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attraction, especially as the Countess of Yarborough, in the 

 uniform of the troop, occupied a leading place in the march. 

 The appearance of the horsemen and their splendid mounts 

 were much admired. The Inspection took place on Tuesday 

 last. The Band was mounted for the first time, and had a 

 most imposing appearance." 



Apropos of this mounting of the band, my musical brother 

 William, Trumpet-Major to the Regiment, had heard Lady 

 Yarborough express a wish that the band should be mounted 

 at the review. Needless to say, for her ladyship to express a 

 wish, was for all good Lincolnshire folk — men and women 

 alike — to obey, if it were in their power, and in a fortnight's 

 time my eldest brother had managed to mount the band, even 

 to providing a white horse for the drummer. To accomplish 

 this, he had lent his horses, his servants, and anything he had 

 which was wanted, and given his whole time during the two 

 weeks at his disposal to their necessary practice and equipment. 

 In the end, however, he was well repaid for his trouble, by 

 what the local paper termed, " the gallant spectacle of their 

 most imposing appearance." 



"At ii a.m. there was a foot parade for Inspection by 

 Lieut. -Colonel Garnett, commanding the nth (Prince Albert's 

 Own) Hussars," and adds the Grimsby News man : — 



" The order in which everything appeared gave entire 

 satisfaction to the gallant officer." 



" At 3 o'clock the Troop formed in squadron under Lieut. 

 J. M. Richardson commanding, and at the end of the inspec- 

 tion the reviewing officer addressed the troops, and con- 

 gratulated Lieut. J. M. Richardson, the officer commanding, 

 on the order in which he found the property of the troop, the 

 tents, the boots, and the accoutrements. The horses were an 

 exceptionally grand lot, and under no circumstances could a 



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