,
by Grove King Cole out of Bleddfa Tell Tale.
3rd Mr . J . W . Fleming' s Earl of Pembroke, S years, by
Dyoll Starlight out of (176) Jenny Pembroke.
Reserve Mrs . P. Hunloke's Grove Fiddler, 6 years, bvy-
Grove King Cole out of (3(95) Grove Fanlight.
MRS. Pony StalIion II . D . GREENE'S ChampionWe lsh Mountain
BLEDDFA SHOOTING STAR.
First ,in(l Sivrr \loal.
CI, ASS 20.- 7Ito and I hree-)'ear-Old Ii (741 (olts, not to exceed,
2-year-olds 11 h . 2 in ., 3-year-olds 12 b . (3 entries).
1st---Mrs. H . D . Greene ' s Grove Welsh Premier, 3 years,
by Dyoll Starlight out of (3531) Grove Fairy.
2nd- The Duchess of Newcastle's Clumber Starlight, 2
years, by Dyoll Starlight out of (3751) Clumber
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3rd—Mr. E . F. Mason 's Fairwood Lonestar, 2 years, by
Sparklight out of (3205) Fairwood Foundling.
CASs 21 .—Welsh Pony Mares, of any age, suitable for breeding
purposes, not exceeding 12 hands ; neither docked nor hogged
(6 entries).
1st, Silver Medal and Certificate—Mrs . H . D . Greene ' s
Grove Star of Hope, 6 years, served by Towy Model
Starlight.
2nd Mrs . H. D . Greene ' s Grove Bonfire, 6 years, served
by Bleddfa Shooting Star.
3rd—Mrs . P . Hunloke ' s Wingerworth Sunset, 5 years,
served by Grove Fiddler.
Reserve The Duchess of Newcastle ' s Clumber Black.
CLASS 22 . Welsh Two or Three- "ear-Old Fillies, not to exceed,
2-year-olds 11 h. 2 in ., 3-year-olds 12 li . (i entry).
1st—Mrs. H. D . Greene ' s Grove Lightheart, 3 years, by
Dyoll Starlight out of (943) Bleddfa Tell 'Pale.
MOUN'T'AIN AND MOORLAND MARES.
fudged by MAJOR SIR MERRIK F . BURRELL, Bart ., and
DALE
MR. T. F.
CLASS 23 . Mountain or Moorland Mares, likely to breed a Riding
Pony, any age, not exceeding 14 h . 2 in ., vv ith foal at foot
or to foal in 1917 (14 entries).
1st Mr . C. "Thomas' Burton Bluebell, blue roan, 11 years,
by Birthday out of a Forest Pony.
2nd—H .R .H. The Prince of Wales', K .G ., Moorland
Nun, brown, 5 years, sire and dam Dartmoor.
3rd Mrs . J . Oscar Muntz's Cup Moss, ch ., 7 years, by
Lord Polo out of Violet (Dartmoor)
4th—The Earl of Lonsdale 's Hoopoe, br ., 7 years, by
Dalesman out of (22491 Flora III.
Reserve The Earl of Lonsdale ' s Ousel, piebald, 9 years,
by Dalesman out of (2249) Flora III.
CLASS 24 . (,)01(1) Class of Mountain or Moorland .Stallions, kept
in hand all the year round (3 entries).
1st The Earl of Lonsdale 's Fell group Hoopoe, Black
Bird II ., and Buzzard.
Reserve--Mr. A . E . Burry' s New Forest group Burton
Bluebell, Burton Nimble, and Mudeford Slip-it.
CLASS 25 .—( ;route ( lass of 'three Ponies running out during the
season (5 entries).
1st--H .R.H . The Prince of Wales ' , Dartmoor
group—Hessary, Nevermore, and Sphagnum.
2nd Mr. A . E. Burry ' s New Forest group--Dolores,
Midget IT ., and Bonfire .

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Reserve— H .R .H . The Prince of Wales', K .G ., Dartmoor
group— Blackator, Dinah of the Moor, and Peat Cot.
Cl. ss 26 .—(iroups of Three Ponies of each recognised Mountain
and Moorland Breed, 12 hands and under (6 entries).
1st Mrs. H . D . Greene 's Welsh group Grove Bonfire,
Grove Star of Hope, and Grove Lightheart.
211d—Mr. F. F. Mason and the Fairwood Mountain Pony
Association's Welsh group—Bryngwili Bright
Light, Fairwood Lonestar, and Grove Dart.
Reserve Mrs. H . D . Greene ' s Welsh Group Bleddfa
Shooting Star, Grove King Cole II ., and Grove
Welsh Premier.
Photo by Sport & General.
PENNYWELLS
First and (Ii n1p ion ship.
MRS. ETTA DUFFUS' Shetland Brood Mare FLOEDRAGON OF
SHETLAND PONIES.
Judged by MR . RoBERT THOMSON.
CLASS 27 . Stallions, four years old and upwards, not exceeding
10 .2 hands (4 entries).
1st —'The Ladies E. and D . Hope ' s Electric Light, skewbald,
8 years, by Thoreau out of (471) Twilight.
2nd Mrs. E . Duffus' Vagary of Penniwells, hl ., 5 years,
by Helium out of (2168) Viola.
3rd—Mrs . E. Duffus' Puck of Penniwells, b., 4 years, by
Haldor out of (2153) Pandora.
CLASS 28 .—Colts, two and three-year-olds, not exceeding 10 h.
1 in. (4 entries).
1st—Mrs . E. Duffus' Huzzoor of Penniwells, b1 ., 3 years,
by Haldor out of (2919) Barbara of Penniwells.
2nd—The Ladies E . and D . Hope ' s Sylvanus, hl ., 3 years,
by Thoreau out of (2458) Sylph of Hollenden .

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Ci.ass 29 . Brood Mares, four years old and upwards, not exceeding
io h . 2 in . (5 entries).
ist—Mrs . E. Duffus' Floedragon of Penniwells, hr ., 5
years, by Dragon of Earlshall out of (2417) Floreat.
2nd—The Ladies E. and D . Hope ' s Ballerina, bl . , 9 years,
by Thoreau out of (2333) Belle of the Ball.
3rd—Mrs . E . Duffus' Thoralie of Tansy, bl ., 5 years, by
Seaweed out of (2240) Thoralind.
Ci,nss 3o.—Fillies, two and three years old, not exceeding io h.
r in . (6 entries).
1st Mrs . E . Duffus' Belleweller of Penniwells, br ., 3
years, by Sam Weller out of (i5o5) Bellemeer.
2nd—Mr. A . Smiles' Heather Bell, hl . 3 years, by Bell
Rock of Earlshall out of (472) Flemington Sunbeam.
3rd—Mrs . Montgomery' s Duchess Nick, bl ., 3 years, by
Bismarck of Watford out of (3066) D uenna of
Earlshall.
Reserve Mr. H . Whitley ' s Primley Gladys.
SPECIAL SHOW AWARDS
.Special.—Gold Medal for the best Polo Pony Stallion or Entire
Colt in Classes Z, 3, 5, 12, 13 and 1 4 ..
Winner—Mr. J . Mumford's Prairie Fire.
Reserve—Mr . C . Howard Taylor's Field Marshal.
.Special . Gold Medal for the best Polo Pony Brood Mare or
Filly in Classes 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Winner—Mrs . J . Oscar Muntz's Bush Girl
Reserve Mr . N . H. Wills' Silvery.
Special.—Challenge Cup, value X50, offered by the proprietors
of The Ladies ' Field, for the best Polo Pony in Classes
15 to IS.
Winner—Mr. W . Balding's Buz.
Reserve Mr . W . Balding ' s Swank.
.Special .—The " Lord Arthur Cecil " Memorial Challenge Cup,
presented by members of the Society, annually awarded
to the best Registered Mountain and Moorland Pony
Brood Mare exhibited in Class 23 . TO be held for the year
by the successful exhibitor.
Winner—Mr. A. E. Burry's Burton Bluebell.
Reserve—H.R .H . The Prince of Wales ' Moorland Nun.
Special . A solid Silver Replica of a " James I . Salt," value
SSo, offered by the proprietors of Country Life for the best
Pony exhibited in Classes 24 to 26 . To he held for the year
by the successful exhibitor. Silver medal to be retained by
winner.
Winner Mrs. H . D . Greene's Bleddfa Shooting Star.
Reserve—The Earl of Lonsdale ' s Buzzard

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Special.—Silver Medal and Certificate offered by the Welsh Pony
and Cob Society for the best Welsh Mountain Stallion or
Colt.
Winner Mrs . H . D . Greene ' s Bleddfa Shooting Star.
Reserve—Mrs . H . D . Greene ' s Grove King Cole H.
Special.—Silver Medal and Certificate offered by the Welsh Pony
and Cob Society for the best Welsh Mountain Mare or Filly.
Winner—Mrs . H . D . Greene' s Grove Star of Hope.
Reserve—Mrs. H . D . Greene ' s Grove Lightheart.
Photo by
\I12 . . A . I S . BURRY'S Brood Mare BURTON BLUEBELL, 11 Years old.
.E and I'luunpion in Mountain and \loorland Classes.
Special .--Prize offered by the Committee of the Burley Pony
Show for the best three groups of New Forest Ponies
exhibited at their show, provided the winning group was
exhibited in London in 1917.
Winner—Mr . A . E . Burry ' s Doloros, Midget II ., and
Bonfire.
Reserve—Mr . A . E . Burry ' s Burton Bluebell, Burton
Nimble, and Muddeford Slip-it.
SpecCluunpion group of Mountain or Moorland Ponies.
Winner Mrs . H. D. Greene ' s Welsh group—Grove Bonfire,
Grove Star of Hope, and Grove Lightheart.
Reserve—The Earl of Lonsdale's Fell group—Hoopoe,
Blackbird II . , and Buzzard .

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Special . A Miniature Silver Cup, offered by Miss Broughton,
for the best Shetland Pony of either sex, foaled in or before
1914, not exceeding 32 inches in height.
Winner Mrs. Etta Duffus ' Floedragon of Penniwells.
Reserve Mrs. Etta Duffus' Belleweller of Penniwells.
Special . A Silver Cup, offered by a member of the Society, for
the best Shetland Pony of either sex or any age exhibited in
Classes 27 to 30, to be shown under saddle.
Winner The Ladies E . and D . Hope ' s Electric Light.
Reserve—Mrs . Etta Duffus ' Huzzoor of Penniwells.
Special.—A Silver Cup, offered by Mrs . Etta Duffus, for best
Shetland Colt or hilly in Classes 28 and 30.
Winner Mrs. Etta Duffus ' Belleweller of Penniwells.
Reserve Mrs. Etta Duffus' Huzzoor of Penniwells .,
'pecial .—A Silver Medal, offered by the Shetland Pony Stud
Book Society, for the best Shetland Pony in Classes 27 to 30.
Winner Mrs . Etta Duffus' Floedragon of Penniwells.
Reserve Mrs . Etta Duffus' Belleweller of Penniwells.
Special . Cups offered by Capt . H . Faudel Phillips, for the best
Boy and Girl Riders in Class 32.
Masters Cecil Bonner and D . Stuckle, Misses Betty
Garland and Joan Hunloke.
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NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Handicap Changes.
At the annual meeting of the Polo Association, held last
month at the Racket and Tennis Club in New York, the customary
business, including the fixture lists, revision of handicaps,
etc ., was carried through.
An innovation w as introduced by the raising of the limit mark
f rule 9 to ro goals, the scale being now exactly the same as that
of Hurlingham . The old International four and Mr . Foxhall
Keene are rated as ten-goal players . The following are the
changes noted in the new list :
N vm t),.
Thos. Hitchcock, Jr.
Capt . AP . D . Forsyth
Lieut. J. Milliken
C . ' 1'. Barringer
N . II . Falk
H . F . Lemp
John Brock
Hubert Mather
11 . McFadden
S . Noyes
CLUB . REVISION.
Aiken Polo Club 4 to 5 goals
Army Polo Club I to 2 goals
Army Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
Boise Polo Club I to 2 goals
Boise Polo Club I to 2 goals
Boise Polo Club
2 to 3 goals
Bryn Mawr Polo Club a to i goal
Bryn Mawr Polo Club I to 2 goals
Bryn Maw r Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
Bryn Mawr Polo Club o to r goal

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NAME. CLUB. REVISION.
Rodman Wanamaker Bryn Mawr Polo Club 1 to 3 goals
William Watkins Bryn Mawr Polo Club o to 1 goal
A . C . Yarnell : Bryn Mawr Polo Club 1 to 2 goals
C. B . Little Camden Polo Club I to 2 goals
A . P . Perkins Camden Polo Club 3 to 4 goals
L . Hamill Chagrin Valley Polo Club o to , goal
P. Butler Chicago Polo Club o to I goal
H . F. Robertson Coronado Polo Club 3 to 4 goals
J . H. Minnick Deal Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
R . W. Johnson Denver Polo Club o to 1 goal
(~ . B . Fletcher Devon Polo Club o to 1 goal
A . J. Drexel Paul Devon Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
Frederick Roe Devon Polo Club to 4 goals
J . C . Cooley Great Neck Polo Club 3 to 4 goals
h . Baldwin Hawaii Polo Club o to 2 goals
J. M . Spalding Hawaii Polo Club o to I goal
William Dick Islip Polo Club o to 1 goal
Jay Gould Lakewood Polo Club 4 to 5 goals
J . Fleischmann Miami Valley Polo Club o to I goal
Max C. Fleischmann Miami Valle y Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
1 . H. Mead Miami Valley Polo Club o to 1 goal
H . F. Talbott, Jr . Miami Valley Polo Club to 2 goals
R . G . Neustadt Midwick Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
F. A. Ayer, Jr . Myopia Polo Club o to i goal
C . Fitch Myopia Polo Club 1 to o goal
H. P. McKean, Jr . Myopia Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
T . W. Peirce Myopia Polo Club o to 1 goal
N. W. Rice Myopia Polo Club I to 2 goals
A . Blakeley Smith Myopia Polo Club 1 to o goal
J . Borden Onwentsia Polo Club 1 to o goal
P . Coonley Onwentsia Polo Club o to i goal
J. Noble, Jr . OnwOnwentsia Polo Club 1 to o goal
F. Reynolds Onwentsia Polo Club o to 1 goal
(l. A . Seaverus, Jr . Onwentsia Polo Club o to i goal
F. Pedley- Riverside Polo Club 2 to 3 goals
L. Pedley Riverside Polo Club 1 to 2 goals
M. Redmayne Riverside Polo Club i to o goal
A . Untermeyer Riverside Polo Club o to 2 goals
H . Lett Riverside Polo Club i to 2 goals
C . P . Dixon 2nd Rockaway Hunt Polo 3 to 4 goals
Club
W. A. Hazard, Jr . Rockaway Hunt Polo o to 1 goal
Club
W. T. P. Hazard Rockaway Hunt Polo o to z goal
Club
C. R . Leonard Rockaway Hunt Polo o to 2 goals
Club
E . W . Leonard Rockaway Hunt Polo o to 1 goal
Club
Malcolm Stevenson Rockaway Hunt Polo ti to q goals
Club

MARCH, 1917 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
Nam E.
\V . Strother Jones, Jr.
Leland H . Ross
C . H. King
C . H . Langenberg
W. G. Devereux
Dr . J. G . Cunningham
Hugh Pettet
L . H. Vilas
H . Wiser
Kent Legare
C. Weatherwax
Henry H . Anderson
J. Lacroque Anderson
F. H . Post
George ( :. Henry
( : . M . Maynard
Henry Payne Whitney
Lawrence Waterbury
J . M . Waterbury, Jr.
Devereux Milburn
Foxhall Keene
Elliott C . Bacon
David Dows
G. M. Hecksher
\W. G. Loew
H . C . Phipps
E. S . Reyinal
C . C . Rumsey
J . Watson Webb
B.
CLU
Rumsen Polo Club
Rumsen Polo Club
St . Louis Polo Club
St . Louis Polo Club
San Mateo Polo Club
Spokane Polo Club
Spokane Polo Club
Thousand Islands Polo
Club
Thousand Islands Polo
Club
Washington Polo Club
Waverley Polo Club
Westchester County Polo
Club
Westchester County Polo
Club
Westmoreland Polo Club
Whippany River Polo
Club
Whippany River Polo
Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadow brook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadowbrook Polo Club
Meadow brook Polo Club
Executive Committee for 1917.
REVISION.
2 tog goals
1 to 2 goals
o to 1 goal
o to i goal
4 to 5 goals
o to 1 goal
o to 1 goal
o to i goal
o to i goal
o to 2 goals
o to 1 goal
o to 1 goal
0 to 2 goals
1 to 2 goals
o to z goal
o to r goal
9 to io goals
9 to io goals
9 to Io goals
9 to 10 goals
9 to 10 goals
2 to 3 goals
to 2 goals
1 to 3 goals
4 to 5 goals
7 to 6 goals
4 to 3 goals
6 to 7 goals
7 to $ goals
The members of the Executive Committee were re-elected as
follows :—Chairman, H . L . Herbert ; Secretary and Treasurer,
William A . Hazard ; Committee, Joshua Crane, John C . Groome,
H . P. Whitney, Dudley P . Rogers, W. Plunket Stewart,
August Belmont, and A . T . Prim, junr.
Polo at Coronado.
Some good games have been enjoyed at Coronado during the
past few weeks, and with the opening of the tournament this
month, players and teams Iv ill be found at the top of their form,
in common with the fields, which have never been in better
condition than at the moment.
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Stevenson as captain, and including in its ranks C . M. Weatherwax,
S. H. Velie, and Col . Max Fleischmann, defeated E . W.
Hopping ' s combination of Bobbie Neustadt, T. Le Boutillier, and
Carleton F. Burke, by 61 goals to 3; goals . The scoring was
very equally divided, the players in both teams, with the exception
of Le Boutillier, each contributing something towards the totals.
The following day Malcolm Stevenson ' s team were again victorious
in a " Round Robin " tournament, the famous New York
player captaining the " Whites," who narrowly defeated the
" Reds " by goal . A feature of the afternoon was the
re-appearance on the polo field of Lieut . W . A . Robertson, the
hero of the aviation mishap in the wilds of the desert of Sonora.
Lieut. W . A. Robertson and Lieut .-Col . Harry Bishop, who had
been missing since January loth, started on a flight on an Army
aeroplane from San Diego to Imperial Valley . Carried out of their
course by a strong wind, and with their compass failing to
register, they were compelled to effect a landing on the east coast
of California . Without supplies of food, their machine—equipped
with only sufficient petrol for a 42 hours '
flight—helpless,
the two officers were in a parlous state . Together they
tramped nearly 200 miles over desert and mountain without
finding human habitation or shelter, until Wilson was too ill to
continue further . Robertson then pushed on in the hopes of
reaching succour for himself and the companion he had left
behind, and when on the point of exhaustion himself came upon
a searching party from Wellton . From his directions the latter
were able to find Lieut .-Col . Bishop, who was lying almost (lead
from hunger and exposure some thirty miles away from where
the search party came up with Lieut . Robertson. One of the
party remained with Wilson, whilst the remainder escorted
Robertson to Wellton, where, on arrival, assistance was at once
sent out to bring in his companion . The escape of the two officers
was nothing short of miraculous, and the news of their rescue
provoked the liveliest expressions of thankfulness and delight
throughout the colony at Coronado.
In a special match on Sunday, January 2tith, Carleton Burke
with a team of visitors defeated the Coronado Club by 131 goals
to SI goals. On the winning side with Burke were Neustadt,
Le Boutillier, and M . Fleischmann, whilst the losers lined up
with Lawrence, C . Phipps, Velie, Hopping, and Major Ross.
The result was surprising, as the Coronado team on paper were
the stronger by three goals ; Phipps and Velie were a bit short of
practice, however, and the better combination l>v Burke's men
gave them a well-merited victory.
A great game took place on Sunday, February 4th, for a
special cup between what was practically a Midwick four and a
Coronado first team . The former, who played as " TThe Wanderers,
" lined up with Neustadt, Le Boutillier, Carleton Burke,
and Hopping, whilst the home team were represented by S . II.
Velie, Major Colin Ross, M . Stevenson, and Col . Max Fleischmann
. On handicap Coronado were the stronger combination 1)v
three goals, but nevertheless they were beaten l)y a narrow margin,

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the scores reading 7 goals to b goals in favour of " The Wanderers."
Visitors were confronted with the unusual sight of
Major Ross playing No . i in the team, the famous Coronado hack
fulfilling his duties as ably and as cleverly in the new position as
when in his usual place at back . On the following Wednesday
another good match took place, when a "Magpie " team was
defeated by the home team by 6 goals to 4 goals. For the
winners Perry C . Beadleston made his first appearance on the
coast this season, and the dashing Rumson County player distinguished
himself by scoring three of the seven goals actually hit.
For the losers Earle Hopping played a brilliant game, scoring
four out of the six goals credited to his side . On Sunday, r rtli
February, Hopping had another benefit performance v~ hen he hit
six goals for the "Whites " team, who easily defeated the
" Reds, " led by Carleton F . Burke, by r i goals to 5 goals.
The tournament at Riverside opened with a match between
" North " and " South " teams on the following d . y, and Hugh
Drury, who led the latter players, carried his team to victory in
irresistible style in a game which was not decided until within the
last minute of play. The ' ` North " team, which was composed
of San Mateo players, led in the eighth period by goals to 71
McNally goals, but a goal from Drury with a penalty against
put the scores level, and then with a good run down the field
Frank Hudson scored the decisive goal, which gave the Riversiders
the victory . In a return match on the sixteenth of the
Driscoll's month, Drury's Riverside four again defeated W . J.
San Mateo combination by the odd goal, the scores reading S goals
to 7 goals in the former's favour . On Sunday, February
an excellent match between powerful Midwick and Coronado
teams had been arranged, but unfortunately rain in the early
morning made the ground too slippery for play, and a practice
game took place on the practice ground instead between a
"Blues " and a " Whites " team, in which victory went to the
former.
Mrs. Julius Fleischmann having graciously offered four
individual cups to be contested by teams with an aggregate rating
of to goals and less, four teams were nominated . The players
were as follows :
White J . Fleischmann (captain), E. W . Hopping, Lieut.
W . A . Robertson, W . P. Hulbert.
Blue C . NI . WeatherwaX, Robert Neustadt, J . Cheever
Cowdin, Max C . Fleischmann (captain).
Red—Major Frank Lahm, Thomas Le Boutillier (captain),
C . Perry Beadleston, Lieut . W . AV . Wynne.
Green R. Johnson, Harry Weiss, Carleton F . Burke,
Major Colin G . Ross (captain).
The opening match took place between the " Whites " and
the " Reds, " and after the former had led at half-time by half

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Edited by Starting Gate
Race Fixtures.
Newmarket Fixtures.
\I\R('.II.
27 . Fermoy (I).
28, 29 . Hawthorn Hill (2).
29 .
31 .
APRIL .
Navan (t).
Phoenix Park : (t).
9. Ward Union Hunt (I)
Jo, I I, 12 . The Curragh (3).
13, 14 . Windsor (2).
i6 . Mullingar (t).
t„ 18 . Limerick Junction (2).
17, I S, Lt . Newmarket (3).
19 . Cashel (I).
24, 25 . Punchestown (2).
26 . Newcastle
West
27.
2R .
Leopardstown (i).
Phoenix Park (t).
The news towards the end of last month that the Jockey Club
had arranged for five extra meetings to be held at Newmarket
this season was heartily welcomed throughout racing circles.
The dates are as follows :—

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First Extra Meeting (3 days) May 29, 30, 31
Second Extra Meeting (3 days) June 12, 13, 14
Third Extra Meeting (3 days) July 31, Aug . 1, 2
Fourth Extra Meeting (3 days) Aug. 14, 15, i6
September Meeting (4 days) Sept. 4, 5, 6 , 7
With the usual fixtures we shall now have forty-five days '
racing at headquarters. In certain respects this is an improvement
on last season, when only three extra meetings took place
at Newmarket, but against this we are to lose the series at
Newbury, Windsor, Lingfield, and Gatwick, so the two extra
fixtures at headquarters are hut a poor eXchange . However, I
suppose we must be thankful for small mercies, and with matters
left in the able hands of the Jockey Club Stewards, we can rest
assured other fixtures will be arranged the moment there is any
possibility of doing so.
The dates of the extras have been well chosen, as with fe
exceptions racing will take place at headquarters every alternate
week from April to October . Between the Second Extra and th
First July there is a gap of three weeks, and the same lapse also
occurs between the Fourth and Fifth Extra Meetings . After this
last, which is dignified with the name of the " September
Meeting," there is a full month before the First October fiXture,
but much will happen before then, and some of the blanks may
yet be filled in.
The New Derby and Oaks.
The Jockey Club have opened new races for the Derby and
Oaks on practically the same conditions that have governed these
two races during the War . It will be noticed that they fall in
Whitsun week, and will this near be run over the last mile and
a half of the Cesarewitch course, instead of on the July course.
There is no doubt the change, which I believe is partly due to
the wearing effect on the turf the extra racing on the July track
had last year, is an improvement from every point of view . The
open Rowley Mile will afford a far better view of the running
than that of the Suffolk Course behind the Ditch, where for the
first five furlongs the field are practically invisible to the spectators,
whilst the course is more severe and will afford a far better
test of the three-year-olds ' speed and stamina, which is the real
object of all classic races . Entries for the New Derby close on
the 27th of the month, thirty being the number stipulated for.
There was such a crop of good youngsters last season that I have
no doubt these will be forthcoming, in spite of the presence of the
crack colt and filly, Knutsford and Diadem, who were omitted
from the entries of the original race. Doubtless, owners of
animals originally entered may feel a little sore at the presence
of two such formidable opponents, who would otherwise have been
ineligible to compete . On the whole, however, as many of the
original nominators are breeders, who in present times cannot
well afford a series of heavy forfeits, the majority of nominators
are doubtless agreeable to the institution of fresh races .

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Racing and Hunting Essential to the Country.
Speaking at the conference between Lord Derby, the Secretary
of State for War, Mr. R . E. Prothero, President of the Board
of Agriculture, and deputies from the Council of the Hunters '
Improvement and National Light Horse Breeding Society, Lord
Derby stated as follows :--
" With regard to riding horses, as long as racing, hunting,
and polo continued—and, speaking for himself (and he thought
he could speak for the Army also), he should view with the
gravest concern anything which threatened permanently to
interfere with any one of those three sports . As far as he was
concerned, he should always support all three, because he
believed that they made in this country the industry of horsebreeding,
which was a great one, absolutely the first in the
whole of the world (hear, hear) . He believed those three sports
are necessary to keep up that supremacy . "
Horses to Follow.
With another season at hand, the time arrives for the selection
of my " Horses to Follow " in competition with those selected by
my old rival " Major X ." I have at the moment of writing just
received his list, which, as last year, in view of the restricted
number of fixtures, is reduced to ten animals . I publish it with
my own, as follows :
" STARTING GATE'S" 'PEN.
r . Mr . E. Hulton ' s Knutsford, b . c . by Swynford--Maybole, 3
years.
2 . Capt . G. Loder ' s Molly Desmond, b. f. by Desmond—Pretty
Polly, 3 years.
.3 . Lord D ' Abernon ' s Diadem, ch . f . by Orby—Donnetta, 3
years.
4. Lord Derby's Phalaris, b . c. by Polymelus—Bromus, 4 years.
5. Mr . E . Hulton ' s Nisus, hr. c . by Chaucer—Scylla, 4 years.
6. Lord D ' Abernon's Eos, br. f. by Orby—Renaissance, 4 years.
7. Mr. H . Salvin ' s Dulce Domum, ch . c . by Holiday House
Hestia, 4 years.
Duke of Portland ' s Cannobie, br . c. by Polymelus—La Roche,
4 years.
9. Colonel Hall Walker ' s Russley, b . c . by Minoru—Merry Gal,
5 years.
To . Mr . W . Raphael' s Sanctum, ch . c. by Santoi—La Croisette,
5 years .
" MAJOR X's " TEN.
1 . Mr . Reid Walker 's Invincible, b. c . by Polymelus—Inheritance,
3 years.
2 . Mr. J . Buchanan ' s Athdara, hr . e . by Desmond --Lady Jess,
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3. Mr. L . de Rothschild's Planet, b . c. by St . Frusquin—Catgut,
3 years.
4 . Major Astor's Magpie, ch. c . by Dark .Ronald—Popinjay,
3 years.
5 . Mr. P. Whitaker's Ho-Tei, b. c . by Louviers--Chaff, 3 years.
6. Major L. Kidston' s King ' s Prize, ch . c . by Marco—Queenlet,
4 years.
7. Mr. G. D . Smith's Bosket, b . c. by Amadis Thicket, 1
years.
S. Mr. Farnie' s Kwang Su, h . c. by Cicero—Galicia, 4 years.
9 . Mr . G . D. Smith's Queen of the Seas, h . f. by Marco—
Bridge of Sighs, 4 years.
io. Sir A. Bailey's Dark Opal, br. f. by Dark Ronald--Fireclay,
5 years.
Racing vwill be entirely confined to headquarters this year, and
it is inevitable that with so few races to chose from, many of my
selections must compete against each other in the same races . In
spite of this, however, I shall look to see a total on the right side
for those following them with a level stake throughout the year.
In wishing the same luck to those following the Major 's horses
I shall hope that, whilst both lists show a profit to their followers,
mine may he the bigger, for I have a hat to win and a defeat to
atone for over last year ' s competition.
Losses at the Stud.
In addition to the death of Galtee More, reported from
Germany at the beginning of last month, two famous sires in
William III. and Marcovil have also ended their careers. The
former, who was the property of the Duke of Portland, was by
St . Simon out of Gravity, and one of the finest stayers racing in
this country of recent years . hoaled in 1898, he was a backward
yearling, only running once as a two-year-old, when unplaced to
Exedo in the Clearwell Stakes . As a three-year-old he was
defeated twice out of seven attempts, his failures being in the
Derby, when beaten by Volodyovski by three parts of a length,
and in the Kempton Park Stakes, when he was unplaced to
Epsom Lad, Santoi, and Volodyovski . He made his next
appearance at Ascot, when he carried off the Gold Cup and the
Alexandra Plate in effortless fashion, thus stamping himself as
the best horse in the country . He also carried off the Doncaster
Cup, the Lowther Stakes (a walk-over), and the Limekiln Stakes
that year, but in his last race, the Jockey Club Cup, with long
odds laid on him, succumbed in unaccountable fashion to Black
Sand. He was, I think, not himself on this occasion, as Black
Sand could not see the way he went the previous June . It was
hoped to win a second Gold Cup with him the following year, but
he unfortunately broke down at exercise on the eve of the Ascot
meeting, and was forthwith retired to the stud at Welbeck . Here
he was the sire of many famous animals, the best of whom,
perhaps, have been Battleaxe, Burlingham, King William,
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Roseworthy, Roseland, Trois Temps (winner of the Jockey Club
Stakes), Willaura, William 's Pride, Winkipop, Willybrook,
William the Fourth, Wilfrid, Third Trick, and Willonyx, the
champion stayer, who carried off the Chester Cup, the Ascot
Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup, and the Cesarewitch in one season.
Altogether during the ten seasons his stock has been racing they
have won over £;rio,000 in stakes.
Another fine sire to be destroyed the same week was Marcovil,
who was suffering from a bad attack of pleurisy . I3y Marco out
of Lady Vilikins, he was foaled in 1903, and proved a useful
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last occasion . As a four-year-old he was very unlucky to be
beaten by Polar Star in the Jubilee Handicap at the same venue,
a swerve right across the course losing him the race . He followed
this up by carrying off the Alexandra Handicap, but then went
wrong, and was turned out of training for twelve months . Purchased
by Mr. F . Luscombe on the death of the Duke of Devonshire,
he ran once more, when, starting at 5o to 1, he beat Land
League for the Cambridgeshire of 1908.
At the stud he has been very successful, his best stock at
present being Hurry On, Cerval, Flippant, St . Menadoc, Market,
My Prince, Velour, Varavil, Marco Prunella, and Roseville .

MARCH, 1917 . 1 THE POLO MONTHLY 39
Death of Sir George Chetwynd.
The death of Sir George Chetwvnd at Monte Carlo this month,
on the Riviera, where he was in the habit of spending the winter
every year, recalls a very famous libel suit of the ' eighties, which
arose out of some very pointed remarks made by Lord Durham
at the Gimcrack Club dinner concerning the running of one of
Sir George ' s horses, Fullerton, I believe . Sir George promptly
requested the Stewards of the Jockey Club to investigate the
charges, and on their refusing brought an action for 20,000
damages against Lord Durham . The Stewards then consented to
arbitrate between the two parties, and as a result of their finding
Sir George Chetwynd was exonerated, but only awarded a farthing
damages ; his jockey, a very well-known rider, was warned off for
many years. Subsequently Sir George resigned from the Jockey
Club, of which body he had been a Steward and a Member for
nearly 20 years, and retired from the Turf . Sir George Chetwynd
married the late Marquis of Hastings' widow, who was at
one time engaged to Henry Chaplin, the owner of Hermit, the
memorable winner of the Derby, run in a snowstorm in 1867, but
ran away to marry the late Marquis . She was known throughout
society in her day as the " Pocket Venus . " Sir George Chetwynd
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NATIONAL HUNT
MEETINGS.
Lingfield, February 23-24
Friday's Sport.
Curiously enough, the cycle of abandoned meetings caused by
four weeks ' hard weather led to a resumption of racing at the same
spot at which it left off—Lingfield Park . The original dates for
the meeting were the Wednesday and Thursday, but the executive
decided to postpone it until the end of the week, chiefly, I imagine,
on account of the trainers, who were thus enabled to slip two or
three more days ' greatly-needed work into their charges . The plan
was a good one, as not only was the course in better condition for
the two days ' delay, but the number of runners for all the events
was undoubtedly greatly increased . The attendance was
not large, but the conditions on the opening day left nothing to
be desired from the spectators ' point of view . The course was not
nearly so heavy as I had anticipated, and the light was excellent,
affording a perfect view of the racing throughout the afternoon.
Proceedings opened with the Blindley Heath Selling Steeplechase
(two miles), in which the ancient Bridge IV. followed up his
Windsor success by a ready victory over Newry and Platonic, with
five others in the rear . Mrs . Chilton 's old gelding, who was
bought in for 90 guineas, fairly revelled in the heavy going, and
though two miles is hardly far enough for him as a rule, the
holding ground more than equalised the advantage which the
shorter distance would otherwise have afforded his opponents.
It is not often that Colonel Hall Walker's prett y colours are
carried under National Hunt Rules, but in the Felcourt Consolation
Handicap Hurdle Race they were seen on Pageant, a bay son
of Beppo and Lady Cynosure, who, it will be remembered, ran
second to the crack Hurry On in the Newmarket St. Leger
Stakes last season . Colonel Walker's well-bred colt was installed
a hot favourite at 2 to Z in a field of seventeen runners, but after
showing prominently in the earlier stages of the race, dropped

MARCH, ryr ; .J THE POLO MONTHLY 4r
right away and finished nearly last. The winner turned up in
the Newmarket-trained Cirrus, who, a failure at the previous
meeting here, now brought off a Too to S chance from Glatz and
Waterfern . The latter, who was substantially backed at 5 to T, is
the property of the well-known polo player, Lieut .-Col . Tomkinson,
the No . T of Lord Wimborne's successful English team,
which brought back the International Cup from America just
prior to the outbreak of war.
The Surrey Trial Steeplechase (three miles) of k,5oo w-as a
miniature War National, as ten out of the thirteen runners figure
in the important race at Gatwick on the twenty-first of the month.
Three stables were doubly represented, Mr . Heybourn running
both Vermouth and Toiler, while Hunt was responsible for
Couvrefeu II . and Captain Dreyfus, both winners at their last
outings, and the Hon . Aubrey Hastings for Ally Sloper and
Ballymacad . Other fancied " National " candidates to turn out
were Irish Mail, Lord Marcus, and Hackler's Bey . Piggott, who
had begged off riding Irish Mail, was on the back of Mrs . Hugh
Peel's Poethlvn, and the son of Rydal Head and Fine Champagne,
with his light impost of lost . 3lbs ., was installed a hot favourite
at 5 to 2, with another lightly-weighted candidate in Ballymacad
in next best demand, closely followed by Irish Mail, Couvrefeu
II ., Lord Marcus, Captain Dreyfus, and Hackler ' s Bey . With
the exception of Lord Marcus, all of these ran prominently,
though at the finish Poethlvn had matters very much his own
way, and scored an easy ten lengths' victory over Hackler 's Bey
and Sergeant Murphy . Captain Dreyfus, who was actually first
past the post, but minus his jockey, ran extremely well, and was
in the lead after jumping the water ; shortly afterwards, however,
he blundered, unseating his jockey, and Hackler 's Bev entered the
straight some way in advance of Poethlvn, Irish Mail, Couvrefeu
II., and Sergeant Murphy . Sir Thomas Dewar's mare will not
gallop her best when at the head of her field, and Poethlvn,
rapidly making up his ground, passed her and went on to win
comfortably . On his two seconds to Carrig Park, the last time
beaten a head only by Mr . Stuart ' s accomplished young Irish
steeplechaser, who was giving zolbs ., Mrs . Peel ' s young horse
was very leniently handicapped, a fact recognised by backers,
with whom the victory was a popular one.
Taking the race as a guide to the National, I think both Irish
Mail and Couvrefeu II . have too much to make up to be quite at
their best on the day of the big race . Vermouth, with whom Mr.
Heybourn declared to win, fell early in the race, but the second
string Toiler was well up sixth, and as last year ' s winner is many
pounds in front of trim, so we may yet see Vermouth copying the
example of Aba-el-Kader and The Colonel with two years' successive
victories in the big race. Of Mr. Stuart ' s pair, Carrig
Park and Sergeant Murphy, the latter ' s running should prove a
useful guide . and the stable will be able to calculate to a nicety
their exact chance of winning, provided, of course, that both get
the full four and a-half miles. Ally Sloper I noticed running on
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achieve the distinction of being the only Grand National winner
to carry off a War National. If I were asked to give a selection
now for the Gatwick race, it would be Ally Sloper or Vermouth,
and as the race will be run by the time these notes are in the hands
of my readers the latter will be able to judge the worth of n1C
opinion.
The :March Selling Hurdle Race (two miles) was a severe blow
to punters, the 6 to 4 chance, Old Blue, quite failing to come up
to expectations and being beaten out of a place . I was glad to see
Sir Robert Wilmot successful with The Bore, as the Binfield
Grove establishment presided over by this capital sportsman and
his charming daughters has had eXtremely bad luck this season
with their charges, whilst it was also A . Lane ' s first winner in
England over the sticks, though this jockey has scored more than
fifty successes on the flat, when riding for Alec Carter 's
stable in France prior to the war . Sir Robert bought his horse
in for 155 guineas, or rather R . Gore bid this for him when his
owner had stopped, subsequently returning him to Sir R . Wilmot.
A number of well-backed animals contested tile Greenstede
Steeplechase (two miles`, but the favourite Meridian again disappointed
his backers, being well beaten after going half-way.
Minstrel Park and Cooldreen made a prominent show close home,
but Wavylace and Abakur cut down the pair at the finish, the
former holding Mr . Stuart ' s unlucky horse easily at bay, and
winning by four lengths . Minstrel Park was a similar distance
away, third, and Cooldreen, close up, fourth.
The afternoon' s programme then concluded with the two and
a-quarter mile Lingfield Welter Flat Race, and for this Mr.
Heybourn's Desmond's Song, ridden by Duller, was installed
favourite at 7 to 4 . A winner of many hurdle races, he has never
been successful on the flat, though second in the Great Metropolitan
Stakes once, and here again he disappointed, Mr . Bennett' s
Drumlanrig Waterbed scoring an easy victory- from SaXon, with
third, just in front of the favourite.
Saturday's Events.
The rain overnight had softened the going considerably,
making it in some places slippery, with the result that falls were
more frequent than on the previous afternoon . The attendance
was better, however, , and runners were again plentiful,
seventy-four horses being saddled as against seventy-one on I riday.
The principal attraction was, of course, the Woldingham
Hurdle Race of 44o, for which, contrary to eXpectation, Saxon
was pulled out again and started in chief demand at 4 to z with
the top weight, White Prophet at a point longer odds, and St.
Patrick's Blue, Carol Singer, Elgon and Varech best backed of
the others . The race proved a triumph- for Mr. Spencer Gollan's
young horse, who has now established the right to be considered
the champion young hurdler of the season . The race was won at
a tremendous pace, the Belgian horse Varech pursuing cuttingdown
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MARCH, 1917 . j THE POLO MONTHLY 4y
front of his field . :Never given an easy, however, he ran himself
out and was in difficulties two hurdles from home when Elgon
and Saxon closed on him . The pair jumped the last hurdle
together, but on landing, the latter raced away and won by three
lengths . White Prophet stayed on well under his heavy burden
—he vvas giving the winner Ills . and the second 13lbs.—and
made his way - into third berth a couple of lengths behind Elgon,
whilst Varech, of whcm far too much use was made, finished
fourth. The vw inner SaXon is by no means a big-boned colt, but
is beautifully bred, being by Polymelus out of St . Olive. A
distinct failure on the flat, iii hurdling the has found his metier,
and Mr. Gollan possesses a worthy successor to his last season ' s
crack, The Bimkin, in this nice young colt.
The opening race, the Rowlands Steeplechase (two miles) saw
the downfall of the vecll-backed division in Scarlet Button,
Stainton, and Good Example, the two latter falling, Stainton at
the first fence, and Good EXample two fences from home when
going vv ell . Scarlet Button, who finished second, was beaten for
speed by the unconsidered Hartstown, whose first attempt it was
over a country . Mr . Hawkins' young horse gave a most finished
display, jumping magnificently, and should prove a fine performer
over the bigger obstacles.
Succubus gave a most disappointing display in the Brighton
Consolation Steeplechase, for which he vv as a strong favourite.
Pulling double most of the journey, he gave away altogether iii
the last half-mile, and fell two fences from home, when hopelessly
beaten at the time . This left Wiseton II. in front, and Mr.
Fitton's
gelding had no difficulty in putting paid to the account
of the other competitors, of whom Tommy Hop and Ballymendel
were his nearest opponents as the post was passed . The winner,
who it will he remembered gave W . Rogers such a nasty fall at
his last outing, is a reformed character, as he now jumped much
better than at Gatwick and won very easily.
A big field of twenty-one runners faced the starter for the
SusseX Hurdle Selling Handicap (two miles) . Most of them were
very moderate, however, and the winner came from the zoo to 7
division . This was The Village Schoolmaster, who has been
running very consistently this season, and apparently appreciates
heavy going, as he ran the well-backed Brand out of the race from
the last hurdle, scoring by half a length . Michigan, a 20 to i
chance ridden by the amateur Mr . A . Stubbs, was third . The
winner Was passed on to Mr . T . Richards at the subsequent
auction for 115 guineas.
The Marsh Green Steeplechase (two miles) was rightly
considered to lie between Lamentable and Rubinstein, none of the
other nine competitors being quoted against the pair . Mr. F.
Parker ' s mare fenced magnificently, and half way drew out with
a long lead of the rest of the field. At the penultimate fence, just
as she appeared to be coming in alone, she unfortunately overjumped
herself and came down, leaving Rubinstein to canter
home, thirty lengths in front of Mask Off, with the third horse,
Me, fifty lengths off the second .

THE POLO MONTHLY [M .\xcH, 1917.
The meeting then concluded with the Godstone Hurdle Race,
for which the well-bred Bayard was established a 2 to I chance.
Mr. J. White's horse is apparently no more reliable over obstacles
than he was on the flat, and he failed to get placed, Mr . Wootton ' s
The Gunyah atoning for his previous failures by an easy victor:
over Triple Blue, with Silver Shank a bad third. The winner
was returned at the liberal price of 5 tot, and enabled the majority
of backers to close their accounts with a winning balance . The
much-talked-of Newmarket tip Cobbler ' s Wax was amongst the
runners, but gave an indifferent display even for a novice, failing
to complete the course.
At the close of the day, a round-up of visitors was held by the
military, with the customary blank result, only ten being detained
for lack of having their papers on them . It really seems a pity
that the authorities have not something better to do than to waste
their own and other people' s time in organising fruitless raids on
racing folk " carrying on " in these days . The " shirker " will
not be found in the ranks of the racing community.
+ + +
Colwall Park, March 14-15
Wednesday's Racing.
The executive of this racecourse have eXperienced a fair
amount of ill-luck over the meetings allotted to them this season,
and at one time there must have been doubts as to whether their
fixture for the i4th and 15th of the month mould be beld, for, the
week prior, the course was lying in snow . However, the latter
disappeared, and beyond the weather being misty, the conditions
were not altogether unsatisfactory, though the going was naturally
very heavy.
There were not a great number of runners, only forty-seven
horses being saddled during the day for the six events. A
noticeable feature was the number of odds-on favourites who
failed, whilst an unusual occurrence was that of a race being
declared void, this occurring in the Barton Court Steeplechase.
The best field of the day turned out for the opening event, the
Ledbury Selling Handicap Hurdle Race (two miles), and for this
Beethoven, who failed at Lingfield when apparently winning, was
chosen as favourite . He ran badly, however, and MMIr . H . A.
Brown gained a decisive victory on his young horse Peterloo, the
winner being followed past the post by Murray Bridge and
Gentilhomme . There was no bid for Peterloo, and \Ir. Brown
therefore retained his horse , who will undoubtedly min more races
at no distant date.
Backers were again astray when selecting Sensitive Symons
to win the Stewards' Handicap Hurdle Race (two miles) . Neither
he nor the second favourite Aldermaston had anything to do with
the finish, a great struggle between Bendover and First Smoke
resulting in a head victory for the latter . The well-known

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Northampton sportsman, Mr . Wren, gained third place with
Siberian, who as usual made most of the running up to the last
hurdle.
Punters continued on the downward path through the erratic
behaviour of Irish Recruit, on whom odds of a to were laid to
win the Colwall Park Hurdle Race (two miles) . Two hurdles
from home, when right out from his field, Mr . Hartigan' s young
horse ran out, and the issue was left to the second favourite
Hollins Lane and Knight of Glin, of which pair the latter just
triumphed by a short head . Lovely Boy was third, a long
distance in the rear, in company with the rest of the field.
The disaster of the afternoon, to which I have already alluded,
occurred in the Barton Court Selling Steeplechase (two miles),
for which there were three runners, Cardross, Hill Fox, and
Cornelius . Odds vi'ere laid on Hill FoX, who has recently had
his attention turned to steeplechasing . After indulging Cardross
with the lead for some time, Mr. Watts' novice jumped to the
front, but fell at the final fence, leaving Cardross to finish alone,
the other runner Cornelius having been pulled up after half the
course had been covered . Hill FoX was remounted and passed
the post, but by this time the judge had left his box and did not
place him. It then transpired that Cardross was not eligible for
the race, having won a steeplechase at Bungay last year, and an
objection being raised on these grounds, the Stewards, on receiving
confirmation of the facts the following day, had no option but
to declare the race void, since Hill FoX had not been placed by
the judge . Both the owner and trainer of Cardross were fined
for the mistake, which certainly appears to have been gross
carelessness on the part of the latter.
The big race of the day, the Herefordshire Open Hunters '
Handicap Steeplechase, brought out eight runners, including two
" -War National " candidates in Fargue and Stag's Head, both
the property of Mr . Adams. The former was given preference
in the market, and was the only favourite to score during the
afternoon . Ridden by Mr. H . A. Brown, he won somewhat
easily from Phidias and Lord Rivers, after Mermaid IV . had
made the running for three parts of the distance.
The day's sport then concluded with the British Camp Consolation
Handicap (tx' o miles), for which Noah was an odds on
favourite. 11e, however, had no chance with Mr . Richardson ' s
Roman, though a bad blunder on his part, two fences
from home, doubtless helped the winner to secure the spoils.
It was a coincidence that Roman won this same race last year for
Mr. Richardson , but was disqualified for going the wrong course.
During the afternoon I heard that Stag's Head, who had been
fairly well backed for the " War National," would in all probabibtV
not be started for the big race.
Thursday's Sport.
The meeting was brought to a successful conclusion on the
Thursday, when the fields were more evenly distributed than on

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the previous clay . In the early morning the track had a thick
covering of snow, but the strength of the bright sun caused this
to rapidly disappear, though the going was, of course, again very
much on the heavy side. Only three horses were supported for
the opening event, the Newent Selling Hurdle
Belle, Ardath, and Tremolite—and the good judgment of punters
was vindicated when they occupied the first three positions,
Ednam's Belle scoring by three lengths from Ardath, with Tremolite,
six lengths away, third . At the subsequent auction the
winner was retained for 85 guineas, whilst Tremolite was sold for
30 guineas, but subsequently returned to Mr . Whitaker.
Iron Bedstead and Fifty-Five were at one time joint favourites
for the lour-Year-Old Handicap Hurdle Race (two miles), but
the former shortened considerably in price, eventually starting ctt
7 to 4 against . Well as he ran, he was beaten for speed from
the last hurdle by the outsider Ivanhoe, the property of Mr.
Rhodes, who thus achieved a double event, the previous winner
being also his property.
After six runners had contested the Moderate Hurdle Race
(two miles), in which Mr . Barbour ' s Elgon had no difficulty in
landing the odds laid on him from Sea Voyage and Idiot, the way
was clear for the Malvern Handicap Steeplechase (three miles,.
The two War National horses, Chang and Hackler's Bey, were
first and second favourites respectively . Sir Thomas Dewar ' s
mare ran eXceedingly badly, however, and was done with fully a
mile and a half from home . On the other hand, Chang took his
fences well, and with a longer distance to go would doubtless have
been returned the winner . Ballykisteen had too much speed for
him over the shorter course, however, and though Break Out
and Chang were rapidly closing upon him as the post was reached,
he managed to maintain his advantage to the end, scoring by a
length, a similar distance separating the second and third . It
was doubtless a good plan to give the favourite another good
gallop in public, and I shall not he surprised to sec him run very
respectably in the War National.
Eight runners contested the Bosbury Selling Handicap
Steeplechase (two miles), and Hunt received a speedy return for
the defeat of Chang by the victory of his horse Kanran, who was
not quite so good a favourite as Nemo . The winner was followed
past the post by Sabaria and Royal Canal.
The meeting then concluded with the Mathon Steeplechase
(two miles), which was looked upon as a match between Scarlet
Button and Hartstown . The latter, who had beaten his rival at
their previous meeting, now met )tim on 7lbs . worse terms, and
the penalty was sufficient to enable Mr. Watts' horse to gain a
narrow victory by a short head . The riders of both the winner
and Hartstown lodged objections to each other. Hawkins, who
was on Hartstown, alleged that Smith, the rider of Scarlet Button,.
deliberately struck him with his whip, whilst Smith in his turn
charged Hawkins with crowding him and foul riding. The
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MARCH, i917 .j THE POLO MONTHLY 47
to forfeit his J2,5 deposit, and was also reprimanded and fined L5.
It was a pity that a double objection occurred after so fine a finish,
and both riders would have been better advised to have treated
the matter more calmly, as whatever occurred was, to my mind,
purely unintentional on the part of either.
Windsor, March 16-17.
Friday.
The above meeting at Windsor met with rather better luck
than that usually attending postponed fixtures, weather and
conditions being irreproachable . The light was excellent, and
with fields of good dimensions sport went with a rare swing from
start to finish . Proceedings opened with the Mill Selling Hurdle
Race (two miles), for which there were eleven runners . Favouritism
rested with Mr . Jameson ' s Glatz, who has been performing
very consistently in his last few races, and who, it,w as hoped, would
now open up a winning account. Well as he ran, however, he
was easily trounced by Mr . Bottomley's young steeplechaser
King ' s Year, who commanded his field throughout the last mile,
and won just as far as his jockey permitted.
A very large field of selling steeplechasers turned out for the
River Selling Handicap (two miles), and in a very open market
George R . settled down favourite from Angus, Athenry, and
Wiseton II ., who were all of the same mark. The favourite ran
badly, and was well beaten quite a mile from home. Jumping
the last fence, Athenry looked to be winning when he was
challenged by the outsider Loomian, who, finishing on the stand
side, scored easily by one length and a half ; Mr. Bottomley' s
Menlo was third . Some amusement was caused by the confusion
of the winner ' s colours with those of the favourite George B.,
many bookmakers offering even money on the favourite during
the last hundred yards and until the winner had passed the post.
I may mention that the winner, who failed to elicit a bid at the
subsequent auction, was sold for 16 sovs . the previous week, so
Mr. Ayres secured a fine bargain and quick return for his money.
The w-w ay was now clear for the big race, the " Jubilee "
Hurdle Race (two and a-half miles), and in a spirited market
Water Bed, White Prophet, and Drumlanrig were the most
favoured candidates, the three all standing on the 7 to I mark,
whilst Archiestown, SaXon, and Raybarrow were quoted at a
point longer odds.
In the paddock, nothing looked so well as Water Bed, who was
obviously as fit as a fiddle, whilst other taking horses I noticed
were White Prophet, Archiestown, and Raybarrow . The story of
the race is easily told, for Water Bed made the whole
of the running, and jumping the final hurdle with a couple
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THE POLO MONTHLY I M vxcx, 1917.
Had his jockey Young ridden him out instead of palpably casing
him from the last jump, it would have been impossible for
Drum-lanrig to have caught him . Over-confidence is a fatal mistake on
the part of any jockey, but at the same time I do not wish to
convey that the winner did not deserve his victory, for his eXhibition
was a model of gameness, whilst Dillon, his jockey, had
ridden few, if any, in better finishes . ()f the others, the outsider
St . Beuve made his way into third place four lengths behind the
second, and White Prophet was, close up, fourth . Mr. Persse ' s
Archiestown found the welter-weight of 12 stone 9 lbs. beyond his
powers, and though the raced up to the leaders in the last mile,
he w as quickly beaten, and finished amongst the rear division.
A good field of eleven runners came out for the Lock Handicap
Steeplecbase (two miles), and great interest was felt in the appearance
of the Royston National horse Yellow Chat . Though the
scored from Blockade Runner and Wavylace, I was not greatly
impressed with the performance, as it was only under strong
pressure that Newey was successful in getting hire home half a
length in front of Blockade Runner, who was the unlucky horse
in the field . Sir William Nelson's horse made a bad mistake on
the far side of the course, and again when jumping the last
fence side by side with Yellow Chat made a further blunder, with
the result that he got quite unbalanced and was unable to make
up his ground before the post was reached.
The Windsor Four-Year-Old Hurdle Race (two miles) was
quite the best betting race of the day, for a long time there being
little to choose between five of the runners . Eventually Blueground
was established favourite in front of Tbe Gunyah, and in
the race the finish was confined to the pair, Blueground catching
Mr . Wootton 's horse at the last hurdle and going on to win
easily by a length and a-half. Cobbler's Wax, who was third,
half a length between The Gunyah, gave a vastly improved
display on his previous performance, and will doubtless w ain a race
before the season closes.
An excellent afternoon's sport terminated with the three-mile
Perseverance Steeplechase, open to horses who had not wan a
race. A favourite was at first found in Mr . Whitaker's Ballymendel,
but on heavy support going to United he was superseded
by the latter, who finished up at 5 to 2, with 3 to I offered against
Ballymendel . The picking was good, as the pair raced in company
throughout , drawing right away from the rest of the field
when half the distance had been accomplished . During the last
mile, first one and then the other led, and it was not until the last
fence had been negotiated side by side that Ballymendel gave way,
Broomhead leaving United to race clear and score by ten lengths.
was a very bad third, and only two others , Kingsworthy II . and
The Waggoner, completed the course.
[Owing to lack of space we have been compelled to hold over
our correspondent 's nodes on the Saturday's steeplechasing al
Windsor until our next issue .—Tx ; EDITOR .]

5^ THE POLO MONTHLY IMARcn, 1917.
The
Hunters' Improvement
and National Light Horse
Breeding Society's Show.
I
N spite of the increased difficulties of the times, in respect of
railway transit, shortage of labour, etc ., the entries for
the Islington Show of the Hunters ' Improvement and
National Light Horse Breeding Society were a pronounced
success, and more than three hundred animals were exhibited iii
the Thoroughbred Sires and Hunter Classes during the week.
The heavy programme demanding more time than last year's two
days afforded, a return was made to the pre-war arrangement of
a three-days ' show on the following dates, February 27th, 28th,
and March 1st. The opening day, Tuesday, was devoted to the
King ' s Premiums for thoroughbred stallions, and good progress
was made, ten of the district classes receiving their awards.
On the Wednesday the remaining four classes were disposed
of and the twelve Super-Premium awards made . The six Scottish
Premiums were also distributed among the reserves in the
Premium Classes, and a Hunter Class under saddle judged.
During the afternoon the show was honoured by the presence of
Queen Alexandra . The King and Queen were prevented from
being present, but the Queen-Mother was accompanied by
Princess Maud and the Grand Duchess George of Russia ; Sir
Dighton Probyn, the Hon . Charlotte Knollys, and Colonel Sir A.
Davidson were in attendance on the Royal party . Queen Alexandra,
who is a keen lover of horses, followed the judging of the
Super-Premiums with much interest, and stayed on for the
jumping contest, in which Mr. W . Traill' s two ponies, especially
the smaller one, Aviator, gave a brilliant display in the hands of
their youthful rider, dividing the honours with that fine horseman
Mr. John Coleman, the Epsom veterinary surgeon . The latter
rode his own horse, The Doctor, a faultless jumper and one well
known in the show ring.
The last day was devoted to young Hunter Stock with some
Traill's riding classes, and another jumping contest, in which Mr.
pair again distinguished themselves, Pop Over gaining the first
prize from Mr . Coleman's grey The Tetrarch, who was well
ridden by the latter ' s young niece, and Aviator securing fourth
prize.
The attendance was well up to the average throughout the

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three days, the military element being very conspicuous . The
band of H .M . Welsh Guards, by permission of Lord Harlech,
commanding, gave an excellent programme of music on the
Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, which was much
appreciated.
Meeting of the Society.
The annual meeting of the Society was held at the Hall on
the Tuesday, Lord Middleton presiding in the absence of the
President and the President-Elect (Major David Davies, M .P.,
and Lieut.-Colonel Gilmour, M .P.) on active service. The Chairman
expressed the deep regret of the Society at the death of the
Earl of Feversham, Lord Lucas, and Mr . R . G . Carden, all of
them strong supporters . It was very satisfactory to know that
after meeting their obligations they had been able to strengthen
their reserve fund, and members would learn with gratification
that the travelling of unsound sires, which had been discussed for
many years, had been pressed on the attention of the Government
as a proper subject for legislation, so that now he hoped it would
become a thing of the past. Colonel Gilmour was President for
the coming year, and for 1918 the Council nominated Lord
Penrhyn. The report and statement of accounts was adopted,
and the following members of the Council were announced as
elected to take the place of those retiring by rotation :—Major
Gilbert Henry, Mr. I. B. Kingscote, Brig.-General Malcolm
Little, the Rev. Sir William Hyde Parker, Mr . A . P. Payne-
Gallwey, Colonel R. A . Sanders, Mr. J . C. Straker, Mr . Owen C.
Wallis, Captain T. L. Wickham-Boynton, and Lord Wynford.
The prize-money was not so large this year as last, when £24,026
was distributed . This year £23,362 was the aggregate, the bulk
of it, £2o,6eo, being allotted to the Premiums, and the remainder
divided between the Scottish Premiums, the hunters, and the
ponies.
Judges for the Show.
The judges were Lord Orkney, the Hon . A . E. Parker, and
Mr. J. \V . A . Harris for the Premiums ; Messrs . T. A.
Hudson and C . W . Tindall for the hunter young stock ; Colonel
G . C . Birdwood and Captain Denis St . G . Daly for the riding
classes ; and Colonel the Hon. Charles Byng and Mr . Romer
Williams for the jumping competitions . Lord Orkney, it may
be added, requested Sir Gilbert Greenall to act for bim after the
first premium class had been disposed of.
The King's Premiums.
Last year 's record of entries for the King's Premiums
at the Thoroughbred Show, which exceeded that of 1915 by
forty-three, was broken this year by the narrow margin of
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fifty-nine were newcomers altogether, whilst Blacksmith and
Hunty Gowk, premium winners in the three-year-old class at
the Hunters' Improvement Show last year, being now eligible,
also made their debut amongst the King's Premium exhibits.
As last year, sixty King ' s Premiums were offered by the Board of
Agriculture and Fisheries for thoroughbred stallions, not under
four or over twenty years old, to travel prescribed districts in
England and Wales, in addition to which there were again six
King's Premiums offered - by the Board of Agriculture for
Scotland, the stallions being selected from those entered for, but
not awarded, English Premiums . The average value of an
English Premium is this year £315, paid by the Board, as against
the £326 offered last year . This difference is made up by a
decrease in the average numbers of mares and foals to seventy-five
and forty-five respectively . Briefly, the value of a King ' s
Premium is made up as follows :
jj, s . (1
Premium of L;15o half paid at the time of
award and half after the close of the
service season . . . . . . . . . 150 0 0
Service fee of Li a mare (average number
75), paid after the close of the service
season i5 0 0
Foal fee of £2 a foal (average number 45),
paid after the close of the foaling season 90 0 0
315 0 C)
In addition a service fee of £1 a mare
(average number 75) is chargeable to the
owner 75 0 0
Average earnings f;39 0 0 0
Fees are paid by the Board in respect of (but not exceeding)
ninety half-bred mares, and the earnings of a stallion serving
that number would be approximately £440 . A condition attaching
to the award of a King's Premium is that the winner shall not
be sold for export within twelve months of the (late of winning
the same without giving the Board the option of purchase . Twelve
Super-Premiums of the value of f;loo, paid ai the time of the
award, were given to , selected stallions of exceptional merit, and
these stallions have to be exhibited at the Show in 1918 or
forfeiture of the award is the result . The King again gave a
Challenge Cup for the best among the sires recommended for
Super-Premiums.
The value of the Scottish Premium this year is approXimately
X205, as in 1916, the total estimated earnings being x,285 . The
items which go to make up this sum are as follows :
Premium of 10o guineas—half paid at the £ s. d.
time of award and the other half after the
close of the service season . . . . . . 105 o o
Service fees of nominated mares (average

Photo by
Sport & General.
J
CAPT. F. L. WICKHAM-BOYNTON'S RATHURDE, by TREDENNIS out of Mare by BERRILL, ch . h., 9 Years.
SUPER-PREMIUM AND WINNER OF THE KING'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP FOR BEST
THOROUGHBRED STALLION .
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number 40)-£2 Tos . a mare—paid after £ s . d.
the close of the service season . . . Too 0 0
A foal fee of LT a mare (average number 25)
is chargeable to the owners of nominated
mares
In addition, service and foal fees not exceeding
£2 Tos . and £T respectively are payable
by owners of mares not receiving
nominations . The average number of
mares so served in 1916 was 20, and the
average amount of the service and foal
fees so payable is estimated at :
Service
Foal . ..
Total estimated average earnings
Rathurde deposes Birk Gill.
45 0
1O 0 0
The King ' s Champion Challenge Cup for the best thoroughbred
stallion in the show found a fresh champion in the Irish-bred
Rathurde, a fine, upstanding chesnut with good substance and full
of quality. By Tredennis out of a Berrill mare, he has plenty of
bone, and looked a model of a weight-carrying thoroughbred.
His only fault that I could see was that he turns a toot out
slightly, but seems to lose this in moving, when he goes with
beautiful freedom . The property of Captain Wickham-Boynton,
this was his first appearance in the ring, and it was obvious when
he was quickly selected to head the strong Yorkshire District
Class that the judges were greatly attracted by him . The triple
champion Birk Gill did not look quite himself, and was placed
third in the Super-Premiums, behind Gilgandra, who was second
and reserve to him last year. Birk Gill has a large
party of fervent admirers who have always acclaimed the
son of Marcion and Frisky as the perfect model of a hunter sire,
and on the opening day there was a little surprise when in their
district class Rathurde was given the preference over him . There
is no doubt, however, that the younger animal thoroughly deserves
his victory. Even the most ardent of the late champion ' s
supporters was forced to agree, when the pair met again among
the Super-Premiums, that the attractions of the newcomer grew
on one on further acquaintance.
One I liked immensely was the six-year-old Gay Lally, who
was placed fourth. I have had a great admiration for this young
son of Lally and Girsha throughout his racing career, and was
disappointed that the early promise of his two-year-old days were
never satisfactorily fulfilled . I always considered he would make
a grand stallion, though, and when he has furnished and let down

MARCH, 1917 . 1 THE POLO MONTHLY JJ
L have no doubt he will be found occupying premier place at the
Agricultural Hall. At the 1,500 guineas the Compton Stud
paid for him last January, they have acquired a fine bargain.
Fourth and fifth places fell to new exhibits in Cock-a-hoop, own
brother to the famous filly Pretty Polly, and Great
Surprise, whilst the eleventh berth also fell to a newcomer in
Tidal Wave. The remainder of the successful competitors,
Bachelor ' s Lodge, Darigal, Bachelor's Charm, John Lambton,
and Chanteur, were awarded Super-Premiums in 1916 . Of the
five displaced from last year 's list, neither Bagotstown or Wisemac
Photo by Sport & General.
THE COMPTON STUD Co .'s THOROUGHBRED STALLION GILGANDRA,
Super-Premium and Reserve for the Ring 's Cup.
were on view, but Renown, Neyland, and Newmarket, though
failing to hold their positions among the Super-Premium horses,
were nevertheless successful in gaining Premiums in their respective
district classes.
Among exhibitors, the most successful were the Compton
Stud, with four Super-Premiums and nine Premiums, and the
cousins Captain Wickham-Boynton and Mr . Cholmondeley, with
three Super-Premiums and five Premiums . Mr. Mumford, of
Moreton Morrell, also carried off six Premiums . Appended are
the full particulars of the awards of the Premiums in the various
district classes :
THE KING'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP, FOR THE
BEST THOROUGHBRED STALLION.
Winner'--Capt . T . L . Wickham-Boynton ' s Rathurde, ch . h ., 9
years .

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Reseri c The Compton Stud Co . ' s Gilgandra, ch . h ., 9 years.
Runner-up—Capt . T . L. Wickham-Boynton and Mr . H . A.
Cholmondeley ' s Birk (=ill, ch . h., 14 years.
SUPER-PREMIUMS.
1. Capt . T. L. Wickham-Boynton's Rathurde, cll . h ., 9 years.
2. The Compton Stud Co . ' s Gilgandra, c11 . li ., 9 years.
3. Capt . T. L . Wickham-Boynton and Mr. H. A. Cholmondeley'
s Birk (=ill, ch. h ., 14 years.
4. The Compton Stud Co . 's (=ay Lally, ch . h ., 6 years.
5. Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s Cock-a-hoop, ch . h ., 11 years.
6. Capt. T. L. Wickham-Boynton and Mr. H . A . Cholmondeley's
Bachelor ' s Lodge, ch . h ., 12 years.
S . The Compton Stud Co . 's Darigal, ch . li ., S years.
9. Major David Davies' Bachelor's Charm, br . 11 ., io years.
10. The Compton Stud Co.'s John Lambton, cll . h ., 6 years.
11. Mr. R. L. Fenwick's Tidal Wave, b . h ., S years.
12. Mr. John Drage's Chanteur, ch . 11 ., 11 years.
PREMIUMS.
Winners of Super-Premiums denoted thus
DISTRICT Crass I .—Durham, Northumberland, and Yorkshire
(North Riding) . Five Premiums . (14 entries .)
Premiums.
x The Compton Stud Co . ' s Darigal, chesnut, 16 11 . in ., foaled in
1909, by The Victory out of Kilda . Bred by the late
Marquis of Waterford.
Lord Middleton ' s Crathorne, Clark bay, 16 h . in ., foaled in 1903,
by Donovan out of Lady Lena . Bred by J . S. Dugdale.
C . T. Maling's Denis Richard, chesnut, 16 h. i in ., foaled in
1599, by Laveno out of Mill Pond . Bred by Capt . D . I4.
O'Callaghan.
The Compton Stud Co . ' s Renown, brown, 16 h. 1 in., foaled in
1907, by Count Schomberg out of Lady C . Bred by the
late Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart.
Capt . T . L. Wickham-Boynton and H . A . Cholmondeley's Maitre
Corbeau, black, 16 h . i in ., foaled in 1910, by
Gallinule out of Lutetia. Bred by the late Major Eustace Loder.
Rcscvi es.
J . C. and A . H . Straker's Sir Roger.
J. W . Walton' s Flying Scot.
J. Brown ' s Blacksmith.
DISTRICT CLASS H . Cumberland, Lancaster, and Westmoreland.
Three Premiums . (11 entries .)
Premiums.
Lord Lonsdale's Lord Harry, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 19oq, by
Chevening out of Lady Harriett . Bred by the late J.
Lonsdale .

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R . Rimmer's Tates, chesnut, 15 h. 31 in ., foaled in 1 904, by
Lord Edward II . out of Lady Schomberg. Bred by M.
Fitzgerald.
S . Mum ford ' s The Tailor, brown, 16 11 ., foaled iu 1907, by
Laveno out of Gyneth . Bred by J . McDonnell.
I)is'rnic'i' Cl,1ss III . Yorkshire (East Riding), Yorkshire (West
Riding) . Seven Premiums . (12 entries .)
Premiums.
Capt . ' 1'. L. Wickham-Boynton ' s Rathurde, chesnut, 16 h . i in .,
foaled in 1908, by Tredennis out of mare by Berrill . Bred
by H . J. Cullen.
'Capt . ' I' . L. Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley 's
Birk ( ;ill, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 1903, by Marcion out
of Frisky . Bred by John Osborne.
Capt . ' 1'. I,. Wickham-Boynton and H . A. Cholmondeley 's
Bachelor's Lodge, chesnut, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled in 1905, by
Tredennis out of Milady . Bred by J . Lowry.
Capt. T. L . Wickham-Boynton and H . A . Cholmondeley's
San Stefano, black, 16 h ., foaled in 1910, by Santry out
of Self-Sacrifice . Bred by G . Robinson.
Edward and Philip Hodgson's Adeodatus, Chesnut, 16 h ., foaled
in 1909, by Dieudonne out of Rose of Shannon . Bred by
J. B . Haggin.
John Lett 's Forcett, brown, 16 h ., foaled in 1909, by Atlas out
of Cornwall's Queen . Bred by W . F . Lax.
Lord Middleton's Tantamount, dark bay, 16 11 . 1i in ., foaled in
1912, by Dark Ronald out of Raindrop . Bred by W. N.
McMillan .
Reserves.
B. M . Slocock ' s Langthorne.
A . O . Haslewood's CT.
DisTnlcT CI,144 IV .-- Lincoln, parts of Holland, Kestevin, and
Lindsey, and Notts . Three Premiums . (9 entries .)
Premiums.
R . L. Fenwick ' s Take Care, bay, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled in 1906, by
Matchmaker out of Golden Tresses . Bred by D. Fraser.
F. Hardy's Top Covert, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 1913, by Cicero
out of Sister Hilda . Bred by owner.
Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Leslie Birkin 's, D .S .O ., Indian
Runner, brown, 16 h ., foaled i11 1905, by Ladas out of
Pintail . Bred by M. Gurry.
Reserves.
C. J. C . Hill and E . S. Tomlinson ' s Irrawaddy.
Lord Middleton 's Jovial.
A . O. Haslewood ' s Origo .

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DISTRICT CLASS V .—Derby and Stafford . Two Premiums.
(ii entries .)
Premiums.
A . O . Haslewood 's FitzRichard, bay, 16 h . i in ., foaled in 1910,
by Count Schomberg out of Tully Lass. Bred by Col.
W. Hall Walker.
J . F . Rees and W. V. Howell Thomas' Sysonby, dark bay,
16 h . of in ., foaled in 1909, by Melton out of Go Swiftly.
Bred by J . Musker .
Reserves.
Miss M . A. Dalrymple ' s Hunt); Gowk.
Flannery Bros . ' Red Gate.
Major D . Davies ' M.P., M .F .H ., Pedlar Brand.
DISTRICT Crass VI . Chester, Hereford, Salop . Three
Premiums . (9 entries .)
Premiums.
Colonel Henry Heywood-Lonsdale 's Neyland, chesnut, 16 h .,
foaled in 1901, by Milford out of Hilarite . Bred by the
late W . G . Stevens.
A . McMahon ' s Elector, chesnut, 16 h . ozin ., foaled in 1904, by
Gallinule out of Lady Elect. Bred by C . J . Blake.
L. Cookson's Rayscross, dark brown, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled in 1898,
by St . Florian out of Dewcross . Bred by the late J.
Gubbins .
Reserves.
Colonel H . Heywood-Lonsdale 's Jack Scarlett.
S. Mumford ' s Scoter.
' I' . J . Hillman's Lorello.
DISTRICT CLASS VII .—Anglesey, Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen,
Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Glamorgan,
Merioneth, Monmouth, Montgomery, Pembroke, and
Radnor. Five Premiums. (12 entries .)
Premiums.
'Major David Davies ' M.P . M .F .H ., Great Surprise, chesnut,
16 h . i in ., foaled in 1908, by Avidity or Fariman out of
Armorel.
J . F . Rees and W . V . Howell Thomas ' Sanglamore, dark bay,
16 h ., foaled in 1909, by Santry out of Ismene . Bred by
W. B . Bingham.
Joseph Staien ' s Jingling Geordie, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 1909,
by Santry out of Merangue . Bred by Capt. Noel Money.
John Griffiths ' Just Cause, chesnut, 16 h . 1 in., foaled in 1899,
by Best Man out of Farewell . Bred by the Duke of
Westminster .

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J . F. Rees and W . V. Howell Thomas' Scipio, bay, 16 h ., foaled
in 1911, by Cicero out of Cyme . Bred by Sir Ernest
Cassel .
Reserves.
The Llawers-y-Coed Stud Co . ' s French Eagle.
Major David Davies ' M.P., M.F.H ., Sea Flier.
DISTRICT CLASS VIII.--Gloucester, Oxford, Warwick, and
Worcester. Five Premiums . (11 entries .)
Photo by Sport & General.
MR . G . DICKINSON'S Three-year-old Hunter Gelding CARK MARQUIS,
By KING'S COURTSHIP' out of DUCHESS XII.
First and Championship amongst Hunters.
Pre Iti'Unis.
'` The Compton Stud 's Gilgandra, chesnut, 16 h. i in., foaled in
1908, by Gallinule out of Nicandra. Bred by Lady
Conyngham.
* The Compton Stud's John Lambton, chesnut, 16 h ., of in .,
foaled in 1911, by Picton out of Mesquite . Bred by H.
Drage.
Lord Willoughby de Broke ' s Newmarket, chesnut, 16 h . 2 in .,
foaled in 1908, by Marco out of Chaffinch . Bred by Lord
Savile .

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Lord Willoughby de Broke's Puro Caster, chesnut, 16 h . 1 iii.,
foaled in 1908, by Uncle Mac out of Isis Belle . Bred by
W . B . Purefoy.
S. Mumford' s Soft Answer, dark brown, 16 h . 2 in., foaled in
1911, by Nulli Secundus out of Musley Girl . Bred by
R. Walker .
R'esol'e.
S . Mumford ' s Roi Donovan.
DISTRICT CL ASS IX.—Bedford, Hunts, Leicester, Northampton,
Rutland, and Soke of Peterboro ' . Five Premiums. (15
entries .)
Premiums.
* Major David Davies' Bachelor ' s Charm, brown, 15 h . 3 in .,
foaled in 1907, by Tredennis out of Lady Black . Bred
by J . Lowry.
* F . L. Fenwick's Tidal Wave, bay, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled in 1909,
by Wavelet ' s Pride out of Tolbooth. Bred by Major J . D.
Edwards.
* John Drage's Chanteur, chesnut, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled in 1906, by
Vitez out of Chantress. Bred by Major Edwards.
Donald Fraser ' s Sundawn, chesnut, 16 h . oz in ., foaled in 1909,
by Sundridge out of Battels . Bred by the late P . Falcke.
Donald Fraser's Ulpian, chesnut, 15 h . 3 in., foaled in 1904,
by Callinule out of Merry Gal . Bred by Col . W. Walker.
Reserves.
John Drage ' s Snap-dragon.
E . W. Robinson's The Tower.
DISTRICT CLASS X .—Cambs, Isle of Ely, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
Three Premiums . (15 entries .)
Premiums.
Capt A . E . Clerk's Merry Fox, brown, 16 h ., foaled iii 1904,
by Flying Fox out of Flower of Wit . Bred by the late
Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart.
Stephen Mumford ' s General Stossel, brown, 16 h . i in ., foaled
in 1904, by Kenmoral out of Lady Longner. Bred by
B . Ellam.
The Exors.' of the late Robert Walpole Palmer, Sea Bath, bay,
16 h . o2 in ., foaled in 1906, by Merman out of Miss
Fawcett . Bred by Lady de Bathe.
Reserves.
J . G . Runciman's Black Beau.
Major C . M. Jickling ' s Simonson.
DISTRICT CIASS XI . Bucks, Essex, Herts, and Middlesex.
Three Premiums . (9 entries .)
Premiums.
Arthur Salvin Bowlby's Captain Jack, bay, 16 h ., foaled in

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1909, by Sundridge out of Salvaich . Bred by- the late
H . Waring.
Donald Fraser ' s Bluestone, bay, 16 h . 1 in ., foaled in 1910, by
Bachelor ' s Button out of Sweet Story. Bred by J . B . Joel.
The Hon . Mrs . Ives' Kano, brown, 16 h ., foaled in 1900, by
Trenton out of Rabia . Bred by '1'. C . Clark.
Reerves.
E . W . Robinson's Bobrikoff.
E . W . Robinson's Red Hand.
II . J . King's St . Petersburg.
DISTRICT Ci, :1ss XII .—Kent, Surrey, and Sussex . Four
Premiums . (9 entries .)
Preinin iis.
* Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s Cock-a-hoop, chesnut, 16 h.
1 in ., foaled in 1906, by Gallinule out of Admiration.
Bred by the late Major Eustace Loder.
C . Kelway-Bamber 's Rockaway, brown, 16 h . of in ., foaled in
1902, by Trenton (imp .) out of Flitaway. Bred by the late
Prince Soltykoff.
Capt. H . Faudel-Phillips ' Stortford, bay, 16 h ., foaled in 1908, by
Thrush out of Cut for Deal. Bred by Earl Fitzwilliam.
Hugh Patteson Nickall's Eton Boy, dark brown, 16 h ., foaled in
190S, by Littleton out of Felstead . Bred by the owner.
Dis'rnic'i' Cr, vss XIII .—Berks, Hants, and Isle of Wight.
Three Premiums . (17 entries .)
Premiums.
The Compton Stud Co . 's Political, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 1910,
by Joe Chamberlain out of Etra Weenie . Bred by the
late A . Stedall.
John Edward's Egret, chesnut, 15 h . 3 in ., foaled in 1906, by
Gallinule out of Lady Elect. Bred by C. J . Blake.
Stephen Mumford ' s Persimmon ' s Pride, chesnut, 16 h . 1 in .,
foaled in 190S, by Persimmon out of Bridal . Bred by
J . Musker .
Reserves.
J . F . Rees and W . V . Howell Thomas ' St . Pagans.
H. Arnold's Thorndyke.
D[sTR1c r Ci. :xss XIV .—Dorset, Somerset, and Wilts . Six
Premiums . (9 entries .)
Premiums.
* The Compton Stud Co . ' s Gay Lally, chesnut, 16 h . 2 in., foaled
in 1911, by Lally out of Girsha . Bred by Major Edwards.
The Compton Stud ' s Red King, chesnut, 15 h . 31 in ., foaled in
1912, by Roi Herode out of Penance. Bred by A . H.
Straker .

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B . M. Slocock's King Edgar, chesnut, 16 h . 1 in., foaled in 1911,
by Isinglass out of Sweet Marjorie . Bred by Sir R . W.
Griffith, Bart.
Stephen Mumford's King of the Wavelets, chesnut, 16 h . of in.,
foaled in 1907, by Wavelet ' s Pride out of Catherist . Bred
by exors. of J. Dolan.
The Compton Stud Co . 's Garborian, Chesnut, 16 h . 2 in ., foaled in
1910, by Garb Or out of Cerastia . Bred by S . Boddington.
The Compton Stud Co . ' s Wilful Willie, chesnut, 16 h . 1 in.,
foaled in 1913, by William Rufus out of Spiteful . Bred
by J . Musker .
Reserves.
The Compton Stud Co . 's Thistledown.
Hugh Patteson Nickall ' s Strickland.
The Compton Stud Co .'s Sandow.
DISTRICT CLASS XV .—Cornwall and Devon . Three Premiums
(12 entries .)
Premiums.
W . and H . Whiteley ' s Golden Grebe, chesnut, 16 h . i in., foaled
in 1905, by Grebe out of The Israelite . Bred by J . Reese.
Martin J . Taylor's Marzio, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 1904, by
Marcion out of Frisky . Bred by John Osborne.
A. G. Parsons' Wuffy, bay, 1 .5 h . 3.'1 in., foaled in 1903, by
Martagon out of Glass. Bred by J. H . Houldsworth.
Reserves.
J . Rohan's Otterton.
The Bingham Lodge Stud ' s Bridge of Orchy.
A . G . Parsons' Bacton Lad.
KING'S PREMIUMS FOR SCOTTISH DISTRICTS.
Premiums.
Frederick William Barling's Bacton Lad, chesnut, 16 h . 1 in .,
foaled in 1900, by The Rush out of Alucha . Bred by the
late W . B . Partridge.
Charles J. C. Hill and Edward Shearwood's Irawaddy, chesnut,
16 h. 11 in ., foaled in 1911, by William Rufus out of The
Teign. Bred by J. Musker.
J . C. and A . H . Straker ' s Sir Roger, bay, 16 h . i in ., foaled in
1904, by Uncle Mac out of Mabel Sandys . Bred by W.
Taylor Sharpe.
H . L . Storey ' s Moonlighter, brown . 16 h., foaled in 1912, by
Silver Streak out of Volley. Bred by T. Skilton.
J . Rohan's Otterton, chesnut, 16 h ., foaled in 1899, by Otterburn
out of Cyprus. Bred by H. S. Constable.
A . O. Haslewood ' s Commodore, dark brown . 16 h . 1 in ., foaled in
1010, by Ulpian out of Sulky . Bred by C . Mynors .

Reserves.
The Llawes-y-Coed Stud Co . ' s French Eagle.
Stephen Mumford's Scoter.
+ + +
The Hunter Show.
Judges .—Young Classes : MESSRS. C . W . TINDALL and T . A.
HUDSON. Riding Classes : Col,. G. C . BIRDWOOD and
CAPT . D . St . G . DALY. Jumping : COL,. The HoN . CHAS.
BYNG and MR. ROMER WILLUAMS.
T O all intents and purposes, the Show of Hunters was on the
same lines as 1916, the entries totalling 128, or five less
than last year . The morning was chiefly spent in judging the
hunter young stock, and throughout all classes a very pleasing
standard of merit was maintained . The champion of the show
this year was discovered among the three-year-old geldings, the
palm of victory going to Mr . George Dickinson 's Cark Marquis,
a bay son of King ' s Courtship and Duchess XII ., in whom there
is much to admire . He has good depth, and stands near the
ground, with beautiful shoulders, and should make up into a rare
weight-carrier as time goes on . Reserve to him for the cup and
medal was the two-year-old bay gelding Reg, by Hanover Square
out of Piper, an extremely nice type, with plenty of size and
scope and a good mover . His sire Hanover Square was successful
over The Tower in the Produce Groups of three young animals
with Reg, 2 years, Pallingham, 2 years, and Wedding Bells, 3
years. There was a nice entry of twenty-two for the yearling
colts or geldings, in which Bastion, a nice brown colt by The
Tower was put at the head, closely followed by a gelding by
Be Very Wise, The Middy by King of the Wavelets, The Temple
by The Tower, Bachelor ' s Bloom by Bachelor's Lodge, and
Raider by Wales . The leader among the same class for fillies
was Sir Merrik Burrell' s The Belle, a very shapely daughter of
Hanover Square . The two-year-old colts or geldings were headed
by Reg, who, as we have just said, was chosen for reserve in the
cup, whilst the two-year-old fillies class fell to Patricia IV ., a
nicely put together chesnut by Sly Patrick . Only one award was
made in the two-year-old hunter-bred section, where the six
entries were but moderate . The winner of the three-year-old
gelding class Cark Marquis was closely followed by Black Beauty
by The Best, bred and owned by Sir Merrik R . Burrell. Cark
Marquis' sire King's Courtship was the champion stallion in
1912 and 1913, and the latter's representative does him credit in
every way . In the three-year-old fillies class Mr. Frank
Wilkinson' s Encore, a brown daughter of Akbar, just scored after
a close struggle with Sunlock, a nicely-turned filly by Heliotrope .

