a pair of silver-mounted hooves of Major Dermot McCalmont's Spoke, each hinged lid inscribed identically SPOKE, 1903 - 1919, BY SPOOK - BEE ORCHIS, WI
Winning Bid:
£300
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a pair of silver-mounted hooves of Major Dermot McCalmont's Spoke, each hinged lid inscribed identically SPOKE, 1903 - 1919, BY SPOOK - BEE ORCHIS, WINNER OF, 7th HUSSARS LIGHT WEIGHT POINT-TO-POINT RACE, 1909 ND 1910 - WEIGHT 12st. 7lbs., SECOND IN CAVALRY BRIGADE TEAM POINT TO POINT RACE 1909, WEIGHT 13ST. (20 starters), ''A VERY PERFECT GENTLEMAN'' Provenance: Sotheby's auctions at Mount Juliet, Co. Kilkenny, for Mr Victor McCalmont in 1986 & 1987