Military Riders 



That most sporting of regiments, again, the 9th Lancers, 

 possessed a jockey in the shape of the Hon, C. E. P. Willoughby, 

 of whom they had every reason to be proud, if the number of 

 regimental steeplechases he won is any criterion. 



Then there was Mr. Pritchard, who, besides many other 

 steeplechases, won the Grand Military twice, viz. in 1869 and 

 1 87 1, on Juryman and Donato respectively. Nor must Mr. 

 W. J. Hartigan, who won that much-coveted trophy on Boyne 

 Water in 1879 ; Mr. T. Hone, a really first-class horseman, 

 who won the Gold Cup on Standard at Aldershot in 1886 ; nor 

 Captain Little, who rode Lady Sarah to victory at Sandown 

 Park in 1890, be forgotten. 



Captain C. Lambton, too, a most accomplished and success- 

 ful horseman, who won the Grand Military the following year 

 on Hollington, must of course be included, as must Major 

 Dalbiac ('* The Treasure ") of the Horse Artillery, undoubtedly 

 one of the best cross-country riders in the service ; whilst in 

 1896 the 9th Lancers were once again to the fore with Major 

 Campbell, whose brilliant victory on The Soarer will long 

 dwell in the memory. 



At the present time the nth Hussars have a good represen- 

 tative in Mr. R. Bruce; and the Grenadiers, 2nd Life Guards, and 

 7th Hussars are each to be congratulated on being the possessors 

 of three such " workmen " as Messrs. Banbury, Newton, and 

 McCalmont, whose enthusiasm alone is bound to prove infectious 

 and do good by making it clear to other aspirants to honours 

 in the saddle that such results as theirs are only to be attained 

 by sheer hard work and self-denial. 



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