POLO AT FEILDING.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1923, Page 4

POLO AT FEILDING.

HAWKE’S BAY’S RUNAWAY WIN. RANGITIKEI IPs SUCCESS. SAVILLE CUP. RANGITIKEI A V, HAWKE’S BAY. The second day’s play at Feilding yesterday was between the above teams for the Savile Cup Hawke’s Bay proved too much for Rangitikei A, their combination and head work being much superior, and in most of the spells their ponies were the more speedy. Hamish Wilson was a tower of strength for Rangitikei. The other Rangitikei players were undoubtedly good, but they lacked the necessary combination. The teams were:—

Hawke’s Bay.—l J. Lyons, 2 O. Nelson, 2 F. McKenzie, 4 E. Nairn. Rangitikei A. —1 H. Wilson, R. Wilson, 3 R. L. Levin, 4 W. Scott.

Immediately after commencement, Hawke’s Bay attacked, and Lyons scored a fine goal. Hawke's Bay 1, Rangitikei 0. Hawke’s Bay attacked strongly, but Levin saved. Hawke’s (Bay came again, and Nelson scored. —Hawke’s Bay 2, Rangitikei 0. H. Wilson mad a good run, but could not get the ball straight, and a behind resulted. Scott had another shot, but just missed. McKenzie made a good run, but Levin came to the rescue. O. Nelson again scored from before the posts.—Hawke’s Bay 3, Rangitikei 0.

Second spell.—Hawke’s Bay carried the ball behind, and continued thenattack, when, thanks to McKenzie, another goal was notched. —Hawke’s Bay 4, Rangitikei 0. Scott did some good riding out and Rangitikei got a behind. Rangitikei took the ball to a few feet from the goal but it lay there dead til! Hawke’s Bay relieved. Howke's Bay had a shot from a cross, without result, and Rangitikei cleared, only to be attacked, and Lyons scored.—Hawke's Bay 5, Rangitikei 0.

Third spell.—On resuming Hawke's Bay were awarded a free hit, but their ball went behind. Some good fast play ensued, which resulted in Rangitikei getting a behind. Hawke's Bay set up a strong attack, but the defence was sound, Rangitikei having the fastest ponies in this spell. Scott made a good run. but missed when near the goal. Fourth spell— Rangitikei had a free hit for Hawke’s Bay hitting a behind on their own goal. Hamish Wilson made a fine run, but his work was not finished. Rangitikei still attacked. but Nelson again saved. Rangitikei put the ball behind their own line, giving Hawke’s Bay a free hit, but, O. H. Wilson saved. H. Wilson carried the ball down the Held, but Hawke’s Bay turned the tables, Nelson scoring.—Hawke's Bay 0, Rangitikei 0. J’lay was up and down the the field. McKenzie had n good chance but his shot lacked direction. Fifth spell.—Hawke's Bay were soon attacking, but good play by Levin and TI W. son cleared Rangitikei's no. Rang! attacked, and the ball only missed the goal by a foot. Hawke's Bay, with a good concerted run. carri'-d the ball up to the post., and McKenzie scored. —Hawke’s Bay 7, Rangitikei o. Hamish Wilson, making a magnificent run. then scored Rangitikei first goal.—Hawke’s Bay 7, Rangitikei 1. H. Wilson, who was playing a particularly fine game, made some good runs. Just on the whistle O. Nelson got away and scored. — Hawke’s Bay 8, Rangitikei 1. Sixth spell.—Hawke’s Bay, by concerted action, took the ball up field, Lyons carrying it on and Nelson putting' it through.—Hawke’s Bay 9, Rangitikei 1. Hawke’s Bay again forcing the pace, Lyons scored. — Hawke's Bay 10, Rangitikei 1. This spell proved very fast, with Hawke’s Bay sti'l attacking. At this stage the bah was lost, one of the ponies trampling it into the ground. Rangitikei, by good play, had two shots, but only got behind. At the third attempt Scott put the ball through,— Hawke’s Bay 10, Rangitikei 2. Last spell.—Hawke’s Bay made a good attack, but Rangitikei countered, and kept Hawke’s 13ay on the de - fensive. Scott had a shot, but it lacked power. Rangitikei, by good play, took the ball up field, and Levin had a back-hand shot, which hit the post. Rangitikei then kept up the attack until call of time, the game ending,— Hawke’s Bay 10, Rangitikei 2

