POLO.
WSET COAST POLO CLUB’S TOURNAMENT. At Bulls polo ground yesterday Parewanui A played Manawatu for the Challenge Cup, the former team winning by eight goals to nil. The winning team gave a good exposition of polo, the team as a whole getting in good work. For the losers R. Levin was very prominent In the Handicap Challenge Cap Patoa A met Fern Flats. Patea had a handicap of 7 goals and Fern Flats 9 goals. The former team proved victorious *by 17 goals to 10 goals. 'E. Symes-'played a rattling good game for the winners, and A. Cameron did good eerviee for Fern Flats. This morning the final for the Handicap Challenge Cup was played between Patea (7) r. Parawanui B (10). Patea had a walk over throughout, Symes playing brilliantly. Parawanui played !well and it was easily the fastest game of the Tonrnamenfc, Patea showed wonderful improvement since the commencement of the Tournament. In the second spell Potts’ pony fell and threw the rider, but he was not hurt. Later on in the same spell Budge Gordon was thrown heavily and slightly shaken, but continued to play. Patea won by "15 goals to 10. The Sports started at 1 o’clock and are now proceeding.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10591, 8 March 1913, Page 5
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206POLO. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 10591, 8 March 1913, Page 5
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