Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-01
News and Comment
Written by Experts
BRIGHT POLO
PROSPECT FOR
ARMY TEAMS
Especial star-BuIIetin cerrcspondenceI


SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, April l..
As the polo season draws near the
prospects for the two service teams
are very bright. ..
The LIST Field Artillery has squad
OF IL aspirants to choose from and
for the first tournament at least, will
have still the members OF last years
team. Lieuts. Dodds, Naylor, Beard
and Potter represented the artillery
Through last years matches and Lieut.
Peyton was the first substitute.
This years team of wagon soldiers
will probably be selected this moTnth,
and new possibilities for place are
Capt. Williams and Lieuts. Huntley,
Rogers, Gay, DAILY, Deshon and Max
well. All OF these men have been
out regularly to practise and soon will
take part in the scrub games"
The Artillery mounts will be of
much better grade this season than
last Lieuts. Gay and Beard have each
purchased one OF Mr.. G. G. Fuller's
grey ponies, and although these will
not be far enough advanced to be
played for some time, they may get
In the later matches of the season.
Lieut. DAILY has sent to California for
two ponies from the exposition match.
es and these are sure to be great ad.
dition 10 this years string Only
three Of the ten ponies purchased
upon Hawaii last fall will be OF use
this season, but that three is expected
to be Of material assistance. Sinbad
the Oahu pony purchased by Lieut.
Beard. is developing nicely and will
be the strong end of that players
string
Haylor, this seasons Artillery cap
tain. is trying out change of posi-
tons. He is playing No. 3 himself
and moving Beard up to No. 2 with
the idea OF having the strong arm
man on the attack instead Of the de.
Tense.
Cavalry Outlook Bright
The 9Th Cavalry has fine prospects
IN the way Of player material for
their polo team this coming season.
With Isieuts. Kimbail. Lyman and Hall
uf last years team they are assured
Of b strong nucleus Then Lieut. Ha-
verkamp, who has been doing such
brilliant work on the Ist Cavalry team
at the Panama-Pacific exposition tour.
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port. Also ttBfe b b possibility that
1ib1ts 0ulpim and Cheney OF last
years. four may return N time to take
place In some OF the matches OF this
season. Besides these regulars. the
Cavalry also possesses string OF
likely substitutes~-Lieut Nalle, Rich,
ards and Owen. @sS
The Fourtil's stable has been added
To By ten promising native ponies, all
Of which are strong possibilities. And
there are several experienced ponies
that were not In the game last sea-
son that are expected to show speed
on the field this year.
Although the Cavalry has not been
able to hold the early practise in.
dalged In by the Artillery, owing to a
scattered team, they are sure to put
4 very strong four In the game when
the season opens.
Two Tournaments.
The first tournament will probably
take place the first part of June and
viii be for the championship of Oahu
Cups win be presented to the winners
by Wall & Dougherty of Honolulu.
The matches of this tournament viii
most likely be held at Schofeld Bar
racks and will be contested by the
Oahu, CaValary and Artillery fours.
The other tournaments viii come la
ter IN the season and will be to decide
the intefisland championship. This
last win have as contestants, the Maui
and possibly the Kauai teams in ad-
ditfon to those in the first tournament
II is probable that there will be in.
teresting practise matches held at the
post among the service teams and the
Oahu four. during fbis month. as a
preliminary to the regular season.