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prominent players >f that regiment, whose names may fitly be- 

 inscribed on the roll of polo fame. Colonel * Tommy ' St. Quin- 

 tin, now commanding the 8th Hussars, was certainly one of 

 the best, if not the very best, polo player the loth ever turned 

 out, and quite headed the list of Indian players for years ; and 

 to the impetus he gave to the game in India by starting the 

 Indian Inter- Regimental Tournament much of the success of 

 those pleasant meetings is due. A more perfect 'back' or 

 captain of a side could hardly be found, even in these days. 



Poor Mr. Startin, who was killed out pig-sticking, was 

 another well-known man in the loth, and a very brilliant 'for- 

 ward,' as was also Captain Philip Durham. ' Chicken ' Har- 

 topp, so well known in hunting circles, was another enthusiast,, 

 and exhibited as much fervour in polo as he did in fox-hunting ;. 

 and whether these tastes were varied by the caprice of the mo- 

 ment music, chemical and electrical experiments, athletic 

 feats, or bear-fightinghe threw his whole soul into his work.. 

 A most useful man in a team, he was, however, heavily 

 handicapped by his great weight, which told even more in. 

 India. Lord Chesham, the present popular master of the 

 Bicester, and formerly a subaltern in the loth, when he was. 

 the Honourable C. Cavendish had the reputation of being a 

 very brilliant ' half back ' and ' forward ' player. But the polo- 

 ground knows him no more now, except as a spectator, for 

 hound and horn claim all his energies, and rightly top, perhaps. 

 The present Earl of Airlie, then Lord Ogilvy, another loth, 

 man, is an enthusiast of the game. Not content with pro- 

 ficiency, he is celebrated as knowing more of polo than most 

 men, and having done more to encourage and foster it in India 

 by his liberality and keenness than any one. 



* Monte ' Cradock of the Carabineers, was also another good 

 man, and so were Messrs. Oliver Jones (i3th Hussars),, 

 'Bengey' Jones (Carabineers), and 'Wengey' Jones (5th 

 Lancers), the latter being one of the most brilliant forward 

 players at present. The brothers C. and A. de Murrieta were 

 also amongst the ' lights of other days,' and amongst the ablest 



