POLO TOURNAMENT.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 163, 3 April 1908, Page 9

POLO TOURNAMENT.

I HANDICAP'-CUP .CONTEST. ■ j Play in the Handicap Cup contest was re«. i snmed yesterday/afternoon,'when Fern Flats beat .Chfistcliurch'" .by ,5 goals' to 3,. and by's goals to 2. . Th6"fifist'"spcll''bf the' Fern Flats v. Christ !'. jj church' match-valid*''tho: sixth , spell of the • ■ Mangalicia. v. f Manawatii furnished ilie ■mo? V , [. exciting-play. of. the .afternoon, the. going beSV ] i Jig".fast;'.,aiid' spmo very flue gallb'piiig rushes' , . : vforjs tfitjffc&sctl." - TlieVMdroes' wero Messrs ' . i D.WJi'A. Cob'p'fer'alid 'Williarilsoiv.'' '! • £ " - t $jristchurch.—ljl J.', D.Half; 2," H. ' Little: 3, TrL.' Cowlisliaw: 4, A: Clark. -■ j Fei'n-Fiat|;—l;?R''M/ Rickman; 2i- H:Oainerbil'; '3pA. Ckmorony'^•Goleru'in ; Tho iirst:.spe!l' opeiied-with. a:. Binai't gallop' , i d'o.wjirfield,..by ~Cameron (Fern Flat3)j : who ;broko,.hisLSticiv.atitlie critical nipment. Rick- . ~•> ;njah','.' liowevei'",' jeseiied' the' bill 1 and scored .. .i .first' TißHd te'.'Fctn'Flats.,' (Most of Hie scor-: ; ■ 1 . j ing^was'done : duriiig : tliis spell.) .AYitliiiv tho> ■ j next' i'nw.i-rairiutcs, Cowlisliaw: (Christehurch) , : gave .thoi ball,-a lusty smack, which sent it , : mxWg.,4wi;:tliC-ficla./-''JtlnH .followed it' up > ;ajid_ -scoYeiljfor. Cbristfchurcii'.; 1 ' Soon after: •'h-, .' j iHugn' Cameroii;'who was 1 'playing a i ;fast and a bVilliaiif'- gamei -srtired for' Fern Hats, - --retaliated : immediately after- . : ' j .-the vhqnoiirs of - tl-.o jii'ext.goal. ,'.H n :.Caiiieroii, wlm had .tho .advanv... ; an- . „oj:keV" spurt;tiowrt the-field; scored, and-the v -■ ifirst spell ehded vf ; -- ~- v ; : : . '!■*" : ' Z ;Fern FlafSi'-T:".;.';..''. ...i. 3 ; t I 01\jjstchurch., : V -.., T ':' : ... .. .... , 2. ■ . .■.->■ j The npxft,fcwo.sp.ens-;wt;r<> dcyoicl of interest, , njo-igoafesbeing' scored; -:l)unng.'the .consider-.-: awy.-mHall ; (OhristcUnrcli) . liiti tho ball, -feari •* .m aftcfiitiiaurl:'-..rode.;.Cplenian\,(Fern-Flats).off,i - leaving-. topni:for. Clark to wheel;bis pony in ...■::'! •"aiid-.score.:;:.Goleman soon after got nold-, of; ; i :t)ioiWllMil>tid%>ras-nMldng;gaQd' time aown tlu u .i, - niissed'tlie Mil'and fotchccl ; > -pojiy: a-.heart-re.nding : swipe on,tlie leg., Tro*-;- .' .I jW;tli-\'spell-.- ended ' ' ;V v .' : ' j Fern-Flats .... 3* f Ghl'istchurcli/i 3J.Ii"■ i »j Tlie" fiftlv spell->'as'a : f*irly ; :( ' . .gallopi befiig"' nfa'de.'.by ,Hugl^ r Gffliferpn (Fe'rii', ■.;; ... : :i EIStS), ' HnTr (Cliristchurali)';i'''alid .Clai'k '■; a flying-'' "st;aft : , : ''arid ; niade* the fpace very liot for. a' V; j '"fCW-'iniihite'Si' „QMieffiO£folfriian -'(Fern Flats),. - -"opening- given -l'iitt: v'; " 5 ;fiy? 5 .Rickni'a'n i ,-'hil' ! tlie-;ball- and- scored. -j ' ' ' . \Fem 'Xrat^ 1 " 1 : . •: ClinstGhurHr" r j;.')-v••• 3 t -j ' •' Duiw-"l:So- concluding- spell,_ solno! good ,! ; • ; . cehtl'jngj'Mibts. w;c-ro. made .by'Ric_knian, .who. .. >

