POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2016, 25 March 1914, Page 4

POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SAVIIE €I)P TOMEY. ' . HAWKE'S BAY SUCCESSES. (Br 'TttstrrßDh.-'-lPress iißociatiofl.s Qhristphurch, March 24. ■ The eOiiipeiitiorn for the Savilo Cup polo tournament was .resumed- to-tlay on Hngloy Park. I'be weather was fine' wkeii the first game bflijan, but rain during the Bight and moniiiig ressilted in tlie playing ground being wet and soddfin. , As a consequence,, the goiteir was heavy, and the tarf was soon tiiiiih cut up. ! Mawße's Eay B v. Tlpapa, The teams' were :—T).papa: W. Aetwi Mams, H, F. Olncy, t). J.' , . D. Has, C. C. CamjAell. Rawtors Bay C: L. M'Lemi, A. M. Shield, P. Price, U, SI. Pharazyn. Play opened semewli&t qwifftlj- until Phairazyft shot the' ball d.ewn the field, and as tho ffipapa defeucft at the motnent was> weak, Price had no difficflltj* ill scoring, -Hawke's Bay,-1; Tipapaj 0, tJio spell fajsiieii ivilhoflt further addition to the score. Tho eariy stages ; of the second spell were fnirly even. Just on tirtio an epeniiig presented itself to .PhiH:azyn, who shot a fi.iio goal. Hawke's Bay, 2; xipapa, 0. A icv seconds after tht> third spell opeaed, Olney had a good try at goal for 'i'ipftpa, but had £h<? bad ■luck to .put the- bafl over a few inches outside tho post, .Hawke's Bay attacked with, some Spirit, and play centred for sp.me , tiino in tho pros-unity to Tipapii's goal, A second -o.r so before tio Bell weiifc, Campbell, in trying to stop a ka\\., put it between the posts. Maivko's Baj'y.a, Tipapij,,o. For soino time Tipapa was on the defensive after tho nest spell started, bat Campbell got the b?ll g&ing dffivibiie-ld.j and followedup bri-llialifcjy, but just failed to score, Shortlv afterwards HawWs Bay ftiadejv find- rush tip-fieid, aud Phata2yii agoiii scored. Hawke'a Bay, Z; Tipapa, 0. Tipapa livened up at the opsiyhig of the $r'th spell, but KCattkeV Bay proved too good for themj and sooted aiiothcr goal. Hawke's Bay, 5 j Tfpajw 0. Shortly, afterward's Pharayyn scored once taqta. JUwk-e's- Bsiy, 6; '£i.pap&, 0* Shortly ■ ftfte.r the: bell went, Shield ehot e goal, i Hawke'-sßays 7; Tipapa, Tjjjg-pa's '■ qlwnee -came k the early stages of the sixth'sriell;., when Apton i-.dain.s siOK-d'-Sawk&'s Bay, 7; Mpapa. 1. balance of the ■galßo was all in favottf <ii Hawke's Bajywho co:ntilitted to pite u-pj goals until tho total was--Httwke's Bay, ' 12j.Ti-pB.-pa, J.

dhristcliurch v, .Rangiora A, The teams- % Jffaodas, U- 'i'eschemaker, H. littio., and Qaptain Ukslqw, Rahsjio/ra A: L i). M'OwdH'eii, U. M. Hope, M. Jiinsor, awt A. , Fear. ' The first spell'was ti.nsensii-tional., and was result-less, in the sectoral spell Ouristchwcft missed several excellent chances' by narrow margins* Ctoelow Strewing up conspicuously, isoon after Mie third spell' opened Rhodes- scored f<w Ohristehutch. Enrly in the fourth spell'.Little showed uj> well, and: en two occasions, with but brief intervals tetrtvecn, them, narrowly missed sconfig agttiii JU'stasilio bell sguncled h0 ,,: laileu Iry about a yard to get between the posts, 'flfbeit-fttoy in the fifth ispftll had boon . going , for sbttto time . Oinslow, Willi ft bnlte.n-t. rttsfes -scored. , Obrisfch.ur.qh 2, ißan.giqra' p. Soon after-.Blrodes shbt

