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hoLO_ CONTENTS—February, 1930 . , A ,;F
Current Topics :377
International Prospects :391
Young Players in Polo. By •- Martin Gale " . . . . . . :394
Training the Polo Pony—II . By F. Jackson 397
New Handicaps in the U .S .A .
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Thoughts on Polo Pony Breeding . By J . R . 13 . Branson 403
Indoor Polo Season in New York . 13v Harry Dlsston . . . . . . . . . 40S
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Season at Cannes (13
Californian Season 41(i
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January Sport
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CURRENT TOPICS.
National Pony Show.
Entries received for the National Pony Society's Show, to be
held at the Royal Agricultural Hall on March 7th and 8th, are
as follow : Young stock classes, 46 ; brood mares, 14 ; stallions,
i ; riding ponies, 68 ; Welsh, 15 ; and Shetlands, 25 ; Mountain
and Moorland ponies, ig ; making a total of 194 . In addition,
entries have been received of 14 groups for the dam produce
class, and 11 groups for the sire produce class, and 11 groups
of Mountain and Moorland ponies . There will also be 62 Arab
and Arab-bred horses . The three classes for children's ponies
and ten competition classes promise well . The prize money
amounts to £1,230, and the band of H.M. Queen's Bays will
perform on each afternoon.
Hurlingham Club Polo Committee.
For the governing body of British polo Hurlingham's nominees
for 1930 are as follow : Viscount Cowdray (Chairman), Maj . the
Hon . J. J. Astor (el- officio, as Chairman of the Hurlingham
Club), Maj . J . F . Harrison, Capt . G . H. Fanshawe, Maj . R . L.
Benson, Capt. C. H . Tremayne, Mr . J. B . Young, Lieut .-Col.
V. N . Lockett, Lord Wodehouse and Capt . A. H . Ferguson.
The changes from last year are that Maj . Astor succeeds Sir
Harold Snagge on the latter's resignation of the Chairmanship
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formerly filled by Maj . R . L. McCreery. Col . Sir George
Hastings and Lord Cromwell will represent the Ranelagh Club,
the latter succeeding Lieut.-Col. H . G . M . Pleydell-Railston in
this position . Capt . the Hon. F . E . Guest and Maj . D . C.
Boles will represent the Roehampton Club, the latter taking the
place of Mr. H. Abel Smith . Admiral Sir Roger Keyes has been
nominated to represent the new Royal Naval Polo Association,
of which Lieut.-Comdr . Lord Louis Mountbatten is the honorary
secretary.
Dates for Trial Matches.
For England's International team there will probably be six
formal trial matches before they leave for the United States . At
least two will be played at each of the three London clubs, the
Hurlingham dates being fixed for Whit-Monday (June 9th) and
Saturday, July 12th . At Roehampton on Saturday, May 17th,
and Wednesday, July gth, the team will be in the field, while
tentative Ranelagh dates are May Toth and June 21st.
American Preparations.
At the annual meeting of the United States Polo Association,
held in New York on January 22nd, Mr. T. Hitchcock, junr.
was elected captain of the United States International team, and
he will also act as chairman of the Cup Defence Committee. Mr.
Louis E . Stoddard, chairman of the Executive Committee of
the United States Polo Association, also stated that Mr . Hitchcock
has been empowered to appoint a committee to assist him
in all matters pertaining to the defence of the cup.
Old Aiken Team.
The proposed visit of the Old Aiken team to England this
year will not take place . The New York correspondent who
mentioned the probability of their visit writes ort January 24th :
" I have recently been in touch with their captain, and find that
they have unfortunately altered their plans, and will not be in
England this spring because their studies will not allow them to
leave early enough to take part in the tournaments ."
An Old University Polo Player.
Sir Edmund Broughton Barnard, whose death took place
suddenly at a meeting of the Hertfordshire County Council in
London on January 27th, at the age of seventy-three, was a
keen polo player in his young days . He was a member of the
Cambridge University team in the match against Oxford in
i 88 1, which was noteworthy for the fact that for the first time
in this series the sides were each composed of only four players.
Mr . F . B . Mildmay (now Lord Mildmay of Flete), who afterwards
became a member of the Messrs. Peat's famous Sussex
team, made his first appearance that year for Cambridge, who
won by three goals to love . A feature of the game was the

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good play of Mr. Barnard, who was well mounted . The teams
were :—Cambridge : Messrs . H . Cumberland Bentley, E . B.
Barnard, E . I_vicett Green and F . B . Mildmay. Oxford : Lord
Dungarven, Mr . J . B . Leigh, Mr . H . B . Portman and Mr. H.
Lennard . In the following year Mr . Barnard was again in the
Cambridge team, and rt is of interest to recall that on the opposing
side was the late Earl Haig . This 1882 match was the last
in which five a side were played, the teams being :—Cambridge :
Messrs . F . B . Mildmay, E . B. Barnard, F . Gaskell, J . A. Tryon
and the Hon. C. T. Dundas. Oxford : Messrs. H . B . Portman,
Douglas Haig, J . Cator, C. Charrington and J . G . Goslyn. Play
for a long time was even, several good runs being made by Mr.
Mildmay and Mr. Barnard, both of the Cambridge team . After
some exciting exchanges the first goal was scored by Mr. Haig.
Good play followed on both sides, and Mr . Mildmay equalized.
At the call of time the score was still one goal all, so the teams
met again at Hurlingharn a few days later, when Cambridge
won, after another keen fight, by three goals to two. Mr.
Barnard did not remain a prominent figure in polo long after
leaving Cambridge, but, as is recorded in an obituary notice
written by one of his old friends in the Times, he made his mark
as a good amateur rider under Jockey Club Rules, although those
people who knew him only in recent years would not have associated
the short and rather stout gentleman with great ability
as a rider on the flat . Yet he rode many winners, and at one
Lewes Summer Meeting was three times successful . To the end
of his life his only recreation was racing . IIe was a regular
attendant at Newmarket meetings, at Ascot, Goodwood, Epsom,
Doncaster, Sandown Park, Kempton Park and, indeed, at all
the principal meetings of the year . But he never allowed his
duties as a magistrate, or his local government work, to be interfered
with by racing.
A Member of the Monmouthshire Team.
Another old-time polo player who passed away last month was
Sir Edward Curre, M .F .H . He was one of the earliest members
of the Monmouthshire Club, and his death follows by a few
months that of his old friend, Mr . W. Reginald Herbert-
Huddleston, better known of as Reggie Herbert, one of the
founders of that club . Sir E . Curre first took part in the
Champion Cup tournament at Hurlingham in 1877, when he was
a member of the five-a-side Monmouthshire team, which comprised
Messrs . F . Herbert, James Mellor, Hugh Owen, Edward
Curre and Reginald Herbert . After beating the International
Gun and Polo Club in a match in which Mr . Kenyon Stow broke
a leg in the first period, Monmouthshire played a draw in the
final with the Tyros, the result of an extraordinary game being
that neither side hit a goal . In the following year Mr . Curre
was again in the Monmouthshire team which won the Champion
Cup, beating the 5th Lancers in the final by 3 goals to 2 . The
winners were in the final again in 18i9, but were defeated by a
Hurlingham team. Sir William Edward C . Curre, who was

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seventy-five, was the elder son of Mr . E. M. Curre, of Itton
Court, Chepstow, and was educated at Eton and Oxford . At
one time he commanded the Monmouthshire Royal Engineer
Militia . He was created a baronet in 1928, and was made a
Commander of the British Empire in 1920 . Monmouthshire
sport will suffer a distinct loss through his death, for he had
hunted the Chepstow country with a private pack of foxhounds
he got together in i896, and had maintained ever since, and the
sport shown by him was of high class.
The Late Col. E. D . Miller.
The death of Lieut.-Col . E . D . Miller, whose career was dealt
with fully in our January issue, creates a gap in the Hurlin gham
Club Polo Committee, on which he had served for many years.
At the time of his death he was one of the members nominated
by the County Polo Association . Many appreciations of this
notable figure in polo have appeared in print . Here is one
written by his old friend Mr. Treshaln Gilbey, and published
in Horse and Hound .- " The polo world has lost a great friend
through the death of Col. E . D. Miller. As an old schoolfellow
at Harrow, and one who had known hire and his doings for
nearly fifty years, one cannot help throwing one's memory back
with some gratitude in having had the pleasure of his acquaintance
and friendship . Old polo players who are still on the
active list, or take some interest in the game, find it necessary
to go back some thirty years to realize what changes have taken
place, and how the game has altered and become more scientific
and much faster. It was about the late nineties that the Miller
family became ` a household word ' in connexion with the game
of polo. It was the brothers E . D ., George and Charlie that
made up the celebrated Rugby team, assisted by their friend
Mr. Walter Jones as No . I . He at that time had probably
the best stud of light-weight polo ponies in England . The team
won the Champion Cup on three occasions, though both Col.
E . D . and George played in the winning team five times in all.
The late Colonel was one of the finest of captains, and with him
and his brothers in the team you had a splendid combination.
As an organizer he was hard to beat, and who could be placed
above such men as he and Walter Buckmaster when it came to
judging a high-class polo pony? In the famous sales of the
Miller ponies at Rugby in the nineties record prices were realized,
and it was a treat to see a big stud of good-looking, high-class,
beautifully trained animals paraded before lovers of horses or
ponies. As an authority on the game his opinions were generally
sought, especially when it became a question of the alteration of
or addition to the rules ; and, of course, he was always looked up
to as one of our greatest umpires . For love and knowledge of
the well-bred high-class pony he was hard to beat, as all those
connected with the National Pony Society will testify . During
his year of office as President he took an active interest and
worked hard in obtaining new members and suggesting new rules
for registration of stallions, and only a few days before his death

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where he is a familiar figure . Observe the leather leg-gear .
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the writer had a letter from him respecting a resolution in his
name on this very subject. Then we cannot forget that the
County Polo Association owes its origin partly to him, for it
was some thirty years ago that the Colonel, myself and one or
two others met and started it . This was the man of all others
keen to encourage the young blood, especially the soldiers and
those coming up in the County Teams to play their tournaments
off in London . Alas ! the polo world has lost, and will miss,
a great friend, a fine sportsman, a good soldier and an English
gentleman ."
Some Appreciations.
Another of Col. Miller's friends writes as follows to Horse
and Hound : " The late Col . E . D . Miller is mourned by very
many friends, and this not only on account of his charm and
courtesy, his wit and his brilliancy as a writer and as a raconteur,
his fame as a polo player and organizer, and as a writer on
polo. His delightful book, ` Fifty Years of Sport,' is one of
the best books of reminiscences, and Col . Miller wrote exactly
as he talked ; and when you read his stories you can almost feel
that the man himself is there—at least, if you knew him . He
was one of the kindest and most generous of men ; one whose
word was his bond, straight as a sword, no respecter of persons,
and one who spoke his mind ; yet his tact was unlimited, and
he had an amazing faculty for smoothing troubled waters . A
great sportsman, a fine soldier, a born organizer, and the author
of the polo player's classic, his friends know that they will not
soon look upon his like again . I was looking through some of
his letters and papers yesterday, and I came upon one of the
latter, entitled ` Services in Present War.' These were : European
War : Two Years in France with Northampton Yeomanry
as Major ; then as Lieut.-Colonel, Pembroke Yeomanry on East
Coast ; returned to France, July, 1918, as Corps Horse Adviser,
15th Corps ; Disembodied in April. There were several letters
in which various distinguished officers praised his services, and
he was recognized to be an officer who possessed great force of
character, remarkable energy and power of organization, and a
keen sense of duty . As Corps Horse Master his work was most
valuable, as his general knowledge of horses was second to none,
and his general popularity enabled him to institute reforms
without friction . Col. Miller was one of the most modest of men.
I never knew him until after his elder son, Gordon, had been
killed in action, fighting as a volunteer on the Murmansk front
in North Russia ; but I used to think that his face had sometimes
a very sad expression, though his gaiety, his amusing stories and
his delightful smile made one forget the one abiding grief that
had overtaken him in the latter part of what seems to have been
an unusually happy life. He took a great pride in the polo
successes of his son Desmond, an officer in his own old regiment,
the 17th Lancers, and he was much elated when his boy sold a
horse which he had bought for about 70 guineas, and with which
he had won some races, for Ton guineas at Tattersall's ."

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In the Pytchley Country.
" Spraggon " writes : " The death of Col . Ted Miller is
deeply felt in the Pytchley country, where he and Mrs . Miller
and their son Desmond have always been liked by all . It is
natural that his name should be associated more with polo than
with hunting, but at one time he came out frequently with hounds
when they met on the Rugby side of their country, and could
hold his own with the best . He took command of a squadron
of the Northamptonshire Yeomanry at the outbreak of the Great
War, and served with the Regiment, and later on the Staff, till
the Armistice came. Few men can have left more friends to
mourn their loss, and the great gathering at Rugby Parish
Church, where he was laid to rest, was representative of all ranks
of the British Army and of sportsmen of every denomination.
Those who knew him well and who served with him must feel
that beyond a doubt a very gallant gentleman has passed away,
and one who can ill be spared . Our deepest sympathy goes out
to the members of his family . "
A Tribute from Mr. Buckmaster.
Mr . Walter S . Buckmaster, who played against him in many
a fine polo match, contributes the following glowing tribute to
his old friend in the shape of a letter to the Field : " It was
learnt with the profoundest regret by his many friends, whose
number was legion, and by all those interested in sport, that
Col. E . D . Miller passed away on Friday, January 3rd . It is
probable, however, that the feelings of those interested in the
game of polo received the severest shock . All polo players of
the past remember so well his great deeds on the field, his many
victories in almost every tournament in England and abroad,
his great assets as captain and organizer of a team, in which
capacity he shone above all others . All young players of to-day
have lost their guide, philosopher and friend . Few, however,
know of the great work he did for the good of the game behind
the scenes (luring the many years of his life . The drawing up
of the rules of the game as existing to-day after the abolishing
of the offside rule, and the making of a similar set of rules as
are now used in America and here, are almost entirely due to
his untiring energy and forethought . I first met Ted Miller
when he brought his Rugby teale to Cambridge to play against
us undergraduates in 1892 . Curiously enough, these two teams
played a very prominent part in the future of polo for a great
number of years . As Rugby and the Old Cantabs, and in the
finals of a great number of Champion Cups, these two teams
were found as adversaries. It was therefore as an adversary
that T got to know the high character and lofty nature of this
man ."
Friendly Adversaries.
" The more we opposed one another, the harder the game, "
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to light. After the umpire's whistle blew on the termination of
the game we more often than not walked back to the pavilion
arm in arm, this after devoting our thoughts as to the best plan
the one to defeat the other. I have recently read many letters
and articles giving details of Col . Miller's life and doings in
every branch of sport, but I have read none conveying his true
nature and character . I, therefore, as probably his chief adversary
in the great game he loved so much, venture to take up the
pen and express my thoughts, which I feel are also the thoughts
of the vast number of men who played either with or against him,
or even who watched him play in the past. On Tuesday,
January- 7th, a great number of friends and admirers collected
at Rugby Church to pay their last and final respects, amongst
them many polo players who had travelled from afar . I looked
at their faces, and saw clearly the same line of thought was running
through their minds, as was through mine . It was that
the world of sport had lost a great asset, that all who knew hint
had lost a very true friend, that his county of Warwickshire had
lost a great worker for its good, and that England had lost one
of her best sons ."
Royal Naval Polo Association.
An interesting step in the history of the galloping game is the
recent formation of a Royal Naval Polo Association . That keen
player, Lieut .-Comdr . Lord Louis Mountbatten, whose Adsdean
team is well known in London polo, is the honorary secretary
and treasurer of this new body, which Admiral Sir Roger Keyes
has been nominated to represent on the Hurlingham Club Polo
Committee. Another prominent naval player is Admiral of the
Fleet Earl Beatty, whose sailor son and heir, Lord Borodale,
has also taken up the game . Two years ago the Duke of York,
who is the Chairman of Ranelagh, presented to that club a
challenge cup for an annual match between the Royal Navy and
the Royal Air Force, the latter Service being the present holders
of the trophy . Both the R .N . and the R .A .F . are now eligible
to compete in the Inter-Regimental tournament, which, up to
1926, was confined to the Army ; but neither of the two Services
has so far taken part in it.
An Admiral 's Reminiscences.
Some polo recollections by a naval officer appeared in the
January issue of THE POLO MONTHLY, and the same writer
follows with hunting recollections in the present issue . The
formation of the Royal Naval Polo Association has also inspired
some polo reminiscences from Admiral Mark Kerr, who, writing
in Polo (New York), points out that it is difficult for naval officers
to become efficient in this game, for two reasons : They spend a
good deal of time in travelling on the seas to different ports where
there are no polo grounds or ponies to play on ; and secondly,
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incomes . " In the days when my father commanded the threedecker
` Marlborough ' in the Mediterranean," says Admiral
Kerr, " the laws of the Navy were a little kinder towards the
horsemanship of the officers, for he and others used to carry their
horses on board their ships when they went from place to place.
There was no polo team, but they used to like riding in Corfu
and other of the Greek islands ." He adds : " In the late eighties
I started playing polo in the West Indies, and in the years 1890
to 1897 I played in the Mediterranean at Malta, while my younger
brother had at that time risen to be the greatest player in India,
which in those days generally meant the greatest player in the
world . By dint of hard work in the early morning (for we used
to go down at 6 a.m . to the polo ground, as we were on duty
for most of the day), and also from a happy idea that came to
me to work out certain plans of attack, the Naval team rose in
efficiency very rapidly, and during six years when I had the
honour of being in the Naval team, on only one occasion in the
annual Navy and Army match at Malta were the soldiers
victorious . "
Women Players in Ireland.
With regard to the decision of the A11-Ireland Polo Club (reported
in our January issue) that if a sufficient number of ladies
came forward hours could be arranged for them to play, it is
stated that the A .I .P .C . intend to circularize lady members of
the various Hunts within a fifty miles radius of Dublin, inviting
them to become members of the club . Discussing the matter with
an Irish Independent representative, Maj . T . W . Kirkwood, hon.
secretary, A.I .P.C ., said there was no reason why the innovation
should not make a wide appeal . The decision to admit
lady playing-members was arrived at after careful consideration,
and he believed that a sufficient number would come forward
to ensure the success of the venture. Maj . Kirkwood pointed
out that while lady members would enjoy many privileges of the
club, it was not intended that they should take part in tournaments
or other matches in which male members of the club were
engaged . It would be possible to arrange certain days during
which lady members would have the use of the polo ground, and
friendly matches could be arranged between themselves. In
conclusion, Maj . Kirkwood said that it was not necessary to
have a string of polo ponies . There were a number of establishments
in Dublin where ponies could be hired on reasonable terms.
Mr. Maxwell Arnott, who is a prominent member of the A .I.P.C.,
informed an Irish Independent representative that the decision
of the club was likely to meet with a big response in and around
Dublin. Polo as a game, he believed, would appeal to many
lady followers of hunting . It was quite popular in certain parts
of England. It is doubtful if the decision of the A .I .P .C . will
be availed of by ladies who live a fairly long distance from the
Metropolis. Mrs. Hall, the popular lady Master of the Carlow
Foxhounds, ventured the opinion that it would not be practicable
for other than those who lived within easy access of Dublin .

