LONSDALE AND THE COSTERS

Shannon News, 2 October 1925, Page 3

LONSDALE AND THE COSTERS

Witli vigorous thrusts of his arm Lord Lonsdale warded off the attack of an. angry costermonger in full view of 10,000 spectators at the International Horse Show at Olympia. The incident occurred in the arena during the awarding of prizes for the best- costermongers’ turnouts. Lord Lonsdale, judging in evening dress, with tiie usual cigar in his mouth and button-hole in his coat, apparently displeased the costermonger by awarding him'the third prize. The man made some remarks, anil Lord Lonsdals shook him. defending himself energetically the next moment from an attempted reprisal. He pushed the costermonger away, ami two inspectors then removed the man from the arena amid -the protests of his wife, who had also to be turned out of the arena by the police.

Cigar for Woman. This incident came immediately after a more amusing one, in which Lord Lonsdale also lig’ured. While the turnouts were lined up in the arena a donkey became restless and started off with its barrow, in which a mail, a woman, and two children were seated. As the animal galloped around the arena Lord Lonsdale dashed, over If it. and, catching hold of the reins, pulled it to a dead stop amid the cheers of the spectators. At an earlier stage the huge audience had been highly amused by the spectacle of Lord Lonsdale listening to what was obviously a very good story told by a coster woman in a yellow jumper. When she ended he gave her one of his cigars, which she smoked on the spot with evident enjoyment. Of the forty turnouts entered for the comcptition only two came from east of Aldgate Pump. The majority were from the Hammersmith and Nothing Hill districts.