The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-11-13

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Kauai's splendid polo team outscored
the oahu four yesterday afternoon at
the Moanalua polo grounds, but owing
to two costly fouls and two safety
plays on the G. rden Islanders part.
the score at the end of the game was
reduced and the game went to oahu,
to Az.
In four periods of exciting and, at
times, brilliant playing, the Kauai
team demonstrated its capacity for
continuous hard playing, magnificent
riding, and the ability to hold the al
most invincible Oahu team down to
an equal score, but it lacked true mall
let work, which practically lost the
game. Several costly mallet errors
on the part of the Kauaians at critical
stages of the game, passed the advan-
tage over to Oahu. The Oahu team
played with remarkable cleverness,
calling for the plaudits of the crowd.
at times bordered on the spectacular,
especially when the entire aggregation
OF players put spurs to their mounts
on a wild charge across the entire field.
like huntsmen in full cry after fox.
Kauai had it's sympathizers fringing
the field and the Garden island play
ers were given full share of the COM
pliments and applause, while red par
asols, red handkerchiefs and ribbons
made the scene brilliant with color.
The game from start 20 finish was
exciting, and from the first play it was
seen that Kauai had changed it's tac-
ties since LAST Saturdays game. and
it's team work was shown to the best
advantage. The ponies shoes had also
been given attention enabling them to
keep their feet on the turf. The brace
which the visiting team had taken was
shown not so much in the first period
as in the last three, Kauai shutting
out Oahu from making goals in both
the second and third. In the second
period Kauai made two goals, but a
foul and safeties cut this down to one.
In the third period two goals We're
made and a foul and a safety reduced
this score by y. Each team made
two goals in the last period.
The beautiful valley of Moanalua in
which the polo field Is located was
again a center of attraction yesterday,
the attendance being almost as great
as on last Saturday. Carriages oc-
cupied the drive encircling the Eva
side of the field and the clear space
outside the side line. The smart set
was there in force, the feminine en-
thusasts quite brave in their summery
gowns respondent with blue and red
ribbons, the colors respectively of Oa-
hu and Kauai. An interesting crowd
of spectators We're the officers and
cadets of the German training ship
Herzogin Sophie Charlotte, who at
tended in wagonettes. The young men
wore their natty )lue uniforms and
white caps, and all We're quite en-
thusiastic over the horsemanship and
playing of the Americans.
Two or three nasty falls marked the
progress of the game. At one time
Dillingham; and .ialina were riding fun
tilt in chase of the ball, each endeavor-
ing to ride the other off, when horse
| stumbled and in II trice both horses
had plunged headlong, hurling their
riders TO the ground, and for an in
slant pinning both down. Dillingham;
did not recover quickly. When upon
his feet 1t was noticed he had received
cut over his right temple, A tenn
/ porary dizziness was caused, but this
did not materially weaken his dashing
play. Malina's pony was injured and
he mounted another, but an inferior
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