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Speaking for the lady members of the Carlow Hunt, Mrs . Hall
said she very much doubted if any of them could spare the time
or the expense to travel to Dublin to play pole regularly . As
against that, a nu iiher of lady members of the Wards, Kildares
and other prominent Hunts, believe that the venture has every
chance of being a success . Miss Joan Manly, a well-known rider
to hounds, told a newspaper representative that she believed polo
would make a big appeal to ladies. She thought the idea was
worth trying, and she believed that there would he plenty of
support forthcoming for the project.
County Tournaments.
The following clubs affiliated to the County Polo Association
have arranged to hold tournaments during the coming season on
the under-mentioned dates, subject to approval by the County
Polo Association at their annual meeting :
Beaufort (Norton, Malmesbury, Wilts) .—April 21st to May
3rd ; July 21st to the 26th ; September 8th to the loth.
Melton Mowbray.—May 19th to the 24th ; August 11th to the
16th.
Stoke d'Abernon (Cobham, Surrey) .--Alas 19th to the 24th
September 8th to the 13th.
Aldershot . May 26th (novices' begins) ; June 9th to the 14th;
July 7th !Low Handicap begins) ; July 31st American
Tournament begins).
Tidworth .—May 26th to the 31st ; August 4th to the gth.
Cheltenham .—May 26th to the 31st ; July 28th to August 2nd.
R.A.F . (Halton).—June 2nd to the 7th.
York.—June 9th to the 14th ; August 4th to the gth.
Cirencester . June 9th to the 14th ; August 11th to the 16th.
Foxbury (Chislehurst, Kent) . July 21st to the 26th.
Cowdray Park . July 28th to August 2nd.
Moreton Morrell .—July 28th to August 2nd.
Wirral .—July 28th to August 2nd.
Rugby . August 4th to the 9th ; August 25th to the 3oth
September 8th to the 13th.
High Handicaps.
There is to be a meeting in April of the Hurlingham Handicapping
Committee, at which a number of changes will be made,
as usual, in the current ratings of players. At present 1,455
players are handicapped in the latest Hurlingham list . Only
Too of these are in the top half of the list—that is to say, rated
at over 4 points and these include seven Americans, three

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THE PEBBLE BEACH TEAM,
now participating in the series of tournaments at I)-1 Monte, California,
where the polo season will continue through February and March . Left to
right : \lessrs. \V. \C. ( 'rocker, Frank Fuller, Arthur Perkins
and ('hayles Howard.
THE DEL MONTE TEAM,
winners of the recent Del Monte Consolation Tournament, receiving cups from
Mrs. S . F. It . _Morse, of Pebble reach . Left to right : Messrs . Stuart Pearson,
Dana Fuller, Harry Hunt, Capt . 1). S . Wood and Mrs. S. I . It . Morse .

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Argentinians, two Spaniards, one Belgian and one Czecho-
Slovakian . The names of players handicapped at 6 points or
higher are as follows :
g POINTS . F . W . C . Guest (U.S.A .), L . L . Lacey (Argentina),
Capt . C . T. I. Roark (London), J . A. E . Train (London
and Wing-Commander P . K . Wise London`.
S POINTS .—Maj . A . L . B. Anderson (London), M . Andrada
(Argentina), Maj . E . G . Atkinson 'London), H . East (U .S .A.,
Capt. R . George (London), E . W. Hopping (London), Lieut .-
Col . C . F . Hunter (London), J . D . Nelson (Argentina', Maj.
G . H . Phipps Hornby (London), R . E . Strawbridge, junr.
(U .S .A.), Marquis de Villabragima (London) and Lord Wodehouse
(London).
7 POINTS .—Cecil Balding (Rugby), Maj . D . C . Boles
(17th :21St Lancers), H . P . Guinness (Royal Scots Greys), Maj.
J . F . Harrison (London), E . A. S . Hopping (London), Lieut .-
Col . F . B . Hurndall (London), Lieut .-Col . V. N . Lockett
(17th/21st Lancers), Lieut .-Col. Sir Charles Lowther (Rugby),
Capt. W. S . McCreery (London), Capt . H. N. Scott-Robson
(London), Maj . A . L . Tate (London), Capt . C . H . Tremayne
(London) and Ma j . A . H . Williams (India).
6 POINTS .—Capt. C. W. Allfrey (Royal Artillery), Gerald
Balding (Melton Mowbray), Maj . F . W. Barrett (London), S . J.
Barton (Cirencester), Lieut .-Col. the Hon . J. D . V . Bingham
(London), Capt . J. C . Campbell (Royal Horse Artillery), Capt.
G. Carr White (London), Capt . G . II . Fanshawe (Queen's Bays),
H. W . Forester (London), A . Grisar (London), Maj .-Gen.
A . E . W. Harman (Weedon), Maj . T. W. Kirkwood (All-
Ireland), Capt. N . W. Leaf (15th/19th Hussars), Lieut .-Col . B.
Mathew-Lannowe (London), Lieut .-Col. T . P. Melvill (London),
D . C. J . Miller (17th/21st Lancers), Capt. H . G. Morrison
(Royal Artillery), L . Nelson (London), Capt . D . J . E . Norton
(16th/5th Lancers), Duke of Penaranda (London), Capt . C . E.
Pert (London), G . E . Prior-Palmer (London), J. F. Sanderson
(4th/7th Dragoon Guards), S . Sanford (London), Capt . T . Taylor
(London), Capt . P . R . Tatham (London), H . C . Walford
(i7th "21st Lancers) and R . Wanamaker (U .S .A .).
Pony Classes at the Imperial Horse Show.
At the eighth Imperial Delhi Horse Show, to be held from
February 17th to the 22nd, there are fifty-six classes in all, of
which hunters head the list . The entries for the various polo
pony classes were so large last year that it has been found
necessary to expand them still further, and there will be three
classes for made ponies : heavy, 14st . ; medium, 12 to 14st . ; light,
under 12st . ; and two classes for ponies likely to play polo :
heavy, 12st. 7lbs. and over, and light, under 12st . 71bs. H .H.
The Nawab of Bhopal again presents his cup for the special
polo porn- class for commissioned officers under Field rank.
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experiment of abolishing special classes for them was tried, that
there are again no special classes for " country-breds,'' except
in the breeding classes and in one coaching class.
"Country-breds."
In the latest issue of the National Horse Breeding and Show
Society of India's Journal it is stated that in addition to the
inclusion of five two-year-old country-breds in the R .C .T .C.
Griff,n Scheme of 1930 the Western India Turf Club is contemplating
giving two extra races for country-breds at Poona next
season, over and above the number on the programme last year,
and also that arrangements are being considered for the inclusion
of country-bred races in the programme of the Bombay season
of 1930-31 . If these races materialize they should give very
great encouragement to the horse-breeding industry in India,
and open up for the breeders the natural market for their produce,
besides affording further important and essential tests for
future breeding material.
St. Lucion's Pride.
An opportunity of acquiring a good polo and riding pony
stallion will occur at Messrs . Tattersall's on March 17th, when
Mr. J . B . R . Branson is offering St . Lucion's Pride, registered
in the National Pony Stud Book . Foaled in 1921, he is by St.
Lucion out of Roulette, a high-class polo pony, played in tournaments
at Hurlingham . St. Lucion's Pride is a handsome and
compact brown stallion, standing 14.2 . He is as gentle as a
child, and so amenable and well trained that he can be ridden
among other horses, even with a mare on a lead alongside him.
He is bred from a mare which had been a good performer, and
by a sire who had been thoroughly schooled, so that he should
inherit on both sides of his pedigree the tractable and docile
temperament so essential in the polo pony. With a view to
carrying on the tradition, and making him even more prepotent
to pass on to his progeny the hereditary characteristics he has
acquired, St. Lucion's Pride was kept at work under saddle,
and schooled with stick and ball . He is thus an ideal stallion
for those wishing to breed polo ponies or well-mannered and
manageable hacks or hunters.
A Point for the Committee.
An interesting point for a ruling has lately been submitted to
the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee . According to the Field,
the following was the incident . During a match a player, having
hit the ball towards the centre of the opponents' goal, and
being uncertain if it had " legs " enough to carry through,
followed at full gallop, crossed the goal-line after the ball between
the goal-posts and collided with and was brought down
over the goal-line—that is, out of the field of play—by the
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goal-line outside the goal-posts, and was apparently trying to
turn up into the goal to attempt to meet the ball . His pony was
not sufficiently handy, and the accident occurred . Now,
although the crash occurred after the ball had crossed the goalline,
the player fouled claimed that the opposing back should be
penalized, pointing out that the latter took a great risk to save
a goal, failed to do so, and actually brought him and his pony
down . In claiming a penalty, in addition to the goal that he
scored, he urged that his contention was entirely within the
spirit of the laws of polo . An experienced umpire to whom the
case was referred said that, in his opinion, the umpire should
not only allow the goal scored, but, as the foul occurred as part
of the play in scoring this goal should, after changing ends, also
award penalty 2 (a 40 yards' hit; to the side fouled, under
Field Rule 26, although he stated that unless one had seen the
actual incident it was difficult to state the exact penalty that
should be given . He admitted that the ball was actually out
of play when it had crossed the line, but pointed out that unless
some penalty were awarded there was nothing to prevent a player
placing himself just behind the back line, hoping to hit the ball
before it crosses the goal-line and hoping not to foul, although
if he did it would not matter as the ball was dead after crossing
the line. He also pointed out that if a penalty goal were
awarded in addition to the one scored by the player there was
no existing rule to say where the game should he restarted, as
the actual foul occurred off the ground.
The R.A.V.C. Journal.
We have received Nos. i and 2 of the Journal of the Royal
Army Veterinary Corps . Containing many interesting articles
and items of information, the magazine constitutes a valuable
addition to the list of service publications . The new Director-
General, Army Veterinary Services, is Major-General W . S.
Anthony, whose colours are well known under National Hunt
Rules, and whose brothers are the successful trainers, Owen, Ivor
and Jack Anthony. The R.A.V.C . Journal is published quarterly
at 3s . by Messrs. Gale and Polden, Ltd ., Aldershot. Maj.
A . A . Pryer is its Editor .

FEB., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 39 1
INTERNATIONAL
PROSPECTS.
AN AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW.
Nothing that is fresh is to be recorded this month in connexion
with the team which is to leave England at the end of July with
the hope of winning the International Cup . According to present
plans, the four players to form the nucleus of this enterprise
will be Major G . H . Phipps Hornby, Capt . C. T . I . Roark, Capt.
C. H . Tremayne and Mr . Humphrey P . Guinness. They will
begin practice at the Beaufort Polo Club in April, and will play
several trial matches during the London season . A reference to
these games will be found in " Current Topics ."
The American point of view, so far as this year's International
prospects are concerned, is well stated by Mr. Newell Bent in
the course of an article contributed to " Horse Lovers, " a magazine
published at Boston, Mass. Mr. Bent, whose new book
on " American Polo " was reviewed in our January issue, says
that the International field at Meadow Brook will be the scene
in September of the tenth struggle between England and the
United States to determine which country shall hold for the next
three years the famous old Westchester Polo Cup, emblematic
since 1886 of the championship of the two countries . A year
seems a long time to start advance preparation for any athletic
contest, but experiences of the past have shown that in International
polo the time is none too long.
A Defence Committee is usually chosen by each country, and
in their hands is all responsibility of preparation, management
and team and pony choosing, and a thorough search is made
everywhere for ponies of International calibre.
There are usually weeks of trial or test matches, in which
each country's best players are invited to participate, and then,
when the four men are finally chosen, that most important thing
of all—" team play "—must be developed and perfected by as
many weeks as possible of playing together against strong sides.
It is all a matter of great detail and judgment, and calls forth
for the Defence Committee the best " polo brains " in each
country, and they should not be hurried.
It has been said that an invading team from a foreign country
must be at least four goals superior to a home team to gain
success, and this is more than true, as shown in the past, for a
visiting team, with few players and no reserve ponies to call on,
must stand or fall largely as " Lady Luck " may dictate .

