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interfere with their military duties or ambitions. They 

 are both men of ceaseless energy, who have won their 

 way to the front in their profession in exactly the 

 same dogged and determined manner by which they 

 brought their regiments into first-class polo with very 

 little outlay of money. 



Rimington has never let a chance slip. In 1898 

 he disappeared from everyone's sight for six months 

 and turned up again in London only just in time to 

 steer his regiment to victory in the Regimental Polo 

 Tournament of that year. The experience gained 

 during those six months has been turned to good 

 account during the last two years. Colonel Sir Henry 

 Rawlinson, C.B., who has greatly distinguished himself 

 both in Egypt and South Africa, is one of the best 

 Back players, although he has not lately had much 

 time for polo. 



General French has had several polo players on his 

 staff. First of all is that brilliant cavalry officer, 

 Colonel Douglas Haig, C.B., who is as clever a chief 

 of the staff as even General French could wish to 

 have. As a polo player his record is exceedingly 

 good. He played for the 7th Hussars when they 

 won the Tournament at Hurlingham in 1885 and 

 1886 ; and in India, when they won it in 1891. 

 Among other polo playing staff officers who were 

 with General French at different periods of this war, 

 are Brevet Lieut. -Colonel the Hon. H. Lawrence, of 

 the 17th Lancers, the General's Chief Intelligence 

 Officer ; Brevet Major Kenna, who with poor Mont- 

 morency won the V.C. in the celebrated 21st Lancer 

 charge; the Hon. R. Ward of the Blues; and Captain 

 Barry, D.S.O., of the loth Hussars. 



