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ago as 1880, in the winning team of the Irish Open 

 Cup. Major Adams, Captain Bulkeley-Johnson, and 

 the late Tom Conolly were well-known players. 



Among polo playing officers of the 5th Lancers, past 

 and present, who have been in this war, are Major C. 

 Little and Captain L. H. Jones, of the Lancashire 

 Yeomanry who played in the winning team of the 

 Regimental Tournament at Hurlingham in 1878 and 

 '79, which were its first two years, and in 1882. 

 Captain Jones also won the Champion Cup with the 

 Freebooters in 1884, '86 and '^j, and the All-Ireland 

 Open Cup in 1881. Other well-known polo players 

 in the regiment are Major A. C. King, whom I 

 remember as an expert at the game when he was in 

 the 23rd Fusiliers ; Major Graham, D.S.O. ; Major 

 Bailey ; and Captain Collis, who with Captain Daniell, 

 of the Cheshire Yeomanry, won the Indian Inter- 

 Regimental at Meerut in 1890, F. B. Dugdale, of 

 the 5th Lancers, who is a young recruit to polo, won 

 the V.C. most gallantly in Natal. 



The Inniskilling Dragoons is one of the best 

 regiments at polo ; their three most celebrated 

 players being their commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel 

 Rimington, Neil Haig, and G. K. Ansell, with 

 C. H. Higgin, Major Paynter, Captain F. A. Fryer, 

 Captain E. C. Holland, E. Paterson, D.S.O., and 

 others to fall back on. Major Yardley rejoined them 

 for the war, and was promoted Major for his services. 

 Their triumphs include the Regimental at Hurl- 

 ingham in 1897 and '98, the All- Ireland Open Cup 

 in 1899, the Irish Regimental in 1897 and '98, and 

 the Irish Subalterns' Cup in 1897, '98, and '99. 



The 7th Hussars won the Inter- Regimental at 



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