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LORD LONSDALE MAKES GIFT Owner Presents Photo of Royal Lancer to Hostelry Named for St Leger Winner WinnerLOXDOX LOXDOX England January 19 When Lord Lonsdale won the St Leger last Sep ¬ tember with Royal Lancer it will be remem ¬ bered that hearing there was a hostelry in Doncaster called the Royal Lancer Inn he sent a photograph of himself leading the horse in to B Oldfield the licensee of the inn The gift was much appreciated appreciatedRecently Recently Mr Oldfield returned the photo ¬ graph asking Lord Lonsdale if he would kindly autograph it To his surprise and pleasure Mr Oldfield received from Lord Lonsdale a fresh photograph much larger than the other one and inclosed in a hand ¬ some gilt frame On the photograph Lord Lonsdale has written Royal Lancer win ¬ ner Doncaster and Irish St Legers 1922 May your house prove equally successful Yours very truly Lonsdale
