Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-23
DILLINGHAM; WELL
PLEASED With
PROSPECT
Polo Captain Hears That Po-
MES Are in Good Shape and
Is Looking Forward to Some
SIashing Games in February

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The first word relative to polo re-
ceiyed from Walter Dillingham; comes
through the San Francisco papefs.
which chronicle the arrival on the
Coast OF the local captain. and tell Of
the condition OF the ponies.
The San Francisco Examiner SAYS:
Both the Hawaiian and Canadian
polo teams were represented In San
francisco yesterday, when Waltef DIt
bingham, captain OF the island team.
and A. g. SnoWden. the fast number
2 OF the Chinook hitters. arrived IN
town.
10Th are enthusiastic about the pos
sibilities Of their respective teams aid
both hope for q good showing when
the big polo tournament opens On u
Cerrito field at HIllshoroueh ue<t
February.
Walter Dillingham; win leave TOT l1a
East today to meet his wife In Chi.
cage, and will return West In lime
TO take part In the January tourna-
ment at Coronado. whittier the Hawai-,
ian ponies have been shipped. and
where he win be Joined BY Frank and
Sam Baldwin. Arthur Rice and Harold
Castle. the other members Of the
team.
Dillingham; has received reports
from Harmon. his man in charge u
the Hawaiian ponies, that the ponies
arrived in great shape.
That the Hawaiian PLAYERS IRE com
Ing up with q determination 70 snow
good form was indicated by DiII'rk
hams attitude yesterday He vas
anxious to hear all details - to he
form shown BY the ponies and plafcI4
In the preliminary tonln1mcrt A
HiIlsborough. He expressed much ~
terest III the wonderful 1tgoIoDu.|I
OF form on the younger pla1ers. saw
Ing that this in the only W. ID which
10 develop talent on the polo NoI1.
Difficulk Ia Get Teens
spsakIne 81 tie coming tfIp D ~
Hawaiian players. Dillingham; 1aId
Eve had difIiculty MEETING atcan
tngether TO visit the coast. FOR Frenk
Baldwin to leave Maui e the busiest
time Of the sugar season meant no
little sacrifice and then David tlcm
ing admittedly the greatest back On
the islands. found Il impossible to
make the trip.
while Frank BaIdwin has played
back on many occasions, he 10 by
rights q three That ID also my posi-
ton; but Frank viii. Of course. play
back. Harold Castle has been playing
a splendid game this year. and ne did
wonders in the game which we hnat
" wrested the championship from
Maui after an extra chukkur.
"That was a great game. At halt
time they had as 5 to 4 but we tied
the score In the last chukkur and IN
ally managed to win In . ninth period
ordered by the referee.
1--WE have some pretty fast ponies.
but not so very big. and we are GER
tainly not confident Of beating the
"Slashers.a All we hope for Is to
make a good showing in the games
We play, and we have been working
Lard to that end"
Dillingham;, who stands somewhere
above six feet when the trees arc IN
his shoes, whose biceps and extensor
muscles of the forearm arc lines to be
admired, whose smiling face 10 always
a 10Y for anybody to look at, and who
is the patron OF all sports IN Hawaii
looked as at as the proyerhiai nndle
yesterday and II is quite safe 70
prophcsy that the tIeachers at ID Ger
rito will find a new interest when he
canters out on the field In February.
Snowden, remembered from last
February will manage the team ana
pert hitting, and noted on the held ~
his high "band." arrived yesterday
from Calgary. Canada. where every
body has a long "A" and knoNa .
horse.
Personnel ls Changed.
The personnel Of the Canadian team
will be changed this year. Major
Ross. who was a short-stirruped won
der at back for the Canadians last
February will manaeg the team, ana
Srowden. who win probably be at
three this time, will hive a team OF
fast and keen young Canadians from
tire Chinook district to surround hiU-
Snowden said yesterday that the
canadians viii have useful bunch OF
ponies with them. They have been
in.erluding wheat-growing and cow
punching on the plains with polo play
il and have broken in come fast mix
lures of straight prairie COW pony
track runners and English thorough
bred.
Take 1t all round. II looks as though
the tournament in Hillsborough next
year will be even faster and more