LONSDALE AND THE COSTERS

Evening Star, Issue 19020, 15 August 1925, Page 17

LONSDALE AND THE COSTERS

With vigorous thrusts of his arm Lord Lonsdale warded off the attack oi an angry costermonger in full view of 10,000 spectators 'at the International Horse Show 7 at Olympia. The incident occurred in the arena during the awarding ol prizes lor the best ppstermongers’ turnouts. Lord Lonsdale, judging in evening dress, with the usual cigar in his mouth and buttonhole in his coat, apparently displeased the costermonger by awarding him the third prize. The man made some remarks, and Lord Lonsdale shook him, defending himself energetically the next mom cut from an attempted reprisal. Ho pushed the costermonger away, and two inspectors then removed the man from the area amid the protests of his wife, who had also to, bo turned out of the arena by the police. CIGAR FOR A WOMAN. This incident came immediately after a more amusing one, in which Lord Lonsdale also figured. While the turnouts were lined up in the area a donkey became restless and started off with its barrow, in which a man, a woman, and tw r o children were seated. As the animal galloped _ around the area Lord Lonsdale dashed over to it, and, catching hold of the reins, pulled it to a dead stop amid tlio cheers of the spectators. At an earlier stage tho-hugo audience had been highly amused by the spectacle of Lord Lonsdalo listening to what w r as obviously a very good story told by a coster woman in a yellow jumper. When siio ended ho gave her one of his cigars, which she smoked on the spot with evident enjoyment. Of the forty turnouts entered, for the competition only two came from oast of Aldgate Pump. The majority were from the Hammersmith and Notting Hill districts.