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To the impecunious Frenchmen his wealth was a distinct asset in his favour, for racing was the ruling passion in the regiment, and the fine horses he was able to provide insured to them the preservation of the inter-regimental trophy that had for some years past graced their mess table.
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A yard from the door he took off, as a man does at the broad jump in the inter-regimental sports, landing against the lower panel with his heels two feet from the bottom.
The Winds of the World Talbot Mundy 1909
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Paul Wyndham, in his normal habit as he lived, would scarce have recognised him masquerading as Desmond's polo pony, in a inter-regimental match played with billiard balls, brother officers doing duty for mounts and cues for polo-sticks.
Captain Desmond, V.C. Maud Diver 1906
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County matches began to be _pukka_ county, _plus_ inter-regimental, affairs the gate trebled, and as two-thirds of the gate goes to the regiments supplying the teams some Volunteer corps fairly wallow in cash.
Traffics and Discoveries Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Among the other military competitors yesterday was infantryman Bernie Bambury, who lost a leg during an inter-regimental toboggan competition on the Cresta run in Switzerland.
Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Matthew Taylor 2009
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