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;is Captain Elnislev ol" the ^lul Canadian Mounted Rifli-s. 'Tlu' Ivinji's Medal, with 

 two ehisps. was witness of tlie ijood work (h)nt> in the service there. However, the 

 tronl)k-d times in Sonth Africa were nearin<>- the close and. ere long. Captain Elnislev 

 was at lihertv to retnrn to the Dominion, in whose militia he had jiroved so valiant an 

 officer. In civil, combined with military service, he proved an acceptable .\.1).C. to 

 the late Sir Oliver Mowat. when that distiniiuishcd statesman was Lieutenant-( iov- 

 ernor of Ontario, residing at (iovernment House. Toronto. The position now held 

 bv this suc-cessful son of the state is that of [Major in the Royal Canadian Dragoons, 

 and it is mere justice to >av that he is one of the most ca])able officers in our Canadian 

 militia — every inch a >()ldicr. 



The interest in hor.ses, manifested so early in life, has been characteristic of Major 

 Klmslev through all the c-hanges of his varied career. In ISO!) he won prizes at To- 

 ronto E.xhibition in the saddle class, before South Africa campaigns had ])roved his 

 e(|iie.strian mettle. Major Elnislev has associated his skill with a game that shoidd 

 i)e more extensively played in Canada — polo — which alldrds as exciting a s|)ecta<le 

 as one mijrht -wish. In the thickest of the frav. this Major of the R.C.I), niav be seen 

 on one of those nimble ponies which .seem fairly to skim over the ground. For a year 

 he served in India, in exc'hange -with an officer from that far British dependency, and 

 India sees some of the best polo games in the Empire, as Mr. Rudyard Kij)ling's stories 

 can testify. At the j)olo games, played in Montreal and Toronto, the attendance is 

 as markedly British as at cric'ket itself, and the enthusiasm for the game has been 

 .steadilv j^rowini"-. 'i'owards that increasing interest such spirited and fearless plavers 

 a.s Major Elmsley contribute greatly. As a member of the Toronto Hunt and Polo 

 Club he has shown himself a supporter of the hnest sport in the community. Among 

 the c-itv clubs. Major Elmsley is a member of the historic 'i'oronto Club. He is pre- 

 eminent in all sports of healthful and vigorous naturc> and has won tennis and golf 

 triumphs .scn-ond only to his })olo achievements — in fact, is an acijuisition to all such 

 circles. 



It is likely that Major Elmsley's future career will mean further military honours, 

 and a corresponding interest in ec]uestrian matters. The infiueiice of such an officer, 

 in either exhibition or sport, cannot fail to be on the side of fail- play and high stand- 

 ard>. in his marriage. Major Klni>ley has strengthened llie ties which bind him to 

 Toronto, having wedded, in Ainil. 1!>(IS. Miss .\thol Boulton, a daughter of another of 



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Toronto's historic- families. As he has proved his horseman skill on the veldt in time 

 of war. the friends of this young offic-er may hope that it will be many years i)efore 

 Britain mav aj^ain need such service from the offic-ers of the K(>\al Canadian Dragoons. 