• sMpportidlliy. Cameron's :fast rushes. : . : ;j : jKfc, ktt6r; ; snicked 'the.'ball out of his own. y ■ '.y iii'ltho'Viiclc-'ot time..iThe last gofll;J.- ■ - ,(piusJiaiiflioaijS);:—>/ v.: 7 ■?'.< y scores. Hep.'Tvr::;:Y^ . ' Fern Flats . 5 '6 —2' ,'. y-! ": Gliristotiiiroh'; 7: .;;. :. | ; '... : /3 Vy. 8 ' , MAXAVi'ATU v. MAXGAHEIA. , ,I Manawatu.—7l, ,H« - < G'fford Moore; .2, ; : W« .. •B. Gicsen'; 3,, \V. Strang; 4; -R. L. Levin. y -i Murphy-,.. 4,'. J.' % • j ' ; ,V "'"i ■- '--r " -v.ry.v' ; :y'i ■ • ' ;i'' • round, the Manawatu ;.y."Mangay, ; . -heia /match affordeda,.'more varied exposi-, * , c not; . ■ c jbiig begun, \vheiv iV Reynolds (Mangaheia).. :! • lifted,-the:;^*infe;.'ihe\:air.,^li;%.'vig<»pU9 tho posts.'j. , i .- rt Se\'eral "goo'd "gallops folloWeS "sbon after, -'and y ;3 , pome very ■ godd. . riding . .was . witnessed. l -: y■( "'Strang"' (Manawatu), :Re.vnokls '(Mangaheia),; vj ■ iniid LorinY(Mari'aWatuV..were: in .good 'form, , '■and made the pace very- fast. Towards;tlia : ■, "lend of. the first spell, Levin ..scored Jar Jus y ; .■; J -i'-y j 'Slanawritu--"'" ' : ' 'y; ii q;jMffi^heja'---. - »"*'. : f•' i. ; 1 The - seiner ;#>ar£e' in\=tho / -ffl';! i r : j 1 ihiietetive'Vositions- of- tho. tUo Tjohoura , * - r of t-lio liiiine'at-this'stage we're 1 -vv-ith Rfeyholds ;' ■i Cr Murphy, r of. Managah'eia. Murphy.;: .• . y ; ; : scnVecl -lor his. sido, hut-brokfyliis 5 'sticU aftVr/dpiiiK yy 1 the.'goali*'; -!' ; i'-- "j '! .'Dlifihg'tjifi thi^d'.spel!,:;Mangaheia scored another AVilliams s'eiit';tlie ball" smack i °® ;"'j i, in b.otiyise'iijf•"t : ; y-'y.fy: ''-"j l 2 ,> • ;Mjiua^tu''l'.'.l f, Strang.W " firler-ethe;;)eadiu^^ spirits of' tho.fourth ; spdl. .j I -gaUop. ••..He,;,j r. r 'fepqul^a.fiter.; lpsb..liis 6ti^^in-a;'meloo; Rey- • " "iifaldsv Y?jy .-'nearly {cafried •, disaster ltito • the ; r \ ' bnem>?afcousiry;V ljut .was;cleverly stopped ,by,,n;| jStrangv'.' ' -)vho\,was:- on.: a very-fast;r. , 'Winji'-'ftid hiUing/during-.thi.v ! |3, <V,; ;',l ?! 'scored.by-Reynolds.'- - - • ; iMaiigaheia , 4 ( 'Y^/jMantwilfu^ fi 0 fifth' l spell,."Strang'scored for Mima.' . - v.jjeja?; 1 ';... .'. -ryv v v>::V'^ f'.: •. v:. . 2 .■':.-.-1 I I " !Xho final-spell was a fairly.fast one, Strang, . j'''"^ilKamsi , iand •Reynolds;.putting in some.good.\, ~'- j 3' Vork; ; '.*The.last score>vas'; made by Rbynolda, L': ' -J -,'•5 iv 1.-I ' ,■ Score., Hop. TI. : '! ••.! JMangalicla • jj.. ,J ~~ ''f '. :: i Manawatu •, k 2 *— a ' - il phis"iiftei'irotin"tho.'Savilo Cup "final (Rangi« ? ciikci; vi ; jHawfe's7i3ay). aiid tlio'Handicap .Cup j 1 f ;Mang:al\oia). will bo ;..,-.-3 V -plaiwd" 'The first:match' mil commence'at. Jy i ;