New-York tribune., 1910-04-08
A NOTED POLO PLAYER
cautain de CreSpigny Twice Rec
ormended for Victoria Cross.

.-,,vr,snt. 1910. ny the Brentwood Company
,-.,,air claude Champion de Crespigny'
-. ,ss 81 Life Guards who arrived on sat
-, last 10 ioin Captain Miller's polo
-, so- the matches which are % be
.--....= al z. xpuood and Meaaowhrook Ell
- -l,e distinction of having been on no
- char Two occasions strongly recon-
..s-5es t,y hfs commanding officers for TIE
xt-t1-ia cross. Tor deeds ~ oorsplcuous
,.r.-+-, being obliged. however. 20 con-
- himself WIKI the Distinguished Service
,,-z.- e-s Wiz tire lSnoWie5gc that Eers
,.4es,-eea foeiIrE prevails iu the army. ana
.-.r-- -he public Ed general. t1at he should
-.-e -e0e.veG the Victoria Cross asked ioT
1t-, on The iast occasion hy LORD Roberts
s.-rr -he south African War
TIE -arti-uIa- exploit which was made
.5s basis of tns veteran FIELD marshal
-...rnlwer6attou of Captain claude cham
-.o- a. ~-asrIguy was his daring rescue.
.--7er heavy Erc. of two troopers who had
rear sort forward fo reconnoitre, ana
v--,se horses were killed and they them
ssrvas --aceE h0~s de- combat He rode out
ans frr1crt one of the men in. his cWn
f.-sa t,e.rz wounded and then vaulttng on
+-. hack of another horse returned for the
other injured man. whom he also brought
A. sssrfre two wounds which he himself
-.-ssves while 50 doing He is very tai.
u+-r a particularly small head rs rather
reserved ir his speech and retlcent in his
manner and is as enthusiastic sportsman
rs rfS father Sir claude Champion de
r-esuigry. to whose ha-onetcy he r. the
-rr- ref- Despite his stature, he ls one
ct me best gentleman riders in the British
army. tut a fen years ago was beaten oy
his father i- "a sreep.e~hase. coming "a ter.
-.4- --r-ue-. which broke bis arm. and en-
er.rs his sexarcua~ian but stlU rreme1-
--.s.v Vigorous parent % win the race
A-houEh Sir CLAUDE went through the
f--k-s-t-r court some ten or fifteen years
r-r hls son. captain de- Crespigny VINO is
,----s-~ie7. p-.T DE very rich indeed. owing
-.- -ra FALLING Err 0t an immense number or
lenses .- tre northern part of London. The
t.-r-r.aca .s rf relatively modern origin.
DATING r-r- from t-- reign Cf George ~.
The Family. however. is one z the Oldest
.r N.-ra-Et. t-f has been settled I'm Eng
land since the seventeenth century. when n
migrated Or England in connection with
--e revocation rf rre Efir- NJ Nantes
rr-r CAPTAIN de- C-esriEuv and his
father. ~laude. are much liked hv the royal
r--I- -- ract. King Edward may he
said t1 owe ris life ro SIR Claude II
ra--a-eE or Portland. where Edward VII
trar heir apparent was visiting the Chan
pc. Squadron. and was watching the work.
t-- no "a new gun on board the man-of-var
sultan Pie had Just turned to ask some
Question cf the Commando. captain Van
S--a-- when suddenly the winClass
started. and The handle fvirE around wifi
f-.-r-flL velocity. would have struck the
r-.--e's head k.I.uc him 0u tEe spot, had
NOT Sir CLAUDE. Quick as "a fash. dragged
his F.rura sovereign back with little cere-
-.--r and ~0 much viRor that De almost
brought him down sprav-line on the deck
As - vas. tEa handle missed the princes
head -r barely an inch
Sir Claude .s one of the most picturesque
characters .u English lie lie has been IN
-..-- sailor a Fellow ul5SEiUUar of Ad-
--.. Lord charles Beresford. an officer
r- The E-- SD Rife Brigade, cavalry
man RI r.a German army curing ne
r-.-r..aar-ar war. var correspondent.
e hampton swimmer. champion balloon
ss and gov many ears champion anna
--. .rze. of England. Ife holds The
E.ra humane Sa.e-E media. for saving
ufa f-rr drowning was utterly dlsan-
pointed when BI0r5.- refused -0 carry him
.. .- bach across ..r Falls 1l Nialara
-E -.ra -E. Las .E-rea as an
a-4-e-. r..ll1r .I a Spanish 1-llfgat J.
was while ln The command lf t-e Slfolk
--- ono at --t crack regiments p
-.a -a--arr.. Cr militia. cavalry OF the
r-.- thar s.- Claude was taken ro task
. -.c cd Duke rf Cambridge. then corn
ua-Ea- lr CrleE to~ some mistake during
-.a COURSE or rIIrarr uauruVres. The
c.za whose language was always 7ietu-