9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0103
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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would run agaln We ran her again two weeks laler, at Kelso The final race before Sandown Unfortunately iterrhtury affected her performance and we finished stxilt She was proved to be unflt the followtng day, so was unable to run at Sandown. The Grand Military Meettng Is the dream of all amateur lockeys Sandown is the most lovely course and the Meeting IS supported by the Queen Mother, and Princess Allce. Duchess of Gloucester. Nowadays there are far fewer actual Servtng Offloers or soldiers able to ride tn it due in military commitments. Though I'm sure. there are just as many as ever who would Wish to ride, given the opportunity This year’s Gold Cup was won by our most beloved Colortelun‘chief, the Queen Mother Her horse ‘Spectal Cargo', through the brilliant work of her trainer, Fulke Walwyn, had returned to peak form after 2 years of leg trouble (He went on to Win the Whttbread Gold Cup as welll. 'Specral Cargo’ was ridden very well by Gerald Oxley, a serving subaltern tn the l3th/‘i8th Hussars. lEven though lord Oaksey, ex 9L wrote In the Daily Express that the nder was a 9lh/l21h Lancerll Riding in a race is the rnost exhilarating experience for a horseman Lining up abreast at the start, your bones are quaktng, trying to settle your horse when you are hardly settled yourself. The tape goes up and it’s all for the firstl The ground wtpes It's way from under you and then you’re up and over (not for all!) You feel yourself settle a bli having got the feel of the pace and your horse’s performance, but before you know it, your wtnd l5 pressntg hard on your chest and your knees begin to feel ltke telly Only utst up ahead of you is the hntshlng post. Four horses only in for the final fight, lt‘s an uphill run but you squeeze every drop out of yourself and your horse. Hts neck strains forward and you pass the post With a muzzle to spare over your adversaries. It’s the thrill of a lifetime, though for some it's back to the weighing room for yet another cup of black coffee, or, in the case of one infamous tockey’s lifestyle — cigars and champagne The TREPIH 72m Row LANCEns Rtocmwrm ,wrnwt thrill of few tntnutos l5 more than ample Compensation for the purgalnrtes of dieting which most Jockeys have to suffer For this great experience, albeit unsuccessful for the Regiment, I am exlrentely grateful to Lt Col Richard Nash for letting me off, to Fulke Walwytt and Swannee Haldane for their excellent guidance JGS Summer 84 in Wolfenbt'ifiel SELF SERVICE Be there and fake part DISCOVER about 300 different sideshows fill 30 September Information and Programmes Town Information Office WOLFENBUTTEL Stodfmorkt 9. 3340, Wolfenbutfel Telephone: 05337I2337 CAR WASH — TYRES — ACCESSORIES — CAR REPAIR A SERVICING AND |NSPECT|ONS FULL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Rudi Bfihm, Master Mechanic 3340 Wolfenbiittel J'égermeister-Strasse 2 Telephone 72217 tth |
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