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...become colonel of the crack Lancers. He had spent half his life pouring money into his Lancers, whose superbly tailored uniforms won them the name "Bingham's Dandies"-and the other half squeezing the necessary money out of his Irish peasants. CJ James Brudenell. seventh Earl of Cardigan, who led the Charge of the Light Brigade, had paid more than ?40.000 for command of the 9 Light Dragoons. Brave, handsome, bad-tempered and brainless. Lord Cardigan had a particular antipathy :his brother-in-law. Lord Lucan...
When the Crimean War began, all three peers were on the verge of retirement, but each postponed the day to travel to the Crimea. Lord Raglan was determined to be as much like the great Duke of Wellington as possible. Lord Lucan was determined to rule Lord Cardigan with an iron hand. Lord Cardigan was determined to take no orders from Lord Lucan. The mess, muddle and wintry cold of the Crimea were just what Lord Lucan relished: he lived "hard" and made sure that his unfortunate men did the same. Lord Car digan, however, lived on the Black...
Insofar as he knew anything, Lord Lucan knew that someone had blundered, and he would have liked to discuss the matter with Lord Cardigan. But the two peers were not only rank amateurs in war; for 30 years they had scarcely exchanged a word. So now Lord Lucan coldly ordered his brother-in-law "to advance down the . . . Valley with the Light Brigade." To which Lord Cardigan replied equally coldly: "Certainly, sir; but allow me to point out . . . that the Russians have a battery ... on our front, and batteries and riflemen on both sides...
Round One. On a sweltering day, Hogan appeared on the course dressed in a heavy cardigan sweater, explaining that he wanted to keep his ailing back warm. Back warm and putter hot, Ben blazed around the course in 67-never once going over par-for a three-stroke lead...
...bracket of the All-American semifinals, Maureen blasted Akron's steady Shirley Fry off the court, 6-4, 6-3, with unreachable placements. Then, appearing in a purplish cardigan designed by London's Teddy Tinling (who also designed Gussie Moran's lace panties), she faced Louise Brough, three-time (1948-50) Wimbledon champion, who upset Maureen last May to win the Southern California crown...