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Sketches at the Royal Military Tournament, Agricultural Hall, Islington: charge of 1st Life Guards, 1890. 'The eleventh annual Military Tournament was opened by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Albany on Wednesday, June 18, the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo... In the musical ride of the 1st Life Guards, the regimental trumpeter, Thomas Callaghan, sounded the call on the identical bugle used at the memorable charge at Waterloo...The musical ride by the Lothian and Berwickshire Yeomanry, the fine display by the 1st Life Guards, the musical dumb-bell drill by the Aldershot gymnastic staff, and their gymnastic display afforded the greatest delight to the audience; and each performance closed with a scenic display, in which all arms took part. In the artillery drives it should be noted that, for the first time, Volunteer teams took their places equally with the Royals, and acquitted themselves exceedingly well'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.