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Hunter Sires.
Rather a mixed lot contested the class for weight-carrying
hunter sires not eligible for the G .S .B . There were only five
entries, and the most bloodlike-looking one of the party was that
good racer Matelot . He, however, hardly possesses enough
substance to impress breeders with his capabilities for siring
heavy-weights, and the judges passed him over, awarding premier
honours to last year's winner Gateboy, the 13-year-old son of the
recently-deceased steeplechase sire Walmsgate.
Photo b1, Sport & Genera
MESSRS. McMORRAN BROS .' Six-yrar-old Brown Belding
IMPERIAL.
First in Hunter Class for Ma re, or Geldings, seven years and under.
Riding Classes.
Entries were scarce in the riding classes, but Mr . Aspinall
showed a nice type of animal in Peace Dove, who won among
the four-year-old mares . Captain Jeffcock scored in the corresponding
class for geldings with Cuckoo, a nice hunter type by
Stron ' ard with beautiful free action. A mixed lot of nineteen
paraded for the class for mares or geldings not exceeding seven
years of age, and a difficult task was set the judges in making
their awards. They eventually placed the brown gelding Imperial
at the head of the class, with Alpha, a chesnut son of the 1914,
1915 and 1916 champion thoroughbred stallion Birk Gill, second .

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The following are the complete awards in the various
classes :
SPECIAL AWARDS.
SOCIETY
CHALLENGE VALUE
£50, MEDALFOR
AND GOLD Cur,
BEST FILLY, COLT OR GE LDING EXHIBITED IN CLASSES
2 TO 9.
1st—Mr . George Dickinson ' s Cark Marquis, 3 years, by King 's
Courtship out of (5200) Duchess XII.
Reserve—Mr . W. Vizard's Reg, 2 years, by Hanover Square out
of (4542) Piper.
YOUNG STOCK.
CLASS I .—PRODUCE CLASS—BEST GROUP OF THREE YOUNG
ANIMALS (ONE, Two OR THREE YEARS OLD), BY THE
SAME THOROUGH-BRED OR REGISTERED HUNTER SIRE,
SELECTED FROM ENTRIES IN CLASSES 2 TO 9 (7 groups).
Silver Medal for winning sire, to Sir Merrik Burrell ' s Hanover
Square.
Reserve—Mr. E. W . Robinson's The Tower.
Premium—Mr. W . Vizard's Reg, 2 years, dam (4542) Piper.
Premium—Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell's Pallingham, 2 years,
dam (4868) B .P.
Premium—Mr . J . B. Aspinall ' s Wedding Bells, 3 years, dam
(49 63) Lady Kitty.
Reserve—Mr . C . T. Hoare's Bastion, I year, dam (5311) Passion.
Reserve—Mr . V. F. Bosanquet ' s The Temple, i year, dam (4747)
Murli.
Reserve—Mr. E. W. Robinson's Shot Hard, 3 years, dam (3618)
Partridge II.
CLASS 2.—YEARLING COLTS OR GELDINGS (22 entries).
1st—Mr. C . T. Hoare ' s Bastion, by The Tower out of (5311)
Passion.
Premium—Mr. J . Robertson ' s gelding by Be Very Wise out of
Rosa Mohr.
Premium—Mr . F. B . Wilkinson ' s The Middy, by King of the
Wavelets out of (2746) May Queen.
Premium—Mr. V. F. Bosanquet ' s The Temple, by The Tower
out of (4747) Murli.
Premium—Mrs . Scott ' s Bachelor ' s Bloom, by Bachelor ' s Lodge
out of Mayblossom.
Premium—Mr . A . E . Bowen ' s Raider, by Wales out of
Tangerine.
Reserve—Mr. E. W. Robinson ' s Casual, by The Tower out of
(4759) Cashel's Rock.
Highly commended—Miss Olive Orr-Ewing 's colt, by Bagotstown
.

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CI,~\SS 3 .-YEARLING FILLIES (12 entries).
1st Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s The Belle, by Hanover
Square out of (3014) Surprise.
Premium—Mr. J . Homes' Water Baby, by Cyclops II . out of
(4 1 56) Stormy Petrel II.
Premium—Major E. E. Rich' s Diamond Wedding, by Hanover
Square out of Queen of Diamonds.
Premium—Capt . the Hon . H . B . Money-Coutts ' Shady Girl, by
Rockaway out of (4195) Gaiety Girl I I .
Reserve—Major David Davies' Reinette, by Red Sahib out of
(5077) Benarty Queen II.
Highly commended—Lieut .-Colonel J . T . Wigan ' s DUM-DUM,
by Captain Jack out of (5313) Whisker.
CLASS 4.—TW -A E R-OL1) CULTS 1NI) GELDINGS (17 entries).
1st—Mr. W. Vizard's Reg, by Hanover Square out of (454 2 )
Piper.
Premium—Mr . M . S. Thomson's Sleepy Scot, by Thistledown
out of (5320) Pyjamas.
Premium—Major Sir Merrik R. Burrell's Pallingham 1)v Hanover
Square out of (4565) B.P.
Premium Mr. J. Lett's Ace of Trumps, by Fealsham.
Premium Sir Edward Stern's Botha, by Dundreary out of
Brunette.
Reserve Rex Messrs . J . Hardy & Son ' s Petrograd, lly William
out of Polly.
Highly commended Colonel H . Heywood-Lonsdale ' s Cleveland,
by Neyland out of (5316) Clementine II.
Highly commended—Mr . H . Watson ' s EXpert, by Gold Medallist
out of Cornflower.
Highly commended—Major L . B . Holliday's Melton Lion, by
Harry Melton out of Lyra.
CL .1ss 5.—'TWO-YEAR—OLD FILI .n?S (13 entries).
1st—Mr . J . Norbury's Patricia IV ., by Sly Patrick out of
Wishful.
Premium Capt . W . P . Jeffcock ' s Britannia II ., by Captain Jack
out of ( 5 Too) The Roothings.
Premium—Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell's Jenny, by Hanover
Square out of (4565) B .P.
Premium—Capt . Hon . H . B . Money-Coutts' Golden Girl II ., by
Golden Grebe out of (4195) Gaiety Girl II.
Reserve Major L . B . Hollidav's Colleen, by Irishman out of
rsoviana.
a
V
Highly commended—Major David Davies', M.P ., Lady
Redwings, by Red Sahib out of Combined.
CT,Ass 6 . HINTER-BRED Twu-`EAR-OLn COLTS (6 entries).
Premium—Colonel H . Heywood-Lonsdale' s Cleveland by
Neyland
out of (5316) Clementine II .

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CLASS 7 . ' I'IIREE-YI?AR-OLD GELDINGS (io entries).
1st—Mr . ( ; . Dickinson's Cark Marquis, by King's Courtship
out of (5200) Duchess XII.
Premium Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s Black Beauty, by The
Best out of (4247) Lovey Mary.
Premium—Mrs . H . D . Greene's Swordsman, by Ballinasloe out
of (4349) Cariad.
Premium—Mr . E. W . Robinson ' s Shot Hard, by The Tower out
of (3618) Partridge II.
Reserve—Mr . H. Watson's Amber, by Newcastle.
Highly commended—Capt . W. P . Jeffcock ' s Forewarn,
Splendour out of (4434) Snowdrop III.
Photo by
Sport & General.
SIR MERRIK R . BURRELL'S THE BELLE, by HANOVER SQUARE
out of SURPRISE.
First in Hunter Yearling Fillies' Class.
Highly commended--Major L . B . Holliday's Singalee, by Vitez
out of Agate.
CLASS 8.—Tl1REI:-YFAR-01,o FILLIPS (12 entries).
1st—Mr. F. B . Wilkinson ' s Encore, by Akbar out of (3 679)
Repetition.
Premium—Mr. J . Ashburner ' s Sunlock, by Heliotrope out of
(4960) Sunshine VI.
Premium—Mr. J. B . Aspinall's Wedding Bells, by Hanover
Square out of (4963) Kitty IV .

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Premium—Capt . H . B. Money-Coutts' Rockette, by Rockaway
out of (4195) Gaiety Girl II.
Reserve—Major David Davies' Babs, by Red Sahib out of Tale
Teller.
CLASS 9 .—HUNTER-BRED COLTS, THREE YEARS OLD (foaled in
1914)-
(No entries .)
HUNTER SIRES.
CLASS 1O.-WEIGHT-CARRYING HUNTER SIRES, FOUR YEARS
OLD AND UPWARDS, REGISTERED IN TIlE H .S .B., BUT
NOT OPEN TO T .B . SIRES REGISTERED IN THE G .S .B.
Two Premiums . (5 entries .)
Premium—The Association of Farmers in Norfolk 's Gateboy,
13 years, by Walmsgate (dead) out of (5054) The Gift
IV.
Premium—Mr. J. Norbury ' s Full Moon, 12 years, by All Moonshine
out of (5298) Jessie III.
Reserve—Mr. H . Hawkins' Silver Blaze, 4 years, by WorkboX
out of (5215) Rhine Wine.
CLASS 1I .-FOUR-YEAR-OLD MARKS (5 entries).
1st—Mr. J. B. Aspinall's Peace Dove.
2nd—Mr. J. Homes' Ranee IV., by Red Sahib out of Biddy.
3rd—Major L . B . Holliday ' s Alcala, by Uncle George out of mare
by Royal Charter.
Reserve—Mr. Burnett's Butterfly II., by Wales out of (4300)
Mermaid II.
CLASS 12 . FOUR-YEAR-OLD GELDINGS (6 entries).
1st—Capt . W. P. Jeffcock ' s Cuckoo, by Stromard out of (1861)
Fanny Fern H.
2nd—Mr. F. G. Coleman' s Cork, by Rockaway out of (1907)
Homely Lass.
3rd-Mr. Gerald Gold's Mystery.
Reserve—Mr . H. Watson's Rocket.
CLASS 13 .-MARES OR GELDINGS NOT EXCEEDING SEVEN YEARS
OLD (foaled in 1910, 1911, 1912, or 1913) . (24 entries .)
1st—Messrs. McMorran Bros .' Imperial, hr. g ., 6 years.
2nd-Mr. R. F . Dunnell's Alpha, ch. g., 5 years, by Birk Gill.
3rd—Mr. W. Cheney ' s Hard Times, b . g., 6 years, by Outpost
out of Grace.
Reserve—Mr . John Drage ' s Bluebeard, h . g ., 6 years .

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CLASS 14 .-F)R THE BEST JUMPER OVER TIIE COURSE
(WEDNESDAY).
--Mr . W. Trail ' s Pop Over.
—Mr. J . Coleman's The Doctor.
3rd--Mr . W . "Trail's Aviator.
nth Mrs. R . P. Croft ' s Dan Leno.
K Tied for first place.
Photo by Sport & General.
MR . J . B. ASPINALL'S Hunter Mare PEACE DOVE.
\Vinnrr in Four-year-old M :u'cs' Clan.
Cr.:ASs 15 .--FOR THE BEST JUMPER OVER THE COURSE
(THURSDAY).
1st Mr. W . Trail ' s Pop Over.
2nd—Mr. J. Coleman's The Tetrarch.
3rd—Messrs . T. and H . Ward's Fisherman.
4tl1--Mr. W . Trail ' s Aviator.
+ + +

As I reported iii last month's issue, the Council of the
Hunters' Improvement and National Light Horse Breeding
Society, in view of the unsatisfactory state of the light-horse
breeding industry, sent a request to Lord Derby, Secretary of
State for War, and Mr . R . E. Prothero, President of the Board
of Agriculture and Fisheries, that they would meet a deputation
on the subject and give an outline of the Government ' s policy,
and if possible an encouraging pronouncement for the benefit of
breeders. The interview duly took place at the War Office, the
following gentlemen constituting the deputation :—Mr. Cecil
Aldin, Mr. A. S. Bowlby, Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell, Bart .,
Colonel the Hon . Charles Byng, the Hon . E. A . Fitzroy, M .P .,
Major R. S . Forestier-Walker, D .S .O., Sir Walter Gilbey, Bart .,
Mr. R. H . Gosling, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart . (also representing
the War Emergency Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society
of England), Lieut .-Colonel W. Raymond Greene, D .S .O ., M .P.,
Mr. W. A. Harford, Sir R. T. Hermon-Hodge, Bart ., Sir Henry
Hoare, Bart., Lieut.-Colonel J . McKie, Sir Gerald Mildmay,
Bart ., the Earl of Orkney, the Hon . Alexander Parker, Lord
Penrhyn, the Hon . Claud B . Portman, Major \V . H . Rawnsley,
Lord Saltoun, Lord Stalbridge, Mr . A. H . Straker, Mr . Romer
Williams, and Major Clive Wilson.
Mr . A . E. Parker, who laid before the Ministers the views of
the Council, said : The Council of the Hunters' Improvement
and National Light Horse Breeding Society desired you to receive
this deputation in consequence of the very grave alarm with which
it views the future prospects of the breeders of light horses and
of the horse supply of the country . The Society, while encouraging
the breeding of the highest class of hunter, has always felt
that by so doing it was indirectly assisting to produce a large
number of horses necessary for the Army . It was undoubtedly
in the hope of obtaining the high prices that good hunters commanded
that the majority of breeders of light horses were induced
to continue breeding.
A Higher Standard Necessary.
The Society, however, has long felt that the industry required
considerable Government help to raise the standard of the horses
that were being bred, so that there might be a sounder and more
useful class of horse in the country in case of emergency . The
Council fully realise that the supply of horses of the artillery
type is dangerously deficient . The Council feels that were the
Government to guarantee adequate annual funds so that an

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adyance might be made on the lines suggested in the Report of
Lord Middleton's Committee light-horse breeding might be put
on a highly satisfactory and sound basis . The crux of the matter
is that the breeder has no remuneratiye market to look forward
to. Before the war he could rely on a market, circumscribed
though it might he . There was the hunter market and the
foreign market ; these were the only two that it paid to breed for.
Both these are gone. All he can now hope for is the totally
inadequate price that he may eXpect from the War Office, added
to which he has no one to break his young horses, and the cost of
fodder is prohibitive . Fewer mares were sent to the horse last
year compared with 1915, and it is our firm conviction that fewer
still will he sent this year . The position is indeed deplorable.
It appears to us therefore that unless something is clone, and done
quickly, to guarantee to the breeder a fair market for his stock,
not only will the breeding of light horses decline to a minimum
but that the interest which has been kindled in the industry with
considerable success by the Board during the last six years will
dwindle away, and that it will take a generation and a very heavy
eXpenditure to resuscitate it . To create this market they realise
that money must be forthcoming from the Treasury not only to
enable the Remount Department to pay more for their horses, but
also to enable them to buy unbroken horses at three years old
and so relieve the breeder of stock the keeping of which he now
finds to he a burden, and one which is very general throughout
the country. In order, however, to get the best possible results
from the money spent on horse-breeding vve consider that, as
recommended in paragraph 77 of the Report of Lord Middleton ' s
Committee, an expert and adequate staff is essential, inasmuch as
the success of any national horse-breeding scheme must depend
on proper supervision and continuity of policy.
Sir Merrik Burrell thought that what those who are interested
in this industry would like to have made clear to them is whether
the Government means to rely on imported horses, or to foster and
encourage priyate enterprise in this country until the Army can
rely on not only being able to mobilise, but to do so without
draining the country to such an extent that no further suitable
horses would be forthcoming to make up wastage . If, in spite
of the probable development of submarines and aircraft, and the
possibility of the American horses not being available, the Government
feel quite certain and would guarantee that we should
always be in a position to import horses, the problem is simplified ;
but even then w e must be sure that w-e have a sufficiency of
suitable and fit horses in this country for immediate mobilisation
purposes. If the Government wishes to make itself as far as
possible independent of imported horses, the Council of the
Hunters' Improvement Society and all interested would like to be
told what the Goyernment wishes to do and what the Goyernment
will do in order to assist us . In 1914 there was a sufficient
number of horses available for mobilisation purposes.
Lord Derby—Mobilisation on what scale?
Sir Merrik Burrell—On the then scale ; but according to the
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Committee many were of too inferior type . That is to say, that
even then we were very badly deficient in the light draft type of
horse. But since then warfare has become largely that of
artillery, and the proportion of artillery to the other arms has
increased . If the proportion in 1914 had been then what it is
now, I suggest that the Director of Remounts would have had
almost an impossibility before him to mobilise the Army.
Industry Affected by the War.
The war has hit the industry very hard indeed, and as Mr.
Parker has pointed out, the market for the high-class hunter is
for the time being gone ; the price of fodder is up, and owing to
the scarcity of men those of us who have got young horses cannot
break them and we cannot make them saleable . The foreign
market is for the time being also gone . Both of these we hope
will in clue course be revived, but the trade for the horse not
good enough for light draft purposes will get less and less as the
cheaper motor becomes more and more used . For years people
like myself haye been urging the farmers to breed horses so that
there might be a sufficiency in the event of war, and now the Nvar
has come the farmer finds that he can only sell his horses at a
price less than cost price, and many he cannot sell at all because
he cannot break them . I suggest that it is most important that
farmers who have got five and six-year-old horses running about
on their farms unbroken should be relieved of those horses at a
fair price in order that they may be encouraged to put their mares
to the horse again this year . We are afraid that many farmers
will not put their mares to the horse this season, and we have
grounds for our fears because many of the farmers who took
Government mares are already asking to return them even in
those counties where the Board of Agriculture Brood Mare Scheme
has been thriving best up till now.
No Encouragement from the Army.
The Army in the past has never fostered this industry . It
has always bought what few horses it did buy as cheaply as
possible, and if the industry is to be encouraged one hopes that
that policy will be abolished and that in future the Army buyer
will be in close contact with the expert staff which Mr . Parker has
urged should be instituted, and that through them he should buy
horses in England as much as possible direct from the breeder.
But England up till now has hardly eyer had a chance of selling
horses to the Army, although when it came to mobilisation a great
many more than half of the horses bought were bought iii
England ; they were bought on impressment, whereas Ireland,
which has always profited by the Army market, only had impressment
in force, I believe, in a few of the large cities . I believe
that something like {,250,000 was spent annually in the hiring of
horses for the training of the Territorial Forces . Many of those
horses were merely the riff-raft of the country . They did two or
three trainings, and a lot of those horses, when it came to mobilisation,
were not suitable or fit to be bought to do Army work ; so
that all that money was spent every year and it was no encourage-

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meat for breeders to breed the right class of horse that the Army
wants (hear, hear) . All of us who are interested in this industry
hope that that policy shall be abandoned, and tbat money shall
lie spent in a direction which will really encourage the breeder of
the right class of horse.
Lord Derby—The money we paid for hiring for the Territorial
Forces could not possibly buy the horses that we should require
for the Territorial training, nor haye the "Territorials the men to
look after the horses for the fifty weeks in the year when they are
not training. How are you going to make that up?
Sir Merrik Burrell—It would certainly have to be done on the
principle of buying horses and boarding them out as is done in
foreign countries.
Lord Derby Do you think that £250,000 would go any distance
towards buying all the horses which would be required for
Territorial purposes and which would be only used for a fortnight
out of the fifty-two weeks in the year?
Sir Merrik Burrell—'That sum was spent annually ; you would
not want to buy them every year.
Lord Derby—Do you think you could possibly enter into such
a scheme as that? It would be an absolute impossibility.
Sir Merrik Burrell—Well, that is a very large sum of money
to spend annually, and at the present moment it is only encouraging
a very poor class of horse instead of the class of horse we want.
Scheme for Distribution of Mares on Demobilisation.
Government Another most important reason I think why the (;
scheme should be propounded as soon as possible is that when it
comes to demobilisation there will be a very large number of very
excellent mares to be distributed, and unless there is a sound
Government policy and scheme and an expert staff already established
I fail to see how those mares irc going to be made the hest
possible use of. It is a chance to re-establish this industry- which
will never return to the country, and my personal opinion is that
if this chance is allowed to go by it will be one of the greatest
pities . I hope that when demobilisation occurs we shall see these
mares put out iii those districts to which they are principally
suited, especially mares suitable to breed the light draft horse,
and that then steps will be taken to put stallions into those
districts suited to those mares and the farmers encouraged to
breed the light draft type of animal as much as possible. The
Shire horse is not either able to be bred nor necessary in all
districts, and it is in those districts where I think the industry
of breeding lighter, more active, and more economical horses
might be built up . I am quite sure that all of us, this Society and
its individual members, are only too ready to be under any scheme
that the Government will put forward, but in years past we have
suffered a great many disappointments ; schemes have been propounded
and then nothing further has come of them . The Board
of Agriculture has in the past years shown great apathy in this
matter . Unless there is a really good man who understands this
subject put at the head of the Advisory Committee with an
adequate staff under him, I fear no Government scheme will ever
go forward as it should .

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Sir Henry Hoare I should like to say a few words about our
local district of Wiltshire, and to read the report of Mr. Taylor,
the Secretary of the Wiltshire Brood Mare Society :—" In Wiltshire
there has been a' great increase in the interest taken in light
horse breeding during the last seven years, due to a great eXtent
to the work of the County Committee in addition to the free
nominations given by the Board of Agriculture. SiXty-three
brood mares have been placed out by the Committee since 1 9 1 4 .
Up to 1914 the applications for those mares were too numerous
for the Committee to satisfy owing to the difficulty in finding
suitable mares. The demand then began to fall off, and the
majority of the farmers who had them could not find a market for
their young stock, and if they kept them until they were four
years old they had not the men to break them properly, and so it
did not pay- to breed them. The consequence is that many mares
have been returned to the Committee, and great difficulty has been
experienced in finding new custodians for them—in fact, some of
the mares had to be sold, as it was not found possible to place
them out again. Thus unless some scheme can be devised to
provide a market for young horses at prices which will pay the
breeder, it seems probable that in Wilts, as in many other counties,
light borse breeding will gradually be abandoned . " In addition
to that, in Wiltshire and all over the country motor traction
is interfering very much with horses . I should say that the
horses in my immediate vicinity have diminished by about 25 per
cent. compared to the time when I began purchasing during the
war. I think this is a eery important factor in the matter,
because motor traction is going to increase, and if horse-breeding
is not encouraged there is no doubt the horses will not be there
when they are wanted for the Army . One of the principal reasons
for the increase in motor traction at the present moment is the
shortage of labour, but then after the war labour will be more
expensive there is no doubt about that—and that, I think, will
tend very largely to the increase of motor traction . I think this
is one of the most important factors with regard to horse breeding
in fact, I look upon it as one of the greatest possible dangers to
horse breeding. I may say that the markets I have been alluding
to are very unremunerative markets, but on the other hand
whenever you breed there must be misfits, and there is a ready
market for the misfits . From these markets I have bought very
useful horses for the Army, but these markets no longer exist.
Also with regard to the breeder there is no doubt that at the
present moment lie is very badly hit through the shortage of
labour. The Government have encouraged him to produce young
horses, and he has got yearlings, two-year-olds, and three-yearolds,
and no market for them . You have got a lot of practical
men breeding at the present moment, but if you do not do something
to encourage them and to give them some hope in the future
there is no doubt that they will chuck it—they will cut their losses
and chuck it. Well, if they do, you will have to foot the bill very
much more heavily before you get horse breeders to begin again.
Sir Gilbert Greenall—I can only say that I am quite sure the
Council of the Royal Agricultural Society will endorse everything

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that Mr. Parker has said . They feel that there are lots of
difficulties with which we have to contend, but one thing they
are very certain of, and that is that if anything is to be done it
should be done at once before the season starts (hear, hear).
When they discussed the matter the other day they sent a resolution
to yea, my Lord, and also to Mr : Prothero and the Director
of Remounts : " That the Board of Agriculture and the War
Office be requested to state their policy for stimulating the production
of light horses suitable for military purposes . At the
present time the raising of these horses is unremunerative, as
hunting is practically abandoned, and unless something is done
by the Government to give confidence to breeders a very serious
state of affairs will inevitably arise . " The chief thing I would
impress upon you is the importance of doing something now before
the season commences.
Mr. Prothero—I should like to say that the Board of Agriculture
appreciates yery warmly the valuable assistance they have
had from the Hunters' Improvement Society, not only in preparing
their scheme originally, but in giving effect to it.
Improvement in Numbers and Quality of Thoroughbred
Stallions.
The Board's scheme has been a very considerable success in
the past. Since its conception the number of thorough-bred stallions
has been increased, and they are much better than they used
to be (hear, hear), and I think that is a very strong point . Then,
also, the voluntary scheme for the registration of stallions has
been very successful, remarkably so. It shows, I think, that the
Board's registration has a commercial value, and this is a matter
which promises well for the future. Now, I think that both Sir
Merrik Burrell and Sir Henry Hoare insisted or at least Sir
Henry Hoare did that the market had disappeared for the misfit.
The aim of the Hoard now , as it always has been, has been really
to grade up and improve the horses bred, and they have thought
that improvement in quality is really more important than
increase in quantity ; and although the misfit always must come
every now and then, I think that it is more than ever necessary
that breeders should take the greatest care in the selection of the
mares, in the choice of the stallions, and the care of the young
stock . In all these points I am sure we may rely on the Society
to do their utmost with the farmers in their different localities.
I think it was Mr. Parker who said that the crux of the whole
situation is having a remunerative market, and there is no doubt
that that is so . If breeders saw their way to produce horses at a
reasonable profit, there would be plenty- of horses bred (hear,
hear), but in order to do this they must aim at really yery highclass
horses . Horses of that class will, I hope, before long be
wanted again for hunting, which, after all, is the backbone of
the light horse breeding industry (hear , hear) . Without it we
could not hope to revive the industry . But we do hope that the
War Office will be able to give some assurance to-day that the
Army will become a larger and more remunerative market than
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to produce horses which, if they miss the hunter market, can yet
be sold at a profit for Army purposes.
Board of Agriculture's Policy.
So far as the Board is concerned, we propose to carry out the
first conclusion of Lord Middleton's Committee's report, to protect
the farmer from unsound stallions by compulsory annual
registration of all stallions that are travelled for a service fee or
publicly exhibited for Stud purposes (hear, hear, and applause).
In the next place, we propose to arrange for the inspection by
the Board 's officers of stallions recommended for the Board ' s
premium. We should also be prepared, if and when we get the
Treasury sanction, to purchase a few stallions eyery year, not of
course in substitution of those provided by private enterprise,
which we should not wish for a moment to attempt, but to
supplement those which are so proyided . We do not contemplate
taking any action at the present moment in regard to brood mare
schemes, or the award of prizes for mares and foals. I,ut it is
quite obvious that if Nve are going to buy stallions, if we arc going
to run stallions of our own as well as to subsidise stallions, we
must haye an additional expert staff, and we must reconstitute
the Board's Advisory and County Committees if any comprehensiye
national breeding scheme is to be adopted, and again,
subject to Treasury sanction (which is not always easy to obtain),
I may say that we propose to make that part of the policy of the
Board . There is one question I should like to add to those that
have been asked of Lord Derby , and that is whether lie will
authorise the exemption or release from military seryice of stallion
leaders from being compelled to serve who are especially needed
at the present time during the breeding season (hear, hear).
Lord Derby I would like first of all to eXpress to you on
behalf of the War Office my deep sense of the Hunters' Improvement
Society ' s patriotic and helpful action in the early days of
the war, when they took over several hundreds of four-year-old
cavalry remounts, kept them free of cost for a year or more, and
returned them broken and in such condition that the majority of
them could be issued as officers' chargers a most patriotic action
on their part. This is not the Only debt that we owe to the
Society, for among those gentlemen who have helped us to
purchase and to care for the many thousands of horses we have
collected in this country and in America, the majority are members
of your Society, and not a few serve on your Council . The
provision of horses, especially light draft horses for the mobilisation
of the Army, is a subject which has given cause for anxiety
to my predecessors in office ever since the advance of motor
traction began to run the light-horsed vehicle off the road, and
even before that, because in the year 1901, when I was Financial
Secretary to the War Office , T was chairman of the Committee
which was appointed to try and see whether anything could not
be done to increase the number of horses from which we had to
draw in this country, and I do not think the conclusions at which
I arrived were altogether acceptable. I think it might interest
you at this moment if I tell you something of what the War Office
has done in the way of buying horses in this country .

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Twenty Millions Spent on Home-bred Horses by
the Army during the War.
In the United Kingdom we have bought during the war well
over 400,000 horses, and the total paid for them has been well
over (I have not the exact figures) twenty millions . The prices
paid, I think, were prices that could be fairly said to be remunerative
. Now, the Army needs three classes of horses—the light
draft, the riding, and the heavy draft, and that is the order of
their importance. Now, as regards the light draft horses, the
situation before the war was that for passenger vehicles the motor
had superseded the horse, while for the delivery of goods the
horse still held its own, but only on short journeys . This move
in the direction of motor traction must undoubtedly grow. Sir
Henry Hoare alluded to it in his contribution to the proceedings,
and there is not the least doubt that motor tractors are coming in
more and more every day and will continue to come in more and
more every day . There is no doubt that we have to face that.
We are therefore up against the fact that the demand for the
light draft horse, or the gunner as we call him, must diminish
in civil life, while he still remains very necessary for the Army.
As to how necessary he may become I think it is impossible at the
present moment for us to say. The war, as you know, is
changing the whole condition of affairs, and to my mind the future
will lie far more with the big, heavy gun than it will with the
light gun, but I am speaking as a layman, and it may be that
the military authorities would not agree with me . I think myself
that the big gun will gradually oust the lighter gun, and if I am
correct it will be drawn by a motor tractor.
Racing, Hunting, and Polo, Must Go On.
Now, as regards the riding horses, as long as racing, hunting,
and polo continue, and, speaking for myself, and I think I can
speak for the Army also, I should view with the gravest concern
anything which threatened permanently to interfere with any
one of these three sports (hear, hear, and applause) . As far as
I am concerned I shall always support all three, because I believe
that they make in this country the industry of horse breeding,
which is a great one, absolutely the first in the whole of the world
(hear, hear) . I believe those three sports are necessary to keep
up that supremacy (hear, hear) . Now, having said that, I think
as long as they do continue, the demand for high-class riding
horses will insure their production in sufficient numbers ; and for
heavy draft cart-horses will always be required for farm work.
Now, as to these three classes of horses—light draft, riding
horses, and heavy draft—it is difficult to say what are likely to
be the requirements of the Army, but it may interest you to
know that of the animals now serving with the Army in France
54 per cent . are light draft, 30 per cent . are riding horses, and 16
per cent. are heavy draft . Of the total riding horses one-quarter
only belong to Cavalry Divisions, and of the whole number of
horses of all kinds only 10 per cent. belong to Cavalry Divisions.
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the Army at war strength, and that brings mc to another important
factor. The peace strength is but a small proportion of the
war strength (mind you, I am talking of the past—one does not
in the least know what the future will bring forth), and the
difference has to be suddenly made good from the civil resources
of the country. On August 4th, 1914, the peace strength of our
Army included 26,000 horses ; a fortnight later it stood at 140,000,
the increase having been obtained by the impressment of horses
working in civil life . What the peace strength of the Army will
be after the war, as I have said before, it is impossible to forecast,
and what its relative position to the war strength will he it is
equally impossible to define, but the broad situation will always
remain the same, that the number of horses maintained in peace
must he comparatively small, and that the annual purchase by
the Army will be comparatively small, but to ensure rapid and
efficient mobilisation the general horse stock of the country must
be sufficient in quantity and suitable in quality for the immediate
military needs. I think Sir Merrik Burrell must have had that
in his mind when he talked about our haying enough horses in
this country for the mobilisation of the Army.
Sir Merrik Burrell—Quite so.
Lord Derby —I think that to ask anybody, either the Board
of Agriculture or the War Office, to have in this country enough
horses for the mobilisation of a' huge Army on the scale we haye
now would be absolutely impossible—practically impossible . Sir
John Cowans tells me that we and our Colonies have bought over
a million horses altogether—that is, 600,000 outside the United
Kingdom—and it is therefore quite impossible to think, as God
forbid, we should ever have to have an Army again on the
strength of the present one, that we should be able to rely
entirely on our own production at home for our horses . In our
own scheme of government, as well as among the great military
nations of the Continent, the duty of maintaining the horse stock
of the country at a suitable level is always assigned to a Civil
Department . It is not for the War Office to venture to interfere
in the business of the Agricultural Department, but merely to
say what it wants, and to give all the help it can on the lines
agreed between the two Departments . Mr . Prothero is perhaps
newer in office than I am, but he has got some of the old tricks of
the trade when he says that he wants the War Office to become a
remunerative purchaser of horses—he will run the show and we
will pay for it . As you know, I am engaged in a certain form
of horse breeding myself, and I am only too ready to help in eyery
way I can the Board of Agriculture, and from what I know it is
very difficult work . I am sure that Mr. Prothero can rely on
the active co-operation of the War Office.
Wanted a Cart Horse that Will Trot.
Now, it is the light draft horse which is to be the great
difficulty, and the solution appears to me to lie first of all in so
grading up the quality of horses of all classes produced that
misfits are the exception, and that as numbers diminish (as they
may do) the proportion suitable for the Army becomes greater ;

and secondly, in the development for farm work of some breed
with less bulk, greater activity, and altogether tougher fibre than
our present farm breeds ; that is, a horse that will eat less, endure
more, and is quick enough for Field Artillery—really a cart-horse
which will trot (hear, hear) . That is what we want. In August,
1915, Lord Selborne appointed a Committee, of which Lord
Middleton whose absence to-day we all regret--was Chairman,
to consider the problem we are now discussing, and their report,
which was presented to Parliament, is sound and instructive . In
it they made certain recommendations as to the future action of
the War Office as regards their method of buying horses, and
though I shall not be in this office when peace methods are decided,
and therefore cannot pledge my successor, I am now prepared to
recommend to my successor the adoption of the Committee's
suggestions . A larger portion of the annual purchase will, I
trust, be made in Great Britain, and we shall, I hope, after the
war, buy what we can from breeders direct at 3 21- years old at a
fair price ; indeed, in some ways I would go further than Lord
Middleton ' s Committee recommended.
Question of Mares after the War.
I will now deal with the question of mares after the war . We
have under consideration the outline of a scheme by which we
hope to take advantage of the opportunities which the conclusion
of peace will present for aiding the light horse breeding industry.
This scheme contemplates a distribution on easy terms of surplus
mares approved by the Board's inspectors to breeders approved
by the Board, with the liability that they should be covered by
an approved stallion yearly . That latter condition is really due
to the fact that we brought back 250 mares that had been cast
from work in France for the Board of Agriculture ; they were
sold at the time for the breeding of horses, and only 45 per cent.
of them were so used . I admit at once that it is perhaps not
right to judge what may happen after the war from what happens'
now, when you have a shortage of labour and a high cost of
fodder. It is impossible to say how many mares will be ayailable,
but it may be many thousands ; they will be of all breeds, but
only the best of each will be brought home . It will be possible
for the Board of Agriculture, by judiciously grouping then in
suitable districts where suitable stallions are available, to give a
great and lasting impetus to the production of the classes of horse :,
required for war. I would like to mention here—I should have
dealt with it before as Sir Merrik Burrell referred to the question
of the "Territorials, that I think it is just as well that you should
recognise the difficulty there is there . Supposing we were back
in the old days of peace with the Territorials trained in relays,
from January 1st to December 3tst, it might be possible to do
something in the way suggested, but all the Territorials practically
go out within one month, and therefore while you are able
to do a certain amount of eXchange between them, and especially
in the Yeomanry, it would be quite impossible for you to attempt
to hoard out horses itt such quantities that they would do for
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fifty weeks doing, as far as the Army is concerned, nothing.
Horse breeding should be reasonably profitable with a mare that
can earn her living on the farm, with Premium or State-owned
stallions provided at nominal fees, and possibly a market for the
produce at 3 years old . As regards the market, it is quite impossible
to make any forecast of what the future strength of the
Army may be, but I think I should probably be within the mark
if I said that the number of horses bought annually for the Army
after the war will not be less than those that were bought before
the war. We shall certainly (speaking with regard to the Territorials)
see whether we cannot do something in the way of
boarding out in order to help both their training and the horsebreeding
industry . Now, there is the question of the foreign
market, which will return when things have settled down . That
is one thing that is absolutely settled ; do what they like, they
have always to come back to England to replenish their stock with
all kinds of horses . There is no soil and no climate in the world
equal to ours for horse breeding, and therefore I am not in the
least despondent as to the foreign purchases . That will remain.
My only hope is that we shall be able to come to some such
arrangement as will prevent our best from going abroad (hear,
hear).
Only the Best Will Pay.
There is only one further thing, if I may say so, that I think
will appeal to all horse-breeders, and that is, it never will pay
you to breed inferior stock (hear, hear!, whatever it is, whether
it is for racing, whether it is for light draft horses, or whether it
is for heavy draft borses—it is only the best that will ever pay,
and it is only the best that we can ever encourage. I am bound to
speak to you very much in the dark as to what will happen in
the future. You will quite realise that it is impossible for me to
make any forecast of what our requirements will be . The only
thing I can tell you is this, that I hope first of all, by preparing
some scheme for demobilisation, to give you these mares to hell)
the breeding of horses for the future, and secondly, by doing
everything in my power to assist, while in this office, or afterwards
to help my successor in this office, to back up the Board of
Agriculture in whatever they may do for the benefit of horsebreeding
. I am afraid that is all I can say to you to-day, and I
hope you will realise that what I have said is said with a
thoroughly sympathetic feeling to you . "There is one question
Mr . Prothero asked me as to stallion leaders . I agree with you
that stud grooms and stallion leaders, especially at this time of
the year, until the breeding season is over, are practically indispensable,
and I will do my best to secure that they shall be left
with the various studs . I cannot promise in the case of what we
call the A men ; we want all the A men we can get, but in regard
to the other classes than A men I think I can safely promise you
that they shall be left with you until the close of the breeding
season.
After Lord Penrhyn had expressed thanks to Lord Derby and
Mr. Prothero, the proceedings terminated .

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THE LATE. CAPTAIN HERBERT H . WILSON, D .S .O .,
hhq Lunou, International poloist, echo placed for England in Ilia i()oq and I II
matches amain,t America

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CURRENT TOPICS.
National Pony Society.
Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart., C.V.O . (Past President), occupied
the chair at a meeting of the Council of the National Pony
Society, held at 12, Hanover Square, London, NV ., on the 3otli
of last month.
In response to a communication from the Dales Pony Improvement
Society, it was decided to open a section in Volume 15 of
the Society ' s Stud Book for Dales ponies . The entry of a mare
and a stallion came before the committee, and the necessary
arrangements were made for their inspection with a view to their
entry in the stud book . Colonel Hon . Charles Byng (vicechairman
of the Show Committee) reported that the approximate
expense of the London Show was £428, this being considerably
higher than former years, clue in a great measure to the extra
cost of labour, printing, etc.
Interesting and instructive reports were received from the
judges of the various sections. Mr. Frank J . Balfour considered
that the show of riding ponies was most satisfactory under
existing circumstances .

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The chief interest of the mountain and moorland classes at
Islington lies in the fact that we are enabled to see representative
specimens of our native ponies side by side with the best light
horses of the year, hunters, polo ponies, and hackneys.
Taking the exhibits as a whole, the judges desire to express
their opinion of the high average quality of the ponies shown.
There was no pony which did not deserve commendation.
Will of the Late Earl of Harrington.
The late Earl of Harrington, the father of the polo world,
POLOwhose
career we published in the February issue of THE
MONTHLY, has left unsettled estate of the value of £68,639 los.
11d ., the net personalty amounting to £51,281 7s . 2d . Lord
Harrington gives everything he may die possessed of, or over
which he had power of appointment, to his wife, the Countess of
Harrington, to whom probate of the will, dated July 21, 1891,
has been granted.
Polo Players and the War.
The toll of players has been a heavy one during the past few
weeks, and it is with the deepest regret we have to record the
death of several well-known figures in the polo world . The
International player Captain Herbert Wilson, D .S .O., fell in
action in the recent advance, and his loss will be deeply felt by
his many friends and admirers throughout hunting and polo
circles. We publish below a few particulars of his career, which
was a particularly brilliant one ; no better sportsman or more
popular player ever sat in the saddle, and his death creates a void
that will not easily be filled.
Another famous player to fall is Brig .-General C . B . Bulkeley
Johnson, Scots Greys, a 6-handicap man, and one of the leading
lights of regimental polo. Major M. A . Black, of the Dragoon
Guards, another well-known regimental 6-handicap player, has
also lost his life, whilst Indian polo circles have been robbed of
three of their best representatives in Major R . C . Fergusson
Pollok, Captain Elliot, and Lieut.-Colonel C . V . Martin.
Amongst the wounded appear the names of Brigadier-General
A. Carton de Wiart, V .C., the well-known player, who has been
wounded twice previously during the war and awarded the V .C .,
and Major H. A. Tomlinson, the International player and No . 1
of Lord Wimborne ' s team, who defeated the American four and
brought hack the International Trophy in June, 1914, just before
the outbreak of the war . The following is the full list of
casualties since the last one published in our February issue :
Killed.
Astley, Capt . A . G . L., Hussars.
Black, Major M. A ., Dragoon Guards, attd . R.F.C.
Elliot, Capt . P. D. C ., Indian Army .

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Eve, Capt. \V. H ., Hussars.
Hermon, Lieut .-Col . E. AV., King Edward's Horse.
Johnson, Brig.-Gen . C . B ., A .D.C.
Lynch Capt . J . B ., Indian Cavalry.
Martin, Lieut .-Col . C . V' ., Indian Cavalry.
Pollok, Major R . C . F ., Indian Cavalry.
Wilson, Capt . H ., Yeomanry, attd . Household Cavalry.
Wounded.
Anderson, Brevet-Col . W . C ., Indian Infantry.
Arlie, Lieut. the Earl of, Hussars.
Carton de Wiart, Brig .-Gen . A ., V .C ., D .S .O.
Farquhar, Capt . F. R ., Indian Cavalry.
Gerard, Capt. Lord, Household Cavalry.
Gold, Major G . G ., Yeomanry.
Hornby, Lieut . R. F., Hussars.
Jameson, Major A . M . C ., Indian Cavalry.
Kennard, Major W . A ., D.S.O ., Hussars.
Lowther, Capt . J . ( : ., Hussars, attd . Yeomanry.
Matthews, Lieut .-Col . C . L ., Durham Light Infantry.
"Tomkinson, Major II . A ., Dragoon Guards.
Died of Wounds.
Stones, Capt . G . L . B ., Indian Cavalry.
Obituary.
Major Maurice Adam Black, Dragoon Guards, attached Royal
Flying Corps, was killed on February 11 during an air fight on
one of the Eastern fronts. A fine all-round sportsman, he
represented his regiment with distinction in many polo tournaments,
and held a handicap of 6 goals . He also won several
point-to-point races, including the last Army race before the war.
At Rugby and at Cambridge in his younger days he was a
member of the XV.
Captain P. I) . C . Eliot, Indian Army .—Polo player ; No . 2
in the regimental polo team in 1913 . He was rated by the I .P.A.
at 4 goals.
Lieut .-Colonel E. W T . Hermon, King Edward's Horse (commanding
a battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers), recently
killed in action, was in the victorious Oxford team with one of the
Nickalls, P. F . Brassey, and N . B . Cardwell in 1899, and played
for the 7th Hussars team for many years, being one of the
quartet which ran up for the Subalterns' Tournament at
Ranelagh . A keen hunting man, he won prizes for riding and
jumping at Military Tournaments, his last victory being in the
Divisional sports across the water, where the won the officers'
jumping competition.
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who is reported killed in action in the recent fighting, was a
well-known polo player and all-round sportsman . For many
years he played for the Scots Greys polo team, and was in the
side which ran up for the Inter-regimental in 1908 . As a
cricketer, also, he was well above the average, and played many
big innings for the regiment, while he was a regular rider at the
regimental point-to-point meetings .
He held a Hurlingham
handicap of 6 goals.
Major R . C . Fergusson Pollok , Indian Cavalry, who has
recently fallen in action, played for some years in Bengal Lancers '
polo teams, and was in the side which reached the semi-final of
the Indian Cavalry Tournament in 1913 . He also played for
Old Fettesians P .C ., and ryas handicapped by the I .P.A . at 5
goals.
Captain H . H. Wilson, D .S.O ., Household Battalion, the
world-famous polo player, is reported to have been killed in action
on the rlth inst . Captain Wilson gained his D .S.O . in the
South African war, and it was after his return from the Cape
that he took a place in the front rank of polo players . In 1904
he was on the Woodpeckers' winning side in the All-Ireland Cup,
and the Roehampton team which won the Ranelagh Open . For
four successive years 1904-7—the latter tournament went to
Roehampton, Captain Wilson playing No . 1 in each year, and
the other players being the brothers M . and P . W. Nickalls and
Captain Hardress Lloyd . In 1905-6 the Roehampton four won
the Champion Cup, C . P . Nickalls playing No . 1, Captain
Wilson No . 2, P . W. Nickalls No. 3, and Captain Hardress Lloyd
back . Captain Wilson played in the Woodpeckers' teams which
won the All-Ireland Cup in 1906, again in 1909 and 1910, and
played No . 2 for England against Ireland in 1907, No . 1 in 1908,
No . 2 in 1909, and No. 3 in 1911 . In 1909, when Mr. H . P.
Whitney brought his team across and challenged for the International
Cup, Captain Wilson played No . i in the Hurlingham
team which defeated Meadowbrook in the only match which Mr.
Whitney ' s team lost whilst in England . On this particular
occasion, Stoddart was deputising for Milburn at back, and
the team were riding several strange ponies borrowed from
bIr . Mackey, facts which were chiefly responsible for the
result, ire imagine, for the American team that season
were practically unbeatable . He was selected for the same
position for England against America . Unfortunately, he ricked
his back in the week prior to the first test , and although he
played in that game he did not do himself justice . America
having won the Cup, Captain Hardress Lloyd took a team out in
1911, to try and regain the trophy, Captain Wilson being one of
the number, and playing at back in both matches, in place of
Captain F. W. Barrett, who stood down, owing to being off
colour . His deputy, who was thought to be the weak spot, but
played magnificently, was in no wise to blame for the American
successes . Capt. Wilson was a keen hunting man, and followed
the Quorn, Cottesmore, and Belvoir Hounds, was himself a fine

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MAJOR II . .A . TOMKINSON (1st ROYAL DRAGOONS), REPORTED
WOUNDED ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
Major T omkinson played \o . I In
Wimborne took over 10 America just
tilt' "inning International team which Lord
prior to the outbreak of Wat- . In 1'0njUnCliO11
with the late Captain I.. St. F. Cheape, the No. a of rite ti.;m, he vva, IIILi•IV
responsible for the English v11'101- y .

point-to-point rider, and owned some useful horses . A 9-goal
handicap player, he was a member of the Hurlingham Club
Committee, and niet with a host of successes in minor tournaments,
in addition to those which we have mentioned.
Accident to Mr . Frank Rich.
We regret to hear the above player has met with an accident in
France, breaking his leg through a fall . He served with the
Gallipoli Expeditionary Force and was erroneously reported
missing in September, 1915 .
A 9-handicap player, Mr . Rich is
well known at the London Clubs and throughout the provinces.
His brother, Mr. Herbert Rich, was for some years manager at
the Hungarian Polo Club at Pudapest.
The Grenfell Twins' Portrait.
In our February issue we incorrectly stated that Messrs.
\V . \V . Rouch & Co ., the well-known photographers, were selling
copies of their picture of the famous twin brothers Grenfell in aid
of the Invalid Children's Aid Association, a charity in which the
late brothers were keenly interested . It is not copies, but the
original itself which Messrs. Rouch generously offered for the
benefit of the fund .
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Tournament Fixtures.
May t5-
June 15
Combination Tournament Bryn Mawr, Pa.
Philadelphia Country
Club, and
Bryn Mawr Polo Club
June 9-16 I )evon Polo Club Devon, Pa.
Julie 9- Great Neck Polo Club New York
July i 5 Meadow brook Polo Club Westbury, L.I.
Rockaway Hunting Club Cedarhurst, L .I.
Smithtown Polo Club St. James, L .I.
Islip Polo Club Bay shore, L .I.
June 21-3o Miami Valley Club Dayton, Ohio
July 2-11 Chagrin Valley Hunt Ohio.
Club
July 4-14 Onwentsia Club Chicago.
July i6- Point Judith Polo Club, Narragansett Pier, R .I.
Aug . IS National Semi-Junior, and
Open Championships
Aug . 6-16 Westchester Polo Club Newport, R .T.
Aug. 1S-25 Rumson Country Club New York
Aug . IS- Thousand Islands Polo Wellesley Island, N .Y.
Sept . 3 Club
Aug . 27- Deal Polo Club Deal, N .J.
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Sept . 3-11 Dedham Polo and Myopia Dedham, Mass.
Hunt
Sept . 5-lo Squadron A, at Van New York
Cortlandt Park
Sept . 12-22 Whippany River Club Morristown, N .J.
Dates will be assigned locally to the following clubs :—Piping
Rock, Chicago Polo Club, Melrose Polo Club, Whip and Spur
Club, Boise Polo Club, Kansas City Country Club, St . Louis
Country Club, Denver Country Club, Spokane Polo Club, Westchester
County Polo Club , and Buffalo Country Club.
THE CORONADO
SEASON.
By Our Special Correspondent.
With virtually all American players, the polo season at
Coronado in 1917 has been a most distinctive one. The
European War prevented the participation of the famous
English and Canadian teams, whose coming to Coronado is always
an eagerly anticipated event, and as circumstances acted to
prevent the entry into the tournament of the Hawaiians, none but
American resources could be called upon . The result was both
satisfactory and flattering, as a larger number of foremost
American polo men were gathered at Coronado than ever before.
The Coronado Country Club stables, where close on to three
hundred polo ponies are stabled, as well :.s the three regulation
size turf polo fields, and the club-house itself have been crowded,
whilst the Hotel Del Coronado, the headquarters of all the polo
men and of the polo contingent, w hose accommodation is proverbial,
has been taxed from attic to cellar for the past three months
to find room for players and their friends.
Among the many prominent poloists present this season have
been Foxall Keene and Malcolm Stevenson, brilliant and dashing
players who are known all over the world, Earle W . Hopping,
C. Perry Beadleston, C . M . Heckscher, Cliff M . Weatherwax,
Hugh Drury, Alvin Untermeyer, Robert Neustadt, Carleton F.
Burke, Eric Pedley, J . Cheever Cowdin, Col . Max Fleischmann,
Julius Fleischmann, W. P. Hulbert, Thomas Le Boutillier 2nd,
H . E. Talbott, Jr ., Major Colin ( . Ross, Lawrence Phipps, Jr .,
William Tevis, Jr ., C . de Guigne, Capt. R . McNally, Harry
Hastings, Alexander Smith Cochran, Steve H . Velie, Harry
Weiss, Dr . Z . 'F . Malaby, Hilliard Lett, Harry G . Pattee, F . W.
Leadbetter, and Robert Bettner .

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The United States Army contributed its quota of officerplayers,
many of them cavalry officers now on aviation duty at
North Island . Among these were Major F . P . I,ahm, Lieuts.
C . K . Rheinhardt, \V . A . Robertson, Walter W . Wynne, J . D.
Holtzendorff, and R . W. Walker.
A familiar face \1 a', absent from the San :Mateo team this year,
in Paul Verdier, the doughty httle French proprietor of the City
of Paris in San Francisco, who is in the trenches somewhere in
France.
The Pacific Coast Junior Championship.
" There were seven entries for the Pacific Coast Junior Championship,
confined to teams with an aggregate not exceeding 12
goals, with which the tournament opened this season, made up of
the following : Beadleston Juniors, Midwick Juniors, Coronado
County Club Juniors, Phipps Juniors . Hopping Juniors, San
Mateo Juniors, and Riverside Juniors . The number was subsequently
reduced to six upon the scratching of the Phipps Juniors
owing to an insufficiency of mounts being available for the team
to last through a week ' s hard play . The first match took place
on March 1st between the Midwick and Beadleston teams, the
line-ups and scores being as follows :
First Round--P1ai'cd .farelf Isl.
MIDWICK JUNIORS Mall BEADLESTON JUNIORS.
No.
No.
1 . Robert Neustadt
r . Lieut Rhinehardt . C . K.
J. Cheever Cowdin
C . M . Weatherwax
3 . Carleton F. Burke 3 . C . Perry Beadleston
Bk . Lieut. W . AV . Wynne
By earned goals . ..
Less penalties
q
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Bk . S . H . Velie
Iiv earned goals
Less penalties
. . .
. . .
r,
.12
Individual scores :
5I goals 51 goals
Midwick—Neustadt Cowdin 4, Burke Wynne 1, goals.
Penalty—Safetv by Burke i.
Beadleston—Rhinehardt i, Weatherwax 2, Beadleston 2,
Velie r, goals . Penalty—Foul by Velie
The garvie throughout was very much in favour of the Midwick
Juniors, whose team work was excellent . ' T he star on the side
was J . Cheever Cowdin, who hit four of the winners' goals despite
a nasty fall half way through the match . The losers played
S . H . Velie in place of ( . Maurice Heckscher, who was delayed,
and the former, who is at the top of his form just now, was no
passenger on the side . Though individually the players were
quite good, they failed seriously in combination, and were held
pointless by their opponents for the first three chukkers, whilst
four of their six goals were secured in the last two periods when
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The Coronado juniors having drawn the Phipps Juniors in the
first round were, by reason of the latter ' s scratching, given a
walk-over, and the second match took place between the San
Mateo and Hopping sides, the line-ups and result being as
follows :
Firsst Round— Playea' lllarch 3rd.
HOPPING JUNIORS heal SAN MATEO JUNIORS.
No .
No .
1 . Julius F leischmann 1 . C . de Guigne
2 . Lieut . W . A. Robertson 2 . Capt. R . McNally
3 . Earle \V. Hopping 3 . \V. Tevis, Junr.
Ilk . W . P . Hulbert Bk . H . Hastings
I3v earned goals
Less penalties
9
0
By earned goals
Less penalties
2
Nett score, 9 goals Nett score, i goals
Individual scores :
Hopping Juniors Robertson 3, Hopping 5, Hulbert 1, goals.
San Mateo Juniors—Tevis Junr . 2 goals. Penalty—Hastings
safety E.
As in the previous game for the trophy, this match was a very
one-sided affair, the team led by Earle Hopping being all over
the San Mateo four. On handicap there was only one point difference
between the sides, Hopping's four aggregating eight and San
Mateo's seven goals, but the combination of Hopping and Robertson
was too much for their opponents . Besides hitting five goals
himself, Hopping was continually sending up the ball to Robertson,
who put through three times . Hulbert was a sound defence
at hack, while Fleischmann played a good and unselfish game at
No . r . The losers played with plenty of dash and spirit, but
were handicapped considerably by the inferiority of their mounts,
and had little chance from the start.
Riverside Juniors having drawn a bye in the first round of the
Trophy, now met the Midwick combination fresh from their
victory over Perry Beadleston' s four on the previous Thursday,
and a great match, resulting in the triumph of the latter, ensued.
The line-ups and scores were :
.Second Round—Plnyed March 40?.
MIDWICK beat RIVERSIDE JUNIORS.
No .
No.
1 . Robert Neustadt T . A . Holden
2 .
3 .
J . C . Cowdin
Carleton Burke
s .
3 .
Alvin Untermever
Hugh Drury
Bk . Lieut. W. W. Wynne Bk . H . Lett
By earned goals
Less penalties
9
0
By earned goals
Less penalties r
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Individual scores :
Midwick Juniors Neustadt 2, Cowdin 6, Burke I, goals.
Riverside Juniors Drury Lett 3, goals . Penalties--
Untermeyer foul Drury foul 1.
Referee Robert Bullock.
Led by Hugh Drury, the Riverside players attacked strongly
and held a commanding lead for the first part of the game . J.
Cheever Cowdin ' s brilliant play in the seventh and eighth
chukkers however, in which the helped himself to four of the six
goals scored at the expense of the Riversiders, turned the scale,
and the Midwickers duly pulled through by 9 goals to 6, as
recorded. The first period was blank, but the second saw Riverside
lead by three to one ; in the third, goals by Lett and Cowdin
brought the tally to 4 to 2, which was increased to 5 to 2 iu
Riverside's favour when Untermeyer added another goal to his
team's score in the fifth period of play . In the sixth chukker
Neustadt scored for Midwick, bringing the tally to . 5 to 3 In their
opponents ' favour, and then in the last two periods the backmarkers
piled on six goals to their rivals ' one, and so rode off the
winners of the best-contested game so far witnessed in the
competition.
The semi-final in the competition between the Coronado
Country Club Juniors ;nd Hopping Juniors took place on March
5th, and resulted in a victory for the former, who thus quahfied
to try conclusions with the Midwick team for the Trophy . On
paper the Coronado four were three goals stronger than their
opponents, and had the match been decided under handicap and
ignoring the point lost by Hopping Juniors for penalties, the
scores would have been exactly level. The following are the
particulars of the hne-ups and scores :
Semi-Final—Played lluich 5111 .
CORONADO COUNTRY C LUB
JUNIORS
haul HOPPING JUNIORS.
No.
No.
1 . Thos . Le Boutillier
I . Julius Fleischmann
H . E. Talbot, Junr.
\V. A. Robertson
3 . Major C . G . Ross 3 . \V . P. Hulbert
Bk . Max C . Fleischmann Bk . E . AV . Hopping
By earned goals
By earned goals
Less penalties
Less penalties
Nett score, 6 goals Nett score, ;,s goals
Individual scores :
Coronado Juniors—Le Boutillier 4, Talbot I, Major Ross i,
Fleischmann I, goals.
Hopping Juniors Hulbert 2, E. Hopping 2, goals . Penalty
--Robertson foul 1-.
Referee Robert Bullock.

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The losers put up a very plucky fight, and the score by no
means indicated the closeness of the play . As before, Hopping
and Robertson gave a fine exhibition of playing to each other, but
the former was unfortunate in experiencing two heavy falls, which
must undoubtedly have affected his game, though he went on
after each as though nothing was the matter . For the winners
Boutillier played his finest game of the season, scoring four times,
whilst Major Ross and Max Fleischmann backed him up well.
A consolation match was arranged to take place the following
day between the two teams knocked out in the first round, the
Beadleston Juniors and an Mateo Juniors for special cups.
Played under handicap, Beadleston ' s men had to concede three
goals to the Northern team . This they were successful in doing,
riding off the field the winners by 72 goals to 6 goals after a very
close contest. S . H. Velie,, of the Beadleston four, having left the
city, his place was filled with Alvin Untermeyer.
The final for the Trophy took place on March 7th, when
after a splendidly-contested match the Coronado Country Club
just managed to peg back the Midwick Juniors by the odd goal.
As the former aggregated one more than their rivals under
handicap, the result could not have worked out more squarely.
By their victory Coronado won the Pacific Coast Junior Championship
Trophy outright, having already by previous victories
secured two legs on the cup . The line-ups and full scores were as
follows :
Filral—F'lu'e(/ filar(h 7lh.
CORONADO COUNTRY Club bell(
MIDWICK JUNIORS.
JUNIORS.
No.
No.
I . H . E . Talbot
I . Robert Neustadt
Thos. Le Boutillier
2. J . C. Cowdin
3 . Major Colin G . Ross 3. Carleton F. Burke
Bk . Max C . Fleischmann Bk . Lieut. W. W. Wynne
By earned goals
By earned goals
Less Penalties
Less penalties
Nett score, 5'1 goals Nett score, 44 goals
Individual scores :
Coronado Talbot 3, be Boutillier 3, Fleischmann i, goals.
Penalties Fleischmann 2 fouls I, be Boutillier safety 1.
Midwick--Neustadt I, Cowdin 4, Burke i, goals . Penalties
Burke 2 fouls, I safety—ll.
Referee—Robert Bullock.
The game wv as one of the hardest fought seen on the ground
this season . In the last period, with a goal needed to tie,
Neustadt failed only by inches to notch the necessary tally for
Midwick just as the bugle went and the match was over.
Coronado led in the first chukker with two goals by Talbot, and
increased their score to three when Boutillier scored in the next.
Cheever put on a couple for Midwick in the third period and with
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both sides adding a goal in the fourth, the score at half-time read
4 to 2 in Coronado's favour, a foul against Burke having lopped
half a point from the Midwick score . In the next two chukkers
the leaders drew still further ahead with goals by Boutillier (2)
and Fleischmann (i) . Burke added a goal for Midwick, and
penalties for fouls were given against both Fleischmann and
Burke . In the seventh Cowdin put his side within a point of
their opponents ' score by goaling twice, but the final chukker vvas
blank in spite of heroic efforts on the part of Burke and his men,
and the home club just stayed home to victory.
Special Cup Match.
On the day succeeding the Junior Championship Final, a
special match of six periods was arranged between the Del Monte
team and a picked four from the players at Coronado . This was
the first appearance this season of the Del Monte men . The
home team were a powerful combination, as will be judged from
their goal aggregate of 22 points, whilst the visitors were rated
three goals higher, and the meeting of two such powerful teams
was productive of some really high-class polo. The line-ups and
scores were as follows :
Played March 8th.
DEL MONTE beat
PICKED TEAM
No . H ' cap . No . H' cap.
1 . Thos . Driscoll 5 1 . Robt . Neustadt * 3
2 . Hugh Drury 7 2 . C. P . Beadleston 6
3 . Foxall Keene to 3 . M . Stevenson 9
I3k . W. S . Tevis, Jr . 3 I3k . Carleton F . Burke 4
By earned goals
Less penalties
25 22
. . 6 By earned goals
Less penalties
Nett score, 44 goals Nett score, 1 goal
* Weatherwax replaced Neustadt in last two periods.
Individual scores :
Del Monte—Driscoll 5, Drury 1, goals . Penalties—Driscoll
foul 1, Tevis foul a, Keene safety , goals.
Picked Team—Neustadt i, Weatherwax 1, goals . Penalties
—Stevenson 2 fouls r, Burke safety E, goals.
The victory of the Del Monte players was very easily gained.
Thomas Driscoll came out best of the team, hitting no less than
five of the six goals earned, the sixth falling to Hugh Drury.
The losers gave a' rather scratch exhibition, scoring only two
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APRIL, 191i .1 THE POLO MONTHLY lot
goals which were reduced to 't goal by two fouls given against
Malcolm Stevenson and a safety by Burke . The goals were hit
by " Bobbie " Neustadt and " Cliff " Weatherwax, who came into
the game in place of the former at the fifth period.
The Hotel del Coronado Handicap Cups.
There were four entries for the above competition--Coronado,
Del Monte, Midwick, and Miami Valley—and the first game
between Coronado and Del Monte was played on March loth.
Owing to Foxall Keene's absence the visitors played Alvin
Untermeyer, and the difference of eight points caused thereby
Keene is a ro-goal player and Untermeyer a 2-gooier put them
in receipt of two points from the home team in the place of
having to allow the latter six goals . The line-ups and scores
were as follows :
DEL MONTE beat CORON ADO.
No . H'cap . No . H'cap.
i . Alvin Untermeyer . . . 2 i . C . M. Weatherwax i
2 . Thomas Driscoll . . . 5 2 . C . P . Beadleston 6
3 . Hugh Drury 7 3 . Malcolm Stevenson 9
Bk. W . S . 'Tevis, Jr . 3 Bk . G . M. Heckscher ,;
17 19
By earned goals 13 By earned goals
By handicap
Less penalties
2 Less penalties
Nett score, 141 goals Nett score, 3 goals
Individual scores :
Del Monte—Untermeyer r, Driscoll 7, Drury 3, Tevis 2,
goals. Penalties—Tevis foul goal.
Coronado Weatherwax 3, Stevenson i, goals . Penalties--
Heckscher foul ti, Weatherwax foul 1, goal.
Referee Robert Bullock.
The game was very one-sided and the visitors quite outclassed
the Coronado quartette, superior team work and the better condition
of the players enabling them to make rings round their
opponents . Thomas Driscoll was again the prolific scorer for his
side, hitting seven of the thirteen goals they obtained ; he was
well hacked up by his team mates, of whom Drury hit 3, Tevis 2,
and Untermeyer i goal . Of Coronado ' s four goals Weatherwax
scored three and Stevenson one . Heckscher, who was playing
his first game of the season, and Beadleston were alike unable to
score.
The second game in the competition between Midwick and
Miami Valley was scheduled for the following day. Midwick
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THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL, 1917.
Valley players, but this they easily accomplished, and entered the
final against Del Monte . The scores and line-ups were :--
Plaved Mulch Ilth.
MIDWICK heat MIAMI VALLEY.
No . H'cap . No . H'cap.
. Robert Neustadt . . . 3 T . T. Le Boutillier 3
~ . J. Cheever Cowdin . . . 4 H . E. Talbot 2
3 . E . W. Hopping 6 3 . M. C . Fleischmann 3
Bk . C . F. Burke 4 Bk . U . W . W . Wynne o
By earned goals . . . 16 By earned goals r
Less penalties o By handicap
Less penalties
9
3
Nett score, 16 goals Nett score, 91 goals
Individual scores :
Midwick Neustadt 5, Cowdin 7, Hopping 4, goals.
Miami Valley--Wynne 1 goal . Penalties--Lc Boutillier
foul 1, penalty , goal.
Referees Major Colin ( ; . Ross and Robert Bullock.
The game went all in favour of the Midwick team, who,
playing a much faster game than their opponents, galloped the
latter to a standstill . Miami were able to score but once through
their back, Lieut. Wynne, whilst this tally was almost wiped
out by penalties given against Le Boutillier for a foul and a
safety . The outstanding feature in the play of the winners was
the clever team work of Hopping and Cowdin, which enabled the
latter to goal seven times on his own account . Neustadt found
the goal five times, whilst Hopping vv as responsible for four more
winning strokes.
The final between Midwick and Del Monte was set for
Tuesday, March 13th, but in order to give the ponies and players
a day's rest, of which they were in need, the match was postponed
until the following day . The teams were most equally
matched, their handicap rating being exactly the same . The
line-ups and summary of result was as follows :--
Finol Play,d !March 14l h, 1917.
No.
i. R . Neustadt
2. J. Cheever Cow din
3. E. W. Hopping
Bk . C . I' . Burke
ICK
H'cap.
• 3
4
. 6
4
MIDW
No .
1. Untermeyer A.
2. T. Driscoll
3. H. Drury
Bk . \V . S. Tevis, Jr .
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By earned goals r r By earned goals 6
Less penalties Less penalties . . . o
Nett score, 10 1-1 goals Nett score, 6 goals
Individual scores :
Midwick—Neustadt 6 , Cowdin 2, Hopping 2, Burke i, goals.
Penalties Burke foul, Cowdin safety ,1-1, goal.
Del Monte--Untermeyer i, Driscoll 5, goals.
Referees—Major Colin G . Ross and Robert Bullock.
(quite one of the largest crowds of the season was present for
the final of the Hotel del Coronado Cups, and applauded the
dasliing and spirited game which Midwick and Del Monte put up.
Victory went to the former by a margin of 4+ goals, but the sides
were very evenly matched, and at half-time Del Monte was in the
lead, though it was only by a bare quarter of a goal . Up till then
play had been somewhat cramped, scrimmages at close quarters
being the order of the day. Finding the Del Monte players were
getting the better of the exchanges, the Midwick quartette opened
up the game with long passes . The superior speed of their
mounts then began to take effect, and their score steadily rose ;
the Northerners played furiously, but were powerless to regain
their lost initiative, and were beaten . For the winners Neustadt
turned on quite the best game he has played this season, and
was chief goal earner with a tally of six ; Cowdin and Hopping
each secured a couple, whilst Burke was responsible for the
remaining point . For Del Monte Driscoll hit five and Unter -
meyer one of the six goals scored ; neither Drury nor Tevis
goaled, a somewhat unusual state of affairs for these two players.
The game was a hardly-fought one, and the Midwick men
thoroughly deserved their victory.
The California Challenge Trophy.
Only three teams entered for this trophy—the Midwick, Del
Monte, and Coronado Clubs and the first game took place
between Midwick and Coronado on March 16th . In a very close
game Midwick triumphed over the Coronado team, whose line-up
had been slightly strengthened by the substitution of Robert
Bullock for G . M . Heckscher at hack, the latter player taking
Weatherwax's position at No . I . The Midwick combination
remained unchanged.
MIDWICK
Played fllo rrll 161/1 .
No .
beat CORONADO.
No.
I . R . Neustadt r . G . M. Heckscher
Earle NV . Hopping C . Perry Beadleston
3 . J . Cheever Cowdin , . Malcolm Stevenson
Bk . Carleton F . Burke
Bk . Robert Bullock
By earned goals
Less penalties
ti By earned goals
Less penalties
. . .
. . .
5
o
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Individual scores
Midwick Neustadt 2, Hopping 4, Cowdin 2, goals . Penalties
—Burke safety I.
Coronado Heckscher i , Stevenson i, Bullock 3, goals.
Referee Major Colin G . Ross.
Special interest was added to the match owing to the tact that
both teams had already secured two legs on the trophy, and the
victors of the heat would thus have the opportunity of winning
the cup outright should Del Monte go down to them in the final.
The play vvas, therefore, of the keenest, the home team struggling
hard to counteract the splendid combination of the Midwick
players, which added to the superiority of their mounts undoubtedly
gave them the advantage over their opponents.
Hopping changed the order of his team, playing at No . 2 and
sending Cheever Cowdin to his own place at No . 3 ; the latter
player thus opposed Stevenson, and a most exciting duel between
the pair was waged throughout the match . Hopping led in the
scoring with 4 goals, iii one of which his mount constituted itself
a partner by kicking the hall through just as its rider, shortening
his reins, was preparing to administer the finishing tap.
Neustadt played extremely well and scored twice, as did also
Cheever Cow din, whilst Burke, though not goaling, was most
efficient at defence . hor the losers Heckscher did not show to
the best advantage, and vV as outclassed by the Midwick forwards.
Stevenson and Beadleston combined well in their usual aggressive
and clever style, whilst Bullock, who was top scorer of the side
with three goals, was consistently good.
On the clay following a special match was played between the
Army Aviators stationed at North Island and the Miami Valley
quartette, on the No . 2 field, and in a very hard-fought struggle
the Army men emerged victorious by the odd goal, the scores
reeding 8 to 7 in their favour . Lieutenants Wynne and
Rhinehardt were the chief scorers for the winners, with four and
three goals respectively, whilst Lawrence Phipps goaled four
times for the Miami players . The following was the summary
No .
1. Lieut. C . K . Rhinehardt
2. Capt . R . McNally
3. Major F. Lahm
Bk. Lieut. W. \V . Wynne
By earned goals
Less penalties
The Army beat Miami Valley.
No.
I . Lawrence Phipps, Jr.
G . Mead
3. J. Fleischmann
Bk Fleischmann . Max F.
y By earned goals
Less penalties
Nett score, S goals Nett score, 71 goals
Individual scores :
Army Rhinehardt 3, McNally I, Lahm 1, Wynne 4, goals.
Penalty Wynne foul goal.

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Miami Valley Phipps 4, Mead 1, J . Fleischmann i, M.
Fleischmann 2, goals . Penalty—Mead foul 1 goal.
Referee—Major Colin G . Ross.
The final for the California Challenge Trophy was productive
of a surprise, for the Del Monte team, helped by a slight change
in their line-up—T . Le Boutillier replaced Alvin Untermeyer at
No. 1—defeated the strong Midwick four of Pasadena and thus
upset the latter 's chance of securing permanent possession of the
trophy for another year at all events. The line-ups and summary
of score was as follows :
1 final--I'laye(i .March iS!I,.
E
No .
T . Le Boutillier
Thomas Driscoll
3 . Hugh Drury
13k . W . S. Tevis, Jr.
I3y earned goals
DEL MONT
beat MIDWICK
No.
i . R . Neustadt
2. E. W. Hopping
3. J . Cheever Cowdin
I3k . Carleton F . Burke
I3y earned goals 5
Nett score, 6 goals Nett score, 5 goals
Individual scores :
Del Monte-- T . Le Boutillier 1 , Driscoll 3, Drury I, Tevis
goals.
Nlidwick Hopping 2, Cowdin 3 , goals.
Referees—Major Colin G . Ross and Malcolm Stevenson.
It vas clean hard polo throughout, not a penalty being given
against either side, and the winners, showing greatly improved
form, thoroughly deserved their victory . Del Monte was the first
to take the lead, Driscoll goaling in the first period with a welldirected
drive ; Cheever Cowdin countered in the second with an
easy shot, and then the Del Monte men drew ahead . In the
seventh period Midwick made a determined effort to draw level,
Hopping wall the aid of Cowdin adding two points to their score,
whilst Cowdin's mount kicked a goal in the final period . Their
opponents, however, managed to hold them, and rode off the
winners of the trophy by the odd goal, as stated above . One of
the chief features which, to my mind, contributed to the Del
Monte success was the persistent and clever way in which their
back W . S . Tevis jockied the Midwick No . i ; not once throughout
the match did " Bobbie " Neustadt get an opportunity to put iii
one of the dashing open runs to which he is accustomed, for from
first to last he was tied up and worried by the opposing hack's
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Race Fixtures.
APRIL.
24, 25 . Punchestown (2).
27 . Leopardstown (1).
28.
MAY .
Phoenix Park (t).
1, 2, 3, 4 . Newmarket (4).
1 . Thant (t).
3, 4 . Limerick (2).
5 . Rathkeale (1).
7 . Kilbeggan (1).
8, q, 1o . The Curragh (3).
15, 16 . Dundalk (2).
15, 16, 17 . Newmarket (3).
19 .
21 .
Phoenix Park (1).
Charleville (9.
24 . Piltown (1).
25, 26 . Limerick Junction (2).
28, 29 . Metropolitan (Baldole) (2).
29, 30, 31 . Newmarket First Extra (3).
30, 3t . Tipperary (2) .
New Derby, Oaks, and Gold Cup Entries.
The entries for the New Derby duly appeared in the March
29th issue of the Racing Calendar, and both show a numerical

11u THE POLO MONTHLY [AL'KII„ L9L7.
increase over those of last year . Those nominated for the coming
Derby, which will this year be decided over the last mile and half
of the Cesarewitch course—instead of the Suffolk Stakes course
on the July track on Wednesday, May 30th, number thirtyeight,
two more than in 1916, and consist of the following :
Aleli, Argosy, Argument, Athdara, Baymond, Brown
Prince, Cairngillan, Colleger, Dalguise, Dansellon, Diadem,
Dresden, Dumb Waiter, Fizz-bang, Gay Crusader, Grand
Fleet, Hainault, Heliad, Helford, Invincible, Kilbay, Kingston
Black, Knutsford, Lord Archer, Magpie, Minstrel, Molly
Desmond, Planet, Qu ' en Dis Tu ?, Rochetto, Roncevaux, Sabre,
Sir Desmond, Summoner, " Telephus, Valiance, The Verderer,
and William of Tyne.
The entry for the New Oaks numhers thirty-four, nine more
than last year, and this will be decided over the same course as
the Derby on Friday, June 1st . The entries are as follows :
Albia, Catherine Swynford, Diadem, Ecurie, Elisalexi,
Fleetwood, Golden Maid Grizzel Grim, Hampshire Lily, Hill
Shrine, Icefern, Lammermuir, Magnetic, Margarethal, Molly
Desmond, Noonoo, Null's Veiling, Oratory, Pamfleta, Peg-o '
.M ., Queen D'Or, Reverence , Rhona, Rosmarin,
-My-Heart, P
Severa, Smile, Spirit of Bay, Sunny Jane, Sunset Glow,
Trimestral, Wanda M ., Wells , and Willasure.
The ( gold Cup, a substitute for the Ascot race, which will be
run at Newmarket on Tuesday, June 12th, has closed with 32
nominations, including two from Paris . Among the older horses
who may he relied upon to get the Summer Course (two miles and
twenty-four yards), if fit and well, are Ballaghtobin, Cannobie,
Clarissimus, Fifinella, Hurry On, Kwang-Su, Nassovian,
Russley, and Sanctum ; while the three-year-olds include such as
Dansellon, Grand Fleet, Helford , and Planet.
It is to be regretted that a return of the knee trouble from
which Hurry On suffered in his two-year-old and early three-yearold
days, has thrown Mr . Buchanan's champion lame. The race
will be robbed of much of its interest should Mr. Gilpin b unable
to get the son of Marcovil at his best by net June.
The National Stud's First Winner.
The first winner from our National Stud made his appearance
at the recent meeting at Phu nix Park, Dublin, when Mr . Hughes'
appropriately-named colt Off the White scored from thirteen other
youngsters in the First-class Two-Year-Old Plate . By White
Eagle out of Miss Cue, he was purchased cheaply for 45 guineas
by his trainer J . Burns at the Newmarket Yearling Sales last
September. Mr. Hughes ' youngster confirmed the good impression
the made at his first appearance by a further victory over a
similar number of opponents the week following in the Paddock
Plate at the Curragh, when he gave his nearest rival Doria 151bs.
and an easy beating .

Photo by B ALLYMACAD, b. g. be LAVENO out of BALLYMACARNEY, .Aged .
Jporl a heneral.
Winner of the War National, " carring gst. 12Ibs , at Gatwick, ALarch 21st ; the property of Sir George Bullough ;
trained by Hon . .A. Hastings, and ridden by E . Driscoll .
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112 THE POLO MONTHLY 1917.
Death of War National and Essex Steeplechase
Winners' Dam.
I regret to learn that Major D . C . Part has had the misfortune
to lose his brood mare Ballymacarney, the dam of the recent big
winners Ballymacad and Ballymendel . By Royal Meath out of
Cinnamon, Ballymacarney was a twenty-year-old bay mare
purchased from Mr. F. Hardy when in foal with Ballymendel.
She was due to foal to The Best on the first of the present month.
Major Part has a three-year-old daughter of his dam by
Hackenschmidt.
The Late Fred Webb.
Fred Webb, the well-known ex-jockey and trainer, who has
been seriously ill for a long time, passed away recently at Eastbourne,
where he was living . One of the best jockeys of his day,
he was born in 1853 and began riding in public as far back as
1865 . Four years later he was attached to Matthew Dawson ' s
stable as light-weight jockey, and that year carried off the
Stewards' Cup and Cesarewitch, the former race on Mr . C . Peck ' s
Fichu and the latter on Mr . Naylor's Cherie . A contemporary
of Fred Archer, George Fordham, Tom Cannon, Custance, C.
Wood, and Johnnie Osborne, Webb was an extremely powerful
rider, and held his own with the best . His classic successes were
gained on Doncaster a chance mount, by the way—in the Derby
of 1875, in which race he was narrowly beaten on Highland Chief
in St . Blaise ' s year, and again on Paradox, when unluckily
defeated by Melton in 1855 . He won the Two Thousand Guineas
on the present Lord Ebury's Peregrine in 188t, after being
narrowly defeated in the salve race by Petronel the previous
year when on the back of the Duke of Westminster's Muncaster.
Peregrine, ridden by Webb, ran second to Iroquois in the Derby.
Among other big races that fell to his share whilst riding were
the Goodwood Cup on Doncaster and Hampton, the Doncaster
Plate on Doncaster and Freeman, the Cesarew itch on Cherie and
Sheen, the City and Suburban on Digby Grand, the Cambridgeshire
and the Grand Prix de Paris on Florence, the Northumberland
Plate on Hampton, the Portland Plate on Lowland Chief,
Great Northamptonshire Stakes on Oliver Twist, the Champagne
Stakes on Napoleon III ., the Hardwicke Stakes on Tristan
(twice) and Minting, the Jubilee Handicap on Minting, the
Stewards ' Cup at Goodwood on Fichu and Lowland Chief, the
Chesterfield Cup on Hermitage, the Champion Stakes on Tristan
(twice), the Middle Park Plate on Newry, the Dewhurst Plate on
Queen Adelaide, the Clearwell Stakes on El Dorado, the July
Stakes on Strathfleet, Bal Gal, and Luminary. He also finished
fourth on the Scot in the Grand National Steeplechase won by
Woodbrook in 18Sa.
In 1896 the started as a trainer at Exning near Newmarket,
his first patrons being " Mr. Jersey " (then Mrs . Langtry- and
now Lady de Bathe), " Mr . Riddington " (Mr. C. Russell), and

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Lord Shrewsbury . He was very successful with Mrs . Langtry ' s
horses, winning for that well-known actress the Cesarewitch, Ascot
Gold Cup, and Goodwood Cup with the imported Merman, a fine
staying son of the Australian Grand Flaneur . He also secured for
his fair patron the Liverpool Summer Cup with Brayhead . In
1905 he went to Alag, in Hungary, where he trained with considerable
success for Prince Taxis, Count Andrassy, and Baron
Harkanyi until 1912.
Upon his return to Newmarket in that year his health suffered
considerably, the result, I believe, of the privation he underwent
when endeavouring to keep his weight down in his riding days,
and he was an ailing man right down to the day of his death.
Entries for the September Stakes.
The September Stakes, a substitute for the Doncaster St.
Leger, which closed on the 17th inst ., attracted forty-three
entries, against the twenty-nine received for the same event last
season . At present the race is arranged to be run over the last
mile and three-quarters of the Cesarewitch course, but a note
attached to the conditions in the Calendar states that should it be
found desirable for the September Meeting to take place on the
July course, a course of approximately the same distance will be
used there.
TELEGRAMS : -" SQQARELTt(E, WESDO, LONDON . '
Ante-post or Starting Price Doubles.
Trebles, and Accumulators, both Win
and Places.
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91, GREAT PORTLAND STREET, LONDON .W.
Bets accepted on all Irish Racing reported
in " Sportsman ."
BEST MARKET PRICES ON
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NATIONAL HUNT
MEETINGS.
Windsor, March 17
Saturday.
44
x
Second
Day
The close proximity of the War National to the big race—
the " Lancashire " Steeplechase—on the second day of the
meeting (lid not divest the latter from the interest one might
naturally have expected.
There was a good field of nineteen runners, nine of whom were
due to figure in the big contest on the following Wednesday . It
was a pity that neither Vermouth nor Carrig Park were present
to take part, but on the other hand prominent " National "
candidates in Irish Mail, Ally Sloper, Templedowney, Ballymacad
and Limerock were amongst the runners.
The weather was charming, and a better light for viewing the
racing could not have been wished for . As soon as the flag fell
in the big race, Templedowney, as usual, started to make his own
running, but for the first time in his career found another in
Captain Dreyfus eager to follow his example. Mr. Hunt ' s
gelding, who had been backed down to second favouritism behind
Templedowney, was fully equal to taking on the latter at his own
game, and at the end of a mile wrested the lead from him.
Carrying on the running without giving his opponents an easy of
any kind, Captain Dreyfus had them practically all in trouble by
the time the straight was reached . It was only a question of the
minor placings, and for these Top Hole, Limerock, Kenia and
Ballymacad put up a keen fight at the finish, Top Hole securing
second berth two lengths behind Captain Dreyfus, who won
literally with his head in his chest . Limerock managed to secure
third berth eight lengths behind the second, Kenia being, close
up, fourth, Ballymacad fifth, and the favourite Templedowney
next. Ally Sloper evidently found the pace too much for him
throughout, and as the time showed, it was a very fast run race
indeed .

