The Polo Tournament.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6212, 22 March 1895, Page 1

The Polo Tournament.

(by telegraph.) Christchurch, March 21. The Savill Cup tournament was continued to-day The weather was .overcast and bitterly cold, and the, attendance was not large. The matches were Manawatu, v. Rangitikei first, 1; and Ashburton v. Rangitikei second, 2. Manawatu . immediately . became aggressive,, and Rangitikei were repeatedly forced in the first ten nr'nutes, and towards the end ; of the spell Baker scored. Immediately afterwards a capital rush .by Sanderson and Wilson ended in Bill scoring for Rangitikei. A few. minutes after the resumption of play Bill again scored, but Baker speedily equalised matters by hitting the second goal forManawatu. The thirdspell ended without any scores having been made. . Under, the regulations the game was therefore continued, and five minutes after the; commencement of the extra spell Lloyd took the tall the whole length of the ground to just in front of the-Rangitikei goal. Here he lost it, but Baker was just behind-, and drivingithe" balL between, the posts the .game ended, Manawatu, ij4 gfeads& Rangitikei,:. 2 goals. In the second game Rangitikei had all the besfe-of the play in the first :10 minutes, and "Ash burton was-fcfced. repeatedly. Towards the close Of the first spell W. A. Keiller scored for the northern team. Afc the commencement of the second spell W. A. Keiller again scored, but shortly afterwards Buckley hit a goal for Ashburton. Immediately after the start of the third spell Dalrymplo and E. Keiller scored for Rangitikei. Shortly afterwards Wilson increased the score, and E. Keiller followed his example.. Wilson : scoring again, the game ended : Rangitikei, 6 games ; Ashburton, 1. The' following were the teams engaged to-day : Rangi- ; tikei first—A. H. Bell, W. G. Riddiford, !J. G. Wilson, and E. F. Blundell; Manawatu —A. Williams, A. S. Baker, F. P. Snow, and W. .B. Lloyd ; Ashburton—F. Claridge, G. A. M. Buckley, E.Roberts, and E. Saunders ; Rangitikei; secondrr-G", - A-Wilson, E.. Keiller, K? Dalrymple, and W. A. Keiller. The tournament will he concluded to-morrow, when the Manawatu meet Rangitikei No. 2.