POLO
NEW ZEALAND PONIES FAIR PRICES AT SYDNEY - QUEENSLANDERS IN DEMAND SYDNEY, April 29. The New Zealand polo representatives did not get the prices they anticipated at the sale of polo ponies at Sydney to-day. possibly due to the fact that of the eight submitted two were lame and two had severe colds. There was also an impression that, although speedy enough, the ponies would not stand up to a severe tournament. Mackenzie got 120 guineas for Patience, and 100 guineas for Kino, and O'Grady 130 for Storey. On the other hand Queensland ponies were in demand, one bringing 220 guineas and another 200 guineas. Victoria Hunt Club defeated Rovers by 9 goals to 6i in the final of the Town and Country Cup polo tournament.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 101, 2 May 1938, Page 8
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