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F. Hunt's Treble.
The minor races were well patronized, and in the Carleton
Selling Hurdle Race (two miles), with which proceedings started,
F. Hunt, the Winchester trainer, established the first leg on the
treble he was destined to secure during the afternoon with Saneso,
who won a good race from Peterloo and Pintadeau . The winner,
who started at the nice price of 7 to i, was purchased by the wellknown
commission agent, Mr . Douglas Stuart, for 200 guineas at
the subsequent auction.
Oniv four horses turned out for the Cumberland Selling
Steeplecliase (two miles), and early comers in the market were
able to secure slight odds against the favourite Fashion, who
eventually started at IT to io on . Straight Ahead, who was
second in demand, fell early during the race, and after Sweet
Willie had carried on the running for three parts of the journey,
he was joined by the favourite, who was fencing in a
somewhat slovenly manner, and giving her jockey Newev a far
from pleasant ride . However, at the final fence, which the leaders
jumped side by side, Sweet Willie fell on landing, and Fashion
was left to score at her leisure ; Beldorney, the remaining runner,
was second.
After the excitement of the big race, which stood next on the
card, had subsided, a field of nine came out for the Berkshire
Hurdle Race (two miles). For a long time it was possible to
obtain 2 to 1 about Mr. Garland's Polydamon, who was ridden by
Piggott, but the price gradually shortened, and he was eventually
returned at a shade over evens . In each of his previous outings,
Mr. Garland's young horse had been defeated by Saxon, the crack
young hurdler of the season, but in the latter 's absence now he
had no difficulty in scoring a runaway victory from The Guller
and Walton Heath . Piggott rode an excellent race on Polydamon,
being careful not to hurry him in the early stages, and bringing
him to the front two flights from home, after which he kept him
at full stretch, thus avoiding the possibility of a challenge from
any of his opponents . Polydamon has the reputation of not doing
his best in a close finish, but with the tactics pursued by Piggott
all danger of this was averted.
An interesting race for the March Hurdle Handicap (twe
miles) brought out thirteen runners . This was quite the best
betting race of the day, no less than five of the thirteen being
quoted at less than 5 to r at different times in the market.
Eventually St. Patrick's Blue settled down favourite, with Green
Falcon in close attendance. An exciting finish was witnessed
between Raybarrow, who had run prominently for this distance in
the big race on the previous day, and Waterfern, the former after
being headed at the last flight coming again to win an exciting
race by a neck . St. Patrick ' s Blue, the favourite, was third, four
lengths away, and Mr. Douglas Stuart ' s I Say fourth.
By his victory Raybarrow brought off the hat trick for F.
Hunt, the Winchester trainer, in which W. Smith, as the rider c`
Saneso, Captain Dreyfus, and Raybarrow also participated .

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The meeting then concluded with the Nil Desperandum Handicap
Steeplechase (two miles), for which there were just a dozen
runners . A strong favourite was found in Hannibal, but well
as Mrs . Hollins' chesnut performed he was unable to give the
weight to the Irish-owned Mountmills, who, in receipt of 3olbs .,
won by a length and a half, thus celebrating St . Patrick's Day
for Ireland . Mr . Horace Lennard ' s Castleton, a famous flat
racer and hurdling light of other days, was third, a neck behind
the favourite.
Gatwick, March 21-22
The War National.
-24
If hardly equal to the crowd of last year, the company which
attended on Wednesday, March list, at Gatwick to witness the
second Grand National Substitute during the war was a very
large one. The weather was far from being at its best, a heavy
shower of snow delaying the start for the second race, whilst an
indifferent light prevented many of the incidents during the
second round of the course in the big race being closely followed.
The track, however, though somewhat holding, was in excellent
order, and the fences in the best of trim.
Proceedings opened with the Chequers Hurdle Handicap, for
which there were just a dozen runners . The three best-backed
animals were Watergruel, Appleton, and Blind Hookey, and they
monopolised the placings in inverse order however, Mr . Douglas
Clarke ' s old horse Blind Hookey scoring easily from Appleton,
with Watergruel third . Ten contested the Crawley Hurdle Race,
for which Cattistock proved a very false favourite, and never
looked like a winner at any period of the race . Mr . Winan's
Race Rock, an American-bred son of Rock Sand, defeated the
Chester Cup winner The Guller, with Monsieur Nestor an indifferent
third. With the going exactly to her liking in the Threemile
Stayers ' Hurdle Race, Mr . 'Pennant ' s old favourite Marita
achieved her customary annual success, though to do so she had a
rare struggle with Lord Cholmondeley' s Ceyx from the last
hurdle ; Mr. Heybourn's Desmond ' s Song was a moderate third,
six lengths behind the leaders.
The way was now clear for the big race, for which nineteen
competitors were saddled . Carrig Park maintained his favouritism
right up to the end, closing at 7 to 2 against ; Chang, too, had
a great following, and eventually displaced last year ' s winner
Vermouth from the position of second favourite, whilst a run on
Yellow Chat landed him on the third mark with Vermouth.
Ballymacad attracted heavy support, and the best backed of the
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Notwithstanding the difficulties caused by the weather, the
field were on the whole in first-class condition . Lord Suffolk's
Father Confessor looked as though he would have benefited by
another gallop or two, but no fault was to be found with the
condition of the remainder of the runners . Vermouth though
small looked all wire and whipcord, whilst the Hon . A. Hastings '
trio, Ballymacad, Ally Sloper, and Denis Auburn, were very fit,
as was the other Wroughton competitor, Cordon 's Limerock.
Photo bu
SSOrf & General.
LADY BULLOUGH, WIFE OF SIR GEORGE BULLOUGH, OWNER OF
I HE " NATIONAL " \VINNER BALLYMACAD, AND HIS TRAINER,
I'IIE IION . AUBREY HASTINGS, WITII '1'IIE. SILVER 'I'ROI'HY.
Carrig Park stripped as hard as nails, looking in great heart,
whilst Hunt had got the bloodlike Chang in great fettle. The
official report of the race appears below, and, though I believe
Driscoll thinks otherwise, I am of opinion that Ballymacad was
one of the luckiest winners the race has ever seen, as in turn
Limerock was the unluckiest loser . Templedowney in his
customary tearaway fashion headed his field for quite three parts
of the distance, when he was passed by his stable companion
Queen Imaal and Blow Pipe . He again drew to the front, but

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about six furlongs from home was done with, and the leaders into
the straight were Ballymacad, Blow Pipe, Chang, Yellow Chat,
Ally Sloper, and Limerock . Of these Yellow Chat was the first
to give way, an example copied almost at once by Blow Pipe,
whilst Limerock began to improve his position with the two
leaders Ballymacad and Chang . Rapidly drawing up and pulling
double, his jockey gave him his head between the last two fences,
when he swept to the front, clearing the final obstacle in faultless
fashion with a couple of lengths ' lead of his opponents. Then
the catastrophe occurred ; whether he got on to a slippery patch,
or whether he crossed his legs I do not know, but with victory in
his grasp he suddenly slipped on to his knees, and before Smith
could give him any assistance rolled completely over . Ballymacad
then went on to win in comfortable fashion from Chang, whilst
Ally Sloper and Vermouth, of whom the latter made a late
appearance on the scene, ran on into third and fourth places
respectively.
Whilst sympathising with the ill-luck of the small stable
presided over by Arthur Gordon, and also with Limerock ' s gallant
young owner, Lieut . Paterson, now on active service with his
regiment in Mesopotamia, no one begrudged the success of the
neighbouring Wroughton establishment , which has so far this
season met with but small return for the support they invariably
accord to our winter sport. The Hon . Aubrey Hastings, who
himself won the Grand National on Ascetic ' s Silver just eleven
years ago, in running first and third with his charges, had a great
day. The jockey Driscoll, who is quite a veteran, having been
riding races for over twenty years now, was delighted with his
success . Though he has already carried off the French and
Scottish Nationals on Jerry M . and Mount Prospect's Fortune, so
far he has never been successful in the big Aintree event, and a
victory in its substitute now was all the more pleasing in view of
the hard luck he experienced in missing his winning ride on
Jerry M . at Liverpool in 1914.
The owner of the winner, Sir George Bullough, was unable to
be present to witness the victory- of his horse owing to Government
duties ; Lady Bullough, however, witnessed the triumph, and was
the recipient of the silver trophy, which accompanies the stakes.
The latter, which are just under £r,000 in value, have been
generously presented by Sir George to Sir Arthur Pearson's St.
Dunstan's Home for Blinded Soldiers.
- W' .AR NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE (Handicap) of 1,005 sovs . and a
Cup value ioo sovs . ; second receives ioo sovs ., and third
So sovs . About 4 miles and 856 yards.
Sir G. Bullough's b . Ballymacad, by Laveno—Ballymacarney,
aged, qst. 12Lb . R. Driscoll i
Mr. IL Trimmer's ch. h. Chang, by Cupid—Threnody, aged,
qst. 91b . W. Smith 2
Lady Nelson's b . g . .Ally Sloper, by Travelling Lady--Sally in Our
Alley, aged, ust . iolb . Ivor Anthony 3
BIr. Heybourn's Vermouth, aged, Inst . 31b . J. Reardon 4

APRIL, 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY Irk
Mr. G. Jones ' Blow Pipe, aged, Lost . on) . I . Lancaster
Col. Birkins Queen lmaal, aged, ust . Alb . A . Newey t
Lord Suffolk 's Father Confessor, aged, list . 71b . A . Aylin
Mr . 1L Trimmer's Charlbury, aged, lost . 61b . J. Dillon S
Lord Lonsdales Yellow Chat, 6 yrs., t tst. olb. G . Parfrement y
Major Dixon's "Templedowney, aged, 12st . 71h .
T . Hulme o
Mr . E. Platt's Irish Mail, aged, 1251 . 41b . E. Piggott (,
Mr. L). Stuart's Carrig Park, aged, list . ()lb.
C. Hawkins o
Mr. Rath-son 's Iimerock, aged, itst. slb.
\V. J. Smith o
Mr. 'I Thorburn's Kenia, aged, tort. tolb. (carried lost . 1 . b .) A. Saxby
Sir 'T . Dewar's Hackler 's Bey, aged, lost. to=.b . Capt . Rogers o
Mr. F . Bibby'', Thowl Pin, aged, lost . 7Lb. (carried iosl . ( ) lb.) C . Kelly
Sir G . Bullough 's Denis Auburn, aged, lost . 4Lb. R. Burford
o
o
Mr. F. Wills' Grithorpe, aged, 9st . 7lb .
H. Smyth o
Mr . P . Adams ' Fargue, aged, 95t. 7Lb. (carried 951 . talb)
Mr . H . A . Brown
Winner bred by Mr. J. J . Maher ; trained by Hon . A . Hastings,
at Wroughton.
o
Starting Prices .-7 to 2 agst Carrig Park, 11 to 2 agst Chang ; too to 12
each agst Vermouth and Yellow Chat, too to 9 agst Ballymacad, too to 7 agst
Limerock, 20 to t agst Ally Sloper, 25 to t each agst Templedowney, Fargue,
Queen Imaal, and Irish Mail, 33 to i agst Kenia, 40 to t each agst others.
The Race .—At the fifth fence Kenia fell . 'Templedowney settled down in
front of Fargue, I--tackler's Bey, Limerock, Chang, Yellow Chat, Blow Pipe,
Charlbury, Thowl Pin, Carrig Park, Grithorpe, Irish Mail, Father Confessor,
Queen Imaal, and Ally Sloper, with Ballymacad bringing up the rear for a mile,
when Tempedowne held ten lengths lead of Fargue, then coming Limerock,
Yellow Chat, Blow Pipe, Chang, Hackler's Bey,Carrig Park (who blundered
here), Charlbury, and Grithorpe, the whipper-in sti .l being Ballymacad. At the
water Blow Pipe joined Templedowney, with Chang in close pursuit, clear of
Father Confessor, Queen Imaal, Yellow Chat, Limerock, Fargue, Carrig Park,
Grithorpe, and Ally Sloper . No further change occurred until passing the stands
the second time, when Carrig Park fell at a plain fence, as did Fargue at ti p
. Then Queen Imaal and Blow Pipe headedTempledowney,
-succeeding obstacle
who shorty afterwards regained the lead, Major Dixon's gelding being pursued
by Chang, Blow Pipe, and Queen lmaal, Ballymacad, Father Confessor, Yellow
Chat, Limerock, and Ally Sloper. Seven furlongs from home Queen Imaal was
beaten, whereupon Ballymacad and Blow Pipe raced past "[Templedowney, the
first two named entering the straight just clear of Chang, Yellow Chat, Ally
Sloper, and Limerock. At the final fence Limerock jumped into the lead, but
slipped and fell a foiv yards after landing, Ballymacad winning by eight lengths
from Chang, who beat Ally Sloper four lengths for second place . Vermouth wile
officially placed fourth, then came Blow Pipe fifth, Queen Imaal sixth, Father
Confessor seventh, Charlbury eighth, Yellow Chat being the only other to complete
the course. Denis Auburn and Templedowney fell . Time, to min . 12 2-5
sec .
Ballymacad, who is just ten years old, is a nice powerful
stamp of bay gelding by Layeno out of Ballymacarney, and was
bred by Mr. J . J . Maher, who has been responsible for so man3
good steeplechasers in the past . Ballymacad was purchased b)
Sir George Bullough for £2,000 from Mr . J . Maher, and by the
irony of fate for F . Hunt, the trainer of the second Chang, the
horse was in his stable when the deal was carried through.
Of the remaining two races on the programme, George B .,
well ridden by Mr. Stubbs, carried off the Rostrum Steeplechase
from Roman and Royal Canal, whilst Abakur made some slight
return to his owner for the failure of Carrig Park in the big race
by scoring from Bernstein and Noah in the Surrey Steeplechase.

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WAR NATIONAL AY AT GATWICK .
Photos by
Top : THE WAR NATION
Bottom (left) : THE STAYERS' HURDLE HANDICAP, WON BY MARITA.
Collapse of hurdles at the fourth jump .
FIELD
AT THE OPEN DITCH.
Sport & (,cner . t.
Bottom (right) : THE PARADE FOR THE ' WAR NATIONAL.
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Steeplechase (two miles) from Mask Off and Toiler . The son of
St . Gris, who has been on the shelf for a couple of years, showed
considerable promise as a four-year-old in 1914 ; now that he is
fit again and with the years still on his side, he may yet achieve
distinction under National Hunt Rules.
4e 4, 11
Lingfield, March 23-24
Friday's Sport
The weather u as yery cold on the first day of the Lingfield
meeting, which followed directly on the big two-day Gatwick
fixture, but there were plenty of bright interludes, and some
excellent sport was carried through on ground, which was very
much on the heavy side . A number of horses that competed at
( Gatwick travelled the ten miles to Lingfield and took part in the
events there, with the result that fields were of bigger dimensions
than anticipated . In the Herontye Hurdle, which opened the
programme, a strong favourite was found in Miss Flapperton
from Hunt's stable . She, however, gave as jady a performance
as at her two previous outings, pulling her jockey out of the
saddle for the first one and a-half miles and then collapsing like
a pricked bladder and finishing absolutely last. A desperate
race between Hollins Lane, Monsieur Nestor, and The Duller
resulted in the victory of the old Chester Cup , winner over Hollins
Lane, with Monsieur Nestor, a neck further back, third . The
(fuller, who gaye Hollins Lane 19lbs ., had run well behind Race
Rock at Gatwick and was now well suited by the heavy going.
Backers were well on the mark in selecting Strong Boy to beat
Wavylace, Hannibal, and company in the Sevenoaks Steeplechase
(two miles), for Mr. Wootton' s gelding had far too much speed
for the rest of his field, and scored an easy five lengths ' win from
Wavylace who IvIls a similar distance in front of Sensitive
Symons.
Ridden by his owner, Mr . H . A . Brown, the fayourite Peterloo
took the Crowhurst Selling Hurdle Race very readily from
Usilyas and Submit in a field of seventeen runners . The winner,
who has a very nice turn of speed, did not attract a bid of any
kind, and doubtless Mr . Brown was quite pleased to retain his
old horse . Tommy Hop had beaten both Ballymacad and Ballymendel
in a race at the previous fixture here, and so it was not
surprising, in view of the latter ' s Gatwick triumphs, to find him
a strong favourite for the Buckhurst Steeplechase (two miles).
He ran well, for of a field of fifteen runners, including well-known
performers in Scarlet Button, Syetoi, and Mark Back, he defeated
all but Antipater, who, in the hands of Reardon, won after a
capital set-to from the last fence ; Mark Back was third . The
winner, who is the property of Captain Rogerson, is a thick-set,

124 THE POLO MONTHLY [AF'xn,, 191j.
strongly-built chesnut by Roi Herode out of Muley Rat, and
being only five years old should develop into a nice stamp of
'chaser.
Of the sixteen original entries for the Woodland Four-Year-
Old Hurdle Race only half-a-dozen went to the post. Cobbler ' s
Wax was a pronounced favourite, and had little difficulty in
carrying off the spoils, his nearest attendants being Idiot and
Marton.
The Tilgate Double Handicap Steeplechase (three miles)
brought out a party of seven, among whom were Captain Dreyfus,
the " Lancashire " Steeplechase winner, Ally Sloper, General
Fox, and other well-known performers. In spite of his 71bs.
penalty, Captain Dreyfus had no difficulty in confirming the
Photo by Sport & Gocrra,
THE HERONTYE HURDLE RACE, LINGFIELD, AL :ARCH 2 ;23.
\Von be 'rho Guiler (,econd from Ion) from Hollins Lane and Monsieurt ieur Nestor.
Windsor form with Ally Sloper, and after being in front all the
way scored an easy eight lengths victory over Ally Sloper and
General Fox . This was the fourth success F . Hint's young
'chaser has gained this season.
Saturday.
A sharp frost in the early morning was dissipated by the
powerful rays of the sun, and with a beautifully clear light the
last day of the meeting was carried through under the best of
conditions. Falls were more numerous than on the previous
afternoon, but the stickiness of the ground was, I think, largely

APRIL, 1917.] THE POLO MONTHLY
accountable for this . But for his Windsor performance, Wiseton
II . would have been a much better favourite for the Hoathly
Selling Steeplechase, with which proceedings opened, since at
his previous outing he had defeated Tommy Hop, Ballymacad,
and Ballymendel . As it was, however, Menlo and Athenry were
strongly supported to beat him . Both these candidates fell, and
Wiseton II . readily accounted for the rest, of whom Bedfellow
and Carson were his nearest attendants as the post was reached.
Most of the crack hurdlers who met at Windsor were again in
competition for the Penhurst Hurdle Handicap (two miles), value
£263. Waterbed, who had unfortunately cut himself in his race
Photo by
.ti?ot & General.
TIFF : TILGATE DOUBLE STEEPLECHASE, LINGFIELD, AL\RCLL 23rd.
Won by Captain Dreyfus from Ally Sloper and General Fox.
(Captain Drefus lead. Ally Sloper and Hacker's Bey over the water.
there when so narrowly beaten by Drumlanrig, now sported
cotton-wool bandages, but seemed none the worse for the accident,
and, carrying 1)y far the most money in the race, looked like
justifying his position as favourite right up to the last hurdle.
From here, however, Stainton was too speedy for him, and easily
relegated Mr. Bennett' s champion to second berth . The Bimkin,
who before now has shown liking for Lingfield, was a good third.
A poor lot of horses contested the Haxted Hurdle Handicap,
and victory went very luckily to Sikh from Marie ' s Pride and
Loomian . All the way up the straight Marie ' s Pride was pulling
over the rest of her companions, and seemed as though she could

126 THEPOLO MONTHLY [Al , R1L2 1917.
leave them the moment she was called upon . Her rider, G.
Duller, seemed content to take matters easily, however, and
Hawkins, bringing Sikh with a rare rush from the last hurdle,
just got up on the post to beat the mare by a head.
1 he second halt of the Tilgate Steeplechase, the first division
of which fell to Captain Dreyfus the previous day, found Blockade
Runner a strong favourite, but in a strenuous finish he went under
to Simon the Lepper, after Top Hole had fallen at the last fence
when holding a winning chance ; Mr. Wills ' Grithorpe was a poor
third.
Walton Heath was well befriended for the Baldwins Selling
Hurdle Race, having just the market call of Flotation and I Say.
After making most of the running he scored very easily from the
unlucky Glatz, with Flotation half a length off the latter.
Bernstein's usual jockey Piggott standing down to ride Major
Straker ' s Ballincarroona in the Lullenden Steeplechase (two
miles), the latter was established equal favourite at 5 to 2 with
the Royston-trained Real Grit, whilst the former stood at S to 1.
Mr. Platt's representative gave an entirely different display to
his Gatwick one, and fencing boldly throughout, scored running
away from the two favourites Real Grit and Ballincarroona . Only
the three finished, falls having disposed of the remaining competitors,
Elgon, Growler, and Hartstown . An enquiry into the
winner ' s extraordinary change of form brought a satisfactory
explanation from Gore the trainer, which the Stewards duly
accepted.
Hawthorn Hill, March
28-29
Wednesday.
What would have been the final meeting of the National Hunt
season but for the extra fixture allocated to Windsor on April
12th and 13th, took place at this pretty little Berkshire course
on March 28th and 29th in clear but cold weather . The going
was in excellent condition, and with runners fairly plentiful two
good days' racing were successfully carried through.
A very appropriate start was made on the opening day, when
the stable of Sir Robert Wilmot, on whose farm the course is
situated, sent out the winners of the first two races . These were
The Bore and Mask Off, who carried off respectively the Eton
Selling Hurdle Race and the Datchet Selling Steeplechase . The
former was a case of retributive justice, for in Blind Hookey ' s
race at Gatwick, The Bore had been unfortunately brought down
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and he now scored a five-lengths' victory over Mr. D . Clarke' s
old chesnut, with Fifty-hive, a similar distance away, third . In
the Datchet Steeplechase Mask Off was a sound favourite, and
justified backers' judgment by leading throughout to score easily
from Menlo and Ballyhist . Sir Robert Wilmot was able to retain
both horses for his patrons at 165 and So guineas respectively.
Waterfern and Saneso disputed favouritism in the Ascot
Double Hurdle Race (second class), but whereas the former was
done with a long way from the finish, Saneso, who was purchased
after his victory at Windsor for Mr . Douglas Stuart, the wellknow
n commission agent, scored a very easy win in his new
Photo by Sort & General.
SIR GEORGE BULLOUGH'S WAV YLACE.
Winner of lie Egham Steeplechase, hawthorn hill, March 28th.
owner' s colours, being followed past the post by his former stable
companion Iron Bedstead, and St . Ronald.
Three of the " National " runners in Kenia, Queen Imaal,
and Denis Auburn, put in an appearance for the Holyport Double
Handicap Steeplechase (first class), three miles, and on her
" National " running Queen Imaal was made a strong favourite.
She was ridden by Newey, but seemed to run her race in snatches
and failed to be placed . After nearly all the field had in turn
flattered, a desperate finish took place between the outsider
Rubinstein, Kenia , and Ballykisteen, in which the first-named

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scored by half a length from Kenia, with Ballykisteen, a similar
distance away, third.
In the Egham Steeplechase there were several mishaps among
the runners, the fall of Cooldreen at the open ditch bringing down
Hartstown, Lilford, and Prince Edgar . This apparently left
Veni with a winning chance, but he was caught and beaten by
Blockade Runner and Wavylace, of which pair the latter scored,
pulling up, by twelve lengths, thus again demonstrating the great
form of the Hon. A . Hastings ' stable at the moment. The
programme then terminated with the victory of Rock Ahoy over
the ever unlucky Hollins Lane and Dabber in the Bray Hurdle
Race . In five races Hollins Lane has been second four times,
the last three in succession, and scant time is now left for a turn
of fortune.
Thursday.
Several of the previous day's runners chanced their luck again
on the second afternoon, and three, Mask Off, Iron Bedstead, and
Blind Hookey, proved successful, whilst another, The Bore,
put up a good performance in running aecond to The Guller, who,
aided by the heavier state of the ground, followed up his Lingfield
victory in the Ascot Double Hurdle Race (first class), beating
The Bore and Lord Ninian . Included in the field were White
Prophet and Sensitive Symons, second and first favourites
respectively ; tlie latter collapsed suddenly after three-quarters of
the course had been covered, whilst White Prophet is evidently
tired of racing at the moment--he has had a hard season of it-and
refused to take hold o ,f his bit altogether.
Blind Hookey 's victory was achieved in the opening seller
over Angus and Phidias, odds being laid on Mr . Clarke's wonderful
old horse, who has now over a score of victories to his credit
during his career . E.R . put up a winning performance in the
Wokingham Steeplechase from King ' s Year and Momento, but
elicited no bid at the subsequent auction, and then Scarlet Button
took the Reading Steeplechase in stylish fashion from Ranelagh
and Prince Edgar after his task had been rendered easier through
the fall of his most dangerous opponent, Antipater.
Chang, the " National " second, was saddled for the second
class of the Holyport Double Handicap Steeplechase, and was
naturally made a hot favourite. He, however, ran in listless
fashion and was evidently feeling the effects of the big race.
Top Hole ran well, and at one time looked like scoring, but Mask
Off was too fast for him at the finish, and, though the pair
jumped the last fence side by side, drew away on the flat to win
hv eight lengths ; Chang was third, four lengths from the second.
The meeting then closed with the Moderate Hurdle Race, for
which Hollins Lane was the general fancy . He ran badly,
however, probably not having recovered from his race the preceding
day, and Iron Bedstead scored easily from Supper Club and
Ardath, thus affording his trainer Hunt some compensation for
Chang's defeat in the previous race .

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Windsor, April 12-13
Thursday's Sport.
The winter is dying hard, and the continued presence of S110 \V
and frost makes one wonder whether we shall not have to dispense
with the Spring season altogether . Owing to the alteration of
Windsor dates and the incredible restrictions imposed on the
Executive for the final meeting under National Hunt Rules, the
attendance was most meagre, and but for the presence of soldiers
and club-members the public would have been practically entirely
absent . I cannot imagine that the freezing-out of the middleaged
member of the public from a day ' s relaxation in the open can
have been of the slightest benefit to the country, nor that such an
action is on all fours with our English sense of fair play, but
doubtless it was satisfactory to those opponents of our national
sport who during the past three years have made the war a
pretext for carrying out their private fads and spites.
A downfall of snow overnight had rendered the course very
much on the heavy side, and doubtless accounted for the unexpected
reversal of form which prevailed throughout the day . In
the opening race, the Friday Selling Steeplechase, a big field of
23 runners faced the starter, and backers began the first of a
series of mishaps when the finish was confined to three extreme
outsiders in Minstrel Park, Grithorpe, and Bedfellow, the trio
finishing in the order named, and starting at the odds of 20 to I,
I(lo to 7, and Too to S respectively . The winner was sold to Mr.
De Winton for So guineas . Hunt, who had supplied the favourite
for this race in Sir Percy, was responsible for Londerry in the
Paddock Selling Hurdle Race . He, too, was the public fancy,
but, like his stable companion, also failed, though doing better
when running up to iMr . Lewis 's Son o ' Melton, on whom Jack
Reardon rode a good finish ; third place to the pair wv as filled by
the consistent Blind Hookey . The extraordinary good price of
ton guineas was given for the Winner by a Mr . Paripati, for what
reason I was unable to ascertain, though in one quarter I was
told the purchase vvas made on behalf of a lady who particularly
fancied the winner for a park hack.
"That the third thrust is the luckiest is an old duelling proverb,
and in this case it came true when at the third attempt Hunt
proved successful with Mr . Watts' Raybarrow, who, starting at
the long odds of ion to managed to beat the well-fancied
:Archiestown and Pennant for the big hurdle race, the Springtime
Handicap . In doing so I think he was lucky, as Archiestown,
vv•ho before the race was sold to go to India for 7,500 guineas,
gave a very soit display, curling up in the run in when tackled
by Mr . Watts ' young horse . Had he put any heart into the
struggle the second would assuredly have been returned the
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the next race the Rays Steeplechase, but Mr . Bowen's horse (lid
not meet with the best of luck, being crossed two fences from
home by his stable companion White Surrey when falling, and in
a close finish was beaten by the two outsiders Mr . Pick and
Sergoi.
Though devoid of any form, Turbine Secundus, ridden by
G . Duller, was served up a hot favourite for the Clewer Four-
Year-Old Hurdle Race, and was the only favourite to score during
the day . His victory was easily achieved from Iron Bedstead
and Waterfern, after his most dangerous opponent Rock Ahoy
had fallen at the last flight.
Bibby's The programme then ended with the victory of Mr.
Wavetree in the Brocas Steeplechase, after the favourite Me had
,come to grief ; Mr . Bibby's horse, who thus completed a double
for the owner with Mr . Pick, was followed past the post by
Mark Back and Dabber.
Friday.
Under far more pleasant conditions than those of the
previous afternoon, the last day of the National Hunt season was
successfully carried through, and though the attendance was a
poor one, the sport was excellent and went with a swing from
start to finish . The fields were enormous, twenty-nine being
saddled for the opening race, the Saturday Selling Hurdle Race,
a figure which would have been even greater had there been a
sufficiency of jockeys to go round . In a very open market 6 to i
Landteel was laid on the field, and at this price Flotation and
shared favouritism with too to ti laid against their nearest market
rivals . From this latter division sprang the winner, Mr. T.
King's Dublin Bay . Now trained by Escott, the old horse has
evidently benefited by the change of stables, for he put up- a very
easy w•in indeed from Filial with one of the favourites, Flotation,
third.
For the Club Selling Steeplechase odds of t t to $ were laid
on Mr . Bottomley 's Menlo to beat his eight opponents, and
coming to the last fence his backers were on none too good terms
with themselves, for Sunlight III . was racing alongside of him,
and if anything going the stronger of the pair . Unfortunately
the latter crossed his rival after jumping the obstacle, and though
finishing a neck to the good was promptly disqualified and the
race awarded to Menlo, though the rider of Sunlight III . was
exonerated of any blame . The old Cesarewitch winner Submit
was placed second, and Edgar X third.
The April Steeplechase came next on the card, and sixteen of
the most prominent of this season ' s 'chasers were saddled for the
event. With such as Captain Dreyfus, Ally Sloper, Bernstein,
Poethlyn, Father Confessor , Denis Auburn, Full Stop, and Top
Hole taking part, there was excellent material for an exciting
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marred only by the unfortunate accident to Father Confessor,
who, breaking a leg, had to be destroyed . The loss to Lord
Suffolk is a serious one, for his young horse was a performer of
no small merit, having finished third to Ally Sloper in the last
Grand National run at Aintree two years ago, and was a fine type
of 'chaser, with both youth and speed in his favour . He was in
no way to blame for the mishap, being brought down by Top
Hole, who fell directly in front of him . In an open market
Captain Dreyfus had just the call of Ally Sloper, with Bernstein,
Poetlyn, Father Confessor, and Full Stop in next best demand.
Though now carrying top weight, the favourite as usual made
most of the running, in which he was helped by Bernstein, and
when three parts of the distance had been covered the unusual
sight of the two top weights racing in company a long Nvay in
front of their field was witnessed . Bernstein was the first to
'crack, and it then looked as though Captain Drevfus would repeat
his " Lancashire " victory. Piggott on Poethlyn managed to
keep within striking distance however, and bringing his lightlyweighted
mount up between the last two fences with one run
managed to beat the favourite with something in hand . Mrs.
Peel's young horse was in receipt of i51bs. from Captain Drevfus,
and the honours of the race undoubtedly belong to the latter,
who may be classed as the best young steeplechaser out this
season, and to my mind fully the equal of Templedowney, our
three-mile champion . Copper Hill ran well, as did Bernstein,
who struggled into, third berth a long way behind the leaders.
Poethlyn , the winner, who is by Rydal Head, was trained by
Escott, who thus completed the second half of his double event
with Dublin Bay.
The average of big fields was kept up when nineteen runners
came out for the Beaconsfield Handicap Hurdle . Backers
fastened on the unreliable Pennant, who had run third the day
before in the big hurdle race and backed him down to 6 to 4,
Count Bleddyn, Marie's Pride, and St . Beuve being his nearest
market attendants . Mr . Hulton's representative gave a most
ungenerous display, and was one of the first beaten . Coming to
the last hurdle, Mr . Richardson's Marie's Pride and Mr . W.
Wren's Siberian were upsides with each otlier, but just as the
latter had taken the measure of Marie ' s Pride, and I was
anticipating that the luck which has dogged the Northampton
owner's little string all this season was at last to be broken, Mr.
Rees riding First Smoke came with an irresistible rush on the
stand side and beat the pair . Mr . " Billie " Wren, who served
throughout the South :A frican War and is now " doing his bit "
with a labour battalion in Northamptonshire, ow ing to his duties
has had but scant opportunity of seeing liis horses run during the
past season . It is all the more to his credit, therefore, that he
should have supported the game so whole-heartedly with the few
horses he has in training, and at the same time a little hard that
his popular blue and yellow jacket should have been denied even
a solitary success .

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Backers' Boveney luck continued on the down grade in the
Steeplechase, which fell to the too to 5 chance Captain Rogerson ' s
Antipater from Hartstown and Toiler . The demand for the lastnamed—he
started at 2 to 1 caused a good price to be laid about
Hunt' s pair, Scarlet Button and Sensitive Symons, though
possibly the fact that the former has taken to refusing at home
may have also had something to do with the price (5 to i) at
which he closed in the market . His backers soon knew their fate,
as he quickly refused, and with his stable companion Sensitive
Symons falling it was left, as I have said, to Hartstown and the
favourite to follow the winner home. The race was run in a sharp
shower of hail, of which I may add I had the full benefit, having
walked across to the water jump to watch the race.
The curtain then fell with the Castle Hurdle Race, punters
continuing their run of ill-luck with the defeat of the well-hacked
King ' s Coat and Glatz at the hands of the TO to I chance Hollins
Lane . Mr . Davy's horse, who scored by a head from the former
in a desperate finish , did not will out of turn, as he has put up a
number of seconds this season . The victory was, however, a
lucky one, as Glatz blundered the last hurdle when apparently
holding a winning chance, whilst King ' s Coat's challenge was
delayed too long, it being obvious with a few more yards to go he
would have got up. Cambyses fell and broke his neck during
the race . Once the property of Lord Carman-on, this son of
Mauvezin and Cambrae was highly thought of in his two--year-old
days, but has deteriorated considerably since. He was weeded
out of the Whatcombe stable last autumn, when he vv'as purchased
by liis present owner, Mr. Rhodes, for 720 guineas, and has
proved a costly bargain, I fear.
And so ended another National Hunt season, which, what
with war restrictions,. weather conditions and other troubles, has
been fraught with dificulties from start to finish . That racing,
when practicable, has universally been so good, says much for
the patriotic spirit of owners, trainers, and public alike . Of the
ten horses I gave for my readers to follow with an increasing
stake from January rst to the end of the season, Yellow Chat,
rood Example and Angus have been failures . Such as Waterbed ,
White Prophet, and Raybarrow—especially the latter—have more
than made up for the losses however, and I may perhaps mention
I am in receipt of a grateful letter from one reader for the
inclusion of Mr . Watt's young hurdler in the list.
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138 THE POLO MONTHLY I M v-JU'Ni., 1917.
Decorations for Polo Players.
In the recent Lists of Honours the decorations awarded to
well-known followers of the game form a lengthy roll, and the
part played by our polo men is one of which we may well he proud.
The following is the official record, with some particulars of their
polo careers attached to each individual 's name :
D.S.O.
Major A . S . Archdale, Royal Artillery .—Played cricket for
R.M .A. against Sandhurst, 1901, and for R .A. and United
Services . A follower of the R .A . Drag, and played in the
regimental polo team.
Lieut .-Colonel G . A. H . Beatty, Indian Army .—Played polo
for his regiment team in Indian Cavalry Tournament . Big
game hunter.
Lieut .-Colonel E. H. L. Beddington, M .C ., Lancers .—A wellknown
hunting man and polo player ; member of the 16th Lancers
team, who won the Aldershot Cup in 1908.
Lieut .-Colonel J . Van Der Byl, Hussars .—Well-known polo
player ; member of the regimental team which reached the semifinal
of the Inter-Regimental Tournament in 1904, and the
Colchester team, which won the Novices ' Cup at Ranelagh in
1907.
Major J. A . Dunnington Jefferson , Royal Fusiliers .—Regimental
cricketer and polo player ; played cricket for the Yorkshire
Gentlemen . Has also been awarded the Italian Order of Cavalier
of the Order of St . Maurice and St. Lazarus.
Major Viscount Gort, M .V.O ., M.C ., Grenadier Guards .
Hunting man and gentleman rider ; won Grenadier Guards ' Cup
and Heavy-weight Steeplechase ; plays polo for the regiment, and
is handicapped at i goal in the Hurlingham form list.
Major S. F . Gosling, Royal Artillery .—Played cricket and
polo for the Royal Artillery ; hunting man and steeplechase rider.
Master, Essex Hunt, 1910-15.
Captain the Hon . F. E. Guest . Best known perhaps in the
sporting world as a polo player, being handicapped in the
Hurlingham form list at 4 goals. A keen hunting man, and for
many years an active member of the Household Brigade Racing
Club, riding at the Hawthorn Hill meetings, and in hunt pointto-points.
Captain S. J . Hardy, Dragoons .—Regimental cricketer and
steeplechase rider. Good polo player, handicapped at 4 goals.
Major A . F. Hartley, Indian Army .—Plays polo for regimental
team. Hunting man and steeplechase rider.
Lieut.-Colonel E . W . Hermon .—A popular follower of hounds,
and a keen polo player. No. i of the Oxford winning team
against Cambridge in 1899, and a frequent competitor at military
tournaments. Has since succumbed to wounds received in action.
Lieut.-Colonel E. J . T. Kerons, Worcesters.—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player .

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Major Norman Kennedy, Ayrshire Yeomanry, attd . R .S .F.—
A member of the Ayrshire County Polo Club, and follows the
Earl of Eglington ' s Hounds.
Lieut .-Colonel R . G . Keyworth, Royal Horse Artillery .—
Hunting man and polo player. Played No . i for the Royal
Artillery in the Inter-Regimental Tournament.
Lieut .-Colonel A . F. Lumsden, Royal Scots .—Hunting man
and 3-handicap polo player.
Lieut.-Colonel H . C . Malet, Hussars.—Played polo for regimental
side, and rode at military meetings . Handicapped at 3
goals.
Major the Hon . G . V. A . Monckton Arundell, Irish Guards.
—Hunting man and gentleman rider. Won Grand Military
Heavy-weight Point-to-Point, 1912 . Handicapped at 2 goals in
Hurlingham form list.
Lieut.-Colonel G . K . Priaulx, King's Royal Rifles.—Hunting
man and polo player. Member of the winning side in the Indian
Infantry Tournament, 1905.
Major G . M . Spencer Smith, Royal Field Artillery .—Member
of polo team which won Cairo Junior Championship, 1914.
Lieut .-Colonel H . A. Tomkinson, Dragoons .—English polo
international. Played in English team which won the America
Cup in 1914, also for England and Ireland . A member of the
Quidnuncs team which won the Champion Cup in 1913 . A wellknown
military rider, who has ridden winners at the Grand
Military Steeplechases, Tarporley Hunt, Cheshire Hunt, and
inane other meets.
Lieut.-Colonel C . E. Walker, Royal Artillery .—Hunting
man ; rode at Royal Artillery meets in Ireland, and played polo
for his brigade.
Lieut.-Colonel P. K . Wise, Indian Army.—Polo player ;
member of team which won Begum of Bhopal ' s Cup in 1911.
Military Cross.
Lieut. Viscount Ednam, Hussars .—Followed the various
packs when at Oxford, and won the Brasenose Open Heavyweight
and New College Maiden Races in 1913 . Polo player,
handicapped at 2 goals.
Captain F . R. Farquhar, Indian Army .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player.
Captain A . M . Lupton, Royal Field Artillery .—Hunting man
and polo player.
Captain W . Sebag Montefiore.—Played polo for the Lancers
and rode at regimental meets . Handicapped at 3 goals.
Captain H. E . Macfarlane, Hussars .—Played polo and cricket
for the regiment and rode at regimental meets.
Captain E. W . E . Palmes, Hussars.—Front rank polo player
(handicap 9) ; member of loth Hussars ' winning team in the
Indian Inter-Regimental, 1907-8-9-10-11-12 ; Indian Subalterns'
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Tigers ' team which won the Junior Championship, 1910, and
Quidnuncs ' team, who won the Champion Cup, Whitney Cup,
and King ' s Coronation Cup, in 1913.
Captain H . E . E. Pankhurst, Dragoon Guards .—Fine horseman
; many prizes for riding and jumping . Played polo for the
regiment.
Major M . G . N . Stopford, Rifle Brigade .—Polo player ; played
No . i for 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade side when winning the
Rawal Pindi Cup in 1913.
The following Italian and French decorations have also been
awarded to polo players :
Order of St . Maurice and St. Lazarus.
Officer.
Brig.-General E. Makins, I) .S.O .—Played for Royal
Dragoons ' polo team for many years, and rode at regimental and
hunt meets.
Brig.-General D. le G . Pitcher, Indian Army .—Plaved for the
regimental polo team which ran up for Indian Cavalry Tournament
in 1908.
Brig.-General B . G . Price, C .M .G . , D.S.O . , Royal Fusiliers.
—Played polo for the regiment in the Inter-Regimental
Tournament.
Cavalier.
Major J . A . Dunnington Jefferson, Royal Fusiliers .—
Cricketer ; played for the regiment and in Army matches, and for
the Yorkshire Gentlemen. Played polo for the regiment . Has
also been awarded the D .S .O.
Military Order of Savoy.
Cavalier.
Lieut.-Colonel N. A . Orr Ewing , D .S .O., Scots Guards .—
Hunting man and gentleman rider. Won Scots Guards' Cup
at the Household Brigade meet in 1903, and many other events.
Played polo for the battalion ard rowed in the four and eight at
the H.B . Regattas.
Order of Crown of Italy.
Officer.
Lieut .-Colonel R . H . Kearsley, D .S.O ., Dragoon Guards .—
Played polo and cricket for the regiment and for the Staff College.
Handicapped at 3 goals ; hunting man and steeplechase rider.
Silver Medal for Military Valour.
Captain H . O . Wiley, Dragoon Guards . Won the Regimental
Subalterns ' Cup in 1912 and rode second in the Irish Army
Heavy-weight Point-to-Point . Played for the regimental polo
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Legion of Honour.
Croix de Commandeur.
Major-General J . M. Babington, K .C.M.G ., K .C.B .—Hunting
man, polo player, and steeplechase rider . Assisted 16th Lancers
to win the Inter-Regimental Tournament in 188o and 1881, and
the All-Ireland Cup in 1887 . Rode Cloister to victory in the Irish
Grand Military, 1888.
Major-General John Vaughan, C .B ., D.S .O.—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider , and polo player. Assisted the 7th Hussars to
win the Ranelagh Subalterns' Cup and the Inter-Regimental
Tournament in 1899, and the Freebooters to win the Ranelagh
Open Cup in the same year . In 1904 he was transferred to the
loth Hussars, and helped them to win the Indian Inter-Regimental
in 1907-9-10, captaining the side on each occasion . He won
the 7th Hussars Subalterns ' and Regimental Cups, and was still
riding in fine form at the Vale of Wilts meet in 1914, when in
command of the Cavalry School . In 1901-3 General Vaughan
acted as Master of the Staff College Drag.
The Russian Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class.
Lieut.-Colonel Earl Percy , late Grenadier Guards .—Hunting
man, polo player, and big game shot . Whipper-in to the Household
Brigade Drag, and rode at the steeplechase meeting at
Hawthorn Hill.
Major R. G. Ritson, Dragoons . Great polo player ; handicapped
at io goals ; played No . 3 for England against America
in 1913, also No . 3 in the Tigers ' team which won the Ranelagh
Open Cup, and has been on the winning side in many other
tournaments, including the Coronation Durbar final in 1911.
St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class.
Lieut .-Colonel G . F. Clayton, C.M.G ., late Royal Artillery .—
Plaved cricket for Royal Artillery and United Services and polo
for Royal Artillery and for the Sirdar ' s Staff team in Egypt.
The Roll of Honour.
Several more of our polo players have gone to swell the number
of those who have given their lives for their country, and though
the list we publish is a considerably smaller one than that issued
in April, the loss of so many gallant sportsmen is an occasion for
deep regret. The following is the full list of casualties :
Killed.
Barne, Captain S ., 20th Hussars (attd . Royal Flying Corps).
Evans, Sec.-Lieut . H . C ., D .S.O., Royal Flying Corps.
Griffiths, Lieut .-Col . W . W. G ., Indian Cavalry.
Hogg, Captain H . M., Indian Army.
Magniac, Lieut .-Col. (temporary) E ., Indian Infantry.
McConaghey, Lieut .-Col . M. E ., D .S .O ., Royal Scots
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Pinching, Major M . C . C ., Dragoon Guards.
Shakerley, Lieut. A. C., Royal Field Artillery.
Summers, Captain A. S . M., Hussars.
Wounded.
Dobie, Captain J . J ., Hussars.
Hermon, Captain J . V ., Dragoon Guards.
Lawson, Major A . B ., Hussars.
Mills, Captain G . D., Bedford Regiment.
Osborne, Captain R . H., M .C ., Hussars.
Ormrod, Captain L . M., R . Welsh Fusiliers.
Ritson, Major H . G . Russian Order of St . Anne, Dragoons.
Settle, Major R . H . N . , M .C ., Hussars.
Obituary.
Captain S. Barne, 20th Hussars (attached Royal Flying
Corps) .—Well-known polo player and gentleman rider . Assisted
his regiment to win the All-Ireland Inter-Regimental in 1909-1r.
Won the Regimental Subalterns ' Point-to-Point in 1909 and 1910.
Second-Lieut. H . C. Evans, D.S .O ., Royal Flying Corps,
reported missing September 3rd, 1916, and now presumed to he
killed, was educated at Haileybury . He was a well-known polo
player, and one of the pioneers of the game in Western Canada.
Lieut .-Colonel W . W . G . Griffiths, Indian Cavalry .—Hunting
man, big game shot, and polo player . Represented the Bengal
Lancers in Indian Cavalry and other polo tournaments for many
years.
Captain H . M . Hogg, Indian Army.—Was a keen player and
represented his regiment in Indian tournaments.
Lieut.-Colonel M. E. McConaghey, D .S.O ., Royal Scots
Fusiliers (Cheltenham and Sandhurst) . Played cricket and polo
for the Scots Fusiliers, and was a keen all-round sportsman.
Lieut.-Col . Magniac, Indian Infantry, killed in action on April
27th, was educated at Clifton College and Sandhurst . He was a
keen sportsman, polo player and cricketer . He shot big game in
India and was well known in racing circles, in both of which sports
he had considerable success . Aged thirty-four years, he was the
youngest son of Major-General F. L . Magniac, of Clifton.
Major M . C . C . Pinching, Dragoon Guards .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player ; was a regular member of his
regimental polo team, handicapped at 4 goals.
Lieut. A. C. Shakerley, Royal Field Artillery.—Was a wellknown
Canadian polo player and breeder of Shire horses. He
captained the Pekisko Polo Team, champions of Alberta.
Captain A . S. M . Summers, Hussars, attached Royal Flying
Corps, who was reported missing some time since, and is now
officially reported killed, was a front rank gentleman rider . He
won the Regimental Light-weights, the Subalterns' Race, and
other military point-to-points, and played in the polo team . He
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Engagement of Major Harold A. Wernher.
The engagement was recently announced of Countess Zia
Torby, the elder daughter of the Grand Duke Michael of Russia
and Countess Torby, to Major Harold A . Wernher, the second
son of the late Sir Julius Wernher, the South African millionaire.
The prospective bridegroom is well known in polo and racing
circles, for besides being a keen polo player he is a most promising
amateur steeplechase rider, whose green and yellow jacket has
been prominently carried by several jumpers during the past few
seasons . Major Wernher, who is in the Lancers, but is serving
THE LATE LIEUT . A. C. SHAKERLEY, R .F .A .,
Captain of Pekisko Polo Club, Alberta, Canada.
with the Machine Gun Corps, it will be recollected, had the
misfortune when home on leave last January to break his leg
riding one of his horses at Windsor.
Death of Mr . W . Roylance Court.
We have to record the death, which took place on May 19th,
at his residence, The Manor, Middlewich, Cheshire, of Mr . W.
Roylance Court, who was born in 1852, and was one of Cheshire's
most prominent sportsmen . When the Duke of Westminster
retired from the Mastership of the Cheshire Hounds in 1911 Mr.
Court, in conjunction with Captain W . Higson, came forward,
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1915, when the present Master, Colonel W . Hall Walker, M .P.,
took over control. Previously Mr . Court had hunted with the
Cheshire for something like fifty years, and for very many years
he had been a member of the Tarporley Hunt Club, and at one
time its President . Mr . Court was also a well-known polo player,
and was a member of the Cheshire Hunt team in 1904 when they
carried off the Hunt Tournament at Ranelagh . He was also on
the winning side in the Novices' Cup at Ranelagh in 1896. He
married in 1883 Miss Mary Carlaw Walker, and their son,
Captain W . H. Roylance Court, who was a promising young polo
player with a 3-goal handicap, was killed in action at the age of
thirty in 1915, having the previous autumn been slightly
wounded. The late Mr. Court was educated at Shrewsbury and
called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1878 . He served in the
Earl of Chester ' s Yeomanry for ten years, retiring with the
honorary rank of Major, and was a magistrate for Cheshire.
The Late Major Wise.
Major F . H . Wise, whose recent death is referred to by
" Starting Gate " in the Racing Notes of this issue, was well
known in the nineties on the polo field . A left-handed player, he
registered in 1907 at Hurlingham and so remained eligible for
play under Hurlingham Rules . He played No . 3 in the 136
Hussars team when they won the Inter-Regimental Tournament
ill 1892, 1894, and 1895 . In the first-mentioned year the 13th
Hussars line-up was Capt . E . W. Pedder, Mr. D . F . Robertson-
Aikman, Mr. F . H . Wise, and Capt. MacLaren (back), and they
beat the 17th Lancers in the final by 5 goals to 4 goals, after a
very close game, we recollect . In 1894, the 13th, then represented
by Capt . E . Pedder, Mr. J . F . Church, Mr . F . Wise,
and Capt . K . MacLaren, beat the loth Hussars in an exciting
and hard-fought final by 6 goals to 2, Mr . Wise scoring two of
his side ' s goals. In 1895 the same 13th side beat the 8th Hussars
by 3 goals to i goal, Mr . Wise scoring the second goal at the end
of an excellent run . The late Major Wise also played No. 3 in
the regimental team which won the All-Ireland Open Cup in 1891,
1893, and 1896, and the All-Ireland Regimental Challenge Cup
in 1 8 95 and 1896.
Birthday Honour for Viscount Valentia.
Viscount Valentia, C.B ., M .V.O ., M.P ., upon whom an
English barony has been bestowed, has taken the name of
Annesley of Bletchington in the county of Oxford . Lord
Valentia, whose family name is Annesley, was at one time a
prominent polo player , whilst for several years he held the Chairmanship
of the Hurlingham Club Committee . He was also much
interested in polo-pony breeding , and was a strong supporter of
the National Pony Society . From 1872 to 1884 he was Master
of the Bicester Hounds, which pack he hunted from his family
seat, Bletchington Park .

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Polo Players and the War.
With the entry of America into the war, polo in the States
this season will be of a very restricted nature . Already the
Meadow brook Club have cancelled the tournament dates allotted
them, and their example will be followed by the other affiliated
clubs of the Association . The grounds, however, will not be
closed, but practice and match games will be the order of the day
for the benefit of the older members and to assist younger players
to get into condition . As is well known, there is no better game
for training the cavalryman than polo, not only for the manner
in which it improves his horsemanship, but also for the perfection
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belong to the Nassau County Home Defence League Mounted,
and have been drilling for some months . Among well-known
polo players who belong to the League are George and Devereux
Milburn, J . Watson Webb (the prominent left-hander), the Graces
(W. Russell, Joseph P ., and Morgan), C. Perry Beadleston, G.
M . Heckscher, Von Stade, H. M. Earle, E. and R . Bacon, etc .,
etc.
The Del Monte Tournament.
With polo alternate days, and excellent golf, tennis, motoring,
and hacking to fill in the spare time, the days pass very
pleasantly for visitors at Del Monte. The chief attraction from
April 1st to the loth was naturally to be found on the polo fields,
and some excellent games were witnessed between the home and
visiting teams. Among well-known members of the polo world
present during the tournament week were Mr. and Mrs . Maurice
Heckscher, Malcolm Stevenson, Mr . and Mrs . Alvin Untermeyer,
Mr . and Mrs. E. W. Hopping, Mr . and Mrs. Max Fleischmann,
Mr . and Mrs. Julius Fleischmann, Miss Eleonora Sears, and
Messrs. Perry Beadleston, Thomas Driscoll, Eric Pedley, Hugh
Drury, Clifford Weatherwax, Harry Hastings, William S . Tevis,
Junr., H. C. Hunt, Wm . B . Deveraux, Archie Jolmson, and C.
de Guigne, Junr.
By an unfortunate accident, Hugh Drury, who was captaining
the Del Monte side in the opening match on April 1st, fractured
his collar-bone, and was prevented from taking any further part
in the tournament. The home players were successful in
carrying off the Del Monte Challenge Cup and also the Junior
Championship, but failed to the Meadowbrook Club in the
Crocker Cup and to San Mateo in the Deveraux Cup . The
following is the complete summary of play in the various events :
DEL MONTE CHALLENGE CUP.
Played at Del Monte, California, April 1st, 1917.
DEL MONTE heat MEADOWBRO
OK
No . H 'cap . No . H 'cap.
1 . T . Driscoll 5 1 . Maurice Heckscher . . . 3
2 .
3 .
Eric Pedley
Hugh Drury
3
7
2 .
3 .
Perry Beadleston
Malcolm Stevenson . . . 9
Bk . Will S . Tevis, Jr . 3 Bk. E. W . Hopping . . . 6
18 24
By earned goals 6 By earned goals S
By handicap 6 By handicap o
Less penalties Less penalties H
Nett score, 11f goals Nett score, 71 goals
Referee Max Fleischmann.

Photo by
MR. FOXHALL KEENE,
The celebrated International, who has now retired from polo .
Sport General.
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JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP CUP.
First Round .—Played April 3rd, 1917.
CINCINNATI beat TIGERS.
No . H 'cap . No . H ' cap.
1 . H . C . Hunt 1 1 . C . Weatherwax . . . i
2 . Alvin Untermeyer . . . 2 2 . G . M . Heckscher . . . 3
3 . E. W. Hopping 6 3 . W . E . Deveraux, Jr . . 5
Bk. Max Fleischmann . . . 3 Bk. Harry Hastings 2
12
By earned goals By earned goals 2
By handicap By handicap 1
Less penalties Less penalties . . . ti
Nett score, 61 goals Nett score, 2 goals
Referee William S . Teyis.
CINCINNATI
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP CUP.
Filial .—Played April 5111, 1917.
No .
DEL MONTE beat
H ' cap . No . H ' cap.
i . A. M. Johnson o i . H . C . Hunt . . . 1
2 . Eric Pedley
3 . Will S . Tevis, Jr .
Bk . C. de Guigne, Jr .
3
3
r
2 . A . Untermeyer
3 . E . W . Hopping
Bk. NI. Fleischmann
. . .
. . .
. .
2
6
3
7
By earned goals 5 By earned goals 7
By handicap 5 By handicap 0
Less penalties Less penalties E
Nett score, 91 goals Nett score, 61 goals.
Referee—G . Maurice Hecksher.
CROCKER CU .
Played .1pr11 Till, 1917.
MEADOWBROOK beat DEL MoNTE.
No . H'cap . No . H ' cap ..
I . ( : . Maurice Heckscher 3 I . Eric Pedley . . 3
2 . E. W. Hopping . . . 6 2 . Thos . A . Driscoll ' . 5
3 . Perry Beadleston . . . 6 3 . Will S . Tevis, Jr . . . 3
Bk . Malcolm Stevenson . . . 9 Bk. Max Fleischmann . . 3
11
12
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Played without handicap.
By earned goals 8 By earned goals
Less penalties . . . ~,` Less penalties
Nett score, 71 goals Nett score, goals
Referees—Harry Hastings and Alyin Untermeyer.
Played 11)1 11 Sth,, 1917.
DEVERAUX CUP.
SAN MATEO beat DEL MONTE.
No . H 'cap. No . H 'cap.
r . Harry C . Hunt 1 i. C . de Guigne . . . z
2. Alvin Untermeyer . . . 2 z. Eric Pedley . . . 3
3. C. Perry Beadelston . 6 3 . W . S. Tevis, Jr . . . . 3
Bk . Max Fleischmann . .. 3 Bk . G . M . Hecksher . .. 3
12
Played without handicap.
By earned goals . . . il By earned goals 5
Less penalties . . . Less penalties . . . o
Nett score, 10 .1- goals Nett score, goals
Referee—Richard McCreery.
Retirement of Mr. Foxhall Keene.
Quite one of the sensations of the winter has been the withdrawal
from the polo world of the celebrated International player
Mr . Foxhall Keene . It will be remembered that Mr . Keene met
with a heavy fall last year when out with the Harford Hounds,
and it may be that the shock seriously affected him, for when
taking part in the games at Coronado last March he found himself
completely out of form. Being unable to recoyer his game at all
during his visit, he definitely decided to retire from further
actiyities on the polo field, and the game thereby loses one of the
most celebrated players of his day. A member of the American
team in the first International match of 1886, when the Hurlingham
Club, let by the late John Watson, carried off the trophy to
England , Mr. Keene captained the American players on the
occasion of their first attempts to retrieve the Cup in 1900 and
1902 . In the latter year America were successful in the opening
match of the three played by two goals to one . In the second and
third hands of the rubber, however, they met with a heavy
defeat, England winning the first by six goals to one, and the
second and final game by seven goals to one . Since then Mr.
Keene has played a great deal of polo both in England and the
States . and is well known on the grounds of the principal clubs
in both countries .
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AN AFTER-THE-WAR
PROBLEM.
MR . C . A . VAN DERVELL'S VIEWS.
Pioneer of Industry and Keen Sportsman.
On the occasion of a recent visit to the great Vandervell works
at Acton Vale, with thousands of busy workers, one question
persisted in presenting itself to me . What permanent use was to
be made of all the workers who had been converted into specialists
by the exigencies of the war ? At the present moment we have a
veritable army of workers at the lathe, the forge, and the bench,
only paralleled by our immense forces in the field . An enormous
amount of labour, utterly raw and untutored in the days before
the war, has now become skilled . What use are. we going to
make of this priceless asset when peace conies again? Are we to
see all the mighty workshops and equally yast collection of special
machinery devised for the purposes of the war pass ignominously
out of practical use? Now that the war has passed into what we
hope and confidently anticipate is the final stage, it is not a
moment too soon to begin to organise our industrial resources for
the great battle between the nations which will assuredly follow
the conclusion of hostilities in the field.
The motor and allied trades are vitally interested in this
important problem of the near future. No one has done more
than Mr. C . A . Vandervell to call attention to the grave results
which must ensue if adequate provision is not made for protecting
the industry in which he is chiefly interested . On the day that
peace is declared enemies who have been guilty of fiendish atrocities
on land and sea will be eager to re-enter our commercial
markets. They will attempt calmly to take up again the business
relations which existed before the war . Their hopes must never
he realised . For one example, take magnetos , in which before
the war Germany had developed so fruitful a market in this
country. That partial monopoly must not be permitted to resume
its sway. Mr. Vandervell is one who can speak on this subject
with the weight of authority.
" It is not boast, but merely the expression of simple truth to
say-, " he remarked in the course of an interview, " that English
manufacturers can hold their own with ease against the German
Bosch magneto, if only the Goyernment will give them a lead and
some encouragement to make the attempt . It would be no forlorn
hope, granted some sort of tariff reform, which shall safeguard

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them from the clumping hitherto practised with such conspicuous
success under the benevolent auspices of our rulers. We have the
brains to design and the money to build the plant now.
Mr. Vandervell rightly points out that in the past the English
manufacturer has received virtually no assistance from the State
in regard to research work . He has never been adequately helped
Photo by Irish Life.
NI MR. CHARLES A . VANDERVELL,
\lanaginu Director and Founder of C . A. Vandervell & Co ., Ltd., whose
works at Acton, London, cover an area. of nearly 5 acres.
by the Universities or technical schools, both of them having been
conducted on more elementary lines than the corresponding institutions
in Germany.
Everyone interested in the special subject of magnetos Will be
glad to learn that as the result of certain research work carried
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154 THE POLO MONTHLY) NI 1917.
quality equal to the Bosch . To make it a success, says Mr.
Vandervell, cur markets must be increased . " 'There ought, "
he declares, " to be in this country opportunities for all who have
joined the army of munition-workers ; but there is only the one
way of ensuring this—keep our factories running on in full swing,
which implies manufacturing here what hitherto we have been
importing from elsewhere . "
I quote the opinions of Mr. Vandervell on this subject because
he is unquestionably a pioneer of industry in this country, a man
who by his own skill, resource and foresight, has rapidly built
up one of the most notable businesses of its kind . The views of
so practical a man must assuredly be entitled to careful consideration
. He has made the initials " C .A .V . " a sign of high work-
Photo by Irish Life.
FIRST -AID ROOM FOR THE WORK HANDS.
manship which is appreciated throughout motoring circles, and I
misjudge the inventiveness and resource of Mr. Vandervell and
his able staff if the firm's prestige does not become even greater
when the motoring industry resumes its normal course . I have
already referred to the fact that 4,000 hands are employed in the
works at Acton Vale, which, springing from very modest proportions,
now cover an area of over 600,000 square feet.
It is impossible to go through the premises without noting
how thoroughly the comfort and welfare of the employes are borne
in mind. The canteen and recreation rooms are models of what
such accommodation should be in big works, while there is a Red
Cross and ambulance room, with a fully qualified matron to attend
to any mishap which may occur . Under the guidance of Mr .

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Arthur Goodwin, who has been manager of the company for about
eleven years, or of Mr. George Steel, the works manager, a tour
of the establishment is of the deepest interest . On all sides you
perceive examples of the skill and able organisation of those
responsible for the working of an extremely flourishing business.
The magneto, battery and car dynamo shops show that standardisation
and quality production can be organised as ably here as
anywhere in the world . Built up in the face of acute foreign
competition, the reputation gained by " C .A .V ." products is
second to none. Magnetos of every description, car dynamo
lighting, and lighting and starting sets, battery outfits for motorcars
and all other lighting purposes are all special features of
Messrs . C . A . Vandervell and Co .'s energies.
Photo by Irish Life.
DINNER HOUR, SOME OF THE GIRL MUNITION WORKERS
LEAVING THE SHOPS.
The research department, where the quality of materials used
for magneto and small dynamo manufacture are subjected to the
minutest tests, is a section of the firm to which the most careful
attention has always been given , and the good name borne by the
" C.A .V." products is the finest of all tributes to the success that
has attended the research responsibilities . In spite of that
success, however, experiments have never ceased, and as the
result of recent research we may expect to see further progress in
the matter of dynamo starters, lighting dynamos and magnetos.
The company 's methods of standardisation have been specially
developed in the case of control boards, junction boards, armoured
" cabling " for the inter-connections, battery groups and adapters.
Originally intended for the Stock Exchange, of which his
father was a member for over fifty years, " C .A .V ., " as the head

156 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAy-JUNE;, 1917.
of the firm is familiarly known, soon found that stocks and shares
were not exactly to his taste . After a couple of years or so in
the City he decided to devote his energies to electrical research,
and in due time founded the business at Acton Vale . An old
University College boy and later a student at the School of
Electrical Engineering and Submarine Telegraphy, he added
further to his knowledge of electrical matters with the Lithanode
Electric Storing Co ., and was subsequently associated with one
of the first electric hghting plants designed by the Parsons Steam
Turbines . All his life a hard worker, Mr . Vandervell vet found
time in his youth for sport . On cricket, Rugby football and
lawn tennis he was always keen, but nowadays his chief hobby
and relaxation is shooting . Eyery branch of that sport, from
wild-fowling to coyert shooting, strongly appeals to him, but he
confesses to a partiality for partridge driving.
Few shoots in Bedfordshire are so well managed as on Mr.
Vandervell ' s property in that county, where he is fond of entertaining
. His guests may depend upon good sport, for the keepers
know their business and the drives are well arranged, the birds
being brought splendidly over the guns . Here, as elsewhere,
there has been a shortage of beaters since the xvar, but girls have
proved useful and intelligent substitutes. Mr . Vandervell is
himself a first-rate all-round shot, but particularly good at driven
birds . In company with his elder brother, Mr . Harry Vandervell,
the noted yachtsman and late secretary of the Royal Temple
Yacht Club, now in the Navy, he has done a great deal of wildfowl
shooting on the East Coast . The photograph I publish of
Mr . Vandervell with his black cocker spaniel is a reminder that
he takes a great interest in sporting dogs, especially Labradors,
retrievers, and spaniels.
It would not be quite fair—and I am sure it would also not be
the wish of Mr. Vandervell, good sportsman as he is to conclude
this article without paying a warm tribute to that earnest band
of sound business men whom he has gathered around him and
who have assisted him so ably in the building up of the great
business at Acton . Mr. Arthur Goodwin, the manager (Chairman
of the Motor Trade Association), one of the best known and
most popular men in the motor trade ; Mr. Elyard Brown, the
outside technical representative ; Mr . George Steel, the works
manager, a most thorough and capable organiser ; Mr. Mowbray
Atkinson, the secretary, and last, but not least, Mr . Albert
Midgley, one of the most brilliant young engineers of the day,
and of whose work we shall probably hear more after the nvar.
One of the chief impressions with which my visit has left me
is the goodwill and co-operation existing between director and
worker throughout every department of the gigantic establishment.
Ry his consideration and care for all his fellow-workers,
and the ideal conditions with which the has surrounded them, Mr.
Vandervell has gone far to restore the old order of things between
master and servant when such things as unions and strikes were
unknown. At C .A .V . 's any hand feels that he is working with
and not for his chief, and what higher tribute than this can he
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R ACING
NOTES .
Edited by Starting Gate
4'
The Ban on Racing.
So much has been written on the foolish and ill-considered
action of the War Cabinet in suddenly stopping the small programme
of racing arranged at Newmarket for the season, that
readers are doubtless sated with the scores of letters and articles
inspired and the reverse that have of late flooded the columns
of our newspapers both big and small . The points at issue are
dealt with by our travelling correspondent in another portion
of the magazine, and I do not therefore propose to discuss the
matter at length.
I would, however, point out that in my opinion a very grave
blunder has been made by five ministers, all able enough politicians
in their way, I admit, who have mistaken the voice of the
anti-racing faddist for that of the public opinion of the country.
Knowing nothing of the subject themselves, and without taking
the trouble to consult with those who do, these gentlemen have,
by a stroke of the pen, imperilled the existence of an important
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enterprise, and money have built up in such a way as to make
England the leading country in the horse-breeding world.
It is now abundantly clear the Government has acted with
undue haste, and it would be vveil if the Prime Minister and the
War Cabinet would reconsider the matter at an early date, and
thus save the loss of dignity which will assuredly ensue if they
are driven by public censure to rescind a decree which I am
convinced vas made without a proper realisation of the true facts
of the case.
Death of the Earl of Suffolk.
National Hunt racing has suffered a heavy loss by the death
of the Earl of Suffolk, who recently fell in action in the East.
Lord Suffolk was born in 1877, and succeeded his father as the
nineteenth Earl of Suffolk and twelfth Earl of Berkshire in 1898.
He was formerly a captain of the 4th Batt . of the Gloucestershire
Regiment, and at the time of his death was major in the Royal
Field Artillery. For some time his lordship acted as an extra
A.D .C . to Lord Curzon of Kedleston when he was Viceroy of
India . In 1904 Lord Suffolk married Marguerite Hyde, youngest
(laughter of the late Mr. Levi Zeigler Leiter, of Washington,
P.S .A ., and they have three sons , the eldest of whom, Viscount
Andover, who now succeeds to the earldom, was born in March,
1906 . The Countess of Suffolk is a sister of the late Lady
Curzon of Kedleston, who died in July, 1906.
Lord Suffolk, it may he mentioned, went out to India at the
beginning of the war, and last year was transferred to
Mesopo-tamia. A keen supporter of steeplechasing, the late peer was a
Steward of the National Hunt Committee and owned some useful
horses in Father Confessor, who was recently destroyed after
breaking a leg in the April Steeplechase at Windsor, and that
sturdy little chesnut General Fox, a winner of several steeplechases
at Sandown Park and other London venues . He was also
a member of the Jockey Club.
The Late Mr. W. K. D'Arcy.
Mr . W . K . D ' Arcy, the millionaire, who recently died at his
private seat, Stanmore Hall, Middlesex, aged 67, acquired much
of his great wealth through the Mount Morgan gold mine,
Queensland . Born at Newton Abbot, he emigrated in IS66, and
after being a solicitor and engaging in pastoral pursuits, the and
a Mr . Hall bought the Mount Morgan mine . So rich was
this that in one year no less than k,1,1 So,000 was paid in dividends.
Mr. D'Arcy returned to England in 1899, and he and his
wife were most popular in society . Besides Stanmore Hall, Mr.
D ' Arcy owned Bylaugh Hall, Norfolk, and had a house in
Grosvenor Square . He was also owner of a private stand on
Epsom racecourse, where he invariably entertained a large party
of friends during the Summer meeting .

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Death of Mr . Arthur James.
It is with deep regret I have to chronicle the death of Mr.
Arthur James, M.V .O., which took place at Coton House, Rugby,
on April 3oth . A notable personality of the later Victorian
period, he enjoyed a close friendship with the late King Edward,
and was a great social favourite.
Born in 1853, Mr. Arthur James was the second and last
survivor of the three sons of Daniel James, of Beaconsfield,
Woolton, Lancashire, whose wife was the daughter of Mr . George
Hitchcock, of New York . He married the youngest daughter of
the late Right Hon . George Cavendish-Bentinck, a cousin of
the Duke of Portland. Although for some months he had suffered
from indifferent health his death came unexpectedly.
A great sportsman, and keenly devoted to racing, Mr . James
first registered his colours—lilac in 1885 . He was elected a
member of the Jockey Club five years later, and in 1903 became
a Steward of that body.
The first horse to carry his jacket with success was Astrachan,
who proved a consistent performer both on the flat and over
hurdles, but for the first few years few races fell to his share.
In 1892 he purchased a good animal in Wolf 's Crag, but, prior
to the horse's victory in the Lincolnshire the following spring,
disposed of him to the late Mr. J. Wingrove Smith, who landed
a small fortune over the race . Other good winners owned by Mr.
James were Dog Rose, Satirical, McCrankie, Aboyne, Lismore,
Sinopi, The Gorgon, and O ' Donovan Rossa . The last-named
was the hero of a remarkable Stewards ' Cup in 1901, which he
won at the long odds of 66 to 1, though he was then the property
of Mr. A . M. Singer . The same year saw the beginning of a
wonderful series of Goodwood Cup triumphs when he scored with
Fortunatus, a four-year-old son of St . Frusquin and Lucky Lady.
The next season Mr . James won again with Perseus, and in 1903
with Rabelais, both by that grand horse St . Simon. He also
performed the hat trick in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Ascot
in 1902, 1903, and 1904, the successful animals being Mabon,
Huntly, and Chain Stitch . A fourth Goodwood Cup came his
way in 1905 with Red Robe by Royal Hampton out of Charms,
who beat an odds-on favourite in Mr. Muskin's Henry the First.
Rabelais, I think, may be considered to have been the best
horse the deceased ever owned . In the Derby he was fourth to
Rocksand, in the Newmarket Stakes second to Flotsam, and in
the Two Thousand third to these two . Mr. James did not keep
him for the stud, but in France, where he was exported, he
became the sire of Verdun, who won the Grand Prize of Paris in
1909 . The only classic winner owned by Mr . James was Gorgos,
who carried off the Two Thousand Guineas in 1906, starting at
the outside price of 20 to I . The result seemed to give him some
chance for the Derby, but the field in Spearmint's year was a
good one, and he never got near the winner in that race.
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after which they were sheltered at Egerton House under the
charge of Richard Marsh, the King's trainer . He had a nice
stud and for some years bred nearly all his own horses, keeping
from fifteen to twenty brood mares, among whom were Aboyne,
Andromeda, Charm, Lucky Lady (the dam of Fortunatus),
Satirical, The Gorgon, Mrs. Gamp, and Needlecase.
Mr . James occupied a leading position as a county magnate,
and was High Sheriff of Warwickshire last year ; he was also a
justice of the peace and sat on the county bench . He was a keen
hunting man and a follower of the Pytchley, North
Warwickshire, and Atherstone packs for many seasons.
Like his two brothers—Mr . Frank James, who was killed by
an elephant while hunting in South Africa, and Mr . Willie James,
of West Dean Park, vvho died in 1913-Mr . Arthur James, who
was educated privately until he went to Trinity College, Cambridge,
was a keen and ardent sportsman, and in company with
them he spent three winters between 1878 and 1882 big-game
hunting in the Soudan ; while in 1887 he made with them a
voyage to Spitzbergen and Nova Zembla . The funeral took place
from the late owner 's Sussex residence, West Dean.
The Late Major Charles Beatty, D .S .O.
It is with great regret I have to record the death of Major
Charles Longfield Beatty, D .S.O . , as the result of wounds
received at St . Eloi more than a year ago. Major Beatty, who is
the elder brother of the Admiral of the Fleet, Sir David Beatty,
had his left arm amputated, but had to undergo a further operation,
to the effects of which he unfortunately succumbed . The
son of Captain David Beatty, be was born on January 16th, 187o,
ill the county of Wexford, and like all Irishmen was devoted to
every form of sport, especially hunting. He was an exceptionally
fine rider to hounds (like his grandfather, who hunted the
Wexford pack for a period of forty years), and was joint-Master
of the Island Hounds in 1911-12 . He served in the South African
War, in which he gained distinction, being twice mentioned in
despatches and awarded the Queen 's Medal with six clasps and
the D .S .O. In 1905 Major Beatty married Mrs . Langlands,
widow of the late Major Langlands, and leaves behind him one
boy. It is chiefly with the turf career of the deceased that my readers
will be interested, however . He rode his first winner just twentyfive
tears ago at Rugby in a three mile steeplechase on Mr . P . A.
Ralli ' s Radical, who was one of the big string of jumpers which
he and his father trained for the late Harry McCalmont, Arthur
James, and other prominent owners . Major Beatty rode a number
of winners under National Hunt Rules, one of the most imporant
being in the Grand International Steeplechase at Sandown
Park on Kestrel, belonging to Colonel W . Lawson, in 1895 . He
was also very successful on Mr. McCalmont ' s Belmont, a useful
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St . Patrick ' s Steeplechase at Newmarket won by Mrs . Langtry ' s
smart flat race performer Milford in 1896, and had to he
destroyed . In the Grand National of 1897 Major Beatty finished
second on Capt . Powell 's Filbert , carrying 9st . 71bs. to Mr.
Dyas ' s Manifesto ; the winner scored by twenty lengths, but Beatty
had to ride his hardest to beat Mr. "Freddie" Withington on Ford
of Fynne by a head for second place . Major Beatty ' s last successful
appearance in the saddle was iii 1898, when he won a race at
Birmingham on Mr . McCalmont's Faversham . The following
year, upon the death of Jewitt , the Bedford Cottage trainer, Mr.
McCalmont, then owner and chief patron of the stable, offered
the berth to Beatty, who accepted, and moved from Rugby to
Newmarket . Among other owners for whom he trained
were Sir Tatton Sykes, Mr. C. J . Blake, Mr. J . B.
Leigh, and Captain Machell, the latter of whom took
charge of the string during Beatty's absence in the
South African campaign, throughout which he served under
Colonel Harry McCalmont 's command. He gained his D.S.O.
at Evergreen, Eastern Transvaal, on February 17th, 1900 . Late
in 1901 Major Beatty, as he had then become, returned to England
and took entire charge of the Bedford Cottage stable . The following
spring he won the Lincolnshire Handicap for Colonel
McCalmont with St . Maclou, a son of St . Simon and Mimi, whom
he bought for his friend and patron at Doncaster as a yearling
for ',boo guineas . Another good racer in the Bedford Cottage
stable the same year was Rising Glass, second in both the Derby
and the St . Leger, and who should, I think , have beaten Cheers
in the Eclipse Stakes, had his jockey G . McCall shown to the
same advantage as Maher, who was on the winner. Glass Jug,
another of the Colonel's, was second to Sceptre in the Oaks, and
St. Maclou only failed by a neck to beat the 9 to 4 chance, Mr.
W. C . Whitney ' s Ballantrae, in the Cambridgeshire, truly an
unlucky season for the scarlet and blue, though St . Maclou wound
up the year by carrying 9st . 41b. to victory in the Manchester
November Handicap.
Only a few weeks later Major Beatty lost his closest and best
friend, for in December the owner of Isinglass was taken suddenly
ill on leaving his house in St . James' Square one morning and
expired in a few minutes . About thirty of the late Colonel
McCalmont's horses were taken over privately by Lord Howard
de Walden, who already had a few animals in training at Bedford
Lodge. With the exception of St . Maclou and Rising Glass,
who were leased for their racing careers, the purchase included
all the horses his late patron had in training. The career of
Zinfandel is too well known to need a lengthy description ; it is
sufficient to say he was the best horse to ever carry his lordship's
apricot jacket . A failure as a two-year-old, in his next season
he carried off the Manchester Cup, the Ascot Gold Vase, the
Gordon Stakes, and the Brighton Cup, and then ran the best race
of his life when the all but succeeded in presenting the lightlyweighted
aged horse Grey Tick with 23lbs . and a beating for the

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Cesarewitch in heavy going . As a four-year-old next season he
carried off the Coronation Stakes at Epsom from Sceptre and the
triple owner winner Rock Sand . Regarded as a good thing for
the Ascot Gold Cup, he was unluckily beaten by the late Mr.
Alexander's Throwaway, ridden by Willie Lane, Mornington
Cannon, bent on watching Sceptre, allowing the winner to slip
away in front and failing to catch him by three-quarters of a
THE LATE MAJOR CHARLES L. BEATTY, D.S.O.
length . Zinfandel, however, easily won the Alexandra Plate at
the same meeting, and after crossing to France and running
third to Presto II . and Pretty Polly in the Prix du Conseil
Municipal, carried off the Sandown Stakes at Esher and the
Limekiln Stakes at Newmarket, beating in the latter race
Bachelor ' s Button and his Gold Cup conqueror Throwaway in the

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easiest fashion . The following year when backward in condition
he finished behind Pretty Polly in the Coronation Stakes, but
carried off the Ascot Gold Cup from Maximum II . and Throwaway,
the respective winners of this race in 1903 and 1904 . He
then retired to the stud, but proved a poor sire, and died in 1914
at the age of fourteen . Lord Howard de Walden disposed of his
stud at the December Sales in 1913, but Major Beatty remained
on at Bedford Cottage, joining up early in the present war.
Regretted and honoured by all who knew him, his death has
added vet another name to the gallant roll of sportsmen who,
answering their country's call, have given their lives for
England's sake.
Lord Stanley's Engagement.
The engagement of Lord Stanley to the Hon . Sybil Cadogan,
the eldest (laughter of Lady Meux, formerly Viscountess Chelsea,
was recently announced . Lord Stanley, as the heir of the Earl of
Derby, is, needless to say, keenly interested in racing . The
first horse he owned was Young Pegasus, who was presented to
him by his father , and the son of Chaucer was successful on the
first occasion on which the carried the colours of his youthful
owner . The War Minister's heir also owns the well-known
steeplechasers Valentine Maher and Noah . His sister, Lady
Victoria Stanley, it will be remembered, was married to the Hon.
Neil Primrose, whose name appeared in the recent Birthday List
amongst those honoured as Privy Councillors.
Lord Stanley, who is at present home from France, is 23 years
of age, and has been on active service since the beginning of the
war . He holds a captaincy in the Household Battalion of the
Grenadier Guards, and was wounded in the early part of last
year . He got his commission as a second lieutenant in the
Grenadier Guards in January, 1914, his first promotion in
November of the same year, and was gazetted temporary captain
in January, 1916.
At Oxford he was a close friend of the Prince of Wales . Both
got their commissions together, and received promotion to
lieutenant within a few days of each other.
Death of Mr. John Huggins.
The death has occurred recently in America, I hear, of Mr.
John Huggins, who trained so successfully for Mr . Pierre
Lorillard, Lord William Beresford, and Mr. W. C . Whitney.
Mr. Pierre Lorillard, who induced Huggins to come and train for
hint on this side of the Atlantic, first raced in England in 1879,
and was the owner of that good horse Parole, who during the
Craven week that year beat Isonomy and others in the Newmarket
Handicap, and the following week brought off the double event of
the City and Suburban and Great Metropolitan at Epsom . Mr.
Lorillard is most familiarly remembered, however, as the owner
of Iroquois, the American-bred colt, who carried the " cherry,

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cherry and black-hooped sleeves, black cap, with gold tassel "
to victory in both the Derby and St. Leger. Between 1883 and
1896 Mr . Lorillard did not race in England, but in the latter year
Huggins was established at Lower Hare Park, Newmarket, with
a string of horses from the States . That year a number of small
prizes fell to the stable, and in the following season Mr . Lorillard
entered into partnership with Lord William Beresford . While
the joint ownership existed , Berzak , Caiman, Diakka, and Sandia
were among the best in the stable, Caiman beating Flying Fox
for the Middle Park Plate of 1898 . Owing to the ill-health of Mr.
Lorillard, the partnership was dissolved, Lord William Beresford
purchasing his partner ' s share in Caiman, Democrat , and Sibola.
With Huggins as trainer and Sloan as first jockey, Lord William
had a lengthy string at Heath House for the commencement of
the flat-racing campaign of 1899, and the establishment had a
wonderful season, winning seventy-two races, worth over £42,000.
Sibola won the One Thousand Guineas and four other events,
and was unlucky not to score in the Oaks, while Democrat
accounted for seven events, worth close on £13,000, among which
were the Middle Park and Dewburst Plates.
When Lord William Beresford died, in December, 1900,
Huggins had in his care two nice youngsters in Star Shoot and
Volodyovski, the latter of whom had been leased by Lord William
from Lady Meux, and was first favourite for the Derby . The latter
circumstance was a lucky one, for the lease being transferred to
Mr. W . C . Whitney, Huggins was able to win his second Derby
with the son of Florizel II. The other youngster Star Shoot,
after running twice unsuccessfully, found his way to America,
where he has become one of our ally's leading stallions. In
addition to the Derby , Huggins won the Prix du Conseil Municipal
of 1901 for Mr. Whitney with Kilmarnock II ., and the
Cambridgeshire a few weeks later with Watershed, the latter race
again falling to the stable the following season by the aid of
Ballantrae.
Like Andrew Joyner, who but recently returned to the States
after training for some seasons for Mr. Whitney ' s son, Mr . Harry
Payne Whitney, the great polo player, John Huggins made .a host
of friends whilst in England, by whom the news of his death will
be read with sincere regret.
The French Guineas Races
The French One "Thousand Guineas was decided at Chantilly
on May 21st and resulted in an easy victory for Mr . W. Vanderbilt
' s Brumelli, a daughter of Maintenon from Brume, who, in
F . O'Neill's hands, won in a canter from Mr . Mantacheff 's Fulda
II. and twelve others . The event for colts followed, and this was
won by Baron E . de Rothschild ' s Mingoval, a son of Sly Fox (by
Flying Fox) from Malatesta by Isinglass, who got the better of
Mr. Caillault ' s Ukko after a good race, with nine others behind
them . The events this year were longer, being run over a ninefurlong
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The Late Mr. Leopold de Rothschild.
The ranks of the Jockey Club have been greatly depleted of
late, for to the not recent losses of Lord Ellesmere, Lord Londonderry,
and Major Eustace Loder must now be added that of Lord
Suffolk, Mr . Arthur James, and Mr . Leopold de Rothschild.
It is of the last-mentioned sportsman, whose death is
one of the greatest blows that racing has received for
many years, that this appreciation is written. The
unfortunate event took place on May 29th, at his seat,
Ascott, Leighton Buzzard, following an illness of some
six weeks. Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, who was born in 1845,
was the third son of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, the great
financier . Educated at Cambridge, on leaving the University,
he joined the famous banking house in St. Swithin's Lane, where
he speedily became one of the principal working patrons. One
of the kindest and most generous-hearted of men, deceased was
noted for his philanthropy, and for his great social charm and
tact . A great friend of the late King Edward, Mr . Rothschild
from his earliest days was a keen follower of racing, and I do
not think I am wrong in saying that after the Royal livery his
jacket was the most popular in the kingdom . It is nearly forty
years ago—in 1879 to be precise—that Mr . Leopold de Rothschild
registered the family colours, " dark blue, yellow cap, " winning
his first race in the autumn of that season with the two-year-old
filly Fashion in a nursery handicap at the Newmarket Houghton
meeting. It was in his first season that deceased was closely
associated with a Derby victory, the winner Sir Bevys being the
property of his father, Baron de Rothschild, who raced under the
name of " Mr . Acton . " In Jailer years it came to his luck to win
the Blue Ribbon, though this was not until twenty-five years later,
when St. Amant scored from that unlucky horse John of Gaunt,
the race being run in a heavy thunderstorm. With any fortune,
however, he would have won the race eight years previously with
St. Frusquin, the best animal he ever owned, and I shall never
forget the terrific struggle that took place between Watts on
the Prince of Wales ' Persimmon and Tommy Loates on Mr.
Rothschild 's horse, which resulted in a neck victory for the Royal
colours. To my mind the deciding factor was the relatively
greater strength of the winner ' s jockey over Tommy Loates,
the additional power just turning the scale in favour of
Persimmon, who must have been as nearly ,as possible the same
animal as St . Frusquin . That this was so is proved by the fact
that when the pair met again in the Princess of Wales ' Stakes at
Newmarket, St. Frusquin with 31bs . in his favour just beat his
Epsom conqueror by half a length. A victory in the Eclipse
Stakes over Regret and two other runners was his next, and
unfortunately last, performance, as he broke down in August,
and thus the third and decisive meeting with Persimmon in the

St. Leger never took place. What a great horse Persimmon
proved himself is shown by his Turf record, and but for the
accident which brought about St . Frusquin's retirement, it is
possible that a further Eclipse Stakes and the Ascot Gold
Cup might have fallen to him instead of Persimmon. St.
Frusquin proved an admirable stallion, siring amongst others
the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby winner St . Amant, whose
aggregate prize money amounted to £23,938 1os. od . ; Lesbia,
winner of the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, the Middle Park
Plate, the Coronation Stakes, etc ., £12,716 ; Greenback, £9,821 ;
Flotsam, who secured the Imperial Produce Plate and the Middle
Park Plate, £9,566 15s . od . ; Rhodora, winner of the Dewhurst
Plate .and One Thousand Guineas, £9,601 ; Flair, who won the
Imperial Produce Plate, the Middle Park Plate and the One
Thousand Guineas, and then failed to stand further training,
£9,3 84 ; the unbeaten Quintessence, winner of the One Thousand
Guineas, £7,930 ; the Oaks winners Rosedrop, £6,475, and
Mirska, £4,950 ; Arda, £5, 634 ; and Rossendale, £4,371. From
the time St . Frusquin's stock first appeared, in 1900, up to date,
they have won between them 459 races of the aggregate value of
nearly a quarter of a million. St. Frusquin was by St. Simon
out of Isabel by Plebeian (a good but unsound horse who won the
only race in which he competed the Middle Park Plate) . St.
Frusquin was destroyed at the Southcourt Stud on August 25th,
1914, but during the season of that year had not covered any
mares.
St . Amant ' s record was hardly so consistent as that of his sire,
and he undoubtedly developed a will of his own . However, he
won for Mr . Rothschild his only Derby and also the Two
Thousand Guineas, though in the former event he had the luck
not to meet the best of the year, the famous Pretty Polly, who
made a rare exhibition of the classic colts, including St . Amant
in the St. Leger. The following season after several failures St.
Amant won the Jockey Club Stakes, giving nearly two stone to
the second, Polymelus, who has since headed the list of sires for
several seasons . The only other classic winner for Mr . Rothschild
was Doricles, who gained a lucky victory over the Derby
winner Volodyovski in the St. Leger of 1901.
Other good horses owned by deceased were Radium, winner of
the Jockey Club Cup (twice), the Goodwood Cup, Doncaster Cup,
and other good races ; Santo Strato, winner of the Prince of Wales'
Stakes and Chester Cup, Amandier, Atbara, Ayah, Bass Rock,
Biserta, Bray, Bumptious, Cotillon, Day Comet, Fashion, Favo,
Fetterless, Fosco, Gagoul, Galeazzo, Galloping Queen, Gay
Lothair, Goletta, Grig , Gulistan, Gunnersbury, Hamako, Hulcot,
Isabel, Jaquemart, Jest, Kunstler, Lactantius, Lorenzo, Lucerne,
Middlethorpe, Morglay, Nellie, Pietri, Planet, Quelpart, St.
Anton, St. Gris, Talisman, Trident, Tunis, Utica, Valentino.
Mr. Rothschild won the Chester Cup three times with
Fashion, Biserta and Santo Strato ; the Royal Hunt Cup three
times with Amandier, Jaquemart and Kunstler ; the Chesterfield

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THE LATE MAJOR F. H. WISE.
BLOODSTOCK BREEDER, MASTER OF HOUNDS, AND POLO PLAYER.
The subject of the above portrait, in addition to being a very tine polo player.
y.is n keen hunting man . Ile hunted the 13th Hussars ' Harrier, when the
regiment was quartered at Dundalk in the 'nineties, while from i8gp to 1906 he
was sole Master of the Limerick, his place being taken during his absence at the
South African War by Mr . 'I'. Harrison. From loot) to 1908 he divided the
Mastership with Mr . A . R. Warren .
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Stakes five times (four of which were in successive years) with
Goletta, St . Frusquin, Utica, Ayah, and Day Comet ; sand most
of the principal events on the Turf . He thrice headed the list of
winning owners in 1895, 1896, and 1898, his best year being in
1896, when he secured fifty-four races of the value of over £46,000,
the chief contributor towards the total being, of course, St.
Frusquin . His last win took place on April 17th, when Ocydrome,
ridden by Whalley, beat a big field in the Visitors ' Plate at the
Craven meeting, and the last horse to carry the dark blue and
yellow cap was Cornelia, who ran second to Bridge of Marne in
a three-year-old handicap on the afternoon of the One Thousand
Guineas, the final day of racing before its present stoppage by
the Government.
With regard to the trainers and jockeys Mr . de Rothschild
employed, when Alfred Hayhoe retired in 1905, John Watson,
who had before prepared some of Mr . Leopold ' s racers at Exeter
House, took his place at the Palace House stables, Newmarket ;
Tom Cannon, junr ., also had a few first at Chattis Hill, Stockbridge,
and subsequently at Compton in Berkshire . Jockeys who
chiefly rode for Mr . Rothschild were George Fordham, Fred
Barrett, Tom Loates, Kempton Cannon, Otto Madden, and
A . Whalley.
The late Mr. Leopold Rothschild, who was formerly Major in
the Bucks Imperial Yeomanry, had been Master of the Rothschild
Staghounds since 1906 . He also had a famous herd of Shorthorn
cattle at Ascott, which at one time was fairly prominent at the
principal summer shows, but in recent years its chief successes
were won at the Birmingham Spring Bull Show and Sale. The
Ascott consignment has long been a prominent feature of that
Show and one especially popular for export . The herd comprises
representatives of many of the best Cruickshank strains.
When war broke out Mr. Rothschild co-operated with the late
Lord Rothschild in organizing the financial resources of the
country . He had four sons, all of whom served in the Army. Of
these Major Evelyn de Rothschild has so far been the one to take
the most interest in racing matters, last year winning a race with
Sunset Glow, a two-year-old presented to him by his father . He
and his brother, Captain Anthony de Rothschild, will, I understand,
carry on the Southcourt stud and string in training in
accordance with the late Mr . Leopold de Rothschild 's wishes.
Major Evelyn de Rothschild, I may mention, was seriously
wounded while with the Mediterranean forces, and his elder
brother is the present member for the Aylesbury division of
Bucks, a Major in the Bucks Yeomanry, and the Military
Representative for the City of London before the Tribunal.
Mr. Leopold de Rothschild ' s death has left a gap in financial,
social, and philanthropic circles as well as in the racing world,
which will not easily be filled, and his loss will be deeply felt
by all classes from the highest to the lowest throughout the
country .

