POLO TOURNAMENT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11792, 4 March 1909, Page 7

POLO TOURNAMENT.

The polo ground at Makauri presented a< picturesque isoene: yesterday aifternoon, when the opening games of the Waiapu Poio Association's tburnainent were played^ Despite, tb^ threatening and 1 oledk weather, ;ih«re was ai good attendance of, spectators, including a large majority of ladies. Numerous motor cars and other fink turn-outs! all helped I to; make the. ■scene look more .striking. A' large mafquee* had ' been erected, . $nd afternoon it-ea was dispensed by dfeunefl Reynoldb and Bkcki, assisted^ by the M'i rbbs . Black. The >; iK>nie» wer^A in fine condition, 'rfridi were cleverly hnndletl by the competitors. ;Six spells of v f(tfn' minutes eadh We're ; played. In the open, ing game for the Open Cup competition. Poverty Bay No. 1 -(E? Monckton, TV and R. Sherratt, and J. R. Murphy) ■ wiere matched against Manga heia No. 2 (R. arid G. Black, J. Rutledge, and' G, Williams). ; Poverty Bay, with fine ; cpmbination, played) wellj and shortly after starting, Monekton scored the first, goal for hi^s side. Manga>heia then held their, own, j^id attacked strongly, Diofc Black making tte totals level by scoring a. fino goal. Howeve.r, Povierty Bay from then' on showed their- superiority, winning a very one-aided game 'by 18 to 1. In the eecrinaT game, 'M&ingaheia No. 1 (G. and R. Reynolds, R. C and R. K. Murphy) met Poverty Bay No.' 2 (G. Black, P. Sherratt, «. E> GiHihghanii and (>. Monckton). This match resulted in a win for Mangaheia by 13 to nil. ' A •splendid fight took place, arid a dasliing exhibition! of polo was given by bbih 'sidles. ' ;' '-•'■■■■• '•■ '.-. . . '■ ■ v . : ■ . Owing to the • Wanganiii y. Cs^Eist~ church Cblleg© Old Boys' cricket match and the. garden fete, p. gaone Avill-'be played to-day, but on Friday the tbur : nament will continue. .•