POLO TOURNEY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2018, 27 March 1914, Page 5

POLO TOURNEY.

! HANDICAP CUP PLAYj i ""*■"*— INT6BESTINC OAMES. (Br -Megraph.HPfeES As»oci.a.ttofl.l . GhristfllMirch, March 26. Piny iu the Handicap Cup was resumed this morning at Hagley Park, in favourable weather.

Ha who's Bay A {ree. 1) v. Tipapa (ree. 3U) Tho teams were:—Hawke's Bay; <J. Ormaml, F. M'Kenzie, H. A. Kussell, \V. C. A. M'Kenzie, Tipapa: H. Acton Adams, H. P, Ohiev, C. i\o. Eos, C. K. Campbell. The game was an uninteresting one, being a long procession of scores by Hawke's Bay.' la tho first half of the. gamo Hawke's Bay scored 18, whilst in the final three spells only 7 were registered. Tipapa tailed to score, and t'lie gam© ended— Ijpapa, 30; Hawke's Bay A, 26. Jlangiora A tree. 22/ v. Hawarden (ree. 10). Tho teams were:—Bangiora A: J. D. M'Cracken, 0. M. Hope, H, Elisor, A. Pear. Hawarden: 1\ p. Davison, B. Davison, G, L. Rutherford 0. 0. T. Rutherford. The Hawarden combination was geod, and scoring was fiiriy rapid, Hadi member of the Hawarden team secured coals, and Fearscored for Sangiora. When the fifth spell opened Bawardea wanted '& to tie and 6 to win, and at tho close of the spell the accessary goals Were registered, tie s-sare beine:—Hawarden, 28: Ramgiora A., 23. The 'sixth spell ended, with—Hawarden, SSj'Jßangiora, 24. Play was in the centre for some little wkilo after the final spell opened, but eventually B. Davison scored. Bawardeh, 27; Rangiora, 24. IlaugioTa placed throughout a ,|o O d defensive game, but JS. Davison agaitt scored after a fine rush. Hiwarden, 28; Bangiera, 21. Soo& after this the hell went.

Hawkfi's Bay 0 (ree. 20) v. Hawke's Ray B (ree, 7). The tea.njs Hj»fce's ,Bay C; J, M'Lean, A. M, Shield, W. Price, G. N. Fitafrazyn. Hawke's Bay B; ,W. G. Stead, ' 0. | Nelson, J, liyo.ns, &. Nairn, Nelson m.arle a good start for Jiis $ide soon after play began, and ssd?ed with a [ nicely-piaced shot. Eventful play er*s sued, till elose on. time, when Nelson a-gain scored. Hawke's Bay 0, 20; '■ Hawke's Bay B, 9, Early in the- next : spell the same player was prominent, . atid in * space of three minutes he scored as many goals. Hanke's Bay C, 20; Hawke's Bay B s ,12. The interesting work of scoring was taken up by Nairn, who increased the, total by oue.i ; artel the spell ended,-—Ha'ivke's Bay 0. 20: Hawke's fiay'B, 13. Not till about half-way through the fourth spell did anything really interesting eventtptei wlwru kelson dribbled the. ball nicely down the field and scored. Hawke's 'Bay O, 20; Hawke's Bay B, 14. The C team livened up somewhatj and at one time looked ..like scoring, but a ■corner ■ hit saved. Soon at'tev, fcyons, getting the hall in a jiiee positian, scored. Hawke's Bay C, 20; Hawke's Bayßij lp. Some good play by the B team marked the early stages of the iifth •spell and Nairn scared". Hawke's Bay C, 20; H&wke's Bay B, 16. The sistte spell had .not gone far before Lyons scored, and almost immediately' after Stead, after a brilliant rush, also scored. Hawke's Bay C, 20; Hawke's Bay B, 18- A minuto two later Stead got the ball well placed, and Nelson shot g, goal. Hawke's Bay 0, 'iO; Hawke's Bay $, 19, Hot upon this, Stead was successful .at the other o«.d< making the score 20 ali. New iiitgrest was imparted just on tiaie by Pha-ra-Mn, scoring with a finely .drreabed shot.-. Hawke's Bay C, 21;.Hawke's. -Bay fi, 20. The final spell was. resultless, the eeor.e not being increased. Hawke's Bay C, 21; Hawke's, Bay fi, 20.