POLO 39 2 MONTHLY [FEB ., 1930.
In 191i England all but won the International series, the
failure to do their part by a number of young ponies in the lot
brought over having much to do with their close defeat ; and
in 1928, as we all remember, the Argentines, far from home,
nursed and doctored their sick ponies to finally play them, and
at that almost win against our great pony resources and our
large number of players to choose from . Bad luck has also
pursued players themselves, for in 1914 Captain Leslie Cheape,
of the British team, was painfully injured before the series
started, and in 1924 Mr . Lewis Lacey, and in 1928 Mr . Lacey
and Mr. Jack Nelson, suffered injuries (luring the matches that
all but put them out of play.
A hunting man, Mr. Harry Worcester Smith, recently suggested
that to make International polo equal and more interesting
each country should nominate six players and forty ponies,
and should stand or fall with them alone ; and the agitation
recently started to hold the contests alternately in England and
the United States every three years, shows that the disadvantages
under which an invading team labour are well recognized.
Such changes would necessitate changes in the conditions of the
Westchester Cup deed, but might in the end prove of benefit to
the game itself. We are self-confident as a nation, but the years
1921, 1924 and 1927, when we were successful against England,
and the year 1928, when we won from the Argentines, should
not make us over-confident for 1930, for we have lost Mr . Stoddard,
Mr. Milburn, Mr. Stevenson and Mr . Webb from International
play, and (continues Mr. Bent) we were able to win
but a " scrambling victory " over a hard bumped and badly
spent team from the Argentines, who had played us on their
unfit ponies a little better than even the first two games.
Our confidence must also he shaken somewhat when we realize
that three of our latest International team, with a good back
to make up the Sands Point four, have been beaten twice in the
finals or semi-finals of important tournaments on Long Island,
especially when we realize that their second defeat was at the
hands of the Old Aiken team of twenty-year-old college boys,
who, in spite of their wonderful spirit of attack and team-play,
had but recently seen their individual handicaps raised to the
25 total necessary to make them eligible for the Open Championship.
We shall have as our captain the greatest player in the world
to-day, Mr. Thomas Hitchcock, junr ., and around him our next
International team must undoubtedly be built ; but unfortunately,
since Mr. Malcolm Stevenson's retirement, there is no great
NO . 3 available, and Mr . Hitchcock, in the last Argentine match
last year and during the past season, has been forced to play
in that position himself . Unless a No . 3 is developed so that
Mr. Hitchcock can again play his attacking game at No . 2, the
ideal team may not be found.
Than Mr . Winston Guest there is no better man for the hack
position in this country if he retains the form he showed against
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a good number four should have, and filled the great Mr . Milburn's
place as well as any mortal man can be expected to do,
though at no time last year did our United States side, in test
play or the International matches, give the impression that they
were a powerful, smooth-working machine such as we saw in
Mr. Whitney's team of 1909 and in our 1924 and 1927 teams that
all played against England. Mr. Hitchcock and Mr . Guest in
the two positions at No . 2 and at back ; we trust, and it is hoped,
that the play will bring forth for this year a really great No . i
in Mr. Eric Pedley, Mr. Stephen Sanford, Mr. Averell Harriman,
Mr. E. J . Boeseke, junr ., Mr . E . A. S . Hopping, Capt. Wilkinson,
or perhaps a young player from the Old Aiken team will fit
in to each of the two remaining positions, for which a really
great player is needed, for the play of the four boys—Mr . E . T.
Gerry, Mr. J . P . Mills, Mr. Stewart Iglehart and Mr . J. C.
Rathborne—has shown that we shall some day call upon them
for International play. A No . 3, however, seems the important
need, and in Mr. R . E . Strawbridge, junr., Mr . Cowdin, or
possibly Mr. Pedley, who were tried in that position the past
summer, the right player may be found, though any forecast
at this time is obviously valueless with the great improvement
in form which comes each season to many of our younger players.
If a forecast of our next International team were to be
made at this time it would perhaps be : Mr. Eric Pedley at No . 1,
young Mr . Hopping at No . 2, Mr. Hitchcock, junr., at No . 3
and Mr. Winston Guest at back, though any forecast is
dangerous on the present form of different players . For instance,
Mr. Robert E . Strawbridge, junr ., who played so well in 1924,
has been at the top of his game after years of unsatisfactory
play, while Mr. Harriman and Mr . Hopping seem to have lost
the form they showed in the Argentine matches .

394 THE POLO MONTIIL1 1 FEB a1 ., 930.
YOUNG PLAYERS IN POLO.
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
By Martin Gale.
Nobody who follows the records of polo can fail to realize that
if England is to hold her own she must look to her young
players to fill the places of those who have carried on the struggle
for International honours since the war. The Army is our best,
and some would say nearly our only recruiting ground, but we
must not rely too much in this direction . Those who have the
interests of the game at heart must look also among our young
" civilians " for the help which is so badly needed . Something
must be done to meet the tremendous polo force which is fast
taking shape in America among her virile youth . To read of
the doings of the Aiken boys alone—that combination of youth
which started its polo in far-off South Carolina .yand on bicycles]
—must surely make one pause and wonder where and when our
boys are to be found who can form an organized side to compete
with the dash and skill of these young players . Though still
undergraduates, three being at Harvard and one at Yale, they
are playing with the best that is to be found in America. And
these young men are not alone . One hears of numerous promising
young players at different Country Clubs in America, many
of whom, it is safe to say, will reach front rank . Can the youth
of England reach this standard of play? And what a high
standard it is ! Winston Guest, who has taken out American
naturalization papers, has been given a handicap of g at the
age of 24, and it is said of him that his polo, until two or three
seasons ago, was played entirely indoors.
If this indoor polo gives the opportunity for young and old
to improve their garvie, what a start, what an immense opportunity
is there for America ! Throughout the United States
dozens of indoor polo clubs are to he found, and the number is
increasing year by year. The enthusiasm for indoor polo has
surprised even that country of enthusiasts, while here in England
the indoor game can be played in one place only.
Again, in the Southern States of America can be found
climatic conditions far superior to those of England . How often
is play stopped by rain for several days running, and in the
aggregate for weeks, in our all too short polo season ?
How long, one may well ask, can England withstand this
youthful force which is taking the field? How long can she
stand up against the weight and numbers alone now being
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Firstly, the opportunities must, and can, be found . Practical
means for practical ends . Take leaves out of America's copybook
and make a fat volume of our own . Youth must be given
its opportunity, and in return it will deliver the goods.
Secondly, with enthusiasm . There must be faith in the belief
that England can, and will, hold her own. Optimism must
prevail, for pessimism never did, and never will, win a game.
Faith in the belief that in the youth of England there will be
found players of most outstanding merit. And why not ?
Opportunity and enthusiasm have found the man in other sports,
and why not polo ?
And thirdly with encouragement, that great essential to youth.
In the very nature of things polo is a game which youngsters
cannot play, and certainly in which they cannot excel, without
the helping hand ; and that hand must be extended to youth,
and not withdrawn . Difficulties must be swept away, so that our
most likely young players, when found, can have the best of
tuition and all the encouragement.
It is easy to say what can be done and what must be done,
but it is not of the slightest possible use unless accompanied by
some practical suggestions . The potential young polo player
is to be found in the Public Schools, and no effort, or organized
effort, has ever been made to tap that source for our future
International players . It is suggested to the powers that be
that they should approach, say, the head masters or governing
bodies of Eton, Harrow, Westminster and Winchester, as a start,
with a view to the provision of polo pits and wooden horses for
practice. Arrangements should be made for the supply of sticks
and balls, and there is no doubt that players of repute could be
found to give a certain amount of instruction from time to time.
This has already been done at Eton . Again, as is well known,
some of the best polo players have learned their polo on bicycles.
Some of the Public Schools allow boys to use their bicycles during
term, and ample space can be found for polo to be played in that
way . It would, no doubt, cause an immense amount of interest,
and under the proper tuition—which could be arranged—great
encouragement would be given to potential polo players.
There are, unfortunately, few riding schools or similar places
large enough to permit of indoor polo being played, but a census
of these should be taken, and the owners approached with a view
to seeing whether players could be found in the neighbourhood,
or at any rate resident not too far away, with a view to a start
being made. If, as is a fact, indoor polo has made such amazing
strides in America, it may fairly be argued that in this country,
with its uncertain climate, the prospects of success are at any
rate equal, if not better. It should be ascertained, on inquiry,
what is the smallest space in which indoor polo could be played
with some measure of satisfaction, which would be very helpful
in guiding those who have space available.
In most of the hunting centres there are to be found young
men of the necessary qualifications in regard to horsemanship,
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POLO 39 6 MONTHLY [FEB., 1930.
not had the opportunities placed before them of playing, or who
have not received anv encouragement to induce them to start.
If the Committees of our provincial polo clubs would take up the
matter with the necessary enthusiasm, and go out of their way
to find these young men, and bring all the persuasion within
their power to induce them to play polo, there is no doubt many
more players would be found, and it is fair to assume a proportion
of these would prove to be of exceptional merit.
With our short summer season, something should be done to
make use of the facilities now available for playing polo in the
winter. The opportunities are, unfortunately, very limited,
but there are clubs at Eastbourne and the Sands of Dee, where
play takes place all the year round--at the former club on grass.
Players, both novices and the old hands, might well avail themselves
of these facilities—the latter at any rate—to school their
young ponies early, preparatory to the coming season, and to
get fit themselves . It should be possible to find other grounds
on the Sussex and Wiltshire Downs, such as that upon which
the Eastbourne Club play, where the turf is so exceptional that
play can take place at any time, however wet the weather . A
ground of that sort is a great advantage in that it costs very
little for upkeep, as cutting, rolling and treading are reduced
to a minimum.
Finally, head-quarters should definitely ascertain from provincial
clubs whether among their players are to,be found any
young men of exceptional promise, who should be watched and
encouraged and given a certain amount of play in London during
the season, and in the best company.
These, then, are a few suggestions which the Hurlingham
Committee, the County Polo Association and all London and
provincial clubs might consider seriously . The standard of play
in every form of game progresses in ratio to a large extent as
it becomes more popular, for the very reason that more players
are attracted to the game. More players would be attracted to
London, let it be said quite frankly, if a greater measure of
welcome was extended to them . Committees should give every
encouragement to promising players, and not look so much to
the fact that their ponies may not be up to the standard of the
majority . Is there to be found among polo enthusiasts a man
who will back his love for the game with money to carry out
some of the suggestions which have been made with the deliberate
idea of finding potential young International players ?
In polo money more than anything, unhappily, is the big
factor, and if a scheme was prepared to carry out some of the
suggestions contained in this article, which had the necessary
financial backing, good would undoubtedly come of it . The
nian and the money have always been found in times of crisis,
whether for patriotic or sporting efforts . A crisis has arisen,
or will very soon arise, if England is to meet America on the
polo ground on anything like equal terms, and the polo world
is calling for the man and the money .

FEB . . 1930.] TIII; POLO MONTHLY 3 t)i
Training the Polo Pony-II .*
By F. Jackson.
In my first article I wrote on the training of the green pony.
In this I will take the pony of more advanced age, which has
already been broken for general utility but not for polo . Not
knowing how this pony has been handled when young, or how
ridden during the period between breaking and the time he
conies to you, his peculiarities, if any, must be discovered. The
best way to do this is by taking him out quietly by yourself.
You will then very soon find out if the pony is quiet and sensible,
or fidgettv and hot-headed ; whether he has a temper or is nervous,
and what sort of a mouth he has . Having found out his
disposition as a hack, take him into a school and try him at
the figure eight. It will then be seen if he has any ideas of
the aids, etc., and it can be decided if it is worth your while
to continue to make the pony or not.
Should the pony be temperate and sound, he is well worth the
time and trouble of making into a polo pony . Having done a
certain amount of work, he is more likely to stand the strain
of schooling than a young one.
It is possible that ponies of this category will have some
peculiarities of the mouth which you will wish to rectify.
The best way to do this, if you have time, is to restart from
the beginning, but to avoid delay I should find some bit in
which he will go kindly . Take him out in this three or four
times, and if it is found unsatisfactory, try another, giving each
a fair trial, as the, pony may not go well in a strange hit the
first time, and improve after he has got used to it. On the
other hand, he may go well the first time and later go back
to his bad habits or even develop new ones . It is impossible
to say what a pony will go best in until you have tried, as
ponies' mouths differ according to the way they have been
broken and ridden.
I always try a small short-cheeked doubled bridle first, with
a loose standing martingale, working him in that unless it is
found unsuitable, when I change it, until I have hit on the right
bit for the pony . Should the pony pull it should not at once
be concluded that he wants a more severe hit . In many cases
a pony pulls because the hit hurts! him, and if a lighter bit is
used the pulling ceases. It is also often caused by the bit being
too high in the mouth and thus making the curb chain lie in
the wrong position, or by the chain being too tight ; so it is
important that you always look at your bridle before mounting.
* The first half of this contribution appeared in January .

