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civilian clubs started up in every direction, with very satisfactory 

 results, it became evident that the sport, besides its individual 

 attractions, encouraged and cultivated a very high class of 

 horsemanship. 



A few years ago a match was got up at Dieppe between an 

 English and a French team, and though the latter included one 

 or two Americans the spectators exhibited all that excitement 

 for which the French are distinguished. The teams were 

 composed as under : 



English. 



Mr. Reginald Herbert. 

 Mr. Arthur Peat. 

 Mr. J. E. Peat. 

 Mr. W. Ince-Anderton. 

 Mr. E. H. Baldock. 



French. 

 Due de Guise. 

 Vicomte de Janzy. 

 M. de Brainquant. 

 Mr. Storer. 

 Mr. Ridgeway. 



There was an enormous crowd present. The ground was 

 kept by a regiment of infantry and enthusiasm ran high. Occa- 

 sionally some gallant Gaul would rush in and pick up the ball 

 when the game was going against his countrymen, while sacr'es ! 

 parbleus ! and other French expletives flew about thickly, 

 accompanied by much shouting and gesticulation. In spite of 

 all, however, the English team won by the crushing majority 

 of eleven goals to none ! 



A polo ground was subsequently started in Paris, but 

 the sport never really flourished. Now, however, that French- 

 men have taken to football, they may recognise the merits of 

 polo. In fact, a polo club which numbers thirty-five members 

 has now been started in Paris, and they have a ground in the 

 Bois de Boulogne, near the skating club and pigeon-shooting 

 enclosure. The Hurlingham Rules are those in force, and 

 Prince Murat is the President of the Committee. 



By 1883 the game had found its way to the New World 

 In Mexico City men of all nationalities used to play French, 

 Germans, Belgians, &c. and though the standard of merit 

 was not high, the love of the game is present. The cow- 



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