POLO TOURNAMENT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13861, 26 March 1907, Page 5

POLO TOURNAMENT.

AX ACCIDENT. (Per United Pbess Association) N'APll'il!, March 25. the i\ew /calami polo tournament was continued at Hastings to-day, two games in tne Handicap Cup being played. In the game Rangitikci A (scr.) v. _ Wellington I! (15), Rungitikei scored two goals in tho first spoil and ono in the second, when \ Williams, captain of tho Waipiro Club, who was playing in the Wellington team in place of Karl' Williams (who was injured on Wednesday hist.) had a nasty spill, hie pony stumbling with him. Williams had his shoulder disloKitcd and arm broken. Both riders met with their accidents when riding tlio same pony. In consequence of the accident, Wellington I? withdrew from the competition, not having another man lo fill tho vacancy, The match liawko'a Buy A (2) v. Wellington A (10) was won by the latter by 15 goals to 8. Tlio annual jjeneral meeting of the New Zealand Polo Association was held at Hastings today. It. was decided that the next tournament ho held at. Wellington. Tho following ollicers were electcd for the ensuing year—President. His Excellency the Governor; vicepresident, Mr .1. Coates; boil, secretary and treasurer, Mr C. ,1. Crawford; auditor. Mr I',. Tincholz, 1\X.7..A.A ; committee—Mc.ssre H. A. Russell, X. Williamson, W. Strang, H. Wilson, and I). G. A. Cooper, It was decided to instruct the incoming commitfeo to fix the date of the next tournament on or before the. 2fltli December. Notice of motion was g'm n to add to rule 6 tho following:—" Such new team may lie rchandicapped."