The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
DISPLAY OF GOOD
POLO AND RIDING
INTER-ISLAND TOURNAMENT
PROMISES TO BE A BIG SUCCESS
OAHU AND MAUI VICTORS.

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ternoon. Despite the unfortunate
trick of the weather in raining at the
very moment when people were starting
! for the game, a long line of carriages
and many horsemen turned out to wit
ness the sport royal. Colors were free
ly displayed and friendly rooters, both
of the feminine and the sterner sex
| cheered the performances of the silk
bloused players and the glossy horses
until Diamond Head re-echoed with
shouts of "Oh! we'll riden sir" and
| Bully boy, ride him Off" And wander
ing spirits of bygone chiefs still hover
| ing over the old heiau must have been
startled almost to life again by the
! spectacle of modern sport on the site of
ancient sacrifice.
Oahu won from Hilo somewhat easily
! but wreath of honor belongs to the
men from the rainy city, for entering
the contest with the odds against them
and for fighting so pluckily with Prouty
| in the lead, in the face of an ever in
| creasing score and superior and more
| numerous ponies. Prouty was the
! bright particular star of his team and
the hero of the game to all the on
lockers. He played a good, certain and
! swift game all over the field and with
better backing would have made the
| score more nearly equal.
! AS 1t was, the last period showed the
points standing at 22-1 in favor of Oahu
| With the exception of Prouty's mounts
the Hilo horses were played out half
! way through the game by doing double
| duty The game was characterized by
clean playing. Judd's pony tripped
| once and Kennedy fell over him but the
| fall was immaterial. With Prouty
Kennedy played the best game for Hilo
| Guard went off form every little while
| but rallied toward the end. On the
| Oahu side Atkinson played for the
first period, Dole being delayed on the
way out by trying to prevenl his pony
! from bucking off it's groom. The men
! did their individual work well all scor-
| ing in their turn.
| The difference in the number of
ponies and the general superiority of the
team makes lengthy criticism idle. Judd
| at No. l did his duty and rendered Dr.
! Irwin a nOn-factor in the game by
riding him off and also putting in some
| brilliant individual plays. Single at
! No. 2 was in his best form and played
with decision. Dillingham; well mount
ed handled his team well and played a
| sure game while Dole at back was a
! tower of security. At the same time
the manner in which Prouty occasional
| ly flashed through the team should
| sound warning note to Oahu to look
| out for Maui's fast riders and speedy
| horsetiesh Only team work will win
| the game for the home team on Satur-
| day and if Frank Baldwin on Tom
! Thumb or Foxy Grandpa starts away
from the field it will take more than
| Hakulani, Cocktail or Derby to catch
him.
The field was a little greasy from the
| showers in the first period but soon
dried off and was in the best shape it
has yet been played on. There were
a few bad spots where player after
| player would miss and override the ball
| but generally it is satisfactory. The
| additional two hundred feet regulation
length would have helped out the Maui
contingent who were constantly over
driving.
The Maui boys were on the side lines
watching the first game when their
opponents, splendidly mounted and
presenting a gay picture in their scarlet
| jackets rode along the track to the field.
Maui mounted and soon both teams
were warming up. The excellent horse
manship and the display of ponies sent
a perpetual murmer of delight along
the carriages. At a little after three
thirty the time keepers bell brought
the men into the ten foot circle facing
each other and as the field umpire drop
ped the ball blare from a key bugle
in a coaching party sounded the chal-
lenge.
The match proved fast and furious
from the outset. Crimson, roam, buck
skin, gray and bay, and white jackets,
yellow blouses and sable caps, ponies
of all shades, their glossy points re-
fiecting back the sky, shot between and
around each other in ever changing
whirls like the turning of a kaleidoscope
Out of the melee shot one of the Melina
ri 70 or NHnif ar1ia
Rice yelled go it Peter" Peter got it
and few seconds later Wilbur retaliat-
ed for Maui with another goal The
ball throughout the match was first at
one end of the territory and then sent
flying back to the other with three
hundred foot swipe. Frank Baldwin
from the start showed his ability to get
away from the bunch and drive the
ball. His only weakness lay in his In
ability to gauge the shortened field.
Many drives landed over the mark be-
fore they could be turned and center
ed.
The crowd enthused with every mo-
ment's play and all declared the game
was worth going hundred miles TO see
1t was not really first class polo but il
was a most exciting exhibition of fear
less riding and good horses coupled
with ability to drive the ball. Every
once in while team work doomed out
in passing the ball down the field Maui
eXcelling in this particular with some
very pretty runs the length of the field
participated in by the entire quartz t,
each taking the ball as his opportunity
offered the other riding off the oppo-
nents. Baldwin's two best horses helped
materially to win the game Kauai
had hard luck i'm the last period. once
over eagerness and an unnecessary sec
ond stroke diverted the ball from the
goal ami twice there were narrowly
missed shots Both sides hit the goal
posts more than once in the play.
Cross riding was frequent throughout
the game on both sides though there