Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-06
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POLO TO COAST

Since the game of polo FIST start
ed on the Pacific CoaEt there never
has been a brighter outlook for a
brilliant season than this fall. Play
ers are already arriving from the
East aud are assembling on the
grounds Of the Coronado country
dub. where the annual champion
ships are held In March This club
has considerably increased the popu-
larity Of the game by Offering mag
niilcent trophies az well as building
an establishment which is the most
comp etc In this country and. pos.
slbly, in the world. Players from
England who have played In most
places where the game is popular de-
clare that nowhere is there better
field than the tournament field of
the club, while the stabllng accom-
nolatiuns are unsurpassed, there be-
ing zoo box sta Is on the grounds.
The polo season In Southern Cal.
lfCrnia started December I and will
last until the middle OF April. Major
Colin George Ross, the captain of
the Coronado team, has returned
from a trip to his ranch In Alberta
and brings the good news that n Ca
madam team will arrive at Coronado
the end OF November and Will play
there all winter. This team Is the
Calgary team. and is made UP OF the
following players: 4. Hone, Condo
Landale, J. Notion. II. Robertson.
Cheeyer Cowdin Of Meadowbrook
and Ro Iaway. n. Y, Is now at
Coronado and will spend the winter
there. CCwdin is awaiting the ar
rival OF Malcolm Stevenson, H. $.
and ]. G. PhippG, who will play with
him On a team called the Rockaway
team and who will divide their time
between Coronado and San Mateo.
where the rhipps duo have taken the
house OF the late ID. o. Mills for the
winter. Another early arrival ut
Coronado Is Captain J. Campbell Bes'
Icy, who capitalized the Hermosillo
Mexico, team last year at Coronado.
Captain Besley Is shipping his ponies
to Coronado, where he intends ia
winter. From the City OF Mexico
individual players are coming to Cor
onado to make up q team and to en-
ter the contest foe the All-Amerlcan
polo trophy. valued at $4,000. which
IL presented by members Of the Cor
onado country club and which IL con-
teted for yearly at the club. pro-
vided there a.e two or more entries
foreign TO California entered In the
tournament. This Is, of course, a
certainty, as the teams from New
York. Canada and Mexico are al
ready entered.
The up was won last year by m
Engli.h team made up of +. A. GIL
Major G.. w. Hobson. Major RomeI
Lee, Lieutenant +. u. Hurndali, the
latter Of the Twentieth huFsars, sta
tened in Ireland. They took the cur
10 England with them and put II o'
exhibition at Ranclagh, the hnes
polo club In the old country. where
thousands q people Interested In Tho
sport saw It. They VIII either haN'
to come lack to defend their t't''
or forfeit their right to the same. TIT
cup will be returned to THIS country
In the near future and VIII be on OK
hlbition at Shreve n cos IN sal
Francisco. the makers OF this beau
tiful trophy.
On the Coast there VIII be team
at Burlingame. Santa Barbara, PAS
adena. Riverside and Coronado. In
latter team has already started prac
'ise apd whea the Canadians az
rive expect to play three times
week and have several MINOR tourh'
ments. There are number
Younger players VINO win De niue
benefited by the fact that IN tutur
! polo will be PLAYED under america