POLO

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 68, 22 March 1935, Page 5

POLO

AT CAMBRIDGE TOURNAMENT CONTINUES HORSE ROLLS OVER RIDER I Par Prow Association ] CAMBRIDGE, March 21. Further matches in the Junior Cup were played at Cambridge to-day in glorious weather before a big attendance. Matangi B (C. Bryant, E. Fergusson, R. Ranstead, J. Biutler) 5 defeated Rangitikei (lan Parsons, R. Simpson, R. McKelvie, J. G. Wilson) 4. Both sides played fine polo, a hard, close game resulting. Rangitikei led 3 to 1 at halftime and there was an exciting finish, extra time being played. Matangi scoring the deciding goal. Scorers were:— Matangi, Fergusson and Ranstead; Rangitikei, McKelvie all four. Junior Semi-final.—Matangi C (E. Brown, J. Ranstead, L. Chitty, W. Phillips) 9 v. Matamata (R. C. Morgan, P. Thirlwall, E. Johnston F. Maisey) 3. Matangi won comfortably, Chitty (4), Ranstead (2) and Brown (2) scoring for the winners and Johnston (2) and Maisey for Matamata. Thirlwall had a nasty fall in the first chukka and resumed after medical attention but was replaced at half-time. Ranstead in the first game also had a heavy fall, his horse rolling right over him, but he was unhurt and finished the game. The first Handicap Cup game resulted: Cambridge B (R. Peake, R. Townend, R. Hannon, R. Speake), with a handicap of 12 goals, defeated Te Awamutu (Len Kay, Lyall Kay, H. Kay, D. Kay) 16 to 14. The game was not spectacular. Te Awamutu were superior but could not overtake their younger opponents’ lead. Peake (2), Hannon and Townend scored for Cambridge, and Len Kay (5), H. Kay (4), D. Kay (3), and Lyall Kay (2) for Te Awamutu.