Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-22
ISLAND POLO
EXPLOITED in
Army ANNUAL
1.-The RaSp." Book Issued by
Mounted Service School. Is
Dedicated to Gen. Carter

Dedicated to Gen. Carter
The Rasp, published annually in
the interests Of the Mounted Service
School at Fort Riley, Kansas. Il just
out and can not fail To interest every
loyal subject OF King Horse. The
book this year Is handsomely bound
and copiously Illustrated and from the
bookmakers standpoint is a credit to
its publishers. Ii contains 4I6 pages
and the subjects treated. all Of inter
est to horsemen. are many and varied
The Rasp" for 1914 is of special
| interest to Hawaii in that il contains
Polo in Hawaii" q short sketch OF
the game as played in the islands.
written b. Laurence Redingten. This
article, illustrated with photographs
Of local service and civilian players
and ponies. Genes under the head OF
desirable publicity for Oahu aud will
probably open the eyes of mainlanders
to the polo possibilities of Hawaii
The hook is dedicated 20 Major.
general VIM. II. Carter. now command
| ing the Hawaiian department. the ded-
ication reading as follows:
ITO MaiorGeneral VIM. ". Carter.
us. A.. to whom the Mounted Service
School owes it's inception and who,
for MANY years prior to the establish
ment OF the school and the resultant
interest in military horsemanship and
| the service mount. vas the foremost
exponent of the study of the service
horse this book is dedicased"
The following are extracts from the
sketch Of Hawaiian polo:
'As a matter Of fact. Hawaii Is one
of the oldest polo centers in the world
and the game was in high popular
favor In the islands when It was hard
Nv more than name in continental
United States For 80 years the Ha-
waiian stick swingers have been busy.
and several generations of polo play
ers have come and gone, while the
game has had its ups and downs: it's
periods of prosperity and it's lean
wears Now and then some player
from. Hawaii would get chance to
perform en- the mainland fields but tho
2I00 miles OF ocean between Honolulu
land San Francisco and the high cost
of transportation for men and mounts
proved en- effectual barrier between
Hawaiian polo and its general exploit
ation. II was net until the spring
of last year that a polo invasion OF
California was finally accompf shed.
although il had been talked ofsfor q
decade past. but although the expenses
of the campaign ran many thousands
over the estimates. the islanders con.
sidered their money well spent. for
they wen five out Of nine big tourna.
ments held at Coronado. Pasadena
end San Mateo. and their good show
ing and good sportsmanship spotted
Hawaii firmly en- the polo map.
while the game mas been played
n the Hawaiian Islands since 1876. II
is only within the last ten years that
new element che that revived the
Tagging interest and stirred up com.
petition, was injected into the snort
Army POLO has been the spur to local
pride and now the service Is always
represented In the interisland cham.
picnships which take place on the
island of Oahu in August or September
every year. A supplementary tourna.
ment is held at Schofield Barracks az.
ter the championship, in which the Sec
end teams of the cavalry and the OahT
nolo club. the men who have taken the
hard knocks and furnished the oppo
sition and many Of the mounts for
the first string players for tie season,
get their innings
TO Nate army teams have. not
shown tie class Of polo that the best
island fcurs display. but the time Is
coming when the cavalry. field artil-
lery, and possible an infantry team
will give the locals all they care for
in the way of competition. The an
swer tc civilian supremacy on the polo
field is iwofold-mGunfs and expert.
ence. The esvaIrymen have never
been able to get together string that
could show the foot of the island
mounts. and this is not surprising,
when il is remembered that two Ha-
waiian Monies. Carry.the- News, owned
by Dr. Will Baldwin. and Helen g.. the
proDerty OF Walter F. Dillingham;, were
used in both international matches In
1913, while r. r. Baldwin's Dandy. an
other Of the Hawaii string. was eonsid.
cred good enough to he shipped east,
and was only out Of the game because
of injury sustained in practice. Harry
PAYNE Whitney PLAYED Carry-thesNews
two full periods in each game and
thoupht so much Of the pony that he
asked its owner to set his own price.
DR. baldwin. however. refused TO sell.
and the three ponies made the trip
back to Hawaii. too late. however, to
take part in any CT the local tourna-
ments. At the time OF this writing
! Gfarch. 1919 one Of Mr.. Whitney's
head men is in Honolulu trying to ne
rotate for the loan Of Carry-the- News,
Helen G and Fl. K Castles Sailor Bow.
to be PLAYED in the international
matches this year