The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-09
POLO PROSPECTS
ARE FLATTERING
SIX NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO
COME-TOURNAMENT FINANCES.

The idea of polo contest between
team from the Inter-Island Polo Asso-
citation and one from Birmingham has
not been abandoned by the Polo players
of the islands but is i'm reality in prob
able line of accomplishment.
The matter was discussed at q meet
ing of the Executive Committee of the
Oahu Polo club held yesterday. There
! has been correspondence with Joseph
Tobn and others Of the "Blngum" en-
| thusiasts. They are anxious to come.
The general feeling at the meeting yes
/ terday as developed by the discussion
was that an invitation to the Blingu-
mites was a matter for the Inter Island
Association, though of course the oahu
Club would have to take a great deal
of the responsibility on its shoulders,
lrasmuch as the games would play here
and the Oahu Club and it's members
and friends would get rather more Of
the glory and pleasure out of il than
| would any of the other teams. While
the whole subject is in progress, it can
not be said that anything tangible has
yet been fully determined.
Polo in Hawaii is i'm very encourage
ing situation, SO IL is felt by the polo
men. In the discussion of the plans
for the polo tournament next June. it
developed that Kauai has now two
! teams or will have, which viii give op-
portunity for better practice than
Kauai players had last year and for
the selection Of d tournament team
IRON among a greater number Of play
ers. The new team will be known as
| the kealia team. The Spaldiug boys
are at the head of IT, as the Rice boys
are at the head of the other team, the
Lihue team.
Maui, too, Will have two teams, the
Wailuku and the Makawao teams.
On Hawaii, added interest in the
! sport has come from an uEaxpected
quarter. Senator Palmer =. Woods
| has taken an interest in the game and
! has made himself responsible for a
/ team to be recruited from among the
riders of the Hamakua and the KohaIn
regions. These players viii find op-
lOrtunlty TO contest with the Hilo
players and before the June tourna-
ment a Hawaii team will be selected
from among the entire number Of play
ers on the big island
At yesterdays meeting the following
were elected to membership in the Oahu
/ Polo club showing that the polo spirit
Is strong here. II. p. Judd, Harold Gift
thrd, William Williamson, Percy Morse,
+. j. Church, ana c. Montague Cooke,
| Jr.
At this meeting also l.. w. Single
The Secretary was directed to send
! dDbIttltllOn !.
Dillingham; and II. +. Wichman, the
donors of the trophy cups contested for
at the late tournament. The following
are the letters sent Dy Mr.. Shingle this
morning.
Honolulu, Jan s, 1903.
Mr.. b. f. Dillingham;. city.
Dear Sir:-At the regular annual
meeting of the oahu Polo Club, a vote
! OF thanks was extended to you by the
| club, in appreciation of the beautiful
individual cups presented by you to the
members of the winning team in the
recent Inter-Island Polo Tournament.
The kindly interest taken in polo by
you and other citizens is doing much to
encourage the members in their en-
deavors to make polo one of the most
! popular sports in the Islands
Yours faithfully
CSigned) ROBERT w. SHINGLE,
Secretary.
Honolulu, Jan. 8, 1903.
Mr.. II. F. WIchman, City.
| Dear Sir:-A unanimous and hearty
vote of thanks was extended you by
/ the oahu Polo Club, at its annual
meeting, for the exquisite champion
/ ship cup presented by you for the re-
cent games
The cup added greatly to the intel est
| of Hawaii's first Inter-Isand Polo
! Tournament, and will inc rhe future,
not merely as prize worth the viii
ming, but also as token of your go1d-
will and support, afford much ap-
preciated stimulus to the Club, in it's
Pefforts to promote this manly and pop
ular sport.
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