a nice goal, aiid niado tbp gftoreChrist■chureh 8j BaiJ-giora 4. Just oiytlw fin-■-isli of th» sisth spell, -0-h.sJow «fts againsuccessfjjj iii soaring, --QliriStchurchl, ftangiora 0, 'Re-ligibfA attacked strong-- I: ■Js" , in 'the ca'riy' part of the fijifll ■ sjiblli ■< awi good.ivof-k was done^by.■ HojiOf-who.-cvcn'tiijffJlS, with' a renl good- sho'tj sco.r.i-. >.. ed. ' €bristcbureh 4, Rsngiora 1. Soott ; after, On?lwv "got the ball- between the j posts. Ch-ristcinircb Rangiora I. '■ The' bell- -went almost ■lm-.mcSately, the- < tally being Cli-ristebwoli'G, Rangiora 1. J

Bay E V. Hwardgn. ' ib.o. teams' in tliig g*i»o . were:--Baj: W. G, Stead, 0. Nelson., J.- Lyons, %. Nairn. Hawttfden: J. iavisaft, B- Pjwrsefl,' G. L. Butherlordi C. 0. 'Rutherford. , . Play t>scv.sA 'keenly 1 ana m .■■» tow minutes Nelsoft placed- A goal, Hawke's B ; ay 1, Hawarilen 0. Stead took thebsifi well lip-field within s. few y«fds of tlie .pests,' and' Na-ir-n shot- ; a goalEftwlvS's Bay 2, Hatfarslen Q. Soon after fe warden's cha.n.co eatiie, K Davusoil shooting- 4 pret-fy'goal. Bstt.es Bay '%, Hawarden 1. A , fast riieh by Ste'ad; "β-ntl a welMirected long shot b,v him increased tfhe Hawlcc's Bay total to three goals. 1 Ah esciting .rush, along lie line, % whMi Hmvke's Bay shotted: "ood coiiibina.tion., oe«uf-rcd eafly.?"- we , tlriirtl -spelt tint Lyons lost the ball mar the' 'poits..' Jfawa-rde-nV -territory was vigo.fous.ly besieged for a tiiti.e, goftls boiiig Wro\# aiissed on -several- oi>. : ■casions. Wild jiiay «ns«cd a-n.d -filmr-ac-. terisest the-re-uiw-nder of the" spell. Just before'.the- bell weiit' Nairn hyadect. -a stfdiig fast mh S'Mch looked hkq IHianess,, but Ire just W-led to score. Fast -, play' mafked the of t.h& si&tn spell and 'fwhfn jiiclee "Mm ■sho.t a ■gotti, Hawke's flay 4, Ui>wardcn 1. Towards tfe end of the: spell Stead-., tan. mi <)f a metee.i shot a Mc.o ge.al, inaiving tlio seoroj-Hawks's- Bay Sj HaWaTden 1. . A -fi-ho rush, by C. 0, 1,, Rutherford fellowcd innnediateiy, anil he just missed scoring. A fine piece of plixv by i , . Davisoii, however:, rosalted m '&■ goal. Hawke's Bay S, H-awflTdon 2. A' minute- or' two after-ward?, whilst heading a fasli ritsh. Daymen caitie tjown'i but was ..not hurt. The filialspell opened quietly, but KaWke's Bay hid tho ads'antago of.a throw-in, and Nelson ;sco.r<?d. Hawto'e flay &, Haw-.ti;-Uen %. ' A fi-n-e riisli u-pflo-ld by B. Davi■saa .resulted in ii wdl-plaeed goal. Hawke's Bay 6, Ha-warfen 3. A¥ftl) two niiniites to go, play was niade fast, and i flawardpii iivado a game -offorb to r.nierenso its total, Davfeon taking tho bali wel) dowji-fipld, im& just- missing .1 seal. Tho gamo finished: H,awiio.s Bay 6, Hawarden 8. To-morro» r s draw is:—Hawke's Bay "A" v. Hawke's Buy. "B" .; Hswlco's Bay "C"V. Chr-ist-cifttreli, - : ■