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Owners in Honours List.
Four names well known in racing circles were found in the
recent honours list published on the anniversary of His Majesty
the King's birthday fifty-two years ago. Lord D'Abernon,
owner of Donnetta, Diadumenos, Eos, Diadem, and other good
horses, and who is working so hard on behalf of the people badly
hit by the stoppage of racing, receives the G .C .M .G. Lord
Farquhar, also well known as an owner of racehorses, becomes a
viscount ; Sir Thomas Dewar , the popular whisky magnate, a
baronet, and Lord Rosebery's son, the Hon . Neil Primrose, M .P.,
a Privy Councillor.
Death of Famous Racehorse.
Mr . " Fairie " Cox has sustained a serious loss by the death
of his famous sire Bayardo, which took place suddenly at Manton
on June 4th last from paralysis.
Bayardo, who was bred by Mr . Cox, was foaled in 1906, and
was a bay son of Bay Ronald and Galicia (dam of the 191:0 Derby
winner Lemberg) . During his career he competed in twenty-five
races, winning no less than twenty-two of them. As a two-yearold
he was unbeaten, winning seven races. He made his debut
at Ascot carrying off the New Stakes from Perdiccas, Perola, an ,,d
ten others, and his next outing was in the National Breeders'
Produce Stakes at Sandown Park, in which he was opposed among
others by such good animals as Glasgerion, Vivid, and Louviers.
His other juvenile successes were the Richmond Stakes at
Goodwood, the Buckenham Stakes, and the Rous Memorial
Stakes at the First October Meeting at Newmarket, the Middle
Park Plate, and the Dewhurst Plate . On the strength of these
performances he was made a strong favourite for the Guineas
and Derby during the winter . Much disappointment was felt,
therefore, when he failed to secure a place in either race, being
fourth to Minoru, Phaleron, and Louviers at Newmarket, and
fifth, if I remember correctly, at Epsom in that exciting Derby
where the first four horses, Minoru, Louviers, William the
Fourth, and Valens finished almost in line. There is no doubt
that these results were caused by the hard going, as after rain
had taken the jar out of the ground, he won his next eleven races
off the reel . These were the Prince of Wales ' Stakes at Ascot,
the Sandringham Foal Stakes, the Eclipse Stakes (in which he
accounted for Royal Realm, Santo Strato, and Your Majesty),
the Duchess of York Plate, the Doncaster St . Leger (where he
signally reversed the running with his Epsom conquerors, scoring
easily from Valens and Mirador, with Minoru and Bachelor ' s
Double unplaced), the Doncaster Stakes, the Champion Stakes,
the Sandown Park Foal Plate, the Lowther and Limekiln Stakes,
and the Liverpool St. Leger.
As a four-year-old the son of Bay Ronald took part in five
races, of which he won four. He had little to do in the 5oth
Biennial Stakes, at the Newmarket Craven meeting, and with

170 THE POLO MONTHLY "vl .~y-Jung:,, 1917.
only Great Peter, Cattaro, and Tocher to beat, odds of too to 9
were laid on him . At Chester, in the Vase, he beat William the
Fourth by a head, after being shut in, only a remarkably
fine piece of riding by Maher, and a game effort on his own part,
enabling hint to secure the spoils . Then followed his Gold Cup
victory over Sea Sick II ., Bachelor' s Double, Royal Realm,
Bronzino, Buckwheat, William the Fourth, Sir Martin, and
others, he winning in a canter by four lengths. He next won
the Dullingham Plate, at Newmarket, before meeting with a
sensational defeat in the Goodwood Cup . He ought, I shall
always maintain, never to have been beaten in that race ; but it
should be remembered that he was giving the winner Magic no
less than 361bs., whilst I think this was one of the few bad races
the late Danny Maher rode during his career. The popular little
American undoubtedly held his opponent too cheaply and allowed
him to get too far away whilst making the running . When it
came to closing up the distance the leader was just able to
scramble home half a length to the good as the post was reached.
This was the last race Bayardo ran in, and he at once took up
his duties at the stud . His first important winner was Good and
Gay, followed by Ali Bey, who won some good races up to a mile
in the Duke of Westminster's colours before being sold to go to
India last December . The best of his progeny so far, however,
is undoubtedly Gay Crusader, a son of Gay Laura, who carried
off the Criterion Stakes last autumn from Molly Desmond, Grand
Fleet, and others, and who, after finishing second to Coq D'Or
in the Column Produce Stakes, has won the Two Thousand
Guineas from Magpie and Athdara in a field representative of
the best of this year 's colts.
A Famous Match Recalled.
The death has taken place of Rowan Berry, a son of Crowberry
and Helen Macgregor, who will be remembered as one of the two
horses who took part in the six-furlong match at Gatwick on
May 13th, 1899, which was widely regarded as being more a test
of the riding abilities of Sam Loates and Tod Sloan—the upright
seat against the crouch—at the time when the American was at
Dwyer's the height of his success . Sloan was on Mr . C. F.
Shepperton, a three-year-old, with Sst . up, while Rowan Berry, a
five-year-old, carried itlh. more . Odds of 6 to 5 were laid on
Sloan ' s mount, who led to the distance, when Rowan Berry joined
issue, .and after a long struggle won amid great excitement and
loud cheering by a neck . Both horses were of very poor class,
and Mr. S . Pickering afterwards presented the winner to Loates,
who used him as a hack for many years.
Death of Prominent Irish Breeder.
Great regret has been occasioned in breeding, racing, and
hunting circles in Ireland by the announcement of the death of
Major F. H. Wise, the well-known breeder, which recently

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occurred under tragic circumstances at his residence, Rochestown,
Cahir, Co. Tipperary , from, it is stated, a bullet wound. He
was forty-eight years of age, and married in 1898 a daughter of
the late General Sir Archibald Little . The deceased served first
with the 3rd Durham Light Infantry in 1889 and 1890, and
subsequently with the 13th Hussars throughout the South
African War, when he was mentioned in despatches for gallant
services, and also received the Royal Humane Society ' s Medal
for saving the life of a trooper in his regiment at the River Tugela
in 1900.
Major Wise was a keen man to hounds, and first hunted the
harriers belonging to the 13th Hussars when that regiment was
stationed in Dundalk from 1899 to 1908, and subsequently was
Master of the Limerick Hounds . He purchased a fine property
at Rochestown, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, where he conducted a stud
farm, and was also joint owner with Mr . D . R . Browning in the
Knockany Stud, Co . Limerick, this being the establishment at
which Galtee More and Ard Patrick were bred by the late Mr.
John Gubbins. Major Wise bred from the brood mare Sisterlike,
by Ladas, the good colt Stornoway, by Desmond, which he sold
as a yearling to Mr . E . Hulton for 5,000 guineas . Asa two-yearold
Stornoway won seven races, worth £6,263 . Many other
winners came from the stud, and usually the obtained big prices
for his yearlings.
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THE RACING BAN
And Its Removal.
At the close of April just prior to the Newmarket Guineas
Meeting a bomb-shell was exploded in the racing world by the
War Cabinet 's decision to suspend racing in the United Kingdom
for the period of the war . The Jockey Club were instructed to
cancel all fixtures at Newmarket after the First Spring Meeting
and similar orders were despatched to the Irish Turf Club Stewards.
Prior to this drastic action, signs were not wanting that a
further attack was to be made on the limited amount of racing
that the Government had but just sanctioned for the season, by
the anti-racing faddists, who throughout the war have so persistently
endeavoured to promote their private aims under the
cloak of the nation 's necessities . Having, as is common
knowledge, failed on the railway facilities, and petrol
consumption tacks, the plea of depleting food stocks
was adopted, and letters, ridiculous and misleading for the
most part, setting out the enormous drain on human foodstuffs
which the continuance of racing necessitated, began to
appear in the papers accompanied, in the usual group of antiracing
journals, by strong editorial comments on the criminal
wickedness of such proceedings.
The Oat Shortage.
Statements were made in responsible papers doubling the
number of horses in training and their consumption of oats,
and sarcastic questions asked as to whether human lives were to
be sacrificed for those of animals, used only as gambling
machines. Much was made of a statement attributed to Mr.
Kennedy Jones, who had just been appointed to the Board of
Food Control, that there were more than 4,00o horses in training
consuming an enormous quantity of oats per day . Mr . Jones
is a well-known racing man, but I should be glad to know how he
arrived at these figures . I am sure there were not at the outside
1,500 horses in training at the beginning of the present season,
and should think 1,200 far nearer the mark . A mass of contradictory
statements have appeared on the question of a shortage
of oats during the past two months, but it is now, I think, established
that the quantity consumed by racehorses is practically
negligible so far as national requirements are concerned.
This being so—and Lord Derby openly declared it was the
case at the meeting of the Jockey Club on April 3oththe
reasons for the action of the War Cabinet could only be based
on an alleged demand of public opinion for the stoppage of racing

\I .»--JI'NJ, 191 7 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 1 73
on moral grounds . That they should consciously be willing to
damage so important and vital an industry as horse-breeding at
the bidding of a lew violent faddists is of course inconceivable,
and it took but a very little time to convince the Cabinet that
they had mistaken the voice of the real public opinion, when the
storm of indignation broke out on all sides.
Protest meetings by the leading Breeding Societies, Owners
and Trainers, and even town Corporations were held throughout
the country, and debates in the Houses of Lords and Commons
followed, and very quickly, as I have said, the War Cabinet
began to reconsider the matter. Mr . Lloyd George, who
received a deputation from the Jockey Club, headed by Lord
Rosebery, was clearly impressed by the reasons advanced for a
resumption of racing in its past restricted form, promised that
the situation should be reviewed, and added in a month's time
he hoped it would be possible for the War Cabinet to reconsider
their decision.
Ireland for the Irish.
Meanwhile, as usual our Irish friends took time by the forelock
and were successful in getting permission for special concessions
to hold the majority of their meetings . Mr . Bonar Law,
replying to Sir Hedworth Meux in the House, stated that it was
the intention of the Government to apply equal treatment to both
England and Ireland in the matter of racing, but his words were
a mere farce, as was only to he expected, having regard to the
preferential treatment the Irish have received and continue to
receive during the war . At all events whilst it was forbidden
to hold The Derby and Oaks in England, steeplechases
and hurdle races for stakes of fioo and less were taking place in
Ireland . Could anything he more incongruous and absurd ?
Effect of the Stoppage.
That great harm has been done not only to the individual
but also to the State by the few weeks suspension
admits of no doubt . Owners, Breeders, and Trainers have been
heavily hit, as vveil as businesses in towns like Newmarket and
other training centres, whilst great distress has been caused to
thousands, dependent on racing and its many branches for their
livelihood . The value of existing thoroughbred stock has been
enormously depreciated as is instanced by the difference in price
fetched by nine yearlings at the recent sales here and when sold
in Australia where they were shipped . In England the batch
realised 2,465 guineas, at Randwick, 6,95 guineas, almost treble
the amount . All this year's valuable yearlings from the Sledmere
Stud have been lost to the country, an American buyer taking the
lot en bloc from Sir Mark Sykes, whilst several valuable sires and
brood mares have been sold to go abroad . Mr. J . B . Joel is
sending a big draft of his youngsters to the States, and many
other important forced sales of valuable bloodstock have been
recorded in the past weeks .

174 THE POLO MONTHLY[MAY-JUNE, 1917.
The Ban Lifted.
Throughout it all, however, I think we can all agree that the
Prime Minister has kept an open mind on the question. As he
himself recently said in his speech at Dundee : " There were
people who disapproved of racing . He neither approved nor
disapproved, and had no views on the subject. It was entirely a
question of the extent to which they could permit it without
interfering with the war activities of the country . Anything
beyond that was mischievous.
Mr. Lloyd George, who had been unable to meet the Jockey
Club on June autli, promised his decision upon his return from
Scotland . This was carried out by the following letter from
Sir Albert Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, to Sir
John Thursby, the Senior Steward of the Jockey Club :
DEAR SIR JOHN THURSBY,
Referring to the deputation of representatives of the Jockey
Club to the Prime Minister on the subject of the resumption
of horse racing to a limited extent, I have been requested to
acquaint you, for the information of the Stewards of the
Jockey Club, that the War Cabinet have now decided that, iii
view of the national importance of horse racing, a limited
amount of racing may be allowed in England from the middle
of this month to the close of the flat-racing season.
The Government are of opinion that the Stewards of the
Jockey Club might arrange for approximately forty days '
racing during this period, but the places at which race meetings
are sanctioned should be limited to Newmarket and such
other places, and on such days, as they may agree with the
War Office, the Ministry of Munitions, and the Board of
Trade.
It should, however, be understood that railway companies
will not provide special trains for the conveyance of racegoers
and racehorses, and that owing to the shortage of petrol suitable
steps must be taken to prevent the running of motor cars
and taxi-cabs to race meetings.
I am to add that should it be found that in spite of the steps
which the Jockey Club may be able to take motor vehicles are
still used in connection with race meetings, steps will be taken
to withdraw the licences of any such cars.
It may be added that it has also been decided that the allowance
of oats for horses in training may be increased to 151b . a
day, but that this increased allowance will be limited to a
maximum of I,aaoo horses .
Yours faithfully,
Ji I,y 4, I917 . A, H . STANLEY.
A meeting of the Jockey Club was at once called to arrange
the programme for the resumption of meetings, and their deliberations
are awaited with the utmost interest .

NI v-Ji-xi;, iqi7 j THE POLO MONTHLY 1 75
Races for
The Newmarket Guineas
and
Irish Derby.
T HE general gloom created by the Government ' s ban on
further racing went far to spoil what would otherwise have
been quite one of the best " Guineas " weeks Newmarket
has enjoyed for a long time . The weather was perfect and the
racing excellent, but of what avail is the sunshine with stark ruin
staring thousands in the face ?—and if anxiety was the key-note
of the week among the inhabitants of the prosperous little town,
can it be wondered at when by the sudden blow hundreds of homes
and businesses are deprived of their legitimate livelihood and must
cease to exist. That a grave and utterly unnecessary act of
injustice has been committed admits of no doubt in the light of
subsequent events, and from present indications an early
resumption of racing at headquarters on a restricted scale is likely
to take place . It is better to admit a blunder late than never, and
though nothing can make up . for the losses caused in breeding and
racing circles by the two months or so suspension of racing, by
reversing their decision the Government can help to save a great
industry from complete annihilation.
The Two Thousand Guineas.
However, to the two classics . The field for the Two Thousand
numbered fourteen runners, and visions of Marie Stuart ' s St.
Leger were brought to mind when the Manton pair Gay Crusader
and Magpie ran home locked together, Donoghue on the former
just getting the better of Otto Madden on Magpie by a head.
Athdara ran on well to get third, I thought, but the fourth,
Invincible, who looked all over a winner in the dip when stopped
by want of condition , is the one I should select for the Derby were
such a race in prospect.
At the Bushes I made out four with a chance Invincible,
Knutsford, Gay Crusader . and Magpie ; but descending
the hill the latter pair drew to the front, and in a terrific
struggle, the issue of which hung in the balance up to the
last stride, Gay Crusader squeezed home by a head . Mr . Fairie,
the owner, who was present to witness his colt ' s victory, was
heartily congratulated on his double success in carrying off the
Bayardo race itself and breeding the winner from his favourite
out of that good mare Gay Laura . Congratulations were also

176 THE POLO MONTHLY I MAy-Jt'NIi, 1917.
extended to Donoghue and Madden, both of whom rode a splendid
finish without either whip or spur . The latter, who returned to
the saddle this season after an absence of many years, is riding
with all his old dash and brilliance, and it was hard luck he so
narrowly missed copying the example of L . Wood, who, it will
be remembered, after fourteen years' absence, carried off the
classics of the Two Thousand Guineas , Derby , and St . Leger,
on Mr. John Gubbins ' Galtee More, the first season of his
reappearance.
I give the official description of the race, which was fully as
exciting as that in 1910, vwhen the late Danny Maher landed Neil
Gow past the post a head in front of Lemberg, who, it will be
Rosebery 's remembered, signally reversed the running with Lord
uncertain animal at Epsom, and won for Mr . Fairie his third
classic victory.
Photo by
MR . FAIRlE'S
Sport & General.
G .A y ('R1 s .AUh:!Z, b . bi R .A1 ' .ARUO— ; .A1" 1 . .A1"R .A,
Winner of the Two "Thousand Guineas .
THE Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES ; 4,000 ; I mile . Run
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2 .25 p .m.
Mr. Fairie's b. c. Gay Crusader, by Bayardo—Gay Laura, 9st.
S. Donoghue t
Major W. Astor's H . c. Magpie, by Dark Ronald—Popinjay, 9st.
O. Madden 2
Mr. J . Buchanan's br. c. Athdara, by Desmond—Lady Jess, 9st.
J . Evans 3

M V-J1 - NE, Igi ; .j THE POLO MONTHLY 1 77
Mr. Reid Walker's b . e . Invincible, by Polymelus—Inheritance,
ost.
\Ir. Donald Fraser's Brown Prince, qst.
Mr. F. Hulton's Helford, 9st.
Mr. T. C. McGuffie's Baymond, ost.
Mr. W . Raphael's Rochetto, cyst.
Mr. F. Hulton's Knutsford, gst.
Sir \V. J . Tatem's Grand Fleet, pet.
Sir R. W . 13. Jardine's Lord Archer, ost.
Lord Jersey's Carnation, fist.
Mr. L. de Rothschild's St. Quin, ost.
Mr. I . de Rothschild's Brigand, ost.
T. Burns
F. Fox
D. Dick
J. Clark
R. Watson
V. Smyth
H. Jones
N. Spear
J. II . Martin
A. Whalley
H. Robbins
(Started at 2 .28 . Winner trained by A . Taylor, at Manton,
and bred by Owner .)
Starting Prices .--q to 4 agst Gay Crusader, a to i eau h agst Magpie and
Helford, 8 to i each agst Brown Prince and Invincible, ioo to 8 agst Baymond,
ioo to 7 agst Grand Fleet, ioo to b agst Knutsford, 23 to i agst Athdara, 33 to i
bar nine )o .). Place betting a quarter the winning odds.
The Race .—At 2 .25 the field was sent away to an equitable start, and when
they had settled down Knutsford cut out the work from Magpie, Lord Archer,
Brigand, and Grand Fleet, the next lot comprising Baymond, Gay Crusader, and
Carnation, with Rochetto whipping in . Up the hill to the Bushes the two
leaders were Magpie and Baymond, and then came Invincible, Knutsford, Helford,
and Gay Crusader . After passing the Bushes Invincible showed in front of Gay
Crusader, Magpie, and Knutsford, but in the Abingdon Dip Gay Crusader raced
up to Invincible, whose lack of condition began to tell, and he dropped back,
leaving Magpie in pursuit of Gay Crusader . The Manton pair fought out a
most exciting battle, in which Gay Crusader always held a slight advantage, and
he won by a head ; three length~ divided the second and third. Invincible was
placed fourth about a neck further away . Brown Prince was fifth, Helford sixth,
Grand Fleet seventh, Knutsford eighth, Lord Archer ninth, and St . Quin last.
Tina:, i min . 40 4-3 ser.
The One Thousand Guineas.
The runners for the " Ladies ' " race reached the same number
as that in the Two Thousand, but only two attracted backers '
attention, these being Diadem and Molly Desmond, the pick of
the two-year-old fillies last year . Neither had grown very much,
I thought, though if anything the former, who is by Orby out of
Donnetta, was the more developed of the two . A low-level,
square-built filly , a trifle light below the knee, the half-sister to
Diadumenos will never attain to the size and scope of the latter,
but nevertheless she should--given the opportunity—win further
races . Molly Desmond, it would appear, fails to stay, but Major
Astor, who again occupied the tantalising position of runner-up,
has a nice staying filly in Sunny Jane, a daughter of the Derby
winner Sunstar--for whom Mr . J . Joel is recently stated by a
contemporary to have refused an offer of ££o,000—out of Maid
of the Mist . She got to within half a length of the winner and
appeared to he staving on, but I rather think this was chiefly
due to Rickaby easing Diadem when winning so easily . Another
well-bred filly in Lord Falmouth 's Nonpareil finished third. By
Radium out of Quintessence, she is thus own sister to Clarissimus ,
the Two Thousand Guineas winner last year . The official
description of the race is as follows :—

1'78 THE POLO MONTHLY I M ' v-Ju'Ni?, 191j.
THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES ; 4,200 ; I milt= . Roll
Friday, May 4th, 1 .30 p .m.
Lord D'Abernon's ch . f. Diadem, by Orby—Donnetta, 9st.
F. Rickaby
Major W . .Astor 's ch. f. Sunny Jane, by Sunstar—Maid of the Mist,
OSt.
R . Cooper
Lord Falmouth's b . f. Nonpareil, by Radium—Quintessence, qst.
.1 . Whalley
Mr. M. Singer 's Grizzel Grim, qst.
Jlr. E . Hulton's Rosmarin, ost.
(Capt. Giles Loder's Molly Desmond, 9st.
Mr . 1". Bibby's Wilma, 9st.
Mr. J . Buchanan 's Ecurie, ost.
Sir E. Cassel's Wells, qst.
Sir R. W. B . Jardine's Rhona, 95t.
C . Trigg
V. Smyth
S. Donoghue
E . Lancaster
J . Evans
J . H . Martin
N . Spear
Photo by
Spot tr General.
LORD D'ABERNON'S CHESNUT FILLY DIADEM, by ORBY--DONNETTA,
Winner of the Two Thousand Guineas.
Mr. F. Curzon 's Pamfleta, (st . T. Burns o
Sir G. Murray 's Magnetic, 9st . R . Watson o
Duke of Portland's Elisalexi, 9st . M . Wing o
Mr. \V . M. G . Singer's Hampshire Lily, ost .
O. Madden o
(Off at 1 .45 . Winner bred by Owner ; trained by Hon . G. Lambton,
at Newmarket .)
Starting Prices.-6 to 4 agst Diadem, 5 to 2 agst Molly Desmond, 7 tot agst
Ecurie, toc, to 9 agst Hampshire Lily, too to 7 agst Rosmarin, 20 to t agst
Pamfleta, a5 to I agst others (off .).
The Race .—Rhona and Nonpareil commenced slowly . Molly Desmond (on
the left) cut out the work from Elisalexi (in the centre), Pamfleta (on the left),
Diadem (on the right), Sunny Jane (in the centre), Grizzel Grim, and Ecurie, and
in this order they raced for half a mile, when Elisalexi lost her place, Diadem
becoming second in front of Pamfleta, Sunny Jane, Grizzel Grim, Ecurie,
's)

M .vV-JI'NE, 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 1 79
Rosemarin, and Nonpareil. At the Bushes Molly Desmond and Pamfleta were
beaten, Diadem drawing right away down the hill, followed by Sunny Jane,
and winning easily by half a length ; four lengths divided second and third.
Grizzel Grim was fourth, Rosmarin fifth, Molly Desmond sixth, Hampshire Lily
seventh, Wells eighth, Elisalexi ninth, Pamfleta tenth, Rhona next, and Wilma
last. Time, I min . 43 sec.
The Irish Derby.
I n spite of Mr . Bonar Law's reiterated statements that no
difference would be made in the restrictions imposed on racing
throughout the United Kingdom, the fact remains that whilst
the English Derby and Oaks have perforce been abandoned with
all other fixtures, racing in Ireland has been carried on on practically
the same lines as before, and the Irish Derby was run on
June 27th amid an immense throng from all parts of the country.
The luck, which no one begrudges then, is all with our Irish
cousins at the present moment, for besides holding their Derby,
they veyre fortunate enough to find something capable of keeping
the race in their country in spite of some formidable opposition
from the English stables . This was Mr . J . J . Parkinson ' s First
Flier by Henry the First out of Grey Flier, who , ridden by W.
Barrett and carrying 1lb . overweight, won running away by five
lengths from the two English candidates, Argosy and Dresden.
It is true that the favourite Argosy has been under suspicion with
a troublesome foreleg, which rendered him short of a gallop or
two , but so easily did Mr . Parkinson's colt put paid to his account
that it teas obvious no winding-up spins would have enabled the
loser to reverse the verdict . I did not fancy Argosy, for he has
never beaten unvthing much in his last races, Coq D'Or, the best
of his opponents, to my mind, being merely top of the second
class, but I certainly thought Kingston Black would have been
there or thereabouts . Unfortunately Colonel Hall Walker 's
representative was left at the post standing still until the field
were well away, with the result he ran tailed off throughout.
The victory was a most popular one, and many were the congratulations
showered on the Maddenstown Lodge trainer on the
smart performance of his young horse . After witnessing the
style in which he won, I am tempted to believe that, in the
Baldoyle Derby winner, Lisnalinchy, who so easily beat First
Flier at Baldoyle, Ireland possesses one of the best three-year-olds
that the country has seen for many nears.
The official description of the race was as follows :--
IRISH DERBY STAKES of 3,000 Sous . ; second receives too sovs .,
and third 5o sovs . Howth Post (ti- miles).
Mr. 1 . J. Parkinson's b. c. First Flier, by Henry the First—Grey
Flier, Sst. qlb. (carried Sst . rolb .) W. Barrett r
Sir W. J . Totem's b . c. Argosy, by Bachelor's Double—Fragrant,
Sst. ialb . S. Donoghue _
Mr . M. Singer's b. c . Dresden, by Santoi—Betsy Jane, Sst. qlb.
C. Trigg 3
Mr. J. Reid Walker's Prince Lionel, 3st . r21b . 'F. Burns 4

18o THE POLO MONTHLY \1 \v-JI'NE, 1 9 17.
SIr . J . Daly's Crom Aboo, 8st. 121b . F. Hunter 5
Sir . W . Raphael's Rochetto, 8st . 121b . R . Watson Ci
r. W. de Pledge's Geraldina, 8st . 51b . J . Thwaites ;
Lord Carnarvon's Theodosius, 8st . 121b . R. Cooper o
Colonel Hall Walker's Kingston Black, 8st . 121b. O. Madden o
Mr. C. J . Blake's Pendragon, 8st . ( ) lb . J. ( lark
Winner trained by Owner, at The Curragh. (Off nt 2 .{8 .)
Starting Prices . to i agst Argosy, 5 to 2 agst Kingston Black, 6 to i agst
First Filer, 7 to i agst Pendragon, too to 8 each agst Dresden, Geraldina, and
Rochetto, too to fi agst Crom Aboo, 20 to i agst Prince Lionel, 50 to i agst
Theodosius.
The Race—The parade and canter having been carried through, they arrived
at the post in good time, but a delay was caused through Prince Lionel breaking
the tapes . Theodosius dwelt, and lost half-a-dozen lengths, and Kingston Black
stood still, though he went on in hopeless pursuit of the field . The pace was set
by Prince Lionel, who went on from First Flier, Argosy, and Dresden, with
Pendragon and ( ieraldina next, Theodosius whipping in a long way behind,
whilst Kingston Black was out of the contest . Save that First Flier took close
order with Prince I .ionel, there WaS 110 change for half a mile, when First Flier
shot out from Prince Lionel, Pendragon, and Argosy, with Theodosius next.
Five furlongs from home First Flier had taken a lead of a clear length from
Pendragon, who was attended by Argosy, the pair being a couple of lengths in
front of Geraldina and Theodosius . Half a mile fromm home Prince Lionel was
done with, whereupon Theodosius passed him, entering the straight . Tackling
the hill to the finish, Pendragon was beaten, and Argosy joined First Flier . A
short, sharp struggle ensued, but First Flier had the other worn down, and,
staving on in exception:dly strong manner, he came on, to win in a canter by frve
lengths ; four lengths between second and third . Three-quarters of a length
away Prince Lionel was fourth, with Crom Aboo fifth, Rochetto sixth, Pendragon
seventh, Geraldina eighth, and Theodosius next, while Kingston Black was tailed
cif. 'I ime, 2 min . 39 esc.

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CURRENT TOPICS.
In Memory of Fallen Players.
P~9
We understand that the original flags of the Union Jack and
Stars and Stripes which were flown during the International Polo
contests at Meadowbrook, U .S .A ., have been sent by the Polo
Association of America to the Hurlingham Club with a letter
honouring those of our players who have fallen in battle . This
graceful act on the part of our new Ally will be keenly
appreciated by their fellow-players on this side.
Roll of Honour.
It is with profound regret we publish the following list of polo
players who have fallen in action since our previous issue :
Killed
Alderson, Major E . H., Indian Cavalry.
Bateman, Col . L . N . Jones, Norfolk Regiment.
Broadwood,, Lieut.-General R . G ., C .B.
Bromilow, Major J . N ., K .O .R . Lanc . Regiment .

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Dickson, Major A . G ., R .H .A.
Hopwood-Gregge, Col ., Coldstream Guards.
Maxwell, Brig.-General F. A ., V.C ., D .S.O.
Ormrod, Capt. L. M., R . Welsh Fusiliers.
Paget, Lieut .-Col . A . E. S . L., M.V.O ., Hussars.
Pratt, Lieut .-Col A .C., D .S.O . R . Irish Fusiliers.
Russell, Lieut .-Col . J . C., D.S .O ., Indian Army.
Samuda, MaJor C . M . A ., Somerset L .I . (Attd . R. Fus .).
Weeling, Major '1' ., Queen's R . West Surrey .
Winterbottom, Major Guy, Yeomanry.
Wounded.
Anderson, Major E . L . IL, D .S .O ., R.F.A.
Colmore, Capt . H ., Hussars, attd . R . Flying Corps.
Cradock, Capt . C ., Leinster Regiment.
Fagan, Brig.-General E . A ., D.S .O., Indian Army.
ort, Lieut .-Col . Viscount, D.S .O ., M X.( ) ., M .C ., Grenadier
Guards.
Gwynne, Lieut .-Col. R . V ., Queen 's R.W . Surrey.
Hunter, Lieut . K . S ., Dragoon Guards.
Nickalls, Major P. C ., R .F.A.
White, Capt . J. N ., Preston, Coldstream Guards.
Rice, Capt . J . A . T., M.C ., Lancers.
Rickards, Capt . G . A ., R .F .A.
Scott, Major A . J . L., .M .C., Yeomanry and R .F .C.
Obituary.
Major B . H . Alderson, Indian Cavalry .-- \\as a well-known
association footballer and played in the Bradfield team in 189S-
1900. He later became a keen hunting and racing man and vvas
also a fine polo player with a 4-goal handicap . Played on the
winning side in Poona Open Cup in 1913.
Col . L. N . Jones Bateman, Norfolk Regt ., was a hunting man
and polo player . He vas a follower of the York and Ainsty
Hounds.
Lieut .-General R . G . Broadwood, C .B ., who has died of wounds
received in action, was a fine steeplechase rider in the eighties, a
keen follower of racing, and all-round sportsman . He played for
years in the 12th Lancers ' polo team.
Major J . N. Bromilow, K .O.R., Lane . Regt.--A well-known
hunting man, steeplechase rider, and polo player. Handicapped
at 2 goals.
Major A . G . Dickson, R .H .A ., vas Amateur Punting Champion
of the Thames. 1908, and a fine polo player and all-round
sportsman.
Colonel Gregge-Hopwood, Coldstream Guards, was Master of
the Household Brigade drag iii 1910-1911, and ,a well-known polo
player, with a handicap in 191d of 5 goals . IIe was a regular

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frequenter of the London grounds and a member of the regimental
team.
Brigadier-General F . A. Maxwell, V.C ., D .S .O.—Hunting
man and all-round sportsman . Fine polo player ; one of the
K .G .O . Lancers' team which won the Indian CavalryTournament
in 1913, and had previously been on the winning side in 1909.
Capt . L . M. Ormrod, R . Welsh Fusiliers .—Hunting man and
polo player. Represented the battalion in the Indian Infantry
Cup, which the 211d Royal Welsh Fusiliers won i11 1913, and held
a 5-goal handicap.
Lieut.-Col . A . B. S . L. Paget, MA .O ., eldest son of that fine
sportsman, General Sir Arthur Paget, has died in London after
being some months in a hospital in Franco. He was a line
horseman, a keen follower of hounds, and polo player xvith a
handicap of 3 goals. He played in the 11th Hussars regimental
team for some years, and was a member of the team which w>-on
the All-Ireland Subalterns' Cup in 1903 . He also played cricket
for the regiment and the Aldershot Command, and was one of
the whippers-in to the Staff College Drag in 1914. .
Lieut .-Col . A . C. Pratt, D.S.O ., R . Irish Fusiliers, was a
keen follower of hounds and a 3-goal handicap polo player.
Lieut .-Col. J . C. Russell, D.S .O., Indian Army, was in the
School XV. at Haileybury in 1S96-7 . A keen hunting man and
polo player, the was a member of the regimental team which ran
up in the Indian Cavalry Tournament in 1904.
Major C . M. A. Samuda, Somerset L .I . (attd. R . Fus .),
played in the regimental cricket team, and was a keen polo
player and steeplechase rider.
Major 'P . Weeling, Queen ' s R . West Surrey, played cricket
and polo for the regiment in India.
Major Guy Winterbottom, Yeomanry, who succumbed to
wounds received in action this summer, was a well-known hunting
man, steeplechase rider, and polo player. He rode winners
at the Meynell, North Staffordshire, Atherstone, Bedale, and
other hunt meets, and was a q-goal handicap player.
Somerset L.I .'s Success in Burma.
The regiment—the particular battalion of which we cannot of
course mention—arrived in Burma in February, 1915, when one
member of what was afterwards the team had not played polo
before, and two had never even ridden . The following Christmas,
thanks to the enthusiasm of Capt . C . Ward Jackson, polo was
started in Shwebo, where his company was stationed, and iii
August, 1916, the led his team to victory in a small tournament in
Mandalay. After this initial success, the regiment decided to
enter for the annual tournament, vwhich was to be held at Maymyo
in the spring of 1917 . About two months before the tournament
the regiment was . however, ordered to India, and the team
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tournament . In this short time, by hook or crook,the regiment
had to be mounted, and ponies were begged, borrowed and
stolen, with the result that the team arrived at Maymyo on time
with a stud of sorts . Six teams were entered, and in the first
round the Somersets were fortunate enough to draw a bye . In
the second round they met the Mandalay Battalion of the
Military Police with a handicap of six goals . Hopelessly- out-
SOMERSET L.I . POLO TEAM.
R. C . IL. Riddel (2),
Capt. P. E. Spurway (back), Capt. C . Ward Jackson (Blackmore Vale)
N . D. Blake (i).
pointed, they managed to pull off this event by the narrow margin
of seven goals to six, and then entered the final with the
Pwambwe Military Police, the champions of the two previous
years . To the surprise of all present Captain C . Ward Jackson
brought his men through victoriously, sound combination and
strict obedience to their Captain enabling them to ride off the
winners of a hard-fought game by ten goals to four,

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Honours and Decorations
for Polo Players
In the lists of honours and decorations conferred on officers
during the past three months, the names of many famous polo
players have appeared . The following is the complete record of
the British, French, Italian, and Belgian awards :
C .B
Brig .-General C . F . Clayton, C .M .G ., late R.A ., R .M .A .,
batsman and distance runner, 1895 . Played polo for the Sirdar's
Khartoum Staff side which won the Coldstream Guards Cup at
in 1909-10-11.
Brig.-General L. N . Younghusband, Indian Army . Played
in Bengal Lancers' polo team which won the Indian Cavalry
Tournament in 1903 . Handicapped at 3 goals.
Brevet-Colonel G . A . J . Leslie, C.M.G., R.E . Played cricket
for the R .E . for many years, was the Sappers ' best howler, and
a sound bat . Polo player and big game shot.
C.M.G.
Lieut .-Col . H . M . AV . Souter, D .S .O., Indian army.--Hunting
man and 4 handicap polo player.
K .C .I .E.
Major-General Sir R . G. Egerton, K .C .B .--Played for the
Guides' polo team in Indian Tournaments.
BAR TO D .S .O.
Capt . C . E. Bryant, D .S .O ., Lancers and R . Flying Corps .
Played polo for the Lancers team and was in the side which won
the Subalterns' Cup at Ranelagh in 1913 . Handicapped at 5
goals.
Lieut .-Colonel B . G . Clay, D .S.O ., Dragoon Guards.—Hunting
man and polo player. Member of the regimental team which
won the Poona Junior Cup polo tournament in 1911.
Lieut .-Colonel Viscount Gort, M .V .O., D.S.O ., KC ., Grenadier
Guards .—Hunting man, polo player, and gentleman rider.
Won the Grenadier Guards' heavy-weight point-to-point in 1910.
Brevet-Major H. C . L. Howard, D .S .O., Lancers .—Hunting
man and polo player, member of the 16th Lancers team which
Well the Aldershot Cup at Ranelagh in 1908.
Major \V . J . Shannon, D .S .O., Lancers.—Hunting man and
polo player. a fellow-member with Major H . C. L. Howard of
the 16th Lancers team which won the Aldershot Cup at Ranelagh
in 1908 .

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D .S .O.
Capt. D . G . Bromilow, Indian Army .—Regimental polo
player, with a handicap of 4 goals.
Lieut.-Col . A. S . Capper, Indian Army, was a member
of the 2nd C.I.H . when they carried off the Indian Cavalry
Tournament in 1891 from the 17th Bengal Cavalry team.
Lieut.-Col . C. R . Gaunt, Res . Officers . Hunting man,
2 handicap polo player, and steeplechase rider . Won Dragoons'
heavy-weight, 1912, and the regimental Cup 1913. He won
many prizes at military tournaments, including the Royal Naval
and Military.
Lieut .-Col . H . R. Goodman, R . Irish Rifles.—Hunting man
and polo player.
Lieut .-Col . A . G . McClintock, Lancers, attd. Yorkshire
L.I.—Hunting man and polo player.
Lieut-Col. B . Macnaghten, Lancers . Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, polo, and racquets player. Handicapped at 3 goals.
Lieut .-Col . C. L. Morgan, M.V.O ., Indian Army .—Hunting
man and polo player. Was _Master of the Delhi Hunt . Played
for the Guides' regimental team when they won the Indian
Cavalry Tournament in 1906.
Lieut.-Col . J . J . Richardson, Hussars . Tonbridge Rugby forward
1888-9 . Hunting man, 6 handicap polo player, and
steeplechase rider. Represents the Indian Polo Association on
the Hurlingham Committee.
Major R . O. Sutherland, Indian Army . Played in the regimental
polo team, handicapped at 4 goals.
MILITARY CROSS.
Capt . E. J . Bridges, Hussars .—Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and polo player, handicapped at 2 goals . Master of the
Mhow Hunt, 1912-14.
Capt . W.A . Davenport, West Yorks, Att . Egyptian Army.
Played in the West Yorkshire 's cricket and polo teams, and rode
at regimental meets.
Capt . S . D. Mills, Bedford Regt . A polo player and member
of the team which reached Rhodes Tournament final in South
Africa in 1914.
Capt . J . A. T . Rice, Lancers .—Steeplechase rider and polo
player ; won regimental light-weight point-to-point, 1912, and
was a member of the 5th Lancers team who carried off the All-
Ireland Military Cup in 1914 . 4-goal handicap.
Major A. J. L. Scott, Yeomanry and R . Flying Corps.—
Master of the Oxford University Drag, 19u6 ; gentleman rider
and polo player, with 3-goal handicap.
Capt . G . C. C. Strange, Royal Scots .—Hunting man and
polo player, 1-goal Hurlingham Handicap.
Capt . M . D . Vigors, Indian Cavalry .--Played in regimental
polo team and is handicapped at 4 goals by the I .P .A .

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French Honours.
The following French decorations have been conferred upon
the undermentioned players :--
LEGION OF HONOUR.
Croix de Commandeur.
Lieut .-General Sir A. J. Godley, K .C .B ., K .C.M.G ., Grand
Officer, Ordre de la Couronne, Belgium . Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and polo player . Some time Master of Woolmer
Forest and Staff College Drags . Won the Irish Guards Cup at
the Household Brigade meet the first time it was put up.
Captained Royal Dublin Fusiliers and Irish Guards polo teams.
Croix d'Officier.
Brig .-General W . G . B . Boyce, C .B ., D.S.O .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player . Won A .S .C. light-weight
point-to-point, 1912.
Brig.-General F. S . Garrett, C.B ., C .M.G ., D .S.O . Played
polo for the Carabiniers and rode at regimental meets.
Brig .-General R . A. Carruthers, C .B ., C.M.G.,—All-round
athletic sportsman . Played in the cricket eleven and the fifteen
at Fettes, 1879-S1, and at Sandhurst, 1S82 . Played in Bengal
Lancers polo team for twenty years, and was on the side which
won the Indian Native Cavalry Championship in 1904.
Brig.-General Lord Loch, C .M.G ., M.V .O., D .S .O., Grenadier
Guards . Polo player ; regular member of the Guards ' team,
and played for the Lords against the Commons.
Brig .-General T. W. Stansfeld, Yorkshire Regt . Hunting
man and polo player .
Croix de Chevalier.
Lieut .-Colonel E . H . L . Beddington, M .C., Lancers . Hunting
man and 5-goal handicap polo player, member of regimental
team which won the Subalterns ' Cup, 1907, and Aldershot Cup,
1908.
Major G . G . Gold, Yeomanry.—Hunting man and polo player.
Member of the Stanstead team which won the County Cup 1896
and 1899 . Secretary of the Essex Hunt.
Major R. K. McGillicuddy, D .S.O., Dragoon Guards .--Hunting
man, polo player, and gentleman rider.
Lieut.-Colonel A. T. Paley, D .S .O., Rifle Brigade .—Sprinter
and cricketer at Sandhurst . Hunting man and polo player.
Member of the 2nd R .B . team which won the Indian Infantry
polo tournament at Meerut, 1901 . Master Staff College Drag,
1911-12 .
Croix de Guerre.
Mr. Walter S . Buckmaster, Commandant Section Sanitaire
Anglaise, British Ambulance Committee . The famous Old
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Capt. H. W. Long, Indian Army .—Hunting man and polo
player.
Capt. H. Macdonald, Indian Army .—Regimental polo player.
Handicapped at 4 goals.
Lieut.-Colonel J . J. Richardson, Hussars .—Hunting man, polo
player, and steeplechase rider.
Major H . C. Robinson, A .S.C.—Hunting man and steeplechase
rider. Played polo and Rugby at Cambridge.
Capt . E. S . Vicary, Indian Army .—Regimental polo player.
Croix d ' Officier.
Croix d'Officier (Legion of Honour).
Major W . E. Lawrence (late Dragoons) .—Hunting man and
2-goal handicap polo player . Won the Scots Greys Regimental
Cup in 1996.
Brevet-Lieut . Colonel D . le G . Pitcher, Indian Army .--Hunting
man and 6-goal handicap polo player . Was in team which
reached Indian Cavalry tournament final in 1998.
Italian Honours.
H.M. The King of Italy has been pleased to confer the following
honours on the undernoted players :--
CROWN OF ITALY.
Cavalier.
Capt. L . V . Owston, Dragoon Guards and M .G . Corps.—
Hunting man, steeplechase rider, and 4 handicap polo player.
In winning team Cairo Inter-Regimental, 1913 . Boxed iii Navy
and Army middle-weights.
ORDER OF ST. MAURICE AND ST . LAZARUS.
Commander.
Major-General W. Gillman, C .B ., C.M.G ., D .S .O . Fine
athlete and member of Rugby fifteen Woolwich, 1SS8-9 . Rode
at R .A . meets and played polo for R .11 . A.
Officer.
Brigadier-General G . A. Weir, D.S .O ., Dragoon Guards .--
Hunting man, steeplechase rider, and 3 handicap polo player.
Master of Staff College Drag, 1912-13 .
Won regimental race at
Cavalry Brigade meeting 1910, and Staff College light-weight
point-to-point in 1913 . Played on polo side which ran up for
Inniskilling Cup at Cairo in 1914.
Brigadier-General C . F . Clayton, C .B ., C.M .( .---Polo player;
member of Sirdar ' s Staff side which won the Coldstream Guards '
Cup at Khartoum, 1909-10-1 c . Played in the cricket eleven at
the R.M .A. in 1895, good bat.
Cavalier.
Lieut.-Colonel G . Maxwell Orr, Indian Army . Cricketer and
all-round athlete at Sandhurst, 1895 . Played in Bengal Lancers '
polo team .

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Belgian Honours.
H.M . The King of the Belgians has graciously conferred the
following orders upon the undermentioned players.
Grand Officier, Ordre de Leopold.
General Sir E . H . Allenby, K.C.B ., is a keen polo player, an:
has done much for the game.
General Sir H. de la P. Gough, K .C .B ., is a well-known polo
player and vice-president of the Army Polo Committee. He has
ridden across country in regimental and other races . General
Gough has just been made a Knight Commander of the Royal
Victorian Order.
General Sir H. S . Rawlinson, Bart ., K .C.B ., K.C.V .O.,
another keen polo player, a vice-president of the Army Polo Committee,
and also a member of the Hurlingham Army Polo Committee,
has just been made a Knight Grand Cross, Royal
Victorian Order.
Grand Officier, Ordre de la Couronne.
Lieut.-General Sir A. J. Godley, K .C .B ., K.C .M .G.—Hunting
man and polo player . Some time Master of the Staff College
and Woolmer Forest Drag. Won the first Irish Guards' Cup at
the Household Brigade meet . Captained the Dublin Fusiliers
and Irish Guards polo teams. Has also been recently awarded
the Croix de Commandeur (Legion of Honour).
Commandeur, Ordre de Leopold.
Major-General N . M. Smyth, V.C., C .B . Hunting man and
polo player.
Brig.-General A. Solly Flood, C.M.G ., D.S .O ., Dragoon
Guards.—Hunting man and polo player, and played cricket and.
tennis. Member of the Wellington side which won the Cairo
Public Schools Cup in 1911.
Officier, Ordre de la Couronne.
Capt. J . E. N . Haseltine, D .S.O ., K .R. Rifles .—Hunting man
and polo player, handicapped at 3 goals.
Chevalier, Ordre de Leopold.
Capt. H.E . E. Pankhurst, Dragoon Guards.—Fine horseman ;
won many prizes for riding and jumping. a handicap polo
player.
Lieut .-Colonel A . E . Irvine, D .S .O ., Durham Light Infantry.
--Hunting man, polo player, and steeplechase rider.
Chevalier, Ordre de la Couronne.
Lieut . N. S. Collier-Johnson, Dragoon Guards .—Hunting
man, steeplechase rider, and polo player .

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The Late Tom Cannon, Senr.
Last July the death took place at Stockbridge of Tom Cannon,
one of the greatest jockeys the Turf has ever seen and for many
years a successful trainer . One has to go back a long time to
the days when this famous horseman was riding, the clays when
George Fordham, Jem Goater, Constable, Snowden, John
Osborne, C. Wood, F . Webb, and the great Fred Archer were
powers in the land, and among all these famous horsemen Toni
Cannon was second to none . Archer certainly rode more winners,
but he invariably took far more mounts . In the handling
of two-year-olds Tom Cannon had no equal . In the whole of
his career he never once used a whip on a youngster, often saying
he would as soon hit a baby as a young beginner, and it was
wonderful to see the manner in which a nervous two-year-old
would respond to his touch . He was a marvellous judge of pace,
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196 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1917.
most powerful finish, always timing his effort to a nicety without
unduly taxing his mount ' s powers.
Born at Windsor seventy-one years ago, Cannon first began
to ride in 186o, and during his career he may be said to have won
every race of note on the Turf. To mention but a few of his
triumphs, he won the Derby on the late Duke of Westminster's
Shotover ; the Oaks on Brigantine, Marie Stuart, Geheimniss
and Busybody ; the Two Thousand on Pilgrimage, Shotover,
Enterprise, and Enthusiast ; the One Thousand on Repulse,
Pilgrimage and Busybody ; and the St. Leger on Robert the
Devil . He carried off the Ascot Gold Cup no fewer than six
times on Petrarch (18i7), Isonomy (1879 and 1SSo), Robert the
Devil (ISSi), Foxhall (1882), (thus winning this race four years
in succession), and on Althorp (1886) . In France he won the
Thurio
Grand Prix five times, on Ceylon (r886), Trent (1874), '
(187S), Frontin (1883), and Little Duck (1884), besides the
French Derby on Kilt (1876), and on Little Duck . He secured
the first Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park on Mr . Barclay ' s
Bendigo, and the second time the race was run scored on the
Duke of Westminster ' s Orbit from the same owner's Ossory, a
race I well remember, when it was said John Porter would
win with whichever one Cannon rode . The picture I publish
with these recollections is from an old painting in my possession
of Tom Cannon on Mr. Barclay's Bendigo, and is considered to
be one of the best portraits ever executed of the famous horseman.
The late Toni Cannon retired from the saddle in 1891, and
for many years trained successfully at Danebury, where the had
been living for some years, having married the daughter of his
old master, John Day, to whom he was apprenticed, and for
whom he rode in the sixties during the Duke of Beaufort and
Lord Hastings era, when so many successful animals were sheltered
in the famous Danebury establishment . Old John Day, or
" Honest John, " as he was known, died in 1882, and Cannon
then stepped into his father-in-law ' s shoes and eventually became
known as " The Master of Danebury . "
In 1874 Cannon registered the colours of his old employer, the
late Marquis of Hastings, " Scarlet and White hoops, " and many
successes fell to his popular jacket . The best horses he owned
himself were, I think, Geheimniss, whom he however sold to
Lord Stamford as a two-year-old for £a,000 ; Fritz, another good
two-year-old, but cursed with a temper ; Curzon, a half-bred
brown gelding, who all but won the Derby in 1895, but was
just beaten by Lord Rosebery's Sir Visto ; Deep Sea, a good
sprinter ; Reminder, who won the City and Suburban ; and Humewood,
who carried off the Cesarewitch . The two last, however,
scored their victories under other jackets, Cannon having in each
case parted with them prior to the race.
Besides flat racers Cannon, who was partner with Mr . E.
Bravlev in Casse 'Pete when she won the Grand National of

1872, trained Playfair, the National hero in 1888, the property of
Mr. (now General) Baird, and many other winners over hurdles
and fences. The hest jumper he owned was Horizon.
He was a wonderful teacher of the art of race riding, and
turned out some famous horsemen, including his four sons—Tom,
Mornington, Kempton, and Charles, all of whom have made history
on the Turf, Mornington in particular being at the head of
the Jockeys ' List for many years . Sam Loates, \V . T . Robinson,
Jack Watts, and that best of all amateur riders, Mr . Arthur
The Late TOM CANNON, Senr ., ON BENDIGO.
(From an oil painting .)
Coventry, owed much of their success to his patient tuition, and
all entertained the most lively admiration of their master ' s skill
and precepts . It is a true saying that if there had been more
riders like Tom Cannon there would have been far fewer horses
spoilt during their racing careers.
Mrs . Cannon died at Danebury in 1892, and some eight years
later, on the abolition of the Stockbridge Meeting, Cannon gave
up Danebury House, moving to Garlogs until the completion of
Chattis Hill, which establishment he disposed of some years ago
to Mr. " Atte " Persse, the well-known Stockbridge trainer .

19S THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1917.
Cannon subsequently resided at Hove for the benefit of his
health, but returned to Stockbridge later, and died at the Grosvenor
Hotel there. He married again, but his second wife predeceased
him several years ago . The funeral took place at
,Stockbridge . A most honourable man with the kindliest of
natures, his death will he mourned by all who knew him.
The Late Mr. C. Atherton Brown.
Much sympathy will be felt with Mr . H. A . Brown and his
brother Frank at the loss they sustained in the death of their
father, Mr. C . Atherton Brown, of Grendon Hall, Atherstone.
Mr. Charles Atherton Brown was a keen racing and steeplechasing
man. Though his colours, " brown, primrose collar
and cuffs, " were more often seen under National Hunt Rules,
the best horse he ever owned was the Chester Cup winner, Roughside,
on whom the American Jockey, Sloan, scored a very easy
victory from Manners in 1900 . A chestnut horse by Hagioscope
out of Disruption, Roughside was purchased as a five-year-old
for 36o guineas by Mr . C . A . Brown, who won iii stakes over
five thousand pounds with the horse during his career . His last
victory was in the Chester Cup, though prior to that he had
carried off the Liverpool Hurdle Handicap and several races on
the flat. The best ' chaser Mr . Brown owned was Barsac, who
for many years was such a standing dish at :Aintree, always
running prominently but always finding one or two a trifle too
good for him to score premier honours in the steeplechasing Blue
Ribbon.
Of late years Mr. Brown's colours have been registered and
carried by horses belonging to his two sons, both of whom are
tine horsemen under National Hunt Rules.
North Star Sold in the States.
North Star, the Middle Park Plate winner of last year, which
Mr. J . B . Joel sold to Mr . A . K. Macomber, has again changed
hands. The son of Sunstar and Angelic has this year been
suffering from a bowed tendon, and although his new owner,
Mr . E. R . Bradley, hopes to get a race out of him, his chief
object in purchasing the colt is with a view to keeping hint as a
stallion at his stud in Kentucky.
A Fine Daughter of All Black.
A somewhat disappointing animal when racing in this country,
All Black seems to have sired a wonderful mare in Desert Gold,
a New Zealand bred mare out of Aurarius . Desert Cold has
just completed her third season, and out of the thirty-three races
she has contested, she has won twenty-five, worth collectively
£14,S50, and been placed in the other eight . Something of a
record .

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The Year's Champion.
To Gay Crusader has fallen the distinction of carrying off the
Triple Crown this season, an honour he shares with such past
giants as Polymelus, Rock Sand, Diamond Jubilee, Flying Fox,
Galtee More, Isinglass, Common, Ormonde, Lord Lyon, Gladiateur,
and West Australian.
The son of Bavardo and Gay Laura is a most attractive animal
and without doubt a really high-class horse . It is true there has
been nothing of outstanding merit amongst the rest of this
season's three-year-olds, but the manner in which Gay Crusader
cantered away with the Derby, September Stakes, and Gold Cup
stamps him as a colt of the highest merit, and it is a pleasure that
Mr. Fairie should so soon find a champion to take the place of
Photo by
Sport & l,enerat.
'I'HI; TRIPLE. CROWN WINNER,
\I R . FAIRIE'S GAY CRUSADER, b . c. by BAYARDO—GAY LAURA.
Winner of tho Two Thousand, New Derby, and September Stakes;
ridden by S. Donoghue.
the brilliant Bayardo, who died recently at the early age of eleven
years.
Bred by his owner and foaled on April 2nd, the triple crown
champion is a first foal . His dam, Gay Laura, is by Beppo from
Galeottia . The latter won Mr. Fairie his first classic when she
secured the One Thousand Guineas of 1595 . Mr. Fairie has
won all the classics with the exception of The Oaks, securing the
St. Leger of 1909 with Bayardo and the Derby of 1910 by the aid
of Lemberg . Gay Laura, I observe, has no foal or two-year-old,
but is now again in foal to Bayardo .

200 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1917.
The Manton establishment, presided over by Alec Taylor, is
in great form this season, for in addition to securing first and
second in the Two Thousand Guineas with Gay Crusader and
Magpie, it has supplied the winner of The Oaks in Sunny Jane
(second in the One Thousand Guineas to the Newmarket trained
Diadem), and has therefore secured four out of the five classics.
Taylor has charge also of a fine crop of two-year-olds this season,
and with such as Damask, Blink, Thermogene, and Grandborough,
amongst others, the stable will, one can predict, play
a powerful hand in next year's racing.
Photo by
Sport & General.
MAJOR \V . .ASTOR'S SUNNY JANE, by SUNSTAR—MAID OF THE MIST,
Winner of Oaks, 1917 .
Death of a Well-known Sire.
Yet another stallion has to be added to the number that have
died this year in Torpoint, who, while at exercise at Manton at
the beginning of the month, attempted to jump some rails, and,
falling, broke his neck . Bred by Colonel A . Greville, and foaled
in 1900, Torpoint was a handsome brown, son of Trenton out of
Doncaster Beauty, and was purchased at the July Sales by Mr.
J. Hoole for 15o guineas . He made his debut at Sandown Park

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in 1902 in the Great Kingston Two-Year-Old Race, won by
Jennico, in the colours of Mr . Washington Singer, who retained
him throughout his career . His early efforts as a three-year-old
were in selling events, and it was not until the Birmingham
September meeting that year that he won his first race, the
Hindlip Maiden Plate . As a four-year-old he won the Wellington
Handicap at Sandown and the Summer Handicap at Newmarket
in succession . In 1905 Torpoint gave some trouble to his
trainer and only ran twice, and but once the following season,
when he failed by a length to give 161h . to Mr. Rayner's Feather
lied, in the Chester Cup . Nothing more was seen in public of
Photo by ,C0nrt & General.
MR . W . M . G . SINGER'S WELL-KNOWN SIRE TORPOINT, BY
TRENTON--DONCASTER BEAUTY, WHO WAS KILLED
RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT.
'I his well-known stallion met with his death at Manton, where, in trying
to jump some rails, he fell and broke his neck . He was foaled in moo,
and, a stayer of undoubted merit, twice winning the long-distance Alexandra
Plate at Ascot, as well as the Ascot Stakes, and being second in the
Chester Cup.
Torpoint until the same race twelve months later, when he
finished third . Shortly after this Mr . Singer's horse gave 41b.
and an easy beating to the five-year-old Feather Bed in the Ascot
Stakes, a victory which he supplemented on the following Friday
by scoring very easily in the tiring Alexandra Plate, of two and
three-quarter miles, from the favourite . The son of Trenton
again took part in the Chester Cup of 1905, won by Glacis, and
at Ascot was third, on even terms, to The White Knight and
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202 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1917.
and a four-lengths ' heating in the Alexandra Plate . Torpoint 's
career closed in the Goodwood Cup, in which the attempted to
concede 81b . to Radium, and failed by a neck, The White Knight,
then a five-year-old and giving 71b ., being two lengths further
away, third . The six races Torpoint won for Mr . Singer were
worth x,6,046, and amongst the successful horses he has sired
are Blackaton, Eau Claire, Hamoaze, Prawle Point, St . Eloi,
Torbay, and Torreon.
Prince Palatine Sold.
The well-known sire, Prince Palatine, who in 1913 was purchased
by Mr. J. B . Joel for the record figure of f;4o,000, a price
which would have stood at £5,000 more had not Mr. Pilkington ' s
horse suffered defeat in the Goodwood Cup the same week, has
been purchased by the French sportsman, the Duc Decazes, for
(,20,000.
The son of Persimmon, who was originally sold to Mr.
Pilkington for ;62,000 guineas by his breeder, Colonel W. Hall
Walker, ran twenty-three times, winning eleven of his races,
among which were included The Imperial Stakes, Kempton ; The
St . Leger, the Ascot Gold Cup (twice), The Eclipse Stakes, the
Coronation Cup, and the Doncaster Cup . During his career the
won for his owner, Mr . Pilkington, upwards of £36,000 . His
progeny are now coninhencing their career, and the best to run
at present mould appear to be the two-year-old Princess Palatine,
though she has yet to score.
Death of Colonel E . B . Greer, M.C.
The sympathy of all sportsmen will go out to the late Senior
Steward, Captain Greer, upon the recent death in action of his
son, Colonel Eric Beresford Greer, M .C., of the Irish Guards.
Colonel Greer, who not long since married Miss Pamela Fitz-
Gerald, was the eldest son of the Director of the National Stud,
and had previously been twice wounded . He was a fine rider and
polo player, and one of the most popular of men . Six months
ago his only brother, Lieutenant Frank Greer, vas killed in
action.
Offer of Government Stud to the United States.
Early in December, 191 5 , Colonel Hall Walker made a present
of his thorough-breds at Russlev and Tully to the nation for the
purpose of founding a Government Stud, which is now flourishing
under the direction of Captain Greer. According to a writer
in the Kentucky " Thorough-bred Record, " Mr. August
Belmont, the Chairman of the New York Jockey Club, and owner
of that good horse Tracery and many other fine racers, is about
to follow Colonel Hall Walker 's example, he having expressed his
willingness to supply the United States Government with an
entire stud of thorough-bred stallions and mares, all of which
are young and well-bred animals, for the sole purpose of breeding
the right type of horse for military requirements . The offer

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is made on condition that Congress shows a disposition to support
the scheme financially . During the past ten years Mr.
Belmont has done much to encourage the breeding of remounts
in the United States by presenting from time to time some of his
best thorough-bred stallions to the various State breeding bureaus,
and among these were such as Belfry, Deer Trap,
Defendum, Footprint, Henry of Navarre, Margraviate, Merry
Task, the recently defunct Octagon, Top Hat, and Vestibule.
The last named, as well as Belfry, Defendum, and Footprint,
are sons of the Triple Crown champion Rock Sand, while Top
Hat is a half-brother to brilliant Tracery.
The Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Double.
Of the fifty-five nominated for the first-named event forfeit
has been paid for twenty-one, and there are thus thirty-four
left, from which a satisfactory field should be found to face the
starter on October 24th . Of those eliminated the only early
fancies are Chaltoi, Capital, Valais, Bridge of Marne, Dark
Legend, and Mountain Park . The non-acceptance of the lastmentioned
pair is perhaps a little surprising, but it leaves Barling
ith a solitary representative, Bay D'or ; thus the inference
must be that he is the better of the three at the weights, and he
should prove a genuine candidate in every way . In a hasty
glance through the handicap the following half-a-dozen animals,
Frustration, Salamandra, Bay D'or, Bayberry, Golden Rule and
Patrick's Day, seem to be fairly well treated, and I hope to see
the winner included in this group.
In the Cambridgeshire, Mr . Rowland Leigh has carried out
his task equally satisfactory, there being only fourteen nonacceptors
out of the fifty-six entrants . Top weight has been
naturally assigned to Phalaris, and so high-class a sprinter may
perhaps not find the one mile and a furlong beyond his tether,
provided conditions on the day are favourable and the race is
run to his liking. Others against whom I have placed a favourable
tick are Foxton, Helford, Mount William, The Vizier,
Planet, Ho 'Pei, end Gilbert the Filbert . To endeavour to make
a selection so far ahead for these big handicaps is most difficult
and must always partake of the nature of a leap in the dark.
However, to satisfy my readers, especially those who have
written from the front for advice as to a likely double, I should
suggest that a trifle—the merest trifle--thrown away on Bayberry
and Golden Rule, coupled with Phalaris and Planet, might not
prove unremunerative . Narrowing these clown to the double
event I would take
BAYBERRY- and PLANET
as the soundest proposition . I have a great liking for Phalaris
in the shorter race, but having regard to the weather usually
prevailing in November, and remembering the fate of the brilliant
Eager when attempting a similar task, I feel compelled to discard
Lord Derby ' s good four-year-old for his more lightly-weighted
rival, the three-year-old Planet .

204 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT "1617. .,
NEWMARKET
BLOODSTOCK SALES
By Our Special Correspondent
First July Sales
Messrs Tattersall held their usual sale the first week in July
at Park Paddocks, the bulk of the catalogue being filled with
the animals sent up by Mr. Musker, who NI as disposing of the
whole of his big breeding establishment . That such a good
supporter should be selling his entire stock is a matter for
sincere regret, and one can only hope that the withdrawal is but
temporary. The " light-blue, violet sleeves " carried by such
good performers as Baroness La Fleche, Chevening, Henry- the
First, William Rufus, Toddington, etc ., is too well known on
our courses to disappear for all time . The whole of Mr. Musker's
contingent was sold -wahout reserve, and a large company were
present when the first batch were submitted on July and . Sir
William Tatem, who was buying freely, was the purchaser of
the first lot to reach four figures. This was the Friary mare,
Grey Flier, the dam of this year ' s Irish Derby hero, First
Flier, and it was a tribute of the value of racing to breeding
when Mr. Musker's mare reached 1,650 guineas, for without
his victory, she mould hardly have realised a quarter of
such a sum. Sir William Tatem also secured Melton
Fuse, a 7-year-old mare by Melton out of Shimose, with a colt
foal by Glenesky at foot, and covered by Maiden Erlegh, very
cheaply at 770 guineas, I thought, and took the Radium mare,
Pitch Blend, with a bay colt foal by William Rufus, at 1,o5o
guineas ; also Spearm, a four-year-old mare by Spearmint out
of Violante, who had been mated with Maiden Erlegh at 500
guineas . Mr . Varipati, the wealthy Greek city merchant, who is
new forming a breeding stud, made a good many purchases
during the day, his principal outlay being ',too guineas for Lady
Tetrarch, who has a bay colt foal by William Rufus and has been
mated with him again , and Soo guineas for the six-year-old
Cramcnd Brig, who comes of the successful family producing
that good horse, Bridge of Canny, and others .

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Sir Thomas Dewar gave 700 guineas for Flying Ant, a fiveyear-old
daughter of William III . and Bojarin. Lady Cicero, an
attractive four-year-old, who has never been in training, and
who cost Mr . Musker 2,000 guineas as a yearling, went to Major
Shirley for ',too guineas . Top price amongst the brood mares
was gained by Curia, a daughter of Cicero and Sceptre, who
though a failure at racing may do better at the stud, and who
has been mated with Ambassador . After considerable competition
she fell to the bid of 2,400 guineas by Mr . A . Chetwynd,
acting for Lord Anglesey. The two sires, Ambassador and
Maiden Erlegh, were taken by Mr . Barton and the British
Bloodstock Agency at 1,200 and 3,300 guineas respectively, the
Photo by
Sport & General.
GREY FLIER., Grey Mare by FRIARY—BIRD OF MARCH ;
Bought for 1,65o gns. by Mr. R. Brendon for Sir William Tatem.
latter acting on behalf of the Kentucky sportsman, Mr.
Hancock.
Mr. Duret bought several lots for France, and J . Jarvis secured
some for South America . Altogether results were satisfactory,
the 170 lots realising 36,291 guineas, and averaging out at 213
guineas apiece roughly . The following is the record of all sales
of Soo guineas and upwards.
Monday, July 2nd .
Gns.
Cramond Brig (loll), ch m by Radium out of Santa Brigida
by St. Simon ; with a Chesnut filly-foal by William
Rufus, and covered by him again (Mr. M. Varipati) 500

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Gns.
Flying Ant (1912), b m by William the lrhitd, out of Bojarin
by Bona Vista ; with a ba) colt-foal by Galloping Simon, and
covered by Maiden Erlegh (Sir T . Dewar) 700
Grey Feathers (1909), gr m by Friary out of Fine Feathers by
Gallinule ; coyered by Galloping Simon (Mr. il . E. Steel) on
Grey Flier (1909), gr nl by Friary out of Bird of March by
Marconi ; covered by Galloping Simon (Sir W. "[atom) I65o
Lady Cicero (1913), b 111 by Cicero out of Ste . Claire II. by
Isinglass ; with a chesnut colt-foal by William Rufus, and
covered by him again (Major E . Shirley) 11o0
Lady Tetrarch (1913), gr m by Roi Herode out of Nicola by
Symington ; with a bay colt-foal by William Rufus, and
covered by him again (Mr. M . Varipati) Goo,
lock Up (1911), ch m by Bridge of Canny out of Keystone II . by
Persimmon ; covered by William Rufus (Mr. V. Duret) 510-
Lota (1911), ch m by Sundridge out of Gourd by Persimmn
covered by William Rufus (Mr . M. P. Guilliams) 700
Melton Fuse (1910), b m by Melton out of Shimose by Simontault
; with a Chesnut colt-foal by Glenesky, and coyered
by Maiden Erlegh (sir W. 'Paten)) 770
Melvicto (1909), b in by Melton out of Vettica by Oryieto ; with a
bay filly-foal by Sweet Sun, and covered by Maiden Erlegh
(Baron AI . de Rothschild)
Pearmint (1913), b ni by Spearmint out of OEnone be St. Serf
5011
With a bay colt-foal by Galloping Simon, ;and covered by
William Rufus (Mr. V . Duret) 500•
Pitch Blend (1913), b nI by Radium out of Mossdale by Desmond
with a bay colt-foal by William Rufus, and covered by huff
again (Sir \V. Tatem) Io5o
Wendela (1912), Ch m by William the Third out of Recoil by Carbine
; covered by William Rufus (Mr. J . P. Hornung) 700
Spearm Galeazzo (1913), b 111 by Spearmint out of Violante be
covered by Maiden Erlegh (Sir W. Tatem) 500
Curia (1912), b 111 by Cicero out of Sceptre by Persi union ; covered
by Ambassador (Lord Anglesey) 2400
Ambassador (1911), br h by Dark Ronald out of Excellenza by
Haut Brion (bTr. A. L. Barton) 1zoo
Maiden Erlegh (1909), br 11 by Polymelus out of Plum Tart by
Persimmon (British Bloodstock :Agency) 3300
Tuesday, July 3rd.
There were originally thirty-four lots included in the second
day 's catalogue but owing to withdrawals by Mrs . Craddock and
Mr . W. W. Whitworth the number was finally reduced to
twenty-seven . Of these twenty-three found purchasers, but
prices were low, the average amounting only to a little over
ninety-three guineas apiece. Top price was made by a stronglybuilt
two-year-old colt by Santoi out of Phroso, the property of
Mr. McMillan, who fell to Mr . E. Johnson's bid of 410 guineas.
The same buyer also paid 36o guineas for a nice yearling filly
e by Stedfast out of Lorgnette from the stud of Lord Howard d
Walden. Mr. C. T. Pulley's two yearlings found purchasers,
Major Wingfield securing one, Le Nil, by Ouadi-Hafa out of
Troglodyte (the dam of Lusca) for 26o guineas, and with thesetwo
lots the sale concluded .

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Second July Sales
It was a lovely morning when on Monday, July 16th, the
Second July Sales opened at the Park Paddocks . In the opening
lots there was nothing to attract much attention until tht
continuation of Mr. Musker's unreserved disposal begun . The
first lot to provoke competition was a half-sister to the Oaks
winner, Keystone II., in Drawbridge, with a colt-foal by Gallop-
ing Glenesky Simon . The mare who has been mated with
finally fell to Mr . A . Persse at 63o guineas, and then a charming
young matron in the five-year-old Oration as secured by Mr.
Reid Waller for ',Soo guineas . By Cicero out of Gravitation,
Photo by Sport & General.
MR. SOMERVILLE TATTERSHALL SELLING CURIA, Bay- Mare by
CICERO SCEPTRE., THE FIRST JULY SALES.
Hnight b}- Mr . A . Chetwynd for 2,400 g0S.
she is half-sister to William III ., and should have a lengthy and
successful career in the paddocks . Rosary, a ten-year-old sister
to Primer, second in the Derby, Prince of Wales Stakes, and
Jockey Club Stakes in 1908, brought 1,000 guineas . At this
price the famous mare Sceptre, with a nice Glenesky filly-foal
was started, and after some competition she was secured by Sir
William Tatem for 2,500 guineas, which sum, by the generosity
of Mr . Musker, goes to the Red Cross Society . The mare has
now changed hands no less than five times, twice privately and
three times at public auction . She now, however, remains in
the country, and is to he put to Sunstar next season .

