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depicted in Mr. Earle's well-known picture of Polo at Hurling- 

 ham, though in this Polly wrongly figures as a dun ; whilst 

 amongst high-class ponies he has owned is a beautiful black, 

 named Starlight, now the property of Mr. Arthur Peat. 



Mr. Edge and Mr. Jameson are well-known Irish players, 

 and, being both heavy men and well mounted, are awkward 

 customers in a hustling bout. 



I must not omit from the roll of foremost players of the day 

 the names of Messrs. Vaughan and Grenfell, who always dis- 

 tinguish themselves, whatever position in the game they may 

 occupy. Mr. Vaughan is specially noticeable for his hard hitting, 

 and particularly for his very neat near side ' forward ' hitting, 

 and probably no man excels him both for force and vigour 

 in this particular stroke. The ponies belonging to Messrs. 

 Vaughan and Grenfell are as good as can be found, Busymaid 

 by Lurgan recently belonging to the former, and now the pro- 

 perty of Mr. F. B. Mildmay, being the picture of an aristocratic 

 little mare, but, being light-weight ponies, they cannot claim as 

 much attention as the weight-carriers to which I have alluded. 



Captain 'Jim' Barry, late Royal Artillery, of steeplechase 

 fame ; Captain J. Fergusson, of the Royal Horse Guards ; 

 and Mr. Charles McNeill, are all most promising players ; and 

 though the latter was only ' entered ' at the game in 1889, he 

 has on several occasions already greatly distinguished himself. 



Amongst military players, Captain Julian Spicer, of the 

 Royal Horse Guards, stands pre-eminent. A brilliant ' back,' 

 and good in any position of the game, he is quite in the front 

 rank, and whether mounted on his well-known barb Smuggler, 

 who is quite a veteran, Kit-Cat, before mentioned, or on Captain 

 4 Wengey ' Jones's extraordinary barb pony Spider, which he 

 rode in 1889, his play cannot fail to win admiration. 



Major Babington, of the i6th Lancers, is another fine 

 player, and a rare ' back,' as is Captain Jeffreys, of the Artillery. 

 Captains Lament, Jenner (who has played for his corps in seven 

 Inter-Regimental Tournaments, viz. four in India and three 

 at home), Malcolm Little, Cameron, and Colvin, of the 9th 