39 8 THE POLO MONTHLY [FEB . . 1930.
I should like to add here that bad hands will make a puller,
or give the pony peculiarities of the mouth . Thus, good hands
are most important for training polo ponies.
This article being on the training of ponies and not on the
rider does not allow me to enlarge on this interesting subject.
Having got your pony satisfactorily bitted, commence his
schooling . Take him into a closed school, and start him at the
turning lessons by getting the quarters under control as shown
in my first article. If the pony resists you or puts forward
defences he has acquired, and which up to now have never been
corrected, you may find that more severity is necessary, as the
pony has to be broken of bad habits before he will learn.
To save unnecessary severity with this class of pony I always
commence by using sharp spurs, as a touch with these has a
more prompt effect than any amount of kicking with blunt ones,
and it is essential that your pony moves at once to an aid,
unhesitantly, giving him no time to think out a defence . Let
me impress on the rider that sharp spurs must be judiciously
used, as over or unnecessary severity may sour or dishearten a
high-spirited pony . At the same time when you have to check
a fault do so promptly and firmly, so that it remains in the
pony's memory.
The most common defences are :
" Moving towards your leg when applied instead of away
from it ." The steady application of a sharp spur will soon stop
this.
" Moving disjointedly by changing in front and not behind ."
A kick slightly hack on the side which you wish to change will
bring the hind leg up into line.
Another very bad habit is what is called " being behind the
bit " ; this comes from had riding . The indication one gets
of this is that contact cannot be properly got with the pony's
mouth, and your control of him is consequently greatly
lessened . The cure for this is as follows :
Take the bridoon reins in both hands, holding them between
forefinger and thumb, letting the hit rein lie loose on the neck ;
raise your hands with rein held short, arms stretched out and
hands high above the pony ' s head, thus raising the head to an
uncomfortable position, at the same time driving him on with
your legs, forcing him to walk out freely . He will in time reach
at the bridoon by stretching his neck out and lowering the head
to relieve the discomfort . As soon as he does this let the rein
run through your finger and thumb easily so that he can feel
no hurt from the bit. When he has ceased reaching at the
bridoon draw the head up into the same position and repeat the
movement.
Do this at the walk, trot and canter . If you keep him well
into his bridle while doing this lesson he will soon come to do
as you wish, and if done for ten minutes each day for a week
he should no longer be behind his bit.
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the school, lots of riding at the figure eight, to make him change
on each turn as a matter of course.
Gallop him down centre of school to end wall, seeing that he
does not swerve or hesitate when nearing wall, never letting him
turn till you have given him the office . Make up your mind
in plenty of time which way you are going to turn so that your
aids are given promptly and firmly, without being influenced
in any way by the actions of the pony.
The reader must understand this applies to schooling only,
as, naturally, in a game, you do not always know which way
you are going to turn till the last moment, but then remember
you are on a made pony.
This lesson will give the pony confidence in you and make
him used to doing nothing unless he has the indication from
you. After this you can gallop and turn in the centre of school
at will . Continue this work in the school till you have your
pony perfect in all moves, giving him short work out in the
open at the end of each day's work.
From now onwards you carry on as in the case of the green
pony which has reached the stick and ball stage.
Should you find after playing a pony some time that he becomes
cunning and slows up when getting near the ball, or starts
turning before you have hit the ball back, place several balls
in a row fifteen yards or so apart, gallop along the line, hitting
each in turn in all directions, driving your pony straight on to
the next ball, not allowing any hesitating until you give him
the correct aids to stop or turn, which you can do at any moment
you wish.
Having dealt first with the young unbroken pony, and secondly
with the already broken pony with the view of making them
into polo ponies, I will now take the small thoroughbred that
has been raced and found no good on the course. Such ponies
take time and patience before you can hope to make them into
polo ponies ; they have never had any real breaking simply
handled when yearlings, and made to carry a light saddle and
boy, ridden in a snaffle, which they are taught to pull against,
and so have not got made mouths nor any knowledge of the
aids. In dealing with this class of pony one should start the
mouthing process from the beginning . Let him stand in his
box with the mouthing bit on, starting with fifteen minutes and
increasing the time gradually to forty minutes, never longer . If
you can arrange to have someone with the pony all this time
keep him moving round the box so that he does not learn to
lean on the hit.
When you have him thus far mouthed he may be given alI
the lessons in the school as shown in my first article, at the
same time hacking him about alone ; this will quieten him down
and snake him forget racing. When doing this use a small
double bridle with a loose curb chain and standing martingale,
not too tight. Keep him into the bit and never ride him slackly
or allow him to lose his balance. When you have him going
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cantering them together, not on a track, but rather in an enclosed
place, twisting him in and out of trees, always keeping him
well in hand, checking every now and then ; be sure that you
keep his head up and jaw relaxed all the time . Pass your companion
and then be passed by him, and at any sign of your
mount wishing to forge ahead, check at once . Plenty of work
on he figure eight in the open should be given. It will be
found with these ponies that have been bred to gallop that their
hocks will nearly always be under them, which is a great help
to them in their schooling, and relieves you of a lot of work.
Should your pony not like going to the right, work him always
on a right-handed turn till he forgets this habit . And if he
should put forth the defence of running backwards, when he
does not want to do a movement, make hint go on backing . This
movement is one of the most tiring for a pony, and he will soon
rather do anything than back, and can then be made to do
what you originally wanted . It will be found that up to this
point these thoroughbreds will come to hand wonderfully
quickly, and one is teaching them stick and ball long before
expected. Unfortunately your troubles may now begin, as when
you start knocking the ball about with other players it is on
the cards that your pony will become excited and try to race,
and when restrained may put forward some defence such as
crossing his jaws or plunging against the bit ; this must be
checked at once or you will never make him. The rider must
check faults as soon as the pony thinks of them by quickly
devising some means of preventing them being carried through.
The first thing is to make your companions only canter slowly
with you, and if necessary putting your pony into a bit he is
afraid of, using it very gently except when h .e is doing wrong,
then use it severely so as to hurt him, but you must be most
careful that when using your legs or bit severely that they are
correctly used and at the very moment of the fault . When the
pony is going all right again go back to the original bit lie
is used to.
Continue to school for an hour or so each day, and play him
in unimportant games so that you can go slowly and not more
than twice a week, and never let him go off the ground while
playing . If it is found that he gets at all fussy let the other
players go off and change, but keep him on the ground and
play him for another chukker, and if necessary a third if you
are going slow—it will not hurt him, and will in the end quieten
him down, but do not let him get over-tired or dry-mouthed.
While milking these ponies keep them well fed, but do not
give them tuo many oats—they will come to hand much quicker
if not ton fresh . Above all, do not be tempted into fast games
too soon.
Do not let your pony be ridden by an umpire until he is
thoroughly made it is apt to spoil them.
Thoroughbred ponies will take a long time to make, but they
suddenly take to the game, and when once made you cannot
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New Handicaps in U .S.A.
No players of to- or 9-goal rating were added to the new
handicap list by the United States Polo Association at their
annual meeting on January 22nd . The highest figure to which
a player has been raised is S goals, and there is only one in this
group, Mr. Elmer J. Boeseke, junr ., the Californian, who played
in the East during the past year with the Greentree team that
won the Monty Waterbury Memorial tournament . The handicap
list this year, as is generally the case after a season in which
there has been no International play (writes Mr . Robert F . Kelley
in the New Fork Times) is not marked by any startling changes.
The handicaps of important players, where they have been
affected, are not changed more than a single goal . The tendency
of the new ratings as a whole is downward . Mr. Thomas
Hitchcock, junr., to goals, and Mr. Winston Guest, 9 goals,
continue to head the list, being the only players in each group.
Two players who have figured in International play have been
reduced, both from 8 to 7 goals. They are Mr. J . Cheerer
Cowdin, who has been a spare for two International teams, and
Mr . W . Averell Harriman, who played No . t for the United
States against Argentina in 1928. Five new players have been
rated at 7 goals, an important place in the handicaps that includes
the best players in the country . There are not more than
a score of players in the United States ranked at 7 goals or
better.
Three of the new 7-goal men drew reductions : the two mentioned
above and the veteran Mr . Harry East, who also is
dropped from 8 goals . The two who have been advanced are
both Englishmen who play in the United States . They are r.
Aiden Roark, younger brother of Capt . C . T . I . Roark, and
Mr. Gerald Balding. Both players are among the young men
in the game, and each went through very successful seasons in
1929 . There are three new uren at 6 goals, and in this case two
are at their new figure as the result of downward revisions. Mr.
C . C . Crawford, of the Oakbrook Polo Club, has been elevated
front 5 goals, Mr . Stewart Iglehart, of Old Aiken's team, and
Mr. Stephen Sanford have been dropped from 7 goals. Mr.
Iglehart's reduction is in line with the general policy of reducing
the Old Aiken team members, who were placed up in handicap
at mid-season last year in order that they might compete in the
Open Championship, after winning the Junior . Mr. Elbridge
T . Gerry is reduced to 5 goals from 6 . Mr. James Mills and
Mr. J . C . Rathborne, the third and fourth members of this team,
are left at their present handicaps : Mills at 6 and Rathborne at 7.
Mr. A. Charles Schwartz, who played so well with Sands Point
last year, has been raised from 4 to 5, as have Mr. Forrester
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Knox, Mr. William Post, the Princeton player, and Capt . J.
Wesley White, the International referee . Other interesting
changes on the civilian list include the lifting of Mr . Raymond
Guest from 3 to 4, Mr. Michael Phipps from 3 to 4, Mr. John
Hay Whitney from 3 to 4, Mr. Peter Iglehart from 2 to 3, and
Mr. Gerard S . Smith, the prominent indoor player, for 2 to 3.
On the Army list the most notable changes were the reductions
of the two International players, Captains Charles H. Gerhardt
and Peter P . Rocles from 7 to 6 goals.
The changes among players handicapped at 4 goals or more
are as follow :
To EIGHT GOALS.
Player and Club.
Boeseke, E . J ., junr., Santa Barbara Polo Club
To SEVEN GOALS.
Baldwin, Gerald 6
Cowdin, J. Cheever, Sands Point Club . . . . . . S
East, IIarry, Hunting Valley Polo Club . . . 8
Harriman, W . A ., Sands Point Club . . . S
Roark, Aiden, Del Monte Polo Club 6
To SIx GOALS.
Crawford, C . C ., Oakbrook Polo Club
Iglehart, S . B ., Yale Polo Club . ..
Sanford, Stephen, Westchester Polo Club
To FIVE GOALS.
Clark, Forrester, Dedham Country and Polo Club
Colt, J. W ., Santa Barbara Polo Club
Gerry, E . T ., Harvard Polo Association
Knox, S . H ., East Aurora Polo Club
Post, W., II, Princeton Polo Association
Schwartz, A. C ., Sands Point Club . ..
Smith, Maj . C . C ., Army Polo Association
White, Capt . Wesley J., Midwick Country Club . ..
To FOUR GOAI .S.
Baldwin, F . F ., Hawaii Polo and Racing Club
Bostwick, G. H., Meadow Brook Club
Crites, T. L ., Oakbrook Polo Club
Elizalde, J. M ., Manila Polo Club . ..
Guest, Raymond, Meadow Brook Club
McCarthy, N . S., Midwick Country Club
McClure, Lieut. Mark, Army Polo Association
Mather, J. T ., Fort Neck Polo Club
Phipps, M . G., Yale Polo Club
Shawe, Earl C., Carranor Hunt and Polo Club
Taylor, R. B ., Buffalo Country Club
White, W . H ., Hunting Valley Polo Club
Whitney, J. H., Meadow Brook Club
Prom
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5
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THOUGHTS ON
POLO PONY BREEDING.
By J. R . B. Branson.
The publication in the March number of THE POLO MONTHLY
last year of my letter setting out my theory as to the means to be
adopted to breed the Perfect Polo Pony, brought me some concrete
evidence that it had interested a few players of the great
game, which was gratifying.
Commander Bowlby, R .N., wrote to offer me for stud a
favourite French-bred T .B. mare, which, in addition to being
a real 14 .2 pony and a first-class performer, had such pace that
when he put her to racing at Malta she was so much ahead of
her company that her weight was run up to 15st . jibs . by her
fourth race : 5st . jibs. above the next weight.
Mr. G . Hildick-Smith, with the public-spirited view to providing
better material for the polo ponies in the Transvaal, where
the supply of suitable ponies was not sufficient for the demand,
wrote to me from the Nourse Mines, to discuss the question of
getting out a stallion bred for temperament, on the lines I have
adopted, to improve the local stock ; while Mr. G. Madlener
showed not only public-spiritedness but, as I venture to think,
great wisdom.
Having some really good mares of the Merchiston string which
needed a rest, he seized the opportunity of sending these good
performers to a stallion especially bred for the production of
polo ponies, so that they might breed mounts for the benefit of
future polo players. This is an example which I think other
owners of big strings of ponies would be very wise to follow.
There must come to every stud, however big, times when,
owing either to excessively hard ground or a run of bad luck,
such as falls to us all, there has been a shortage of ponies to
meet the requirements of the team, and consequently an undue
call has been made on the services of those " best-of-all " ponies
for which nothing seems to be too hard : and as the season draws
towards its close their splendid limbs show signs of wear.
That is the time to " ease " them . Send them to horse at
once, while you can see that they want easing, and so ensure
that they get a full eighteen months of rest . Do not leave yourself
a prey to the temptation to take them up which will assail
you next spring, when the winter's rest has toned-up—though
not cured—those steel-like tendons : a temptation which the very
excellence of the mares will make irresistible.
Those are the mares to breed from . The " best-of-all "
animals, in which an iron constitution and physical " make-up "
afford the essential vehicle for the manifestation of their spirit
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is essential to the player of merit, who wants to be able to play
up to the best of his form.
An autumn mating ensures for the mare a good eighteen
months of continual rest at the expense of the loss of only one
season's play. With a really good performer, who has in one
season had an unfair share of hard work, her preservation is
surely worth that sacrifice.
I was much gratified last season to have had quite a number
of mares sent to St . Iucion's Pride, which had been the best
ponies of their owners, and I was much intrigued to notice that
nearly all of them were distinctly small ponies . I think probably
it was this very smallness which was the cause of their favouritism.
A player has an infinitely greater command of the ball on a
small pony, and with a short stick, than he has when he is tip
in the air, with a stick which puts on his wrist all the strain it
can possibly stand. So it is easy to understand that he is not
only more comfortable, but more efficient, on the smaller mount.
In the matter of size appearances can be very deceptive . Of
this I had a very striking instance this last year. I had had
at stud for four years a mare of Count Zogheb's called Lucille,
and had never thought her to be a particularly small mare ; but
this year, my attention being directed particularly to size, I
realized that, though a lot of substance and a very high wither
camouflaged the fact, she was extremely low in the middle of
her back. So I measured her, and to my surprise found that
she was easily only 13 .2 at the saddle.
A wonderful old mare this. I have known six of her foals—
all good ones ; but the one which she dropped to St . Iucion's
Pride this last season was far and away the best and most typically
up-to-weight of anything she had produced. Yet when we
had occasion to examine her mouth, to see if it was her teeth
which were the cause of her not picking tip after foaling, we were
surprised to find that she must have been at the very least thirty
years old probably more . A wonderful record, for her to have
produced her best foal at that age . The foal, in addition to
being a typical weight-carrier, was also—as are all the stock of
St. Lucion's Pride—very collected and well-balanced in its paces.
It did me an extremely good turn by giving a charming display
of this when BIr. Frost, on behalf of Mr . Madlener, came down
to inspect St. Lucion's Pride before sending his mares to stud.
After showing them the stallion, I took Mr. Frost and Capt.
Rroadfoot, who came with him, to see the mares and foals ; and
wishing to show how well the latter moved, I ran behind Lucille's
foal, clapping my hands to make it canter.
Surprised at this demonstration of " frightfulness " in one
whom it had come to look upon as a friend, the little beggar
cantered off with its head in the air, looking back at nie over its
shoulder and swinging its body this way and that at every few
paces, so as to get a look out of both eyes ; and, what was pretty
to see, was that at each swing it changed its legs in most
approved fashion . It was just like a man (lancing a Polka, and
both my visitors exclaimed in admiration . After this I had four