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The half-sister to Sceptre, Zefa, a nice type of mare, eight
years the junior of her famous relative, made 750 guineas, Mr.
Mortimer Singer taking her at this price with her colt-foal by
William Rufus, and then a very nice filly in Brilliant Star by
Sunstar out of OEnone went to Mr . Reid Walker for 1,600
guineas . Cilicia, sister to Cicerone, fetched 1,000 guineas, and
Denise Field, who was bought to go to France, Soo guineas . The
Duke Decazes, who purchased the latter, also secured Guerdon
for 410 guineas. Mr. Varipati gave 710 guineas for Madame
Spearmint, a cheap enough purchase, and then Sceptre ' s
Daughter, put in at i,000 guineas, was quickly run up to 60 oo
guineas, at which price Mr . A . Black secured her, from the
under-bidder, Mr. Cottrill . Full of quality the filly favours her
relative, La Fleche, rather than her dam, but I look to her proving
a real good one and rewarding her plucky purchaser for his
big outlay. Towards the end Mr . Varipati secured the sire
Glenesky for Soo guineas, and the mare Tricycle at a ten guineas '
increase on this price . Altogether Mr . Musker' s sale on this
day produced 25,500 guineas, from which, however, must be
deducted the 2,500 guineas paid for Sceptre, which goes to the
Red Cross . The following are the particulars of the lots fetching
50o guineas and upwards during the day.
Monday, July 16th.
The Property- of Mr . J. Musker .
Gns.
Drawbridge (191o), b m by Bridge of Canny out of Lock and
Rey by Janissary ; with ;1 bay colt-foal by Galloping Simon,
and coyered by Glenesky (Mr. H . S. Persse) 63o
Oration (1912), b m by Cicero out of Grayitation by St . Simon
with a bay colt-foal by Glenesky, and coyered by him again
(Mr. J . Reid Walker) 1800
Rosary (ioo7), b m by St . Simon out of Breviary by Bona Vista;
with a bay filly-foal by Cyllius, and covered by Glenesky
(MIr. P. Heybourn) 1000
Sceptre (1S9q), b m by Persimmon out of Ornament by Bend Or;
with a bay filly-foal by Glenesky, and covered by him again
(Sir NV. Tatem) 2500
Zefa (1907), Ch m by Orme out of Ornament by Bend Or ; with a
Chesnut colt-foal by William Rufus, and covered by Glenesky
(Mr. Mortimer Singer) 750
Brilliant Star (1915), b f by Sunstar out of (OEnone by St . Serf
(Mr. J . Reid Walker) 'boo
Cilicia 0915), br f by Cicero out of Slaye Trade by St . Serf
(Mr. II. L. Cottrill) moo
Denise Field (1915), b f by Tredennis out of Cornfield by Isinglass
(Duke Decazes) Soo
Madam Spearmint (1915), b f by Spearmint out of Guisel by
Cyllene (Mr. Varipati) 710
Sceptre's Daughter (1015), hr f b_v Swynford out of Sceptre by
Persimmon (Mr . ./ . Black) 6mo
Tricycle (1915), ch f by William the Third out of Thin Ice by
Isinglass (Mr. Varipati) 510
Glenesky (1906), b h by Lesterlin out of Stella by Necromancer
(Mr. Varipati) 500

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Tuesday Evening, July 17th.
Pleasant weather rewarded visitors to the ring side the following
evening. Prices among the yearlings, however, ruled low,
and only two transactions appear worthy of record . These were
Paper Money, a brown half-brother to that good sprinter
Rose-ville, for whom Sir Walter Gilbey paid 42o guineas, and a colt
of Mr . Pulley's named Pourboire, for whom 350 guineas were
forthcoming. By Poor Boy out of Golden Vale he greatly resembles
Mr. S . Joel's famous old Sprinter, in whose footsteps
it is to he hoped he will follow.
Wednesday, July 18th.
A damp morning set in on Wednesday when Mr . Musker 's
yearling colts were sold without reserye . No large prices were
realised, top figure being represented by the 46o guineas Captain
Scott gave for Mundella . Altogether the thirty-nine colts made
2,37o guineas, an average of just over sixty guineas apiece.
In the evening the fillies did a little better, the thirty-three
realizing 3,564 guineas and showing an average of ToS guineas
apiece. The best was, I think, Lady Lota, secured by Mr.
Varipati for 43o guineas.
The total realized at the First and Second July Sales of Mr.
Musker ' s big stud, consisting of 323 lots, was 67,871 guineas,
quite a satisfactory result in present times . Still we all hope
w e shall haye this fine sportsman with us again shortly ; men
and establishments of his type cannot easily be spared.
A dozen yearlings in the Wednesday ' s catalogue were generously
sold for the benefit of the Red Cross, and they brought
just 1,o55 guineas. This with Sceptre 's price enabled the
Society to benefit to the extent of over }:3,000, after the ten per
cent. for distribution among the Stud employees had been
deducted, quite a substantial sum for charity even in these days
of big figures.
Newmarket Sale, July 31st
August 1st
A wet and stormy evening did not prevent a number of buyers
being present at Park Paddocks for the opening of the two days '
sale. The catalogue was not a lengthy one, and of the few colts
disposed of St . Quin made top price of 1,050, Captain Lionel
Montague securing him at this figure after brisk competition.
Mr . J . A . de Rothschild purchased the two-year-old Sweno, a
half-brother by Swynford to Lindoiya for 510 guineas . The
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year-old, St . Quin, a maiden, were the property of Major E . de
Rothschild and Captain A . de Rothschild, who are not racing
during the continuation of the .war, but have registered in
partnership for life the blue and yellow cap of their father, the
late Mr. Leopold de Rothschild.
Tuesday Evening, July 31st .
Gas.
The Joint Poperty of Major L. and Captain .1. de Rothschild.
St. Quin i'191.1), b c by St. Frusquin out of Rubra by Martagon
(Captain l . . Montagu) Ioj0
Sweno b c by Swynford out of Venus by St . Sinton
(Mr. J . A. de Rothschild) 5to
Wednesday, August 1st.
It was very wet when the yearling sale started at ten-thirty
the following morning.
Of the Hendersyde Park Stud contingent a bay colt by John
o' Gaunt out of Favilla was easily the pick, and R . W . Coiling
was not far wrong in securing him, presumably for Major
Kidston, at boo guineas . Another racing-looking colt from the
same batch was the Land League—Sweet Marjorie youngster,
who fell to Captain Hogg ' s bid of 310 guineas, and rightly or
wrongly I prefer him to the Simon Square colt for whom Mr.
Farquharson paid 490 guineas.
The unreseryed sale of the Buckland Stud youngsters provoked
some spirited bidding, and the highly satisfactory total of R,Soo
guineas was realized for the eight lots . The pick of the team
was a lovely chesnut filly, a sister to Fleetwood and half-sister
to Lord Anglesey ' s speedy two-year-old Wilton . Put in at 500
guineas she quickly advanced to 3,000 guineas, at which price
she was knocked down to Captain Dewhurst, Mr . Barton being
the under-bidder.
Winged Words, a chesnut half-brother to Pamfleta, was
secured for 1,15o guineas by Mr. Wearmouth, on behalf of Mr.
W. S . Kilner, of the States, and news is just to hand that this
gentleman has unfortunately lost his purchase, for the vessel
conveying the youngster to his destination is reported to have
been sunk by the enemy . On hoard also were several other
valuable animals, including Scotch Night with an Orby foal at
foot ; Brownie with a colt by Marcovil ; and some twenty other
brood mares with the two sires, Sunflower II . and Maiden
Erlegh . The last-mentioned son of Polymelus and Plum Tart
was on his way to join Wrack at Mr . Hancock's stud in Kentucky,
and had only just been purchased at the disposal of Mr.
Musker ' s stud for 3,300 guineas. This is the first serious loss
of Woodstock for two and a half years, though at the same time
news comes from India of the loss through striking a mine, of
the steamer conveying the well-known hurdler, St . Patrick's
Blue, with Earl Rognoald, Lady Jute colt, and a Denis Richard
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Tarrant and all were lost, the disaster taking place within three
days' steam of Bombay . I am afraid, however, I digress from
the subject of the Buckland Sale . Captain L. Montagu secured
very cheaply a beautiful chesnut colt, and one full of quality, by
'William III . out of the luckless Brownie, who has just perished
at sea . For 1,050 guineas he is, I am certain, a bargain, and
should all being well secure his fair share of races . A bay son
of Santry and Sister Angela (a dani, of several winners) took
Lord Anglesey's fancy and he secured him at the moderate
figure of boo guineas.
Captain Dewhurst bought a very nice youngster for Sir
George Noble in the chesnut colt by Bachelor ' s Double out of
Santa Quaranta for 1,350 guineas, and 570 guineas was paid
for a Roi Herode colt, 420 for a Lomond filly, and 46o guineas
for a filly by Saxham out of Altair, altogether a most satisfactory
sale . The following is the record of all purchases at Soo
guineas and over.
Yearling, the Property of Colonel Sir R . Waldie Griffith .
Gns.
Bay colt by John o ' Gaunt out of Favilla by Desmond
(Mr. R . AV . Colling) duo
\ yearlings, by Order of the Exors . of the late Sir Maurice
Fitzgerald, Bt.
Chesnut colt by William the Third out of Brownie Gallinule by
(Captain L . Montagu)
Bay colt by Santry out of Sister Angela by St . Angelo
(Lord Anglesey) Sou
Bay colt by Roi Herode out of She by Cy Ilene (Mr. A. Black) 570
Chesnut colt by Bachelor's Double out of Santa Quaranta by St.
Frusquin (Sir G . Noble) 1350
Wnged Words, ch c by Cicero out of Bird i' th' Hand b-
Gallinule (Mr. Wearmouth) 1150
Chesnut filly by Cicero out of Will Return by William the Third
(Captain Dewhurst) 3000
Newmarket Sale, Aug. 29.
Messrs . Tattersall held a small sale in the Park Paddocks on
August 29th, when a few yearlings, horses in training, etc .,
were offered . A trio of yearlings from the Balreask Stud in Ireland
realised fair prices, Mr . T. C . McGuffie giying 520 guineas
for the half-brother to Wayward, a chestnut by Bridge of Earn.
The brown filly by Bridge of Earn out of Bray Girl was
secured by the same buyer for 300 guineas, at which price also
Mr . Coiling became possessor of the brown filly by Irishman
out of Adelais.
A draft of five of the Royal horses were sent up from Egerton
House, and the two-year-old filly Lucky Star made 410 guineas,
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imagine, as she is by Sunstar out of Glad Tidings. Another
two-year-old, La Grive, who ran well in her opening race this
year, was cheaply bought at 200 guineas by Mr . Pickering.
A likely one to win races is Gratian . whom Mr. Chetwynd
secured for Lord Anglesey at 3So guineas. The grey Herode
Agrippa, a fancy for several of our long distance handicaps,
in 1916, fetched a paltry hundred guineas, and he was evidently
a much over-estimated animal last season . The remainder of
the business was very small and is not worth chronicling.
September Yearling Sales.
A numerous company witnessed the opening of the September
Yearling Sales at Park Paddocks on the eleventh of the month.
A number of buyers were present, including the following,
during the week :—Lords Anglesey, Lonsdale, Cholmondeley ,
Westbury, D'Abernon, Herbert Vane Tempest, Jersey, Carnarvon,
Farquhar, and Penrhyn, Sirs W . Cooke, H . Delyes
Broughton, R. Jardine, G. Noble, W. Gilbey, J . Robinson, W.
Tatem, W. Bass, J . Thursby, H. Stephen, R. Wilmot, R.
Garton, E . Paget, and W . Wilson Todd, Generals Sirs Albert
Williams and Bruce Hamilton, General Little, Colonels Irwin,
Story, and Greville, Majors Clayton, Morris, Wickham Boynton,
V . Beatty, Orde, Bell, Rait, and Roberts, Captains Dewhurst,
Adye, Tanner, de Trafford, Tuthill, Moore, Bell, Boyd,
Douglas, L . Montagu, and Forester, and Messrs . George
Lambton, J . Russell, C . Garland, E . C . Clayton, H . Cunliffe
Owen, W. Gordon Canning, H. J. Bailey, W. M . Clarke, H . J.
Winton (from Queensland), 'I' . P . King, Creed, Henry
Cholmondeley, H. de la Rue, E. Beddington, A . Barton, P. Ralli,
Lionel Robinson, C . Edmunds, Pain, J . Simons Harrison, E.
Kennedy, Wilson, Crawford, Noble Johnson, P. P. Gilpin,
Cradock, Dobson Peacock, Herbert Rich, Lyde Benson, Rait
Kerr, Arthur Chetwynd, R . Firth, Peter FitzGerald, T . C.
McGuffie, J . J. Maher, H . Trimmer, W . Raphael, J . Ladley, S.
Hewitt, J . H . Weatherby, F. Phillips, C. M. Prior, Hamilton
Adams, F . P . Harrison, Douglas Fraser, J . W . A. Harris, R.
Heaton, F. W. Dunn, J . T . Farr, Farquharson, A . Black, R.
Maguire, S . C . Dawson, C . McNeill, W . Murland, Donald
Fraser, Wilmot, P . Whitaker, J . McIntyre, J . Arkwright, Hull
(from South Africa), S . Joel, Michalinos, G . S . Davies, Walter
Mappin, T. Gilbey, Evan T. Prichard, Brice, R . C. Dawson,
R. Bourke, Bruce Swanwick, C. E. Howard, Cr. C . Sharpe,
Ellis, F. Curzon, H . S. Persse, W . F. Smith, F . W. Hoole, F.
Hardy, Binney, Botterill, F. W. Talbot, Gant, Barling, F . V.
Gooch, W. Black, Tabor, G. D . Smith, Gerard Wallop, George
Newman, E. Hulton, Hamilton Edwards, Whiteman, Drage,
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W . Roden, Czarnikow, Peard, Livock, Burrowes, A . P . Cunliffe,
Alexander, J . Shepherd, P. Nelke, Savill, Washington Singer,
A . Hastings, Mortimer Singer, J . C. Wilmot-Smith, D . Nicoll,
E. H . Leach, and J . A . Rutherford.
Captain Dewhurst secured the first lot offered, Bruff Bridge,
at 86o guineas for his patron, Sir G . Noble . The full brother
to the good Irish filly Lady Earn is an attractive youngster and
should prove capable of winning races, but the yearling Stand
Too, a chesnut son of Steadfast, at 770 guineas, purchased for
the same gentleman, will, I fancy, prove the better bargain of
the two . From the Rathbane Stud contingent, Sir William
Tatem secured a fine upstanding son of Santoi for 540 guineas,
and Mr . R. C. Dawson bought a nice filly by William III . out
of Feduciary for the Viscount de Fontarce for 700 guineas.
Photo by
Sport & General.
THE NATIONAL STUD'S Brown Colt by TRACERY out of
COUNTESS ZIA.
Sold to Mr . A. Black for 3,600 guineas.
Coiling took a good-looking filly by Santoi out of Polar Belle,
from the Ballykisteen Stud, at 85o guineas for his patron, Mr.
F. Stobart, whilst a filly by Sir Martin out of Snow Martin, bred
to stay, went to Mr . Buchanan for 520 guineas, and the last lot,
a bay filly by Spearmint-Mesange, cheaply enough to Captain
Adye for 300 guineas.
In the evening the National Stud youngsters were the first to
come into the ring. Lot No. i, a brown colt by Royal Realm
out of Black Cherry, a half-brother to those good performers
Black Arrow and Cherry Lass, was secured by Mr . Cunliffe
Owen for 530 guineas, and then the pick of the batch, a fine

214 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1 9 17.
upstanding brown colt by Tracery out of Countess Zia was put
up . Been competition for this beautiful colt was witnessed, and
it was not until the three thousand mark had been well passed
that Basil Jarvis was successful in securing hint for Mr . A.
Black . Three thousand six hundred guineas vv vas the exact
figure, the under bidder to Mr . Black being a brother shipping
magnate, Sir William Tatem . The brown colt by Royal Realm
out of Burnt Almond went to Mr. Viyian Gooch at boo guineas,
and the White Eagle—Crucible colt, a first foal, was secured by
Blackwell for 970 guineas . Lord Lonsdale took the sister to his
successful filly Eagle' s Rest yery cheaply at 155 guineas ; altogether
the eleven youngsters realised 6,975 guineas, which works
out at the very satisfactory ayerage of rather oyer 634 guineas
apiece. The three best of Sir Gilbert Greenall 's contingent,
which numbered eight in all, fetched 1,400, 970, and 42o guineas,
the respective animals being a Swynford Eufrosina filly bought
by Mr . F. Phillips, a brown colt by William III . out of Little
Goose taken by Mr . J . Sharp, and a bay colt by Cicero out of
Carita, who fell to the hid of Mr . A . E. Barton . Two of Mr.
Higgs' youngsters, a colt by Long Set out of Lady Bountiful and
a filly by Sunder out of Dolly Strong, reached the fiye hundred
mark, the former going to Lord Anglesey at 55o guineas, and
the latter to Mr. Cunliffe Omen at Soo guineas . Lord Anglesey
also took the best of Mrs. Craddock's yearlings, paying 1,650
guineas for the shapely brown filly by Polymelus out of Cocky -Y
leeky, whilst Mr . Cunliffe gave Soo guineas for a chesnut colt
by Light Brigade out of Flora from the same stud . The catalogue
terminated with the Northaw Stud team, from which Mr.
Barling secured the Orby—Lady Jack colt for 410 guineas and
Mr. Cunliffe Owen a John o' Gaunt colt at the very moderate
figure of 300 guineas. The day's sale produced the very satisfactory
total of 23,571 guineas, out of which the evening transactions
made 16,105 guineas.
Wednesday's Transactions.
The Straffan Station batch came yery early iii the catalogue on
Wednesday morning, and Mr . Barton secured a grand colt in
the chesnut son of Simon Square and Nicola, for whom he paid
1,65o guineas . Both sire and dam were distinctly useful, whilst
the latter can boast of being half-sister to the " flying rockinghorse,
" as The Tetrarch was called, so their produce should
more than earn his keep when raced . Of the others from this
well-managed stud, I liked the grey colt by Roi Herode Cream
o' th' Sky, who fell to Captain L . Montagu at 510 guineas.
whilst a half-sister to Ask Pa pa was cheaply taken by the same
gentleman at 26o guineas.
Mr. Cunliffe Owen gave S4o guineas for a racing-like
Polymelus filly, and Colling did well to secure the small, compactlooking
Twelvebore colt, who resembles his grandfather, that
grand little horse Carbine, not a little .

Mr. Fitzgerald got big prices for his youngsters, four out of
the five realising a total of 5,870 guineas, an average of nearly
1, 500 guineas apiece. Top price of 3,000 guineas was paid for a
grand bay colt by Lomond out of In Sight, who must surely race,
Mr. J. Shepherd being the purchaser, whilst Sir William Tatem
gave 1,200 guineas for the first of The Tetrarch 's stock, a
shapely grey filly out of Marquetry, and Mr . Buchanan gave
1,o5o guineas for the highly promising half-sister of the Irish
crack, Ardlui, from the same stud . Later on Mr. R . Dawson
bought an attractive Marcovil filly from Mr . Liscombe ' s batch
nt Soo guineas . Mr. Russell Swanwick's bay colt by Bayardo
Photo by Sport & General.
CHESNUT FILLY by SWYNFORD out of EUFROSINA.
Sold from Sir Gilbert Greenall's Stud at 1,400 gas. to Mr. F. Phillips.
cut of Golden Dawn, was secured by Barling at 1,600 guineas for
a lady patron ; a very nice stamp of colt, this youngster should
win plenty of races for his fair owner. Another youngster of
high promise is General Sir Bruce Hamilton's Dominion, for
whorl Mr . McGuffie and Sir William Tatem had a spirited competition
before the latter secured the son of Polymelus and
Osyrua for 2,900 guineas. Silver Gift, a half-sister to
Mount William, was another to fill the eye, and Sir Delves
Broughton probably secured a bargain when taking the daughter
of Cylgad and Prized at 6io guineas.
In the evening Sir R . Jardine secured a fine chesnut colt by
that approved stayer Feather Bed, from the Manor House Stud
contingent. All Feather Bed ' s stock win races, and in paying
1,350 guineas for the chesnut the popular baronet made a good

216 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1917.
purchase . The Worksop Manor yearlings sold fairly well, the
best to my mind being the daughter of Tracery, who fetched 410,
guineas . Another good sort was 1\Ir . Quinlan 's bay filly by
Bachelor's Double, who cost Coiling $2o guineas.
Thursday's Sales.
The second lot on the catalogue on Thursday morning was a
fine grey filly by The Tetrarch out of Grayitation for whom Mr.
Peard, purchasing for a wealthy gentleman desirous of promoting
bloodstock breeding in the national interests, gave 1,500 guineas.
I understand Mr. Peard has a commission to secure other fillies,
none of whom will be raced but retained solely for breeding
purposes.
An Orby colt, also from the Moyglare Stud, was cheaply
bought at 63o guineas by Lord Herbert Vane Tempest, and
after Mr. Pritchard had withdrawn his Marco colt at boo guineas,
Basil Jarvis went to 950 guineas for a fine upstanding chesnut
colt by Chaucer out of Roman Slaye, the property of Mr . J . A.
Dawson. A half-sister to Marcus was bought by Lord Lonsdale
at boo guineas, and then the Langton Hall batch came under the
hammer, the nine realising a total of 3,520 guineas . The
Bayardo and Sunstar fillies, of course, were the chief attraction,
and for both there was good bidding. Mr. J . J . Maher, who was
buying for Mr. Widener, had to overcome much opposition before
being able to claim the Bayardo at 1,65o guineas, but the Sunstar
was secured at $4o guineas. Of the remaining Langton Hall
youngsters, Mrs . Barton purchased the colts by Primer and
Light Brigade at 175 and 35o guineas respectively.
Mrs . Gilling's Light Brigade filly was sold to Mr . Cottrill at
380 guineas, and the Mowbray Stud's John o ' Gaunt filly made
420 guineas to Colling. The best of the Cottingham-Willitoft
yearlings to my mind was the half-sister by Lemberg to the
recent winner Cheechako, for whom Mr . " Cash " gave 530.
guineas . The best price for some time afterwards was boo
guineas paid for Mr. Donald Nicoll ' s Lomond colt by Mr . Creed,
but Lord Rosebery received i .1oo guineas for his colt by Junior
from Loveite, the bid coming from R . W. Colling. The handsome
brother to Polycrates sent up by Mr. James Russell, though
started at 1,5oo guineas, did not reach his reserye, but the same
owner's bay colt, Bayardo out of Birdswing, put in at Roo
guineas, was run up to 2,700 guineas before he was secured by
Basil Jarvis . Lady James Douglas had rather a disappointing
sale, only the Tracery colt making a good price, he being sold
to Mr. Straker for 900 guineas . Captain Giles Loder ' s five
fillies, with which the catalogue closed, ran up the very fine
total of 5,350 guineas—an average of 1,070 guineas apiece. The
highest priced lot of the batch and also of the morning's sale was
the William IIL—Sacred Ibis filly (a granddaughter of Veneration
II.), for whom Mr . J . J . Maher, buying for Mr. Widener,
paid 3,100 guineas . Mr. Peard was the under-bidder, and he-

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consoled himself by taking a daughter of Valens and Miramonde
at 700 guineas . The Spearmint—Glimmerglass and
Spearmint—Mia fillies were sold at blo and Soo guineas respectively
to Mr . Straker and Mr. Pickering, the latter acting for
Mr . Heddington . Altogether the morning sales realised 22,312
guineas for 57 lots.
In the evening early on Mr. Chetwynd bought at 1,550
guineas for Lord Anglesey a really high-class bay colt by Royal
Realm out of Ayesha, who should turn out a fine horse . A very
nice filly from the Compton Stud by Holiday House (sire of
Dulce Domum) cut of First Blush was cheaply bought by Mr.
Portman at 370 guineas, and a little later on the nice hay daughter
of Bayardo and Seccotine sent up by Mr. Dent Brocklehurst
Photo by sport & General.
THE LANGTON HALL STUDS Bay Filly by BAYARDO_ENA.
Sold for i,65o guineas to Mr. J . J . Maher.
ent to Mr. Pipps at 1,050 guineas . An excellent half-brother
to Oselle by Valens out of Money Down did not reach his reserve,
but was subsequently bought by Lord Derby for 1,200 guineas.
Captain Forester ' s good-looking bay son of Polymelus and tbat
good stayer Tootles caused considerable competition between Sir
William Tatem, Frank Hartigan and Captain Dewhurst ere the
latter, bidding for Sir G . Noble, got him at 2,200 guineas.
The total for the evening stood at S,58o guineas, making a
total for the day's transactions of 30,890 guineas for 87 lots .

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Concluding Day of Sales.
The final stage proyided a successful wind--up to a fine week ' s
business. The regular catalogue began Av-itli Mr . Sharp's yearlings
from whom Mr . Johnson got the attractive Llangwm colt
well within his yalue at 420 guineas . Lady Conyngham and
Mr. Hamilton Edwards had a great sale, their five fetching
5,510 guineas, an average of 1,102 guineas. Top price vgas
giyen for the high-class grey son of The Tetrarch and Whinstone,
who, put in at 1,000, was quickly run up to 2,800 guineas,
being secured by Sir Charles Nugent for a patron . The Chesnut
colt by Charles O'Malley out of Lotus, brother to the Irish
champion Timler, was bought for Colonel Hopkins at Soo
guineas and the filly by Orby—Laurinn made 1,400 guineas.
Two fine grey fillies from the Wood Park Stud, both by The
Tetrarch out of the Isinglass mares Fragonarda and Abbazia,
were secured by the British Bloodstock Agency for 1,55o guineas
and 1,85o guineas respectiyely . One of the nicest fillies offered
during the week was Mr . Bellaney's bay daughter of Orby from
Glass Court, a half-sister to Pommern, and in paying 1,300
Rochestown guineas for her Pickering secured a bargain . The
yearlings sold extraordinarily well, the Bridge of Earn colt
going to Mr. Creed at ',000 guineas, the Roi Herode filly to Mr.
Gilpin at 1,900 guineas, and the illy, own sister to Clare colt,
to Basil Jarvis at 3,200 guineas, so that they actually ayeraged
2,033 guineas apiece.
Frank Hartigan took Mr. D . Hederman ' s brown half-brother
to Lonawand at 1,900 guineas, and Mr . Gilpin the Bachelor's
Double colt, in the same ownership, at exactly half that price.
The former trainer also secured dlr . J. J . Maher ' s smart grey
filly by Roi Herode out of Gem Gem at 1,050 guineas . This
was the last of the four figure prices, the remaining few lots
going for trifling sums, with the exception of Mr . Corbett's
black Lomond filly whom Mr. Cottrill took at 300 guineas.
The clay's total for 32 lots was 22,418 guineas, or an ayerage
of 700 guineas apiece, the highest of the whole session.
The following is the complete return for the four days, with
details of all sales of 500 guineas and upwards
Aggregate . Aver.
Lots sold . Gs . Gs.
First day . . . 70 . . . 23,621 337
Second day . . 74 . . . 27,3 1 5 369
Third day . . . 87 30,892 355
Fourth day . . . . . . 32 . . . 22,418 700
263 104,246 396
Tuesday Morning, September 11th.
The Property of Mr. P. A. Kirby .
Bruff Bridge, h c by Bridge of Earn out of a mare by Lesterlin
out of Cairngorm (Captain Dewhurst) S6o
Gns.

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The Property of Captain R . B. Brassey . Gns.
Stand "too, rh c by Stedfast out of Rosevear by John o' Gaunt
(Captain Dewhurst) 770
The Property of Mrs. \V. Bailey.
Bay colt by Santoi out of Nydian by Martagon (Sir W. Tatem) 5-}o
The Property of Sir George Murray.
Chesnut filly by William the Third out of Wood-cut by Isinglass
(British Bloodstock Agency) 500
Bay filly by William the Third out of Fiduciary by Isinglass
(Viscount de Fontarce) 700
From the Ballykisteen Stud.
Chesnut colt by Santoi out of Polar Belle by Pioneer
(Mr. R . Coiling) 8)0
The Property of Mr. L. Newmann.
Bay fifty by Sit Martin out of Snow Martin by Martagon
(Mr . .1. Portman) 5,2)
Photo - by
port & General.
SOMERVILLE TATTERSALL SELLING MR . JAS. RUSSELL'S
Bay Colt by BAYARDO-BIRDSWING,
Which was bought by Mr . Basil Jaryis for 2,700 guineas.
Tuesday Evening.
The Property of the National Stud . Gns.
Brown colt by Royal Realm out of Black Cherry by Bendigo
(Mr. Cunliffe Owen) 530
Brown colt by tracery out of Countess Zia by Gallinule
(Mr. B. Jarvis) 3600
Brown colt by Royal Realm out of Burnt Almond by Gallinule
(Mr. F. V. Gooch) 600
Bay colt by White Eagle out of Crucible by Count Schomberg
(Mr. G. Blackwell) 970

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The Property of Sir Gilbert Greenall, (Ins.
Brown colt by William III. out of Little Goose by Gallinule
(Mr. J. Sharp) ~ 7o
Chesnut filly by Swynford out of Eufrosina by St . Frusquin
(Mr. F. Phillips) 1401
The Property of Mr. Wm . A. Higgs.
Bay colt by Long Set out of Lady Bountiful by Uncle Mac
(Mr . A . Chetwynd) 55o
Chesnut filly by Sunder out of Dolly Strong by Count Schomberg
(i\Ir. Cunliffe Owen) Soo
The Property of Mrs . Cradock.
Bay or brown filly by Polymelus out of Cockyleaky by Avington
(Mr. A. Chetwynd) 163o
Chesnut colt hy Light Brigade out of Flora Dance by Ladas
(Mr. Cunliffe Owen) Soo
Wednesday Morning, September 12th.
From the Straffan Station Stud.
Chesnut colt by Simon Square out of Nicola by Symington
(Mr. A . E. Barton) 1(Go
Bay or grey colt by Roi Herode out of Bannagroe by St . Aldan
(Mr. A. V. Barton) 520
Grey colt by Roi Herode out of Cream o' th' Sky by Lord
Melton (Captain L . Montagu) 5)o
From the Theakston Hall Stud.
Bay filly by Polymelus, out of Sweet Kisses by Best \Ian
(\Ir. II. Cunliffe Owen) Nlo
The Property of Sir . Peter FitzGerald.
Grey Martagon filly by The Tetrarch out of Marqueterry by
(Sir W. Tatem) moo
Bay or brown filly by Santoi out of Jeanie Shiels be Galashiels
(Mr. P. P. Gilpin) ]oj(0
Chesnut filly by Sunder out of Sabrina by Loved One
(Mr. R . Coiling) 62o
Bay colt by Lomond out of In Sight be Winkfield
(Mr. J. Shepherd) Sono
The Property of Mr. F. Luscombe.
Pay colt by Marcovil out of Lamford by Desmond (Sir \V . Tatem) Soo
Protyn filly by Marcovil out of Prairie Oyster by Isinglass
(Viscount de Fontarce) on
The Property of Mr. Russell Swanswick.
Bay colt by Bayardo out of Golden Dawn by Raeburn
(Mr. W. J. Barling) 1(100
The Property of General Sir Bruce Hamilton.
Dominion, b c by Polymelus out of Osyrua by Desmond
(Sir W . Tatem) 2000
Silver Gift, b f by Cylgad out of Prized by St . Simonmimi
(Sir If. D . Broughton) 610
Wednesday Evening.
From the \lanor House Stud.
Chesnut colt by Feather Bed out of May Lily be Mauvezin
(Sir R. Jardine) i 150
The Property of Mr . M . Quinlan.
Bay filly by Bachelor's Double out of Musicwood by Glenwood or
Isobar (\Ir. R. W. Coiling) 820

SEPT ., 1917 . 1 THE POLO MONTHLY 221
Thursday Morning, September 13th .
Gns.
Yearlings from the Moyglare Stud, Ireland.
(,rev filly by The Tetrarch out of Grayitation by St . Simon
(Mr. J. H. Peard) )quo
Chesnut colt by (Irby out of Bridewain by Walmsgate
(Lord H. Vane-Tempest) 6to
The Property of Mr . J . A . Dawson.
Chesnut colt by (Chaucer out of Roman Slave by St . Serf
(Mr. B. Jaryis) ((50
Brown filly by Land League out of St . Sava b) St . Serf
(Lord Lonsdale) (too
Bay filly by Bayardo out of Ena by Ian (Mr. J . J. Maher) 1050
Bay or brown filly by Sunstar out of La Flechiere by Jeddah
(Mr. " Cash ") 840
Photo by
Sport & General.
DOMINION, Bay colt I)). out of 0sRuYA ,
the property of General Sir Bruce Hamilton ; sold to Sir Wmo
for 2,000 guineas.
Tatem
From the Cottingham-Willitoft Stud, Howden, East Yorks . (ins.
Chesnut filly by Lemberg out of Northern Flight by Ayrshire
(Mr. " Cash ") j_;o
"I he Property- of Mr. Donald Nicoll, Winchester.
Brown or back cult by Lomond out of Pennywise bV Westminster
(Mr. C. F. Creed) boo
"I he Property of the Earl of Rosebery.
Ba ; colt by Junior out of Loveite by St . Frusquin
(Mr. R . AW . Colling) 110o
The Property of Mr . James Russel.
Bay colt by Bayardo out of Birdswing by Flying- Fox
(Mr. B. Jarvis) 27oq

The Property of Lady- James Douglas . Gns.
Brown colt by Tracery out of Sainte _Adresse 1L by St . Simon
(Mr. F. Straker) (J o()
The Property of Captain Giles Loder.
Bar filly by William the Third out of Sacred Ibis by Gallinule
(\Ir. J . J. Maher) 3100
Bay filly by Spearmint out of Glimmerglass by Isinglass
(Mr. F. Straker) 6io
Ray hily by Valens out of Miramonde by Desmond
(!Mr. J. If. Peard) loo
Bay filly by Spearmint out of Mira by St . Frusquin
(Mr. S. Pickering) Sou
The Property of Mr. M . Gurry.
Ray colt by Royal Realm out of Ayesha by Ayrshire
(Mr. A. Chetwynd) 1550
The Property of Mr. IL Dent Brocklehurst.
Bay Filly by Bayardo out of Seccotine by Isinglass
(Mr. T. Pipps) M50
The Cloghran Stud Yearlings.
Ray colt by Valens out of Money Down by Lesterlin
(Lord Derby) 1200
The Property of Captain F . Forester.
Gaunt
Bay rolt by Polymelus out of Tootles by John o '
(Captain Dewhurst) aaoo
Friday, September 14th.
The Property of the Marchioness Conyngham and
Mr. R. Hamilton Edwards.
Chesnut colt by Charles O'Malley out of Lotus by Lord Edward II.
(Mr . Creed ) Suo
Brown or grey colt by The Tetrarch out of Whinstone by Desmond
(Sir C. Nugent) 2800
Bay Illy h_y Orby out of Laurinn by Persimmon
(British Woodstock .Agency) 1400
The Property of Mr. F. Dillon and Mr. J . IL if. Peard.
Chesnut
Blairfinde
cult by Charles O'Malley out of Galatee b)
(Mr. Walters) boo
Grey filly by The Tetrarch out of Fragonarda by Isinglass
(British Bloodstock Agency) I55o
Grey Illy by The Tetrarch out of .Abbazia by Isinglass
(British Bloodstock .Agency) rSo
The Property of Mr . E. Bellaney.
Bay filly by Orby out of Glass Court by Isinglass
(Mr. Picketing) 1350
The Property of the E :ors. of the late .Mr. F . I1 . Wise.
Brown colt by Bridge of Earn out of La Danseuse by Ladas
(Mr. Creed) i000
Chesi;ut filly by Roi Herode out of .Aliena by Mackintosh
(Mr. P. I'. Gilpin) noon
Chesnut filly by Tredennis out of Clare by Desmond
(\Ir. B. Jarvis) 3200
The Property of Mr. D. Hederman.
Bay or brown cult by Bachelor's Double out of St . Flora by St.
Florian (Mr. F. Hartigan) moo
Bay- colt by Bachelor's Double out of Clara Desmond by Desmond
(Mr. P . P . Gilpin) qAo
The Property of Mr. J . J. Maher.
Grey fill- by Roi Herode out of Gem Gem by Best Man or
Queen's Birthday (Mr. F.Hartigan) 1050

THE POLO MONTHLY LSI?1"r•, 1917.
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Supplied only in Quart Bottles, 5 6, Packing Free.
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" Feb . 5, 1910.
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Co Meath.
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I 've used it, and I can't better it . "
I always use the stuff you supply, and :t is to this fact that I attribute the excellent way that your
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SEPT ., 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 22 .5
NOTES FROM ALL
QUARTERS.
Edited by Covertside.
The Late Lieut.-Colonel Lord Robert Manners,
C .M .G., D.S.O.
Another Master of Hounds has ridden his last hunt, and joined
the great majority, whose ranks, alas, have been so largely
swelled by hunting men during the past three disastrous years,
in the person of Lieut-Colonel Lord Robert William Orlando
Manners. Born in February, 187o, he was the fourth son of the
seventh Duke of Rutland, and after completing his education at
Wellington College, was gazetted to the King's Royal Rifle Corps
in 1891 . He served throughout the South African War, and saw
much fighting, being present at the relief of Ladysmith, including
the battle of Colenso, the actions at Spion Kop, Vaal
Kranz, Tugela Heights, and Pieter ' s Hill, as well as during the
operations in Natal (1900), the action at Lang's Nek and in the
Transvaal, east of Pretoria, when he was in the actions at Belfast
and Lydenhurg. He was mentioned three times in despatches,
and received the Queen 's medal with six clasps and the King's
medal vvith two, as well as the D .S .O. After serving as
Adjutant of the 12th Battalion County of London Regiment, Lord
Robert joined the Reserve of Officers, but when the present war
broke out he took command of a battalion of the " Fighting
Fifth, " and was killed in action on September 11th on the
Western Front . When, in 1896, Sir Gilbert Greenall became
Master of the Belvoir, the Duke of Rutland of his day generously
lent the hounds and kennels, prior to this the pack had been
hunted by the reigning Duke of Rutland for nearly a century
and a half. In 1912 Lord Robert Manners and Major T . Bouch
(now on active service) became joint Masters . For his services
during the war Lord Manners had been awarded the C .M.G . He
married Mildred Mary, the daughter of the Rev . Charles Buckworth,
and widow of Major H . E. Buchanan Riddell, and leayes
one (laughter aged thirteen .

226 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1917.
Hunter's Rations,
A general meeting of the subscribers and the farmers connected
with the Groye Hunt was held recently at Retford, when Major
R . C . Otter presided, Earl Fitzwilliam (the Master) being preyented
by his military duties from attending . The Chairman
explained that it had been deemed advisable the hunt should consider
the special circumstances under which foxhunting would
haye to be conducted . Followers and subscribers to the pack
having horses four to twelve years old, sound, and suitable for
officers ' chargers or cavalry troopers, were asked to register them,
and would be allowed 61h. of oats per day up to November, and
after that iolb. per day . It was resolved that subscribers and
followers should comply with the Government request, and that
Major Otter should attend certain meets in different parts of the
hunt for the purpose of seeing and registering horses . Farmers
are asked to co-operate with the keepers in earth stopping.
Hunting in the States.
The season in America will, if we can judge from an article
recently published in " Town and Country," be effected in the
States as here. The writer states :
" As far back as a year ago, which is a considerable period
before the declaration of war, the Master of the Piedmont Foxhounds,
Mr. Joseph B. Thomas, was appointed Assistant in the
Quartermaster 's Corps and requested to prepare a list of available
men whose knowledge of horses would qualify them to be
Officers of Remounts . Of the men suggested the following
Masters of leading foxhound packs have received commissions as
Captains :—Mr . Harry I. Nicholas, of the Meadow brook ; Mr.
James W. Appleton, of the Myopia ; Mr. Malbon G . Richardson,
of the Piedmont ; Mr. W . Plunket Stewart, of the Cheshire ; and
Mr. Robert W. Strawbridge, ex of the Cottesmore . Other
hunting and riding men and keen equine judges who have secured
captaincies are Mr. Arthur Devereux, of the Brandy wine ; Mr.
Scott Cameron, of the Meadow brook ; Mr. Harry Frost and Mr.
Arthur White, of the Piedmont ; and Mr. F. Skiddy von Stade,
Mr. Carleton Butler, and Mr . S . Bryce Wing, of polo fame.
Hunting will be continued almost everywhere this autumn, but
naturally under war-time conditions . With the Myopia, in the
absence of the Master, Captain James W . Appleton, who is with
the Colours, an Acting-Master will hold sway. It is quite
probable that no: public notices or fixtures will be published, but
hounds will have to be exercised and the ladies and older men
will be the chief ones to enjov the sport this year . It has not
vet been announced who will act for Captain Harry I . Nicholas,
Master of the Meadow brook . Possibly some lady devotee will be
called upon as has frequently been the case in Britain since
1914 . "

THE GREEN SPRING VALLEY HOUNDS, GREEN SPRING VALLEY, BALTIMORE CO ., MARYLAND, U .S.A.
Mr. B. H . Brewster 3rd (Hon . Whip), Mr. B. H. Brewster Junr . (Master), Jack Lynch (Huntsman), Toni Kaine (2nd Whip) .

.:2S THh. POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., "1917.
The Devon and Somerset
Staghounds
The autumn staghunting season of 1917 has now run half its
course, writes a contributor to 7be Field, and many absent staghunters
will like to know how the chase of the wild red deer is
being kept alive with a view to happier times in the future.
Only the irreducible minimum of hounds have been reserved,
the rest are no more, but the remainder provide a pack of some
sixteen couples for each hunting day and these are the best of
the pack . In somewhat light condition, and fed on less stimulating
food than in peace time, they are running uncommonly well
together, and an exceptionally wet August has helped them to go
the pace, both by improving scent and by softening the going.
Goss's harbouring can always be depended on, and in such a
season his task is a good deal easier than in a dry time . Be
that as it may, the has led the huntsman each day right up to
the lair of a warrantable stag or stags, except on two occasions,
and then a prolonged draw resulted in the rousing of the right
animal at last. Tucker and Bawden are in their old form : an
inimitable pair at their own peculiar game . Mr. Badco has
recovered from the punishing fall that he took in April, and is
in the saddle again . The field consists largely of children,
soldiers ' and farmers' sons, but a few veteran staghunters are
in their old quarters, if only on short visits . Lord Fortescue has
been out with Viscountess Ebrington, and the Hon . I).
Fortescue, Lieut .-Cols . Sanders and Wiggin and Mrs . Sanders,
Mr. J . W. Budd, Mrs. Aston, and Mr . Froude Hancock. At
the largest meet held so far, that at Exford, 102 mounted pursuers
were counted, but an average of fifty to sixty would more
nearly represent the number out each hunting da y . The deer
are in good condition, and are running straight and well, the
number of hinds having been much reduced, and it may safely
be said that there are not more than five hundred deer alive in
the country at the present moment, including this year's calves.
Lieut .-Colonel Boles has made a beginning with his Quantock
pack, and Mr. C . Slader, of Hacche Barton, has taken a first
stag.
There was a contretemps on the Cutbone Cliffs on Sept . 5,
when a stag from Kittucks went over the edge with three
hounds, one of which was killed outright, and the other two
were injured . The first bye meet, at Haddon, on July 26, pro-

Photo by
OPENING MEET OF THE DEVON AND SOMERSET STAGHOUNDS.
Sidney Tucker, the huntsman, with the pack on Haddon Hill.

230 THE POLO MONTHLY [S1iT ., 1917.
duced a long and gruelling hunt . Rousing a two atop stag at
Bittiscombe in Ley Hill Plantation, the tufters sent him by
West Hill Wood to Hele Bridge, a preliminary four miles . He
was then hunted from the Exe to the Bark and away by Burridge
to Gulland and Nightcott, and away south of the Devon
and Somerset railway to Red Deer Inn oil the Tiverton and
South Molton road . Thence to Spurway Hill and up Coleford
Bottom to the Rackenford road . At Churchill Farm, in Loxbeare
parish, he was taken at six o 'clock, after a five hours '
chase. On Aug. 4 a grand four atop stag, with all his rights, was
roused in a tiny covert on Beraby Farm, and soon headed away
for the moor by may of Twitchen, and so to Moorhouse ridge.
Sinking through Lyshwell Wood, he beat down the Danesbrook
and the Basle to Inyention, but backed it by Hindham to Ashway
Ham, and there was taken . A satisfactory day for the time
of year. Just a week later there was a very fast hunt in the open
from Farley to Oareford, the stag making first for Exehead, and
then swinging round by Blackpitts and Buscombe to the Deer
Park . He carried three and four atop, but missed one bay.
Time, just an hour. On Aug . 15 there was an excellent ]Hinting
run from Heasley Mill. It took till 2 .3o to rouse the stag in
Old Park Wood, but he then ran by Longwood and Darlick to
Horsen and Sherdon and so over the summit of Brightworthy
Barrows to Lord 's Plantation and Willingford Water . Then
away to the Barle and the morte at Melland's Pool . A very
heayy nott or hornless stag was taken after a burst of less than
an hour from Hawkcombe Head . He ran straight south from
Millhill to Orchardcombe, and then down the Exe to Downscombe.
A drift stag was encountered on the top of Black Hill
when the hounds met at Dunsky on the 29th ult ., and he ran
a to and fro course that brought him at last to the Cutcombe
Valley just above Steart House, where he was taken . On the
1st inst . a very rough morning changed to sunshine while hounds
were in pursuit of a Horner stag that was roused near Horner
Farm and ran by Luccombe Allers to Annicombe . The pack
now drove him over Dunkerry to Bagleycombe, but checked until
a very timely view halloa from a veteran staghunter set them
right at Langcombe Head. Then they went away in great style
by Nutscale and Luccott Moor, and so by Weir Water to Chalk
Water. Under Oldhay Heath the stag was fresh found, and
was presently taken hard by ()are . He carried three atop .

SEPT., 1917 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 2 ,31
THE SEASON'S
ARRANGEMENTS
4C
Hunting this winter will be carried on in a very modified form,
not for sport, but simply for the purpose of keeping down
foxes, and preserving packs during the war . Nearly all the
occupants of the leading establishments have been cut down, to
one-half, only those of reliable working qualities and of the best
breeding types being preserved . Of the fine animals, whom it
has been found necessary to destroy, most are of course, doghounds,
the bitches being the more valuable for future breeding,
but a good many " stallion hounds " have been shipped to the
United States, like so much of our best bloodstock, and we shall
be able to draw upon our new-found cousins and Allies for some
of our strains should occasion necessitate later.
Not many changes have been made in the actual Masterships
of British hounds . Most of the Masters of Hounds are either
engaged on actiye service or doing very valuable work for the
Remount Department of the War Office . Meanwhile, their wives
are filling their places in the field . Thousands of the hunt staffs
have joined the forces, and " carrying on " is difficult, but it is
being effected by reductions all round—particularly in the number
of days of meeting. A few well-known packs have closed down
for the period of the war.
The following particulars have been received from a few of the
leading Hunts as to the Season 's plans and prospects :
ALLEN 'S, MR . SEYMOUR.—Mr. Seymour Allen has only reared
four puppies this season, and his pack has been cut down to 15
couples .
ATHERSTONE . Mrs . Inge has reduced the Atherstone pack
from 6o couples to 35 during the period of the war . Jack
Molyneux is at present the only whipper-in, Jim Bowler having
joined the Colours . Prospects are satisfactory under the present
circumstances.
AvoN VALE.—Lieut.-Colonel Grant Morden has joined Mr.
Walter Preston in the Mastership of the Avon Vale Hounds,
which have been unable to start operations owing to the backward
state of the harvest clue to the bad weather .

232 THE POLO MONTHLY {SI•;i"T ., 1917.
BADSWORTH . The Badsworth, of which Mrs . J . Morgan is
lion . sec., have cut their hounds down to 25A couples, against 45
couples last season . They are only hunting Tuesdays and
Saturdays. Cubbing was begun on August 31st, when a leash
were secured. There is only a moderate show of foxes, and the
country is yery blind. C . Clipston, the stud groom, is performing
the duties of the whipper-in.
BLACKMORE VALE . Lieut.-Colonel H . M . Ridley will act again
as Deputy-Master of the Blackmore Vale during the absence on
service of Major F . J . B . Wingfield Digby. The whipper-in,
Tom Bunch, is now serving in India, and T . Casebourne will
turn hounds to Jack Doe . It will be difficult to get round this
country with only one pack of hounds . They number 40 couples,
including this year ' s entry . Cubbing began yery late.
BICESTER AND WARDEN HILL .--This pack has been reduced to
25 couples as against 40 couples last season . Prospects are fair,
and cubbing has already commenced.
BEAUFORT'S, Duke OF .—The Duke of Beaufort has reduced
the famous Badminton pack to 30 couples, and only two days a
week are to be hunted . Prospects of sport on these reduced lines
are good .
BARLow . Barlow- Hounds have been reduced to 19 couples.
Mrs . W. Wilson, jun ., is acting as Master during the war.
BRAMHAM MOOR. George Gulliver, the Bramham Moor whip
since 1914, has joined the Army, and Arthur Travers, discharged
from actice service, and formerly second whip to the New Forest,
has taken his place.
BRAEs OF DERweNT .—Mr . Lewis Priestman is Master whilst
Bert Roberts is succeeded as whipper-in by John Dixon . Prospects
for the approaching season are fair.
THE BLANKNEY . Hunting is being carried on with strict regard
to the Government's wishes. Mr. G . F . Spencer, who has
whipped-in during the last two seasons, is now in charge of the
kennels, and will carry the horn this season. Mr. F. E . Johnstone
will turn hounds to him . Cub hunting began on September
3rd . Prospects good.
ROUTH'S, MR .—Mr . Eustace Bouth has given up his hounds
for the duration of the war . Mr . H . O . Lord, Master of the Cotswold,
is kindly keeping a few couples of hounds for him, so that
he will haye a small nucleus to start with when more fayourable
tunes arriye .
CATTISTOCK . During the coming season the meets of the
Cattistock will be adyertised only in the local papers for the information
of farmers in the district . Hunting is to be carried on
" entirely as a business . " Major Allen Palmer, the assistant
Master last year, had died in France, and Fred Sturmey, one of
the whippers-in, is now in the Army. The pack has been reduced
from 70 to 32 couples.
CROOME.-Croome Foxhounds haye been reduced from 5o to
35 couples . Cub hunting began on September 12th . Bert

Seri., 1917 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 233
Hawtin, the whipper-in, has joined the R .F.A., and P. Howden
\vill turn hounds to Will Friend.
CORNWALL, THE EAST . The East Cornwall Hounds were
under the control of a committee last year, but for the approaching
season a Master has been found in Colonel J . D . A . Roberts,
the Master of the Trethill Harriers, who will be his own huntsman
. The pack will hunt on Tuesdays and Fridays . The late
huntsman, Will Back, has gone to , the Monmouthshire. In consequence
of his new duties Colonel Roberts has given up the
Trethill Harriers, and the pack has been disbanded.
CORNWALL, NORTH .—The North Cornwall are not hunting this
coming season, but some couples of bitches are being kept with a
view to restarting next year or after the war is over.
CARMARTHENSHIRE.-Mr. W . S . G . Morris is acting as Master
of the Carmarthenshire, with which the prospects are satisfactory.
Hunting Nvill be carried on solely for the purpose of reducing the
number of foxes and for getting the Hunt horses fit for the Army
if required.
COTSWOLD, NORTH . In the absence of Mr . C. T. Scott, Mrs.
Scott carries on the North Cotswold Hunt, and Jack Hewitt, the
kennel huntsman and first whip, acts as huntsman . The pack
has been reduced from 42 to 25 couples.
Devon, South.—With the South Devon Hounds George Davis
replaces W . Edwards and W . Bridge, who joined the Forces last
year. As the Mid-Devon country has been given up, it reverts
to the South Devon, which pack is, like most others, feeling the
effects of the difficult times through which we are passing.
ESSEX UNIon .—W . Wood, the Essex Union huntsman . has
donned khaki, and is succeeded by Alfred Shepherd, of the
V.W.H . (Cricklade) . J. Saunders, one of the Garth whippers-in,
takes the place of W . Webster, who , has gone as huntsman to the
Linlithgow and Stirlingshire . There are not so many foxes in
the country as was the case last year.
FLINT AND DENBIGH .—Both Colonel R . W . Williams-Wynn
and Lieut.-Colonel E . Griffith, Joint-Masters of the Flint and
Denbigh, are still at the Front, and Mr. Charles H . B. Williams
will continue to act for them . Hounds will hunt on two. or three
days a week . The pack has been reduced to 20 couples.
HERTFORDSHIRE . A joint committee, consisting of Mr . A . C.
Wells. Mr . C. T . Part, and Lieut .-Colonel A . H. Smith, will
control the Hertfordshire Hunt, of which Sir Alfred Reynolds
retains his position as hon . secretary. Arthur Luckett is a new
whipper-in, and the pack has been reduced to 30 couples of
hounds, and horses to the minimum necessary to carry on.
HEYTHROP.—This pack will hunt two days a week, instead of
four. E. Cross, from the Cleveland . takes the place of Harry
Lowman, who has joined the Army . Cubbing has been delayed
owing to the late harvest . Prospects on a reduced scale are good.
H. H.—The Hampshire Hunt have reduced their pack to 27
couples . Prospects are fair . Hounds haye already been out
cubbing .

HaYDoN.—S . Nash and J. Barker, respectively kennel huntsman
and whipper-in with the Haydon, have joined the Forces,
and arrangements are being made to continue with a man or lad
from the stables. The outlook is fair.
ISLE OF WIGHT .—The Isle of Wight Hounds will rub along
during the coming season with a reduced pack, sand a lad of sixteen
to turn hounds to the huntsman-secretary, Captain H . C.
Bertram. J. Moorman, the whipper-in, has joined the Army.
The fox supply is greatly reduced.
KILKENNY.-Mr . Isaac Bell, the Master of the Kilkenny
Hounds, has joined the R .N .V.R. for the duration of the \g ar,
and in his absence Mrs . Bell will manage the Hunt, with Jack
Higman carrying the horn in place of Charles Morris.
LEDBURY.—Sir George Bullough, Bart ., the Master of the
Ledbury, has cut down hounds to 30 couples . He is hunting the
country entirely at his own expense, and no subscription is now
taken .
LEDBURY, NORTH.The North Ledbury, which are being
hunted by the Master, Mr . J . F . Twinberrow, started cubbing on
September 3rd in the Suckley Hills, but scent was too wretched
to enable hounds to lay hold of a cub . The pack has been fed on
flesh, turnips, swedes, etc ., and are doing well. Mr . J . H.
Parker, one of the lion . secretaries, is on active service in East
Africa.
LOUTH. Toni Walker, the first whipper-in and kennel-huntsman
of the Louth, will hunt hounds during Captain R . A . B.
Filgate's absence, and Mrs . Filgate will look after the management
of the pack. Prospects for the season are good.
LUDLOW . Mr. J . E . Charleton, the Joint-Master of the Ludlow,
will carry the horn this season, and C . South takes charge of
the kennel and whips-in. The hounds are reduced to 25 couples.
NORTHUMBERLAND , NORTH. W . Taylor has left the North
Northumberland, and his place as whipper-in is taken by T.
Willcox, from the Coquetdale, which pack has been disbanded
till the end of the war.
NORFOLK, WEST .—Both the whippers-in of the \Vest Norfolk
joined the Forces at the commencement of the war, and Mr. Ben
Cook, a hunting farmer, will again turn hounds to Arthur Johnson.
The secretarial duties are now carried out by Captain R . G.
Buxton alone, as Sir Somerville Gurney, who had been secretary
for over fifty years, passed away in May. Hounds have started
cubbing, and in two mornings killed a leash of foxes.
NEW FOREST .—Fred Cooper is the new huntsman of the New
Forest Foxhounds, and Joe Overton the new whipper-in . There
are now 30 couples of hounds, against 45 last season.
PUCKERIDGE.—The Puckeridge pack has been reduced to 30
couples .
PEMBRoKESHIRE.—Pembrokeshire Hounds have been cut down
to 25 couples . Prospects are fair and cubbing has 'begun.
RoTHSCHILD, ThE.—There will be no hunting with the Rothschild
Staghounds unless oat rations are allowed for the horses .

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If this should be the case hounds will go out, but not hunt
regularly . Last season they hunted about once a week. Major
Evelyn and Captain Anthony de Rothschild are the Masters pro
tem .
UNITED . D. McCarthy is the new huntsman of the United
H .C., and Mr . AV . Nicholson is acting as Master in the absence
of Major-General E . W. Martin Powell.
SOUTHDOWN.--Up to last Saturday the Southdown Hounds
had killed '7 1, brace of cubs. A very keen supporter of the Hunt
had been lost in Captain S . G . Harbord, M .C., who was killed in
action recently . Hounds will hunt on Mondays and Fridays,
with bye-days on Wednesdays.
SINNINGTON.—The Sinnington Hounds commenced cubbing
this month, the first meet being at Seamore Wood . Scent was
good, and after capital covert-work hounds pulled down a brace of
.ubs, three more slipping away. They then drew Loskey Wood,
w here another was despatched . The young entry, S couples of
hitches, slid well . Friend has giyen hounds a lot of summer
work, and they look fit . The youtbful Lord Helmsley was out
taking the greatest interest in the sport, and Mr . Alfred Pearson
was in charge .
STAINTON Hummanby DALE , .-Captain H . Dennis Bayley,
Hall, Hummanby, Yorks, has joined Mr . Halliday Huggan in
the Mastership of the Stainton Dale Foxhounds, and when he is
not on military duties will hunt hounds . In his absence Mr.
Huggan will take charge.
SOUTHWOLD .--Excepting C . Gosden, the whole of the hunt
seryants of the Southwold have joined the Army. As a temporary
measure, Mr . E. P . Rawnsley is hunting the whole of the
country two days a week, with an occasional bye-day, and only
has the help of Gosden to whip in.
SUFFOLK . Most of the members of the Suffolk Hunt are
serving in the Army, and hunting in this country is being carried
on mainly for their sake . There are no changes among the staff.
SILVERTon . Mr. A . G . Pape, the Master of the Silverton
(Exeter) Foxhounds, having been invalided out of the Army, is
resuming charge of that pack which his wife controlled in his
absence . The hon . whip, BIr. J. F. Shelley, is on active service.
SuRREY, OLD, AND BURSTOW.—R . Burden and J . Telford,
respectively huntsman and whipper-in to the Old Surrey and
Burstow, both joined the Army in May, and J . Cockayne will
carry the horn with W . Wright turning hounds to him.
SHROPSHIRE, NORTH . Albert Capell succeeds W . Lockey as
huntsman to the North Shropshire pack, now reduced to 22
couples .
SURREY UNION . W . Hutchins is promoted to the post of
huntsman to the Surrey Union in place of S . Burtenshaw , and G.
Judd will turn hounds to him . Prospects are good in this
country .
STAFFORDSHIRE , SOUTH .—The young entry of the South
Staffordshire Hounds are doing well . There are very few coin-

plaints from farmers as to damage or loss of poultry . The staff
remains unchanged .
TIPPERARY.--No Master has yet been appointed for the Tipperary
Hounds in the place of Mr . R. Burke and Captain Morel.
Mr . J . C . Higgins, the hon . secretary, is meanwhile looking after
the hounds. J . Allan, the first +hipper-in, has left.
Tivyside,.—The threatened Tivyside Hunt, one of the oldest
of our packs of hounds, may be able to continue for just another
season, but its fate is still doubtful, and there is only the hope
that sufficient pecuniary support may be forthcoming to enable it
to carry on . The harvest is backward.
V .W .H . (CRICKLADE).—In the V .W .H . (Cricklade) country
the prospects for hunting are good, but the harvest will considerably
delay a beginning. W . West replaces A . Shepherd as
whipper-in.
V .W .H . (EARL BATHHURST s)t he hounds of the V .W .H.
Cirencester have been reduced to 26 couples . Prospects on a
reduced scale are fair.
VINE . In the Vine country it is hoped to begin cubbing next
month, the harvest being so yery backward . Most of the subscribers
are keen for the continuance of hunting, and for the pack
to do as best it can two days a week. The Hunt servants' horses
are all lent to the Hunt. Frank Clark succeeds E . Collyer as
whipper-in .
YORK AND AINSTy. Sir J. Grant Lawson, Middlethorpe
Lodge, York, is the new hon . secretary of the York and Ainsty
Foxhounds, which haye been cut down to 30 couples. The days
of meeting have been reduced to two a week . The popular
Master, Lord Furness, opened the tubbing season this month at
Colton Whin . Cumpstone had out a mixed pack, and though
smaller in number than in previous seasons they looked in very
good condition and worked well .

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An Illustrated Record of the Game at Home and Abroad
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during the remainder of the period of the War.
CONTENTS—December, 1917.
PAGE
Current "Topics 241
National Pony Society ' s Meetings 250
Racing Supplement :
Racing Notes • • • 255
Review of the Flat Racing Season
269
Newmarket Bloodstock Sales
280
Hunting Supplement :
Notes from All Quarters 301
Hunter and Light Horse Breeding Society' s Meetings 304
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CURRENT TOPICS.
Roll of Honour.
It is with deep regret w L' publish the further losses of wellknown
players, whose names have appeared from time to time in
the official casualty lists since our last issue . To those who have
already made the supreme sacrifice must be added such famous
names in the polo world as Lieut .-Colonels Corbyn and Pirie,
Majors F. J . Atkinson, Evelyn (le Rothschild, J . G . Porter,
and A . I . Fraser, Captains the Hon . Neil Primrose, O . Bell-
Irving, and E . Durham . Below however, we append the complete
list, with some particulars of the career of the fallen :
Killed.
Atkinson, Major F . J ., Indian Cavalry.
Bell-Irving, Captain \\ . O ., Hussars.
Corbyn. Lieut .-Colonel E. C ., Indian Cavalry.
Cubitt, Lieut . the Hon . A . G ., Hussars.
Durham. Captain E., Rifle Brigade.
Fraser, Major A . I ., D.S.O ., Indian Cavalry.
Harris, Roy King, Corp . , Indian Army.
Horsfall, Lieut .-Colonel A . (l ., D .S .O., Duke of Wellington ' s
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Jackson, Captain C . S., Coldstream Guards.
McAndrew, 2nd Lieut . C . G. O ., Yeomanry (attd . R . Flying
Corps).
Pirie, Lieut.-Col. Arthur Murray, D .S .O ., Lancers.
Porter, Major J . G ., D .S .O., Lancers.
Primrose, Captain the Hon . Neil., M.P ., Yeomanry.
Rothschild, Major Evelyn A . de, Yeomanry.
Shirley, 2nd Lieut. A . V ., Yeomanry (attd . R. Flying Corps).
Silvertop, Captain W . A ., M .C., Hussars.
Wounded.
Arbuthnot, Lieut .-Colonel A . G ., C .M .G ., D.S.O ., Royal
Field Artillery.
Barclay, Major M . E ., Yeomanry.
Brace, Captain H . F., Hussars.
Carton de Wiart, Brig .-General Adrian, V .C ., D.S .O.
Colmore, Captain H ., Royal Flying Corps.
Dennis, Major M . E., M .C ., Royal Artillery.
Gibb, Major C., Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Gort, Lieut .-Colonel Viscount, M .V.O ., M.C ., Grenadier
Guards.
Heywood, Lieut .-Colonel Sir G . P., Yeomanry.
Holford, Major J. H . E . . Yeomanry (attd . Sherwood Foresters).
Joynson, Captain W., Hussars.
Knowles, Major G ., D.S.O ., Indian Cavalry.
Kearsley, Captain E . R ., D .S .O., Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
McConnell, Captain J . K ., D.S .O., M .C., Hussars.
Milne, Captain F. D. R ., Dragoon Guards (attd . Rifle
Brigade).
Parbury, Captain H . F ., Lancers.
Stedall, Captain L. Pemberton, Yeomanry.
Watson, Brig .-General C . F ., C .M .G ., D.S.O.
Wigan, Brig.-General J . .1' ., D .S .O.
Missing.
Boumphrey, Lieut . J . W ., Yeomanry (attd . Royal Flying
Corps) .
Obituary.
Major F. St. J . Atkinson . Indian Cavalry .—One of the best
polo players in India with a handicap of 9 goals, Major Atkinson,
who fell recently in action, was assessed at 8 goals in the
Hurlingham List. He played for many victorious sides in
India, and as a member of the Calcutta P .C. was on the winning
side in the Indian Polo Championship in 1909, while he scored
again in 1913 as a member of the Viceroy ' s Staff side, and was
one of the Tiger's quartet that won the 15th Hussars Cup at
Lucknow in 1914 . A fine all-round sportsman, Major Atkinson ' s
death will be much regretted by many on this side of the water,
as well as by Indian sportsmen generally .

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Captain W . O . Bell-Irving, Hussars . A well-known gentleman
rider, hunting man, and polo player v~ ith a handicap of 2
goals. Deceased was a follower of the Dumfriesshire Hounds,
and won many races over the sticks, one of his last victories was
in the .Aldershot Command Hunters' Steeplechase in 1914.
Lieut .-Colonel E . C . Corbyn, Indian Cavalry . A keen hunting
man and polo player . The late Colonel Corbyn was a member
of the Bengal Lancers ' polo side which won the Indian
Cavalry Tournament in 19oI.
Lieut . the Hon . .A . G . Cubitt, Hussars .—_A keen polo player
Deceased was a follower of the Surrey Union and other packs,
and icon the regimental light-weight point-to-point.
Captain E. Durham. Rifle Brigade, who was reported missing
in 1914, and who is now officially presumed to have fallen, was
a keen polo player and represented his battalion in India.
Major Arthur Ian Fraser, D .S .O . Indian Cavalry, who was
killed on December 1st, captained the winning Native Cavalry
team at the Cawnpore Polo Tournament in 1909, and the winning
team at the Delhi Polo Tournament in 1914 . He also
formed one of the team of 9th Hudson's Horse which ran up for
the Indian Cavalry Tournament in 1904, the successful side on
this occasion being the 11th Lancers.
Corporal Roy King Harris, who has been killed in action . was
a very fine rider and polo player when a Lieutenant in the 7th
Lancers, Indian Army . He also served with the Warwickshire
and Leicestershire Regiments, and left the Army to go to South
.Africa, rejoining the Army for the war, when he was recom-
mended for restoration to his commission.
Lieut .-Colonel A . Horsfall, D .S .O . , who was killed in
action in France oil October 9t11, was the only son of Mr . J . G.
Horsfall, C .I .E., of Hollenden, Exmouth.
Born in IS7tI, the was educated at Charterhouse and Sandhurst.
He was gazetted in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment,
and served continuously with them, for the most part in India
and Burmah . and for a short time in South Africa . He was in
India when war broke out, but joined his battalion in France as
second in command at the beginning of October. 1916, receiving
command the following December.
A keen polo player with a handicap of ,; goals and a fine shot,
deceased was devoted to his profession, and was remarkable for
his enthusiasm and energy in everything which concerned his
regiment.
Captain C . S . Jackson, Coldstream Guards .— Played polo for
his battalion, and was a keen all-round sportsman.
Second Lieut . C . C . O . McAndrew , Yeomanry (attd . Royal
Flying Corps) .--A well-known gentleman rider and a keen polo
player ; deceased won a number of races over the sticks.
Lt .-Col . Arthur Murray Pirie, D .S.O ., Lancers . who was
killed in action on November 21st, entered the Cavalry in 1889,
and retired from the Lancers in 1906 with the rank of
:Major . He rejoined the Service for the war, and was gazetted
to the command of a Yeomanry Regiment in May of this year .

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246 THE POLO MONTHLY [DEc ., 1917.
Colonel Pirie took part in the Nile Expedition of 1898, and was
wounded in the Battle of Khartoum . At one time he was a
well-known player at the London and many of the provincial
polo clubs, being a very useful hard-hitting back.
Major J . G . Porter, D .S .O., Lancers, who was killed in action
(luring the recent advance at Cambrai was the elder son of Mr.
Belleisle J . Porter-Porter, the well-known Irish breeder, of
Major Porter has served with great distinction . and won the
D .S .O . at Hooge in May, 1915 . He had been twice previously
wounded, was thirty-one years of age, and eaves a widow,
having been married in December, 1915, to Miss :Assheton
Smith, a niece of the late Sir Charles Assheton Smith, who won
the Grand National with Cloister, Jerry A1, and Covertcoat.
His brother, Lieutenant H . A . Porter, was also badly wounded
last week . A keen polo player with a handicap of ,5 goals . Major
Porter played for the regimental polo side which w o11 the
Subalterns' Cup in 1912 and the South :African Subalterns '
Cup in 1909 . He was also a fine boxer , and won the Southern
Command middle weight boxing in 1914, and ran up for the
Army and Navy middle-weights.
Captain the Hon . Neil Primrose, M.C.--Captain Primrose,
who has died of wounds when serving with the Yeomanry in the
East, was the younger son of the Earl of Rosebery . He was
educated at Eton and Oxford, and in 19ro at the General
Election became member for the Wisbech Division of
Cam-bridgeshire. He was looked upon as a coining man in political
circles, and a brilliant career was predicted for hint . When the
war broke out lie was employed on Staff duty in France, but returned
after fou r months . He became Under-Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in 1915, but later went to Egypt on military
duty . He returned again to Westminster, but in May last rejoined
his regiment . the Royal Bucks Hussars, and went out to
Palestine . He has been awarded the Military Cross, and twice
mentioned in dispatches for his work in the field . Deceased
was too keen a politician to indulge in sport to the same extent
as his elder brother, Lord Dalmeny, but there were few really
important polo matches in the London district at which lie was
not present as a spectator, and lre was closely interested in the
progress of Rugby, Moreton Morrell and several other prominent
provincial teams . In 1904 and 1905 he played No . i for
the Oxford but on each occasion Cambridge \\ere victorious,
though the first year they only won by 4 goals to three after
playing over time . While at Oxford he was also a keen steeplechase
rider, and had as associates in the cross-country matches
with their sister university the Hon . Harold Pearson, MIr . Pape,
the Hon . Agar Robartes, and Mr . Jas . de Rothschild . The
quintet formed one of the hottest teams of cross-country performers
that Oxford ever sent out . Hunting men and women
in the Whaddon Chase and the Vale of Aylesbury recall with
pleasure several of the races contested in their territory , and at
which there was no one more closely interested in the Oxford

DEc ., r9i7.] THEPOLO MONTHLY 247
team than Lord Rosebery ' s second son . He was excessively
fond of point-to-point racing, and himself won more than one
match across country. When the late Mr . Leopold Rothschild
allowed part of the Park at Gunnersbury to be laid out as a polo
ground Mr. Primrose was a member of the strong team got
together by the late Major Evelyn Rothschild, who fell at the
same time as his cousin, Captain Primrose.
Major Evelyn A. de Rothschild, Yeomanry .—Within a few
hours of the receipt of the news of the death of Captain the Hon.
Neil Primrose, M .P., came tidings of the fate of his cousin,
Major Evelyn A . de Rothschild, of the same Yeomanry Corps.
who succumbed to wounds received in action . The second son
of the late Mr. Leopold de Rothschild, he finished his education
at Trinity College, Cambridge, and when he left entered
the well-known firm in New Court, E .C . A keen sportsman,
he was a familiar figure with hunting fields in the Vale of Aylesbury,
and with his brother, Captain Anthony de Rothschild, took
over the Mastership of the Rothschild Staghounds this season
upon the death of his father . Major de Rothschild was, as well.
a good supporter of racing under both codes of rules . opening his
career when at Cambridge by carrying off the University
Challenge Whip over the Cottenham pastures in i9o5 on his
own horse Dicky . He some years ago owned a good steeplechase
horse named Gold Brick, and last year he registered
colours on the flat, which were carried by a smart two-year-old
named Sunset Glow . On the death of his father he inherited,
in equal shares with his brother, Capt . Anthony de Rothschild.
the horses in training, and brood mares, yearlings, and foals at
the South Court Stud, and a few of those in training were disposed
of privately, among them being Planet, the winner of the Manchester
November Handicap, who curiously enough achieved his
victory on the very afternoon that his late poor young owner
was buried in the East . Handicapped at 5 goals . deceased was
an ardent polo player, and played for the Old Cantabs, Mentmore,
and Cowdray Park teams. His family owned Gunnersbury
Park at Acton, and here the late officer at one time acted as
secretary to a private polo club there . which was known as Mr.
Evelyn de Rothschild 's ground . Its distance by road from
Hyde Park Corner was only about seven miles, but though some
very enjoyable play was seen there, its character as a " private "
polo ground was strictly regarded, and rarely were its doings
reported . Measuring 300 yards by 15o yards, the ground was
a boarded one, and on more than one occasion when heavy rain
had made the London Clubs unplayable, good use was made of
the drier turf at Gunnersbury . The last practices in England in
the spring of 1914 of Lord Wimborne 's victorious America Cup
challengers, T may say were held on Major Rothschild 's ground.
The loss to the polo world of this gallant young officer is a
heavy one.
Second Lieut . A . V . Shirley . Yeomanry (attd. R . Flying
Corps) .--When at Oxford played back in the MOO polo team

248 THE POLO MONTHLY W>:c ., 1917.
against Cambridge . The match was decided at Wembley Park
owing to the Hurlingham ground being too wet, and after playing
over time Cambridge won by S goals to 4 goals . A keen
polo player with a Hurlingham handicap of 2 goals, deceased
was a member of the regimental team.
Captain W. A. Silvertop, M .C ., Hussars.---Won the Colchester
Garrison Welters . the Regimental Chargers race, .)nd
other events over the sticks, and was a keen polo player.
Decorations for Polo
Players.
The following honours have been awarded to the undermentioned
polo players recently for services in the field :- -
BAR TO D .S .O.
Capt . E . R . Kearsley, D.S.O . , R . Welsh Fusiliers .--Hunting
Khedival man and polo player . Member of winning team (
Sports Club) Cairo Open Cup, 1914.
Capt. J . A . Collum, Indian Cavalry. Polo player. On the
winning side in the Country Life Cup tournament at Bangalore
in 1013 and the Poona Junior Cup.
D.S.O.
Major J . .A . Dane, R.F.A . Hunting man and polo player.
Won the Burrowes Cup at the Royal Artillery point-to-point in
two.
Lieut .-Colonel G . L . Farran, M.C . . Indian Cavalry . Played
for the regimental side which won the Indian Native Cavalry
Polo Tournament in 1906.
Brigadier-General Claude Lumsden Norman, M .V .O ., Indian
Cavalry, is Director of Staff Duties, Simla . He is the son of
the late Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wylie Norman, G .C.B .,
G.C .M.G ., C.I .E . He married Margaret, only (laughter of Sir
Alfred Reynolds, hon . secretary Hertfordshire Hounds. He
served on the N .W . Frontier, India (x897-) , in East Africa
(1903-4). Somaliland (1914), and With the Mesopotamia Expeditionary
Force (1917) . He is a keen polo player, and was Master
of the Delhi Foxhounds, 1913-14.
Major F. L . Popham, Indian Cavalry .---Played for the side
which won the Indian Native Cavalry Polo Tournament in 1907.
Lieut .-Colonel P . D . Stewart, Dragoon Guards .—Front-rank
polo player (handicap 6) . Was in the winning team in the
Cairo Inter-Regimental Tournament in 1o12 and 1cp , , .

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Capt. E. P. Brassey . Coldstream Guards .—Well-known
gentleman rider and polo player . Won the Grand Military
Steeplechase in 19l t on Blue Hussar, and played No . 2 in the
7th Hussars polo team ; handicapped at 6 goals iii the Hurlingham
List.
Capt . J. K . McConnell, D .S .O ., Hussars.--Hunting man,
point-to-point rider , and polo player . Rode second in the Garrison
Cup race at the Essex Hunt meet in igi_i.
MILITARY CROSS.
Lieut . kV . H Muir, Dragoon Guards .-- Hunting man and
polo player.
French Honours.
LEGION OF HONOUR.
Major J . B . Egerton, Indian Army .--Plays polo for the
regimental team, and is handicapped at 4 goals.
Lieut.-Colonel G . B . S . Follett, M .V.O ., D.S.O . , Coldstream
Guards.—Played polo for the regimental team.
Capt. M . B . Beckwith Smith . D .S .O., M .C ., Coldstream
Guards.—Well-known gentleman rider . Won the Coldstream
Guards Regimental Cup at the Household Brigade Meeting and
the regimental point-to-point at the Cottesmore Hunt Steeplechases.
Played polo for the regiment.
Lieut.-Colonel H. G . Young, Indian Army .--Played for the
Bengal Lancers ' polo team in the ' nineties, and holds a handicap
of 2 goals .
CROIX D'OFFICIER.
Lieut.-Colonel F . W . L. S . H . Cavendish , D .S .O., Lancers.
--Hunting man, steeplechase rider, and polo player . Master of
the Staff College Drag 1910-1 I , and won the Heavy-Weight
Steeplechase at the college meet . Played in the polo team which
won the South African Champion Cup and the Inter-Regimental
Cup, and the Ranelagh Novices' Cup in igt1 .

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NATIONAL PONY
SOCIETY'S MEETINGS
Presentation to Mr . A . B. Charlton.
Captain Faudel Phillips (president) occupied the chair at a
meeting of the council held at 12, Hanover-square, London, W .,
in November, when an interesting incident was the presentation
to Mr. A . B. Charlton of a cheque in recognition of the services
rendered by him during his eighteen years' connection with the
secretarial department. The presentation was made by the
president, who detailed the services rendered and which covered
an important period of its history—from the time that the offices
were located at 12, Hanover-square, till the early months of the
present year. The severance of the cordial relations was due to
Mr. Charlton' s appointment to the secretaryship of the Shire
Horse Society. In his new sphere of work their congratulations
were already justified by the announcement of a record election
of new members at the council meeting of the Shire Horse Society
held this week . Mr. Charlton acknowledged with sincere thanks
the appreciation of the National Pony Society and the substantial
token which accompanied same . Though connected for thirty
years with the work of three horse-breeding societies he had
endeavoured to identify himself with the special interests of each.
His aim had been throughout to hold the balance evenly between
all, and their acknowledgment of his efforts assured him that his
work had not been without success. On the motion of the
president, Mr. Charlton was unanimously elected a life member
of the society.
Stud Book Entries.
Five new candidates were elected members, and Mr . T. F.
Dale (vice-chairman of the Mountain and Moorland Pony Committee)
presented the statement of awards by the society in 1917,
indicating that £96 had been awarded with a resulting entry of
141 . Most interesting reports had been received on the Burley
Show from Mr . C. Howard Taylor, Mr. Herbert Pratt, and Mr.
Phillpotts, and the secretary was instructed to incorporate them
in the 1917 supplement now in preparation.
The Rev. D . B . Montefiore (chairman) reported that an entry
of sixty-seven young ponies had been received for the 1917
supplement, which was considered very satisfactory considering
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by three photographs of ponies awarded prizes at the 1917 London
Show . The report having been adopted, a long discussion
ensued as to the advisability of opening a new section itt the
Stud Book for riding cob mares up to 15.o, and the following
gentlemen were appointed as an inspection committee to draft
rules for the definition and entry of such animals iii the Stud
Book : Mr. Frank J . Balfour, Mr . Roy B . Charlton, Mr . T. F.
Dale, Mr . Frank Garnett, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart ., C .V .O .;
the Rev . I) . B. Montefiore, and Capt. Faudel Phillips (ex-officio).
The Rev . D . B . Montefiore brought forward as a
recommenda-tion from the Editing Committee, for consideration at the Deccanher
meeting the advisability : (i) 'That in Volume NAT of the
National Pony Stud Book a new section be opened for mares
inspected for the Stud Book under the rules of the society ; (a)
that such section he called the inspection section ; (3) that entries
in this section be made without the attachment of Stud Book
numbers ; (d) that the produce of mares entered in the above section
be eligible for entry in the supplement provided that such
produce be by stallions registered or entered in the society ' s Stud
Book or supplement.
Rations for Mares and Young Stock.
In response to the representations of the council the Ministry
of Food had modified their Order permitting a maximum daily
ration of oats for brood mares and young stock as follows : Brood
mares, 71b . ; weaned foals, 611) . ; yearlings, January to May and
September to December, 61b . ; June to August, 311) . ; two and three
years old, January to April and November and December, 71b . ;
flay to October, 311) . ; entire thoroughbreds, two years old and
upwards, not used for stud pu rposes, 71b . ; stallions used exclusively
for stud purposes are excluded from the operation of this
Order.
March Show to be held at Newmarket.
Mr . ( ; . Norris Midwood (Chairman of the Show Committee)
reported that owing to the war only four silver medals had been
claimed during 1C)17, and they recommended that the scheme of
medals be in operation at any affiliated show that made claim for
same during 1918. Arrangements had been made to hold a show
at N(:1v market in conjunction with the Hunters' Improvement and
National Eight Horse-Breeding Society. It would be a one-day
show, to take place oil March 6, 1915 . The schedule of classes
was arranged as follows : Polo-bred class, four years old and
upvvnrds ; Eastern Sires, four years old and upwards ; Open
Class, four years old and upwards ; Open Class, three years old,
not exceeding 15 .o, registered or entered in the society's supplement
; prizes, two premiums of £io in each class, with two further
premiums of fps if six entries are exhibited in each class,
with a gold medal for the best pony in the four classes . Capt.
Faudel Phillips and the Rev . P . I', Montefiore were appointed

as judges. A communication from the Board of Agriculture and
Fisheries asking the council to consider and submit some alternative
method of awarding the premium to riding pony stallions
was fully discussed, and the committee drew up the following
scheme to be sent to the Board of Agriculture for their consideration
: " That each district select through its stallion committee
the stallion it considers most suitable to serve in its district.
Failing selection of any particular stallion by any district stallion
committee, that committee shall intimate to the National Pony
Society the class of stallion it requires, and the National Pony
Society shall then select one for that district . 'When the stallions
are selected for each district, the list shall be sent by the
National Pony Society to the Board of Agriculture, with a
recommendation that a premium he awarded to such stallion
selected . " The council then adjourned till their meeting in
I)ecember.
December Meeting.
Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart ., C .V.O . (past President) occupied
the chair at a meeting of the Council of the National Pony
Society, held at 12 Hanover Square, London, W ., on Friday,
Dec. 7. There were also present Mr . A. J . Barker, Mr. Frank
J. Balfour, Mr . A. Auriol Barker, Mr. Everard R. Calthorpe
(M.Inst . C.E .), Mr. T . F . Dale, Colonel Sanders Darley, Mr
Tresham Gilbey, Rev. D . B . Montefiore, Mr. Herbert Pratt,
Capt. J . Straker, Mr . C . Howard Taylor, and the secretary (Mr.
F. H . Badge).
Four new candidates were elected members of the society.
Colonel Sanders Darley, chairman of the Finance Committee,
reported that the balance on the current account at the bank was
473 16s. Id. Receipts since the last meeting amounted to 421
14S . ; members in arrear with their subscriptions, 18 ; while accounts
amounting to £5o i8s . were passed for payment. The
report was adopted.
Rev . D. B. Montefiore, chairman of the Editing Committee,
reported that the committee had met on the previous evening.
After a lengthy discussion the following resolution, applying to
Vol. i6 of the National Pony Stud Book, was unanimously
carried :—(i) That a register be kept in the office to be called
the " Approved Mare Register . " (2) That reference to these
approved mares, when they appear in the Stud Book as dams of
entered young stock, be in the following form—Approved Mare
Register (page ) . (3) That no export certificates be granted to
these approved mares . (4) That the registration fee be 5s . for
members and 1os . for non-members. (5) That the approved
mares be either—(a) A mare by a polo-bred stallion entered in
the polo section of the National Pony Stud Book ; or (b) a
thoroughbred mare ; or (c) an Eastern mare ; or (d) a polo pony
mare with a certificate of having played the game from the
secretary of a recognised polo club . (6) That the produce of

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approved mares be eligible for entry in the Stud Book, provided
that such produce be by a stallion entered in the polo section of
the Stud Book.
Section for Riding Cob Mares.
In the next volume of the National Pony Stud Book—Volume
15—it was decided to open a section for Riding Cob Mares not
exceeding 15 .o. The rules governing the entry of Riding Cob
Mares were most thoroughly considered . The following definition
was unanimously agreed upon :—'Type : Must be of riding type,
with length and great substance ; Points : Head in its
conformation and character suggestive of pony blood ; Shoulders
Well laid ; Girth : Deep through the heart ; Back : Short;
Loins : Strong ; Quarters : Powerful ; Bone : Flat and ample,
short below the knees and hocks ; Feet : Hard, sound and open;
Action : Free and level, with good but not extravagant use of
knees and hocks in the trot, and with easy canter.
The following gentlemen were appointed as inspectors for this
section :—Mr . Auriol Barker, Mr . A . J . Baker, Mr. Frank
J . Balfour, Mr . Roy B . Charlton . AIr . 'I'. F . Dale, Mr. Frank
\V . Garnett, Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart ., C .V .O . ; Mr . G . Norris
Midwood, Rev . D. B . Montefiore, Lieut.-Colonel J . Porteous,
Mr. Thomas Stovold, and Mr . C. Howard Taylor.
It was also decided to open a section for the produce of entered
Riding Cob Mares by stallions entered in one of the sections of
the National Pony Stud Book.
Show Committee's Report.
Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart ., presented the report of the Show
Committee. A letter had been received from Mr . Charles
Sheather, intimating that he would be pleased to undertake the
duties as official measurer at the 1918 Newmarket show.
The prize list was then very carefully considered, and the four
classes were amended as follows :—Class 4 : Polo-bred Stallions,
three years old. Class 5 : Polo-bred Stallions, four years old and
upwards, not exceeding 15 .o . Class 6 : Stallions, three years old
and upwards, not exceeding 15 .o . Class 7 : Eastern Sires, three
years old and upwards, not exceeding 15 .o.
The Selection Committee was reappointed to meet on Jan . 9 at
2 p.M . to draw up a list of sixteen names to be sent to the
members for their election of ten new members of the Council
in place of that number annually retiring. The annual general
meeting of members was fixed to take place at Newmarket on
\larch 6 at 12 noon.
Council meetings in 1918 were fixed for Friday, Feb . 8;
Friday, :April 5 ; Friday, June 7 ; Friday, Nov. 8 ; and Friday,
I)cc . 13.
The Council then adjourned till their meeting on Feb .

