London at the End of the Century:A Book of Gossip
a Beckett, Arthur William
1900
FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE FIFTH LANCERS.
But, in spite of the of the Empire and the intelligent support of a new school of French athletes, I do not think that racing will be popular with our neighbours for a long time to come. If you speak to a foreigner nowadays you will find that he | |
136 | has lost some of his respect for the Lord Mayor, has less regard for Leicester Square, and five times out of six has heard of the Derby. However, the love of horses is steadily gaining ground. Possibly taking the idea from our Fifth Lancers and other cavalry regiments, the Parisians have started an amateur . It is quite the mode, and excessively . There is not only excellent horsemanship, but now and again fairly amusing fooling. So far the is unique, but as the French officers are the chief performers it is not unlikely to prove the parent of many similar institutions. |
