Tue latest casualty lists record the death of Major Eustace Craw ley who had lately been promoted to the command of the 12th Lancers. Major Crawley was one of the finest all-round sportsmen in the service. For several years he held the Army Racquets Championship and was one of the select few who have made a century in the Var sity match. He twice carried off the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown on "Field-Marshal" and had probably won more Point-to-point races than any man living. One exploit of his at Hawthorn Hill will be remembered as long as Englishmen love horsemanship. His mount fell when leading half-a-mile from home and the bridle broke and rame off, jaunting, without reins the gallant cavalryman steered his horse over the last three fences with his whip alone and won 'a desperate race by a head.
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