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Edited by Starting Gate.
Flat Racing Fixtures for 1918.
In a recent number of the Racing Calendar a list of the
racing fixtures on the flat, granted for next season, was published
as, follows
Dote . .N1AI:C11 . No . of
D,11,
23 (Sathtdity) W ;O"\\'il'l : . ..
(Easter Nlonday)
6 (Saturday)
)3 (SatUrdtIV)
)6 (Tuesday)
20 (Saturday)
27 ISittlif- d0y)
so (Ttiesdav)
Birmingham
Windsor
Lewes
Newmarket Craven
Worcester
Stockton . ..
Newmarket 1st Spring

256 THE POLO MONTHLY [1)r;c ., 1917.
Rite.
t, (Saturday)
14 (Tuesday)
tS (Saturday)
2u (Whit \I(uxla\)
24 (Friday)
t (Saturday)
4 (Tuesday')
8 (Saturday)
15 (Saturday)
18 ("Tuesday)
22 (Saturday')
e 9 (Saturday)
2 ('Tuesday)
() (Saturday)
12 (Friday)
It) (Tuesday)
20 (Saturday)
27 (Saturday)
3 (Saturday)
S (Monday, BI:. Holiday)
5 (Monday, 13k . Holiday)
Jo (Saturday)
17 (Saturday)
23 (Friday) . ..
5't (Saturday)
7 (Saturday)
,o (Tuesday)
t{ (Saturday)
21 (Saturday)
28 (Saturday)
MA Y . N O . Of DO s.
Gat wick . . . . . . . . . ,
Newmarket _nd Spring
haydoCk Park
\\ ulverharnpton
\I,.n(fiester . ..
JtNE.
I .inglield
Newmarket First 11\trn
Nottingham . ..
Lewes
Newmarket 2nd Extra
Warwick . ..
Gatwick
JULY.
Newmarket First July
Leicester . ..
I3ibury Club (Salisbury)
Newmarket 211(1 July . . . .i
Nottingham
Lingfield . . . . . . )
LG UST.
Lewes
Birmingham
Brighton
Warwick
Nottingham
Stockton
Windsor
SICPTEMBER.
Manchester . ..
Newmarket ,{rd Extra
Brighton
Gatwick
Leicester
OCTOBER.
t (Tuesday) . . . NewMarket First Oct.
5 (Saturday) IHaydock Park
J2 (Saturday) . . . . . . Windsor . ..
)5 (Tuesday) . . Newmarket 2nd Oct . . ..
I) (Saturday) . . . Worcester
21 (Saturday)
29 (Tuesday) . . . Newmarket Houghton . . .
9 (Sahirday)
r() (Saturday)
22 (Friday)
NO\I \[[SFR..
. . . Wolverhampton
Leicester . ..
Manchester
The Stewards of the Jockey Club, in publishing the above list,
wish to state that they submitted to His Majesty's Government
the claims of all courses on which meetings were held in 1913,
and that the above fixtures have been allotted with the approval
of the War Office, Board of Trade, Ministry of Munitions, and
the Railway Executive. The list is, therefore, final, and no
further applications can be considered .
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I)F C., 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 257
It is not the intention of the Stewards of the Jockey Club to
declare existing entries void . Should clerks of courses to which
fixtures have not been allotted desire to cancel races already
closed, application should be made to the Stewards of the Jockey
Club for permission to do so.
Where fixtures have been allotted on dates approximate or
corresponding to those meetings for which races have already
been closed, it is an instruction to clerks of courses that such
races should, where possible, be included in the programme of
the meeting.
Photo by Sport & General.
THE CHAMPION THREE-YEAR-OLD.
'\JR . A . A1' . COX"S GAY CRUSADER by BAYARDO out of GAY-LAURA.
The above list can, I think, be considered eminently satisfactory
in War time, and marks the Government appreciation of
the importance of racing to National interests.
Eighty days, it will be seen, have been sanctioned—a considerable
increase on the sport it has been possible to hold during
either of the past two seasons—whilst a most pleasing feature is
the restoration of racing in provincial centres at courses, many of
which have stood idle since 1915 . With the exception of the
London Park Meetings (Sandown, Kempton, and Hurst), and
Newbury, all parts of the country are included . The Midlands
are well represented with Birmingham, Warwick, Wolverhampton,
Leicester, Worcester and Nottingham, whilst in the South,
Brighton, Lewes, Windsor, Gatwick and Lingfield have all

25 T'11E POLO MONTHLY [DEC ., 1917.
secured dates . The old Bibury Meeting at Salisbury makes its
reappearance, but Stockton is the only Northern fixture.
\1itlt regard to Newmarket, all the pre-war meetings are
restored at about their usual dates, and i11 addition there are tito
" Extra " meetings, at which the Derby and Oaks and other
eading Epsom and Ascot events \N il] be decided . The New
Derby is fixed for Tuesday, June 4, and tbe New Oaks for
Thursday, June 6, at the First " Extra " Meeting ; whie the
Newmarket Gold Cup and New Coventry Stakes will be run at
the Second " Extra ." These races closed on Tuesday, December
4th.
Irish Fixtures.
Fifty days in all have been allotted to Ireland, the fixtures
and dates being as follows :
\o.ot
Date . Days.
Jan . 1 (Juesdac) . Baldoyle
\l ;tr . 1G (Saturdac) . . . . . . Baldoyle 2
aturdac) Phoenix Park : 1
:April 16 (Tuesday) Curragh . . 3
23 (uesdac) Punchestown 2
wn „ aG (Friday) Leopardsto
;o ("Tuesday) . . . . . . Phoenix Park- . . . i
;en 11 (Saturday) Phoenix Park
„ 1+ (1'uesdne) Curragh . ..
20 (\Ionda_c) . . . Baldoyle . . . . . . . ..
June
7
(I'ridac) Leopardstown
urday) . . . PhoenixPark
2
1
22 Baldoyle (Saturday) . ..
2s (I ut(,da .} . . . Curragh
July (Saturday) Phoenix park 1
2 i (Tuesday) . . . . . . Curragh . . . . . . . . . _~
.1ug.. 3 (Monday) . . . . . . Baldovle . . . . ..
2 4 (Satordav) . . . Leopardstown . . . . . . 2
riday) . . . . . . Phoenix Park . . . '
Sept . 14 (Satarday) . . . . . . Baldoyle . ..
., 17 (l uesd ;n) . . . . . . Curragh . . . . . . . . . 3
Oct. , (Saturday) . . . . . . Baldoyle . . . i
12 (Saturday) . . . Phoenix Park . . . . ., i
22 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Curragh . . . . . . . . . 3
V' uy . 1 (Frida) . . . . . . Leopardstown . . . . ..
q (Saturday) . . . . . . Phoenix parkl : . . . . ..
10 (hucsday) . . . . . . Curragh . . . . . . . . . 3
Dee . 10 ) I hursday) . . . . . . Leopardstown
Horses to Follow.
On the whole I think I may claim to have done fairly well with
the ten horses I picked to compete with the ten of my friend
Major X (luring the past season . Considering that four of the
selections, Eos, Dulce Domum, Cannobie and Sanctum, from one
cause or another, could not he brought to the post at all, to finish
with a credit balance on a flat stake is not too bad . The remaining
six ammals competed in IAN( nty-nine races, \t'inning ()II ten
occasions . Nisus proved the most expensive seection, as the was

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uuplaced in each of his six races, whilst Knutsford and Molly
Desmond were also failures . The former was unplacecl in the
Guineas and in his two subsequent races ; and the latter only just
managed to scramble into a place in a seven furlong race at the
Houghton New market Meeting in moderate handicap company,
after running badly in the One Thousand and another race—so
much for what last season were presumably the crack two-yearold
colt and filly.
Diadem carried off half her races, scoring in the One Thousand
but failing to Gay Crusader in the Derby and Sunny Jane in
the Oaks . Phalaris proved the most consistent of all, winning
Pl,oto by e
" Sport & General.-
LORI) LONDONDERRY'S ('ILA-NINON
BENEVENTE, ch . I . by POLYMELUS-PEARMAIN,
Winner of the Middle Park Plate .
seven races off the reel (including one walk-over) and established
himself as the fastest sprinter il) training . He vvas only beaten
twice during the season, on his first appearance in the Crawford
Plate in the Spring, when he just failed to present 22 lbs . to
Verdun, and last month in the Cambridgeshire when under top
weight of 9 stone the was unplaced to Brown Prince ; on each
occasion he started favourite at 9 to q against . Russley, with
one success in three attempts, has been the money-spinner of the
party . His victory 'vas achieved at his initial effort in the March
Stakes at headquarters last Spring at the liberal odds of Too to
7 . He was then second in Ireland to Lisnalinchy at the Curragh

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over two miles, and finished his season by running third to
Sala-mandra and Hainault ever 11 - miles at the Newmarket Fourth
Extra Meeting. The following is the exact returns of the tell
selections :
" S'I'AR'TIN( (=V'1'E'S " '1'EN.
\NON .
s . (I .
I,UST.
f; s . d
i . Knutsford, 3 years, by
Swynford—Maybole
Molly Desmond, 3 years, by
— 30 0 0
Desmond—Pretty Polly
3 . Diadem, 3 years, chi by
30 0 0
Orby—Donetta
Phalaris, q years, 1) .c. by
37 i6 0 (3) 30 0 0
Polymelus— Bromus ... J9 S 3 (C 200 0
5.Nisus, 4 years, br .c . by
Chaucer—Scylla
6o 0 0
6. Russley, 5 years, b.c. by
Minoru Merry Gal 142 17 I (I) 20 0 0
7.Eos, 4 years, br . f. by Orby
Renaissance
~
S. Dulce Domum, 4 years,
ch .c. by Holiday House
Hestia I)al not run.
9 . Cannobie, .4 years, br .c. by
Polymelus—La Roche . ..
I0 . Sanctum, 5 years, ch .c. by
Santoi—La Croisette
, 2 20 I
T90 0
4
0
Win £30 1 q
f,Iy0 0 0
Major X ' s ten have fared less fortunately than mine, and it
has been specially hard luck on my genial opponent that such
as Athdara and Bosket should have developed into rogues and a
genuine horse like Magpie sold to Australia after running the
Triple Crown winner, Gay Crusader, to a short head iii the Two
Thousand, for Major Astor 's young horse mould certainly have
scored this season had he remained in the country . That fast
mare, Queen of the Seas, too, was only out on one occasion, when
she succumbed to The Speaker, and she, too, would doubtless
have raised a winning flag had it been possible to train her
through the season . As it is, the Major ' s selections show a loss
of over eighteen points, and it is now my turn to carry oft our

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annual friendly wager of a hat . The following is the complete
return of the Major's ten horses :
" MAJOR N's " TEN.
i . lnyincib1e, 3 years, b.c. by
Polymelus - Inheritance
Athdara, 3 years, br.c . by
Desmond—Lady Jess
3 . Planet, 3 years, br .e. by St.
Frusquin—Catgut
~~ . Magpie, 3 years, ch .c . by
llark Ronald--Popinjay
5. Ho-Tei, 3 years, b .c. by
Louviers--Chaff
b . King's Prize, 4 years, ch .c.
by Marco-Queenlet
7 . Bosket, 4 years, b .c . by
Amadis--Thicket
S . Queen of the Seas, 4 years,
b.f. by Marco—Bridge of
Sighs
q . Kwang-Su, 4 years, b .c. by
Cicero—Galicia
0 . Dark Opal, ; years, br . f .
by Iark Ronald--Fireclay
Thoroughbreds for India.
I
\VON . L'-T.
s . d . / s . d.
12 10 0 (I) 9 0 0
40 0 0
55 0 0 ('2) 60 0 0
20 0 0
50 0 0 (i) 5 0 0 0
20
So
10 o
Did not run.
0 0
1,117 10 0 1300 0 0
II7 I0 0
1,0 Se £182 10 0
To the many horses w hic11 have been bought for shipment to
India during the past season can now be added that good threeyear-old
Dark Legend, third in the Derby to Gay Crusader and
I )Dansellon. The price paid for Sir William Cooke's young crack
was I understand 7,000 guineas, the purchaser being the famous
Sussex and All-England cricketer, " Ranji, " now known as the
Jam Sahib of Nawanagar . Bred by his former owner and foaled
in March, IQ14, dark Legend is a shapely brown son of Dark
Ronald out of Golden Legend, who is by Amphion out of St.
Lucre by St. Serf cut of Bend Or ' s daughter, Fairy Gold . He
should prove a great acquisition to the Indian Turf, and the
continued success of the progeny of his sire makes the latter 's
sale to Germany, in 1913, a source of perpetual regret . Prior to
his sale to the Prussian Government, Dark Ronald stood at the
Tickford Park Stud, and among many other useful animals sired
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h2 THE POLO MONTHLY [DEC ., 1917.
the following big winners :—Son-in-Law, vvlu) von the Cesarewitch,
the Jockey Club Cup (twice) and the Goodwood Cup;
Vaucluse, winner of the One "Thousand Guineas ; Brown Prince,
winner of the Cambridgeshire and Jockey Club Cup ; Magpie,
beaten a head by Gay. Crusader iii the Tw o Thousand Guineas;
My Ronald, Dark Opal, Ambassador, Analogy, China Blue and
The Viking.
Another thoroughbred to have been purchased for the Indian
market is that speedy two-year-old Resilience, by Lord Carnarvon
' s Mauvezin, winner of the Stewards' Cup and a famous
sprinter, out of Lady Liane ; whilst an offer of kro,000 from the
same source has been declined for Lord d'Abernon ' s Diadem,
the One Thousand winner .
Sport o. C .,neral . ''
MR:. Z. MICHALINO'sf. ZINOVI A, h,
CHARLES O'MALLEY—DODRAGH Winner uI the Free Handicap.
Lord Furness and his Stud.
Although it was pretty generally known who the nobleman
was for whom Mr . J . E . H . Peard and the British Bloodstock
Agency were purchasing yearlings at the last two sales, it was
hardly permissible at the time to publish the peer ' s name in view
of his wish to withhold the information from the public . The
appearance of his lordship's name in the Racing Calendar when
• registering the leases of his purchases to Mr . Peard removes the
reasons for further concealment, and I have much pleasure iii
stating that it was Lord Furness, the Master of the York and
Ainsty Hounds, who, at a time when the bloodstock industry was
in jeopardy, patriotically, and in the nation's interests, stepped

DEC ., 1917 .1 I'll li POLO MONTHLY 263
into the breach by commissioning Mr . Peard to purchase a number
of fillies, which it was not his intention to race but merely to
breed from at the conclusion of their racing careers . The year-
11', vv(cPI a .s follows :— Grey filly by The Tetrarch out nl
Abbazia (bought for 1550 ~~uinrls) ; ,WIC( filly by The Tetrarch
out of Fragonarda (155o guineas) ; grey filly by The Tetrarch
out of Gravitation (15oo guineas) ; bay filly by Orby out of
laurinn (Liu() guineas) ; bay filly by William the Third out of
Maxima (13ou guineas) ; bay filly by Bayardo out of Punch Grass
((Too guineas) ; and bay filly- by Valens out of Miramonde (loo
guineas).
Death of Two Prominent Irish Sportsmen.
The Irish "Turf has recently lost two of its most notable supporters
daring the past half century by the deaths of Mr . James
Daly and Mr. C . J . Blake.
Mr. James Daly, who passed away at his home Liffey Bank,
Dublin, in his eighty-second year, had been connected with horses
and breeding all his life, and first came into prominence at the
time of the Crimean War, when
he executed a big commission for
the Government in purchasing
remounts for the _Army . Gifted
with a natural "eve for a
horse, " he built up a business
which achieved a world-wide reputation
. His clients included
the late King Edward, while our
present King, on the occasion of
his visit to Leopardstown Races
eight years ago, caused the
veteran owner to be presented to
him . It was on this occasion
that the following amusing story
is related. Just after His
Majesty ' s horse Mirabeau had
succumbed to :Ask Papa in the
Dublin Plate, Lord .Annaly, in
introducing Mr. Daly to King
George, said : " It is a pity,
James ,that 's His Majesty horse
did not win . " " .A pity, " replied
Mr . Daly with bis ready
wit, " a pity the pity is that I
wasn ' t in the box!"
The deceased gentleman's con-
1 hvto by " Irish 1, :/e ." nection with the Turf was a most
The Late Mr James DALY , successful one, though his greatest
lu "G .O .M of the Irish turf
achievements naturally tank
place ill Ireland . dill, the " brown red Cap " were well-known
in England, and many were the winners turned out in the colours

2bq . THE POLO MONTHLY [DE:c., 1917.
from the stables of the late James Ryan of Newmarket, and Sam
Darting, senior . Mr. Daly, who during the last 15 years confined
most of his attention to home racing, at one time or another
«Von every event of importance in Ireland, including the Irish
Derby, which he carried off twice by the aid of St . Brendan and
Royal Arch ; whilst as recently as August last he \I as present at
Baldoyle to witness the success of his smart filly, Kashmir, in
the Foal Stakes. Space does not permit of my mentioning the
many horses which Mr. Daly passed through his hands, but
amongst steeplechasers he was responsible for the sale of Cloister,
Eremon and Jenkinstown, whom be purchased for their respective
owners with a view of winning the Grand National, which task
they each severally accomplished, whilst another great 'chaser in
Royal Meath he sold to Lord Dudley for £5,000 a few hours before
that horse carried off the big Paris steeplechase . Amongst
the flat racers he at one time owned were Succoth, Arranmore,
Tyrone, Eboe, Tibbie Shields (winner of the National Produce
Stakes at Sandown Park), Tyrone, Victorian , Meldhre, St.
Michan, Jack Snipe, Mellifont, Hornet's Treasure, Lalla Rookh,
Ayn Hali, Righ Mor, Mahsud, Galgreina, and a host of others,
whilst he purchased the Derby winner, Aboyeur , as a foal from
Mr . '1' . K . Laidlaw, who lives close to the famous Hartstown
Stud in the Co . Dublin, which was founded by Mr . Daly thirty
years ago.
At this model establishment the earliest stallions he had were
.Atheling and Bird of Freedom, but perhaps their successor,
Hackler, did more than any other to bring the stud into prominence
. That horse, who was purchased from the late Mr.
Abingdon Baird, had a wonderful record as a sire of winners,
both on the flat and across country . Few men have helped as
much as Mr. Daly to put the Irish bloodstock and half-bred industry
in its present satisfactory condition, and his demise leaves
a big void amongst the ranks of Irish breeders and owners.
Within a month of Mr . Daly ' s death there passed away yet
another pillar of the Irish Turf in Mr. C. J. Blake, of Heath
House, Maryborough . Born at Tower Hill, County Mayo,
seventy-seven years ago. Mr. Blake was closely identified with
racing for over fifty years, and elected a member of the Irish Turf
Club in 157 3 , lie played a prominent part in the affairs of the
ruling body for a long period, having acted as Steward for
twenty-three consecutive years . As a breeder of thoroughbreds,
with which business he first became associated in the ' sixties, Mr.
Blake had a large measure of success, and probably the best animal
he ever bred was Arbitrator, a bay horse, foaled in i S74 by
Solon out of True Heart. Later on Mr . Blake became an intimate
friend of Captain Machell, and in partnership they purchased
Kilwarlin (a half brother to Bendigo) for 1,000 guineas as
a yearling . This son of Arbitrator carried off the St . Leger of
1587 from the Derby winner, Merry Hampton , after losing a lot
of ground during the race.
Another bargain Mr. Blake secured at public auction was the

DEc ., 1917 .) THE POLO MONTHLY z(15
mare Rockdove, which he bought as a yearling at (me of Messrs.
R . J . Goff's Dublin sales for 220 guineas . With her he won
several races in Ireland, after which she was sent over to England
to he trained by James Jewitt, under whose charge she carried off
the Cesarewitch in 1895 . Amongst other good horses to carry
the " French Gray, Scarlet Hoop and Cap " have been Conservator,
a good hurdler ; Gulsalberk, winner of the Irish Derby ;
Fariman, owned jointly by Mr . C . T . Pulley and Mr . Blake, and
bred by the latter ; Denis Richard, Landgrave, Grammont, St.
Kieran, Moss Rose, Split the Wind (winner of the Baldoyle
Derby), Count Anthony, Ashburn, the very speedy Delphos (sold
to the Germans for L4,00o to sire remounts), Fairy Gift,
Gazetteer, Glasgerion, Hebron, Oppressor, Portmarnock, and
Sybil, ww•luile this year he figured as second on the list of winning
owners, chiefly through the efforts of his two wiart sons of
Glasgerion, Carados and Elfterion . For twenty-six years James
Dunne was his trainer at the Heath, and since then S . Jeffrey has
had charge of his horses . Many winners came from the Maryborough
Stud, and among the stallions Mr. Blake had there from
time to time were Arbitrator, Beldemonio, Fariman, Glasgerion,
Lesterlin, Necromancer, and St . David, whilst among the mares
were Excellenza (the dam of Glasgerion), Freebooter, Brown
Prince, Farola, and many others.
The late gentleman was educated at Stonyhurst College, and
though in due course called to the Bar , he never practised.
In common with Mr. Daly, he leaves a large circle of friends in
the country to mourn his loss.
The Late Captains Laing and Purefoy.
The death took place this month of two very vNell-known racegoers,
each of whom has occupied a prominent position on the
Turf during the present generation . Captain Malcolm Alfred
Laing was a son of the late Mr . Samuel Laing, for several years
Chairman of the London and Brighton Railway Company . The
deceased was educated at Harrow and Sandhurst, and was
gazetted to the 14th Hussars when IS years of age. From his
earliest clays he had been a patron of the Turf, and after the
'seventies a year seldom passed in which his name did not figure
among the winning owners . His best racer was Padua, a daughter
of Uncas or Thurio, out of Immortelle, and her biggest success
was gained in the Northamptonshire Stakes . When Padua
vent to the Stud she became the dam of many of Captain Laing ' s
later racehorses, as she bred among other winners, Antonio,
Padrone, Padlock II., Paddington, Padilla, and Footpad II . In
iS9S the last named won the Sandown Park Stud Stakes and
Stud Produce Stakes at Newmarket as a two-year-old, while of
the others Antonio, in 1906, won the Newmarket Spring Handicap,
beating Queen of the Lilies and the White Knight, the
latter being in receipt of 19 lbs . Capt . Laing's last win was
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266 THE POLO MONTHLY I I )EC ., 1917.
by Indian Feast . The deceased, who passed .sway at his London
residence, had been a member of the Jockey Club since ic)o ;.
He was also a fair golfer, an excellent shot, and a keen " Brother
of the Angle . "
Captain Henry John Bagwell Purefoy vras born in Ib64, and
was the son of the late Col . Edward Bagwell Purefoy , 3rd
Dragoon Guards, of Greenfields, County Tipperary . Educated
at Wellington College, young Henry Purefoy passed from there
direct into Sandhurst, and received a commission in the 6th
Inniskilling Dragoons. He sailed to Capetown to join his regiment
in time to take part in the Bechuanaland Expedition, and
on " getting his troop " was the youngest captain in the Army.
He then exchanged into the 5th Dragoon Guards so as to get to
India, and was quartered with that regiment at Meerut . For
several years he formed one of the regimental polo teams, for
which he played at back . He also raced a good deal in India,
and with considerable success, training in the stables of Taylor
at LucknOw . After leaving the Army he started racing in this
country, and took a farm called Pound ' s Farm, near Lambourn.
which he soon converted into an up-to-date racing establishment.
IIe then took into partnership Capt . Percy Herbert late R .H . .A .,
who has during the present war received his majority and been
awarded the D .S .O. for his services . The partnership soon
proved successful, and was best known through its connection
with the famous Prince Palatine whom they bought on behalf of
Mr. Pilkington.
The history of the famous son of Persimmon and Lady Lightfoot
and his subsequent sale for L4o,000 to Mr. J . B . Joel at
Goodwood are too recent and too well known to bear repeating.
On the war breaking out the establishment was practically broken
up when Captain Herbert rejoined the Army.
Captain Purefoy met his end through an unfortunate shooting
accident. A good shot and accustomed to firearms from a child,
he was climbing, a gate slippery with frost with his gun left
" off safe . " A sudden fall caused the weapon to go off, and the
poor fellow, receiving the whole of the shot in his head, vas killed
instantly.
National Hunt Fixtures.
After a point blank refusal to permit steeplechasing this winter.
the powers that be have with a little pressure given way after
vyasting more than two months and causing endless trouble and
anxiety to those dependent on the continuation of the National
sport for their living.
' I 'lte following is the text of the official sanction :
The Senior Steward,
National Hunt Committee.
December 17.
Dear Sir, With further reference to your letter of I)ec . to
last, I am desired by the Prime Minister to info rm you that
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the War Cabinet have authorised the Food Controller to issue
licences, to allow horses engaged ill fixtures agreed by the
Board of "Trade to receive a ration of oats. The ration to be
fifteen pounds a day eacb for a number of horses not exceeding
five hundred, and tbe period of the ration not to extend beyond
the middle of April .
Yours faithfully,
J. T. Davies.
On receipt of this communication the Stewards of the National
Hunt Committee at once gave notice to all licensed trainers, and
Photo b a "Sport & General ."
MAJ OR SUNNYJANE, W.ASTOR'S by SUNSTAR—MAID OFTEN MIST,
Winner of Oaks, 1917.
those owners ho train their own horses, requiring them to make
an immediate return to the Registry Office of horses which it is
intended to race under National Hunt Rules, in order that they
might forward the necessary particulars to the Controller of
Horse Transport.
In view of the absence of special railway facilities for the transport
of horses the Stewards have further advised all trainers that
it is desirable to concentrate all horses, which it is intended to

2.6S THE POLO MONTHLY I DEC ., 1917.
race at ally meeting within Walking distance of the course so as
to be independent of the railways in every way.
No licences will be granted to steeplechase jockeys W110 are not
either serving in His Majesty ' s Forces or who are ineligible for
such service.
Fixtures have been arranged for January at the following
courses :
Jan . 9, 10 (Wed ., Thurs .1—Windsor.
Jan . i6, 17 (Wed ., Thurs .)—Gatwick.
Jan . 23, 24 (Wed ., Thurs .) Lingfield.
Jan . 30, 31 (\V'ed., Thurs.)--Plumpton.
The right is reserved by the various executives to transfer
their meetings to either of the other three venues should necessity,
owing to unforeseen circumstances, arise.
Meetings for February , March and April will be announced
later.
French Honour for Prince of Wales.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph announced
recently that the Prince of Wales has been elected a member of
the French Jockey Club . His Royal Highness was proposed l)y
Prince August D'Arenberg, acting president, in place of the late
Count D'Avray, and seconded by General Vicomte de Lastours.
The Prince ' s name was balloted for in the ordinary way. His
grandfather, King Edward , exactly fifty years ago , when asked
to join the French Jockey Club in 1867, had insisted upon being
put up for membership in the customary way . King Edward ' s
sponsors were the Marquis de Biron and Vicomte Daru, and
everyone will hope that the Heir to the Throne may prove as
staunch a patron of the Turf as was his beloved grandfather.
Crack French Two and Three Year Old.
Brumelli, owned by Mr . \V . K . Vanderbilt, is considered to be
the best three year old in France this season ; and the same
owner also possesses what may prove to be the champion two
year old in that country, this being Setauket by Tagliamento out
of sightly, who scored his fourth victory at Chantilly iu the
Grand Criterium, winning by half a length from Mr . J . D.
Cohn's Tracy-le-Val, with Baron E . de Rothschild's Spring
Cleaning third . The second had previously secured the San
Sebastian Criterium, while Spring Cleaning also has several
victories to his credit .

DEC ., Iyi ; .] THE POLO MONTHLY 269
REVIEW OF THE
FLAT RACING
SEASON.
Yet another Jockey Club season has passed under " war conchtions
" and, in common with its two predecessors, has been
fraught with difficulties and no little opposition throughout.
There ` is, however, one theme for congratulation this year, and
that is the support which racing has received at the hands of
the Government, who at last seem to be alive to the importance
of the industry. After the stoppage early in the season, brought
about by the clamour of the anti-sport division, the counsels of
wiser and more level heads prevailed, and from mid-summer
onwards a fairly regular series of meetings were sanctioned at
headquarters and in the provinces.
In the original programme no Lincoln Handicap Substitute was
arranged, and the season therefore opened at Newmarket with
the Craven meeting . The most noteworthy features of this were
the fine show of Gay Crusader, when finishing second to Coq
d'Or (in receipt of to lbs .) for the Column Produce Stakes, and
the victory of Sir Hedworth Meux ' s colt, Dansellon, in the
Craven Stakes. A fortnight later, in the Two Thousand Guineas,
Gay Crusader began the first of his series of triumphs which have
made him the horse of the year, if not, as some of his enthusiastic
supporters claim, the best of modern times . Personally, though
I admit the Triple Crown winner to be a great horse, I do not
think that he comes in this category, for his sire, Bayardo,
though beaten in the Guineas and Derby of his year, was
unquestionably the best of his age, and to my mind the superior
of ( :ay Crusader . The stable companion, Magpie, who was only
just beaten by Gay Crusader after a most exciting finish, in
which one was reminded of the terrific finish of the Leger in 18i3,
when Mr. Merry's pair, Marie Stuart and Doncaster, were
divided only by a short head, was sold almost immediately afterwards
to go to Australia, the action of the War Cabinet in cancelling
all fixtures after tke Guineas week being largely respo'n .
sihle for this, I imagine . His absence cleared the way for Mr.
Fairie ' s champion, who, when racing was resumed, had little
difficulty in carrying off the New Derby, the St. Leger Substitute,
the Newmarket Gold Cup, and the three other races he
contested . The One Thousand Guineas fell to Lord D 'Abernon's
Diadem, who beat Major Astor ' s Sunny Jane and Nonpareil ;

270 THE POLO MONTHLY IDEc ., I917.
Major Astor, who was also the proprietor of Magpie, had thus
the had luck to be runner-up in each of the big classics during
the meek.
In mid-July, when racing was resumed, a number of good
two-year-olds made a successful debut at Newmarket, Scatwell,
Skyrocket, Pandion, Freesia and Lady Symline all scoring,
though Scatwell 's win was achieved in the false start of the race
awarded to Pandion and about which so much discussion took
place subsequently . The New Derby, as I have said, was taken
by Gay Crusader, his nearest opponents being Dansellon and
Dark Legend, who were separated only by a head, whilst the
Oaks was won by Major Astor ' s Sunny Jane, who thus revenged
Photo by " Sport & General ."
MR . .A . AV' . COX'S MY DEAR ., by BEPPO—SILESIA,
Winner of the Dew hurst Plate.
Mr. Cox's filly, who was unbeaten during the past season and won her
two races in the easiest fashion, is thought likely by sorrie good judges to
prove the best three-year-old filly next year.
herself for her defeat by Diadem in the One Thousand Guineas.
Benevente carried off the New Coventry Stakes for Lord Londonderry
and subsequently scored at Stockton and in the Middle
Park Plate at Newmarket . Other two-year-olds to the fore
during the season have been Violinist, Gainsborough, Georgia,
Herself, Prince Chimay, Blink, Damask, Zinovia, Rocksavage,
Sonning, Galician, Bridge of Weir, Syndrian and My Dear, the
last named winning both her two races, the Barnham Plate at the
fourth Extra Meeting and the Dewhurst Plate at Headquarters.
In the provinces there was some good racing at Manchester,
Stockton, Brighton, Ayr and Windsor, the horses to score in

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the principal events being Blue Danube, Planet, Moravia, Nellie
Agrah, Damask and Frustration (since dead).
The Cesarewitch fell to the Epsom-trained Furore, from Ivanhoe
and Race Rock, whilst Brown Prince secured a runaway win
from Planet and Grand Fleet in the Cambridgeshire . Planet
finished the season by an equally easy victory in the Manchester
November Handicap over Go On and Aerschot, the Cambridgeshire
winner, Brown Prince, being unplaced here under his
penalty.
Leading Owners.
Pride of place in the owners ' list has been secured this season
by Mr. A . \V. Cox, who has just withdrawn his nom
me-de-course of " Mr . Fairie . " This gentleman has had a wonderfully
successful season by the aid of Gay Crusader, My Dear and
Telephus, winning ten races, worth £11,751 . As last year, Lord
Derby occupies second berth with 211 races and nine winners,
the principal contributor being Phalaris, who was successful on
six occasions. He is closely followed by Lord D 'Abernon, whose
total reaches £4,762, the whole of this prize money being gained
with his filly Diadem . Lord Londonderry comes fourth with a
total of seven races, worth £3,511, towards which the New
Coventry Stakes and Middle Park Plate winner, Benevente, was
chief contributor. He is followed by Sir A . Bailey, Sir W. J.
Tatem, Mr. S. Joel, Mr. E. Hulton, Sir W. Cooke, Major R . L.
Kidston, Lord Jersey and Mr . L. Winans.
MR. A. W. Cox.
Gay Crusader (7) . . . £Io,18o Telephus
My Dear (2) . . . I,2SI
Phalaris (6)
Coq d'Or (1)
Hainault (4)
Scarpa Flow (3)
Tortona (*3)
Nun's Veiling (2)
Diadem
(3)
Benevente (4)
St. Agnes' Eve (I) . ..
Beaufort (i)
Brown Prince (2)
Herself (I)
McLean (i)
LORD DERBY.
£1,966 Seneschal (1)
I,o1S Crosstree (1)
711 Anyhow (1)
482
412
362
LORD D ' ABERNON.
. ..
LORD LONDONDERRY.
£2,697 Polyphonic
316
267
£290
£1I,i51
£ 1 77
147
TOO
£5,375
£4, 762
(I) . . . £23T
£3,5 11
SIR A . BAILEY.
£ 1 ,745 Buzz Off (I) £205
485 Seventy-five (1)
195
214
£2,845

Sky-rocket (1)
Argosy - (2)
Scatwell (r)
Grand Fleet (I)
Clare c. (1)
Syndrian (2)
Blue Danube (1)
Rivershore (2)
Pandion (i)
THE POLO MONTHLY [DEc ., 1917.
SIR W. J . TATEM.
£685 Elm Twig f . (I)
585 Sweetness (r)
5 0 7
3 6 5
260
MR. S . Joel,.
£6o~ Polyscope (1)
542 Nerissa (i)
5 2 4
495
£ 2 ,755
£3 1 7
232
Photo e,
JpUrl lk tjCLLC,LLL.
SIR J . T AT EM'S SKY ROCKET, cll . c . SUNSTAR—MAID OF THE
MIST,
A good class two-year-old this season.
Violinist (2)
Helford (2)
Rosmarin (i)
Anagram (1)
Sonning (i)
SIR . E . HULTUN.
£i,o62 Muscovado (1) L 1 77
349 Margarethal (I ) 171
3 1 5 Cherokee (r) loo
257
213 £2,644
SIR W. COOKE .
£935 Bay d ' Or (3)
855
£694
£ 2 ,4 8 4

DEc . . l )i7 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
MAJOR R . L . KIDSTON .
Quarryman (3) f,i,iio Bridge of Weir (I) f,196
Aerschot (1) 355 Mintleaf (1) 196
Lord Allan (1)
285
Soft Nose (I) 197 x.,2,339
LORD JERSEY .
Freesia (4)
£1,589 Cassandra (I)
Carnation (i) 345
Planet (2)
MR . L. WINANS.
k',057 Jute (I)
Race Rock (i)
710
Thyme (i) . . . 215
The Leaders Breeders.
x,,19 6
£2,130
The three leading owners occupy the same positions in the
breeders' table, whilst Alr . Donald Fraser, as the breeder of
Brown Prince, occupies fourth position. Benevente being foaled
three months after the death of the late Lord Londonderry, her
darn, Pearmain, was in consequence the property of the Dowager
Lady Londonderry, and to the latter therefore belongs the credit
of having bred the Middle Park Plate winner.
The following are the positions in the list of those aggregating
a total of £2,000 and over : —
\ inners . Races . Value.
Cox, Mr. A . W . 3 10 . . . (,11,75 r
Derby, Lord . . . i o 22 ; . . . 557 1
D ' Abernon, Lord . . . i 3 47 62
Fraser, Mr . Donald . . . 4 6 . . . 2928
Hulton, Mr. E . . . . . . . 8 io . . . 2810
Sykes, Sir Mark . . . . . . 4 S . . . 2739
Londonderry, Dowager Lady 1 4 2697
Walker, Col . Hall . . . 8 9 . . . 2273
Joel, Mr . S . 5 7 21 75
Astor, Major W . . . . 3 4 2093
Douglas, Lady James 4 6 . . . 2017
The Trainers' Table.
f 137
£2 , 11 9
Last year A . Taylor could only finish fourth, with fifteen winners
of a like number of races, worth £8,000 . The Manton
establishment did considerably better during the season just
closed, and Tavlor easily tops the table, having won twenty-five
races, worth £17,924 . More than half this sum goes to the credit
of Gay Crusader, who won the " Triple Crown," the Newmarket
Gold Cup, and three other good races. Taylor also trained
Sunny Jane, winner of the New Oaks and second in the One
Thousand Guineas, so that Manton almost swept the classic
board . Other useful contributors were My Dear, Damask, St.
Eloi, Prince Chimay, and Gainsborough . Second place is filled
by the Hon . George Lambton, who has won twenty-eight races.

THE POLO MONTHLY t DEC., 1917.
The biggest winner was Diadem, who carried off three races
worth k4,762 . Phalaris won half-a-dozen races, worth nearly
J,2,000, while Coq d 'Or and The Viking also contributed useful
sums.
R . Day, who had a wonderfully successful Houghton veck,
during which he won both the Cambridgeshire and Jockey Club
Cup, takes third place, being followed by Barling, whose best
representatiyes were Dark Legend, Bay d ' Or, and Rocksavage.
Sadler, jun ., and Captain Dewhurst, closely together, are next
on the list, while De Mestre, who would probably have had a
much more successful year but for the coughing epidemic in his
Photo by Sport b: Ge era( "
BROWN PRINCE, 3 years, by DARK RONALD—EXCELLENA,
Winner of the Cambridgeshire Newmarket Handicap and Jockey Club Cup at the
Houghton Meeting.
stable, takes eight place.
the first eight on the list
The following are the particulars (it
Taylor, A .
Lambton, ( : .
Day, R . . . .
Barling, F. B .
Winners .
I5
14
10
10
Races . Value.
25 . 4, 17,93 0
29 . . . 11 ,639
13 . . . 5408
19 . . . 4460
Colling, R . W .
Sadler, jun ., A .
Dewhurst, Captain
12
S
q.
16
12
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
44 1 5
39 6 7
3511
De Mestre, E. G . . . . 9 II . . . 339 1

Drc., 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 275
Donoghue Heads the Jockey List.
For the fourth successive season " Steve " Donoghue is the
champion jockey, with only one winning ride less than he had
last season, in spite of his aggregate number of mounts being
fifty-eight fewer than twelve months ago . " Skeets " Martin,
his rival, is second, but with a higher percentage of wins, and
for the second year in succession Victor Smyth takes the third
berth. Those who have steered twenty or more winners in England
this season are :
Mounts . Fins . Percentage.
Donoghue, S . 224 4 2 . . . 18.75
Martin, J . H . . . . 171 35 . . . 20.46
Smyth, V . . . . . . . 188 30 15.95
Smith, A . 178 28 1 5 . 73
Rickaby, F . . . . 118 23 19. 49
Hulme, G . . . . 163 . . . 20 . . . 12 .26
Leading Sires.
Thanks to the yictories of Gay Crusader, the defunct sire
Bayardo is able to depose Polymelus from the post of honour in
the Sires List this season . It is the greatest pity Mr . Cox
should haye had the had luck to lose his young sire just as his
stock had made a name for themselves, but in Gay Crusader lie
undoubtedly possesses a worthy substitute when his turn conies.
Polymelus, who has occupied the leading position for the past
three years, is now second, though in figures a long way behind
Bayardo. Below will be found particulars of the records of
those whose progeny have won over £3,500 in stakes, together
with the names of the next four in the Sires List :
BAYARDO (1906), by Bay Ronald Galicia.
Gay Crusader (7) . . . £1o,18o Bapaume (r) . . . £256
Bay d'Or (3) . . . 694 Hampshire Lily (T) . . . 169
Gainsborough (1) ... 67o Gambado (1)Too
Inversnaid (1) . . . 26S
Races won, 15 ; value, },; 12 ,337
POLYMELUS (1902), by Cyllene—Maid Marian.
Benevente (4)
Phalaris (6)
£ 2 ,697 Polly's Jack (I)
1,966 Polyphonic (1)
. . .
. . .
£264
231
Pandion (1)
Saxon (i)
Polyscope (1)
495 Thyme (T)
349 Polygram (T)
317 Polydamon (T)
215
T96
195
Giant killer (1) 266 Invincible (T) . . . 178
Races won, 20 ; value, £7,369.
Orby (1904), by Orme—Rhoda B.
Diadem (3) . . . £4,762 Irish Brigade (T) £196
Orb (2) . . . 366 Fitzorb (1) 103
Byorla (i) . . . 2 77 Orlass (T) 92 .
Races won, 9 ; value, £5,796.

DARK RONALD (1905), by Bay Ronald—Darkie.
Brown Prince (3) . . . £ 2 ,34 2 McLean (1) . . . £214
Dark Legend (3) . . . 855 Seventy-five (1) . . . 196
The Viking (2) . . . 757 Matruh (1) 1 95
Lady Lachine (1) . . . 485 Ronaldo (i) . . . 93
My Ronald (1) . . . 390
Races won, 14 ; yalue, £5,5 2 7 .
HENRY THE FIRST (190I), by Melton—Simena.
First Flier (2) . . . £2,999 Jersey Queen (1) £92
I See (4) . : . 492 Royal Band (1) 92
King's Fare (I) . . . 311 Truncheon (r) . . . 27
Athletic (1) . . . 176
Races won, II ; value, £ 4,189.
GLASGERION (1906), by Gallinule—Excellenza.
Carados (3) . . . £2,329 Elfterion (4) . . . £1,764
Races won, 7 ; yalue, £4,093.
CHAUCER (1900), by St . Simon Canterbury Pilgrim.
Bramble Twig (5) . .. £I ,345 Wise Dove (I) . . . £217
Prince Chimay (1) . . . 705 Cheechako (1) 210
Dansellon (1) . . . 525 Anyhow (i) Ioo
Scarpa Flow (3) . . . 432 Prince Lionel (1) . . . 89
Sagitta c (I) . . . 246
Races won, 15 ; value, £3,9 1 9 .
BRIDGE OF EARN (1906), by Cyllene— Santa Brigida.
Lady Earn (2) . . . £1,694 Bridge of Weir (1) . . . £196
Bulinda (2) . . . 544 Sunbridge (I) . . . 165
Earna (2) . . . 443 Manister Bridge (21 i 7
Bridge of Marne (i) 361
Races won, 11 ; yalue, £3, 501.
ST . FRUSQUIN ( 1893), by St. Simon--Lady Lovende.
7 winners, 1I races ; value, L3,498.
LOMOND (1909), by Desmond Lowland Aggie.
4 winners, 7 races ; value, ),3,448.
SYMINGTON (1893), by Ayreshire—Sephonia.
10 winners, 17 races ; value, £3,4 ci6.
BUCKWHEAT (1906), by Martagon—Gesame.
S winners, 13 races ; value, £2,772.
Racing in Ireland.
All things considered racing in Ireland during 1017 has well
maintained the high water-mark of past years . The stoppage
during part of the season was a serious blow to owners and
trainers, howeyer, and the effect is noticeable in the subjoined
figures of statistical returns .

Photo lbq "Sport & General ."
MR . .A . AV. COX'S DEFUNCT SIRE BAYARDO (looe).
Bayardo by Bay Ronald out of Galicia, as the sire of Gay Crusader, Gainsborough, and other winners this
season, takes his place at the head of the Sires' List, his nearest attendants being Polymelus and Orb) .

278 THE POLO MONTHLY [DEC ., 1917.
There has been an unusually good crop of two-year-olds seen
during the year, such as Carados, Elfterion, Ti mler, Impertinent,
Ardlui, Judea, and Lady Earn being quite in the first rank,
whilst the three-year-olds, First Flier , Lisnalinchy, and Double
Scotch, are animals of undoubted merit.
Mr . J . J . Parkinson heads the winning owners ' list, followed by
the late Mr. C. J . Blake, The former 's position is, of course,
largely due to First Flier, the Irish Derby winner, whilst the
latter's success was gained chiefly through the yictories of the
two-year-olds, Elfterion and Carados.
Mr. Parkinson heads the trainer's table as last year, whilst his
son, Mr . W. J . Parkinson, is again at the top among amateur
jockeys, F. Morgan occupying the corresponding place among the
professionals.
The young Gallinule stallion Glasgerion carries off the honours
in the sires' list, his two two-year-olds, Elfterion and Carados.
haying between them won oyer £4,000 in stakes . Subjoined are
the tables in which I haye given the leading ten names in each
case :
Leading Owners .
WINNERS . RACES . VALVE.
f; s.
Mr . J. J . Parkinson 15 . . . '` 24 5, 28 5 15
Mr. C . J . Blake q. . . . to 4,59 0 9
Sir T . Dixon 4 •x-11 3,353 7
Mr. D . Sullivan 3 . . . 4 2,066 o
Major D. Dixon S 13 1,795 10
Captain Bewicke 6 12 1,677 1 7
Mr. \V. A . Murphy 1 3 1,66 7 19
Mr. P. Nelke 1 1 1,370 0
Mrs. Whitworth 5 6 1,250 0
Mr. John Daly 1 1 1,179 o
Captain C . Moore 2 1,121
Successful Trainers.
Mr . J. J . Parkinson, Curragh 29 . . . 3'62 . . . 8,918
s.
o
P. Behan, Curragh 1S . . . '28 . . . 6,46o 0
S . Jeffry, Maryborough 6 . . . 14 5,711 9
J. Hunter, Curragh 15 . . .-[23 . . . 5,3 2 4 1 7
Mr. M . Arnott, Clonsilla 24 4,82 5 5
NI. Dawson, CurragH 17 34 4 ;010 l
(I . Kirk, Newbridge 9 . . . 11 . . . 3,211 9
James Dunne, Curragh 5 S . . . 2 ,757 9
Mr . L. Brabazon, Bellinter 14 . . . 31 . . . 2,567 16
Captain Bewicke, Curragh 10 17 2 ,47 o 7
R . W . Armstrong, Curragh 12 16 1,936 10

I )r:r . , 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 279
Professional Jockeys .
F . Morgan t41
\ y1 . Barrett 'r :4
C . Aylin 32
M . Beary '"31
T. Burns *30
H . M . Quirke (app .) * 21
H . Harty 22
Joseph Harty 22
Joseph Canty i6
J . Dines '~16
Amateur Riders.
WINS . 2NI, . 3RD . 1'NPL. III, . 1'''1' .U :b;.
- 23 - 15 - 58 - 137 - 29 .92
- 15 - 14 - 46 - 109 - 31 .19
- 21 - 23 - 93 - 169 - 18 .93
-16-15- 76-13$-22 .46
- 23 - 18 - 82 - 153 - 19 .60
- 19 - 19 - S5 - 147 - 14 .28
- 15 - i 6- 57 - 110 - 20 .00
- 23 - 26 - 121 - 192 - 11 .45
- 19 - 6 - 32 - 73 - 21 .91
- 17 - 19 - 99 - 151 10 .59
WINS . 2ND . 3R1) . 1UNI'L . 1'TL . I"TAt ;I).
Mr . \V . J . Parkinson
Mr. H . S . Harrison
Mr . T . O'Roarke
Mr . A . Stubbs
Mr . L . L. Firth
Mr . P . Nugent
16 - 17 - 1 4
9- 11 - II
5- 22 - 5
5- 5 3
4- 3 3
4- 2 - 4
-
-
29
25
II
19
7
24
76 - 21 .05
55 - 14.54
23 - 2 1 . 73
32 - 15 .62
17 - 23 .52
34 - 11 .76
Mr . J . Coghlan
Mr . W . F . Sankey
Captain Storie
Mr. L. S . Ward
4- I -
3- I -
3 - o -
3 - 2 -
5
1
I
I
-
27
5
7
10
37 - 10 .81
10 - 30 .00
II - 2 7 .2 7
16 - 18 .i5
Winning Sires .
. V1L11).
Glasgerion, by Gallinule 2 . . . 7 4,093 12
Henry the First (dead) by Melton
Seaforth (dead), by Symington
Lomond, by Desmond
Bridge of Earn, by Cyllene
"Tredennis , by Kendal
5
3
2
4.
To
. . .
9
6
1'5
7
* 2I 111
3,702 c'
2,97 1 1 9
2,96 7 Io
2,501 10
2,065 0
Prospector, by Pioneer 8 ~,
Desmond (dead), by St . Simon . 5 . . . 7 12,703 0
Roi Herode (France), by Le
Samaritain 6 7 . . . 1 .641 0
Buckwheat (in Australia), by
Martagon 4 7 . . . 1,619 0
RACI?S
.

Whitworth' s
NEWMARKET
BLOODSTOCK SALES
By Our Special Correspondent
The following saes and dispersals have been held by Messrs.
"Tattersall during the past three months at the Park Paddocks,
Newmarket :
September 25th-26th.
A two-day sale of yearlings took place during the last week
in September, and a fairly numerous and representative company
of buyers were present.
On the opening day prices were had until Mrs.
nice team of four came in to the ring. The first, a nice bay son
of the Derby winner, Sunstar out of Naisha by John O 'Gaunt,
provoked some spirited competition before falling to the bid of
Major Holliday at r,000 guineas . Swordknot ' s half-brother by
Ulster King went cheaply to Major Clayton at 250 guineas, and
the filly Auramine by Jaeger, out of Canty Lass, cannot be considered
dear at the 350 guineas bid for her by Major Holliday,
who, I might mention, has registered the name of African Star
for his Sunstar purchase . The pick of the quartet, howeyer,
was a beautiful chesnut colt by Prince Palatine, who was secured
by Mr. Herbert Rich on behalf of a lady for 1,600 guineas, thus
bringing up the average of the four to Soo guineas, a very satisfactory
result . The only other sale worthy of mention was that
of the filly, Pick of the Bunch, from Mr . Gilbert Robinson's
batch, Mr. V . T . Thompson securing the daughter of Picton and
Tendril well within her value for 420 guineas.
The second day's catalogue, with two or three exceptions, saw
prices still yery much on the low side . Early on Fred Hunt
secured for one of his patrons, a good type of bay colt by Henrythe
First out of Frusquin Belle, for 420 guineas, but after this

DEC . . 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY
Top FILLY : THE EXORS. OF MR . ARTHUR JAMES'S YEARLING
by BAYARDO—BUNCH GRASS;
Sold to Nlr. J . II . Peard for 1,0)o gns.
Bottom : \RGIN(l FILLY by WILLIAM
THE THIRD
Sold to Alr . Peard for 1,3oo gns .

usiness was very quiet until Mr. J . H . Peard, buying for Lord
Furness, the Master of the York and Ainsty Hounds, took the
bay filly by William the Third out of Maxima, at 1,300 guineas,
and a little later the bay filly by Bayardo out of Bunch Grass for
1,100 guineas. Both these fillies, in common with Lord Furness '
other purchases, have been leased to Mr . Peard for their racing
careers, it not being the intention of his lordship to run any of
his fillies himself, but to keep then entirely for breeding.
The following are the full particulars of all sales of 400 guineas
and upwards during the two days :
Yearlings, the Property of Mrs. III-. Whitworth.
African Star, b c by Sunstar out of Naisha' (Major 1 .. B. Holliday) i000
Chesnut colt by Prince Palatine out of Feronia by Fariman
(Mr. If. Rich) 1000
Yearling, the Property of Mr . Gilbert Robinson.
Pick of the Bunch, b f by Picton out of Tendril
(Mr. V. T. Thompson) 421
Yearling, the Property of Captain II. I'. Musker.
Bay colt by Henry the First out of Frusquin Belle (Mr. F. Hunt) 4 20
Yearling, the Property of the Breeder.
Bay Lilly by William the Third out of Maxima (Mr. J. H . Peard) 1300
Yearling, the Property of the Exors . of the late
Mr. Arthur James.
Ray filly by Bayardo out of Bunch Grass (Mr. J. H . Peard) i too
October 10th.
A one-day sale at Newmarket attracted a number of buyers on
October loth . The catalogue was a mixed one of young stock and
horses in training, and an excellent start was made when Lot
No. i, a chesnut yearling colt by Orby out of Fairyland, was run
up to 910 guineas before being knocked down to Mr . H. Drage.
Prices were then low, the late Mr . Leopold de Rothschild ' s yearlings
fetching yery little, the grey filly Toinette by Radium Top
Hane being top price at 320 guineas.
Of the horses in training sent up by Sir William Tatem, the
Clare colt was withdrawn owing to a slight accident, and the Osca
Marah and Santoi colts failed to reach their reserves and were
passed out of the ring at 1,450 and 950 guineas respectively.
Sweetness, the two-year-old speedy daughter of Morena and Fragrant,
created brisk competition , and Mr. Cunliffe Owen had to go
to 2,000 guineas before securing her, some surprise being felt at
Sir William Tatem being w illing to part with so good a youngster.
Prior to this Sir Robert Wilmot had paid 410 guineas for the
best of the yearlings sent up by Mr . C . T. Pulley, a bay filly by
Marcoyil out of Chiffon, but other transactions are scarcely worth
noting. The particulars of sales above 400 guineas were as
follows :—

DEC., 1917 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 28 3
Gns.
Yearling, the Property of Mr . Peter Murphy.
Chesnut colt by Orby—Fairyland (Mr. H . Drage) 910
Yearling, the Property of Lieut .-Colonel D . Spiller.
Bay filly by Marcovil—Chiffon (Sir R. Wilmot) .}u)
Two-year-old, the Property of Sir W . Tatem.
Brown filly by Morena—Fragrant (Mr. Cunliffe Owen) 2000
October 24th.
Another mixed programme awaited buyers at the one-day sale
11e1(1 during the fourth week of October at headquarters, and fair
business was recorded with the most attractive lots.
After Mr. W . W. Ashe ' s yearling, an Orby filly, was passed
out of the ring unsold at 65o guineas, the first transaction of note
was for the Bridge of Earn—Rowdy Queen filly, whom Captain
Dewhurst secured for 540 guineas . A big, long-striding chesnut,
she should prove a useful matron at the stud if her racing career
is not altogether a success.
Another upstanding filly in the brown daughter of John o '
Gaunt and Quick (dam of Mushroom) made 500 guineas to Mr.
Cunliffe Owen . Shortly afterwards the good Irish performer,
Byorla, failed to reach the reserve and was taken out of the ring
at 1,450 guineas, but the Bachelor ' s Double—Snow Glory yearling
filly, in the same ownership, found a purchaser at 390 guineas
in Mr. Frank Hartigan.
The useful two-year-old Passing being amiss was withdrawn,
and the once fine but now infirm old handicapper, Neville Holt,
was sold for Too guineas by Mr. Black. Mr. Robert Sherwood ' s
team of fifteen fetched poor prices with the exception of Sir Desmond,
for whom Mr. J . Reid Walker gave 900 guineas, probably
with the intention of putting him over obstacles when the season
opens, and the uncertain Daisy Square, who has never yet produced
her home form on a racecourse ; Mr . R . Davison was the
purchaser of the latter at 400 guineas.
King Priam failed to reach his reserve and was passed out at
1,85o guineas, and then the useful two-year-old Resilience was
cheaply purchased at Soo guineas for India, where her speed and
sharpness should serve her well . Particulars of transactions of
400 guineas and upwards are appended.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Gns.
Yearling from the Straffan Station Stud.
Chesnut filly by Bridge of Earn—Rowdy Queen (Capt . Dewhurst) 540
Yearling, the Property of a Gentleman.
Brown filly by John o' Gaunt--Quick (Mr. Cunliffe Owen)
Horses in training, the Property of Mr . R. Sherwood.
Sir Desmond, br c (3 yrs .) by Desmond—Surfweed
500
(Mr . Reid Walker)
Daisy Square, br f (,; yrs.) by Simon Square—Mountain
qoo
Daisy (Mr. Davison) 400
Property of a Gentleman.
Resilience, br c (z yrs .) by Mauvezin—Little Liane
(Mr. F. Tarrant) Soo

284 THE POLO MONTHLY [DEC ., 1917.
November 7th.
A very small and mixed catalogue of about fifty lots was presented
on the Wednesday of the Cambridgeshire and but little if
any business was done. The only transaction worth recording
was the sale of the yearling chesnut filly by St . Amant out of
McGuffieMincian
from Lord Harewood 's batch . Mr . T. C.
went to Soo guineas for the half-sister to Condottiere, and will
probably haye no cause to regret his purchase.
hhe Property of the Earl of Harewood.
Chesnut yearling filly be St . Amant out of Mincian
(\(r . -rt . C. McGuffie) soo
December 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th.
In bright and cold weather Messrs. Tattersall ' s important
annual bloodstock dispersal opened before a distinguished company
the first week of the month . Among those present in the
Park Paddocks during the week were the following :—Lords
Jersey, and D'Abernon, Sirs John Thursby, William Cooke, W.
Tatem, and R . Wilmot, General Sir Bruce Hamilton, General
Little, Colonels Greville, Story, Baillie, FitzGerald, Russell,
Tweedie, Majors Clayton, Beatty, Bell, Roberts, Keylock, Hermon-Hodge,
Upton, and Mortlock, Captains Adye, Dewhurst,
Tanner, Tuthill, Traill, T. Wickham Boynton, Fowler, Barnett,
Greer, Moore, Baird, and Hughes, and Messrs . H . E. Beddington,
C. J . C . Hill, C . McNeill, C. Garland, G . Lambton, J . B.
Leigh, Claud B . Portman, G. Robinson, C . Edmunds, Cradock,
Botterhill, Lionel Robinson, Donald Fraser, Ellis, Persse, A.
Chetwynd, R. Fothergill, F . P. Harrison, W. F . Egerton, Tabor,
C . T. Pulley, R . Brendon, A. E. Barton, C. E. Howard, J . Bell,
Herbert Rich, Peard, G . Gunter, G . C. Sharpe, Hamilton Adams,
Parkinson, J . Simons Harrison, C. Hailey, Victor Duret, F.
Harding, Holliday Hartley, Huby, J . Ladley, J . B . Robertson,
J. W. A . Harris, Douglas Fraser, A. W. Cox, W . Alston, A . B.
Pollok, J . P . Arkwright, H. Cunliffe Owen, C . M . Prior, H.
de In Rue, J . McIntyre, Farr, W . Murland, \V . F . Smith,
Wilmot, R . C. Dawson, J . A . Dawson, W. Purefoy, F. V. Gooch,
Creed, H . Cholmley, Michalinos, G . Game, Warner Turner, F.
Curzon, D . Cooper, Hamilton Edwards, H . Dent Brocklehurst,
J . A. Rutherford, San Miguel, Henry Salvin, Varipati, F . W.
Talbot, H. B . Law, H. Drage, R. Marsh, M. Curry, F . Leach,
W. Waugh, W. W . Hope, J . P. Hornung, Arthur Basset,
Washington Singer, J . W . Larnach, Farquharson, Mortimer
Singer, E. M . Weatherby, Dobson Peacock, Brice, R . Sievier,
F. Darling, A . B . Sadler, F. Barling, A. Sadler, jun., R.
Wootton, H . P . Brock, G . D. Smith, A. Black, Charters, E.
Hulton, H. Williams, E. H. Leach, R . Sherwood, Bowcher,
Dick, Hanslip Long, S. Pickering, Chapman, H . Whitworth,

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\V . Gordon Canning, E . T. Prichard, Slocock, P . Peck, and
C . Whincup.
Monday.
Prices were very low and bids scarce at the opening session.
The first lot to top 400 guineas came from Captain H . T. Musker
' s contingent . This was the six-year-old mare Simona, who
has been mated with Glenesky . Own sister to Henry the First
and William Rufus, the daughter of Melton and Simena was
purchased by Mr . P. Heybourn for 470 guineas.
Of the seven mares submitted by the late Major Eyelyn de
Rothschild and Captain Anthony de Rothschild, three only found
buyers, top price of 300 guineas coming from Mr. Prior for the
eight-year-old Slip, covered by Corcyra . Mr. Duret gave 510
guineas for Mrs . Arthur James' Poet's Corner, in foal to Bachelor
' s Double, and at the same figure General Sir Bruce Hamilton
secured Velour, who has been mated with Willonyx.
Major Kidston was unsuccessful in obtaining his reserve for
the smart Quarryman, though 3,800 guineas was bid on behalf
of an Indian owner for the three-year-old son of Prospector, but
he disposed of the four-year-old King ' s Prize for Soo guineas to
Captain Adye . The son of Marco and Queenlet therefore joins
the select little band of stallions at the Compton Stud, where he
should proye an ideal sire for hunter-bred stock.
Lord Londonderry 's colts, Fleurbaix and Polyphonic, both
found purchasers, the two-year-old going to Captain Hogg for
400 guineas, and the four-year-old son of Polymelus to Mrs.
Hoole for 50o guineas. Transactions during the day at 400
guineas and upwards were as follows :
Gns.
The Property of Captain I1 . T. Musker.
Simona (int]), b m by Melton out of Simena by St . Simon ; covered
by Glenesky (Mr. P. Heybourn)
The Property of Mrs . Arthur James.
47C)
Poet's Corner (1012), h m by Chaucer out of Ormeda by Orme;
covered by Bachelor's Double (Mr. V. Duret) 510
The Property of Mr . C. E. Howard.
Velour 0012), b Ill by Marcovil out of Velvet by Cherry Tree ;
covered by Willonyx (General Sir Bruce Hamilton)
The Property of Major R. Logan Kidston.
King's Prize, ch } yrs, by Marco out of Queenlet by Herrin
(Captain Adye) soil
The Property of the Marquis of Londonderry.
Polyphonic ch c . 4 rs, by Polymelus out of Indian Air by Ayrshire
(Mrs. Hoole)
Fleurbaix, ch c, 2 yrs, by Picton out of Flos Florum by Florizel II.
(Captain Hogg) 400
Tuesday.
A beautiful bright but frosty day greeted bidders on assembling

at Park Paddocks, and business on the whole showed a great improvement
on Monday's results. The first sale of note was that
of Lavanda, a seven-year-old daughter of Laveno and French
Partridge, from the Aslabie Stud, for whom Mr . S . Pickering
gave 500 guineas, and then bids were quiet until the Duke of
Westminster's Mystery, a half-sister by Troutbeck to Flying
Fox, came into the ring . After a spirited competition between
Mr. Duret and Mrs . Adam Scott the lady carried off the day,
giving 1,200 guineas for the seven-year-old daughter of Troutbeck
and Vampire, who has been served by Valens . Prior to
this I may mention the grey mare, Grey Flier, dam of this year ' s
Irish Derby winner, had been withdrawn at 1,350 guineas, three
hundred less than she cost Sir Wm . Tatem at Mr . Musker 's sale
in July. Prices again ruled quiet after the sale of the Duke of
Westminster's Mystery, nothing reaching 200 guineas until that
good staying mare of Captain Forester 's, Tootles, who it will
be remembered was second to the late Mr. Brodrick Cloete ' s
Cherimova on the latter 's one and only appearance on a racecourse
in the Oaks of 1911, was brought in . Offered without
reserve she was secured by Mr . Peard for 600 guineas, her companion,
the classic performer, Bracelet, who was second to Rhodora
in the One Thousand Guineas and fourth to Signorinetta
(when Rhodora fell) in the Oaks of 1908 only realised 125 guineas.
Mr. Huby gave 450 guineas apiece for the Eager mare Valkyr,
covered by Diadumenos, and her William the Third colt foal.
Lord Carnarvon ' s mares, Whin Chat and Charmeuse, failed to
reach their reserves of 2,000 guineas, prior to which Nevolnice
and her foal were passed out of the ring at 1,i,so and Sze guineas
respectively.
Lady Fitzgerald, who is carrying on the late Sir Maurice ' s
Buckland Stud, bought the sister to Son-in-law, covered by Black
Jester, at S10 guineas, whilst another from the 'Pickford Park
Stud in Dark Gold made Soo guineas to the bid of Mr . Allison.
Aprille, from the Morton Stud, was the occasion for brisk competition,
ere the daughter of Chaucer and Japonica, who has been
covered by Sunstar, fell to Reggie Day ' s hid of 1,200 guineas.
After lunch the Santoi colt, Dresden, was taken by Coiling at
600 guineas. Lord Carnarvon's Theodosius was withdrawn at
95 0 guineas, and then the Valens filly, Seyera, was knocked
down at 1,500 guineas, and goes to Spain . That once high-class
colt, Arius, fetched 380 guineas from an Indian sportsman, and
then the two-year-olds, Abiad and Miss Cheek, were withdrawn
at 65o guineas and 610 guineas apiece . The Duke of Portland's
contingent realised poor prices, 410 guineas being the highest hid
for the William the Third—Recoil mare, Backhander.
Mr. Frank Curzon failed to sell Comedienne but got 1,000
guineas for Oros, 1,500 guineas for the speedy Pamfleta, and Soo
guineas apiece for the two-year-olds, Priceless and Froggie . Mv
Ronald was retained at 1,200 guineas, but the two sires, Troutbeck
and his son Manxman, found purchasers The former St.
Leger winner, for whom an offer of 11,500 guineas was refused

THE POLO MONTHLY 28;
j
ust prior to the outbreak of tear, was now secured for the Little
Malgraves Stud by Mr . Christenson at the knock-out price of 46o
guineas, surely a record bargain . Manxman also only realised
the trifling figure of 5o guineas . The following are the lots sold
at 400 guineas and over during the day :--
G ns.
Front the Aslabie Stud.
Lavanda (11)10) br m by Laveno out of French Partridge by
Gallinule ; coyered by Stornoway (\]r. S. Pickering. ) 500
The Property of the Duke of Westminster.
Mystery (1.410), b in by Troutbeck out of Vampire by Galopin;
coyered by Valens (Mrs . Adam Scott) 1200
The Property of Captain F . Forester.
Footles (n )uS), b n0 by John u ' Gaunt out of Lady Drake by Gallinule
; covered by By George! ( \fr. J . 11. Peard) 600
The Property of Mr. If. Ingledew and Mr. D . Cooper.
Valkyr (Iwo'), 'o m 1av Eager out of St. Natalia by Common
covered by Diadumenos (Mr. Huby) 45o
P .n ''olt-loal icy William the Third out of Valkyr by Eager
(Sir . Huby) 45o
From the Tickford Park Stud.
Own Sister (1111.1), hr m by Dark Ronald out of Mother in Law
by Matchmaker ; covered by Black Jester (Lady Fitzgerald) Sin
Dark ()old (one.) ; 11 nt by Dark Ronald out of Golden Tresses by
Orvieto ; covered by Black Jester (\Ir . AV . Allison) soo
From the Morton Stud.
Aprille (1)1,)), br n1 br Chaucer out of Japonica by Lord Lorne;
covered by Sunstar (Mr. R . Day) IYoo
The Property of \Ir. A . Mortimer Singer.
Dresden (1 6 14), h c by Santoi out of Betsy Jane by
Sainfoin
(Mr. R . R' . Colling) 600
The Property of the Earl of Carnarvon.
Severa, b I, ,; yrs, by Valens out of Missovaja by Chesterfield
(Mr. Joyce) 1 5 00
The Property of the Duke of Portland, h .Ii.
Belle of Erin (Igor)), h m by Desmond out of Miss Gunning II.
by Carbine : covered by Picton (Sins . Fenwick) 41 .0
Backhander (1x113), 11 1n by William the Third out of Re-oil by
Carbine : coyered by Phaleron (Captain Tuthill).4111
The Property of Mr . Frank Curzon.
s, b , 3 yrs, by Radium out of Ayesha by Ayrshire
(Mr. Tarrant) moo
Pamfleta, hr I, ,; yrs, by William the Third out of Bird i' th'
Hand by Gallinule (\fr. II. S. Persse) iSon
Priceless, I,r f, 2 vrs, by White Eagle out of Colunia by Persimmon
(\ir. J. McGuigan) foo
Froggie, h f, , era, by St . Amant out of Rustle by Eager
(Air . Joyce) ;1n
The Property of the Duke of Westminster.
Troutbeck (rr)o ;), hr h by Ladas out of Rvdal Mount by St . Serf
(Mr. C. Christenson) 4611

ebb THEE POLO MONTHLY [DEC ., 19 1 7 .
Wednesday,
Early on Wednesday the Langton Hall contingent came under
the hammer without reserye owing to the death of Colonel Fite,
and the break up of this famous North country stud is a matter
of deep regret amongst thoroughbred-stock breeders . There
were in all 34 mares and foals, and as expected the best prices
were realised by Polly Peachum and Royal Marriage . '1'11e first,
who has been served by Golden Sun, went to Mr . Duret at 830
guineas, and Royal Marriage, in foal to The Tetrarch, was
secured by Mr. A . Barton for 1,450 guineas after a stiff competition
with G . Butchers, i\lr. Barton also taking her filly-foal
by Troutbeck for 250 guineas . Falling Star, covered by Golden
Sun, was bought by Sir « gym . Cooke for 400 guineas, whilst Mr.
t hoto by
" Sport & General "
THF, SIGNORINETTA EARL OF ROSEBERY'S br . in . PASTA, by THRUSH-
Sold for 2,500 gns. to \Ir. B. Jarvis.
A. Chetwynd took her filly-foal by Prince Palatine at 300 guineas.
There was now a quiet spell until three of Sir John Robinson' s,
Diabolina, Persicaria, and Simonetta fell to Mr . Duret, Mr.
Varipati, and Mr. Fairweather, at 410 guineas, 56o guineas, and
350 guineas respectiyely. Later Colonel Sapwell disposed of his
colt-foal by The Tetrarch—Piccolino, to Reginald Day for Boo
guineas . Two of Lord Rosebery's then made good prices, the
first, the beautifully bred Pasta by Thrush out of Signorinetta, in
foal to Cicero, making 2,500 guineas to the bid of Basil Jarvis,
and the other, Sunny Ridge by Sunstar out of Montem, covered
by Corcyra, going to Lady Fitzgerald at 1,4 .50 guineas .

DEC ., 1.917 .] THEPOLO MONTHLY 289
The Compton Stud ' s La Gioconda and Bold Lady realised 45o
guineas and z to guineas respectively to the bids of the British
Bloodstock Agency, and then some important business was transacted
over the Stanley House mares . Both Altcar and Spean
Bridge brought their reserves of ',ow guineas, their buyers being
General Malcolm Little and Mr . Liyock, the latter gentleman
also taking Dorothea, a half-sister to Canyon by William the
Third and covered by Stedfast, for 1,300 guineas. The fouryear-old
mare Va Via by Cicero out of Pilgrim 's Way tempted
BIr . J . H . Peard to hid i,000 guineas, and the three-year-old
filly, Bridgehead by Picton out of Brig of Ayr, realised 450
guineas to the bid of Mr . C . F . P . Creed.
Sir John Thursby's four-year-old Lydgate by William the
. . ,
Photo ba Sport & General . "
THl OF ROS1'.11ERP'S ch . nt. SI NM,-
1IONTEM ;
RIDt E, be SUNS'l'_1R—
Sold for 1,450 ;gas. to Lady Fitzgerald.
Third out of Lady Disdain, covered Ly Rossendale, provoked
some hvely competition before falling to the bid of Basil Jaryis
1,500 guineas, and then Captain Tanner secured 440 guineas
for his nieely turned mare, Cherry Hinton by Sundridge out of
Schoolbook, covered by Call o' the Wild, the purchaser being
Mr. F. \V. A . Harris.
The cream of the day's sale then eame on when the Old
Buckenham Hall Stud, a party of eight, were put up . Joie de
Vivre, the first of the five matrons, was started at 1,500 guineas
and was quickly run up to 3,100 guineas, at which price she was

secured by Mr . Livock, who also took the Persimmon mare,
Perfect Peach . Both were purchased on behalf of Mr . Buchanan,
and will be mated with his champion young stallion, Hurry On.
Decagone by Martagon out of Desca, covered by The Tetrarch,
was another high-priced sale, Mr . Peard taking her on behalf of
Lord Furness at 2,800 guineas . Bill and Coo did not reach her
reserve though bids up to 2,300 guineas were received . Of the
foals, Glamourie ' s filly by Prince Palatine made 400
guineas, and the big bay colt by Sunstar out of Joie
de Vivre 6io guineas, to the respective bids of Mr.
Cundell and Mr . Barton . The grey colt-foal by The
Ph_:to by S;Jort k Ge.e:a7 . "
THE OLD BUCKENHAM HALL STUD'S cL ii . DECAGONE , by
MARTAGON—DESCA ;
Sold for 2,800 gns. to Mr. J . H . Peard.
Tetrarch out of Perfect Peach, who inherits the eurious spotted
marks of his sire, provoked some sensational bidding . Put in at
Boo guineas he rapidly advanced to 1,700 guineas, at which price
he was knocked down to Mr . Livock, acting on behalf of Mr.
Buchanan. The eight lots, therefore, brought the big figure of
12,215 guineas, a highly satisfactory result, the ayerage of the
four mares working out at 2,337 guineas apiece, and of the like
number of foals at 716 guineas apiece.
Of the horses in training some fair prices were realised.
Athdara did not reach his reserve of 1,00o guineas, but Rienzi,
Hurry Along, Lemon and Ponsworthy, all found purchasers at
over 400 guineas apiece . Cairngillan was well sold at 900

DEC ., 19Ij.] THE POLO MONTHLY 291
guineas, and 1 should think Taylor is very glad to see the back
of this somewhat unreliable son of Marcovil . Mr. Cox was content
to let Telephus go at 300 guineas, and surely this is a cheap
buy for a young horse at one time considered to be the superior
of Gay Crusader.
The stallion St . Petersburg was sold for Soo guineas, and considering
he is only 13 years old, and has already produced such
as Peter the Hermit, he cannot be dear at the price . The following
is the record of the individual sales of loo guineas and
upwards during the day :
Gus.
l+y Order of the Administratrix of the Estate of the late
' Lieut .-Colonel A . J . Fife, the whole of the Mares and Foals
from the Langton hall Stud, with the exception of one
stare retained by Mrs . File.
Falling Star (Mob), b in by Right-away out of Emotion by
Nunthorpe ; covered bv Golden Sun (Sir W . Cooke) 400
Polly Peachum (1913), b in by Spearmint out of Lindoiya by
Gallinule ; covered by Golden Sun (Mr. V. Duret)
Royal Marriage (loos), b m by Pietermaritzburg out of Royal
Male by Royal IHampton ; covered by The Tetrarch
S30
(Mr . A . E. Barton) 145o
"1 he Property of Sir John Robinson.
Diabolina (0913), br q t by Robert le Diable out of Simonetta by
St. Simon ; covered by Spearmint (Mr. V, Duret) 410
Persicaria Hampton (u)o7), b m bv Persimmon out of Courtly by
coyered by Cicero (Mr. Varipati)
The Property of Colonel B. Ii. Sapwell.
56o
Ray colt-foal by The Tetrarch out of Piccolino by Picton
(Mr. R. Day)
The Property of the Earl of Rosebery.
Pasta (1912), br m by Thrush out of Signorinetta by Chaleureux ;
Soo
covered by Cicero (Mr . 13. Jarvis) 2500
Sunny Ridge (1913), eh im be Sunstar out of Montem by Ladas;
coyered by Corcyra (Lady Fitzgerald)
The Property of the Compton Stud.
La Gioconda (into), ch n1 by Marco out of Bilberry H . by Per-
1 45 0
simmon ; coyered by Marajax (British Bloodstock Agency) 450
Bold Lady (1910), ch m by Marcovil out of Lady Melton by Melton
; covered bv Fairy King (British Bloodstock Agency) 411)
From the Stanley House Stud.
Altcar Marcion (trot), ch m by Persimmon out of .Alt Mark by
coyered by Swynford (General Little) roon
Dorothea (Iwo), ch m 11y 'William the Third out of Glasalt by
Isinglass ; coyered by Stedfast (Sir. W. Livock) 13oo
Spean Bridge (own, b m by Spearmint out of Santa Brigida by
St. Simon ; covered by Swynford (\Ir . AV . Livock) toon
Va Via (mu), ch f by Cicero out of Pilgrim's Way by St.
Frusquin (Mr. J . 1L Peard) roon
Bridgehead (1914), br f by Picton out of Brig of Ayr by Avrshire
(Sir W. Tatem) 451)
The Property of Sir John Thursby, Bart .
Lydgate (T913), br m by William the Third out of Lady Disdain
by Bend Or ; covered by Rossendale (Mr . 13 . Jaryis) _i 300
The Property of Captain G. D. Tanner.
Cherry Hinton (1912), Joie
ch m by Sundridge out of Schoolbook be
Wisdom ; covered by Call o' the Wild (Mr. J. W . A. Harris) 441r -
From the Old Buckenham Hall Stud .
do Vivre (0015), ch m by Gallinule out of Melinda by Melton;
coyered by Sunstar (\fr. W . Livock)
,;roc

292 THE POLO MONTHLY [DEc., I9I ;.
tins.
Perfect Peach (1907), bin by Persimmon out of Fascination ; by
Royal Hampton ; covered by Sunstar (Ur . AV . Livock) 32oo
Decagone (1911), ch m by Martagon out of Desca by Desmond ;
covered by The Tetrarch (Mr. J . II. Peard) 2800
Chesnut filly-foal by Prince Palatine out of Glamourie by The
Victory (Mr. Cundell) 400
Bay colt-foal by Sunstar out of Joie de Viyre by Gallinule
(Mr. A. E. Barton)
Grey colt-foal by The Tetrarch out of Perfect Peach by Persimmon
tiro
(Mr . \V . Livock
The Property of Mr. J. Buchanan.
Rienzi (1915), b c by Roi Herode out of Electra by Eager
'7ou
(Mr. Donald Fraser)
The Property of Mr. W. JI . G. Singer.
Hurry Along, ch c, 3 yrs, by Picton out of Gallopalong by Gallop-
.lx,
ing Lad (Mr. F. S. Watts) .fu)
Ponsworthy, ch c, 2 rs, by Challacombe out of Papavero by
Marco (Mr. C. Waugh) .Ibn
The Property of, Mr. J . B. Thorneycroft.
Cyllene
Cairngillan, ch c, 3 yrs, by Marcovil out of Demurrage by
(Mr. C . Waugh) 900
The Property of Mr . A . W. Cox.
Lemon, b c, .: yrs, by Lemberg out of Moneta by Spearmint
(Mr. C. Waugh)
The Property of Mr. H . J. King.
St. Petersburg Lycoena (1904), ch h by Pietermaritzburg out of
500
Alsus by St . Angelo (Mr. C. J. C. Hill) 500
Thursday,
When in bright weather the fourth session of the sales was
resumed, for some time the market was very quiet, and though
better towards the close, the high leyel of the preyious day's
transactions was not attained.
There were a few changes in the order of the catalogue owing
to non and late arrivals . In the former category were included
the Friarstown, Ballykisteen, and Victor Studs, whilst Mrs.
Bailey's mares were put back to the end of the day to allow them
a little more rest after their crossing from Ireland . The mares
and foals belonging to Mr . Frank Bibby therefore led the way,
and some of the best of the former were unsold . Amongst those
changing hands top price was reached by Orange, a seyen-year
old daughter of William the Third and Oriole, covered by Kroonsted,
for whom Mr . Duret was content to give 36o guineas.
Following on this, prices were very low, until a foal from the
Manor House Stud attracted some fair competition before falling
to a bid of 66o guineas . This was Mr . Dobson Peacock ' s colt by
Neil Gow out of May Lily, one of the biggest and best shaped
foals shown in the ring during the week, and Mr . Basil Jarvis,
the purchaser, made a wise choice in taking him at this figure.
Mr . Hoole only sold one of his mares, the four-year old Pack
Drill, who is by Fugleman—Cheque, and has been served by
Amadis, and at 450 guineas, the purchaser being M . Halbronn,
she goes to France . That successful dam, Pop the Question by
Carbine out of Heart ' s Desire, covered by Primer, went to Mr.
Donald Fraser at 390 guineas. The mare has thrown amongst

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others such well known performers as Ask Papa and Not Much,
and should proye a great bargain at this figure . Very Soon, a
half sister to Volta, fetched top price of the Littleton Manor Stud
batch, 520 guineas being the figure at which Mr . Duret secured
the six year old daughter of Eager and Agnes Velasquez.
Proceedings then again took a lull until the mares from the
Moyglare Stud, Ireland, were put up. Four out of the six
fetched good prices . The six-year old mare by Orby—Flower of
Song, who by the way is the dam of Lord Jersey 's smart twoyear
old Freesia, making the sensational price of 2,000 guineas to
the bid of Mr. Ryan . The latter was buying on behalf of Major
Holliday, who I learn is establishing a new stud in Ireland, where
Junior will stand . Mr . J . H . Peard secured Drawbridge, covered
by the speedy Glenesky, for 1,300 guineas, whilst Reginald Day
had to go to 1,15o guineas for the iS year old mare Gravitation,
who, I may add, is believed to be in foal to The Tetrarch . The
Roi Herode—Snoot mare, covered by Prince Palatine, was
cheaply secured by Mr. Varipati for 600 guineas, and the four
therefore realised a total of 5,050 guineas, or 1,262 guineas
apiece.
The Beenham Court Stud's Early Girl, believed standing to
Cicero, was a well-judged purchase of Reginald Day' s for Sio
guineas, whilst Wet Kiss, who has been covered by Diadumenos,
and was put up to dissolve a partnership, was bought right out
by Mr. W . Higgs, one of her former owners, for r,000 guineas.
Mr. Walter Raphael sold his once useful six-year old Aboukir
to India at 26o guineas, and also got 400 guineas from M. Halbronn
for his mare Minieh, covered by Stedfast, and 6io guineas
for a fine colt foal by Chaucer out of Bobbin, the purchaser in this
case being Mr . Mortimer Singer. The two best lots from the
Northaw Stud, Fledgling and Miss Mary, brought bids of 450
guineas and 540 guineas from Mr . Joyce and Mrs. Adam Scott,
respectiyely.
The remaining lots, with the exception of Mrs . Bailey ' s mares,
attracted scant attention . ' T h ese, however, sold weil, the fiye
averaging 710 guineas apiece . 'fop price went to Scotch Fiddle,
coyered by Polymelus, Mr . Duret going to ',Too guineas to secure
her, whilst at 5o guineas less Basil Jaryis got Cyrilla, coyered by
Roi Herode, after a spirited contest with the underbidder, M.
Michalinos. The latter gentleman had previously secured the 12
year old Chute, who is true to The Tetrarch this season, for 900
guineas . The too other mares, Lady Gladys and Nydian,
fetched low prices, 330 and 190 guineas respectively sufficing to
bring down the auctioneer 's hammer. The following are the
particulars of all lots sold at 400 guineas and over during the
day : --
Prom the Manor House Stud, Middleham.
Chesnut colt-foal by Neil Gow out of May Lily by Mauvezin
(Mr. P. Jarvis) R6o
The Property of Mr. Fred w. Hoole.
Pack Drill (i 3) , br m by Fugleman out of Che que by Santoi ;
covered by Amadis (Mr. Cheri R. Halbronn) 450

294
Gus.
From the Littleton Manor Stud.
Very Soon (x911), br m by Eager out of Agnes Velasquez by
Velasquez ; covered by Oliver Goldsmith (Mr. V. Duret) „o
From the Moyglare Stud.
Lady Comfey (1913), br in by Roi Herode out of Snout by
Perigord ; covered by Prince Palatine (Mr. Butchers) boo
Gravitation Wisdom(1899),
br in by St . Simon out of Gravity by
covered by The Tetrarch (Mr. R . Day) 1150
Drawbridge (into), b m 'by Bridge of Canny out c,l Loch and Key
by Janissary ; coyered by Glenesky (Mr. J . IL Peard) 1951
Bay inure (19i1) by Orby out of Flower of Song by St . Florian
coyered by Knight of Kilcash (Mr. O. Ryan) _Th .()
From the Beenham Court Stud.
Early Girl (tow), b n1 by Earla Mor out of Kilnew by
Matchmaker; coy ered by Cicero (\Ir. R. Day) xi()
To Dissolve a Partnership.
AVet Kiss Soliman (o 1,3), ch m by Tredennis out of Soligena by
covered by Diadumenos (Mr. W. A . Higg's) 10011
The Property of Mr . Walter Raphael.
Minieh (1914), 11 hr Minoru out of Red Sea by Gallinule
covered by Stedfast (Mr. Cheri R . Halbronn) 400
Chesnut colt-foal by Chaucerout of Bobbin by Orme
(Mr. Mortimer Singer) ltu
The Property of the Northaw' Stud.
Fledgling Queen's (1910, b m by Marcovil out of Ferndown hI (
Birthday ; coyered by Black Jester (Mr . Joyce) 450
Miss Mary (1909), b in by Missel Thrush out of Queen Marigold
by Pietermaritzburg ; coyered by Dorando (Mrs . Adam Smith)
The Property of SIrs . W . AV. Bailey.
Chute ('9o,,), b m by Carbine out of Weir by Galopin ; coyered bv
y4(1
The Tetrarch (?.Ir. Michalinos) ,ho
Scotch Fiddle (1907), b 11t by Galashiels out of Pizzicato by Royal
Hampton ; coyered by Polymelus (Ir. V . Duret) t loo _ ,.
Cyrilla (1908), ch m by CyIlene out of Nushka by Hagioscope ;
coyered b} Roi Herode (\Ir. B. Jaryis)
Friday.
During the final stage of the proceedings , for a long time
business kept very quiet, and it was not until Sir Ernest Cassel's
mare Willia was put up that the interest of buyers was aroused.
The daughter of William the Third and Gadfly, who has been
covered by Roi Herode, fell to Mr. Leahy at 500 guineas, and
then another dull period dragged along until the Warren 'Tower
Stud came into the ring. Three or four of the batch failed to
reaeh their reserve, but Tintara, the nine-year old bay daughter
of Zinfandel and Galinne, who has been covered by Bayardo,
fetched 1,200 guineas to the bid of Basil Jarvis . At exactly half
this price Mr. S. Pickering secured Nedda , covered by Fairy
King, whilst Mr. Varipati was content to go to 750 guineas for
the purchase of Barina.
Next came the horses in training. tIr . Hulton sent up ten,
the best prices realised being Nisus (900 guineas), Elfin (570
guineas), Trafford (500 guineas), and Elsaveta (400 guineas).
Linggi 's First was sold by Mr . Richardson for 410 guineas to
C . Waugh.
Those fine hurdlers, sent up, I presume, in consequence of the
repeatedly delayed decision as to the holding of National Hunt
sport this Winter, Archiestown and Waterbed, did not change

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Ph, h,s ho
Top 1111
"Sport & General."
MOYGLARE STUD'S b. m. b ORBY--FLOWER OF SONG;
Sold for 2,non gns . to Alr. O. Ryon.
Bottom : LHl'. STANLEY HOUSE STUD'S (h . DOROTHEA by
WILLIAM THE THIRD_GL ASALT;
Sold for 1,300 gns. to 'dr. W. Livock.