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Merchiston mares sent to stud, instead of the three mentioned
over the telephone . So it is " one up " to the little foal.
The question of size is one of the greatest difficulty, as also
one of the greatest importance from the breeder ' s point of view.
As I have written before, I got badly had over it when I first
started, and made use of a diversity of the small T.B . stallions
which are registered in the National Pony Stud Book ; and I see
from the letter from Mr . Macfarlane, published in the November
number of THE POLO MONTHLY, that out in New Zealand they
are having just the same disappointing experience as I had.
I see also from the January number of last year that when
Col. E. Brown was out in the Argentine trying to buy about
MR . I . R. B . BRANSON'S POLO AND RIDING PONY STALLION
ST. LUCION'S PRIDE (1921) BY ST . LUCION OUT OF ROULETTE.
To to be sold at _Messrs . Tattersall', on March 17th.
twenty polo ponies, he found great difficulty in getting the type
he wanted, and had to travel over a lot of country to pick them
up . He warned breeders that they were breeding them too big,
and would undoubtedly have to revert to the smaller type . The
result is bound to be the same wherever folk set out to try to
breed from good-class played polo pony mares, and to use on
them, as Mr. Macfarlane says he has been doing, a T .B . stallion.
The present-day polo pony mare has got a lot of T .B . blood
in her, and is probably pretty near the maximum playable height.
To mate such to a stallion which is also of the maximum height
—and at that a T .B . stallion, with generation upon generation
of ancestors behind him which have been bred for the maximum
achievable in the way of height—is palpably courting disaster.
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[FEB ., 1930.
the chances therefore are that he will throw stock bigger than
himself. A dash of pony blood is the most reliable way of
counteracting this.
This is the advice which was given in the December number
by a breeder of standing to Mr . Macfarlane : it was the advice
given to me when I first started, and it is the advice which Mr.
Tresham Gilbey, who speaks from an experience of over thirty
years, gives in his article in your February number last year, in
which he says : " Breeders of the greatest experience were keenly
alive to the danger of departing in any measure from pony blood
as the foundation of their breeding studs, and I cannot too
strongly emphasize the importance of this point of keeping to
true pony blood ."
The success of Mr. Gilbey's experience in breeding is sufficiently
proved by the numberless prizes which his stock have year
by year taken at the shows . Of course breeding to size and
breeding to type are part of a very difficult problem, because so
comparatively little is known on the subject of heritability of
characteristics. Experiments with fowls have proved that the
heritability of colour in fowls can be a sex-linked heredity, and
I remember reading that, according to the Mendelian theory,
in horses chestnut was a dominant colour and black a recessive.
My experience, however, does not at all bear this out . I one
year mated two chestnut mares to Guiding Star, a black stallion,
and both the foals were blacks.
Again, I have on the farm now the son of a chestnut Suffolk
stallion of mine out of the black mare of a neighbouring farmer,
and he is as black as pitch.
While, therefore, admitting that my own experience is nothing
like long enough to justify my venturing to lay down any rule,
I may say that personally I incline to the theory that dominance
or recessiveness is an individual attribute in horses . You cannot
be sure whether an individual is dominant or recessive as to any
particular characteristic until you have tried . The importance,
therefore, of having your stallion as dominant as ever you can
in those characteristics to which you attach the chief importance
can hardly be exaggerated.
One can surely see this in the history of the Turf. There are
outstanding lines of sires in which an outstanding individual at
the root of the line has established a record, and, being dominant
in the essential characteristics, has passed them on well down
the line behind.
Played mares will be of divers descriptions, as, unfortunately,
a definite breed of polo pony has not yet been fixed . This,
therefore, only accentuates the great importance of choosing the
right stallion for your stud . A mare only influences the heredity
of one foal a year at the most, but the stallion influences a great
number.
There is one thing to which 1 feel that I must call attention
before I close, and that is the fact that though the National Pony
Society was formed with the express object of fostering and
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taken to carry out this object by closing the Stud Book against
the small T.B ., which is entirely dominating the situation.
The same exactly is taking place with regard to pony racing,
which also, I have been told, was put on its legs again with the
view of preserving our ponies.
Both in the show ring and in racing the clean T .B . can just
walk over anything which has in it pony blood.
In the February number of THE POLO MO\ IHLY last year was
published a most interesting list of the sires of winners at the
pony shows, and nearly all of them were T .B . horses—largely
King's Premium stallions. With regard to pony racing, I wrote
this summer to a trainer of racing ponies, and asked if there was
any chance of pony racing providing an outlet for polo-bred
stock. His reply was very definite . He said no one would take
on anything which was not " in the Book " to train for the
pony races. There were no races, he said, which were closed
against the undersized T .B ., except a few Arab races, and it
was futile to put the polo-bred against the clean T.B.
It was only by most jealously excluding from the General Stud
Book anything which could not beyond a shadow of doubt
establish title to admission that the keepers of the Stud Book
have placed our British T .Bs in the enviable position in which
they stand . But breeders of polo ponies find no outlet for their
polo-bred colts, because any small T.B . stallion will do.
In his interesting analysis of the nationality of the ponies which
played last year in the final tie of the American Open Championship,
Mr. J . C . Cooley shows that the greatest number of chukkers
still fell to English ponies ; but we were closely pressed by the
Argentine—English 29, Argentine 23 . The United States came
next, but a long way off, with only a paltry 9 . Mr. Cooley's
comments, which you quoted in your November number, are
typically to the point : " On the playing field we are top of the
heap, but in the preparation of those playing fields we have not
had conspicuous success. Perhaps we are young at the game,
and things known in England and the Argentine are not yet
known to us."
What they have to realize is that the pony is responsible for
more than seventy per cent of the efficiency of the " turn-out "
which provides the efficient player, and that ponies cannot be
bred in a day. That the Americans are alive to the value of the
really good pony the prices which have out there been paid for
first-class performers sufficiently proves . Their business acumen
will not be long before it sees that it would be better to establish
a breed, for the production whereof their " big " country is
eminently suited, than to go on buying at fabulous prices from
others. An organized polo pony stud on a large scale in a
country where breeding can be economically carried on, and with
enough capital behind it to permit of the stock being kept on
till they reach five—or, better—six years old, and with an efficient
staff to train them at the stud so that they go on to the market
as finished polo ponies, would, I am absolutely sure, be a very
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Good playing mares which, owing to mischance, are thrown
out of the game, can be picked up freely as gifts " for a good
home." So the stocking of the stud would not be an expensive
proposition ; and from actual experience I can state that fourteen
years old is not too old for a mare to go to stud, and to breed
successfully ; while the case of Lucille, which I have cited before,
shows how long they will go on breeding.
One's stallion is the difficulty. It has taken me over fifteen
years to get the one I wanted, and know that he was what I
wanted ; but fortunately one stallion goes a long way when your
brood mares are to hand " ready made." Good luck to whoever
gets St. Lucion's Pride—who is also my pride.
Indoor Polo Season in
New York.
By Harry Disston.
It is not unusual in polo that each season is bigger and better
than the one just gone by . This is particularly true of the current
indoor season.
More clubs have joined the national governing body—the
Indoor Polo Association of the United States—more men are
playing, and, with the encouragement offered last year, even
the preparatory school boys have taken up the game . The pace
has increased, handicaps have been raised, more and better
ponies have been added to the indoor strings, more outdoor
players have turned to the indoor game, and the public attendance
at the weekly matches during the early season is remarkably
large.
Play indoors got under way rather late this year, possibly
because of the mild autumn weather. It was the middle of
December before most of the club members had their mounts in
shape for play in the tan-bark arenas, and only a few matches
were played through the remainder of that month . Such a late
start may, however, compensate itself in a late finish . Last year
the popular national tournaments, which terminate the season,
were not completed until well on in April, and it is doubtful
whether they will terminate at an earlier date this year.
The most interesting event of the current season is the organization
of the so-called Metropolitan Polo League, embracing nine
of the high-goal teams and players who have been galloping in
the Saturday night matches at the " Squadron A " Armoury,
New York's polo centre, for the past few years . The games are
played with a handicap allowance, and a League standing is
maintained. Each of these trios is placed in Class A, on the
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it is considered that only young Mr . Winston Guest carries a
handicap of to goals, and that only two players carry 9, it is
evident that they represent the best combinations in indoor polo.
Two International players appear in teams included in the
League, Mr. Winston Guest at No . 2 of his well-known
Optimists, and the younger Mr. Hopping, a new figure on the
tan-bark, the mainstay of the Riding Club's team.
It is the custom to have twelve periods of polo on Saturday
evenings at the Squadron Armoury . First two Class " D
(4 goals and less) teams ride out ; then a Class " B " (8 to 12
goals) match is played ; and finally two League members gallop
for the honour of improving their standing. Each group plays
four periods.
The standing of the clubs in the League in the last week of
January is:
Name of Club . won . Lost.
The Optimists . . . . . . 2 0
Brooklyn Riding and Driving r o
Pennsylvania Military College 3 . . . t
t o t st Cavalry . . . . . . t t
Squadron " A " . . . t . . . 3
West Point Officers o
Riding Club . . . . . . 0 2
New York Athletic Club . . . o o
Freebooters . . . o . . . o
(The last two teams had played no games at this date .)
In this connexion it is interesting that the tendency is very
definitely toward four periods of 71 minutes in each of the four
handicap groupings . It had formerly been the custom to limit
the duration of play to two periods of ten minutes each in handicap
Classes " C " and " D . " However, it is now generally
felt that two periods, even for the less experienced players, is
hardly enough, and that two mounts will easily carry one through
four periods.
There is a very interesting item in the indoor game, peculiar to
it alone. This is the matter of mounting visiting teams . Except
for the larger tournaments, it is not the custom to ship horses.
A team in New York will be invited to play in a neighbouring
city, and will be offered six mounts for the four period game
(there are only three men in an indoor team), and usually a
similar return arrangement is made . This practice considerably
curtails expenses, and in many instances, where a distant trip
is involved, it is the only means of arranging a varied schedule.
At first glance this proposition of mounting visiting teams
appears unfair, but it is only to the extent that riding strange
ponies is always a disadvantage . However, the greatest element
of fairness is achieved by what is termed " pooling " the mounts.
This procedure consists of one home team assigning twelve ponies
to be used in the evening's play in such a manner that each team
uses all the ponies. The string is divided into two groups of
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two groups of six ponies are then exchanged, and are used by
the opposing side. Each pony is thus used in two periods, one
to carry a visiting player and one a member of the home trio.
The matter of playing enclosures, generally referred to as rings,
is becoming a real concern . With the rapidly increasing number
of players, and the equally rapid rise in value of city real estate,
it is evident that trouble lies ahead . There are in New York
City only five rings, and of these two owned by well-known
clubs are so small as to be generally avoided . The remaining
three are National Guard (military units corresponding to English
" Territorials ") Armouries, and of these only one is sufficiently
convenient and well arranged to cater for a very large
number of spectators. This is the Squadron " A " Armoury
in Manhattan, where one finds polo being played at some time
(luring every afternoon and evening through the week when it
is not being used for military purposes . In Brooklyn the Iolst
Cavalry Armoury seethes with activity, and the io5th Field
Artillery Armoury in the Bronx, a splendid large ring, with fine
footing, but unfortunately inconvenient to reach, stables four
clubs. Everyone, with these facilities, manages to get enough
polo three evenings a week, but the beginners and zero men are
not cared for to their best advantage, because generally too many
of them have to learn and practice at one time in the same ring.
To improve these conditions there has been serious discussion
of a huge metropolitan riding establishment, designed and built
especially for the exclusive use of horsemen . Some plans for such
a building, and some convenient locations, have already been
considered . Sufficient stabling and club rooms could be provided
to pretty well take care of all but novice groups under one
roof. In addition, such an establishment would provide a place
for holding tournaments to the best advantage of players and
public without meeting the necessary exactions of government
regulations.
An item of considerable interest this year is the publication of
a manual for the first time in seven years, containing a list of
member clubs and delegates to the Indoor Polo Association of
the United States, the names of individual players and their
handicaps, the winners of last season's national tournaments,
and in addition the rules, regulations and history of the game.
Most outstanding of all, however, is the introduction of a new
ball. This revolutionary departure is solid, similar in size and
shape to the usual inflated ball used for so many years, but is
a little heavier. The inside is of sponge rubber, made by a
special patented process abroad, covered with cowhide fastened
by stitching along a single seam . The new hall does away with
the difficulties of inflation and lacing, and does not get out of
shape as quickly as the inflated ball . However, its chief advantage
is that it travels straight and true without losing liveliness.
There is need for further improvement in the matter of the stitching,
which has a tendency to rip open after short use ; but in
any event the new ball represents a major step in the advance
of the rapidly-advancing indoor game .

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GEZIRA
SPORTING CLUB.
At the Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, an excellent entry of
fourteen was secured for the Christmas Tournament, in which
teams were confined to a maximum handicap of six, no player
of more than three points being eligible . In the preliminary
rounds all " the favourites " won comfortably, and the loth
Hussars v . Vagrants and the R .H .A. " B " v. 12th Lancers
" A " team gave promise of exciting scenes in the semi-finals.
The first of these, played on the morning of January 1st, between
the Hussars and the Vagrants (says the Sphinx) was not as
well contested as was expected . The loth Hussars team was
at its hest, but the Vagrants (received were not in good form.
The result was a somewhat easy win for the loth . The other
semi-finai, between the R .H .A. " B " and 12th Lancers " A "
team, was the hest match of the tournament, and well worth
going to see . The 12th Lancers' team received a start of 1
goals, hut before the end of the first chukker the R .H .A. had
s:'ored a couple of goals and looked like going well ahead . The
Lancers then got going and the remaining three chukkers were
a ding-dong struggle, the bell eventually going with the score
6 goals to 51 in favour of the Gunners . This was a popular
win, as the Lancers were a fancied team, hut it was anyone's
game up to the stroke of time . The final, between the iotlh
Hussars (received -,',) and R .H.A. " B," resulted in a win for
the loth Hussars by 3l goals to 2 . The winners had all the
Netter of the game for the first three chukkers, and it was only
in the final period that the gunners found their form and nearly
drew level with their opponents. The teams in the final consisted
of :—lo/h Hussrars .. Mr . D . Dawnay, Mr. C . B . Harvey,
Major D . C . Richardson and Capt. P . J . Donner .
R .H .A.
" T Mr . A . Davy, Mr. F. Vining, Cant. W . Peppe and
Mr. I . . Bolton.
Lady Maxwell Cup.
The Lady Maxwell Cup—a handicap tournament open to all
teams ; no teams to concede more than eight goals ; six chukkers
attracted eight entries. The preliminary rounds resulted in the
13th% 1Sth Hussars defeating the Welsh Guards, the R .H .A.
beating the Vagrants, the 12th Lancers " A" team having a
walk-over, the Remnants scratching and the loth Hussars beating
the 12th Lancers " B " team . The last game was one of
the hest played in the tournament . The Lancers team was in
receipt of a handicap of 5 ; goals, and it was only after a desperate
struggle that the Hussars managed to get ahead and win
by S goals to 71 . In the semi-finals the R .H .A . beat the
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very well contested match, with the R .H .A. just slightly the
better side . The second game, between the 12th Lancers " A "
and the loth Hussars (received ), resulted in a win for the
12th Lancers by 7 goals to 4 .
This game was very fast and
open, the losers being at their best (luring the first three chukkers,
after which the superior combination of the 12th Lancers told
its tale . In the final the 12th Lancers " A " defeated the
R.H .A. (received 4i) by 11 goals to jl . The R .H .A. are a
team of young: players and gave an excellent account of themselves
against a better mounted and better combined team . The
winning team was composed of : Mr. G. J . Kidston, 1 ; Major
J. W. Hornby, 2 ; Lieut.-Col . H . V. S . Charrington, 3 ; and
Mr . F . G . 13 . Arkwright, back.
PRESENTATION BY LADY STRICKLAND OF THE LADY MAXWELL
CHALLENGE CUP, AT THE GEZIRA SPORTING CLUB, CAIRO.
The tournament was won by the 12th Lancers " A " team, comprising Mr . G. J.
Kidston, Maj . J . W. Hornby, Lieut .-Col. H. V. S. Charrington
and Mr. F. G . B . Arkwright.
Junior Championship.
Limited to players of a handicap of two or under, this tournament
attracted nine entries. The Vagrants, the Loth Hussars
" B," the Welsh Guards, the 13th/18th Hussars and the R.H.A.
" K " Battery were defeated in the first two rounds, the best
game of which was between the R .H .A . and the Vagrants, the
former winning by five goals to four, after playing extra time.
In the first of the semi-finals, played on January 17th, the 12th
Lancers " A " team were a better combination than the R .H .A .,
whom they easily defeated by seven goals to one . The second
game, between the loth Hussars " A" team and the 12th Lancers
" B " was a much more evenly contested game, which
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In the final the teams were nearly level, the loth Hussars
totalling six and the 12th Lancers " A " five . The first three
chukkers of the match were very evenly contested, the 12th Lancers,
at the end, leading by two goals to one . In the, fourth and
final chukker, however, the Hussars proved to be the better side,
and Mr. Dawnay, adding two goals to their score, gave them
the Junior Championship by three goals to two . In the 12th
Lancers team Capt . Arkwright and Mr. K. C . Smith were at
their best, while for the loth Hussars Mr. Dawnay played exceptionally
well, scoring all three goals for his side . The winning
team of the loth Hussars was composed of : Mr. C. B . Harvey,
Mr . D . Dawnay, Maj . Richardson and Mr . J . Archer-Shee.
SEASON AT CANNES.
The Prix d'Ouverture marked the official opening of La Saison
du Polo de la Cote d'Azur at Mandelieu on Sunday, January 5th.
The picturesque grounds, surrounded by the low coast-line hills
of the Alpes-_Maritime, have never been in such good condition.
They show a surprisingly thick sward of turf, in spite of the time
of year, which is most gratifying not only to the players but to
those whose care and attention during recent years has been
liberally given. The money spent in recent years on seeding and
top-dressing has been more than justified by results.
A further improvement is that which has been a long-felt want,
namely, a pavilion for the second ground, has been satisfactorily
carried out from the point of view of both players and spectators.
Results of matches during January were as follow :
Prix d'Ouverture.
Mandel/en beat Cannes.
Pos . Pos.
r . Mr. R . Sinclaire . 1 . Comte de Madre.
2 . Mr. W . Balding . 2 . Mr . G . Madlener.
3. Maj . P . Magor . 3 . Mr . E . Tyrrell-Martin.
Bk. Mr. A . Balding . Bk. Mr. R . Treeck.
5? goals . 4 goals .
This turned out to be a much better game than opening matches
of the season can reasonably be expected to be. The older
players on the winners' side were accountable for their better
combination.
Prix de Bocca—A Challenge Match.
.4 ccelerators drew with Non-Stops.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Comte de Madre . 1 . Mr. R . Sinclaire.
2 . Maj . E. Johnston . 2 . Mr. W. Balding.
3 . Baron Schroeders . 3 . Maj . P . Magor.
Bk . Mr. E . Tyrrell-Martin.
(received 3) i goals .
Bk . Maj . H . Lyons.
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This became an exciting game, and ending in a draw, on
which challenges were issued for a replay.
Prix du Cercle Nautique.
Semi-Final.
1landelieu beat Eslerel.
Pos . Pos.
1. Mr. R. Brooksbank . i . Mr. G . Madlener.
2. Mr . R . Sinclaire . 2 . Baron Schroeders.
3. Mr . W. Balding . 3 . Mr. R . Treeck.
Bk. Maj . P. Magor . Bk . Maj . H . Lyons.
(received goals . o goals.
Esterel were unlucky not to score, and each team played " all
out " to the end.
Final .
J1andelicr!
Pos.
i . ?. [r . R. Brooksbank.
2. Mr . R . Sinclaire.
3. Mr . \V. Balding.
Bk. Maj . P . Magor.
received 212 ; S?, goals .
beat Cannes.
Pos.
I . Comte de Madre.
2. Mr. E . Tyrrell-Martin.
3. Lt.-Col. B . Matheww-
Lannowe.
Bk. Mr. A. Balding.
4 goals.
This produced some good polo, the combination and pace
being excellent . Messrs. Brooksbank and Sinclaire were on the
top of their form . The prizes were presented by the Marquis
St . Marc, and given to the winners before a large assembly by
the Marquise.
Prix de la Riviera.
S~!iri-Final .
Pumas
Pos.
i . Mr . R . Sinclaire.
2. Baron Schroeders.
3. Mr . W . Balding.
Bk . Maj . P . Magor.
i o goals .
heat Night Hawks.
Pos.
i . Mr . G . Madlener.
2. Prince Haliin.
3. Mr . R. Treeck.
Bk. Maj. E . Johnston.
(received 4) S ;.' goals.
The losers here put up an exceptionally good fight against a
formidable combination, and had they been more fortunate in
making goals from penalties they would almost certainly have
ridden off the ground as winners . The final of this tournament,
viz., the Pumas v . Tigers, had to be postponed .

