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he played in the Regimental team when we won the 

 Tournament at Meerut in 1889. He greatly pro- 

 moted the success of the Ranelagh Club by taking up 

 the secretaryship in 1895. 



The late Lieut. -Colonel le Gallais was probably the 

 best polo player who met his death in this war. I never 

 played with or against a better No. 3. He played in 

 the winning team of the 8th Hussars at Umballa in 

 1886 and '^y, and was captain of his regimental team 

 for several years. He also won the Paris Open Cup in 

 1895 ; and for the Freebooters in the same year, he 

 helped to lower the colours of the hitherto invincible 

 brothers Peat at Hurlingham, in the Champion Cup. 

 If he was a good polo player, he was a still better 

 soldier, and when he fell one of the finest young- 

 cavalry leaders in the Army was lost to the country. 



Among many other good polo players whose loss 

 during this war we have to regret, are Ellison, of the 

 9th Lancers, who won the Inter- Regimental at Hurling- 

 ham in 1897 ; C. G. Mackenzie, of the Royal Artillery, 

 who did much for the Gunners' polo at Woolwich ; 

 ''Jack" Hanwell, R.H.A., who was an excellent polo 

 pony trainer, organiser, and captain of a polo team ; 

 Rose, of the Blues, who was No. 3 for many years 

 of his regimental team ; Kensington, of the 2nd 

 Life Guards, keenest of sportsmen, best of friends ; 

 Tom Conolly, of the Scots Greys ; Montmorency, V.C., 

 of the 2 1st Lancers; Charles Cavendish, of the 17th 

 Lancers ; Lieut. -Colonel Vandeleur, D.S.O. a most 

 distinguished young soldier; Bellew, of the i6th 

 Lancers ; Captain Legge, D.S.O., of the 20th 

 Hussars, and Eyre Lloyd, of the Coldstreams, who 

 was well known at Hurlingham for many years. 



