WATER POLO.
The game of polo is of Persian origin and can be traced as far back as 600 B.C. From Persia it spread to India, where it became in modern times the favourite sport of the officers and olher British residents. It was brought to England by the officers of the 10th Hussars some time after the Indian mutiny, and soon became very popular among the young officers of cavalry regiments. Some people object to the game on account of the punishment which the ponies often receive at the hands of unskilful players, but there can be no such objection to the game of water polo. Tile ponies or horses are simply empty barrels, with a heavily weighted keel to keep them fairly steady. On the front is a flat board cut in the shape of a horse's head, whilst a tail is stuck on behind and a saddle cloth nailed, on completes the equipment. The game provides great fun, especially for the spectators, a 9 the players are constantly overbalancing themselves and falling into the water while their efforts to remount their watery steeds are ludicrous in the extreme,
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North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)
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191WATER POLO. North Otago Times, 22 May 1909, Page 1 (Supplement)
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