()Pl NT\(, DA V OF FII1', POLO SEASON AT' CANNES.
During the just lot plan- has been in progress at the fine groun( 's at AIandelien, near Canies, where the gawne is under the
management of Lieut -Col . 13 . I I . Mathew-Lannowe. Many well-iin-.awn players are now assembled at this popular polo centre .

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THE
CALIFORNIAN SEASON.
The polo season at Del Monte started on Sunday, December
8th, and is proving one of the finest on the Pacific Coast . Games
are played Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, and the four
fields are in splendid shape. The Christmas and New Year
Low Goal tournament started on December 27th. The first
match of this tournament was won by the iith Cavalry, from
Del Monte, by the score of 13 goals to 7, at 10 .30 a.m . The
second game was at 2.30 p .m., and won by San Carlos, from
Pebble Beach, by g goals to 4 . The third game was played on
the 2gth, and was won by San Mateo from the 76th Field Artillery
by 20 goals to 5 . The semi-final was played on December
3oth, San Carlos winning from the r ith Cavalry by 13 goals to 0.
The final game was played on January 1st, San Carlos proving
successful by g goals to 5 from San Mateo . Consolation prizes
were played for by the losers of the first three games of the
Low Goal tournament. The first game for this event was played
on December 31st, the Del Monte team beating Pebble Beach
by 16 goals to 7 . The final was played on January 2nd, and
was won by Del Monte from the 76th Field Artillery by 15
goals to 10. The line-up of the teams was as follows :
Del Monte . 1111; Cavalry.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Harry Hunt 2 1 . Lt . J . I . . Hines, junr . .
2 . Dana Fuller . . 1 2 . Lt . T. T. Thornburg 2
3 . Stuart Pearson . 4 3 . Capt. W. A . Falck 1
Bk. Cliff Weatherwax . 2 Bk. Capt. D . S . Wood . 3
9 7
Pebble Beach . San Carlos.
Pos . II'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1. Frank Fuller . o i . J . Hemming . 1
2. W. W . Crocker . 1 2. Lt. L. H . Trapnell o
3. Arthur Perkins . $ 3. Capt. Selby McCreery 6
Bk. Charles Howard . . o Bk. George A. Pope, junr. 2
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San Mateo .
76th Field Artillery.
Pos.
H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
T . Jean St . Cyr . i 1 . Lt . R . Donaldson . 1
2 . William Magee . 0 2 . Lt . C . E . Hughes . . 1
3 . William Tevis 6 3 . Lt . D . McNair 1
Bk . Lewis Carpenter i Bk . Capt . J . V, T . McKelvie . 2
S
BUENA MOSA,
played by Mr . Arthur Kenny in the International matches between the
United States and the Argentine in 192x, and now the property of Mr.
J . Cheerer Cowdin . She is one of the many brilliant ponies taking part
in the winter polo season at Del Monte, California.
All games were played on the handicap . Players who were
not rated in the Handicap Book were awarded a handicap by
the captains of the teams entered in the tournament. In the
finals on the Low . Goal event Capt. McCreery and Mr . Pope
were unable to play, their places being taken by Stuart Pearson
and Dana Fuller.

415 THE POLO MONTHLY [Fen ., 1930.
POLO IN INDIA
INDIAN POLO
CHAMPIONSHIP.
Success of the 15th Lancers.
The tournament for the Indian Polo 'Championship at Calcutta
resulted in the success of the 15th Lancers, who on December
31st beat the 8th Cavalry in the final tie after a close and exciting
match. Earlier in the tournament Jodhpur had beaten
Skinner's Horse easily by 10 goals to 2, the Ragtails beat
the 3rd Cavalry by 9 goals to 3, and the 13th Lancers lost to
the Sth Cavalry by 6 goals to 3 . In the semi-final round
the 8th Cavalry beat Jodhpur by g goals to 3, while the 15th
Lancers vanquished the Cavalry Club by 12 goals to 5 . The
final stage resulted as follows :
5/li banters
1'os .
1. Mr . W . A. Loring.
2. Capt . C . E . Pert.
3. Maj . A . L . B . Anderson.
13k. Maj . E . G . Atkinson.
S goals .
beat Sth Cavalry.
Pos.
i . Rissaldar Kadir Khan.
2. Capt . J . Wilson.
3 . Capt . H . B . Tucker.
Bk . Capt . C . H . Law.
7 goals.
UMPIRES : Col . Butler and Mr . G . E. Prior Palmer.
The special correspondent of the Pioneer (Allahabad) states
that the game was a personal triumph for Major Atkinson, who
was the outstanding player on the field . He played a wonderful
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maintained his reputation as the dour fighter who never gives
up till the last gallop. At the same time it must be admitted
that the Sth Cavalry were severely handicapped by an unfortunate
accident to Major O'Donnell, the Cavalry No . i, who
was kicked on the head by a pony, and had to be taken to
hospital . Major Atkinson sportingly offered to postpone the
final, but the Cavalry decided to play.
It was, therefore, expected that the Cavalry would not be at
their best. Rissaldar Kadir Khan was a trifle out of his element
in such a fast game, though he scored two goals . The match
left the impression that the Sth Cavalry would have won but
for the accident to Major O'Donnell . They played an amazingly
fine game, and at the end of the fifth chukker led by
7 goals to 4 .
In the last chukker they showed signs of the
strain of the pace of the game, in which it had practically been
a case of three men against four . The 15th Lancers, summoning
all their reserve, wiped up three goals from the deficit, and
the sixth chukker ended with the score being level at 7 goals
all . An extra chukker had to be played, and with the wind
in their favour the Lancers kept the game in their opponents'
territory and scored the winning goal after six minutes.
Wilson played a magnificent game. Law was excellent in
the defence, saving time and again and opening up numerous
attacks with judicious placing. Tucker was also playing at the
top of his form. For the winners Atkinson, as has been said,
played a great game. Anderson was disappointing at times,
his hitting not being too clean. Pert was inclined to be erratic,
though at times there were brilliant flashes in his play . Loring
was always prominent and is a player of distinct promise.
The first chukker produced two goals, one for each side.
Loring scored for the Lancers and Kadir Khan for the Cavalry
with a fine near-side shot . Atkinson sent in a fine long drive
in the second chukker, and Loring gave his side the lead.
Wilson again levelled matters in the third period . A weak hit
in front of the goal gave the Lancers a chance to score, which
was accepted, but they were not allowed to hold the lead for
long as Wilson scored the third goal for his side, though hustled
by Atkinson all the way . Wilson scored the fourth and fifth
goals, both after brilliant runs . In the fourth chukker Atkinson
scored a fine goal, and in the fifth Kadir Khan and Wilson
hit through for the Cavalry . Thus, when the final chukker
started the Cavalry were leading by 7 goals to 4 . This brought
out the best in the Lancers, who obtained three goals in brilliant
fashion, Anderson, Loring and Atkinson being responsible.
In the extra chukker the Lancers scored from a penalty.
Carmichael Cup.
In the Carmichael Cup semi-finals Government Hcuse beat the
Behar Light Horse (to whom they conceded 3 .', goals on the handicap)
by S goals to 5 . The North Bengal Mounted Rifles heat
the Assam Valley side by 4 goals to 3 i . In the final tie the
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420 THE POLO MONTHLY [FEB . . 1930.
by 7 goals to 5, the losers receiving 3 goals . In the first chukker
Government House scored three goals, Birnie, Vaux and Hatch
getting one each, and the Rifles put in one through Shipe Shipsay
. The Government House scored once in the second period,
while in the third Birnie scored again, but Hill equalized. In
the fourth and last chukker Birnie and Hatch scored a goal each,
Government House thus winning the Cup.
Ezra Tournament.
In the Ezra tournament the Surma Valley, who received 2
goals on the handicap, beat the Rifles by 81 goals to 6. The
Crusaders beat the 18th Cavalry by 5 goals to 3, after conceding
2 goals, and the 16th Light Cavalry beat the Flying Foxes by
51 goals to 5 . Government House (received 31 goals) were
vanquished by the 8th Cavalry by 8 goals to 41, while the 3rd
Cavalry (received 1) were defeated by Jodhpur by 9 goals to 1.
Calcutta scratched to Skinner's Horse and the 13th Lancers
heat Nazargunje 'received 4) by 11 goals to 5 . The Cavalry
Club succeeded in their task of conceding g .', goals to the Assam
Valley Light Horse, who lost by 13 goals to
The Northern Bengal Rifles gained a creditable victory over
the 15th Lancers, who failed by 7-, 1, goals to 4 in their endeavour
to give a start of 31 goals. The Crusaders received 2 goals
from Skinner's Horse and beat them by 5 goals to 3 . A close
game between the 8th Cavalry and the Northern Bengal Mounted
Rifles (received 6?,) resulted in the former's success just on time
by 7 goals to 6i . In the first of the semi-final ties on January
2nd the teams were :
Jodhpur beat ;rd Hussars.
Pos . Pos.
i . Maharaja Ajit Singh Ran . 1 . Capt. Salmon.
2. Raj Abbey Singh Rao . 2 . Sir Douglas Scott.
3. Raj Hanut Singh . 3 . Lt .-Col. Tylden Wright.
Bk . H .H . the Maharaja of Bk . Maj . Clarke.
Jodhpur.
8 goals . (received 2 .1,' 3,! goals.
The best player on the field was Hanut Singh, who practically
created all the openings and gave a fine display, while the
Maharaja was also conspicuous for his attacking and clearances.
Tylden Wright was prominent in the Hussars team, and Clarke,
at hack, worked very hard . At the start the Hussars attacked
and Salmond got a clear run through, but missed . After some
midfield play Ajit Singh dribbled through and scored . An
attack by the Hussars was cleared by Abbey Singh . Hanut
Singh got the ball and drove in for Abbey Singh to score . In
the second chukker Abbey passed to Hanut Singh, who found
the flags . On changing ends, the Maharaja in galloping up
just missed . Hanut Singh sent to Abbey Singh, who got
through with a long shot . After the Hussars had attacked
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through. On changing over Hanut put in a fine goal . In the
fourth chukker jodhpur attacked, and Scott and Tylden Wright
cleared, but Abbey Singh, receiving the ball, found the flags.
After Scott had missed Abbev Singh scored again, while just
or time "I'ylden Wright reduced the lead.
Crusaders beat 8th K.G .O . Light Car'alr '.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Dlr . Cowdell . t . Maj . O'Donnell.
2 . Mr . Wijk . 2 . Capt . Wilson.
3 . Mr . Knight . 3 . Capt . Tucker .
Bk. Mr. Robinson.
(received 4) 6 goals .
Bk. Capt. Law.
5 goals.
In the first chukker the Crusaders made a fine effort and
Robinson scored . The Cavalry attacked, but Wilson missed.
In the next period after some up and down play Cowdell and
Wijk sent in long shots which were not productive . An exciting
scramble tool: place near the Crusaders' goal, which nearly
resulted in a goal for the Cavalry . O'Donnell, however, hit
ahead for Wilson to find the flags, and the same player scored
again . In the third chukker the Cavalry attacked from the
start and Tucker hit through . Both sides attacked in turn, but
without any result . From the start of the fourth period Wilson
took the hall up and put in a nice shot . Cowdell got a chance
to score, but missed . After Robinson had missed Cowdell
followed up and increased the lead . Immediately after O'Donnell
reduced the margin . Just on the close of time Robinson brought
off a fine save from Wilson. It was an exciting and well contested
game throughout.
Jodhpur's Victory.
Before a large gathering Jodhpur beat the Crusaders in the
final by 9 goals to 2-.'„ being the superior team all round . Hanut
Singh gave a great display and, in addition to scoring 4 goals,
created several useful openings for his side . Ajit and Abbey
Singh made good use of the opportunities afforded them, and
being well mounted the winners were confident of victory from
the outset . For the Crusaders Robinson, at hack, was a hard
worker . On the whole the team played untiringly against a
very much more experienced side . Mrs. Ap Rhys Pryce gave
away the prizes. The Crusaders started plus goal on the
handicap . Jodhpur attacked from the start and Hanut Singh
found the flags. On changing over the same player took the
ball up the field, but Robinson checked his progress, only for
Abbev Singh to gain possession of the ball and hit through.
From a sixty-yard hit the Maharaja sent the ball to the opposite
ten itory, Abbey Singh again scoring . After the Crusaders had
unsuccessfully attacked Hanut Singh secured Jodhpur's fourth
goal (Jodhpur, 4 to .',) . Second chukker : Haunt Singh made
a fine run, but was repulsed by Robinson . Immediately after
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together and assumed the offensive . Their efforts were rewarded
when Abbey Singh failed to clear and Wijk scored . This made
Jodhpur attack again, and Hanut Singh retaliated with a backhander,
the same player repeating his success a minute later
(Jodhpur 7 goals to 11). Third chukker : The Crusaders
attacked, but Cowden hit wide, and Hanut Singh sending to
Ajit Singh, the latter scored . Robinson and Knight kept off
an attack by Hanut and Abbey Singh, when a fine clearance
by Robinson to Wijk resulted in the latter reducing the lead
(jodhpur 8 goals to 21). Final chukker : The Crusaders did
their utmost to reduce the margin of defeat . Robinson and
Cowdell were conspicuous for their untiring efforts during this
period. They made several raids, but were successfully checked,
and just before time was announced Abbey Singh contributed
the last goal for the State team.
Hyderabad Junior Tournament.
In the semi-final round of the Hyderabad Junior Polo Tournament
for the Sir Afsur Challenge Cup the first match was between
the Golconda Gymkhana, composed of Mr . Nizam Ali Beg,
Nawah Hamid Yar Jung, Mr . Nazir Mohamed Khan and Dfdr.
Syed Sikander (back) and the 8th Light Cavalry, represented
by Capt . R . F. Pearson, Major B . H. O'Donnell, Capt. H . D.
Tucker and Mr . A. L. D . Ramchunder (back). Golconda
received i goal and won by 3 goals to o. The Cavalry had
a number of chances, but failed to take advantage of them.
Golconda played at the top of their form, Nazir Mohamed Khan
and Syed Sikander being conspicuous throughout. They scored
their first goal in the second chukker after being repulsed on
three occasions . Their next goal was scored in the third
chukker by Syed Sikander in a spectacular manner . Nizam Ali
Beg missed a sitter, but Syed Sikander followed up and drove
the ball home with a brilliant shot from under his pony's neck.
The last chukker was grimly contested, the Cavalry making
several attempts to score . They were almost successful in the
last minute, Nazir Mohamed Khan just saving a sixty-yard hit.
The second semi-final match was between the 8th Light
Cavalry " X," comprising Mr . J. W . Platt, Capt . J. Wilson,
Capt . C . H . Law and Risaldar Oadir Khan (back) and the
Fateh Maidan Gymkhana, represented by Mr . Bashir-ud-Din,
Dafedar Gulam Mohi-ud-Din, Mr . Garnett Chamarette and Mr.
Habib Ahmed (back) . Fateh Maidan received 3 goals on the
handicap.
They put up a stern opposition against a superior combination,
who had to work hard to score their 5 goals . The Cavalry
had the better of the exchanges in the initial chukker, but they
failed to score owing to the excellent defence of their opponents.
Early in the second chukker Capt . Wilson scored from a melee
in front of the goal. Immediately after changing ends Gulam
Mohi-ud-Din got the ball and put it through . Capt. Law scored
twice for the Cavalry before the chukker ended, reducing Fateh
Maidan ' s lead to one goal . The only goal scored in the third