296 THEPOLO MONTHLY [DEc ., 1 9 17.
hands, bids of 1,150 guineas and 740 guineas failing of their
object. Bird 's Nest and Trinity Square also passed through the
ring unsold, but Captain Montagu got 510 guineas for St. Quin,
at which price also Miss Shirley Kellogg disposed of her 2 year
old, Slippery Anne.
King Edgar was much sought after as a King's Premium
exhibit, but Captain -Wickham Boynton, who has enjoyed such
remarkable success with his champions at the Islington Light
Horse and Hunter Shows, staved of all opposition, and secured
the son of Isinglass and Sweet Marjorie for 600 guineas.
The following were the lots realising 400 guineas cud over
during the day :
The Property of Sir Ernest Cassel . (Inc.
IVillia (1908), b in by William the Third out of Gadfly by Hampton
; coyered by Roi Herode (Mr. Leahy) 5oo
From the Warren Tower Stud.
Nedda (19op), ch m by Gallinule out of Niryanah by Eager;
covered by Fairy King (Mr S . Pickering) boo
Tintara (19081, b ni by Zinfandel out of Galinne by Galopin ;
covered by Bayardo (Mr. B. Jaryis) 1200
o byport & General ."
TILE MOYGLARE STUD'S br . m. GRAVITATION, by ST. SIMON--
GRAVITY;
Sold for 1, )jo gas. to Mr. R. Day .
Gnc.
Barina (1914), b n1 by Sunder out of Queen Carbine by C'thine
coyered by Stornaway (Mr. Butchers) 75o
The Property ul Mr. E. Hulton.
Nisus, b c, + yrs, by Chaucer out of Scylla by Eager (Mr . Tinsley)
Elfin, b g, 2 yrs, by Lonawand out of Elspeth by El Diablo
boo
(Mr. R. W. Coiling) 510
Elsaveta, b L, 2 yrs, by Lemberg out of Maybole by Ayrshire
(Mr. Michalinos) Ono

DEC ., 10)17 .] TIIE POLO MONTHLY 297
Trafford, eh 1, , y i., by Swynford nut of Trau by St. Simon
(Mr. '.Michalinos)
The Property of Mr. W. R. Richardson.
5nn
Linggi's First, b f, 2 yrs, by Sunflower H . out of Linggi by
Berrill (Mr. C. Waugh) 410
The Property of Captain Lionel Montagu.
Si . Quin, b c, 3 yrs, bv St . Frusquin out of Rubra by
Martagon
(Mr. R. Brendon)
'I he Propertv of Miss Shirley Kellogg.
I
Slippery Anne, b f, 2 yrs, by Buckwheat out of Tauranga by
Laveno
From the Ballinacarrig Stud.
(Mr. Butchers) j
King Edgar (iqt i), ch li by Isinglass out of Sweet Marjorie by
Kendal
(Captain Wickham-Boynton) ono
Since writing the above it is announced that Mr . Clarence
Hailey has purchased priyately Major L . Kidston's Quarryman,
who was bought in at the Monday ' s session for 3,800 guineas.
The son of Prospector from a Lesterlin mare, will I understand,
find his way to India, where his future career will be followed
with interest.
Sales at Tattersall's.
On the Monday week following the December dispersal at Park
Paddocks, the unreseryed sale of yaluable brood mares and foals,
the property of Russian owners, who are unable to ship bloodstock
at present, attracted many well-known breeders and owners
to Knightsbridge.
Good prices were realised, the eleven lots aggregating a total
of over 6,000 guineas . The chief attraction was, of course, the
beautifully bred mare Birdswing, who is said to be in foal to
Bayardo. Amongst those desirous of securing her were Lady
James Douglas, the Knight of Kerry, Mr . W . E. Livock, and
Basil Jarvis, and Mr. Livock set the ball rolling with a bid of
foo guineas. Quickly the bidding rose to 2,900 guineas, at
which Mr . Livock retired, leaving Basil Jaryis, who was acting
on behalf of Mr. J . P. Hornung, triumphant at 3,000 guineas.
There was also a good competition for Fosse, in foal to Sunstar,
who was taken by the well-known coursing enthusiast Mr.
G . \V . Mayall at 62o guineas . The Dark Ronald mare Ronaldine,
coyered by Cylgad, was purchased by Mr . \V. Allison at
540 guineas . Good prices were forthcoming for most of the
foals, Birdswing ' s colt by Chaucer making 5oo guineas to Mr.
Livock, and a really- good colt by Black Jester out of Fosse 430
guineas to Mr. R . Mills.
Details of the transactions aboye 400 guineas were as follows :
The Property of Russian Owners .
Birdswing by Flying Fox out of Game Chick : covered by
(;ne.
Bayardo (Mr. J. P . Hornung
Black colt-foal by Chaucer out of Birdswing (\fr. W- . E . Livock
,,non
coo
Fosse, Sunstar h m l y Your Majesty out of \erne ; covered Sc
(\fr . G . \V . Mayall) tito
Bay colt-foal by Black Jester out of Fosse (\[r. R. Mills) 430
Ronaldine, b ni by Dark Ronald out of St . Olive ; covered by
Cylgad (Alr. W. Allison) S+o

Photo by " Sport & General.
MEET OF THE OLD BERKSHIRE FOXHOUNDS AT TUBNEY T REE , NEAR A BINGDON.
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NOTES FROM ALL
QUARTERS.
By Covertside.
The Derwent Hunt and the Late Major the Hon.
H. C . Vane.
Yet another distinguished Master of Hounds has made the
supreme sacrifice in Major the Hon . H . C. Vane, Royal Artillery,
whose death from wounds in a hospital in France has been
recently announced . Major Vane, the eldest son and heir of
Lord Barnard, of Raby Castle, maintained for the last eight
years the well-known pack of foxhounds bearing his own name.
With these hounds he has shown first-rate sport in the North
Riding of Yorkshire, hunting a wild and mixed country of
pasture, moorland and woodland, lying between Scarborough and
Malton. This country was first formed by Mr . Richard Hill
in 190S, and has since been hunted by such well-known sportsmen
as Mr. Harcourt Johnstone, Sir Everard Cayley, of whose
death news is just to hand the late Mr . Penn Sherbrooke, Sir
Hugo Fitzherbert, and Sir William Cooke.
Major Vane was a great hound lover, and before the war
maintained forty cou ples of a beautiful type of foxhound in
the Kennels at Stainton. These during the war have been
reduced to twenty-five couples. The principal strains upon
which the late Master relied for breeding were from such packs
as the Belvoir, Warwickshire, Mr. Fernie ' s, The Grove,
Lanark and Renfrew, Lord Middleton ' s, The Heythrop, Zetland,
and Southwold, and the results of judicious meeting with
such undeniable blood were to be seen in the late Major ' s goodlooking
and hard-working pack.
Major Vane formerly hunted hounds himself witb great success,
but since the war, in which he took a very active part, the
horn has been carried by the first whip and kennel huntsman,
B . Thatcher, a brother of Mr. Fernie ' s well-known huntsman,
who has proved a most successful substitute and shows followers
the very best of s port.
In the late Earl of Faversham, Major Vane, and others, Yorkshire
has been badly depleted of her finest sportsmen, and the
gaps caused among the ranks of Masters and followers will be
indeed difficult to fill . Major Vane, I may add, was at one time
Master of the Galway Blazers.
A meeting was held in Scarborough on November 1st of the

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supporters of the late Major the Hon . H. C. Vane ' s Hunt, to
consider the future of the pack, Lord Derwent being in the chair.
It was then unanimously resolved that the name of the Hunt
in future should be the Derwent Hunt, and that Mr . Harry H.
Illingworth, of Wydale, Brompton, should be Master . Votes
of condolence were passed with the relatives of the late Lord
Londesborough and Captain the Hon . H . C. Vane, and great
appreciation was expressed for the sporting manner in which
the latter had hunted the country.
The Late Mr. John Charlton.
The death was announced last month at Lanercost, Cumberland,
of Mr. John Charlton, the well-known sporting artist,
whose large hunting canvasses haye been frequently seen at the
Royal Academy during the last thirty years. Mr. Charlton
rather specialised in portraits of Masters of hounds, with horses
and hounds grouped around, and many of the big pictures he
painted were representations from members of various hunts to
their Masters . In the Devon and Somerset country he painted
many stirring hunting scenes , and this pack was included in his
well-known sketch-book " With Twelve Packs of Hounds . " In
all matters of sporting detail Mr . Charlton was admirable, and in
the matter of portraiture he was remarkably successful, this
applying to his pictures of horses and hounds, as well as of men
and women . Among his best-known pictures were " The Huntsmall
' s Courtship," " Gone Away, " " Stag at Bay', " " Ulundi, "
and " Reynard ' s Requiem ." Mr. Charlton was born at Bamborough,
Northumberland, sixty-eight years ago, and spent
mueh of his time in the North of England.
H.M.S. Quorn.
Captain Forester, the Master of the Quorn Foxhounds, was
recently asked to grant permission that the hunt ' s button might
be used as a ship ' s crest by one of His Majesty 's new battleships.
Assent was readily given, the Master writing as follows :—" I
have much pleasure in sending you a Quorn Hunt button for
pattern for the crest of His Majesty ' s ship ` Quorn,' and I
feel sure that the members of the Hunt will be highly gratified
at the honour thus bestowed upon them, and will wish your ship
all good luck in the future ."
Death of Captain M. C . Albright.
I regret to read that Ca ptain M . C. Albright, of the Yeomanry,
was killed in action on November 8th . Captain Albright, who
was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Albright, of Bromesberrow
Place, Ledbury, was a very keen hunting-man, and for four
years (1911-1915) was Master of the South Herefordshire
Hounds, in succession to Mr . R . G . Everard . While at Eton
he hunted with the Beagles and at Oxford with the Christ
Church pack .

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Late Lieut . A, B . Campbell .
Followers of hounds will have learnt with sincere regret of the
death in action last September of Lieutenant Alexander Boswell
Campbell, of the Royal Sussex Regiment . A keen follower of
hounds from his youth, he was best known in hunting circles
as Master of the Hailsham Harriers, a post he held for twelve
seasons . The pack was his property and was kept up by subscription
. Lieutenant Campbell, who was forty years of age,
was Master from 1902 to 1914, and married six years ago the
eldest daughter of Sir Frederic and Lady Hamilton, of Avoncliffe,
Warwickshire.
Yeomanry Charge in Palestine.
I read in a contemporary—Horse and Hound that the Colonel
in Command of the Worcester and Warwickshire who carried
out the remarkable charge against the Turkish guns in the
Palestine operations recently is Colonel H . A . Gray-Cheape, late
Joint-Master of the Berwickshire Hounds, son of Mrs . Cheape
(" the Squire ") and the late Colonel G . C . Cheape, a former
Master of the Linlithgow and Stirlingshire . He is brother of that
great polo player, Captain L . St. C. Cheape (killed in action in
Egypt last year), and of that splendid horsewoman and rider to
hounds the late Mrs. Cay, who perished in the Empress of Ireland
disaster on the St . Lawrence in the summer of 1914 . Colonel
Gray-Cheape retired from the Mastership of the Berwickshire
two years ago, owing to military duties. The incident is hut
another example of the value of the hunting-field as a training
school for the cayalry officer, a point so clearly made in that
capital work of General Alderson , " Pink and Scarlett ."
Death of Two Prominent Sportsmen.
' T w o very gallant sportsmen have recently met their death on
active service in the East in the cousins, Major Eyelyn de
Rothschild and Captain the Hon . Neil Primrose, M .P. Both
were keen hunting men and good point-to-point riders . The
former had but just succeeded, with his brother Captain Anthony
de Rothschild, to the joint-Mastership of the Rothschild
Stag-hounds and also to the ownershi p of the Southcourt Stud and
Palace training establishments, upon the death of their
father, the late Mr . Leopold de Rothschild . Both were serving
in the same Yeomanry Regiment in Palestine, and succumbed
soon after each other to wounds received at the same time.
Some details of their careers will be found among the polo
columns of Current Topics in the present issue . Hunting folk
in the Whaddon Chase and Vale of Aylesbury district will
sadly miss the cousins' presence in days to come .

304 THE POLO MONTHLY [Di:c ., 1917.
Hunters' Improvement
and National Light Horse-
Breeding Society Meetings
4C
ORD PENRHYN presided at the meeting of the council held
L at 12, Hanover-square, W ., in November, when reports of
the standing committees were presented by their respective chairmen
covering matters that had supervened since the last meeting
in May, and seventeen candidates were elected.
The Late Prince Christian.
The chairman referred with sincere regret to the loss of the
council and of the society by the death of Prince Christian . Since
his election as a member in 1897 he had evinced a deep interest
in all details pertaining to the encouragement and welfare of the
national industry of light horse-breeding . During his presidency
in 1908 a large accession of new members was secured, due to his
personal interest, and that interest had neyer flagged, as he
made it a point, whenever his engagements permitted, to attend
the meetings of the council held since he had passed the presidential
chair. Lord Penrhyn moved that the following resolution
be forwarded to Princess Christian : " That this meeting of the
council of the Hunters' Improvement and National Light Horse
Breeding desire, on behalf of the members of the society, to tender
an expression of deep regret and respectful sympathy to her
Royal Highness Princess Christian at the great loss which she
has sustained by the death of his Royal Highness Prince Christian.
The council recall with gratitude the great interest taken
by his Royal Highness in the work of the society on behalf of
the National Industry of Light Horse Breeding . " The resolution
was seconded by Lord Saltoun and adopted.
The Hunter Stud Book.
Sir Henry Hoare (chairman of the Editing Committee) stated
that the satisfactory entry of 525 stallions, mares, and geldings
had been received for volume VIII ., despite the adverse factors
created by the war. The practical extinction of the country
show had temporarily cut off a fruitful source of new subscribers
and entries, and had curtailed their scheme of medals and premiums
at the affiliated exhibitions. Apart from the gold and

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silver medals awarded in the spring, four gold and nine silver
medals had been allocated during the past season. Members had
responded cordially to the invitation of the committee, thereby
assuring the issue of a representative volume with its instructive
appendixes reviewing the horse-breeding schemes in Creat Britain
and Ireland during the past two years.
Horse Rationing Order.
The unfavourable conditions created by the original order had
undoubtedly affected the entry for the Hunter Stud Rook, but
urgent representations had secured the sympathetic consideration
of the Ministry of Food with vital modifications, permitting a.
daily maximum of oats for brood mares and young stock. Detailed
information would be communicated to each individual
member, and is summarised herewith : A maximum daily ration
of oats for brood mares and young stock is permitted : Brood
mares, 71b . ; weaned foals, 61b . ; yearlings, January to May, September
to December, 61b . ; June to August, 31b . ; two and threeyear-olds,
January to April, November to December, 71b . ; May
to October, 31b . ; entire thoroughbreds two years' old and upwards
not used for stud purposes, 71b . Stallions used exclusively
for stud purposes are excluded from the operation of this order.
It is hoped that the new volume of the Hunter Stud Book the
whole of the MSS . being in the printer ' s hands—will be issued
at the normal time in January next . The conditions of entry
for the next volume were not altered.
Spring Show to be held at Newmarket.
Since the May meeting of the council a deputation has been
received by Mr. Prothero, who, recognising the yital necessity
of maintaining the continuity of the work of the Board of Agriculture,
had accepted the offer of the society to organise the
1918 spring show of thoroughbred stallions.
Opportunity was also taken on this occasion to emphasise
the importance of tbe resolution adopted in May urging that
it would be disastrous to the interests of horse-breeding if the
ploughing up of pastures was carried out without due regard
to the necessities of this national industry . These representations
were also sympathetically received, and information was
invited by the Board in respect of any action taken in regard to
ploughing up pastures in proximity to stud farms.
Immediately after the deputation to Mr . Prothero steps were
taken to secure the co-operation of all the horse-breeding societies
to insure that their shows of stallions should be held in one
convenient provincial centre . Messrs . Tattersalls were kind
enough to place their Park Paddocks at the disposal of the four
societies. and in July the site and boxing accommodation were
inspected .

Report of Inspection Committee.
The Joint Inspection Committee presented a lengthy report
upon the results of their yisit, in which they stated that the
stabling—20o permanent and roomy horse boxes—was excellent,
in fact far superior to any temporary accommodation previously
provided. It was found impracticable to provide a roofed ring
for the judging owing to the prohibitive cost and to the practical
impossibility of obtaining the necessary timber. The risk of
bad weather must be taken, and it should not be a serious disadvantage,
as the horses would only be exposed to the weather
for a short period while actually being judged, and those not
actually under inspection could be kept rugged . The committee
had therefore concentrated their attention on the provision of a
suitable ring, utilising the existing gravel road, boarded by permanent
rails. Its circumference would be about 400ft ., with a
specially prepared back 9ft . wide . The approximate size of the
ring over all would be 15bft . by 133ft . In an adjacent paddock
a veterinary yard and ring, with a canvas fence toft . high, would
be provided . Coyered accommodation for the public along the
permanent rails and shelter for horses waiting to enter the judging
ring were also recommended, with special accommodation for
the Press. Messrs . Tattersalls had also kindly placed their sale
rooms in the paddocks at the disposal of any of the societies holding
auction sales in connection with their shows of stallions . The
railway facilities were very good, the station was close to the
paddocks, and the railway staff were accustomed to the expeditious
handling of horse traffic . The necessary permit for holding
the shows had been granted by the Minister of Munitions, and
the requisite railway facilities would be provided by the Railway
Executive Committee on the understanding that the restrictions
in force this year applied also to next year's shows. The Royal
Agricultural Hall Company had agreed to extend the tenancy by
one year so as to cover the years 1919 and 1920. With a view to
co-ordinating details and supervising arrangements the committee
have recommended the following appointments (a) of a
small executive committee of four members, preferably a steward
nominated by each society ; (b) of Mr. A. J. Baker as steward
of forage and labour, with full power to act on behalf of the four
societies ; (c) of a local representative in Newmarket . The committee
were unanimously of opinion that the arrangements outlined
aboye would be quite satisfactory, and would enable the
societies concerned to hold their respective shows on reasonable
terms, the advantage to breeders for which the spring horse shows
were instituted being thereby secured.
Dates and Programme of Show.
Sir Gilbert Greenall, Bart . (vice-chairman of the Horse Show
Committee) reported that the recommendations of the Inspection
Committee had been adopted, and in conjunction with the Board
of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Board of Agriculture for

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Scotland (who had also intimated their intention to co-operate)
the following dates and preliminary programme had been fixed :
Tuesday, March 5, 1918, 8 .30 a.m., district classes, 1 to 6;
12 .30 p .m ., hunter stallion classes ; 1 .30 p .m ., district classes,
7 to ir . Wednesday, March 6, 1918 .—8 .3o a.m ., district
classes, 12 to 15 ; 12 noon, Scottish Premiums ; 2 p.m., Super-
Premiums and the King ' s Challenge Cup ; 3 p .m ., riding pony
stallions . Arrangements had been made with the National Pony
Society to treat their show of stallions as an integral part of the
exhibition, and a joint schedule and catalogue would be issued.
The hunter stallion classes would be open to (a) registered hunter
sires ; (b) three-year-old hunter-bred colts ; (c) two-year-old hunterbred
colts . Judges and veterinary inspectors had been selected.
Tickets and the usual information about the spring show would
be sent in the ordinary course to each member . The Hon. Alexander
Parker was appointed as the society's representative on the
Executive Committee, and Mr . C . W . Marriott and the Rev . Sir
W. Hyde Parker as its local representatiye.
December Meeting.
The Hon . Alexander Parker presided at the Deeember meeting
of the council which was held at 12 Hanover Square, W., last
week, when four new members were elected . Capt . T. L . Wickham-Boynton
presented for final adoption the schedule for the
Newmarket Show on March 5 and 6, 1918. In addition to the
sixty King's premiums and the ten super-premiums provided by
the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and the six King ' s
premiums provided by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland the
list would include the classes for hunter stallions and colts
authorised by the council from the funds of the society . Detailed
arrangements were already under the consideration of the Joint
Executive Committee, and a start upon the preparation of the
judging ring would be undertaken early in the New Year . Full
report of the progress of all arrangements would be available at
the February meeting of the council . Mr. Owen C . Wallis had
accepted their invitation to judge the hunter classes, and Mr. F.
H. Potts would act, not only as the veterinary inspector at the
show, but also would supervise the night control of all the shows.
Selection Committee.
This committee was reconstituted to submit in February the
names of the sixteen candidates to be sent to the members for
their election of the members of the council in 1918, and to submit
nomination for the vice-president, i .e ., president in 1919.
Meetings in 1918.
The dates of the council meetings were fixed for the following
dates : Feb. 7, April 4, June 6, Nov. 7, and Dec . 12 . The annual
general meeting of members would be held in the Park Paddocks ,
Newmarket, on Tuesday, March 5, at twelve noon .

30~ THE POLO MONTHLY [DEc ., 19I7.
Stallion Leaders.
It was unanimously resolved to ask the Board of Agriculture
and Fisheries to make urgent representations to the Director of
Remounts in regard to the shortage of stallion leaders and to
press for the release of such men from the Army not only for the
stallion season, but also for a fortnight before the spring shows,
so that they can prepare and show the horses to be exhibited
thereat which are essential to the horse production of the country.
Purchase of Remounts.
A discussion took place upon resolutions submitted by Major
David Dayies, M .P ., suggesting the advisability of approaching
the Government with a view to urging them to buy horses bred
and reared in this country, which are suitable for Army purposes.
A letter was read from Mr. G . Dickinson, of Cark-in-Cartmel,
suggesting that £75 per horse be paid for the best chargers, five
years old and unbroken. The whole question was exhaustively
discussed, it being urged by the mover that the price to be paid
by the Government for horses bred and reared in the country
should be based on the actual cost of production, having due
regard to the present war price, plus a reasonable profit to cover
the inevitable costs of breeding . The results of an inquiry as to
the cost of producing a fiye-year-old hunter were available, and
there was a unanimous expression of opinion from these breeders
that the produce of the premium sires should be purchased as
three-year-olds in the spring direct from the farmer at a price
which, as stated above , would cover the cost of produetion and
yield a reasonable profit . It was, however, pointed out by the
members taking part in the discussion that during the war it
would be difficult for the Government to undertake this, and that
the proposal was one which would receiye more favourable consideration
at a later period . The feeling of the majority of the
council was that it was advisable first to ascertain the actual cost
of production inasmuch as the estimates of the correspondents
differed according to the yarying circumstances and localities,
and that before any action as suggested should be taken the necessary
data should be ascertained and fixed by an independent
assessor possessing an intimate knowledge of agricultural costs
accounts. Major David Davies assented to this eourse, and
undertook to obtain the necessary information, which, when available,
will be printed and distributed to the council for consideration
at an early meeting .

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CURRENT TOPICS.
Roll of Honour.
It is with deep regret we publish the further losses of wellknown
players, whose names have appeared from time to time in
the official casualty lists since our last issue.
Killed.
Campbell, Brigadier-General, C .L.K., Lancers.
Livingstone-Learmonth, Captain N . J . C., 15th Hussars.
Pickering, Lieut.-Colonel F . A . IT ., D.S .O. Rifle Brigade.
Wounded.
Armitage, Captain S. E ., Dragoon Guards (attd . Yeomanry)
Houldsworth, Lieut .-Colonel, W.T .R ., Yeomanry.
Obituary.
Brigadier-General C . L . K. Campbell, Lancers, who died in
hospital in London, was a keen hunting man, steeplechase rider,
and polo player. He played on the winning side in the All-
Ireland Inter-Regimental tournament in 1913 and 1914, and won

314 THE POLO MONTHLY [M :1R., 1918.
the regimental heavy-weight at the last point-to-point meeting in
April, 1914 . Deceased was a useful cricketer at Cheltenham, and
when at Sandhurst won the steeplechase at the sports.
Capt . N . J . C . Livingstone-Learmonth, 15th Hussars, who was
reported wounded and missing at Suvla Bay, and is now officially
believed killed, was one of the keenest of sportsmen . At Sandhurst
in 1896 he won the foot steeplechase . As a polo player he
was in the Hussars ' team which won the Indian Inter-Regimental
in 1904 and 1905, and the Calcutta P .C . team which won the
Indian championship in 1907 . Later, when the regiment was iu
South Africa, he was nominated as the S .A . representative on
the Hurlingham Committee, and when at home acted as lion . sec.
to Lord Portman's Hunt.
Lieut .-Colonel F . A. U. Pickering, D .S .O., Rifle Brigade .--
Played at flying man in the Field Game at Eton 1898-9, and at
corner 1899-1900 . Handicapped at 4 goals, he was a member of
the Scots Greys inter-regimental polo side, and keen all-round
sportsman.
Arab Horse Society.
Following on the recent formation of the British Percheron
Horse Society with Lord Lonsdale as its first president, another
one has just cone into being . This is the Arab Horse Society,
which has been founded with a view to encouraging the reintroduction
of Arab blood into English horse-breeding . Time was
when the pure-bred Arab had a place of his own in English
racing events, but for many years past he has mainly been associated
in the production of riding ponies so far as this country
is concerned . Mr . Wilfrid Blunt, who has for so long maintained
a stud of Arabs at Crabbet Park, is president of the new society,
and the secretary, the Rev . D . B . Montefiore, Islip, Oxon, is
equally well known as an enthusiastic breeder .

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THE
NATIONAL PONY
SOCIETY'S SHOW
Held at Newmarket on the second day of the Hunter and
Light Horse Breeding Society 's Show, March 5th and 6th, the
National Pony Society restricted its pre-war programme to four
stallion classes . The entries for these were somewhat uneven.
In Class I ., for Three-Year-Old Polo-bred stallions Mr . Tresham
Gilbey ' s Goodward walked over. This son of Right For ' ard and
Good Girl II. was second in the Two-Year-Old Class for Colts
at Islington last March, and has furnished into a very nice type
of horse indeed.
In the class for Polo-bred stallions, four years and upwards,
Mr. Howard Tavlor was first and second with Field-Marshal and
Favourite, making the third year in succession that this pair
have occupied the leading positions . Reserve went to a young
one in Mr. J . Willis-Fleming 's Sir Roger, a four-year-old chesnut
son of Right For ' ard, who will surely go one better later on.
The open class for stallions, three years old and upwards,
secured a big entry of fourteen . The four premiums went to wellknown
ponies in Prairie Fire, Victory II ., Yorkshire Hussar and
Spanish Hero . The first three occupied first, third and fourth
positions in this class at Islington last March, whilst Spanish
Hero (now in his twentieth year) holds the record of having won
no less than nine of the Society ' s Gold Medals for the best pony
at the show during his career, his last success being gained at
Islington in 1916.
Prairie Fire, who won last year 's Gold Medal, was now again
successful, Mr. Howard Taylor ' s Field-Marshal occupying the
position of reserve, a place he filled in 1917 also.
Only two of the five entries in the Eastern Sires class came
into the ring, and the premium fell to Lieut .-Colonel Stewart 's
Crosbie, a winner last year from H .R.H . the Prince of Wales '
Dwarka.
The judges for the show were the Rev . D . B . Montefiore and
Captain Faudel Phillips . Below we append a complete list of
the awards

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CLASS I .—POLO-BRED COLTS, THREE YEARS Or,D. Two Premiums
. (1 entry .)
Premium—GOODWARD by Right For ' ard out of Good Girl I I.
Exhibited and bred by Mr . Tresham Gilbey.
CLASS II .--ST .11,I,IONS . Polo-BREI) STALLIONS, THREE YEARS
OLD AN1, UPWARDS, NOT _'EXCEEDING 15 HANDS . Two
Ftemiums. (5 entries .)
Prenlium—FIELD-MARSHAL , I I years, by Marechal Niel out of
Polo Queen . Bred and exhibited by Mr . C . Howard
Taylor.
Premium—FAVOURITE, 7 years, by Confidant out of Polo Queen.
Bred and exhibited by Mr . C . Howard Taylor.
Reserve—SIR ROGER, 4 years, by Right For ' ard out of Romance
II . Bred and exhibited by Mr . J . Willis-Fleming.
Highly Commended—AvIAToR, 5 years, by Whitewings out of
Telegram . Bred and exhibited by Miss S . M. Corbett.
CLASS III .—STALLIONS, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARDS, NOT
EXCEEDING 15 HANDS . Four Premiums. (14 entries .)
Ist=PRAIRIE FIRE, II years, by Flying Fox out of Firelight.
Exhibited by Mr . J. Mumford, and bred by Mr . L.
Neumann.
2nd—VICTORY II., 12 years, by The Victory out of Guisel . Exhibited
by Mr. G . Norris Midwood, and bred by Sir J.
Robinson.
3rd—YORKSHIRE HUSSAR, 9 years, by Galloping Lad out of
Queen Alexandra . Exhibited by Mr . S . Mumford,
jun ., and bred by Colonel Godman.
4th—SPANISH HERO, 20 years, by Kilwarlin out of Spanish
Maiden . Exhibited by Mr. S . Mumford, jun ., and bred
by Mr. J . W . Mosenthal.
Reserve—DECLAMATION, 4 years, by Declare out of Amadine.
Exhibited by Lieut . John Bell, and bred by Sir H.
Lawson.
CLASS IV .--EASTERN SIRES, THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARDS,
NOT EXCEEDING 15 HANDS. (2 entries .)
1st-CRoSBIE, aged . Exhibited by Lieut .-Colonel P. D . Stewart,
D.S .O.
Reserve—BAREED, 14 years, by K'ahil'an Aboo Jan out of Arab
Mare (pure bred) . Exhibited by Mr. R . L . N . Sherwood,
and bred by Ali Ben Talib, Bombay.
SPECIAL SHOW AWARDS.
SPECIAL—GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BEST POLO PONY STALLION OR
ENTIRE COLT IN CLASSES I . II ., III ., and IV.
Winner—Mr. S. Mumford 's Prairie Fire.
Reserve—Mr. C. Howard Taylor' s Field-Marshal .

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\IR. S. MUMFORD'S Bay Polo Pony Stallion, PRAIRIE FIRE, a years.
Winner of Premium and Championship Gold Medal at Show for the second year
in succession.
Photos by Sport & General.
LIEUT.-COLONEL P. D . STEWART'S Grey Arab Sire, CROSBIE, aged,
First in Eastern Sires' Class for second year in succession,

320 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR., 1918.
Decorations for Polo
Players.
The list of honours gained by officers whose names are well
known in the polo and racing world since the New Year is a long
one . The following are the awards notified, with some particulars
of the sporting careers of each recipient :
K .C .B.
Major-General the Hon . W . Lambton, C .B ., C .M .G .,
C .V.O ., D .S .O.—Member of the Household Brigade Racing
Club ; played polo for the Coldstreams in the Inter-Regimental,
and is a keen follower of racing.
Lieut-General Sir P . W. Chetwode, K .C .M .G ., C .B.,
D .S .O., who has been promoted to K .C .B. for valuable services
rendered in connection with the operations culminating in the
capture of Jerusalem, played polo for the 19th Hussars in the
Inter-Regimental and other important tournaments, and rode at
the regimental steeplechase meets, winning the Subalterns ' Cup
in 1891 .
K .C.M.G.
Major-General Sir G . F . Gorringe, K .C.B., C.M.G ., D .S.O.
—Played forward in the R .M .A. fifteen 1886-1887, and cricket
for the R.E . Hunting man, steeplechase rider and polo player.
General Sir H. S. Horne, K.C .B .—Hunting man and steeplechase
rider ; rode at R .A . meets, and played polo for his regiment.
General Sir H . S . Rawlinson, G .C .V.O ., K.C .B .—Allround
athletic sportsman . Played cricket for the Greenjackets,
Household Brigade, Staff College, and other military sides, polo
and rackets for the Coldstreams, and rode at regimental meets.
Keen hunting man .
C .B.
Brigadier-General A . C . Daly, West Yorks.—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player. Master of the Staff College
Drag, 1904-5 . Won the Regimental Cup and Imperial Service
Cup over the sticks, and played for the West Yorkshires in the
Inter-Regimental.
Brigadier-General Lord Loch, C .M.G ., M.V.O ., D.S .O.,
Grenadier Guards .—Played polo for the Grenadier Guards and
for Lords v . Commons . Handicapped at 4 goals .

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Brigadier-General G . E . Phillips, C.M.G.—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, polo player, and golfer . Played polo and
golf for the West Yorkshires.
Brigadier-General B G . Price, C .M.G ., D .S .O ., Royal
Fusiliers . Hunting man and polo player . Played in the
Fusiliers polo team in the Inter-Regimental Tournament.
C.M.G.
Colonel T. J . Atherton, C .B .—Rode at the 12th Lancers
meets in the nineties, and played in the polo team.
Brigadier-General H. B . D . Baird, D .S .O., Indian Army .—
Polo player and big game shot . Played for the Bengal Lancers '
polo side.
Brigadier-General H . P . Burn, D.S .O ., Gordon H .—Played
cricket and polo for the Gordons.
Brigadier-General J . V . Campbell, V.C ., D .S .O ., Coldstream
Guards. Hunting man and polo player . Master of the Tanat
Side Harriers. Played back in the Coldstreams Polo side which
won the Infantry Cup in 1911 and the Brigade of Guards
Tournament in 1912 .
Handicapped at 4 goals in Hurlingham
l' orm List.
Lieut .-Colonel F. W . L . S. H . Cavendish, D .S.O., Lancers.
—Hunting man, steeplechase rider, and polo player. Master
of the Staff College Drag, 1910-11, and won the heavy-weight
point-to-point there. In the winning side of the Ranelagh
Novices' Cup in 1911 and the South African Inter-Regimental
and Champion Cups in 1909 . Handicapped at 6 goals.
Brigadier-General E. A . Fagan, D .S.O ., Indian Army .—
Hunting man and polo player. Handicapped by I .P.A . at 5
goals.
Brigadier-General H . R . Headlam, D .S .O ., York and Lancaster
Regt .—Played cricket for the regiment and for the Staff
College, and was a member of the polo team which won the
Coldstream Guards Cup at Khartoum in 1910.
Brigadier-General P. O . Hambro, Hussars .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player . Joint-Master of the Shorncliffe
Drag 1898-9 . On the winning side in the Indian Inter-
Regimental polo tournament in 1902.
Brigadier-General R . H . Kearsley, D .S .O ., Coldstream
Guards .—Hunting man, polo player, and cricketer.
Lieut .-Colonel A . J . King, D .S .O., late K.O .R. Lancaster
Regt . Hunting man . Master of the Eamont Harriers 1908-10,
and followed the Cumberland and Fife Hounds . Whipped-in
to the regimental pack, and hunted the Aldershot Beagles.
Played polo, and raced over the sticks in India when A .D .C. to
General Sir A . Hunter.
Brigadier-General G . F . Milner, D .S .O .--Hunting man,
owner, and rider at Household Brigade meets, and played polo
in the 1st Life Guards team . Handicapped at 4 goals.
Lieut .-Colonel A . T. Paley, D .S.O ., Rifle Brigade . Hunting
man . polo player, and cricketer. Master of the Staff College

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THE POLO MONTHLY
Sport & Ccncral.
COLONEL I . HARDRESS LLOYD, THE FAMOUS INTERNATIONAL,
PLAYER, NOW ATTACHED TO THE TANKS CORPS,
Who has been awarded a Bar to his D .S .O .

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Drag, 1911-12, and played in the cricket eleven . Also played
cricket and polo for the Rifle Brigade.
Brigadier-General E. J . R . Peel, D .S .O ., R.A.—One of the
best of the R.A. steeplechase riders ; has been riding winners at
Military and Hunt meets for over twenty years . Won the Irish
Grand Military in 1898 on Guy Fawkes . Followed the Quorn
and other packs, and played polo and cricket for the R .A.
Brigadier-General D . le G . Pitcher, Indian Army .—Played
in his regimental team which ran up for the Indian Cavalry
Tournament in 1908 . 6 goal I.P .A. player.
Brigadier-General E . W . M. Powell, D .S.O ., R .A . Played
polo for the R .A.
Brigadier-General P . Holland Pryor, M.V.O ., D .S .O.,
Indian Army . Played polo for the Bengal Lancers.
Brigadier-General G. C . Sladen, D.S.O ., M .C., Rifle
Brigade . Played polo for the R .B . team, and was in the side
which won the Inter-Regimental and Open Cup at Cairo in
1911.
Lieut .-Colonel U . O . Thynne, D .S .O., Yeomanry .—Hunting
man, steeplechase rider, and polo player. Was in the Infantry
side which won the Army Cup at Ranelagh, 1905-6. Won
the Celer et Audax and King's Cups at the 60th Rifles meet in
1913.
Brigadier-General G . H . A. White, D .S .O ., R .A .—Wellknow
n coaching man, polo player, hunting man , and rider at
the R .A . meets.
Lieut .-Colonel F. V. Willey, Yeomanry .—Hunting man and
polo player. hollowed the Eton Beagles and the Magdalen
Beagles at Oxford, where also he captained the victorious Dark
Blues polo team against Cambridge in 1906 . After going down
followed Earl Fitzwilliam 's Grove Hunt and rode at the hunt
meets .
BAR TO D .S.O.
Lieut.-Colonel G . A . H . Beatty, D.S.O ., Indian Army .—
Hunting man and polo player . Represented his regiment in
many Indian tournaments.
Lieut .-Colonel the Hon . F . H . Cripps, D.S.O., Yeomanry.
--Hunting man, polo player , and follower of racing. Joint
Master of the Oxford University Drag in 1905, and was in the
Oxford polo side which heat Cambridge in 1906.
Lieut .-Colonel H . G . de L. Ferguson, D .S .O., Norfolk
Regt .—Hunting man, polo player, big game shot, and follower
of racing.
Brigadier-General C . C . Higgins, D .S.O ., Oxford and Bucks
1,.I .—Hunting man, steeplechase rider, and polo player.
Colonel J. Hardress Lloyd, D .S .O., now attached to the
"Tank Corps, one of the greatest polo players in the world.
Played for England against America twice, and captained the
side in toll . Represented Ireland against England seven
times, and played for Ireland in the Olympic Games of 1908 .

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Represented the All-Ireland Polo Club on the Hurlingham
Committee. His record in the great tournaments is remarkable.
He has been three times on the winning side in the
Champion Cup and the All-Ireland Cup, twice in the Roehampton
Cup, and four times in the Ranelagh Open, and assisted
King ' s County to win the Irish County Cup. io Goals handicap
player.
Major G . Knowles, D .S .O., Indian Cavalry . Played for the
Lancers polo team for many years, and was on the winning side
in the Cooper-Allen Cup tournament at Cawnpore in 1913.
Handicapped at 5 goals.
Major A . C. Little, D .S.O ., Hussars . Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player . Hunted with South Midland
packs, and rode at the Bicester, Grafton, Whaddon Chase,
Aylesbury, and other meets . Handicapped at 3 goals.
Major A . M . Mills, D .S .O ., Indian Cavalry . Played in the
regimental polo teams which won the Indian Cavalry Tournament
in 1905, 1907, and 1913 . Handicapped at 6 goals in
I .P .A . List .
Lieut.-Colonel H . S . Sewell, D.S.O ., Dragoon Guards .—
Hunting man, steeplechase rider and polo player. Handicapped
at 3 goals in the Hurlingham List.
D.S.O.
Major F. S . J . Atkinson, Indian Army.—Well-known polo
player, recently killed in action, was in the Viceroy ' s Staff team
which won the Indian Polo Association Championship in 1909
and 1913, and the Tigers' team which won 15th Hussars Cup at
Lucknow in 1914 . Held a Hurlingham handicap of 8 goals.
Capt . H. F . Brace, Hussars .--Hunting man, gentleman rider ,
and polo player . Represented the regiment in the Hurlingham
Inter-Regimental Tournament . Handicapped at 4 goals.
Major C. R . Bates, M .C ., R.F.A .—Played for the R.A . polo
team.
Capt. Malcolm Borwick Dragoons . All-round sportsman.
Keen hunting man and steeplechase rider ; won the regimental
cup at the Hurworth meet in 1911, and played for the polo side
which ran up for the Hurlingham Inter-Regimental in 1908.
Also played for the Salisbury Plain team which won the County
Cup in 1910 . Handicapped at 6 goals.
Lieut.-Colonel M . R . F. Courage, R.A .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player . Won the R .A. welters in
1899, and owned the winner of the R .A . Gold Cup in 1903.
Played in the Rovers ' team which won the Novices' Cup at
Ranelagh in 1913 . Handicapped at 4 goals.
Lieut.-Colonel J. Craik, Indian Army . Played in the Bengal
Lancers ' polo team which ran up for the Indian Cavalry Tournament
in 1902.
Major Hector Campbell, M .V.O ., Indian Army .—Hunting
man and polo player . One of the Calcutta P .C. side which won

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MAJOR Ii. ROMER LEE, HUSSARS . HANDICAP 7 GOALS,
Who has been awarded the D .S .O., was a member of the 20th Hussars team
which won the Inter-Regimental Tournament in 1907, and the All-Ireland
Military Cup in 1909 and 1910.

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the Indian P .A. championship in 1909 . Holds an I .P.A . handicap
of 5 goals.
Brigadier-General R . A. Cassels, Indian Cavalry .—Played iu
the cricket eleven at Sandhurst. Keen hunting man and polo
player. Handicapped by I .P .A . at 3 goals.
Brigadier-General G. R . H. Cheape, M.C ., Dragoon Guards.
—Hunting man, steeplechase rider, and polo player. Hunted
with the Fife, Albrington, and other packs ; rode at hunt and
military meets, and played in the regimental polo teams.
Colonel A . Courage, M .C., Hussars .—Hunting man, pointto-point
rider, and polo player . Was in the regimental sides
which won the Indian Inter-Regimental in 1902-3-4-5, and the
Aldershot Cup in 1914 . Master of the Shorncliffe Drag 1898-9,
and in the latter year won the regimental Subalterns' Cup, and
has had many wins over the sticks in India and England . Rode
second in the last regimental race, at the Hampshire Hunt meeting
in 1914. Handicapped iii Hurlingham Form List at 4 goals.
Major the Hon . F . H. Cripps, Yeomanry. Hunting and
racing man, and polo, player . Joint Master of the Oxford
University Drag 1905, and played in winning Oxford polo team
against Cambridge in 1906.
Major M. H. Dendy, M.C ., R .A.--Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and polo player. Played in the R .A . polo team, was
hon . sec . of the Woolwich Drag, and later Joint Master (1911-12).
Won the R .A . light-weight race and Chargers ' race at Aldershot
in 1913.
Major H . D. Denison-Pender, M .C ., Dragoons.—Hunting
and racing man, polo player, and cricketer . Won the regimental
Subalterns' Cup twice, the Atherstone Heavy-weight, and other
events over the sticks. A 3 goal handicap player.
Major J. N . Diggle, R .F .A.—Hunting man, point-to-point
rider and keen regimental polo player.
Major F. J . B . Wingfield Digby, Yeomanry .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player ; Master of the Blackmore
Vale hounds since 1909 ; previously Master of the Sparkford
Vale Harriers. Played No . 1 in the Cambridge polo team which
beat Oxford in 1907 and 1908.
Capt. C . R . Gerard, Grenadier Guards .—Hunting man and
polo player.
Major H. Romer Lee, Hussars .—Played in the cricket eleven
at Eton and followed the Beagles . Hunting man and front-rank
polo player. Assisted the regiment to win the Inter-Regimental
in 1907 and the All-Ireland Military Cup in 1909 and 1910.
Handicapped at 7 goals in Hurlingham Form List.
Capt . J. B . Lynch, Indian Army .—Played in the polo team
which won the Ezra Cup at Calcutta in 1914. Handicapped at
4 goals in I.P .A. Form List.
Lieut.-Colonel T . P . Melvill , Lancers .—Polo player, member
of the Lancers team which won the Indian Polo Association
championship in 1912 and the Indian Inter-Regimental in 1913.
Handicapped at 7 goals in Hurlingham Form List .

Photo by Sport & General.
MAJOR F. J . B . WINGFIELD DIGBY, D .S .O .,
Has been Master of the Blackmore Vale Hounds since 1909 . He is also a member of the Blackmore Vale. P .C ., and i.'hen at
Cambridge played on the winning sides in the 'Varsity Polo Matches of too; and ions against Oxford .
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Major C . P. Nickalls, R .F .A.—All-round sportsman and
great polo player . Played for England against America in 1902.
Was in the Oxford polo team in 1897 and 1898, and won the
New College and Inter-'Varsity point-to-point and the Bullingdon
Cup. Played in the Students' team, runners-up for the
Champion Cup at Hurlingham, in 1899 ; the old Oxonians,
runners-up in 1903 ; Roehampton, winners in 1905 and 1906, and
runners-up in 1907 ; and Eaton, winners in 1911 . Handicapped
at 8 goals in Hurlingham Form List.
Lieut .-Colonel R. J . L. Ogilby, London Regt .—Played for
the 2nd Life Guards ' polo team which won the Subalterns ' Cup
at Ranelagh in 1904 ,and ran up in 1905, and for the Rovers,
winners of the Novies' Cup at Ranelagh in 1913 . Handicapped
in Hurlingham Form List at 4 goals.
Colonel G . M . Orr, Lancers, Indian Army .—Played in the
cricket eleven at Sandhurst 1895, and was a good sprinter and
hurdler. Was a regular player in the Bengal Lancers ' polo
team.
Lieut .-Colonel G . C . R . Overton, R . Fusiliers .—Hunting
man and polo player.
Lieut .-Colonel R. V . Pollok, Irish Guards. Hunting man
and polo player ; was on the winning side in the Aldershot Cup
ill 1913 . Handicapped at 4 goals in Hurlingham Form List.
Lieut.-Colonel R . E. Power, the Buffs .—Hunting man and
polo player. Played for the Buffs in the Inter-Regimental
Tournament.
Lieut.-Colonel W . C . H . Prichard, R .E.—Hunting man and
2 goal handicap polo player.
Major L. Pemberton Stedall, Yeomanry .—Coxed the Oxford
boat in 1906 and 1907 . Hunting man and polo player.
Lieut.-Colonel W . Pepys, Yeomanry .—Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and 2 goal handicap polo player . All-round athlete
at Sandhurst.
Major G. A. Rickards, M .C ., R .A .—Polo player, on the
winning side in the Subalterns ' Cup at Cairo in 1913 and the
Visitors' Cup in 1914.
Major R. H . N. Settle, M .C., Hussars.—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player. Won the regimental heavyweight
race in 1911 and the Subalterns' Cup in 1913 . Handicapped
at 2 goals.
Lieut .-Colonel the Hon . O . H . Stanley, R .A .—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and 3 goal handicap polo player.
Lieut .-Colonel J. S . Unthank, Durham L .I.—Played polo and
cricket for the Durham L.I . Handicapped at 3 goals.
Major W. S . Whetherly, Hussars .—Played polo for the
Dragoon Guards in the inter-regimental and other tournaments.
Handicapped at 3 goals.
Lieut . C . F. Wilkins, M .C ., R . Irish Rifles.—Irish hunting
man, steeplechase rider, and polo player . Won several open
point-to-points in 1913.
Major A . E . J . Wilson, Somerset L .I .—Hunting man and

MAR., 19'S.] THE POLO MONTHLY 32c)
CAPTAlN C . MacG. DUNBAR (LATE 20th HUSSARS).
HANDICAP, i GOALS.
Who was recently awarded the Military Cross, was a member of the 20th Hussarteam,
winners of the Inter-Regimental Tournament in 1go6 . Prior to the
outbreak of war acted in 1913 as joint Polo Manager of the Ranelagh Club.

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polo player . Played in the School of Mounted Infantry team
which won the Infantry Cup at Ranelagh iii 1912 . Master of the
Quetta Hunt 1915 .
BAR TO M .C.
Capt . J . K . McConnel, D.S .O ., M.C ., Hussars.—Hunting
man and keen polo player.
Capt . D . C. H . Richardson, M .C ., Lancers.—Hunting man,
steeplechase rider, and polo player.
Major G. A . Rickards, M .C., R .A .—Polo player ; was on the
winning side in the Subalterns ' Cup tournament at Cairo in
T913, and the Visitors ' Cup in 1 9 1 4 .
M .C.
Capt . H . J . Bell, Yeomanry.—Hunting man and two goal
handicap polo player.
Capt. G. de la P. Beresford, Indian Army .—Regimental polo,
played for the Jullundur Gymkhana team which won the Lahore
Junior Cup. in 1911 . Handicapped at 4 goals by I .P.A.
Capt. E. R. Broadbent , Hussars .—Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and polo player . Handicapped in I .P.A . List at 4
goals.
Capt . R . P . Bullivant , Yeomanry .—Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and polo player.
Capt . C . MacGregor Dunbar, late Hussars . Played in the
20th Hussars team which won the Inter-Regimental in 1906, and
the Indian Inter-Regimental in 1907, and was on the winning
side in the Cairo Open Cup tournament in 1913 . Was joint
secretary of the Ranelagh Club . Handicapped at 7 goals in
Hurlingham Form List.
Lieut. A . K . Charlesworth, Dragoon Guards .—Oxford
University polo player and gentleman rider. Won the Magdalen
Freshmen's point-to-point in 1912, and the private sweepstakes
at the Balliol meet in 1913 and the Balliol open in 1914.
Capt . Lord Gerard, R . Horse Guards .—Household Brigade
racing man, polo player, gentleman rider, and follower of hounds.
Master of the Cambridge University Drag in 1903, and
the Cambridgeshire Harriers 1904-5 ; followed the Cottesmore,
Quorn, and other packs, and has ridden with success over the
sticks.
Capt . T . L . Horn, Lancers .—Fine horseman and 4 goal handicap
polo player. Won the riding and jumping at the R .N . and
M . Tournament in 1909.
Capt . C. D . Horsley, Lancers .—Hunting man, polo player,
and point-to-point rider.
Capt. W. Joynson, Hussars .—Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and 4 goal handicap polo player . Played in the regimental
polo team . . Won the regimental point-to-point more than once.
Won the Hurworth Members' race, and Holderness Open and
the regimental cup at Andover on Tara Hall .

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Capt. B . M. Kenny, Queen 's R .W. Surrey Regt .—All-round
sportsman . Played polo for the Queen's, and rode at military
meets, having several victories over the sticks to his credit. Wa$
on the winning side in the Aden polo tournament in 1909.
Capt. E. F. Lawson, Yeomanry .—Hunting man, steeplechase
rider, and 2 goal handicap polo player. Won the Christ Church
open point-to-point in 1913, and rode second in the Balliol Grind
in 1912 and 1913 . Played hack in the winning Oxford team,
against Cambridge in 1912 and 1913.
Capt. C. G . Leslie, Dragoon Guards .—Played for the regi
mental polo team in Egypt . Handicapped at 3 goals.
Capt . M . Nickalls. Yeomanry . Hunting man and polo
player. Master of the Oxford University Drag 1899, and played
on winning polo sick for Oxford v . Cambridge in 1898 and 1899.
Played for the old Oxonians ' and Students' teams which ran up
for the Champion cup, the Leopards, and other sides . Won the
Bar point-to-point in 1910 on Mr . J . B . Aspinall ' s Bonaventure.
Handicapped at 7 goals in Hurlingham List.
Capt. G . A . Rickards, R .A . Hunting man and polo player ;
was on the winning side in the Subalterns' Cup at Cairo in 1913,
and the Visitors ' Cup in 1914.
Capt. G . Nairne Reynolds, Lancers . Hunting and racing
man and polo player . hollowed the Hertfordshire Hounds.
Played in the regimental polo team, and was in the side which
won the Subalte rns ' Cup in 1908.
Major Lord Somers, Life Guards.—Charterhouse cricketer
and racquets player . Won the Army racquets championship
with J. J. Astor in iquS . Played in the Life Guards ' polo team
which on the Subalterns ' cup in 1909, and won the regimenta l
race at the Household Brigade meet in 1911 . Handicapped it
Hurlingham List at q_ goals.
Capt. F. C. Stern, Yeomanry .--Racing and hunting man and
keen polo player . Well-known gentleman rider.
Capt. F. H . Sutton, Hussars .--All-round sportsman. A
member of the 11th Hussars polo team which won the Inter-
Regimental in 1908 and 1909 . Won the regimental point-topoint
several times . Handicapped at 6 goals in Hurlingham
Form List .

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Flat Racing Fixtures.
Date.
1 (Easter Monday I
6 (Saturday)
13 (Saturday)
i6 (Tuesday)
20 (Saturday)
27 (Saturday)
3o (Tuesday)
APRIL.
Birmingham . ..
Windsor
Lewes
Newmarket Craven
Worcester
Stockton
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Date. MAY.
i i (Saturday) . . . Gatwick
14 (Tuesday) No. of
Days.
. . . . . . Newmarket 2nd Spring . . . 3
i8 (Saturday) . . . Haydock Park . . . r
20 (Whit Monday) . . . . . . Wolverhampton
24 (Friday) Manchester . . . . . . ..
JUNE.
z (Saturday) . . . Lingfield . . . . . . . ..
4 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Newmarket First Extra 3
8 (Saturday) . . . . . . Nottingham . . . . ..
i5 (Saturday) . . . . . . Lewes . . . r
i8 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Newmarket 2nd Extra . .. 3
22 (Saturday) . . . . . . Warwick . . . . ..
29 (Saturday) . . . Gatwick . ..
JULY.
2 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Newmarket First July . ..
6 (Saturday) . . . . . Leicester . . . . . . . ..
12 (Friday ., . Bibury Club (Salisbury) . ..
i6 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Newmarket 2nd July . ..
20 (Saturday) . . . Nottingham . . . . ..
27 (Saturday) . . . . . Lingfield . . . . . .
Irish Fixtures .
Date .
APRIL.
16 (Tuesday)'` . . . . . . Curragh
23 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Punchestown . ..
26 (Friday) . . . . . . Leopardstown
30 (Tuesday) . . . Phoenix Park
MAY.
ii (Saturday) . . . . . . Phoenix-Park
14 (Tuesday) . . . . . . Curragh
20 (Monday) . . . Baldoyle
7 (Friday)
15 (Saturday)
22 (Saturday)
25 (Tuesday)
6 (Saturday)
23 (Tuesday)
JUNE.
Leopardstown
Phoenix Park
Baldoyle
Curragh
JULY.
Phoenix Park
Curragh .3
3

MAR .., I918 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 335
The Late Mr. E. P. Wilson .
The death took place recently
at his home, Llantar-
- nam, Stratford-on-Avon, of
Mr. E . P. Wilson, one of
the most accomplished riders
ever seen between the flags.
Deceased, who passed away
on January 19th in his
seventy-second year, was a
native of Warwickshire, and
from childhood took to the
saddle, being well known
with the local hounds as a
schoolboy . When older he
rode with much success at
point-to-point meetings, and
from there graduated into
the finest amateur crosscountry
jockey of his day,
and fully the equal of any
professional_ riding. Many
THE LATE MR
of his successes were gained
. WILSON,
The amateur cross-country rider, who died
at his home on January loth last . Among the
races he won during his career were two
Grand Nationals, five National Hunt Steepleon
horses the property of his
father, such as Tiger, on
whom he carried off the Birmingham
Grand Annual
chases, and the Grand Sefton Steeplechase . Steeplechase in 1867, and
Goldfinder, on whom he
scored in the Grand International Steeplechase (at.
the inaugural Sandown Park meeting in 1875) . The
onrace , this occasion was worth £2,130, and
there were twenty runners for the rich event, for which
the French
. . mare, La Veine, finished second. Mr. Wilson'
rode in sixteen Grand Nationals, and was twice successful, winning
in successive years on Voluptary and Roquefort ; he was
also second on Congress to Regal when that animal carried off
the cross-country Blue Riband, ridden by Joe Cannon, the 4Ae--sent
Newmarket trainer. Mr . Wilson established something of a
record ill the National Hunt Steeplechase, the winner of which he
rode on no less than five occasions, four of his victories on Pride
of Prussia, Llantarnam, Satellite, and Equity being gained in
succession from 1881-1884 ; prior to this he carried off the race
on The Bear in 1877 .
His last mount in the Grand National was in Ilex's year, when
he rode the Prince of Wales ' (his late Majesty King Edward
VII.'s) Hettie, but failed to finish, the mare falling during the
contest. Mr. Wilson 's last appearance in the saddle in public
was at Kempton Park in 1893, but though no longer seen on a
racecourse he was well to the fore in the Warwickshire country,
holding his own with the best until well past his sixtieth year .

336 THEPOLOMONTHLY[MAR ., 1918.
He also frequently officiated as a starter of cross-country
races after his retirement from riding and training . I regret to
say that for two years prior to his death Mr . Wilson suffered
from perpetual ill health . A great jockey and a popular favourite,
his death snaps yet another link with the past of crosscountry
sport.
Fatal Accident to Lieutenant G. Heasman.
Racegoers will learn with regret of the tragic death of that
popular cross-country amateur rider, Lieut . George Heasman,
which occurred whilst flying on Salisbury Plain on Sunday,
January 20th last.
Deceased, who was only twenty-seven years of age, was the
son of Mr. H. Heasman, the well-known race horse owner, and
scored on several of his father 's horses before spending a season
in Austria, where he met with much success. Lieut . Heasman
was originally in the 19th Hussars, but was appointed to King
Edward's Horse, and went with them to France ; he transferred
to the Flying Corps in the spring of last year . He was an
excellent jockey, and tremendously keen, no distance being too
far to travel if he could be assured of a mount at the other end.
Possessed of the cheeriest and kindest of natures, deceased will be
mourned by a host of friends and acquaintances.
The Late Sir John Miller.
With sincere regret I record the death of that popular and
well-known turfite, Sir John Miller . Born in 1867, he succeeded
his brother Sir James Miller in the baronetcy in 1906, and like the
latter was passionately addicted to the Turf. Though never
attaining to the success of Sir James, who it will be remembered
twice carried off the Derby with Sainfoin and Rock Sand, deceased
nevertheless owned a number of fair performers under both
sets of rules, all of whom were ridden and trained by W . Halsey
at Nepcote Lodge, Findon . Probably the best horse to carry the
" olive green white hooped sleeves " was Innocence, a son of
Simonian and La Vierge, who finished third to Flying Fox and
Damocles in the Derby and carried off several races, including in
his third season the Derby Cup. At the time of this victory,
however, he was the property of Mr . Morbey, having been purchased
for 3,100 guineas the previous July when Sir John Miller
disposed of his entire stud at Newmarket . Upon his master ' s
retirement Mr. Halsey gave up training, and confined his attention
entirely to riding until becoming private trainer to Sir
Ernest Cassel, a position he still occupies.
Sir John Miller kept a few horses in training afterwards with
either Blackwell or Gurry, and the last successful appearance of
his colours was on Declaration, a brown son of St . Martin and
Pop the Question, who with Maher in the saddle scored in a
selling plate at Manchester in November, 1913.
Sir John Miller had been suffering from most indifferent
health for a considerable time, never being really well after his

Photo ou
SIR GEORGE BULLOUGH'S BALLYMACAD, b. g. by LAVENO out of BALLYMACARNEY, Aged.
Winner of last year's War National, and third in this season's contest to Poethlyn and Captain Dreyfus, after
breaking down in the straight . Sir George Bullough's horse, though unlucky, is a most consistent performer .

338 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR., 1918.
serious illness some little while ago . He was married three
times, and leaves a widow, who is the eldest daughter of the late
Mr. J . B . Cookson, Master of the Morpeth Hounds for more than
twenty years, but no family ; so the baronetcy, which was created
in 1874, becomes extinct.
Sale of Brownstown Stud Farm.
Captain Greer, who acts as the managing director of the National
Stud, has recently disposed of his Brownstown Stud property,
which is situated on the edge of the Curragh. The stud
has a fine record, for it was there that Birdcatcher was bred, as
was also the St . Leger winner of 1844, Faugh-a-Ballagh (own
brother to Birdcatcher), eight years later. Gallinule was, however,
the sire which maintained the prestige of the establishment
during more recent years . Captain Greer purchased the horse
for 900 guineas in 1899, and he became a regular gold mine
during the twenty-two years he reigned at Brownstown . Starting
at the modest fee of 20 guineas for some years prior to his
death he had a full subscription list at 200 guineas . The best
of his progeny were Pretty Polly, Slieve Gallion and Wildfowler,
all classic winners . Other good horses bred at the stud
of recent years have been Kilcock Rocketter, Good Morning,
Carancho and Furore.
The purchaser, Mr . Parrish, who acquired the property
through the agency of Messrs . Robert Goff & Co., the auctioneers
to the Irish Turf Club, is well known in English racing circles,
and has a string in training with J . T . Rogers at French House,
Curragh.
Horses to Follow.
I regret to say that my old friend " Major Y," with whom for
many years I have had a friendly wager of a hat over a list of
twelve horses to follow, is unable to send me .his selections for
the coming flat racing season, owing to a severe illness.
However, I append the names of my own twelve horses, whom
I think should return a credit balance to their steady supporters
on the year. Instead of the customary flat stake I suggest they
should be backed on the following scale : one, two, four, reverting
to the original stake after a win or after three consecutive losses :
Amphitryon, ch .c. by Ampelion out of Rosewater, 5 years.
Benevente, ch .f. b Polymelus out of Pearmain, 3 years.
By Jingo, ch .c . by Aquascutum out of Minnesota, 4 years.
Diadem, ch .f. by Orby out of Donnetta, 4 years.
Fizz Bang, ch .c . by Beppo out of Snappy, 4 years.
Foxton, b .c. by Amadis out of Tuscana, 5 years.
Gainsborough, b .c. by Bayardo out of Rosedrop, 3 years.
My Dear, b.f. by Beppo out of Silesia, 3 years.
Patrick ' s Day, ch .c. by William III. out of Gold Riach,
6 years.
Planet, b.c. by St . Frusquin out of Catgut, 4 years.
Viking, br.c. by Dark Ronald out of Bokaal, 5 years.
Zinovia, b.f. by Charles O ' Malley out of Doodrah, 3 years .

MAR., 1918 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 339
The National Hunt
Season.
T HE all too short season of racing under National Hunt Rules
comes to a close with the two Manchester meetings on
the fifth and sixth of next month . Being compelled by the
publishers to close these notes upon my return from the substitute
Grand National at Gatwick, I am unable to include the two final
days sport in the following short review of the 1918 season of
cross-country sport . This is to be regretted, since at the
moment the question as to the title of champion over the major
obstacles is not fully established . A good many would vote for
Captain Dreyfus, especially after the magnificent show he put
up against Poethlyn, to whom he was presenting 151bs., in the
National. The pair meet, I believe, in the Lancashire Steeplechase
on Easter Monday, when the " Captain " will only be
called upon to shoulder five pounds more than his rival, whilst
Wavetree who was brought down early in the contest for the
National, can also join issue. The result of the race therefore
will surely tell us which is the best three mile 'chaser in training
at the present moment.
With regard to the champion hurdler there can be no question
but that Water Bed has fully proved himself head and shoulders
above his other rivals, and I am inclined to believe that he is the
finest hurdler we have seen during the past score or so of years.
He apparently sets weight at defiance, as he carried the hunting
burden of just on 13 stone to victory at his last outing at Sandown
Park in the fastest time of any hurdle race this season. In his
match with Seneschal on National afternoon he beat this however,
covering the two miles in three minutes 59 seconds, a remarkable
performance when one reflects that he was not pressed at
all, but led throughout to win in a hack canter. Such tall
stories had been told us about Seneschal " that he was the best
hurdler at Newmarket since the days of Chandos, etc . . etc., "
that I for one was amazed to see Mr. Young's chesnut literally
play with his rival from start to finish, out-jumping and striding
away from him in effortless fashion . There can be no two
opinions that in the son of Feather Bed and Coolbawn Mr.
Bennett possessed a really great horse, who bids fair to become
for his new owner as much an idol with the racing public as that
famous handicapper Victor Wild .

340
THE POLO MONTHLY [ MAR., 1918.
An interesting point during the past season has been the
extraordinary level performances of many horses . To take a
small group of some half a dozen animals or more, such as
Aynsley,. Seneschal, Mac Merry, Hollins Lane, Water Bed,
Ballymacad, Captain Dreyfus, and Poethlyn, have invariably
been either there or thereabouts in every race they have contested.
Aynsley won his four races over hurdles before failing in the
Welter flat race at Lingfield, while Seneschal carried off three
hurdle races before failing in his match with Water Bed . Mac
Merry has taken part in eight Selling Hurdle Races, winning no
less than six of them, and finishing third in the other two.
Hollins Lane has won twice and been placed second twice in good
company, whilst the champion Water Bed has six victories to
his credit, including his dead-heat with Poethlyn in the Lingfield
Flat Race, out of seven attempts . His only defeat took place
at Gatwick when he failed to present 'nibs . and 311bs . respectively,
to Saxon and Hollins Lane . The going was very heavy
on this occasion, however, and the task set the top weight beyond
reasonable accomplishment. The record of the three steeplechasers
I have mentioned was equally meritorious . Poethlyn is
unbeaten,, having won the four races he has taken part in ; he
dead-heated with Water Bed for the Lingfield Welter Flat Race,
won the Prince of Wales and Byfleet Steeplechases at Sandown
Park, and then triumphed in the War National at Gatwick.
Ballymacad has contested six races, winning once, falling once,
and being placed on each of the other four attempts, the last
occasion when third to Poethlyn and Captain Dreyfus in the
National. Captain Dreyfus has taken part in six races,
winning three times and being placed second three times, on the
last occasion in the race for the War National.
It would perhaps be more satisfactory to my readers, however,
in discussing the season 's running, if I take the various meetings
in their chronological order.
Windsor, January 14-15.
After a postponement due to the hard weather experienced
at the turn of the year, Windsor opened the ball on Monday,
January 14th. Under the new conditions of travelling imposed by
the authorities, only a certain number of tickets were issued by
the Executives of race meetings by subscription only . Each
ticket issued carried with it a voucher entitling the person to
purchase a railway ticket for travelling to the meeting„ but local
residents and officers of the Forces in uniform were admitted
(in case of the former on production of their National Registration
Cards) on purchasing tickets . The arrangement seems to have
worked pretty smoothly, and the tax upon railway companies for
conveying the passenger traffic was thereby reduced to a
minimum.
The opening race at Windsor saw the Cesarewitch failure,
Aynsley, make his successful debut over hurdles. I cannot say
his exhibition of jumping was a finished performance, but he had

MAR., 1918 .J THE POLO MONTHLY 341
so much in hand of his rivals that once safely over the last
obstacle he scored in runaway fashion.
The Selling Hurdle race fell to the ex-steeplechaser Fashion
from Dr . Ryan and Siller after the favourite Canute had fallen
early in the contest, and then a magnificent finish took place
for the principal race of the afternoon, the New Year's Steeplechase,
between Wavylace and Mask Off, the pair coming right
away from the field locked together . After a ding-dong struggle
Anthony just squeezed Wavylace home a head in front of his
rival with Hannibal some way off third . Eugenist, the favourite,
ran very badly, and was never in the race with a winning chance.
Photo bp Sport & General
SIR GEORGE BULLOUGH'S WAVYLACE, by WAVELET'S PRIDE-
CURTAIN,
Winner of the New Year's Handicap Steeplechase, Windsor, January 14th.
The runners in the Selling Steeplechase were not of much
account, and Captain H . C. Davey's old slave Platonic won very
comfortably in the hands of A . Stubbs, the late amateur jockey,
who has now joined the ranks of professional riders . Fit from
the flat Hollins Lane gave Lieut . H. A . Brown (home on leave
from the front) a very comfortable ride when beating White
Prophet and Fifty-Five for the Oakside Hurdle Race, the field
for which numbered thirteen runners, and then proceedings
closed with a smart performance in the Forest Steeplechase by
Top Hole, who jumping in free and stylish fashion throughout
had his opponents in difficulties from start to finish .

342 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR ., 191b.
The feature of the second day' s racing was the excellent show
made by Captain Dreyfus in the Club Steeplechase under the
heavy import of 12 stone 41bs . It was only by a short head that
Mr. Hunt's gelding failed to beat the penalised winner of the
previous afternoon, Top Hole, and as the latter was in receipt of
19lbs. and the going very heavy, the performance of the second
was a meritorious one . As in the steeplechase won by Wavylace
the day before, the pair came right away from the field, and it
was only on the post that Top Hole managed to gain the shortest
of verdicts . Last year ' s National winner Ballymacad,, who
started equal favourite with Top Hole, came in third, a long way
behind the leading pair.
Mr . Bottomley managed to redress his failures on the previous
afternoon by bringing off a double in the first two hurdle races
with his novice Corydon and old Mac Merry, whilst the Selling
Steeplechase fell to Mr . Brown' s Minstrel Park after a good race
with Sir Percy, Mr . Hunt, the owner of the second, taking the
winner at auction for 26o guineas . The Windsor Hurdle Race
fell to the well-backed Yankee Pro, after Regal had looked to
have the race well won coning to the last jump ; Saxon , the
favourite and top weight, was third.
The last race was won in easy fashion by Good Example, on
whom odds were laid to beat his four rivals . These were never
in doubt, his jockey Stubbs, riding a well-judged race, and
scoring his second .success at the meeting.
Gatwick, January 21, 22, 23, 24.
Postponed from the 16th instant, good sport was witnessed
at the above venue on January 21st and 22nd, though fields, as
in the case of most postponed meetings, were hardly as big as
they would have been but for the alteration of dates. The
Lingfield meeting fixed for January 23rd and 24th having
been transferred to Gatwick, there were in consequence four
days consecutive steeplechasing held there, and it says much for
the skill of the keeper of the course and his staff that the track
remained in perfect condition throughout the whole period.
On the opening day Mr. Bottomley repeated his Windsor
double in the first two races with Canute and Corydon, the latter
of whom scored from the well-bred Tufa and Cresset, both recruits
to jumping this winter.
The rest of the racing was not of a very engrossing nature,
the fields being numerically poor and the wins very easily
achieved. It is sufficient to say Mr . Douglas Stuart took the
Hurdle race with Toadstone . but was beaten with his Irish
purchase, Shaun Spadah, by Ballykisteen in the steeplechase.
Captain Rawle ' s Castleton carried off the Selling Steeplechase,
whilst another Irish importation in Loch Allen defeated a pair
of opponents in Kenia and Drinaugh for the Pegasus Steeplechase
. The afternoon had not passed free of mishap, for in the
race just mentioned Captain de Trafford had the misfortune to

MAR., 1918 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 34;
lose his useful horse Drinaugh, who broke his neck when falling
at the first fence.
A wonderful time for backers rewarded visitors on the second
day of the meeting, when five of the races fell to favourites,
Wiseton II ., on whom odds of it to b were laid in the Selling
Steeplechase, being the only failure in the sequence . His conqueror
was found in Mr . Law ' s Prince Francis, an animal of not
much account. The first race on the card as usual fell to Mr.
Bottomley, Mac Merry being his successful representative on
this occasion, and then the champion Water Bed made his first
appearance of the season, easily carrying off the Deepdene Hurdle
Race from Saneso and Ceyx under the substantial burden of 12
stone . Carrig Park had practically a walk over in his race, as
his solitary opponent Potiphar refused to face the first fence,
whilst the remaining two . events on the card were taken by
Aynsley and Good Example, who thus continued their winning
sequences from the previous meeting at Windsor.
Better racing was witnessed on the third day of the meeting,
when fields were bigger, fifty-one animals being saddled during
the afternoon . The opening hurdle race fell to Peterloo, who
easily heat his eleven opponents, though the favourite Dr. Ryan
would have been much closer up than third had he given of his
best. The Westerham Steeplechase was easily won by Sergeant
;Murphy, who numbered among his victims the 1914 Grand
National winner Sunloch, who I fear has deteriorated very much
since his Aintree triumph . The Four-Year-Old Hurdle Race
went to Mr. Siever ' s Square Cut, who had been runner-up to
Corydon at Windsor,, whilst Aynsley put up another win in the
Gravetye Hurdle Race, thus bringing his total to three . The
principal race, the Southern Steeplechase, created a bit of a
surprise when Bernstein beat his highly-fancied stable companion
Antipater in very easy fashion . It is not often the Findon
stable make mistakes as to. the merits of their runners, but on
this occasion they backed Captain Rogerson 's representative in
no half-hearted manner, whilst the top weight Bernstein was to
all intents and purposes entirely neglected . Antipater made one
had blunder during the race which caused him to drop back,
whereupon his stable companion went to the front, and remaining
there to the finish, won in a canter by three lengths . The last
race, a Novices ' Steeplechase, fell to Mark Back, who, with
Saneso screwing at his fences throughout, won very easily from
Kodak.
The final day ' s sport was by far the best, proceedings going
with a rare swing from start to finish . With three such winners
as Water Bed, Captain Dreyfus and Bernstein in successive
events, the standard of runners during the afternoon was of the
very highest class . Needless to say each carried top weight in
his respective race, whilst all three victories were easily obtained.
The minor races fell to Athenry Midnight Sun and Fifty-five,
the latter of whom starting at To to 1 heat Court Bleddyn and
Ophion : Regal, on whom odds were laid, finished in the rear
of his field . Water Bed ' s victory was achieved over Yankee

