The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-02

Oahu, 142,; Maui 424.
In a game full Of spectacular plays
and startling incidents, fine drives and
fast rides, the local polo four, playing
with magnificent team work and in
several instances Illuminating the game
with truly star flashes bested the best
of the visiting teams by a really re-
markable score. The advantage gained
by the Blue and White was quite be-
yund the expectations of the heartiest
admirers of the local men, and the
credit is due in largest part to the fine
exhibition given in combination.
And the game, so well worthy of the
Championship Day, was the magnet
which drew TO KapiOlani Park a record
crowd of spectators. The strings of car
riages We're longer and the occupants
more enthusiastic perhaps than any
such gathering ever seen here, except on
the annual race day. 1t was a we'll
mounted and gowned company too, for
the brilliant cOlors flashing from every
kind of vehicle, from cart to coach, ad-
ded to the general beauties of the scene.
Everybody was there. To attempt to
enumerate the visitors to the quarter
stretch will be impossible, for the COM
pany was a constantly shifting one, the
men spending a good portion of the
afternoon passing about through the
lines of vehicles greeting friends and
making a species of Reception Day out
of the occasion. The earliest Corners
found places along the fence at the
center of the field and soon the lines of
vehicles We're strung out until they in
cluded every inch available on the Dia
mond Head side and then the city
boundary was covered, late corners be-
ing compelled to stand their horses in
the race track or to give over an at
tempt to see the game from vehicle and
take it in from the benches along the
lines.
Before the game the early corners
were treated to a view of the ponies
which have been worked during the
week. Led by Master of the Horse
Gerrit =. Wilder and Master of the
Field c. w. Dickey, the more than
half hundred animals passed complete
ly around the field, each in charge of a
groom. First came the octet which
came down from Hilo and after these
the Maui contingent led by the ia
nous Foxy Grandpa and Tom Thumb,
they in turn being followed by the Ka-
uai animals, the Melina brothers, OF
such fame from the Tuesdays and
Thursdays games, being in charge OF
the ponies from the Rice stables Last
of all came the oahu horses and many
of these We're recognized by name and
greeted with applause as they passed
along the lines, the hunOrs being diyid-
ed between the Kauai animals and men
and the local ponies
After ten minutes wait the game
was on ana then for an hour and half
the white lined space was fun Of dying
horses, stick swinging men and
bounding sphere. Before the game was
on there was some little speculation on
tho result the oahu team being the.
favorltos on account Of the superior
team play which has been shown iu tho
preliminary games, There was little
betting though AN occasional bottle or
hlt was in evidence o. make tho play
more interesting to those who looked
ON from thr side llnrs Tho Maui mon
were not entirely discouraged however,
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speed might ENu them advantages
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