The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-07-27

polo has long been recognized. Her
players have well stood the test of bat.
tie on the polo field in the east, in the
west and at home, and her ponies have
been admired and much sought after
through the length and breadth of the
world. Harry Payne Whitney once
said; Hawaii deserves all that has
been said and written about her polo
players and her polo ponies, and yes
terday, at beautiful Moanalua Field,
again proved themselves, with three
thousand polo enthusiasts Witnessing a
game that viii live long in memory.
Oahu won by eleven to seven and
one-half, a clean cut, honestly earned
victory, and to the victors rightfully
belongs the championship. (
It was an ideal Hawaiian day and
a large crowd that was distinctly
"Societyo was out 10 watch the Blue
and White of Oahu clash with the Black
and Gold OF Maui for the inter.islahd
title. E B.El tt iA fas $ a.
Reasons to Applaud a'3
There were a thousand reasons to
applaud and none to criticise. Those
old and polo,searred rivals Of the great
est sporting event Of the Islands, play
ed the game as IL has never before been
played in the Paradise of the Pacific.
The players were experienced, nerVE
and eoolly dashing, while under them
were polo ponies which can stand side
by side with any in the world be they
the charges Of the Big Four, the Point
Judith four, the Burlingame four, the
san Mateo four or the now famous
Freebooters. Just as keen for the
crown of success were these ponies as
the men who rode them.
Are the King and Queen
When Peter Harmon told the world
that Helen c., was the queen of all
polo pones, he. did not overpraise the
brave little mare. " When Doctor FitZ-
gerald proclaimed Carry the News the
king Of polo ponies, he, too, rave only
deserved praise TO the game little horse
from the Valley Isle. Each played a
wonderful, marvellous, intelligent and
painstaking game, sharing the laprels
Today Hawaii may well boast of the
two greatest polo ponies in the world,
Praise For Mounts S. 10 .
And there were others on the field
yesterday which carried their riders
well. Stout hearted, they dashed in and
out of the danger zone tore up and
down the field with the speed of wild
fire, or helped ride of some dangerou:
. foe. ii -s ?.
Three dapple greys, In and Out, Grey
, Dawn and Quick Silver, stood the test
with gameness and grit and many o.
: the cheers that rang across the field
and echoed through the hills, were not
. for the players alone but for the horses
as we'll. Little Kaiulani, Gold Dust
Grandma Bess, Boy Blue, Joe, Jet, Lit
tie Arthur and Dandy-Dandy the vet
, eran and hero Of many hard fought poll
=. campaigns-did their work well and Il
= them goes at least half the glory Of
! the great struggle.
l. Glory for Every Ilayer Be-.
; Each Of the eight players PLAYED hi
: game. Some who sat in the soft sea-
= Of an automobile or lounged under TIL
o shade of the trees, perhaps though
Dave Fleming was little bit slOwe
than year ago. Maybe so, but Dav'
Fleming shorld have been ut home il
;. bed instead Of astride a polo pony
battling with every ounce of his sore
= ly tried body for the success OF hi
- team. Weeks ago Fleming took i'll an
~ ngoinst orders he came to Moanalu
" and dOnned his polo toys. Whether
=. not all on the sidelihesl think so, Dav
a Fleming played a Wonderful game,
:. truly wonderful game. Maui should b
= proud of him, and Maui is proud
y him.
;" Vanquished Played Wen ..
" Sam Baldwin played his usual grea
n zane II seemed bit out of place
~ see him in the Black and Gold agains
the Blue and White, cOlors he had wor
; for three years. But Mani IN his hon
~ NOW and it was right for him to pla
a here. And it is just this sort 9
a sportsm anship, not murmur from tn
az Oahu four because he was there, tbs
es makes polo in the Hawaiian Islands tn
nr game it is. .'' -
Ds Frank +. Baldwin. too. stood out !
"a the limelight by a brilliant dash tim
n, and again in and out Of pockets, and h
horsemanship brought mprmurs of al
miratiOn from every spectator, wheth'
they rooted for Maui or for Oahu.
Arthur Collins played his usui
steady, headv and aggressive game.
Walter Macfarlane q Star
II For the winners, Walter MacfarlaT
Al stood out like a ray Of sunshine on
" cloudy day and the strong'armed No.
of the Blue and White earned ii
plaudits given him for dashing hors
manshiP. brilliant riding off and wol
J. derful stickwork. g.. ..
ed Arthur Rice played a steady, bri
ut liant game and guarded back as we
~ as it has ever before been guarded.
)" Harold Castle was just as good I
en- ever, If not wee bit better, and b
n" long drives and clever nlaeing of Il
III hall for a teammate to follow up, VIC
b. the admiration of the crowd,
tie Capt. Walter +. DillinPham's pla
III irg was in keeping with his past pc
We formances on the polo field. Clear
VI. eye, quick of action and always aleI
he helped wonderfully toward the su