282 POLO IN THE ARMY. [Chap. XII. 



That very successful Brigadier of Cavalry, Colonel 

 Broadwood, C.B., A.D.C., has always been fond of 

 polo, although he devoted his attention chiefly to 

 hunting and steeplechasing, at which he distinguished 

 himself by riding his mare Frigate in the Grand 

 National. He chose for his staff officers two first- 

 class players in Brand, who earned a brevet and was 

 the Back of the loth Hussars team which won the Cup 

 at Hurlingham in 1893, ^^^ in Aldridge, who got the 

 D.S.O., the Back of the Royal Artillery team. 

 Aldridge played many times in the Gunner team with 

 Major Schofield, who gallantly earned the Victoria 

 Cross at Colenso, poor Jack Han well and C. G. 

 McKenzie, two among many gallant sportsmen whom 

 the Army and the polo world can ill spare. 



Colonel Mahon, C.B., D.S.O., like Ridley and 

 Baden-Powell, is perhaps better known for his prowess 

 with the spear and big game rifle than as a polo 

 player ; yet he often played for the 8th Hussars at 

 Meerut, Umballa and Hurlingham, with the gallant 

 le Gallais, Henderson, and their commanding officer, 

 Lieut.-Colonel Duff. The 8th Hussars have supplied 

 for service in South Africa several other good players, 

 among them their late commanding officer, Colonel 

 Clowes, C.B., and Major Wood, than whom no better 

 judge or trainer of a polo pony can be found anywhere. 

 Mahon has not been seen on English polo grounds 

 lately, because he has spent but little time at home 

 since he took to active soldiering about seven years 

 ago in the Egyptian Army. 



Lieut.-Colonels Rimington, C.B., and de Lisle, 

 D.S.O., are admirable instances of enthusiastic Army 

 polo players who have never allowed the game to 



