The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-14
Pol ] WILL
DRAW WELL
Gamsfor Mckinley
Fund Of Great
Promise.
TICKETS IN DEMAND
BY SOCIETY FOLK
List cf Officials Whs Will Be in
Charge OF Game-Souve-
Mrs Planned.

With blaze OF society glory, won by
earnest and consistent work. the sea-
son Of the oahu Polo Club will close on
Saturday after a game which promises
to draw an immense crowd TO Kapio-
lani Park The game is that for the
benefit of the Mckinley Memorial fund,
and from the way the tickets are going
the attendance Will be one which will
break the records.
The teams have been hard at WORK
for the game. and if practice counts
there should be such play as will be
worth the attention of any devotee Of
the sport. The members have been at
work in the early morning and there is
little else to be said than that there
has been such a final tuning UP OF men
and ponies as will make the play fast,
at the very least. The ponies are get
ting into the best of shape. though
there was one mishap TO the red team.
in the disabling of one of the ponies OF
Single an animal which classes as one
OF the very best ponies in the league.
The band will be on hand at o'clock
and play Will commence at $3.50 o'clock.
The officials of the day will be S. f.
Damon. umpire; Albert Waterhouse
and g. W. Dickey, referees; ]. p. Erd-
man and F.. T. p Waterhouse, lines
men: Ernest \. Mott-Smith. timekeep-
er. While these gentlemen will have
to do with the game proper. there will
be a reception committee. which will
include every member of the club. and
which will devote its time to the plac-
ing OF visitors. where they will have
the very best view of the field.
y souvenir program. with sketches
by Yardley and Dunn, will be distrib-
uted. and in addition there will be rib
bons OF the colors of the opposing
teams. red and blue. which will have
legend setting forth the occasion for
the game. and giving the names OF the
teams with blanks where the final
score may be inserted for the purpose
Of keeping a record OF the game. These
souvenirs will be sold for the benefit OF
the Mckinley fund. too, and without
doubt will add to the revenues OF the
day. There has been a large sale OF
tickets by the corps of agents and at
the principal stores. and there seems to
be every reason to expect the presence
of "A crowd which will fill the park as
il has not yet been filled for the pur-
pose of Witnessing a polo game.
The members of the Oahu Polo Club.
which is giving the benefit for the Nc
Kfnley fund, are: 5. +. Damon, presl-
dent: ]. =. Cooke, vice president; w.
+. Dillingham;, captain; John l.. Flem-
ing. secretary: George Q. Potter. treas
urer: \. F. Judd and Lieut.. G. r. Han
cock. directors: Cushman Carter. f. c.
Atherton. George c. Fuller. F. t. L.
Waterhcuse. Rev. ]. p. Erdman, g. II.
w. Norton. Charles s. Dole. f. II. Il.
Harrison. DR.. Robt. McAdory. Judge
\. Perry. r. w. Single. c. $. Judd.
Henry Damon. F. Il. Damon, 3. G..
Holt. G W. Dickey. c. II. Cooke. AL
bert Waterhouse. \. w. Carter, A.
Lewis Jr.. G. \. Rice, George Angus,
Il. w. Atkinson, 5. II. Ballou, +. H.
Helm. ]. T. Irvine. H. \. Bigelow, @. p
Judd and II. NJ. Mott-Smith.
Every member of the club has shown
much interest in the close of the sea-
son. and G. W. Dickey has given espe-
cial care to the preparation Of the field
which has been rolled several times FOR
the game. All his attention has pro-
duced a field which will be in excel
lent condition if the present fine wealth
er holds for another day.