The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-09
-FOUR DAYS
POLO PLAY
Plans for Clubs
Tournament
Games.
BALL WILL END
WEEK OF SPORT
Arrangements for the Matches.
Clubs From All the Islands
viii Take Part.

Plans for the Thanksgiving week of
Polo are being rushed along by the
Polo men, and at the meeting of the
tournament committee of the Oahu
Polo Club yesterday, all the arrange
ments that may be fixed at this time
We're finished. There was a full meet
ing of the committee and the members
indicated that there was a deal of en-
thusiasm over the prospective gather
ing of the players from the other is
lands, and from letters read by mem
bers of the committee there promises
to be a large attendance of outside
people to witness the matches.
The very first thing done by the COM
mittee was the passage of a resolution
providing for the immediate improve
ment of the field so that there may be
presented for the play as perfect a sur
face as possible. The playing grounds
will be rolled and wetted so as to make
them as level and hard as they may be
for the matches. Work upon this por-
ton of the preparations is to be put
decided as well that there should be
issued for the week souvenir program
which will furnish portraits of the
players and pictures of the teams as
they will play. There will be some
thing also as to the game as all the
plan is to make the program one which
will be worthy of the occasion and will
be worthy of presentation.
Another important point which was
brought out was the decision of the
committee that the tournament should
wind up with a grand ball, which will
afford an opportunity for the presenta-
ton of the prizes to the various teams
competing in the tournament. While
no place was fixed for the ball it was
decided that it should be held on Sat
urday evening after the last game, and
that the cups and other trophies should
be there presented to the teams com
peting. Such a ball will give an oppor-
tunity for the people Of Honolulu to
meet more intimately their friends
from the islands who will be down for
the play. and will prove a fitting end
ing for the weeks sport.
There will be four teams in the tour
nament. From Maui. Hawaii and
Kauai there will be tours to contest in
the matches of the tournament. and
from the outlook there will be "a horses
from off the island, to be taken care of
club has leased all the stables from
the Jockey Club at the park, and these
will be arranged for the accommoda-
ton of the horses of the visitors, They
will be provided for by the local club
so that the visiting players will be at
no expense for their ponies.
The personnel of the visitors is not
known at the present time as the play
ers have not been selected, From Ha-
wall there may come Ronald Kennedy,
G. n. Prouty, brothers Balding and DR..
Grace, if he returns from the mainland
in time for the matches. The team is
still in embryo.
OF the Kauai four only two are GER
tain, the brothers Rice, but the other
places are being contested vigorously.
The teams are playing at Lihue all the
time and it is certain, according to S.
+. Damon, who has just returned from
the island, that the team will be a fast
one and one hard to beat.
Who will compose the Maui aggrega-
ton is still a question. The latest in
formation, other than from the poloists,
VINO have not had anything definite, is
tnat there will be two each from the
Makawao and the Wailuku teams. This
may be changed however. l. Won
1einpsky is considered certain as the
captain OF the four, and it may be that
the maj arrangement of the team may
De mat Won Tempsky will have two of
Tue BALDWIN Brothers and VIII Corn
Wen on the team with him. This how
ever Is not known here officially to be
even in contemplation.
me local team is still in doubt but
the men may be finally chosen this
week. h ). Damon, for No. 1; w. F.
Dllhnsham, captain, for No. 8: and C.
o Doie, Tor No. 4, are fixed, but the No.
Is open. There have been three can
dldates for the place, in Potter. Shin
sie ana Judd Potter has drawn out
now having yesterday sold one of his
nurses 10 George Brown. This leaves
tue matter between Judd and Single.
ne CORNER was the acting captain dur
ing the absence of Dillingham;, and has
stable of three ponies which taken
as whole gives him without doubt the
fastest stable in the club. The nosi+;o,,
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