The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-01

% WIN thN hhl Nlthtn hMnlFen frNt
Of Cofonadot goal n was game
Of fearful strain and the disappoint.
ncnt " not Winning this match can
only DO appreciated hy those who
chcecd for M along tho side limos.
believe u n conservative estimate that
ninety nine ont ~ the hundred spccta
tors were yelling their heads on for
Hawaii
"No more ardent rootcrs could be-
found than John u. Sprcckeis. and the
management of the hotel. | understand
that ever ybcll boy and groom aud
tho grandstand filled with san Diego
people, were loud in their support OF
Hawaii. Sam Baldwin PLAYED the star
game for us aud his courage and dash
in breaking up the play of Stevenson
was the marvel Of the tournament I
feel that every man on our team played
for all there was in him and gave
good account Of HIMSELF consequently.
we have no regrets except that the
fates were not ms kind as they might
have been. For several days il was
hard TO believe that we had not been
the victors OF the contest, as hundreds
of congratulatory messages were re-
ceived from spectators and any number
of strangers introduced themselves to
members of the team and expressed
their enthusiasm over our efforts
Junior Tournament.
"With one days rest, we we're call
ed on to play against the Coronado
Junior team, composed of Major Ross,
Mr.. Snowden. and Mr.. Garlic, the Cana.
din forwards, and Mr.. Huston, for our
first match in the Junior Tournament.
. / ha oil gNn IL,
was put on the field here, was concod.
ed to be the strongest aggregation
of players in the South. We found
great difficulty in keying ourselves up
to this match, as Wednesdays match
had taken the snap out of both men
and horses. know my best ponies,
Boy Blue, Dandy, Puuloa and Carry
the News all had to be whipped to
hold their pace against the Canadian
ponies. Knowing these horses, you will
readily understand what their condi-
tion was to require anything to make
them move,
eve ran the score up FIVE to one,
and in the sixth period substituted
some make'shift mounts, to ease off
on our tired horses-as a result the
Coronados ran three goals on us in less
, than three minutes, bringing the score
five to four. Fortunately, we were
able to hold the score there until the
seventh period, when we came out bet.
ter mounted and added three more to
our tally, and a fourth in the eighth
period, losing in those two periods,
only one goal. This gave us the match,
with score of nine to five. 1t was
not good exhibition of polo, but was
q good fight on nerve.
Saturday, the First Cavalry played
Boise for the consolation cups and as
, both of these teams come from Boise,
Idaho, where they have had the same
, sort of rivalry, which exists at home
, between the Fifth Cavalry and Oahu,
the game was most interesting con-
D test, although not an exhibition of
very classy polo. The Boise men have
been loyal in their support to Hawaii
in all the matches in which we had
. played and we were glad to help them
3 out with ponies and do all we could
| to cheer them ON to victory. They
t won the match by the narrow margin
: of one goal.
9 Big Cup Finals.
I "Sunday, the finals for the big cup
n were played between Coronado and
f Pasadena, and as all the horses were
|. getting played out, it was decided that
q the matches for the two handicap cups
{ as well as the All-American Trophy
i should be decided by this one game
o Coronado was obliged to give Pasa
i dcna eight goals handicap and it was
d thought by Il good many that Pasa
4 dena might win the handicap cups, but
i in all probability would lose the All
n America scratch match There was
e nothing of interest in this game, ex
o cept the beautiful stick work of Nal
r colin Stevenson, who being left alone
d demonstrated that there practically are
: no impossible shots off a pony's back
d if one has time to slow up, to make
them. In the first half of the seventh
period, by blocking one OF the Pasa
+ denas sticks, Stevenson was hit across
4 the back of the right hand, and his
n second finger was cut to the bone
!. This looked as if Pasadena would
T again have a chance to come in and
G win out as they did in the Hogan Cup
r through piece of misfortune to the
r opposing team. After Stevenson 3 hand
@ was bound up, he decided to play posi-
n ton one on Coronado's team, and with
: out a stick gave the best exhibition OF
; riding that / have ever seen. He put
u tne IdShueHds DICK out OF tine game
= by his superior judgment in anticipat
d ing plays, coupled with his superb
n Craftsmanship. / wish every man al
z home, who aspires or feels himself
4 relegated to the position of No.
e might have seen how much could be
n made of that position by head work
t and horsemanship. With three mallets
:. against four, Coronado proceeded Ia
: increase the lead against Pasadena by
: making four goals, Pasadena scoring
:, only once in the whole match, and that
n in the last minute of play. The final
score of the match was twelve to one
!, adding the eight goal handicap, the
= official score would be ~ to 8.
j "on Monday, Canada played the
n Army in the handicap games, giving
p them seven goals. The game was very
G one-sided from the start; the Cavalry
8 not being able to hold control at any
i time. The Army only scored once
3 while Canada ran up score of eleven
e goals.
Combination Good,
"On Tuesday morning, We played Pa.
sadena for the finals in the Coronado