CHRISTCHURCH POLO CLUB

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22251, 16 November 1937, Page 14

CHRISTCHURCH POLO CLUB

ANNUAL MEETING HELD

The Savile Cup polo tournament held in Christchurch last" March, aroused much interest'in the game in .Canterbury., Since then a new ' club has been formed at,,Ashburton, and the Culverderi' Club has been formed again. On February 12 next year a tournament at which teams from Parecra, Ashburton, Christchurch, ,and Culverden' will compete, may be held at Fairlie.. ■ . : '

This was announced at the annual meeting of the-Christchurch Polo Club, held in the Canterbury Jockey Club's rooms recently. Mr D. W. J. Gould presided. The annual reportand balance-sheet were adopted. It was announced that play in Christchurch would, begin on January* 8, •', and tha,t the Savile Cup tournament for 1938 would be held in the North Island. The election of officers resulted as follows:—Patron, the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Galway; president; Mr George" Gould; vice-presidents, the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, Messrs A. S. Elworthy, J. C. Macdonald, ,H-Acton-Adams, and Dr. Walter Fox; club captain, Mr D. W. J. Gould; vicecaptain. Major G. H. Hutton; committee Messrs G. H. Grigg, H. G. Livingstone. R. M. D. Johnson, G- B. McCredie, R. B- Johnson; executive committee, Major Hutton, Messrs R. M. D. Johnson, G. H. Grigg, D. Gould; grounds manager, Mr G. B. McCredie; secretary, Mr H. D- Livingstone; auditor, Mr J. H. A. Moore.