Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-05
POLO SEASON CLOSES WITH
ANOTHER WIN FOR 0AHUANs
LIST Field Artillery Four Defeat
ed in Game at SChofield for
Wall & Dougherty Trophy ,
Oahu q, First Field Artillery 2

Oahu Q, First Field Artillery
The 1914 polo season closed last
Saturday afternoon, so far as the Oahu
team is concerned There may be 2
few more matches for the army teams
al Schofieh, but nothing. IN scheduled
ard with the annual maneuvers ap-
preaching II Is more than likely that
the soldiers viii also call 1t a year
and turn their ponies e6k"fOr a we'll
earned rest ."...
The closing game was played on the
Leilehua field, and was for a first leg
On the Wall & Dougherty cup, open TO
teams on Oahu, and to be won three
times by the same club before becom-
ing its permanent property The Cav
airy and Artillery fouTs fought it out
last Wednesday for the right to play
Oahu in the finals, the wagon soldiers
being successful, and then losing TO
their civilian rivals by the above
score ~-
II was a good game TO watch-much
better than the figures indicate. There
were flashes Of class polo by both
teams, but as has been the case in
several recent matches, the game
dragged toward the middle of the play,
being more Interesting at the start
and at the finish. Saturday this might
be accounted for by heavy fall which
Walter Macfarlane got in the fourth
period, which shook up the Oahu No.
3 considerably, and somewhat disor-
gained the team for a couple Of
chukkurs. Macfarlane's pony seemed
to cross his legs and go down without
giving the rider chance to throw
himself free. the animal rolling par
TALLY over him9 Macfarlane had the
wind knocked completely out of him,
and was out for several minutes, but
no further damage was done, and after
q short internission he was able to
remount and continue the game.
General Edwards otficiates.
Something Of a ceremony was made
OF the final game Of the season, and
the attendance ann interest shown au-
gurs well for army polo next year.
IL was the first match played at the
post since Brigadier General Clarepce
Edwards. himself keen polo enthusi-t
asst, assumed command there, and
General Edwards gave his official
sanction to the sport 9d pledged his
personal support He threw in the
ball that opened the game, and after
the Oahuans were returned winners,
presented the trophy, and also the
individual cups given by r. W. Shin
gle. The eight players we're ringed
with leis as soon as they left the field,
red ones for the artillery and blue
and white for the Oahu team. Form
ing In semilcircle around General
Edwards, while officers and ladies OF
the post and visiting civilians gath
cred round. the players listened to-
some sound praise for the sport, and
some sportsmanlike wishes for fits frI-
ture success. General Edwards touch
ed on the friendly attitude of the war
department towards the sport but ex-
planned that army teams were badly
handicapped for lack Of fast mounts,
q condition which he hoped to see
gradually rectified as far as Schofield
Barracks was concerned. Harold Cas-
tie. captain of the Oahu team, ac-
cepted the custody Of the trophy "un-
til next time, and later, at an in
formal gathering at the Cavalry-Artil-
lery club, Arthur Rice put into words
the general good feeling Of the Oahu
players for their army rivals. and the
hope that meetings would be even
more frequent in the future.
Fast Opening.
The game itself started with rush,
first one side and then the other driv-
ing the ball into the danger zone, but
few shots for goal coming OF. When
the bell rang neither side had scored,
and the ball was In the Artillery's