POLO TOURNEY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2017, 26 March 1914, Page 2

POLO TOURNEY.

— THE SAVILE CUP,

CHRISTCHURCH BEAT HAWKE'S BAY (Hi Telejrapli.—Press Association.) Chrislchurch, March 25. . , The Wo Savift Cup competition was Continued to-day. ii( . | Poverty: Bay •v, Hawke's Bay B, the Word' "Go,"' The teams wen equally inatched and we in fuie iiick, A • largo crowd ■of flnlaakc'rs Vra-S heated te u very .feiie■exposition"of the' game, play throughout k-x-mnj;. attoulioii concentrated. ' •• The teams were Hawkers JSay B: W.' 6. Bt«td, 0. Kelson; J. JLyims, 'Jl.'JJflirn. Poverty linyi PJiiHip Shurralt, Thornlev Sliemtt,, K inula!! Sherratt, John Jhn-phy. , Play opened brightly, smartly, and fast and Thondey Sherratt,. a few. minutes flfter Hie. whistle Mow, drew first Hcj>tl» Poverty/Bay, 1; H-awfcc's Bay, Q>. Same Ktvpmioi:c up and down ib-i field play followed and then Kelson cqtialrsid mat ters. Poverty Bay, 1; Uawke's Bfiy. i. ploy oil round the ground marked the opening' stages ot the secottd spell ltltidi had not *one flit before P. S.hcr-rstfc.sqoi-.ed. Poverty Bay*. 2.; Tlawke's Bay 1. Shortly afterwards Murphy made a bri'liaut dash, sliooUns; straight and necitnitdy, tot' tailed jvlien liivt a few yards from the goal. A penalty' against E'awke's Bay gave Poverty Bay what seemed an easy shot. tat'it Vent outside. A, bit <rf brilliant, play early in the . following spell by I?. Shc-nat t resulted. in a s?oal. . Poverty Bay. 3; Mnwke's- Bay, 1. Hard play followed, bet Hie spell ■ ended, without further score. Early h> the isurili pd.cll p. Shc'r'ratt placet! a nice one. poverty Bay, i: ITawke's Bay, I. The nffh Knell opened with, a hot attack by Poverty Bay, but. when Iln.wke's Bay was beij)K .„ hotly ■PreSfed, Stead est t.he ball gotust si.hd re-: tleved tin: positW, getting over the Poverty R-,i y goal line a few yards out-side Uio nosls. Whilst following Hp another Hawkft's Bay rush Stead's pony was burl, breaking his near fere fetfe-eic. Play tinned fast; but. resulilew. In the sixth ■swill Nelson siioi a pretty one. Poverty Bay. i; Ha who's Bay. 2, jji the final spell a fine rush by Thottilev Sherratt and Murnhy reftiMPil in 4 ?oal. Poverty, Bay. $; Kawko'si Pa". ?. ?ltnvrly after-'' ivfsrd's Nelson and P, £herratl scored. Poverty G; linwke'fi ,Bay, .1, The /•■iioe ttdedi Poverty Bay, 8; Tlawke's Bay 9. Chrisfcfiurch v. Hawke's Bay C. The. teams, is ere Ckr»-.tUi'.irch; T. Rhodes, 0. Te.-cbomako!', H. Little, Captain Onslow. Hawse's Bay; G. 'J, M'toaft., : A. M. Shield, I'*'. Price, (.?. JT. Pharazvn. 'ihe Same opened with Chi istehureb. attai'kir.' stroiis'.y. Onslow ami Rhodes bei'lig prominc-rit. Play ranSefj up ajisl. dowij , (he field, ChrMcimfcli taking the initia- • five iii .most of Hie movo.ii.ie.ii.-ts, and ftt the end of the spell they were Christfhureh continued their offensive tao- • ties in the second spell and llaw.'ce's Bay ivero kept Ijusy holdii® frlj.em off. Tl'.eti. . M'teasi c'i-eayfl a diversion anil rewoywl. play to t.he'Other end of the field. Christ* - clntrch foon reversed this position, hoiv-: e.i'er, and ended the spell attaefcfng. In the tlhir'd speTl Onslow,' taking a pass from lii'tl'Je was, sivcfifissful vy.ith ft Rltofc.' Christotedfi.,. j.; Hawke's Bay, (). They 'vimtwly missed .another right afterwards. .To--e.l'.'?roakor led' a splendid, rush, ' but Shields saypd and turned tlie tables far « moßitut. Thru goed cambinod work gave ' Phodei a <'liav.ee of which lie took ad- i vantage and another, --oal Msuited. rhristehtirch. H.-aw'kii's 'Bay. 0. ItnmediaUiy after plsaray.yn • regtstered ■ the ■_ first Tinvi-ke's Bar" score.'' ■Chrisfaluir'ek 3; ; Mnftfce's Bay.i 1. The- fourth spell be-; trail ivitji soiwewliat desnllnrv ~plav;: -but ITawke's Bay atfaeked and Price fot h'une. wiffli a'niee'onp. C'hrii-tchitrch.. 2.; .Hawke's ' Bi\y, 2. Froftt thi> thrnw-in shor'.'.v afterwards Oiisloiv led a fine rush s vt overshot the ford, but he scored just before. • ttw. bell went. r.iiriMo'hurcli, 3; lT,aw|;e.s T,., y 2, The fifth spell opened ivith ' Obi'i's'ichurch -t.roiwlv atteckint; and Little ■ <wr-ed Christeburtm. 4: IJavke's Bay. ij. \fte-r cbnie fairly hot play Clvris-tchnreit scored nj!.aiti, Teschemr.te" pettiit? th,e VI ; V-twcen" the iiosis.- Chftstc.hi.n-cb, 3; TTjivke's Bay, 8. A shwsr by Cbristciiurch' clioiatlcrt-e : l Ute -iarly ■ sta ,r es of the next spell aiid, play was streVuoiis. Hawktfs Bi>' jmt forth a fecial effort ivisf as the br,)l sounded and Lvojrs,; scored.' Cati.-ti'V.iueh, 5; JTawke» Pav. a Tor a kiwf'ty fieriod play rentfed in Bav ten-Hot?, and after snttie cMttre field "nlftV Blrodes f art",! a fas V=,sl». aifl T.iii'"- h ''.. 7":' penl. Cln't-leh'ifi-b !r; Bawkps Bnv. ft. T'-m< was tb« fi>ifll sees;": Tn' Hie I'itst round '•*' t'-" 'Vand'-^n Cuii Pst-pnro freco'v® in ). <11 > 1*«n.giora B (receive 3fl), 3ft,