POLO IN SYDNEY

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 114, 18 May 1925, Page 11

POLO IN SYDNEY

AUSTRALASIAN CHALLENGE CUP

NEW ZEALAND TEAM FARES

BADLY.

(CKITED PEESS ASSOCUTIOB—COPYRIGHT.)

SYDNEY, 17th May.

The tournament for the Australasian Polo Cup, a challence trophy presented by Messrs. R. T. Melrose and A. Hor-; dern for competition between four of the Australian States and New Zealand, began on the Kensington Racecourse yesterday. The .weather was unpropitious, rain during the previous uijilit and throughout -the day making theground sloppy and slippery, and- preventing players from getting a proper hold of the sticks.

There were several falls. 0. Nelson, No. 2 man in the Dominion- team, went' down in the first chukka (spell) and again in the second,, the latter fall shaking him so, much that he was compelled to retire, though the result was not serious. L. Campbell (reserve) took his place.-

/The opening < makh was New South Wales (Bed team) agaiDst New Zealand. In the first chukka, J. Lyons (No.--1)-secured first blwdior the'visitors, but within a coupla of minutes Now., bouth Wales equalised with a score just at the close of the term. In the Wond chukka, New Sqnth Wales added a couple of goals, their- ponie3 appearing faster and their combination superior to that of the New Z^alanders. . The third chukka produced four more, while the . New Zealand scor<s remained,'unaltered... In the fourth chukka, the visitors liven-1 ed up, and after some fine pla.vi, \V.' A. ■ Mackenzie (back) scored, but New South Wales added two goals, making tho scores New South Wales 9, New Zealand 2. The remainder of the game was played in a downpour, which diove tno." spectators to shelter. ' The New Zealanders defended well under very difficult conditions, but could not prevent their opponents piling. up points/ In the final chukka, Lyons placed another' goal to tho visitors' credit. The game ended : New South Wales 15, New Ze.a-.'; land 3. The visitors were obviously outpaced by players whose constant practice and participation in competitionshad perfected their combination: The New Zealanders were unfortunate instriking Each wretched weather, but they are bound to show considerably improved form in tho next contest. Owing to the dangerous condition of. the ground the second match, New South Wales (white team) v. Victoria, was postponed.