The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-13

The Thanksgiving Game
One of the
Series.

At a meeting of the Oahu Polo Asso-
citation held yesterday afternoon with
Walter Dillingham; in the chair, it was
definitely decided to hold an inter-isl-
and polo tournament in Honolulu dur
ing Thanksgiving week, with games on
Tuesday. November %, Thursday the
9th and Saturday the 29th. A COM
mittee consisting of Walter Dillingham;,
Robert Single, A. F. Judd, Gerrit P
Wilder, C. w. Dickey and President s.
E. Damon, ex-officio, will arrange the
"details of the tournament and extend
Invitations to the Maui and Kauai
teams. 1t is hoped that players will
come from Hawaii. The statement was
made that there was almost a certainty
of teams coming from Maui and Kauai
in which event the games will probably
be played as follows:
Tuesday, Kauai VS.. Maui; Thursday
the loser VS.. Oahu; Saturday, winner
of Thursdays game and Maui. This
arrangement is made to give the Maui
tunity to cross mallets first of all, and
also to give Oahu an opportunity to
play each of the coming teams.
The probability is that the Maui and
Kauai horses will be shipped to Homo
lulu a week previous to the tournament
to give them ample time in which to
rest UP and get their legs.
Chairman Dillingham; said that he
had secured the use of a watering cart,
large roller and a pair of mules to
work every day on the Kapiolani Park
polo field until next Saturday by which
time he trusted that the field would
be in thorough condition for expert
play. He explained that the dust was
thick at present and rough places made
it difficult to drive the ball with any
degree of skill. 1t was decided that
on this account there would be no regu-
lar game on the field today as previous
N,y announced, although few of the
members may go out to practice.
Owing to the regatta next Saturday
the game scheduled for that day may
not be called until o'clock. At that
time Mr. John Parsons, the English
expert polo player, will referee the
game. Those who have seen Mr.. Par
sons ride after the ball say he is
magnificent rider and dead sure hit
ter.
Honolulu society will be interested in
the news that there is a possibility of
the best polo team at Burlinghame, Cali
fornia coming to the islands next
spring to play with the Oahu teams
at the opening of the splendid polo field
at Moanalua which Mr.. S. NJ. Damon
is now converting into what expert
John Parsons says is 1.-The most mag
nificent field in the world" The
Burlinghame players are celebrated for
their fine horsemanship, excellent hand
ling of the mallet and the enthusiasm
with which they play the game.
A number of the society set which
frequent the fashionable resort have
signified the desire to get up a con-
genial party to visit Honolulu in the
spring and the suggestion was made
that one of the best teams accompany
the party. The expense of shipping
ten horses from California here and re-
turn on steamer would be in the
1neighborhood of about $500, a mere drop
Mn the bucket when compared with the
long purses of the Burlinghame fire.
quenters.
The opportunities for entertaining
such a party in Honolulu are many,
and the players would have a chance
to show their skill on polo field set
in the midst of a beautiful valley on
Mr.. Damon's fine estate, which is al
most unequalIed. The local polo en-
thusiasts are much pleased with the
prospect and hearty invitation will
be extended the Californians to make
the trip.
Young" Joe Tobin and young Caro-
Ian of the Burlinghame team are said
to be quite enthusiastic over the pro-
posed trip. Another feature of the trip
is that the old Spreckels mansion at
Punahou may be opened up there and a
merry time is anticipated