Pro and Drumlaring„ whilst Captain Dreyfus beat Irish Mail
and Minster Vale, the latter in receipt of 261bs . Bernstein
defeated Carrig Park, who was in receipt of 31bs.
Windsor, January 30.
Just as Gatwick has had all the luck of the weather throughout
the season, so Windsor in this respect seemed to have been
dogged by persistent ill-fortune . With an interesting card set for
decision and a large number of runners on the spot, the meeting
set for January 3oth and 31st was practically abandoned through
fog. On the opening day after putting back the first race for
forty minutes the Stewards, on the advice of some of the jockeys
who had walked the course, decided to start with the Selling
Steeplechase, for which only three runners turned out . The
adventurous trio started on their journey, and it being impossible
to see fifty yards in front of one, after passing the stands nothing
further was seen of the party until a solitary figure emerged
from the wall of fog followed at a short distance by another.
The leader proved to be Madame Varipati's Royal Canal, who
was attended by Stag ' s Head . It then transpired the favourite
Veni had fallen at the water, and breaking a leg had subsequently
to be destroyed . A party of eight came out for the Brocas
Hurdle, but the fog was as dense as ever, and nothing could be
seen of the race, which fell to Aynsley from Square Cut and
Siller. Banks of fog then rolled up the course making it impossible
to even see the number hoard from the judge 's box, and
the Stewards had no option but to postpone the remaining events
until the following day, when it was arranged that a start should
be made at 12 o'clock and twenty minutes only allowed between
each race. When morning came, though bright sunshine and
clear weather prevailed less than ten miles away, the heavy
ground fog remained unshifted in the river-valley . The only
chance of the mist lifting depended on a breeze springing up, and
when the persistent dead calm continued, Messrs . Frail had no
option but to abandon the remainder of the meeting.
Gatwick, February 6th and 7th.
The main attraction on the first afternoon was of course the
steeplechasers, several of our best performers meeting in the
Stewards Handicap. With a field including Eugenist, Top Hole,
Minster Vale, Chang, Lamentable, Shaun Spadah, Wavertree and
Ballymacad, plenty of material for an exciting contest was provided.
The finish was most closely fought out between Wavertree
and Ballymacad, and with the former swerving to the right
Ballymacad just managed to short-head him on the post . Ballymendel
was third ten lengths from his half brother . In the
Tantivy Steeplechase Saneso, who had profited by his schooling
behind Mark Back at Gatwick, now easily turned the tables on
his conqueror on a stone better terms . The opening race on the
card saw Seneschal make a very promising debut over hurdles,
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gave a very smooth performance,, and easily defeated his sixteen
opponents, of whom Silver Saint and Fleetwood came out best.
The Wickham Hurdle Race fell to Lord Cholmondeley ' s Ceyx,
who though risking his hurdles somewhat won very easily from
Marita and Appleton . The Selling Hurdle was taken by Londeny,
who carried too many guns for Carol Singer and Dick
Dunn, whilst in the last race of the day, the Cotland Steeplechase,
the outsider, Eager Simon, achieved an easy victory over
Shaccabac and Bernstein. The honours, however, were with the
latter, as he was presenting the first and second with 31lbs . and
26lbs ., respectively.
The second day's sport was quite up to the average of its
predecessors, though both Water Bed and Captain Dreyfus were
defeated in the events they contested . The latter fell when
opposed to Loch Allen, but was remounted and finished second.
I think it was due to the slippery state of the ground that the
accident occurred, as Hunt 's horse is usually the safest of
jumpers.
Water Bed found the task of giving 211bs . and 311bs., respectively,
to Saxon and Hollins Lane an impossible one in the heavy
going, but he finished a good third to the pair with all the
honours his . Of the other races Fargue and Sir Percy scored
in their respective steeplechases, whilst another of Lord Derby 's
beginners in Crosstree carried off the Croydon Hurdle Race
with which the programme concluded . The first race, a Selling
Hurdle, was won by the old 1909 Cesarewitch winner, Submit,
who though now absolutely unsound, is one of the gamest old
horses that ever looked through a bridle, and a winner of numbers
of races under both rules.
Lingfield Park, February 13, 14.
The chief feature of the first day's racing at the above meeting
was the success attending the riding of Lieut . H . Brown,
who caught the judge 's eye with three out of his four mounts
during the afternoon. Two of his successes were achieved on
Castleton and The Bore, horses the property of a brother officer,
Captain Rawle, whilst the third was on his wife ' s, Mrs. H . A.
Brown ' s Appleton . For the Surrey Steeplechase only a trio went
to the post, and of these Mr . F . Parker ' s mare Lamentable had
small difficulty in disposing of Simon the Lepper, the third
runner, Mr. Bottomley ' s Irish purchase Awbeg failing to complete
the course . There were four runners for the Greenstede
Steeplechase, of which Shaccabac was installed a strong favourite.
He, however, was in one of his bad moods and refused to try,
and it was left to Lieut . Brown to be on the runner-up Minstrel
Park, who was beaten for speed throughout by the winner
Antipater. The last event on the card, the Lingfield Welter
Flat Race, proved quite the most interesting event of the day,
and the presence of Donoghue and William Griggs, the latter of
whom has been awarded the Military Cross and the Italian Order
for services ,at the front, in the saddle gave quite a Newmarket
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a special licence, was installed favourite, but was one of the first
to retire when the straight was reached . Below the distance
Carrig Park, Bernstein, Poethlyn and Water Bed were all prominent
; Carrig Park was the first to falter, and Water Bed drew
out clear w hen opposite the number hoard, only to he challenged
by Poethlyn, who in a desperate finish managed to make a deadheat
of it in almost the last stride . Water Bed ran a great horse,
for he was giving both Poethlyn and Bernstein, who was third,
251bs.
The chief event on the Thursday 's programme, the Woldingham
Hurdle Race, fell to Mrs . Watt's Sensitive Symons from
Hollins Lane and Corydon, the path of the chesnut son of
General Symons being considerably smoothed by the accidental
slipping up of the favourite, The Bimkin . C . Hawkins, who
rode the latter, had a most unfortunate afternoon, two more of
his mounts, Carrig Park and Saneso, being brought down through
no particular fault on their part. Hunt completed a useful
double to Sensitive Symons with Chang in the Brighton 'Chase,
though with Carrig Park and Good Example coming to grief, Mr.
F. S . Watt's horse had only Sunloch to beat . With Crosstree
winning the Godstone Hurdle Race the stable was prevented
from completing their treble with Confessor, and it was a good
performance on the part of Lord Derby's colt, for he was giving
the second two stone all but three pounds . Of the remaining
races Mac Merry scored an easy victory over seventeen opponents
in the Selling Hurdle Race, and was retained for 75 guineas,
whilst the other two steeplechases fell to young animals in
Straight On and Square Dance.
Sandown Park . February 20, 21.
I found a visit to the slopes of Esher after an absence of
nearly three years—the last meeting I attended here being that
at which The Vizier carried off the Esher Cup, Jack Annandale
the Produce Stakes, and Lord Marcus the Grand International
Steeplechase in April, 1915—extremely pleasant . The course was
in splendid condition, a fact which enabled Water Bed to put up
an excellent performance in carrying 1 est. gibs . to victory in the
Sandown Hurdle Race from Stainton (received iSlbs .) and Saxon
(received 91bs .) . Another stylish win was that of Wavertree 's
from Simon the Lepper and Top Hole in the Stanley Steeplechase.
This was a regular National trial, as candidates in
Ber-neray Shaun Spadah , Chang, and Charlbury were also in the
field that Captain Bibby ' s young horse defeated . In the other
events Mac Merry and Seneschal scored their usual victories,
whilst Finnigan carried off the Selling Steeplechase from Minstrel
Park and Kodak . The last race of the day fell to the
favourite, Real Grit, over whom the Hartigan stable recovered
their earlier losses over West and Stainton . The win was a
narrow one, for it was only by a neck that Real Grit got the
better of Scarlet Button, after a splendid hit of riding on the part
of Mr. J . Anthony.
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Escott bringing off a double in the two principal events on the
card with Poethlyn and Pollen, and Fitton carrying off the opening
Hurdle Seller with Green Lane . The victory of Poethlyn
was very easily achieved in the Prince of Wales Steeplechase,
Ballymacad his most dangerous opponent coming to grief at the
water in a very slow run race. Pollen also had very little to do
when beating Turbine, Secundus and Sensitive Symons in the
Cardinal Hurdle Handicap . Square Dance showed his Lingfield
win to be no fluke by appropriating the Epsom Steeplechase from
St . Maur and Excelsior, whilst the Selling Steeplechase fell to
Perimac from Sir Percy and Royal Canal . In the last race of
THE CHAMPION HURDLER, WATER BED, by FEATHER BED out of
COOLBAWN, 6 years,
Sold to Mr. II . Busby Bird prior to his victory in the Champion Hurdle Cup at
Gatwick for 2,000 Guineas.
the day Llanthony reversed his previous running with Crosstree
with the weights 14lbs . more in his favour, and incidentally
enabled Stanley Avila (on leave from the front) to complete the
hat trick, his previous winning mounts being Poethlyn and
Pollen.
Windsor, February 27. 28.
The first day of the last fixture under National Hunt Rules
this season at Royal Windsor was all that could possibly be
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and fields of goodly dimensions, with the result a most enjoyable
and interesting day ' s sport ensued.
The Boveney Hurdle Race fell to Ophion after a pretty race
with Crosstree from the last hurdle, and the Selling Steeplechase,
which cane next on the card, was taken by Loomian from Perimac
after a desperate finish in which the pair came right away
from the field locked together . The Staines Steeplechase was
productive of a great race between Wavertree and Captain Dreyfus„
and keen was the disappointment of onlookers when Wavertree
toppled over three fences from home, just as he moved up
to challenge Captain Dreyfus, who as usual was at the head of
affairs . Up till then Captain Bibby's young horse had jumped
extremely well, especially at the water where he gained lengths.
With the disappearance of Wavertree Captain Dreyfus had a
simple task to canter home six lengths in advance of Wavylace
and Top Hole. In the Bridge Selling Hurdle Mr . Bottomley ' s
Mac Merry was freely supported, but in spite of the money
pouring in it was always easy to get a shade of odds against his
chance, so I was not surprised to see him beaten into third place
behind West and Carol Singer, for the ring at times seem to have
an almost uncanny intuition of coming events . There was a
spirited market on the Slough Hurdle Handicap, First Smoke,
Court Bleddyn, Fifty-five and Hollins Lane all meeting with
strong support. Count Bleddyn again fell at the second flight
of hurdles below the stands, just as he appeared to have the race
at his mercy, and with First Smoke weakening at the next hurdle
it was left to Hollins Lane to collar Tom Berney and score very
easily by one and a half lengths.
The day then concluded with a bumping finish between St.
Maur and Ranelagh, in which the former was disqualified and
the race awarded to Captain Radclyffe 's horse . The verdict was,
I think, a just one, and had it not been for a bad mistake two
fences from home, in which horse and jockey nearly parted company,
Ranelagh would have beaten St . Maur very comfortably.
The promise of a fine day for the concluding stage of the
meeting was quickly dispelled when in a few hours the temperature
changed from the mildness of Spring to the severity of
Winter, and a heavy snow storm fell, covering the ground to the
depth of 11 inches. The last two races were run in the snow, and
in the case of the College Steeplechase the storm was at its height
and completely blinded both horses and jockeys from view . It
says much for the courage of so young a horse as Iron Bedstead
that he should have successfully emerged from so trying an
ordeal . Nothing could be seen of the race after the field passed
the stands until the finish, at which point Iron Bedstead was
right in front, and was followed past the post at a considerable
distance by Sunlight III . and The Bore.
The first race on the card, the Royal Handicap 'Chase, was
quite the best of the day, Real Grit, Mark Back, Hannibal and
Antipater being practically in a line at the last jump . Here
Mark Back fell, and Antipater had much the better speed of the
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the Ivor Selling Hurdle Race Cage had the beating of Ahanesk
and Seller, though coming to the last hurdle Tom Berney looked
to be the probable winner . With no Water Bed to beat in the
Berkshire Hurdle Race, Stainton comfortably disposed of The
Bimkin and White Prophet, his nearest market rival Drumlanrig
running very sourly in the hands of his jockey Earl . A close
finish for the Curfew Selling Steeplechase saw Sir Percy just
unable to last home the three miles, a desperate finish with Dennis
Auburn resulting in the neck victory of the latter . The meeting
then finished with the Falstaff Four-Year-Old Hurdle Race in
connection with which a somewhat regrettable incident occurred.
I refer to the withdrawal of Seneschal after his number had been
displayed for some time as a starter. It transpired that nothing
happened in any way to necessitate Lord Derby ' s horse being
taken out of the race other than a belated decision not to risk so
valuable an animal in such risky going . I maintain that having
once decided to start the horse there was no justification whatever
for such an action, and that the Stewards were to blame for permitting
the withdrawal. It is distinctly laid down in all rules
that only an accident or illness shall justify the withdrawal of
any animal once he has been weighed out for and his number
has appeared on the board as a starter. It was distinctly rough
on the members of the ring, whose books had been opened some
time when the contretemps occurred, and I must say that they
accepted the situation in a most praiseworthy fashion. Fleetwood
and Confessor, who prior to this had figured at 7 to 1
against, were now backed against the field at a little over evens,
and finished first and second, having the race entirely to themselves
with Seneschal out of the way.
Gatwick, March 6, 7.
Gatwick was again favoured with the best of weather for
their meeting at the beginning of the month, and some excellent
racing took place during the two days.
There was a most exciting race for the Ifield Double Handicap
Steeplechase between Captain Dreyfus and Ballymacad , the
latter being in receipt of 21lbs ., and once more Hunt 's champion
demonstrated his gameness by a head victory over Sir George
Bullough's representative. Simon the Lepper , the latter's
second string, made his way into third place, the favourite Queen
Imaal giving a very poor display.
Of the other races Mr. Bottomley's Mac Merry registered his
fifth success in Selling Hurdle Races this season, and Tufa made
amends for his Windsor failure by carrying off the Four-Year-
Old Hurdle from Fleetwood and Shoemaker. An interesting
contest between Iron Bedstead, The Bore and Full Stop in the
Reigate 'Chase saw the last mentioned assert his superiority over
The Bore, after Captain Rawle ' s horse had jumped the last fence
with the race apparently in hand . Iron Bedstead, whose fencing
was very faulty and vastly different to the display he gave when
winning at the last Windsor meeting, was third . William Orme
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by eight lengths, and was followed past the post by First Smoke
and Sir Artegal, and then the day ended with an easy win for
Saneso in the Purley Steeplechase, Mr. Stuart ' s horse being
followed past the post by Scarlet Button and Balls Bluff.
There were no outstanding features to mark the second day 's
programme, though the racing was fairly interesting throughout.
Fargue was successful in the Ifield Double Steeplechase over
Ballymendel, Chang, and other National aspirants, but not
having accepted for the big race the winner ' s victory had no
particular bearing on the future. Ahanesk went one better than
at Windsor when defeating Glatz and Marie 's Pride in the
Coulsdon Selling Hurdle Race, and incidentally also turned the
tables upon his conqueror Cage at a difference of 61bs . Another
animal to improve on the Windsor form was Drumlanrig who,
running in a hood and with a change of jockeys from Earl to
Avila, gave a most smooth display, scoring cleverly from Court
Bleddyn and Rock Ahoy . In the Selling Steeplechase Lord
Stanley's Carrigrue showed a glimpse of his old form when easily
defeating Dennis Auburn and Prince Francis, the distance, 3
miles, being probably more to his taste than a shorter course.
The meeting then cl, sed with a desperate set-to between King ' s
Coat and Silver Saint for the Burstow Hurdle Race, in which by
a fine piece of horsemanship Piggott inducing the latter for once
to exert himself, just squeezed his mount home a head to the
good.
Sandown Park, March 13, 14
The last meeting prior to the War National took place at
Esher on the 13th and 14th of the month . Half a dozen candidates
for the big race took part in the March Handicap Steeplechase,
and a strong favourite was found in Simon the Lepper
with Bernerav in next best demand. The race was run at a
muddling pace, and with the favourite blundering at the water on
the second circuit of the course, Shaun Spadah drew out to easily
defeat Berneray and Mask Off, with the favourite fourth . The
best performance of the afternoon was that of our champion
hurdler Water Bed in the Waterloo Hurdle Race . A strong
favourite was found in Raybarrow, who had been down the
course several times this season, but being now in receipt of two
stone from Water Bed was deemed unbeatable . Others well
fancied were Pollen, Nellie Agrah and Crosstree . In spite of
his welter weight of 12 stone 12lbs . Mr. Bennett' s Chesnut was
well up with his field, and when two hurdles from home the
favourite, who was in front, began to weaken, he dashed into the
lead, and climbing the rise towards the finish like a lion easily
held the challenge of Llanthony and Pollen at hay, winning comfortably
by three-quarters of a length . Turning to the other
events Seneschal had an easy task in the Four-Year-Old Hurdle,
and the long odds of 6 to 1 on him were never in doubt . Carol
Singer earned his first bracket of the season when beating Royal
Signet and Seventy-five in the Selling Hurdle, whilst Bell Toll,
who is quite a useful plater, beat Warbine, Ranelagh and coin-

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pany in the Selling Steeplechase with some degree of ease. The
afternoon closed with the victory of Saneso over White Surrey
and Antipater, the winner 's path being smoothed when the
favourite, Real Grit, cause down at the water . The grey White
Surrey, whose first outing it was this season, gave a fine display,
and did well to get second when obviously not quite cherry ripe.
By his fall Real Grit injured himself badly and had to be
destroyed . A smart animal, the loss to his owner is considerable.
Much pleasanter weather characterised the second day of the
meeting, and had some effect on the going which more than one
competitor found too hard for his liking . This was noticeably
so in the case of Peterloo, Appleton and Toadstone, all of whom
.*rte ..U.~' `.
Photo by Sport & General.
LORD CHOLMONDELY'S CEYX, by- JOHN 0' GAUNT--MARGARET,
Winner of International Hurdle Race, Gatwick, March loth.
failed to stretch themselves to full advantage . A feature of the
afternoon was the success attending E . Piggott, tivho brought off
the hat trick on Ophion, Poethlyn and Silver Saint . The victory
of the first named was not entirely devoid of luck, for Ednam ' s
Belle I thought looked all over a winner when falling at the last
hurdle, whilst White Prophet, who was fast catching him at the
finish, was badly boxed in and unable to deliver his challenge in
time. Toadstone, , who I have mentioned was not suited by the
firm going , was third . Poethlyn's win, however, was entirely
on its merits, and was gained in the easiest fashion from Ballymacad
and Vermouth. A friend of mine subsequently told me

35 2 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR ., 1918.
that the winner was considered by those who knew best about
him to. be unbeatable in the big race the following week . In the
Warren Maiden Hurdle Silver Saint, Piggott ' s third successful
mount, ran in the gamest fashion to shake off the attentions of
Shoemaker and Llanthony, the latter of whom was considerably
hampered in the straight . Of the other races the Selling Hurdle
was carried off by Son 0' Melton and Glatz in their respective
divisions, whilst the Selling Steeplechase fell to Wiseton II ., who
thus atoned for his two previous failures when well backed by the
stable. With a nice pull in the weights The Bore was well
backed to. beat Iron Bedstead and Full Stop in the last race on
the card, the D ' Abernon 'Chase. He was nearly down at the
water, however, and this took so much out of him that he could
only finish fourth, Lord Coventry' s Full Stop scoring easily
from the Windsor winner, Ranelagh and Royal Signet.
War National Meeting at Gatwick, March 20, 21.
The weather on the opening day of the above meeting was
ideal, and a large number of visitors, principally in khaki, were
present when racing began . The rain over-night had not affected
the going, thanks to the drying influence of the north wind and
morning sun, and the course was found to be in perfect condition.
With seven races on the card and good fields for the majority of
the events the afternoon ' s sport « vent with a rare swing from
start to finish . Backers, however„ had anything but the best of
the exchanges with fielders and some rare turns-up took place,
only one favourite proving successful during the day.
For the first race, the Fernhill Selling Hurdle, the 10 'ro r
outsider, Whiteboy, carried too many guns for Sea Voyage and
Bath in a field of thirteen, of which Ahanesk, Bath and Roy
Hamilton were the best supported candidates . whilst in the
Rostrum Selling Steeplechase, which followed, Loomian with a
pull of 6lbs . in the weights comfortably turned the tables on his
Sandown Park conqueror, Wiseton II ., who again started favourite,
Perimac splitting the pair.
The Southern Handicap Steeplechase, which brought out
seven runners, was a chapter of accidents throughout . At the
very first fence Hannibal injured himself and was pulled up,.
The favourite, Fargue, carried on the running until half of the
course had been covered, when he was headed by Eugenist, Loch
Allen and Carrigrue. Three fences from home the leader fell,
bringing down Loch Allen and knocking Carrigrue off his legs.
This let up Sergeant Murphy, who drew away to win hard held
by five lengths from Carrigrue . with Fargue a had third . nothing
else completing the course . By the fall of Eugenist Mr. Wills
was not only robbed of the race, but also lost a valuable animal,
as the horse broke his hack and had to he destroyed . Persistent
had luck has dogged the orange and blue can this winter, for
besides being linable to score a single race the stable has lost
both Veni and Eugenist through injuries . The latter, a bay aged
gelding by Captain Kettle, was the best 'chaser in the stable,
and carried off among other races the rich Lancashire Steeple-

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chase worth nearly {2,000 from Alfred Noble at Manchester in
1914.
Ceyx, another 10 to 1 chance, kept up the sequence of outsiders
in the International Hurdle Race after a desperate finish
with the heavily-backed Raybarrow, the verdict being the narrow
one of a neck . The Irishman , Shining More, was third, with
Saxon, who started favourite at a shade shorter odds than Raybarrow,
close up fourth . In the next race, the Fernhill Selling Hurdle
Mr. H . A . Brown's filly , Waltz, was backed down to a short
price in a field of thirteen, and justified the confidence of her
friends by a ready victory in her owner ' s hands over Sir Mark
and Sailor Joe. The only favourite to score during the afternoon,
MRS . 11 . PEEL'S POETHLYN, b~ RYDAL HEAD—FINE CHAMPAGNE,
WINNER 01~ THL WAR NATIONAL, GATWICK, MARCH 21st.
Mrs . Peel's fine chaser has won every race he has contested this season.
it cost Mr. Brown 340 guineas to buy her in, a rare windfall for
Colonel Croft, the owner of Sir Mark, who was purchased, I
understand, for the trifling sum of 11 guineas !
Bernstein was naturally backers ' choice for the Surrey Double
Handicap Steeplechase (Class I), White Surrey and Mr. Pick
being next in order of demand . Victory fell to the latter after
Eager Simon had appeared to have the race in hand from the
last fence ; Bernstein was third, whilst White Surrey in falling
at the final fence managed to injure himself so severely as to
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It was left to the last race to provide the biggest surprise of
the day . Lord Sefton ' s Shoemaker, on whom odds of 9 to 4
were laid to beat five moderate opponents in the Horley Hurdle
Race, managed to hit the last hurdle so hard as to cause him to
land sideways to the obstacle . This let up Ronaldo, and though
Duller, the rider of the favourite, managed to get his mount
going again, he was completely unbalanced, with the result the
20 to 1 outsider managed to scramble home a head in advance of
his opponent . A most unsatisfactory finish to a day full of
disappoinments.
The War National.
Brilliant sunshine greeted the numerous crowd of visitors to
Gatwick to witness the big race on the second day of the meeting.
The numbers being limited under present regulations it would
be interesting to know how many were actually present ; the
enclosure was certainly well filled with practically nothing else
but khaki . Among our own officers I noticed several Americans
just over, and as anxious to participate in our National sport as
they are in the common cause against the enemy.
The field for the big race numbered seventeen, and in the
matter of looks they compared favourably with any of recent
years . A close paddock inspection revealed them a thoroughly
trained lot, and I was particularly struck with the appearance of
Wavertree, Ally Sloper and Ballymacad, the first two of whom
are beau ideals of high-class 'chasers, though Wavertree's
shoulders are perhaps a shade too heavy for perfection . Captain
Dreyfus looked plain and businesslike, but his stable companion
Chang I did not care about . Berneray seemed as fit as a fiddle,
but Vermouth was a shade on the big side. Poethlyn is not an
attractive horse, hut " handsome is as handsome does " on a
racecourse, and an unbeaten certificate goes far to sweeten an
animal' s looks . The son of Rydal Head and Fine Champagne
has a very plain head set on rather an ewe neck, and this I
think detracts from his appearance as much as anything though
the is a bit light and spidery behind . If fine drawn, Escott had
him trained to the minute, and his condition reflected the greatest
credit on his trainer.
In what early wagering there was Poethlyn and Wavertree
were steady at 4 to 1, but a strong move in favour of Ally Sloper
brought him with a run from to to 1 to half these odds, where
he was joined by the other pair, the prices ruling at the start
being 5 to 1 each of the three . Ballymacad was steady at sevens,
with Shaun Spadah offered at tens, and Chang and Vermouth at
2 points longer odds. The rest of the field with the exception
of Berneray figured at twenty to one and longer odds.
The race itself was quickly robbed of much of its interest,
for Ally Sloper and Wavertree, the two best hacked horses in the
field, fell before a mile of the course had been completed . Ally
Sloper, supposed to be the safest jumper of the lot . ran into the
second fence, and came down, while Wavertree blinded by another
competitor fell at the sixth obstacle . I append the official

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report of the race, which speaks for itself . Personally after the
first round had been completed I made out Captain Dreyfus,
Poethlyn, Ballymacad, Berneray, Top Hole, Chang and Vermouth
as all live propositions. Captain Dreyfus was as usua'
sailing along in front, but Ballymacad and Poethlyn were well
within striking distance . At the far turn Vermouth, Chang and
Top Hole cried enough, and Captain Dreyfus entered the straight
Photos by
Sport & General.
TILE WAR NATIONAL AT GATWICK .
"Top-Poethlyn (E. Piggott up) passing the winning post.
Bottom Captain Dreyfus leading the field at the Open Ditch.
in advance of Poethlyn with Ballymacad drawing up. Just as I
was on the point of shouting " He wins again " the latter 's leg
gave out . Game to , the backbone, however, Sir George Bullough's
gallant horse struggled on to finish third, and but for
this accident he would, I believe, , have worn both Poethlyn and
Captain Dreyfus down, and scored a second National success.
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356 THE POLO MONTHLY MAR., 1918.
Poethlyn, and though he jumped the last fence in the lead he was
unable to resist the challenge of Mrs . Peel 's horse in the straight,
and was beaten by four lengths.
The following is the official description :
I .3o.—WAR NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE (Handicap) of 985 sous, including
a cup value loo sovs ; 2nd rec . loo sovs, and 3rd 5o
sovs ; about 4m . 856yds.
Mrs. H. Peel's b. g. Poethlyn, by Rydal Head—Fine Champagne,
aged, list . 61b.
E. Piggott
Mr. F. K. Hunt's b. g. Captain Dreyfus, by Santoi—Madame
Dreyfus, aged, 72St. 71b . J. Reardon 2
Sir G . Bullough 's b. g. Ballymacad, by Laveno-Ballymacarney,
aged, itst . 31b . Ivor Anthony 3
Mr. Barclay Walker's Berneray, aged, lost . 41b . S. Avila 4
Mr. E. S. Wills' Mark Back, aged, lost . 51b . H . Smyth 5
Mr. F. S. Watts' Chang, aged, iost . 21b. Mr. O. Casebourne 6
Mr. Heybourn's Vermouth, aged, ilst . i31b . Mr . J. Anthony 7
Sir G . Bullough's Simon the Lepper, aged, lost. R. Burford 8
Mr. McAlpine's Shaun Spadah, aged, iost . tilh . A. Stubbs q
Mr. Trimmer's Charlbury, aged, 9st . tolb . J . Dillon to
Mr. H. Denison's Queen Imaal, aged, lost. 71b . A. Newey tt
Col. Burnyeat's Clear Money, 5 yrs., list. 21b . Lieut. Pepper 12
Lady Nelson's Ally Sloper, aged, list . 91b . J. Walsh o
Mr. W. F. Parnel's Top Hole, aged, list. 21b . C. Hawkins o
Capt. Bibby's Wavertree, aged, lost . i21b . Driscoll o
Mr. D. Stuart's Sergeant Murphy, aged, iost . 71b. S. Walkington o
Mr. H. Bottomley's Awbeg, aged, lost . L. C. Jones o
Winner bred by Major Hugh Peel ; trained by Escott, at Lewes.
Starting Prices.--5 to i each agst Wavertree, Poethlyn, and Ally Sloper,
7 to I agst Ballymacad, to tot agst Shaun Spadah, too to 8 each agst Vermouth
and Chang, too to 7 agst Berneray, 20 to i agst Captain Dreyfus, 33 to t agst
Charlbury, 40 to t each agst Mark Back and Sergeant Murphy, 50 to i each
agst Top Hole, Simon the Lepper and Queen Imaal, too to I each agst Awbeg
and Clear Money . Place betting in proportion.
The Race .—After a breakaway, a splendid start was effected . At the second
fence Ally Sloper blundered and unseated his jockey, whilst Wavertree came to grief
at the small obstacle preceding the ditch . Charlbury then set a slow pace to Captain
Dreyfus, Top Hole, Queen Imaal, Ballymacad, Poethlyn, Berneray, Sergeant
Murphy, Vermouth, Chang, and Shaun Spadah, with Clear Money the whipper-in,
till a mile and a quarter had been covered, when Captain Dreyfus headed
Charlbury, the pair being pursued by Ballymacad, Top Hole, Poethlyn, Berneray,
Queen Imaal, and Vermouth . At the brook, Top Hole jumped into the lead,
clear of Captain Dreyfus, Char:bury, Queen Imaal, Berneray, Sergeant Murphy,
Ballymacad, and Vermouth, no further change occurring till passing the stands
a second time . Here Charlbury regained command, and carried on the running
from Captain Dreyfus, Queen Imaal, Ballymacad, Top Hole, Poethlyn, Berneray,
Vermouth, Sergeant Murphy, and Chang. Shortly afterwards Charlbury and
Queen Imaal were beaten, and Top Hole, Vermouth, Sergeant Murphy, and
Chang collapsing at the stable turn, Captain Dreyfus entered the straight just
clear of Poethlyn, who was in turn several lengths ahead of Ballymacad and
Berneray. Two fences from home Poeth yn joined Captain Dreyfus, and drawing
away after landing over the final obstacle, gained a popular victory by four
lengths ; a bad third . Berneray was officially placed fourth, then came Mark
Back fifth, Chang sixth, Vermouth seventh, Simon the Lepper eighth, Shaun
Spadah ninth, Charlbury tenth, Queen Imaal next, and Clear Money, who fell,
but was remounted, the only other to complete the course . Ballymacad became
lame entering the straight . Time, 9 min . 50 2-5 sec.

MAR., 1918.] THE POLO MONTHLY
The winner Poethlyn was bred by his owner ' s husband, Major
Peel, of Bryn-y-Pys, Ellesmere, Salop. Foaled on April 19, 1910,
he is a bay gelding by Rydal Head (son of St . Frusquin) out of
Fine Champagne, a halt-bred mare got by King Crow from
Pousse Cafe . Sold privately as a foal to a farmer for only £7.
Poethlyn, on the advice of George Goswell, who trains horses
for Major Peel at Bangor, was bought back as a two-year-old by
Mrs . Peel for £5o.
When war broke out Poethlyn was sent from the North into
Escott's stable, and from that time the Lewes trainer has always
been a great believer in him . His great confidence in Poethlyn
has been vindicated by the latter ' s fine victory.
Piggott came in for many congratulations on his second
victory in the National ; his first success it will be remembered
was gained on the late Sir Assheton Smith ' s Jerry M. at Aintree
in 1912 . The Gatwick Executive have presented him with a
gold mounted whip as a memento for riding the winner, and have
also ordered similar trophies for E . Driscoll and Jack Reardon
as the riders of Ballymacad and Vermouth, the respective winners
of the race in 1916 and 1917 . Cecil Young, as the rider of
Water Bed, the winner of the Champion Hurdle Cup, was also
presented with a gold mounted whip.
I have since, through the courtesy of Mr . W . Adeney, of
Messrs . Swaine and Adeney, His Majesty ' s Whipmakers, of
Piccadilly, had an opportunity of seeing the whips in question,
and very beautiful specimens of the whipmakers ' art they are ;
the handle of each is braided in silk with the winner ' s colours,
Blue and Yellow, Cerise and Purple, Black and White, and
Primrose and Black.
The other events on National afternoon are always a little
tame after the excitement of the big race . On this occasion,
however, the much-talked-of match between Water Bed and
Seneschal for the Champion Hurdle Cup, which preceeded the
National, was one of the big items of the card . The result itself
was disappointing as Water Bed got his younger rival sprawling
from the start by the pace he set over the jumps . I venture to
think G . Duller was not at his best in his handling of Lord
Derbv's horse, for , the latter never settled down after his rider
allowed him to be carried off his legs by the tactics of Water
Bed ' s jockey . Bungling all his hurdles, Seneschal never got
on terms with his rival at all, and Water Bed won pulling up by
a dozen lengths amid general applause . The son of Feather
Bed and Coolbawn will iii future be trained by Mr . R . S. Sievier.
Mr. Rushy Bird having acquired him for the big price of 2 .000
guineas . I say big because I cannot for the life of me see where
the purchaser will get his money back, except for the pleasure
of owing a real champion hurdle racer . I may be wrong, but I
do not think Water Bed . good hurdler as he is, will ever shine
among our best stayers over the flat . He is only six years old,
however, and it may be that the purchase was made with an eve
to his one day winning the Grand National ; a fine upstanding
animal he should jump a country well .

Turning to the rest of the programme, Mac Merry gained his
sixth Hurdle Selling Race from Carol Singer and Bdnam's Belle
and was bought in for the big price of 340 guineas . I n the
Stayers Hurdle Race of 3 miles, Mr . Bennett completed a double
to Water Bed with Dr . Ryan, who, outstaying a number of more
fancied rivals, won easily from the old flat-racing bogie, Praw le
Point, and Marita. Dr . Ryan had been a disappointment on
more than one occasion to his owners, and when sold in disgust
at Sandown Park, Mr . Bennett hid So guineas for him chiefly
out of sentiment, I fancy, since he is half brother to his favourite
Water Bed, from the mare Coolbawn . Probably the 3 miles
suited Dr. Ryan better than the shorter distances he has been
racing over. Only two other races remain for mention, of these
the Copthorne Steeplechase was won by Bell Toll thanks to the
falls of Mask Off and Dennis Auburn at the last fence, as, prior to
their coining down, the winner was well beaten some distance in
their rear ; old Blow Pipe was second, and the remounted Mask
Off third.
In the final event, the Surrey Double Handicap Steeplechase
(Class 2), Mr . Blenkinon's Straight On, a four-year-old brother
of Straight Ahead, gave a very nice display when beating Balls
Bluff, Irish Cheer and Royal Signet, all of whom were preferred
to the winner in the market.
An interesting item in connection with War National day
was the success attending the sale of race cards on behalf of war
charities . The receipts totalled no less than £ .sso, the whole of
which sum is to he divided between the Surrey Prisoners of War
Fund and the Red Cross Hospital at the Cheltenham Race
Stands.
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BLOODSTOCK SALES
By Our Special Correspondent
The following sales of bloodstock have taken place during the
past three months in Ireland, and at the Park Paddocks, Newmarket
:--
Baldoyle, January 1st.
Messrs. R . J . Goff & Co . held a sale of bloodstock between the
intervals of racing at the Baldoyle meeting on January 1st.
:Among the lots disposed of was the smart Irish Field, who so far
has been unbeaten over fences . The son of Count Schomberg
and Sweet Downs, who was purchased by the Irish Bloodstock
Agency for exportation to India, realised 76o guineas . With the
exception of the brood mare, Symington ' s Pride, sold to dissolve
a partnership and who fetched 36o guineas, the prices realised by
the remaining lots were small . The following is the record of
the transactions :--
Property of Mr . Ward . Gs.
Golden Quid, brood snare (14 yrs .) by Quidnunc—Ballet Girl,
C0\ered by Poet Laureate (\Ir. \V. J . Pigeon) ,4
To Dissolve a Partnership.
Symington's Pride, brood mare (p yrs.), by Symington Rossie,
covered by Ulster King (Mr. P. \V. Shaw) 3110
Property of \lr . D. O'M . Leahy.
Irish Field, ch. g. (5 yrs.), by Count Schoenberg—Skeet Downs
(Irish Bloodstock Agency) 76o
Ray yearling colt by Earla Mor—Lavenne (Mr. Fitzgerald) 28
Bill Basil, cll. g. (aged), by Kirkham, dam by Walmsgate
(Mr. " Cash ") 65
Chesnut gelding (6 yrs .) (Mr. J. McDonnel l ) 74
Property of the lion . K. Mackay.
Princess, b . q i. (aged), by Captain Kettle (Mr. J. Nugent) 5 o
Red Sapphire, ch . g. (aged), by Red Sahib—Sapphira
(Mr. J. Nugent) }1
Newmarket, January 15th.
There was a fair attendance at Park Paddocks for the sale
held by Messrs. Tattersall on January 15th, despite the fact that
the important contingent of Russian-owned mares had to be withdrawn
owing to the instructions concerning them not being to
hand in time . This reduced the number of lots catalogued to
fifty, of which thirty-six found purchasers for a total of 5,911
guineas . The largest contribution towards this sum was made
by the Irish horses in training, of whom the Irish Derby winner

360 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR ., 1918.
First Flier, made top price of 1,150 guineas to the bid of Mr.
Brendon, the same gentleman also taking Mr . Parkinson ' s other
lot, the three-year-old Dara Bay, at 370 guineas . The six sent
up by the executors of the late Mr . James Daly fetched fair
prices. Mr. S . Joel secured the smart filly, Kashmir, winner of
the Baldoyle Foal Stakes last season, for 510 guineas, while Mr.
T . McAlpine took the two good-looking two-year-olds by St.
Brendan out of Lady Car and Meldhre at 780 and 790 guineas, respectively.
Shining More brought 450 guineas to the bid of Mr.
H. Rich, and Crom Aboo went cheaply at 300 guineas to, Mr. W.
Henshall, the latter gentleman also giving 190 guineas during the
morning for Bell Toll, a good jumper and winner of the West of
Scotland Handicap. The three-year-old Uladh, also from the
Daly contingent, realised 400 guineas, but Mr . Parkinson retained
his five-year-old I See at 470 guineas . Other lots that did
not reach their reserve vwere Mr . Calmann ' s mares, Scabieuse
(dam of Bapaume) and Brisque, they being withdrawn at 950
guineas and 750 guineas . Prices of the other lots offered ruled
very low . The following is the record of all transactions at 30 :1
guineas and over :
By order of the Exors . of the late Mr . James Daly . Gs.
Uladh (,; yrs.), b. e. by -Ulster King---Penpraze (Mr. Lines)40o
Kashmir (3 yrs .), hr. f. by .Ardoon—Lalla Rookh (Mr. S. Loates) 510
Crom Aboo (4 yrs .), br. r. by Desmond—Lady Car
(Mr. \V. Henshall(
Shining More (5 }Is.), b . m. by Oppressor—Lady Strathmore
(Mr. IL Rich) 4jn
Bay colt (2 yrs.), by St . Brendan—Lady Car (Mr. T. McAlpine) 78o
H,n rolt (2 yrs.), be St . Brendan—Meldhre (Mr . McAlpine( 700
The property of Mr . J . J. Parkinson.
Dara Bay (1(05), b . f. by Brettenham—Sister Dara
(Mr. R. Brendon) 370
First Flier (1 mr .f), h. r. by Henry the First—Grey Flier
(Mr. R . Brendon) 1,15o
Newmarket, February 5th.
There was quite a large company present at Park Paddocks
on February 5th, when Messrs . Tattersalls presented a very small
catalogue of 29 lots, which included the horses of the Russian
owner, Mr. Leon Mantacheff. Of the older horses in training
top price of 700 guineas was paid by Mr . Douglas Stuart for the
three-year-old Polismen, a hay son of Polymelus and Miss Pinkie,
who ran three times last season without success . Mr. Buchanan
took the best of the yearlings, a bay colt by Bayardo out of Alnmouth,
for ',Soo guineas, but another good looking one by the
same sire out of Cyanin was bought in at 2,100 guineas, as was
also a nice bay filly by Prince Palatine at 1,000 guineas. A
chesnut yearling colt by the Derby winner, Sunstar, out of Excellence,
was secured by Captain T . Hogg for 750 guineas, while
Polymelus-Bayete Mr. W. R . Baker gave 410 guineas for the bay
colt, and Mr . E . S . Wills 20 guineas more for a bay filly by the
same sire out of Mrs. Lawrence (own sister to Japan), by Raeburn

M\R ., 1918 . 1 THE POLO MONTHLY 361
out of Primula . Altogether out of the eighteen lots sent up by
Mr. Mantacheff thirteen changed hands for a total of 5, 045
guineas.
Mr . A . W . Cox offered his well-bred five-year-old mare, Lady
Minta, by Spearmint out of Lady Vista, with the option of a free
service to the Derby winner, Lemberg, and she was quickly
secured by Lady James Douglas for her stud at Harwood in Berkshire
at 2,000 guineas. Several lots were reoffered by Mr . R.
Davison, who had found himself unable to ship his purchases to
Australia owing to transport difficulties ; but they fetched
wretched prices, the only one to provoke any bidding, the mare
Daisy Square, being retained at 690 guineas.
Particulars 0f transactions at 200 guineas and upwards were as
follows :---
Property of Mr. Leon Mantacheff . Gs.
Velvet IL (1915), ch . c . by Willonyx--Cyanin (Sir Pertab Singh)
Polismen (igi5), b . c. by Polymelus—Miss Pinkie
220
(Mr. Douglas Stuart) 7 00
Salta (19151, h . f. by Willonyx—Sly Lady (Mr. J . .Aitken) 240
Excellent ( 19151, eh . f. hy William the Third—Excellence
(Mr. R . Brendon) ton
Chesnut colt (1917) by Sunstar—Excellence (Capt . T . Hogg) 50
Bay colt (1917) by Polymelus—Bayete (Mr. W. R. Baker)
Bay filly (1917) by Polymelus--Mrs . Lawrenee (Mr . E . S . Wills)
410
43n
Chesnut filly (1(117) by William the Third—Sly Lady
(Mr. G . Butchers) .17'
Bay colt (1917) by Bayardo—Alnmouth (Mr. W. E. Livock) ikon
Property of Mr. A . W. Cox.
Lady Minta (191 ,;) b. m . by Spearmint—Lady Vista
(Lady James Douglas) 2,00u
Maryborough Sale, February 9th.
Despite the unfavourable weather a big crowd assembled at
Heath House, Maryborough, when Messrs . Robert J . Goff & Co.
offered the entire stud of the late Mr . C . J . Blake for sale on
February 9th . There was keen competition to secure Carados.
Ireland ' s best juvenile last season, and it was not until the figure
of 2,300 guineas was reached that opposition to S . Pickering, of
Newmarket, who was bidding on behalf of his patron, Mr . W.
M. Savill, ceased . The son of Glasgerion and Caspia has arrived
at Newmarket, and it will be interesting to see how he shapes
when measured against our cracks this season . He will probably
he running in Ireland also, as he is engaged in the valuable Irish
and Baldoyle Derbies as well as the Irish St . Leger . Carados '
dam, the mare Caspia, fetched 2,700 guineas to the bid of Mr.
Peter Fitzgerald, who was buying on behalf of the Buckland
Stud. She had at foot a strongly made foal by Glasgerion.
Elfterion, who was probably second best to Carados last season,
was secured for 1,225 guineas by Mr . W . Parrish . the
recent purchaser of Captain Greer ' s Brownstown Stud, and the
three-year-old will join J . J . Rogers' string at the Curragh . A
two-year-old brother to Elfterion, who looks likely to win races,

362 THE POLO MONTHLY 1MAR ., 1918.
was sold to Mr . W. T. de Pledge for 900 guineas, whilst of the
older horses in training Cimarron went to the Irish Bloodstock
Agency for 58io guineas, and the four-year-old Pendragon to Mr.
F. J. Benson at 400 guineas . The two brood mares, Fairy View,
in foal to Count Anthony, and Elfland, in foal to Glasgerion,
were very cheaply disposed of, the former falling to Captain
Dixon for 5oo guineas and the latter to Mr . Stephenson at an
advance of 30 guineas on this figure.
In addition to the late Mr . Blake' s horses a number of lots
were sent up by the executors of the late Mr . William Dunne
and Mr . G . H . Dennehy, several, however, failed to change
hands . The following is the complete record of the various
transactions :
i'ropetty of the late Mr. C . J. Blake.
Horses in training With engagements.
Cimarron (5 yrs.), b. h . by Symington -Caspia Gs.
(Irish Bloodstock
Pendragon, cll. c. (4 yrs .) by ( Glasgerion—Elfland
; .Agency) 5 8))
(Mr, F. J . Benson) 400
Glass Game , ch. g (4 v rs.) h} Glasgerion—Halma (Mr. J. Groark) qo
Fugle Bell, ch . c. (4 yrs .) by Fugleman—Belle Hamilton
(Mr. J. J . Parkinson) zoo
Carados, b . c. (3 cis.) by Glasgerion Caspia (Mr. S. Piekering) 2,300
Elfterion, br. c. (3 yrs .) by Glasgerion—Elfland (Mr. \V. Parrish) 1,225
Chesnut colt (2 yrs.) by Glasgerion—Elfland (Mr . W. T. de Pledge) ono
Bay filly (2 yrs.) by Meleager—Belle Hamilton (Jlr .
Yearling.
Stephenson) 6o
Yearling !illy by Count .Anthony—Elfland (('apt . Dixon) i5o
Fairy View (6 yrs .), he
Brood Mares.
Fariman—Caspia (in foal to Coont
Anthony) (Capt . Dixon) 500
Elfland (to vrs .), by The Wag—Elflock (in foal to Glasgerion)
(Mr . Stephenson) 53 0
Belle Hamilton (q yrs .), by Fariman—Mary Hamilton (in foal to
Battle-axe) (Mr. C. J . Kerin) 5n
Royal Esther (4 yrs .), by His Majesty—Mary Lester (in foal to
Flying Orb) (Mr. C . NV . Brindley) Ss
Caspia (12 yrs.), by .Americus—llama (and her foal by
Glasgerion) (Buckland Stud) 2,700
Mamie (n yrs .), by Americus—Mary Lester (in foal to Fariman)
(Mr . \\' . Parrish) 55
Farola (1 2 yrs.), by Fariman—Excellenza (Capt . Moore) ,o
Property of Mr . G . Ii. Dennehy and Exors . of late Mr . W . Dunne.
Brood Mares.
Aviatrice (4 yrs .), by Galloping Lad—Crow win g s ; covered by
Glasgerion (Capt . Dixon) 10
Lady Prim (6 yrs .), b } Earla Mor—Mechante ; covered by Santoi
(Mr. Stephenson)
Rickety Kate (o yrs .), by Tredennis—Tauranga ; covered by
525
Glasgerion (Mr. J. Turley) 225
Horses in Training.
Clashmore, br . f. (4 yrs .) by Earla Mor—Calumet (Mr . J. Groark)
Caw Caw, ch. f. (2 yrs.) by Barcadaile—Crow Wings (unbroken)
5 o
(Mr. J . Groark)
Rookery, b. g. (3 yrs .) by Symington—Crow Wings
22
(Mr. J. Groark)
Rosevean, b . or br. h. (6 yrs .) by Roi Herode—Armorel
x~
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By Covertside.
Early Close of the Hunting Season.
At a largely attended meeting of the Masters of Foxhounds
Association, held on St . Valentine 's Day at Tattersall 's, Knightsbridge,
it was unanimously agreed that, owing to the shortage of
cereals and to assist in the economising of food stocks in the
country, hunting should be stopped on March 2nd for the season.
A resolution was passed to this effect therefore, and Masters duly
notified their followers that their licences for rationing hunters
would expire on that date. Though one regrets the necessity
for such a step, the prompt and voluntary action on behalf of the
Association, whose close study of the nation's needs to the exclusion
of all personal interests has been so marked throughout
the war, is an example to all in the country . Let us hope that
before another season comes round a resumption of sport under
more normal conditions will be possible . Meanwhile several important
changes in packs are announced . I learn with regret that
Captain Frank Forester has decided to relinquish his Mastership
of the Quorn, a position he has held since 1905, when he succeeded
Captain Burns Hartopp . Arrangements have been made
for a committee to hunt the country next season, comprising
Lord E . St. Maur, Major A. E . Burnaby, Mr. W. E . Paget,
Tempest-Wade. Mr . J . D . Craddock, and the Hunt Secretary, Mr . G.
Another pack to be hunted by a committee will be the
Pytchley, Lieut .-Colonel Sir Charles Lowther, who throughout
the war has been unable to take any active part in the management,
having resigned . Lady Lowther, who has been untiring
in carrying on during her husband ' s absence at the front, is receiving
a presentation from the members of the Hunt to mark
their appreciation of her services . Another item of news is that
Mr . Brunskill ' s pack of 171 couple of hounds is for private sale,
owing to the Master giving up the country . Mr. Brunskill ' s
hounds have hunted a portion of the Dartmoor and South Devon
country for the last four seasons, and are excellent workers.
The seventeen and a half couples are mostly bitches, while there
are also 14- couples of unentered hounds which cone in from

366 _ THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR., rgi5.
walk this month. Any further particulars may be obtained from
Messrs . Tattersall, who are in charge of the disposal.
The Late Mr. Albert Brassey.
The world generally and sport, particularly hunting, has sustained
a heavy loss by the death of Mr . Albert Brassey, of Heythrop
Park, Chipping Norton, which occurred suddenly from
heart failure at the beginning of the year . Born in 1844, Mr.
Brassey was in his seventy-eighth year, and had been Master of
the Heythrop country getting on for nearly half a century . He
succeeded Mr. A . \V . Hall in 1873, and during the long period
Photo by
Sport & General.
THE LATE MR . ALBERT BRASSEY, MASTER OF THE HEYTHROP
FOXHOUNDS.
of his Mastership maintained a remarkable standard of sport, the
pack eventually becoming one of the best in the Kingdom . The
country hunted by the Heythrop lies in Oxfordshire and
Gloucestershire, and is mostly plough . In spite of its poor
scenting nature—it was worse on the Warwickshire
and Bicester border than on the western side of
the country—Mr. Brassey invariably provided plenty

Photo by Sport & General.
MR. HUBERT F . BRUNSKILL, MASTER OF THE SOUTH DEVON FOXHOUNDS,
Now on active service, is giving up the country thi= season . , The pack is for private sale .
0'

68 THE POLO MONTHLY [MAR., 1918.
of sport for his followers, and was successful in
putting up a big bag every year . The late Master was devoted
to country pursuits and (lid much to improve agriculture and
encourage the breeding of live stock in his neighbourhood . He
founded a fine breed of Oxford Down sheep by purchasing a draft
of picked ewes from the famous Blenheim flock in 1874, and for
many years it has held a high place in the live stock world,
breeders from all over England replenishing their stocks with its
pure strain. He was also very fond of coaching, shooting and
yachting, and was one of the oldest members of the Royal Yacht
Squadron and the Four-in-Hand Club, at the meets of which
latter he was a most regular attendant.
Mr. Albert Brassey was the youngest son of Mr . Thomas
Brassey, the great railway contractor, who when dying in 187o
left the Heythrop estate, which he had but just purchased, to the
deceased . Educated at Eton and University College, Oxford,
where he was a fine oar, Mr . Brassey joined the 14th Hussars,
and while quartered in Ireland met and married Lord Clanmorris'
eldest daughter. Mrs . Brassey, who survives her husband, has
five daughters now all married, and one son, Captain Robert
Bingham Brassey, well known in polo, hunting, and shooting
circles . The latter will, I am glad to hear, carry on the Mastership
of the Heythrop in his father ' s place, having withdrawn from
his proposed joint-Mastership with Brigadier-General Malcolm-
Little, of the Pytchley Hunt, upon the news of his father 's death.
The funeral of Mr . Albert Brassey took place at Heythrop, all
the members of his family being present.
The Late Colonel Howard-Brooke.
Another well-known Master of Hounds and keen yachtsman
passed away last January in Colonel R . E . F. Howard-Brooke,
who died at his residence at Ryde, Isle of Wight, at the age of
seventy . In his younger days, when with his regiment in India,
deceased won a big reputation as a big game hunter, on one
occasion bagging seventeen tigers in a week . On settling down
in the Isle of Wight nearly forty years ago he took a keen interest
in hunting, ,and in 1894 accepted the Mastership of the Isle of
Wight Foxhounds, a position he held until 1916 . He was also a
member of the Royal Victoria, joining the club in 1878 . A good
shot and a keen " Brother of the Angle," he was also Captain of
the Golf Club . One of the most popular residents in the island,
his death came as a great blow to his numerous friends and
acquaintances.
Death of Mr. Richard Fort.
I deeply regret to have to record the death of the popular
joint-Master of the Meynell Hunt, Mr . Richard Fort, which
occurred during a hunt in the neighbourhood of Shardlow on
January 31st last . Hounds were running fast, and in taking a
high fence, through the top of which, it afterwards transpired,

Photo by
Sport & General.
(Left to right) blr F . Prichard, Captain Denis Daly, Captain Robert Bingham Brassey (the new Master), and Earl Brassey (elder brother of the late
Mr . A . Brassey).
FOLLOWERS OF THE HEYTHROP HOUNDS .

37u THE POLO MONTHLY M11 : ., 191S.
ran a strand of barbed-wire. Mr. Fort's horse came down, and
rolling over crushed his rider badly . Medical assistance was
quickly obtained and the unfortunate gentleman was taken to the
:Military Hospital at Aston Hall, where, however, iii spite of all
that could be done, he died from internal haemorrhage.
Sixty-one years of age, Mr . Richard Fort was educated at
Eton and Oxford, and served for three years in the 11th Hussars.
He succeeded his father as member for Clitheroe in the Liberal
interests and sat in the House for five years . Deceased followed
Mr. Hamar Bass as Master of the Meynell in 1Sgti, a position he
held until the year 1903, when Mr . Gerald Hardy took over the
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THE LAE MR. RICHARD FORT, JOINT-MASTER OF THE MEY NELL,
WHO MET WITH A FATAL ACCIDENT WHEN OUT WITH THE PACK
RECENTLY.
country . During the war Mr . Fort again came forward to help
keep things going, acting in 1915 as joint-Master with Sir
Frederick Milbank, and again with Major F. Gretton upon the
retirement of Sir Frederick at the end of the i9i 5-16 season . A
hard rider to hounds, Mr . Fort had a fine string of hunters, and
was keenly interested in breeding both hounds and horses.
The funeral took place at Christ Church, Needwood, Burtonon-Trent,
and was largely attended by the many friends of the
deceased, whose death will be felt far and wide throughout the
country-side .

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I am glad to be able to report that Major F . Gretton, joint-
Master with the late Mr . Richard Fort, has offered to continue as
Master at a guarantee of Lt, 5oo for the coming season . The
offer has been gladly accepted, and hounds will hunt two, and if
possible three, days a week.
Death of the Rev . Cecil Henry Legard.
The hunting world and hound breeding ill particular has lost
an ardent supporter in the late Rev . Cecil H . Legard, who
recently passed away from heart failure following an attack of
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FORESTER, WHO HIP OFHAS
RESIGNED THE M ASTERS
THE QUORN FOXHOUNDS THIS SEASON.
congestion of the lungs . Born on November 28th, 1843, Mr.
Legard from his youth was devoted to horses and hunting.
When at Cambridge he represented his 'Varsity against Oxford
in the cross-country match at Aylesbury . He also won the
Cambridge Whip in 1863-64, but was prevented from winning the
trophy outright \\lien beaten by the late Lord Minto--who rode
as Mr . " Rolly "—by the narrow margin of a neck the following
year. Mr . Legard entered the Church in 1867, and was rector of

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Cottesbrooke from 1887 to 1914, prior to which he held livings in
such sporting countries as Boynton in Yorkshire and Healing and
Riby in Lincolnshire.
As a judge of either a hunter or a hound Mr. Legard had no
superior, and for years he edited the " Foxhound Kennel Stud
Book ."
Death of Mr. Percy Maynard, M .S.H.
The Irish world of sport has suffered a heavy loss in the death
of the popular Master of the Ward Union Stag Hounds, Mr.
Percy Maynard, who had reached an age of over seventy years.
A short time ago Mr . Maynard met with an accident in the
hunting field, since when he had been confined to his house, The
Manor, Ratoath, Co. Dublin.
A keen sportsman, deceased ' s favourite pastimes were hunting
and steeplechasing, though he also bred a number of ' chasers at
his well-managed little stud . One of the first brood mares he
owned was Grace II ., dam of Cloister, the first of Sir Assheton
Smith ' s trio of Grand National winners, but the mare was bought
after she had dropped Cloister, though of course before the
latter' s sterling merits had been manifested . The best mare he
ever bred was, I think, Connie, whose progeny included Dunboyne,
Clonee, Drumree, and Dunboyne . The name of Dunboyne
occurs twice, but the first bearer of the name was far
inferior to his successor . The latter, bred in 1899, was sold to
Phoenix Mr. H . F. Brassey, for whom he won the Forster Cup at
Park, as well as the Household Brigade Cup at Hawthorn Hill
and the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown Park.
Drumree, when the property in Ireland of Mr. Maynard, won
as a four-year-old the Maiden Steeplechase of ,50o at Punchestown,
and then became the property of the Duke of Westminster,
for whom he won several steeplechases in England ; it will also
he remembered that he was well up in the first flight when falling
at the last fence in the Grand National of 1903 . Clonee won the
Houghton Cup at Fairyhouse for Mr. Maynard, who also bred
from Connie the mare Connie Gilchrist, dam of Connie II ., the
dam of Break Out . The latter was far away the best four-yearold
of his season in Ireland—1914—and on one occasion at Navan
beat Templedowney, who is a year older than the son of Outbreak,
at level weights.
From his youth Mr . Maynard was deyoted to hunting, and
as a young man started the Bray (Co. Dublin) Harriers, but
since 1870 he was a follower of the Ward Union Staghounds, of
which pack he was appointed Master in i$97 . Under his
Mastership the " Wards " almost invariably showed good sport,
and there was no more popular sportsman with his field than
the late Master, who was a hard rider over the big drains and
banks with which the country abounds.
Mr. Maynard was twice married . His first wife died some
years ago, and last season he was married to Miss Brindley, a
cousin of Mr. C. W. Brindley, Keeper- of the Match Book in
Ireland .

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The
Hunters' Improvement
and National Light Horse
Breeding Society's Show.
H All it not been for the intervention of Newmarket, it is quite
possible that the executives of the Spring Horse Shows would
have found it impossible to carry out their programmes this
year, and the show of stallions for King ' s Premiums would have
fallen to the ground, a calamity the harm of which to the breeding
world at the present moment it would be impossible to
estimate . Happily on learning of the closure of the Agricultural
Hall to the Society on account of the war, Messrs . Tattersall at
once came forward to courteously place the facilities of the Park
Paddocks at its disposal, and on March 5th and 6th a two-days '
show of thoroughbred, hunter and pony stock took place at this
well-known venue at Newmarket.
Held in the open, fine weather was of course essential for
even a moderate success, and luckily this was not wanting, both
days being bright though extremely cold, particularly on the
Tuesday.
The attendance was good, many well-known people in the
horse-breeding world being present, and if the numbers fell below
those that it is customary to see when the function takes place
at the Agricultural Hall, it was only to he expected under the
present difficulties of railway travel . Personally I am of opinion
that, after London, no better place could have been selected from
the point of view of accessibility and accommodation . Everything
ran as smoothly as possible throughout the two days, and
the success of the thirty-fourth annual exhibition of the Hunters
Improvement and Light Horse Breeding Society, under such
trying and difficult circumstances, reflects the very highest
credit on the able management of Mr . A . B . Charlton and his
hard-working staff.
The whole of the Tuesday was taken up by the judging of the
first eleven classes of King's Premium competitors, a somewhat
lengthy task . The following day the remaining four classes were
taken and the Scottish Premiums, Super Premiums and King ' s
Championship Cup awards made . These were followed by three
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days, upon the success of which the judges and stewards are to
he most highly commended.
Judges for the Show.
The Thoroughbred Premiums were judged by the Hon.
Alexander Parker, Mr . J . W. A . Harris. (of the Ballykisteen
Stud) and Lieut .-Colonel McKie, D.S .O., who deputised for the
Earl of Orkney, whilst Mr . Owen C . Wallis was responsible for
the awards in the Hunter classes . The Pony section was in the
capable hands of the Rev . D . B . Montefiore and Captain
Faudel Phillips.
The King's Premiums.
As last year, sixty King's Premiums were offered by the Board
of Agriculture and Fisheries for thoroughbred stallions, not
under four or over twenty years old, to travel prescribed districts
in England and Wales, in addition to which there were again six
King's Premiums offered by the Board of Agriculture for
Scotland, the stallions being selected from those entered for, but
not awarded, English Premiums. The average value of an
English Premium is this year £295, paid by the Board, as
against the £ 3 15 offered last year . The difference is caused by
a decrease in the average numbers of mares and foals to sixty-five
and forty respectively . Briefly, the value of a King' s Premium
is made up as follows :
£ s . (i.
Premium of £150—half paid at the time of
award and half after the close of the
service season . . . 150 0 0
Service fee of £i a mare (average number
65), paid after the close of the service
season . . . . . . 65 o 0
Foal fee of £2 a foal (average number 40),
paid after the close of the foaling season So o o
In addition a service fee of £i a mare
(average number 65) is chargeable to the
£ 295 0 0
owner . . . . . . 65 o o
Average earnings . . . £360 o 0
Fees are paid by the Board in respect of (but not exceeding)
ninety half-bred mares, and the earnings of a stallion serving that
number would be approximately £4 .40. A condition attaching
to the award of a King 's Premium is that the winner shall not
he sold for export within twelve months of the date of winning
the same without giving the Board the option of purchase.
Twelve Super-Premiums of the value of £10o, paid at the time
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merit, and these stallions have to be exhibited at the Show in
1919 or forfeiture of the award is the result . The King again
gave a Challenge Cup for the best among the sires recommended
for Super-Premiums.
The value of the Scottish Premium this year is approximately
6192 Ios ., as against £205 last year, the total estimated earnings
being £24.8 10S . The items which go to make up this sum
are as follows :
s. d.
Premium of I0o guineas half paid at the
time of award and the other half after
the close of the service season . . . Io5 0 0
Service fees of nominated mares (average
number 35)-£2 10S . a mare—paid after
the close of the service season . . . . . . 87 10 0
A foal fee of LI a mare (average number
15) is chargeable to the owners of nominated
mares . ..
In addition, service and foal fees not exceeding
£2 10s . and £i respectively are
payable by owners of mares not receiving
nominations. The average number
of mares so served in 1917 was 14, and
the average amount of the service and
foal fees so payable is estimated at :
Service
Foal
£192 10 O
15 0 0
£207 I0 o
35 0 0
6 o o
Total estimated average earnings . . . £248 10 o
In spite of the change of site and the difficulties of travel,
there were no less than 155 stallions entered for King's
Premiums, and from this number there were only two absentees.
There were several newcomers this year, but, curiously enough,
of the twelve Super-Premium winners eleven had taken Super-
Premiums last year, and in the process of judging, when the
number of eligibles was reduced to thirteen, last year's dozen
were all in it . It was left to the Compton Stud 's Darigal to
drop out, the newcomer being Red King, a six-year-old chesnut
son of Roi Herode, in the same ownership. The two most successful
establishments were, of course, the Burton Agnes Stud
and the Compton Stud . The former, which is run by the
cousins Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton and Mr . H . A.
Cholmondeley, secured seven premiums, including three superpremiums,
with their representatives, of whom Rathurde was
the star. The Compton Stud took no less than eleven premiums
with four super-premiums, their best representative being of
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Fraser, of Tickford Park, had four premium winners, whilst
Major David Davies was successful with three, two of whom
were also awarded super-premiums.
Of the Scottish Premiums, two of the successful competitors,
Otterton and Commodore, occupied a similar position at last
year ' s show ; the newcomers were Jovial, Persimmon's Pride,
Longboat and Soft Answer.
Rathurde Wins Again.
As usually happens the selection of the twelve Super-
Premium candidates proved a somewhat lengthy business . The
final award of the judges went to last year 's winner, Rathurde,
the property of Captain Wickham-Boynton . Since the King ' s
Cup was offered in 1911 the trophy has now fallen every year to
the Boynton Agnes Stud, with the exception of 1914, when the
late Mr. Eustace Barlow was successful with Birk Gill, who
was subsequently purchased by Captain Wickham-Boynton and
Mr. H . A . Cholmondeley. The following is the record :
THE KING'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP.
1911 Berrill, exhibited by Mr. H. A . Cholmondeley.
1912 King's Courtship, exhibited by Capt. T. L. Wickham-
1913 Boynton and Mr. H. A. Cholmondeley.
1914 fBirk
Gill (178), exhibited by the late Mr . Eustace Barlow.
1915 Birk Gill (178), exhibited by Capt . T. L. Wickham-
Boynton and Mr. H. A. Cholmondeley.
1916 Birk Gill (178), exhibited by Capt. T. L. Wickham-
Boynton and Mr. H. A . Cholmondeley.
1917 Rathurde, exhibited by Capt . T. L . Wickham-Boynton.
The Compton Stud has been as unlucky as its Yorkshire
rival has been the reverse, for, the fifth consecutive occasion,
their representative was placed reserve for the Cup . Gay Lally,
who was fourth last year, now becomes second, above Gilgandra,
last year's holder of this position . They are two uncommonly
nice stallions, and I fully expect that the younger, Gay Lally,
about whom I wrote so enthusiastically last year, will one day
achieve premier honours . I was much pleased with the manner
in which he has developed since last year 's show.
Below is a complete list of awards (including the reserves) for
the respective districts :
THE KING'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP FOR
THE BEST THOROUGHBRED STALLION.
Winner Capt. T. L . Wickham-Boynton's Rathurde, ch . h., 10
years.
Reserve—The Compton Stud Co . ' s Gay Lally, ch . h., 7 years.
Runner-up The Compton Stud Co . ' s Gilgandra, ch. h ., 9 years .

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CAPT. T. L. WICKHAM-BOYNTON'S RATHURDE, by TREDENNIS out of Mare by BERRILL, ch . h., io Years.
SUPER-PREMIUM AND WINNER OF THE KING'S CHAMPION CHALLENGE CUP FOR BEST
THOROUGHBRED STALLION FOR SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION .
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SUPER-PREMIUMS.
r . Capt . T . L. Wickham-Boynton ' s Rathurde, ch . h., 10 years.
2. The Compton Stud Co .'s Gay Lally, ch . h ., 7 years.
3. The Compton Stud Co . 's Gilgandra, ch. h ., 10 years.
4. Capt . T. L . Wickham-Boynton and Mr . H . A. Cholmondeley
' s Birk Gill, ch . h., 15 years.
5. Major David Davies' Great Surprise, ch . h ., io years.
6. The Compton Stud Co . 's Red King, ch . h., 6 years.
7. The Compton Stud Co . ' s John Lambton, ch . h ., 7 years.
8. Capt. T. L . Wickham-Boynton and Mr . H . A . Cholmondeley'
s Bachelor's Lodge, ch . h ., 13 years.
9. Major Sir Merrik R . Burrell ' s Cock-a-hoop, ch . h ., 12 years.
ro. Mr. R . L. Fenwick ' s Tidal Wave, b. h ., 9 years.
rr . Major David Davies' Bachelor ' s Charm, br. h ., 11 years.
12 . Mr. C . J. C . Hill's Chanteur, ch . h ., 12 years.
PREMIUMS.
Winners of Super-Premiums denoted thus `.
DISTRICT CLASS I . Durham, Northumberland, and Yorkshire
(North Riding) . Five Premiums . (r6 entries .)
Premiums.
CRATHORNE : (1903)by Donovan out of Lady Lena by Cylinder.
Exhibited by Lord Middleton, and bred by Mr . J . S.
Dugdale.
EDNAM (1905) by Isinglass out of St . Ia by St . Serf. Exhibited
by Messrs. Thomas and Henry Ward, and bred by
Sir R . Waldie Griffith, Bt.
DENIS RICHARD (1899) by Laveno out of Mill Pond by Lord
Gough . Exhibited by Mr . C . T . Maling, and bred by
Captain D . R. O ' Callaghan.
MAITRE CORBEAU (1910) by Gallinule out of Lutetia by Pontiac.
Exhibited by Captain T . L . Wickham-Boynton and
Mr. H . A. Cholmondeley, and bred by the late Major
Eustace Loder.
SIR ROGER (1904) by Uncle Mac out of Mabel Sandys by Salisbury
. Exhibited by Messrs . J. C . and A . H . Straker,
and bred by Mr . W. Taylor Sharpe.
Reserves.
FORCETT (1909) by Atlas out of Cornwall's Queen b_v Cornwall.
Exhibited by Mr. John Lett, and bred by Mr . W . F.
Lax.
MoN BONHEUR (1910) by Cupid out of Affluence by Florentine.
Exhibited by Mr. F . Brownless, and bred by Mr . de
Wend Fenton.
JOVIAI, (19o4) by Bay Ronald out of Merry Miser by The Miser.
Exhibited by Lord Middleton, and bred by Mr . L.
Brassey.
DISTRICT CLASS II .—Cumberland, Lancaster, and Westmoreland
. Two Premiums . (7 entries .)
Premiums.
LORD HARRY (1904) by Chevening out of Lady Harriett by

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Blairfinde. Exhibited by the Earl of Lonsdale, and
bred by the late Mr. J . Lonsdale.
TATES (1904) by Lord Edward II . out of Lady Schomberg by
Aughrim. Exhibited by Mr . R. Rimmer, and bred by
Mr. M. Fitzgerald .
Reserves.
COMMODORE (1910) by Ulpian out of Sulky by Discord. Exhibited
by Mr . A. O . Haslewood, and bred by Mr.
Mynors.
SANDOW (1911) by Santoi out of Svelte by St . Simon. Exhibited
by Mr. J . A. Campbell, and bred by Mr . W. Raphael.
DISTRICT CLASS III.—Yorkshire (East Riding), Yorkshire (West
Riding) . Seven Premiums . (11 entries .)
Premiums.
*RATHURDE (1908) by Tredennis out of mare by Berrill out of
Fanessa . Exhibited by Captain T. L. Wickham-
Boynton, and bred by Mr . H . J . Cullen.
*BIRK by Marcion GILL (1903) out of Frisky by Esterling. Ex-
hibited by Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton, and bred
by Mr. John Osborne.
*BACHELOR'S LODGE (1905) by Tredennis out of Milady by Kisber.
Exhibited by Captain T. L. Wickham-Boynton,
and bred by the late Mr. J . Lowry.
KING EDGAR (1911) by Isinglass out of Sweet Marjorie by Kendal.
Exhibited by Captain T . L . Wickham-Boynton
and Mr . H . A . Cholmondeley, and bred by Sir R.
Waldie Griffith, Bt.
SAN STEFANO (1910) by Santry out of Self Sacrifice by Bread
Knife. Exhibited by Captain T . L. Wickham-Boynton,
and bred by Mr. G. Robinson.
TANTAMOUNT (1912) by Dark Ronald out of Raindrop by Florizel
II. Exhibited by Lord Middleton, and bred by Mr.
W. N. McMillan.
MODUBEAGH (1911) by Sir Edgar out of Dame d'Honneur by
Gallerte. Exhibited by Captain T. L . Wickham-
Boynton, and bred by the late Major F. H . Wise.
Reserves.
ADEODATUS (1909) by Dieudonne out of Rose of Shannon by
Nomad. Exhibited by Messrs . E . and P. Hodgson, and
bred by the late Mr . J . B. Haggin.
SWEET SUN (1911) by Sundridge out of Sweet Notes by St.
Florian. Exhibited by Messrs . E. and P . Hodgson,
and bred by Mr . H. H. Collins.
MANxMAN (1912) by Troutbeck out of Mangalmi by William the
Third . Exhibited by Mr. T. Carr, and bred by the
Duke of Westminster.
DISTRICT CLASS IV .—Lincoln, parts of Holland, Kestevin, and
Lindsey, and Notts . Three Premiums . (6 entries .)
Premiums.
*CHANTEUR (1906) by Vitez out of Chantress by Avontes . Ex-

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hibited by Mr. C. J . C. Hill, and bred by Major
Edwards.
IRAWADDY (1911) by William Rufus out of The 'feign by Love
Wisely. Exhibited by Messrs . C . J. C . Hill and E.
Shearwood, and bred by Mr . H. T . Musker.
To p COVERT (1913) by Cicero out of Sister Hilda by Persimmon
. Exhibited by the Southwold Hunt Sire Association,
and bred by the late Mr. F . Hardy.
Reserves.
INDIAN RUNNER (1905) by Ladas out of Pintail by Gallinule.
Exhibited by Lieut.-Colonel R . L . Birkin, D.S.O ., and
bred by Mr. M . Gurry.
ORIGO (1906) by Sir Hugo out of Reorient by Kendal Royal.
Exhibited by Mr. A . O . Haslewood, and bred by the
late Mr. W . Pallin.
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THE COMPTON STUD CO .'S THOROUGHBRED STALLION GILGANDRA,
10 YEARS.
First in Class 5 and third in Super-Premium Class to Rathurde and Gay Lally.
DISTRICT CLASS V . Derby and Stafford . Two Premiums.
(4 entries .) L
Premiums.
*GILGANDRA (1908) by Gallinule out of Nicandra by St. Serf.
Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and bred by the Lady
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FITZRICHARD (1910)by Count Schomberg out of Tully Lass by
Isinglass. Exhibited by Mr. A . U . Haslewood, and
bred by Colonel W. Hall Walker.
Reserve.
ST. FAGANS (1908) by St. Serf out of Lady Grand by Grand
Duke. Exhibited by Messrs . J . F . Rees and W. V.
Howell Thomas, and bred by the late Mr. T. G . Cartwright.
DISTRICT CLASS VI .—Chester, Hereford, Salop. Four Premiums
. (15 entries .)
Preni iu rits.
SYSONBY by Melton out (1909) of Go Swiftly by Orme. Exhibited
by Messrs. J. F. Rees and W. V. Howell
Thomas, and bred by Mr . J . Musker.
PURO (1908)by CASTER Uncle Mac out of Isis Belle by Baliol.
Exhibited by Mr. L . Cookson, and bred by Mr . W. B.
Purefoy.
NE YLAND by Milford (1901) out of Hilarite by Hilarious. Exhibited
by Colonel H . Heywood-Lonsdale, and bred by
the late Mr. W . G. Stevens.
JACK SCARLET (1911) by Spook out of Silver Edge by Egerton.
Exhibited by Colonel H . Heywood-Lonsdale, and bred
by Mr . J . J . Gilmour.
Reserves.
RAYS CROSS (1898) by St. Florian out of Dew Cross by Rosicrucian
. Exhibited by Mr. L. Cookson, and bred by
the late Mr. J . Gubbins.
SNAP (1910)by DRAGON Troutbeck out of Snapshot by Petronel.
Exhibited by Mr . J . B . Dowding, and bred by Mr . H.
Drage.
SCOTER (1906) by Galashiels out of Duckling by Alloway . Exhibited
by Mr. R . S. Howes, and bred by Mr . J . G.
Elsey.
DISTRICT Cr, :vss .Anglesey, VII Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen,
Carnarvon, Denbigh, Flint, Glamorgan,
Merioneth, Monmouth, Montgomery, Pembroke, and
Radnor. Five Premiums . (12 entries .)
Premiums.
*GREAT SURPRISE (1908) by Avidity or Fariman out of
Armorel by Florentine. Exhibited by Major David Davies,
M .P ., and bred by the late Mr. W. Dunne.
SANGLAMORE (1909) by Santry out of Ismene by Oedipus. Exhibited
by Messrs . J. F. Rees and W. V. Howell
Thomas, and bred by Mr . W . B . Bingham.
JINGLING GHORDIE (1909) by Santry out of Merangue by Cyllene.
Exhibited by Mr . Jos . Staien, and bred by Captain N.
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JUST CAUSE (1899) by Best Man out of Farewell by Doncaster.
Exhibited by Mr . J . Griffiths, and bred by the Duke of
Westminster.
SCIPIO (1911) by Cicero out of Cyme by St. Simon . Exhibited
by Messrs . J . F . Rees and W . V. Howell Thomas, and
bred by Sir E. Cassel.
Reserve.
FRENCH EAGLE (1911) by Gallinule out of Lutetia by Pontiac.
Exhibited by Llawes-y-Coed Stud, and bred by the late
Major E. Loder.
DISTRICT CLASS VIII .—Gloucester, Oxford, Warwick and Worcester
. Five Premiums . (12 entries .)
*JOHN LAMBTON (1911) by Picton out of Mesquite by Sainfoin.
Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and bred by Mr . H.
Drage.
GOLDEN GREBE (1905) by Grebe out of The Israelite by Isosceles.
Exhibited by Messrs . W . and H . Whitley, and bred by
Mr. J . Reese.
POLITICAL (1910) by Joe Chamberlain out of Etra Weenie by
Carnage . Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and bred
by the late Mr. A . Stedall.
KING OF THE WAVELETS (1907) by Wavelet's Pride out of
Catherist by Pioneer . Exhibited by Mr. S. Mumford,
jun., and bred by the Exors. of the late Mr. J . Dolan.
CHIT CHAT (1910) by Chatsworth out of Proserpine by Chittabob
. Exhibited by Mr . J . Rohan, and bred by Mr . J. P.
Case .
Reserves.
NEWMARKET (1908) by Marco out of Chaffinch by St . Serf. Exhibited
by Lord Willoughby de Broke, and bred by Lord
Savile.
SOFT ANSWER (1911) by Dinneford out of Back Answer by
Ladas. Exhibited by Mr . S. Mumford, and fired by
Mr . R . Walker.
DISTRICT CLASS IX .—Bedford, Hunts, Leicester, Northampton,
Rutland, and Soke of Peterboro' . Five Premiums . (io
entries .)
Premiums.
*BACHELOR 'S CHARM (1907) by Tredennis out of Lady Black by
Le Noir. Exhibited by Major David Davies, M .P ., and
bred by the late Mr . J . Lowry.
TIDAL, WAVE (1909) by Wavelet ' s Pride out of Tolbooth by
Galeazzo. Exhibited by Mr. R . L. Fenwick, and bred
by Major Edwards.
ST . PETERSBURG Lycoena (1904) by Pietermaritzburg out of
Alsus by St. Angelo . Exhibited by Mr . J . Drage, and
bred by the late Mr . J . Terry .

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BIRK GILL, CHESNUT HORSE, i6 HANDS, BY MARCION OUT OF FRISKY, 15 YEARS.
Second in Class 3 to Rathurde and fourth in Super-Premium Class at Show . Birk Gill won " The King 's Champion Challenge
Cup" three years in succession in 1914-15-16 . The property of Captain T. L. Wickham-Boynton and Mr . H. A. Cholmondeley .
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BLUE STONE (1910) by Bachelor's Button out of Sweet Story by
Peppermint . Exhibited by Mr. Donald Fraser, and
bred by Mr. J . B . Joel.
ST. MARTIN (1904) by St . Frusquin out of Margarine by
Petrarch. Exhibited by Mr. Donald Fraser, and bred
by Lord Falmouth .
Reserves.
THE TOWER (1905) by Sir Edgar out of Pisa by Orvieto. Exhibited
by Mr . E. W. Robinson, and bred by Mr. J.
Dwyer.
TAKE CARE (1906) by Matchmaker out of Golden Tresses by
Orvieto. Exhibited by Mr. G . E. Gibson, and bred by
Mr . Donald Fraser.
DISTRICT CT,ASS X .—Cambs, Isle of Ely, Norfolk, and Suffolk.
Three Premiums . (12 entries .)
Premiums.
ULPIAN by Gallinule (1904) out of Merry Gal by Galopin. Exhibited
by Mr. Donald Fraser, and bred by Colonel Hall
Walker.
MERRY Fox (1904) by Flying Fox out of Flower of Wit by St.
Florian . Exhibited by Captain A. E. Clerk, and ;bred
by the late Sir 'Patton Sykes, Bt.
GENERAL STOSSEL (1904)by Kenmoral out of Lady Longner by
Kilwarlin . Exhibited by Mr. R . S . Howes, and bred
by the late Mr. B . Ellam.
Reserves.
BLACK BEAU (1913) by Beau out of Black Game by Castleblayney
. Exhibited by Mr . J . G. Runciman, and bred by
Mr . T . H. Burke.
CHANCE BIRD (1909) by Thrush out of Jerpoint by Isinglass.
Exhibited ;by Mr. T. Davidson, and bred by Mr . R.
Mills.
LAST NIGHT (1912) by Sir Edgar out of Last Lot by Noble
Chieftain. Exhibited by Mr. C. J . C . Hill, and bred by
Mr. J. J . Ryan.
D1STRTCT CLASS XI .—Bucks, Essex, Herts, and Middlesex.
Three Premiums . (9 entries .)
Premiums.
DARIGAL, (1909) by The Victory out of Kilda by St. Aidan.
Exhibited by Mr . A . S. Bowlby, and bred by the late
Marquis of Waterford.
CAPTAIN JACK (1909) by Sundridge out of Salvaich by St . Simon.
Exhibited by Mr . A . S . Bowlby, and bred by the late
Mr. H . Waring .

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SUNDAWN (1909) by Sundridge out of Battels by Bread Knife.
Exhibited by Mr . Donald Fraser , and bred by the late
Mr . P. Falcke .
Reserves.
KANO (1900) by Trenton out of Rabia by Chillington . Exhibited
by Hon. Mrs. Ives, and bred by Mr . T. C . Clark.
WHITE ABBEY (1911) by White Eagle out of Noble Martha by
Noble Chieftain. Exhibited by Mr . Donald Fraser,
and bred by Colonel Hall Walker.
RED HAND (1912) by Grey Leg out of Amazon by Tarporley.
Exhibited by Mr. E . W. Robinson . and bred by the late
Major G . H . McLaughlin.
DISTRICT CLASS XII .—Kent, Surrey, and Sussex . Four
Premiums . (12 entries .)
Premiums.
*COCK-A-HOOP (1906) by Gallinule out of Admiration by Saraband
. Exhibited by Lieut .-Colonel Sir Merrik Burrell,
Bt., and bred .by the late Major E . Loder.
ETON Boy (1908) by Littleton out of Felstead by Avington.
Exhibited and bred by Mr . H. J. Nickalls.
ROCKAWAY (1902) by Trenton out of Flitaway by Tibthorpe.
Exhibited by Mr . C . Kelway-Bamber, and bred by the
late Prince Soltykoff.
STORTFORD (1908) by Thrush out of Cut for Deal by Gallinule.
Exhibited by Captain H. Faudel-Phillips, and bred .by
Earl Fitzwilliam .
Reserves.
EGRET (1906) by Gallinule out of Lady Elect by Beldemonio.
Exhibited by Mr. J. E. Willis-Fleming, and bred by
the late Mr . C . J . Blake.
BORDER PRINCE (1907) by Persimmon out of White Lilac by
Springfield. Exhibited by Mr. S . Mumford, and bred
by King Edward VII.
DIS'rRlc'1' CLASS XIIL—Berks, Hants, and Isle of Wight.
Three Premiums. (14 entries .)
Premiums.
WILFUL WILLIE (1913) by William Rufus out of Spiteful by
Jeddah . Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and :bred by
Mr. J . Musker.
FORUM (1913) by Cicero out of Elba by Prisoner . Exhibited by
the Compton Stud, and bred by the late Lord Cadogan.
VAMOSE (1905) by Orme out of Vampire by Galopin . Exhibited
by Mr. R . Mills, and bred by the Duke of Westminster .

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DIS'T'RICT CI,aSs XIV.—Dorset, Somerset, and Wilts . Six
Premiums . (9 entries .)
Premiums.
*GAY LALLY (1911) by Lally out of Girsha by Pride. Exhibited
by the Compton Stud, and bred by Major Edwards.
'RED KING (1912) by Roi Herode out of Penance by Brayhead.
Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and bred by Mr . A . H.
Straker.
KING'S PRIZE (1913) by Marco out of Queenlet by Berrill . Exhibited
by the Compton Stud, and bred by the late Sir
'Patton Sykes, Bt.
TIME HONOURED (1913) by John o ' Gaunt out of Golden Hope
by Ayrshire . Exhibited by Mr . J. Staien, and bred by
Sir J. Robinson.
GENERAL VILLA (1914) by Roi Herode out of Mechante by Gallinule
. Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and bred by
the late Mr. W . Dunne.
MARAJAX (1907) by Ajax out of Mary Seaton by Isonomy. Exhibited
by the Compton Stud , and bred by the Earl of
Clonmell .
Reserve.
PERSIMMON' S PRIDE (1908) by Persimmon out of Bridal by
Kendal. Exhibited by Mr . S . Mumford, and bred by
Mr . J . Musker.
DISTRICT CLASS XV .--Cornwall and Devon . Three Premiums
(ti entries .)
Premiums.
MARZIO (1904) by Marcion out of Frisky ,by Esterling . Exhibited
by Mr . M . J . "Taylor, and bred by Mr . John
Osborne.
RENOWN (1907) by Count Schomberg out of Lady C . by Ladas.
Exhibited b y the Compton Stud, and bred by the late
Sir D . Cooper, Bt.
BACHELOR'S IMAGE (1913) by Tredennis out of Lady Bawn by
Le Noir . Exhibited by Major David Davies, M .P., and
bred by the late Mr . J . Lowry.
Reserves.
THISTLEDOWN (1904) by Common out of Lady Campbell by
Barcaldine . Exhibited by the Compton Stud, and bred
by the late Mr. W . G . Stevens.
OTTERTON(1899) by Otterburn out of Cyprus by Lowlander.
Exhibited by Mr. J. Rohan, and bred by the late Mr.
H . S . Constable.
KING'S PREMIUMS FOR SCOTTISH DISTRICTS.
Premiums.
COMMODORE (1910) by Ulpian out of Sulky by Discord . E :x-

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hibited by Mr. A . O. Haslewood, and bred by Mr . C.
Mynors.
JOVIAI; (1904) by Bay Ronald out of Merry Miser by The Miser.
Exhibited by Lord Middleton, and bred by Mr. L.
Brassey.
PERSIMMON'S PRIDE (1908) by Persimmon out of Bridal by
Kendal. Exhibited by Mr . S. Mumford, and bred by
Mr. J. Musker.
LONGBOAT (1908) by Persimmon out of Blare by Herald . Exhibited
by Mr . J . Mumford, and bred by Mr . H . J. King.
SOF TANSWER (1911)by Dinneford out of Back Answer by
Ladas . Exhibited by Mr. S . Mumford, and bred by
Mr. R . Walker.
OTTERTON (1899) by Otterburn out of Cyprus by Lowlander.
Exhibited by Mr . J. Rohan, and bred by the late Mr.
H . S . Constable .
Reserves.
SANDOW (1911) by Santoi out of Svelte by St . Simon . Exhibited
by Mr. J . A. Campbell, and bred by Mr. W. Raphael.
THE TAILOR (1907) by Laveno out of Gyneth by Beauclerc.
Exhibited by Mr. S . Mumford, and bred by Mr . J.
McDonnell.
HUNTY GOWK (1913) by Elector out of Damsel II . by Kinglike.
Exhibited and bred by Miss M . A. Dalrymple.
Of the above premium winners, Commodore is to serve in the
Fife district, Jovial in Berwickshire, Persimmon's Pride in
Forfarshire, Soft Answer in Aberdeen, Longboat in Wigtown,
and Otterton in Kirkcudbright ; while of the reserves Sandow is
to stand in the Ayr district and The Tailor in Bute.
The Hunter Show.
Judge.MR . OWEN C . WALLIS.
T HERE were only three classes in the Hunter-bred section
of the Show, two for young stock and one for stallions.
For the Two-year-old Colts Class there were five entries, and first
premium went to a good-looking chesnut youngster sired by
Wales, the property of Lord Middleton . The other premium was
secured by Mrs. Scott ' s Bachelor ' s Bloom, a nice level youngster
by Bachelor ' s Lodge out of Mayblossom by Tacitus.
Amongst the three-year-olds Mr . Tomlinson was the only
exhibitor, and his colts Rauceby and Star of Kildare took the two
premiums . The latter, a nice grey by Kildare II. out of Gatien
Star by Roscius, I liked much the better of the pair .

Class III . for Weight-carrying Hunter Sires, four years old
and upwards, brought out a party of seven . In this first premium
was awarded to last year ' s winner Gateboy, a fourteen-year-old
son of the defunct Walmsgate out of The Gift IV ., owned by the
Association of Farmers in Norfolk . Second to him came Lieut .-
Colonel Sir Merrik Burrell's The Best, a beautiful type of shorthacked
level brown horse with the best of limbs . Mr. H . D.
Smith secured the third award with Sir Galahad, a stylish-looking
son of the premium horse Puro Caster.
Mr. Wallis, who judged all three classes, performed his
duties with considerable skill . Though the material was woefully
short, and the classes shorn of their former glories, the temporary
eclipse of the Hunter Show can only be a passing phase, for if
the exigencies of the times necessitate the present curtailment,
war has at least shown the national necessity of hunter-bred horses
for the Remount Department of the Army—indeed it is not too
much to claim that but for the hunter-bred horses in England in
1914 our Army would have been in a sorry plight when war broke
out . The following is the complete list of the awards :
CLASS I .—HUNTER BRED COLTS, Two YEARS OLD . Two Premiums.
(5 entries .)
Premium—DESPoT II . by Wales. Exhibited and bred by Lord
Middleton.
Premium—BACHELOR ' S BLOOM by Bachelor ' s Lodge . Exhibited
and bred by Mrs. Scott.
Reserve—SHEEP-BRIDGE by Clydebridge. Exhibited and bred
by Mr . E. S . Tomlinson.
CLASS II .—HUNTER-BRED COLTS, THREE YEARS ()LI). Two
Premiums . (3 entries, one withdrawn .)
Premium—STAR OF KILDARE by Kildare II . Exhibited and bred
by Mr. E . S. Tomlinson.
Premium RAUCEBY by Cecilian . Exhibited and bred by Mr.
E. S . Tomlinson.
CLASS IlI. WEIGHT-CARRYING HUNTER SIRES, FOUR YEARS
OLD AND UPWARDS, REGISTERED IN THE H .S.B ., Bn'r
NOT OPEN TO T.B . SIRES REGISTERED IN THE G.S.B.
Three Premiums . (7 entries .)
Premium GATEBOY (1904) by Walmsgate . Ex11i,bited by Association
of Norfolk Farmers, and bred by Dr . Ryan.
Premium--THE BEST (1905) by Flying Hackle . Exhibited by
Lieut .-Colonel Sir Merrik Burrell, and bred by Mr. P.
J. Cullinan.
Premium—SIR GALAHAD (1914) by Puro Caster. Exhibited and
bred by Mr. H. D . Smith.
Reserve—BALLINASLOE (1905) by Bealderg . Exhibited by Major
David Davies, M .P ., and bred by Mr. D . Kiernan .