The San Francisco call., 1906-12-23

The sportsmen who are members OF
the California Polo and Pony Racing
Association are preparing for great
season of sport in the early months of
next year. The first of these Will be
the fiesta at Ell Palomar. Charles w.
Clark's Country place at San Mateo.
This Is planned to continue for a week
and will consist of a polo tournament
and of at least two days of pony rae
| Ing, The events will be almost dup
| iicate of those to be held at the Cor
onado Country Club in March.
The Southern California poloists are
expected to come up for this meeting,
| which will give 1t marked prominence.
Unless the members of the English
change their plans they will sail for
this country Immediately after the
Christmas holidays, and as they will
come direct to this coast they should
be in the competition here before the
middle of January.
1t is expected the proposed tourna-
ment games will be divided between
| the Clark field and the private field of
Francis j. Carolan. master Of cross
ways.
Walter Dillingham;. the Honolulu
| poloist. has departed for his island
home, but another. player is expected
up from there on the next steamer. He
will be valuable acquisition to the
ranks OF the players here, as 1t is with
difhculty that two teams of four men
each are made up. This condition
| should not prevail here. where oppor-
tunities for outdoor sports are SO ia
vorable. The ranks of the poloists have
not been increased in years. The same
players figure in all the games, al
though they would be glad to see some
new men enter the lists. They have
always been generous in providing WIS.,
iting players with the best mounts
available.
1t Is possible that when the proposed
! field in the stadium in Golden Gate
Park is available that some players
! will be developed among the horsemen
of this city. 1t is not matter OF ex-
pense. as many men could afford TO
keep up sufficient ponies to play an in
/ teresting game. Each year 1t is an
nonnced that large number of visit
ing players will be seen here, but they
! seldom materialize, although 1t is
thought that with little effort on the
part of the men here they could be in
| duced to come. There are number of
military teams which play q strong
game, and their members would un-
doubtedly be glad of chance to pit
their skill against that of an outside
] team
| With the possibility OF races being
held early In the spring number OF
the sportsmen have ordered their feet
est ponies into training c. w. Clark
will count on Mid1ove the diminutive
daughter of Midlothian, and Bas Blancs
to carry his copper colors to the front
Rudolph Spreckels. the stanchest
supporter of the Pony Racing Associa-
/ ton, will have strong quartet to
represent him. These include the bay
mare U1ctma by Salvadore: Honoma,
chestnut mare by Homer; Sweet Sigh
coming three-year- -old bay filly by
Gerolstein out Of Silica. and the pony
| Wonderful This is strong string
and should win its share of the cups,
Sweet Sigh is granddaughter Of st.
Cert. which was a son of ST. Simon.
| FL. Carolan will have Peggy Williams
and number. of smart ones of his own
breeding to carry his co1ors. His great
pony Fusillade. the fastest miller of
his size In the country. is looking in
the best of condition, and there is q
possibility that his owner may send
him to the post again. Walter Hobart
has bred number OF promising ones
and he will be represented when the
ponies go to the post.
Some of Spreckels' polo ponies will
be seen on the field at Burlingame
shortly They are classy looking and
are bred well enough to carry any