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chukker was by Capt . Law. With the score at 4 goals all, both
the teams worked hard to gain the lead, and after a sustained
attack Oadir Khan put the Cavalry ahead with a true shot.
The Cavalry maintained a steady pressure to the very end and
ran out the winners by the narrow margin of 5 goals to 4 .
The hatch Maidan presented an animated and beautiful
spectacle on December 17th, when Their Excellencies the Viceroy
and Lady Irwin were present to witness the final . The match
provided one of the best exhibitions of polo witnessed in Hyderabad
. Golconda received t goal on the handicap . The initial
chukker consisted of good tackling and thrilling raids, Golconda
scoring once through Nawab Hamid Yar Jung . In the next
period the 8th Cavalry checked a threatening movement and
drew level, Capt. Wilson putting the ball through with a pretty
shot . A series of close encounters followed in midfield . The
Cavalry got together and attacked, but Golconda put up a stubborn
resistance in front of the flags . The Cavalry, however,
got through and Platt equalized. Nawab Hamid opened the
third chukker with a fine run down, but he was robbed of the
ball in front of the flags by Platt, who raced down, with his
opponents in hot pursuit, and missed the mark by inches . The
Cavalry maintained a steady pressure after this, and Wilson
put his side ahead . The Cavalry with better combination dominated
the play in the last chukker, and in spite of the stiff
opposition scored twice through Wilson, thus winning a keenly
contested game by 5 goals to 2.
Meerut Christmas Handicap.
Nine teams entered for the Meerut Christmas Handicap tournament
for the 13th Hussars I_ow Aggregate Cup . The Pistol
Shots, conceding one goal on the handicap to the Gardeners,
defeated them by 3 goals to 2, after a well contested game.
Teams :—The Pistols Shots : Maj . Mills, Captains R . L . W.
Herrick, C. M . O . Sawers and Mr . J . A. R. Colam back). The
Gardeners : Captains R . A. Jendra Singh, J . H . Wilkinson, D.
Macnamara and Amar Singh (back).
In the second round the first match was between the Pistol
Shots and the Buglers . The former conceded 3; goals on the
handicap, and won by 11 goals to 4 . The losing side consisted
of Mr. Colchester, Mr. Gibbon, Capt . Young and Mr.
I_ongfield.
In the second match the Royal Deccan Horse, the holders of
the cup, defeated the Gordons by 6 goals to 4 . The latter side
started plus 4 goals on the handicap. Teams :--Royal Deccan
Horse : Captains Rood, Ballentine and Nunn and Maj . Tinley
(hack) . Gordons : Mr. Stuart, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Coalville and
Capt. Hunter Blair (back).
The Spotted Dogs, conceding i' goals on the handicap to the
R .D .H. Subalterns, won by 3 goals to 2 .',.
The Delhi Phiniums, conceding one goal to the Seaforth Highlanders
on the handicap, won by 7 goals to 2 . The semi-final
matches were keenly contested on December 3oth .

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In the first match the Pistol Shots defeated the Spotted Dogs
by 5 goals to 4. The latter received 3 goals on the handicap.
Teams :—Pistol Shots : Maj . Mills, Capt. Herrick, Capt . Sawers
and Mr. Colam (back) . Spotted Dogs : Mr . De Moraville, Maj.
Heyman, Maj . Bibby and Mr. Armstrong `back).
In the second match the Royal Deccan Horse (holders) went
down to the Delhi Phiniums by 4 goals to 3 . Teams, starting
level, were as follow : Delhi Phiniums : Capt . Allen, Capt . Belben,
Capt. Watkins and Brig. Anderson (back) . Royal Deccan
Horse : Capt . Wood, Capt. Ballentine, Capt. Nunn and Maj.
Tinley (back).
The finals of this and the Subsidiary polo tournaments were
played on January 2nd on the Ludovic ground, before a big
gathering, under ideal weather conditions . At the conclusion
Mrs. Dashwood Strettell gave away the trophies to the winners
in the main tournament.
The Pistol Shots niet the Delhi Phiniums on level terms, and
defeated them by 4 goals to 3, after a good match . The play
was fast throughout, and both sides were well balanced . For
the winners Herrick and Colam figured prominently, while Belben
was conspicuous on the losers' side.
In the Subsidiary tournament final the Gardeners, conceding
2 goals on the handicap, defeated the Buglers by 8 goals to 21.
The exchanges were not so one-sided as the result indicates . The
Buglers put up a great fight, and contested each goal that was
scored against them . Teams : —Gardeners : Capt. Rajendra
Singh, Capt . Wilkinson, Capt. Macnamara and Capt . Amar
Singh (back) . Buglers : Mr. Colchester, Mr. Gibbon, Mr . L.
Young and Mr. I .ongfield (back).
Lahore Christmas Tournaments.
With record entries the Lahore Christmas polo started on
December 25th on the Racecourse ground, when seven of the
first round matches in the Hodson's Horse Challenge Cup, and
one in the Punjab Open Handicap Tournament, were played
before a crowd which included the Governor of the Punjab. The
best contest of the day was provided in the match between the
Hodson's Horse and the Wild Geese in the Hodson's Challenge
Cup . At half-time the Wild Geese led by 5 i goals to 3. Then
Hodson's strove hard and notched 2 goals in succession, but
the Wild Geese, in reply, scored once, through Mathews . With
1-.'l goals still down, the Hodson's persevered, and were rewarded
with a goal midway in the fourth period . Excitement ran high,
and in the fierce struggle that followed Hodson ' s scored again
just a minute before the final bugle, thus winning the match by
goals to 6
The following were the results of other matches in this tournament
: 7th Light Cavalry beat Sam Browne's Cavalry " Z " by
9 goals to 3', ; 9th Q. R. Lancers obtained one goal on the handicap,
but lost to the 19th K .G.O. Lancers by 4 goals to 3 ; starting
plus half a goal on the handicap, the Rifle Brigade heat the .

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White Mice by 5?, goals to 4 ; the 1st Batt . the Welsh Fusiliers
got half a goal on the handicap, and won from the Browne's
Beetley by 22 goals to 2 ; conceding 2- goals on the handicap,
Kashmir beat the Probyn's Horse " Z " by 8 goals to 3 - ; the
5th Fusiliers, who received one goal on the handicap, were beaten
by the Royal Scots Fusiliers by 4 goals to 3.
The opening match in the Punjab Challenge Cup was between
the Probyn's Horse " Y " and the 6th D .C.O . Lancers. The
latter started 3,' goals on the handicap, and, playing a defensive
game, kept the lead till the end of the third chukker . The
Probyns now asserted themselves, and forged ahead by 6 goals
to 5 in the fourth chukker . The fifth chukker proved wholly
in favour of the Probyn's Horse, who scored 3 more goals while
their opponents scored once. The last chukker was evenly contested,
and each side got one goal, the match ending in a win
for Probyn 's Horse " Y."
Nine more matches were played on December 27th . The four
second round contests in the Punjab Challenge Cup attracted
great interest, and were closely fought out . Probyn's Horse (X),
the holders, met the gth Lancers in the opening match, and
though It proved to be a long-drawn-out affair, the game was
very interesting. The teams started level on the handicap, and
both teams playing up to a man, the issue was in the balance till
the very last. At the end of the sixth chukker the sides were
on equal terms (five all) . And when the goals were widened
two extra chukkers were played before Probyn's Horse clinched
the match at 6--5 . Teams :—Probyn's Horse (X) : Lieut.-Col.
A. F . Hartley, Maj . R . O . Critchley, Lieut .-Col. H . Macdonald
and ('apt . Mohd . Al:bar Khan (back) . 9th Royal Lancers :
('apt . D . C . F . Erskine, Mr . L . H . H . Harris, Lieut .-Col.
F. Reynolds and Capt. G . H . N . Todd (back.
Exhilarating polo was provided in the next match, when the
15th, 19th Hussars made their debut in India . They opposed
an equally distinguished team from Kashmir . Hinde, in combination
with Francis, threatened the Kashmir goal time and
again, but the Maharaja played an excellent game at back, and
warded off all the attacks . At the conclusion both sides had
scored three goals each, but Kashmir, who received three-quarters
of a goal on the handicap, won the match . Teams :—Kashmir :
Jemadar Gandarb Singh, Capt . Mohd. Yasin Khan, Col. Nawab
Khusrujung and His Highness the Maharaja of Kashmir (back).
15th] 19th Hussars : Maj . J. C . W. Francis, Capt . W . R . N.
Hinde, Capt. C . Cockayne-Firth and Lieut .-Col. J. Godman
(back).
Another close encounter was witnessed between Probyn's Horse
(Y) and the 19th K.G .O . Lancers . The latter received 21 goals
on the handicap, but found their opponents too strong for them,
and lost the game by 8 goals to 71.
In starting play plus 4 goals on the handicap the P .A .V .O.
Cavalry, comprising Capt . G . Knowles, Capt. P . R . Tatham,
Capt . G. Carr White and Mr. R . G. Hanmer (back), defeated
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Two matches were decided on this date in the second round
of the Hodson's Horse Challenge Cup . The 7th Light Cavalry
conceded i goals to the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and won by
5 goals to 1+.
Hodson's Horse and the 1st Batt . the Welsh Fusiliers started
play on level terms, but Hodson's were not in form, and were
beaten by 4 goals to 2.
The second semi-final match in the Punjab Polo Challenge Cup
was between Probyn's Horse and the P .A .V.O . Cavalry . The
latter obtained three goals on the handicap, but Probyn's Horse,
playing superbly, scored two goals in the first chukker, and
levelled matters early in the second . The Cavalry pulled themselves
together, and regained the lead . But it proved to he
short-lived, as their opponents not only equalized but forged
ahead, and led at the interval by 5 goals to 4. On the resumption
the Cavalry took the ball up from a free-hit, and with great
difficulty obtained the equalizer . They continued to attack, but
Probyn's Horse, with their superior tactics, soon outplayed them,
and dominated the game for the remainder of the period, winning
the match by 9 goals to 5.
Punjab Cup Final.
The final of the Punjab Challenge Cup, between Probyn's
Horse " V " and Kashmir, produced a high standard of polo
on January 1st . Probyn's Horse conceded 3 goals on the
handicap, and just lost by 6 goals to 6 . In the first chukker
Taylor took the ball down from the throw-in, but lost it to the
Maharaja, who effected a clearance . Campbell intercepted the
ball and missed the mark . The Kashmir side were kept busy
in defending their own end, and were successful in preventing
their opponents from scoring (Kashmir 34 goals to o) . During
the earlier stages of the second period Probyn's Horse were on
the attack, while later they became dangerous, but a free-hit
against them relieved the situation . Shortly before the bugle
was sounded the Cavalry asserted themselves, when Taylor scored
two goals. After a spell of midfield play in the third stage,
Nadin sent up to Todd, and the latter, with an oblique shot,
found the flags. Todd was not long in securing the fourth goal,
while Nadin followed it up with the fifth (Probyn's 5 to 3).
Kashmir changed their tactics after the recess, and were more
enterprising . Yasin Khan took possession of the ball from the
throw-in, and completed a brilliant effort by notching the State
team's first point . The same player repeated his success by
taking possession of the ball immediately after ends were
changed, and finding the flags, thus giving his side the lead.
Kashmir seemed to slacken after this, when their adversaries
forced them to defend (5J to 5). Probyn's Horse made frequent
raids in the fifth period, but were not able to score, yet shortly
before the conclusion of this period Yasin Khan increased his
side's lead (Kashmir 6 to 5) . In being i goals behind, Probyn's
Horse put up a determined fight in the final chukker . A combined
run down by Nadin and Taylor resulted in the latter

