The Horse-lovers' Anthology

THE HORSE-LOVERS ANTHOLOGY Edited by SHIRLEY FAULXNER-HORNE - 1949 - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - The Editor is indebted to the authors and publishers for their kindness in giving permission to reproduce copyright material in The Hwse-Lovers Anthology as follows George G. Harrap Co. Ltd. for the extract from The Battle of Blenheim irom Mmlbwough, His Life and T h e s Vd-IT by The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, C. H., M. P. Reprinted by permission of George G. Harrap Co. Ltd. Hodder Stoughton Ltd. and the executors of the late Lord Mottistone for Warriors Great Adventure from My Horse Warrior by Lord Mottistone. Reprinted by permission of Hodder Stoughton Ltd. Wm. Blackwood Sons Ltd. for the extract from The High wayman from The Collected Poems of Alfred Noyes. Reprinted by permission of Wm. Blackwood Sons Ltd. and Mr. Alfred Noyes. Dr. John Masefield, O. M., and The Society of Authors for the selection from Right Royal. Reprinted by permission. Mrs. Aldin and William Heinemann Ltd. for permission to reproduce the illustration from Right Royal by the late CeciI Aldin. Mellifont Press Ltd. for the extract from In Low Water by Nat Gould. Reprinted by permission of Mellifont Press Ltd. Dr. E. E. Somerville for the extracts from Further Experiences of an Irish R. M. by E. a. Somerville and Martin Ross. Reprinted by permission. Macdonald Co. Publishers Ltd. for Mustard Pot, Huntsman from Men, Maids and Mustard Pot by Gilbert Frankau. Reprinted by permission of Macdonald Co. Publishers Ltd. Mr. Will H. Ogrlvie for A Winning Gd, extract from Olympk, and The Hooves of the Horses from Thc Collected Verse of W. H. O, published by Constable Co. Ltd. Reprinted by permission. Macmillan Co. Ltd. for The MalteseCat from The Days Work by Rudyard Kipling. Reprinted by permission of Mrs. George Barnbridge and M a d a n Co. Ltd. William Heinernann Ltd. for the extract from Nationul Velvet by Enid Bagnold. Reprinted by permission of Miss Enid Bagnold and William Heinemam Ltd. Mr. Adrian M. Conan Doyle for Silver Bhee from Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Reprinted by permission. George Newnes Ltd. for the illustrations by Sidney Paget from The Last Adventures of Sherlock Holmes bp Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Reproduced by permission of George Newnes Ltd. The Hon. Mrs. Peter Rodd for the extract from Christrrurs Pudding by Nancy Mitford. Reprinted by permission. Wm. Blackwood Sons Ltd. for My First Hunt by a Sailor from Blockwoods Magazine. Reprinted by permission of Wm. Blackwmd Sons Ltd. on behalf of the author. Longman, Green Co. Ltd. for the exmact from Jwrocks, or t h Sporting Tomlinson by S. F. Outwood, from The Poetry of Sport. Reproduced by permission of Longmans, Green Co. Ltd. The drawings on pages 147, 197, 225, 235 and 315 are by Peter Biegel. CONTENTS THE DAYS OF CHIVALRY J. E. CARPENTER PAOE The Queen of th-e Tournament 3 From m SPORTING REVIEW, Sept. 1839 SIR WALTER SCOTT The Zndividi l Tournament 4 From N A E SW WALTER SCOTT The General Tournament 8 From WANHOE THE BATTLEFIELD ADAM LINDSAY CORDON FROM The Romume of Britomarte THE RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL FROM The Battle of Blenheim U From - H, HIE LIBE AND TIMES, vol. 2 R. S. LIDDEU Charge of the Tenth Royal Hussars 22 From LIEHOXM OF TBB TENTFI ROYAL HU ABS LORD MOTTISTONE General Jack Seely Warriors Great Adventure From MP HORSE, W-OR v11 viii CONTENTS 111 THE HIGHWAYMAN AND HIS HORSE ALFRED NOYES PAGE TheHighwayman 35 From c o e c W r O e R KS or ALFRED NOYES, vol. I WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH Dick Turpins Ride to York 37 From ROOKWOOD IV THE OPEN ROAD R. E...