The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-12
kauai POLO TEAM
OUTScORES OAHU
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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-
thusiasts quite brave in their summary
gowns Respondent with blue and red
ribbons, the colors respectively of Ca
hu and Kauai. An interesting crowd
of spectators were the officers and
cadets of the German training ship
Herzogin Sophie Charlotte, who at
tended in wagonettes. The young men
wore their natty blue uniforms and
white caps, and all were 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 4dalina We're riding full
tilt in chase of the ball, each endeavor-
ing to ride the other off, when a horse
stumbled and in a trice both horses
had plunged headlong, hurting their
riders to the ground, and for an in
slant pinning both down. Dillingham;
did not recover quickly. When upon
his feet it was noticed he had received
a cut over his right temple. A tenn
porary dizziness was caused, but this
did not materially weaken his dashing
play. Malfna's pony was injured and
he mounted another, but an inferior
animal and did not play as well. In
the last part of the game Atkinson,
whose knee troubled him, was not at
his best and NaStle, yet young to the
game, began to wear out, although the
young fellow made some brilliant mall
let strokes and did clever riding,
Jimmie" Spalding of the Kauai
team was one of the favorites on the
field, and was often cheered for the
skillful manner in which he rode off
that veteran master-player, Dole
Spalding's strained arm resulting from
his fall of last Saturday, precluded him
from doing anything extraordinary in
the mallet line, so he confined himself
generally to preventing Dole from
using his mallet to advantage. He
was generally successful and stuck so
tight to Dole's side that the two gain
ed the sobriquet of Siamese twins
Charley Rice of the Kauais played,
perhaps, the best all around game for
the Garden Islanders. his dashes in
full pursuit of the ball, aided by the
lnterferences of arthur Rice, Malina
and SpalIing, giving him many oppor-
tunities to make fine record. At
kinson and Castle played fine, steady
game throughout, the former often
clearing from scrimmage in pursuit
of the white sphere.
HOW THEY PLAYED.
AT the opening of the first period
Castle took the first stroke, two Kau-
al men missing their first strokes. Dole
and Dillingham; both had clean hits,
but at this point Spalding commence i
his riding-off tactics against Dole and
gave the field to c. Rice. Backward
and forward the ball hurtled. C. Rice
sent the ball down the field and got
in three clean strokes before Dillins-
ham rode him off, and started the ball
back on a back-hand stroke. Castle
was ridden off by Malina, and the latter
twice sought the goal but was blocked
and at last Castle got in a clean hit
and made a beautiful stroke. bringing
the ball directly before the posts,
where a scrlnmage ensucd. resulting
in Castle forcing the ball through
a goal.
In the next play the Kauai team took
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long stroke following it up. Dole
missed the pithy sphere, but Dilling-
ham hit and sent it Clearly between
the posts. /
In the next throw in the ball was
shuffled into play by Dillingham;, fol-
lowed by counter strokes by c. Rice.
Dole was blocked by Spalding on a
brilliant run for the ball, but Atkin-
1o in, fn, 4
the posts. A. Rice worked the ball
out and it was sent flying by c. Rice
who rode like a centaur to follow up
his stroke. Atkinson again made a
brilliant center hit and carried it back
almost to the goal Malina missed
and the Oahus started the ball across
the field. Malina and Dillingham; rid
ing side by side were suddenly thrown,
both ponies tripping. Dillingham; was
slightly stunned, and his pony, Puuioa,
the ball with A. Rice in pursuit The
latter was unable to overtake Castles
fleet pony. Castle on second stroke
drove a goal at a difficult angle.
The gong sounded in the next section
before the ball had been carried far.
In the second period the goals were
holly contested, Kauai making both,
the first in nine minutes and the Sec
ond in six minutes. In the first Sec
ton, the bah went UP and down field,
but the misses on both sides We're
many. Riding-off opponents became
| a feature and Chas Rice got in the
first clean stroke, sending it half
across the field, but Dole made a fine
backstroke, sending it back to c. Rice
The riding at this juncture became fast
and furious. and the horsemanship was
spectacular. Chas. Rice malleted the
ball into the air Dole striking it back
as it descended. Malina made a bold
stroke, and Dillingham;, who was pur-
suing, was suddenly overturned as his
saddle girth slipped and forced to lei
stroke pass. Atkinson. however
closed in with a finely directed stroke
almost to goal. c. Rice took posses.
sion of the ball. riding up field at full
+ tilt getting in three clean strokes, as
f., sisted by the splendid interference OF
! Malina and Spalding. Malina topped
| off the excitement by making a goal.
In the next play Dillingham; fine
e.