Its Makers, Past and Present 



at once. Ascot has deserved well of the Garrard family. 

 While Mr. Robert Garrard was Trustee his brother was 

 Chairman of the Staines and Wokingham Line, which was 

 principally constructed with Garrard money, and which was 

 the means of opening up the Ascot district. It is by the 

 firm of Garrard, of the Haymarket, that the Ascot Cups 

 have been made for many years past. Mr. Robert Garrard, 

 who was born August 13th, 1793, took a great interest in 

 hunting, and constantly rode with Her Majesty's Buck- 

 hounds and also with the Garth. He died September 

 26th, I S 8 f , in 

 his 89th year. 



On the retire- 

 ment of Captain 

 Seymour, in 

 1867, his place 

 was taken by 

 Colonel W. 



S A L I S I! u R V 



EwART, son-in- 

 law of Captain 

 Thomas Bulke- 

 ley. Colonel 

 Evvart was born 

 in I 8 3 5 , a n d 

 served with dis- 

 tinction in the 

 Grenadi er 

 Guards through- 

 out the Crimean 

 war of 1854-5. 



CAPTAIN GAKKAKU 



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