INDOOR POLO
“Indoor polo, which came here from America, is growing popular,” writes a Londoner. “It is played in a covered building like a huge riding school, and has all the essential features of the real game, giving wonderful practice. Many well-known hunting women are taking it up, both for the enjoyment of the game and to keep fit. The ball is soft, and so does not travel as far as the ordinary wooden one, and as the ground is covered with tan, the game is much slower than when played on grass. But ‘riding off,’ quickness in turning, and quickness ‘off the mark,’ can all be practised to perfection. It is being played this winter at the National School of Equitation at Putney, and more covered grounds are being built round London. It is as easy for women to be first class at the game as men, since the confined space calls for neat horsemanship rather than strength and ‘dash.’ ”
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18258, 20 February 1931, Page 5
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161INDOOR POLO Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18258, 20 February 1931, Page 5
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