Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-09-29

The polo championship OF the north |
west Will be played off here this week |
In by far the most important polo
tournament ever held In the west,
when the Portland, Ontario, Boise and
Boise Barracks polo teams meet in a
six days meet commencing Tuesday
afternoon on the polo grounds at the
barracks. The trophy cup hung up is
presented by the Owyhee Hotel com
pany. and Is a handsome silver
mounted one, the value of which is
placed at several hundred dollars. Be
tween SO and 40 of the fastest anna
teur polo players in the west will
participate, while in the paddocks will
be between 90 and 60 polo ponies.
Horses Arrive.
Shipped by express 16 OF the best
polo ponies on the Pacific coast.
owned by the Portland team, arrived
in Boise yesterday, and are now in
paddocks at the Boise barracks. The
| animals viii have two days rest from
their hard journey overland to this
| city and will be fresh for the opening.
| Several of them are valued at $1,000
| each and have been carefully trained
to play the game. They are highly
| priced by their owners.
The Portland team, consisting OF
Harry and Hamilton Corbet, Ben Tone
and Mr.. Johnson, will arrive tonight.
1t is recognized by local polo players
that the Portland team IS known over
the west as one of the fastest in the
country. When the northwestern
championship was played off here
last fall Portland lost, the Boise city
team winning. Portland will there
| fore endeavor to recover the hOnors
most year ago and will make a hard
| and determined fight for the cham
pionship and the silver trophy cup.
Polo Field Is Fast.
The army polo field is in fast con.
dition. Completely fenced in, level as
floor, specially treated for the play
ing of the great army game on 1t, the
grounds is one of the best in the
country. A large grandstand for spec
tators has been erected on the field
affording an excellent view of the
| matches
Captain Crookson, an expert referee
who has been the judge Of many OF
the great polo matches Of the east, has
btel SttuItu W act III lHdt oIiCIdl
pacity over matches to be played off
during the tournament. He is a resi- :
dent of Portland.
Other Teams Fast.
With the ontario team will be the
famous Chapman family, Harry Chap
man. a veteran at the game, and his
three sons. Edgar. Albert and Charles
The playing of this quartet in other
matches pulled off in this city and
ontario have been little less than phe-
romenal. The three boys. while COM
paratively new at the game, have
measured up well with their sire in
the short time they have been playing
the army sport. Their team work is
excellent and they compose team
that is heartily feared on the pole
field.
With Boise there will be Harry Falk
Edward Ostner, c. r. Barrnger. Her
bert Lemp and j. S. Terrence. OstneI
and Barringer are the two players
who were injured in a summer pole
match played here, when they came
together with terrific force on the field
Barringer was in hospital for sew
eral weeks. Lemp is conceded to be
the most dashing player seen on thu
Boise field. He is a sensational rider
and a dangerous opponent. Falk an,
Terrence are mainstays of the club.
The army. or the Boise Barrack.
team, will be represented by Lieu
, tenants Havcrcamp Rheinhardt. RoS
coe Wall and Sergeant Reese. All arr
well known polo players who hav,
been with the army team for years
Captain Thomas who was badly in
jured at Portland during the tourna
ment there, will not be able to play
He Is acting manager of the tourna
ment to open here this week and II
complete charge of arrangements
,, The opening game of the tournament
will go on Tuesday afternoon, an6
,, matches will be played every da,
, thereafter during the balance of tn,
week, including Sunday. Each team
will meet every other team. and al
matches will he played at the SAM
hour weather permitting. Spectator
are cautioned to leave their dogs
!, home. for their appearance on thu
field makes riding dangerous
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