HANDICAP CUP. The teams for the first match for the Handicap Cup were:— Rangitikei B. —H. McKelvie, K. Dalrymple, R. Dalrymple, R. Scott Te Awamutu: Hume, D. Kay, F. Taylor, W. G. Kay. Play in this match was not of guch a high standard as Hie previous one, R. McKelvie being the best of the Rangitikei side, and Taylor of Te Awamutu. W. Kay was not playing up to his usual form. Rangitil "j B received 15 goals, and Te Awamutu 9 goals. On commencement Te Awamutu .rushed the ball to the posts and —Rangitikei 15, Te Awamutu 10. Te Awamutu still attacked and got two behind in quick succession. R. Scott saved, and Rangitikei attacked, but W. Kay saved. Te Awamutu took a hand in attacking, but IV. Scott made a good save. Second spell.—Rangitikei attacked, but the full-back, by two good strokes carried the ball to Rangitikei’s territory, only to be sent back, Scott and McKelvie carrying the ball and R. Scott scoring.—Rangitikei 16, Te Awamutu 10. Immediately after Rangitikei worked the ball well up, and K. Dalrymple scored. —Rangitikei 17. To Awamutu 10. Rangitikei kept on attacking, and Scott had another shot, but the ball had not enough pace.

Third spell.—Rangitikei were playing with great combination, and having the fastest ponies dominated this spell. Towards the end Te Awamutu attacked and got a behind. McKelvie and Scott cleared the lines, and Dalrymple carried on, but W. Kay saved (find Te Awamutu attacked, W. Kay scoring. —Rangitikei 17. Te Awamutu 11. Fourth spell.—Rangitikei got the ball behind, thanks to McKelvie, and Te Awamutu had a free hit for an infringement of the rules, but Rangitikei cleared by good combined play. R, McKelvie had a spill, but no damage was done. To Awamutu put in an attack, but Scott saved by two good strokes, and McKelvie followed up, but missed his last stroke. Te Awamutu attacked but Dalrymple saved, and the spell ended without any score.

Spell.—Te Avvamutu rushed the goal on resuming', but it went behind. To Awamutn continued to press and W. Kay scored.—Uangitikei 17, Te Awainutu 12. Te Awarautu were improving and Hume got behind after a line run. Te Awamutn again pressed and Hume had a high shot which tlie wind carried away from the posts. An attack by Uangitikei, headed by McKenzie, resulted in a behind. Sixth spoil.— Te Awamutn carried the ball behind, but Uangitikei cleared and attacked, getting a similar result. Te Awamutn, thanks to Hume, carried the ball well up, but an infringement gave Uangitikei a free hit, which went out and was returned by Te Awamutn, W. Kay scor-ing.--■•Uangitikei 17, Te Awainutu 12. Te Awainutu again attacked, and W. Kay, by a magnificent run (he whole length of the Held, scored. — Uangitikei 17, Te Awamutn 14. tV. Kay carried the (tall up to the posts, amt W. Hume scored an easy goal.-—Uangitikei 17, Te Awamutn 15. For the last spell, Uangitikei played up and down (lie field, To Awainutu gelling a behind through a Uangitikei player. Te Awamntn’s strike at goal was result less, Te Awiinniin were straining every nerve to score. 1 nit only got behinds. After several tries, Taylor seemed, ami with two fine strokes scored, and (lie game resulted, Uangitikei 17, Te Awnmnln 1(5.

Mr W. Uean Stewart; acted as umpire.