Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-21
POLO HONORS
BY kauai
Good Horsemanship Was
Leading Merit o.
The Game

Excellent horsemanship and indif-
ferent polo were the order OF the day
yesterday afternoon, when the Oahus
land the Kauai team FLASHED at Ka-
piolani Park, and the latter came of
with the laurels by score of ia
to 1. There was nothing to 1t, of
course. The locals were outridden,
for the most part, as disparity IN
skill in handling the clubs was not
noticeable.
The star of the whole day was j.
Malina of the Kauai team. though
some of the Oahu men played excel
lent games, among these being Wal
ter Dillingham; and Angus, both of
whom showed good form.
As was expected, the condition of
1.-THE field proved very poor, and won
der was expressed in the grand stand
that the players could make any
progress in the game ut all. Sand
near the middle of the field often
stopped the ball, and there would be
some minutes during which everyone
would take futile swing at the
sphere. Then the ground was rough,
and the players always took chances
In their work
| The crowd was poor yesterday.
Some enthusiasm was shown. The
popularity seems to be that people
now interested in polo here all come
from Kauai, as the sympathies of the
majority of the crowd, or at least of
the loudest contingent of the crowd,
seemed yesterday to be all with the
visitors.
The Kauai colors were red and
white; the Oahu colors, blue and
white.
| Kauai scored the first goal shortly
after the beginning of the first pc
Rod. hrthur Rice and Malina rush
ed the ball goalward, and the former
sent 1t through, after a long drive
by Malina. Shortly after. Oahu had
a neat chance but failed to score, and
Kauai rushed the ball again down to
the goal, Charlie Rice putting 1t be-
tween the posts.
| Kauai took and missed two hard
chances for goals, and the ball was
near the middle of the field when the
whistle sounded.
In this period, Kauai was forced to
a safety, making their score for the
period 1 "a.
Kauai started things off with n
rush in the second period. A. Rice
shot to Malina. who advanced the
sphere, and c. Rice followed up, send
ing the ball through for another
point. Dillingham; and Angus played
the ball down the field, after stopping
determined advance by Kauai, and
the former scored the only goal for
the side. Near the end of this Pc
Rod, Dillingham; made a spectacular
play, with burst of speed, taking
the ball from Kauai and passing II to
Denison. who failed to put 1t through.
Kauai scored some time after the
start of the third period, on luck
Angus had rushed the ball far down
the field. failing, however, to get as
Tar as shooting a goal. Kauai recoy-
cred the advantage, but the playing
was doubtful, and the ball in the
midst of the crowd when Malina
smashed the wood, which happened
to hit none of the horses or men in
the way, and passed between the
posts.
Dillingham; came out as a bright
particular star at this stage of the
game, ably supported by Angus. He
got the advantage with his team by
two long drives, but his support bob
bled, and Malina got the open field.
Fleming crossed and connected with
! the ball, but Malina, following rapid
ly, caught 1t neatly, making one of
the longest and prettiest goals of the
day.
The period closed with Angus and
Dillingham; playing the ball for Il
goal from the sidelines.
In the last period there was much
riding in the open, making 1t the
most spectacular part of the whole
game from the standpoint or the
spectator. Fleming made long
run. but was blocked by Malina, who
had very fast pony. In the mix-up
Angus collided with a goal-post and
Knocked 1t down. Dole and Rice
then scored a goal for Kauai, with a
long run. Both teams missed num-
Der Of chances to score, until C.
Rice and Dillingham; mixed 1t near
the goal, and Malina rode in, sending
the sphere into the needful place. The
play had hardly begun again when
the whistle blew for time.
The game was of four ten-minute
periods.
The lineup Of the teams was: