File:George Francis Valentine Scott-Douglas obituary in The Daily Telegraph of London, England on June 13, 1930.jpg

Polo Match Death. Well-known Player Killed Tragic Sequence Of Accidents. Captain George Francis Valentine Scott-Douglas the well-known polo player died at King Edward VII Hospital London yesterday from concussion received in an accident at Templeton near Richmond Park on Wednesday. He was taking part in the Young Cup competition when hs pony collided with that of another player and fell on top of him. He was picked up unconscious and died without recovering consciousness. His widow was formerly the Countess of St Germans (Lady Blanche Linnie Somerset), elder sister of the present Duke of Beaufort. Her first husband (the sixth Earl of St Germans) was thrown from his horse in 1921 while competing in the Dartmoor Hunt point-to-point races at Wrangton near Totnes. He came down on a bank and his horse fell on him crushing him severely and fracturing his pelvis. Lord St Germans never really recovered from his injuries and was sent to recuperate in South Africa where he died a year later. “A FINE RIDER” Captain Scott-Douglas who was born in 1898 was the son of Mr. Francis John Douglas, heir presumptive of Sir George Brisbane Douglas, baronet of Springwood Park Roxburghshire. He held the rank of Captain in the 15th Hussars and served in the War. He retired from the Army in 1924 and for two years was assistant polo master at Ranelagli. He was also a member o£ the Hurlingham and Ranelagli clubs. A friend stated yesterday that had his pony not been travelling slowly at the time of the accident, he would have been thrown clear. “He was a fine driver and rider and a splendid all-round player” the friend added “He was very cheery, well liked by all who knew him and an outstanding personality in the polo world. Polo matches arranged to be played at Templeton yesterday were cancelled. Mr. Ingleby Oddie the Westminster coroner will hold an inquest on Captain Scott-Douglas to-day.

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