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finding the flags for Probyn's Horse. The losers made a spirited
effort to clinch the match at the last moment, but Kashmir stuck
to their guns, and emerged the winners by the narrowest of
margins . Teams : Kashmir : Jemadar Gandarb Singh, Capt.
Mohd . Yasin Khan, Col . Nawab Khusunjung and His Highness
the Maharaja of Kashmir (back) . Probyn's Horse " Y " : Maj.
I . Campbell, Capt . T . Hulme Taylor, Lieut. T . T. Todd and
Capt . G. Nadin (back).
The final of the Hodson's Horse Challenge Cup was played
between the 7th Light Cavalry and the 1st Batt . the Welsh
Fusiliers, which proved a one-sided affair, the Cavalry winning
by 6 goals to o. The play started level on the handicap.
The igth K .G.O. Lancers met Hodson's Horse in the final of
the subsidiary tournament for the losers in the Punjab Challenge
Cup . It was another one-sided match . The Lancers received
51, goals on the handicap, and in playing a dashing game they
outshone their opponents in every chukker, winning by 13
goals to 1 . Probyn's Horse " Z " and the 9th Queen's Royal
Lancers met in the final of the subsidiary tournament for the
losers in the Hodson's Horse Challenge Cup competition . It
was a fairly well contested match, and resulted in a win for
Probyn's Horse " Z " by 5 goals to 3 . At the close of play
General Leslie presented the trophies of the season to the winners
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HUNTING.
NOTES FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Obituary.
The death, at the age of seventy-seven, took place last month
of Capt. David Arthur George Lascelles, who passed away
suddenly at his Yorkshire home . Capt. Lascelles was for nearly
two decades secretary of the Bedale . His father was the third
son of the third Earl of Harewood, the present Earl being the
sixth.
An Appeal to Motorists.
Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Master of the Wynnstay Hunt,
has issued an appeal to people motoring to meets of his hounds,
especially with trailers or motor horse-boxes, as well as to those
who follow the hounds when hunting, to use every care, as he
has had complaints from the authorities that roads are being
blocked by cars. He points out that the difficulties of carrying
on the Hunt are ever increasing, while this latest innovation
caused by motor horse-boxes, and especially by people following
the hounds in cars, is adding very materially to these difficulties,
and is undoubtedly becoming a serious menace to the welfare
of hunting. In these circumstances, Sir Watkin trusts that all
those who come out with his hounds will do their utmost to
mitigate these modern, but very serious, difficulties in connexion
with hunting.
Pytchley Arrangements.
It was announced at the annual meeting of the Pytchley Hunt
at Althorp House on January 24th, Earl Spencer presiding,
that Col . J. G . Lowther and Mr. Ronald Tree, the Joint Masters,
have consented to hunt the country for another season . Col.
Lowther, referring to the forage question, expressed the hope
that everyone hunting with the Pytchley would buy British
forage, and, if possible, forage grown in the Pytchley country.
" Spraggon " writes . in Horse and Hound . " A rumour has
been current in the hunting-field of late that Frank Freeman was
contemplating retirement from his post at the end of the present
season . I am exceedingly glad of an opportunity to deny this,
and to report that the Joint Masters have arranged with him
that he shall carry the horn again next year . By that time (1931)
Freeman will have completed twenty-five years in office, and it
is his intention then to seek retirement . The decision that he
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am old enough to remember his first season as huntsnian, and
for the life of me can see no reason why, with ordinary luck,
his last should not be just as brilliant . The element of luck is
always there, and a fall, which must at times be the fate of
everyone who goes first over the Pytchley country, is not the
trifle when one is the wrong side of fifty that it was in the
thirties . "
Worcestershire Affairs.
The Earl of Plymouth presided at the annual meeting of the
Worcestershire Hunt, which was held at Worcester last month,
when Maj . H . P . Rushton was unanimously re-elected Master,
on the same terms and conditions as at present . Mr . J . H.
Wythes, who proposed the re-election, said that during Maj.
Rushton's first season he showed good sport in the country, and
had niade many friends . During the latter half of the season
sport had been particularly good, and they could safely leave
the future of the Hunt in the Master's hands . Maj . Rushton,
responding, recalled that last season there appeared to be grave
doubts in the country as to the supply of foxes, but he was glad
to tell the members that up to the present this season they had
found an ample supply . In fact, the Hunt had found foxes in
several coverts which had not held for several years. This
showed that landowners, covert owners and farmers were supporting
the Hunt to the best of their ability . He had not been
on any farmer's land where the Hunt had not been made welcome,
and the least they could do in return was to look after
the farmers' interests when riding across their land . Lord Plymouth
and Sir George Vernon were added to the Hunt's trustees.
It was decided to hold the point-to-point races at Crowle on
April 24th . The Master and Mr. Hugh Sumner (honorary
secretary) were thanked for their work for the Hunt.
Mr. Buckmaster again as M .F.H.
The vacancy in the Warwickshire country caused by the
lamented death of Capt . C. I . Smith Ryland has been filled by
Mr. Walter S . Buckmaster, who has joined Lord Willoughby
de Broke as Deputy Master . " Patience " writes, in the Field :
" When Lord Willoughby de Broke was able to take stock of
the hunting situation, after the terrible shock of his late colleague's
sudden and tragic death, I understand that he told Mr.
Holbech, the chairman of the Hunt Committee, he would find it
difficult to carry out alone for the remainder of the season, the
arduous work which falls on the modern M .F .H ., both in the
field and at home . Thereupon Mr . Buckmaster kindly consented
to come forward, and act with Lord Willoughby as Deputy
Master until the end of this season ; and he has been duly
appointed to the office. Needless to say, this appointment has
given universal satisfaction here . A more conscientious and
hard-working, or a more popular Master has probably never
existed than that which Mr. Buckmaster proved himself to he

THE SOUTH AND WEST \WILTS FOXHOUNDS AT P1T HOUSE, SHAFTESBURY.
Hounds on a scent crossing a sunken road .

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(luring his two seasons of joint control with the present Lord
Portman, and he has since been of great help in Hunt affairs,
notably when he devoted an immense amount of time and trouble
in going about the country with Lord Willoughby and the late
('apt . Smith Ryland, when they were buying the Hunt horses,
previous to taking over the hounds from Maj . Huttenbach . It
is a great pleasure, too, to Mr . Buckmaster's friends and wellwishers
to know his health is so completely restored that he feels
fit to undertake the duties of a Deputy Master."
A Hunting Wedding.
The wedding of Sir Christopher Furness, of Otterington Hall,
Northallerton, Yorkshire, and Miss Violet Flower Chipchase
Roberts, daughter of the late Col. G . C . Roberts and Mrs.
Roberts, of Bedburn Hall, Witton-le-Wear, County Durham,
took place on January 8th in the Parish Church at Hamsterley,
near Bishop Auckland. Miss Roberts has been huntsman of the
Durham Foot Harriers for the last six seasons, and her mother
has been Master of the Harriers for five seasons, and last season
was Joint Master with Sir Christopher Furness.
Competitions for Children.
Mane hunting people were present at the Craven Lodge
grounds, Melton Mowbray, on January 9th, to see their children
take part in a series of interesting mounted competitions arranged
in connexion with the Quorn, Cottesmore and Belvoir Hunt Pony
Clubs, which have just been formed . About forty young people
competed, and they gave some clever exhibitions of horsemanship
in each event . There were special prizes for farmers' children.
Each club was represented by six children in an inter-Hunt competition
for a challenge cup given by Col . F. G . D . Colman,
marks being allotted for riding and turnout . Quorn were placed
first, Cottesmore second and Belvoir third.
Presentations.
Capt . E . C . Lloyd, secretary of the Devon and Somerset Staghounds
from 1923-1929, was, in connnemoration of his services,
presented recently at Cloutsham with a sectional bookcase, a
cheque and an album containing the names of over 400 subscribers,
while Mrs . Lloyd was presented with a platinum brooch
bearing the letters " D .S.S ." in diamonds. The presentation
was made by Lord Fortescue, the chairman of the Hunt Committee,
who emphasized the success which had attended ('apt.
Lloyd's work as secretary, and added that his tact, his good
humour, and the fact that he was a practical farmer as well as a
good sportsman, had enabled him to get on well with everybody.
Col. J . C. Bassett, of Westward Ho, who has relinquished the
post of hon . secretary to the Cheriton Otter Hunt after six years'
service, has been presented with a gold cigarette case by Mrs.
IF. M . Beaumont, the Joint Master of the pack, on behalf of the
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on January 22nd, Mr. J . \V. Ramsden was presented with his
portrait in oils by members of the Southwold Hunt, in recognition
of his services to the pack during the nine seasons that he
held the Mastership up to 1929 .
Lord Rosebery and the Whaddon Chase.
At the annual meeting of the Whaddon Chase Hunt at Winslow
last month four members of the Committee by rotation (the Earl
of Rosebery, Col. Harris, Maj . Pratt and Maj . Abrahams) were
re-elected, and to fill a vacancy on the Hunt Committee caused
by the death of the late secretary, Mr . Percy Lovett, the Earl of
Orkney (who presided) proposed the election of Col. William
Selby-Lowndes, of Whaddon Hall ; Lord Rosebery seconded,
and the meeting agreed. Lord Orkney, in moving the adoption
of the Committee's recommendation that Lord Rosebery be
appointed Master for the season 1930-31, stated that Lord Rosebery
had shown magnificent sport, the present season being
exceptionally brilliant . The recommendation was adopted, and
in reply Lord Rosebery mentioned that owing to other duties
and the fact that he must be away for practically the whole of
the cub-hunting season, he had intimated that he could not see
his way to submit himself for re-election, but the Committee had
agreed to his nomination of Col . Fred Lawson as Deputy Master.
It was announced that the Point-to-Point meeting will be held at
Hurdlesgrove on March 15th.
Radnorshire and West Herefordshire.
At the annual meeting of this Hunt, held recently at the
Oxford Arms, hington, Capt. T . P . P . Powell, who took the
chair, referred to the great loss the Hunt had suffered in particular,
and the county in general, through the lamented death
of Col . F. H . Leather . For longer years than he cared to recall
he could remember Col . Leather hunting with these hounds, and
he had given ungrudging time and services to the interests of
the Hunt as secretary to the Poultry Fund, and in other ways.
It was agreed unanimously to vote the usual guarantee of L650
to the Master, and a donation of L50. Mr. H . H. de C.
Vaughan was elected to succeed the late Col . Leather on the
Committee, and the chairman, before the meeting broke up, urged
the claims of the Poultry Fund, which had now become an
important part of almost every Hunt organization.
Two Bridges Hunt Club.
A hunt club has been formed under the above title, which has
been honoured by the Prince of Wales having graciously consented
to become President . The Vice-Presidents are the Masters
of the Dartmoor, South Devon and Lamerton Foxhounds . This
club has its origin in the Hunt Dinner which for some years past
has been held annually at the Two Bridges Hotel . Subscribers
to the above-mentioned Hunts are eligible for election, subject to
the rules . About sixty members have been already elected .
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Rules of membership have been drawn up, and can be obtained
by anyone wishing to join the club, on application to the honorary
secretary, Maj . A . \V. Disney-Roebuck, Hon Meavy, Yelverton.
Impending Changes.
Lieut .-Col . J. E . Munby, of Ranby, near Lincoln, who took
over the Mastership of the Southwold last year, has tendered
his resignation, to take effect at the end of the present season.
This announcement was made at a meeting of the Hunt, held
at Louth on January 3rd, Lord Heneage presiding . After some
discussion, it was decided to advertise for a successor to hunt
the country two days a week . It is understood that Mr. S. S.
Lockwood, who took over the Mastership of the Derwent Hunt
in 1926, will be standing down at the end of the present season.
Mr . W . H . Midwood, of Calveley Hall, Tarporley, having
announced his intention of giving up the Mastership of the
Cheshire Hounds at the end of the season, he was warmly
thanked on January 16th, at a meeting of the Hunt Committee,
for his services and the good sport he has shown during seven
seasons . Steps are being taken to fill the vacancy, and it was
decided that the pack shall continue to hunt six days a week.
By arrangement with, and by permission of the Cheshire Master,
(luring the present season Maj . B . W. Heaton, of White Hall,
little Budworth, Tarporley, has been hunting the Cheshire woodland
country, with kennels at his own place.
Quorn Mastership.
It is stated that Sir Harold Nutting, of Quenby Hall, Leicester,
has been invited by the Quorn Hunt Committee to join Maj.
A . E . Burnaby in the Mastership next season . He has had
previous experience of hunt management, having for nine seasons
(1920 to 1929) been Master of the Meynell. Maj . Gordon Foster,
who has hunted the Sinnington Hounds for eleven seasons, has
announced his intention of resigning the Mastership at the end
of the present season, and a meeting will be held later to consider
the position . Among the packs whose Hunt Committees were
advertising in January for new Masters were the Cattistock, the
Seavington, the South Devon, the South Oxfordshire and the
Wilton.
Another Woman M .F.H.
For the first time in the history of the North Staffordshire the
affairs of that Hunt are to be under the control of a lady Master
next season . Mr. James Cadman and Mr. F . R . Haggic, the
present joint Masters, are giving up, and on January 27th Miss
Rosamond Harrison, of Maer Hall, a keen sportswoman and
well-known breeder of hunters, accepted the vacancy. At a
general meeting of members of the Surrey Union Hunt, held at
Dorking, the announcement of the resignation of Maj . F . C . G.
Naumann as Joint Master with Mr . C . E . Heath at the end of
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mann, who succeeded Mr. H. C . Lee Steere as Joint Master in
1927, has made himself most popular, both on and off the field.
Maj . H . I) . Roberts (Officer Coimnanding Middlesex Yeomanry)
was unanimously elected Joint Master with Mr. Heath for the
season 16 ;o-31.
Hunter Council Meeting.
Col . C. Spence-Colby presided at the meeting of the Council
of the Hunters' Improvenment and National Light Horse Breeding
Society on January 3oth, at which sixty-eight candidates
were elected members of the Society, bringing up the total membership
of the Society to 2,745 . The Chairman of the Show
Committee reported that an excellent entry had been received
for the show to be held at the Royal Agricultural Hall, London,
on March 4th, 5th and 6th . Thoroughbred stallions numbering
134 would compete for the sixty King's Premiums, of which
forty-three would be competing for the first time . In the Hunter
Section the judges of the young stock--Mr . B . Davies and Mr.
George Smithwick—would have before them 125 young hunters
in the eight young stock classes ; while Maj . V. D . S . Williams
would judge fifty-three hunters in the three riding classes . In
addition, nine stallions would he represented by groups of three
or more young stock . Jumping over the water would take place
on each afternoon. The War Office had again made arrangements
for the exhibition class of Army Remounts, and on the
Wednesday afternoon two gun teams, with R .A. newly purchased
troop horses, would parade in the ring, and remain for inspection
(luring the three days of the show . The Stewards reported that
the programme of judging had been determined, and would be
available very shortly, while the Chairman expressed the hope
that all members would avail themselves of the concession granted
by the railway companies whereby members could travel to and
from the show at a fare and a half . The Council passed a hearty
vote of thanks to Capt . Lionel Edwards, who had kindly
designed and presented a new poster to the Society . The Council
resolved to nominate Sir Walter Gilbey as President-elect (i .e.,
President in 1931), while the following gentlemen had agreed to
allow their names to go forward on the voting paper for the
election of ten new members of the Council in 1930, viz_ . : Capt.
T. R . Colville, Earl of Dalkeith, Mr. David Davies, M.F.H .,
Lieut.-Col. Delme Davies-Evans, M .F .H ., Mr . W . J . Fryer, Mr.
Guv Gilbey, the Hon . Edward Greenall, Mr . E . G . E . Griffith,
Lieut.-Col . H . E. Hambro, Lord Middleton, the Rev. E . T.
Murray, Maj . Sir Robert Spencer-Nairn, Mr . T . G. Phelps, Mr.
E . Craig Tanner, Mr . V. T. Taylor and Mr . A . D . Hall Watt.
The Secretary reported that it was hoped to issue Vol . XII of
the Hunter Stud Book at the end of February, and that this
book would be the largest volume issued by the Society . The
report of the Council to the members was also carefully considered,
and authorized to be issued to members with the balancesheet,
voting paper and ticket for the coming show .

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HUNTING.
JANUARY SPORT.
January was one of the most successful hunting months of
recent seasons . The weather was mild throughout, and hounds
were never stopped by severe weather . Scent was good on the
whole, and there were many good gallops, with long points.
The Quorn showed good sport from their Willoughby fixture
on the loth . A brace of foxes went away from Ella's Gorse
immediately hounds entered the covert . Pointing first for
Wymeswold, hounds ran through Cradock's Ashes into Ragdale
Wood, where there were many foxes on the move. Ultimately
the pack had the good fortune to get away on the fox they had
been hunting, and ran in good style, first by Shoby Scoles,
and missing Lord Aylesford's covert they swung away from
Grimston Village, passing close to Saxelbye Hall, killing their
fox in the open when pointing for Welby Osiers. A five-mile
point, and ten miles as hounds ran . A long hunt followed from
Bridget's (overt, hounds working well for an hour and thirty
minutes over the Saxelbye country, then back by Shoby Cross-
Roads nearly to Willoughby, where they were stopped, after a
hard day, (luring which there were many empty saddles.
Cottesmore.
These hounds did well on the 25th, after meetin g at Gunthorpe.
With their first fox, from Laxhill, they ran along the brook and
turned past Gibbet Gorse on the right almost to Edith Weston,
and bore right-handed to Luffenham Pastures . From here they
ran hack to Lyndon, on towards Manton and back for Lyndon,
short of which the fox disappeared. An excellent hunt ensued
with a fox found close to Manton Gorse . Going away from the
gorse, hounds ran fast by the brook and the Waterworks at
Braunston, and thence right-handed down to the outskirts of
Oakham . Here the fox bore to the right again and ran along
the Midland Railway as far as the Grange, thence over to Gunthorpe,
and he was rolled over by the brook beyond Gunthorpe.
From Prior's Coppice hounds went away for \Vithcote lefthanded
without a check, through Launde Park Wood on to
within a few fields of Ridlington, straight through Prior's Coppice
again to Cheseltyne Spinney and thence back to the gorse
behind Braunston Village, where they marked their fox to
ground .

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Pytchley.
The Pytchley showed first-rate sport from Thornby on the
8th . Finding in Guilsborough Hall Wood-pile, hounds raced
away by Guilsborough Grange Farm, Coton, and Two Lodges,
over the Bottom, across Botney Farm, over the Ravensthorpe-
West-and-East-Haddon Road, with Ravensthorpe on the left,
down to the Bottom . Then, keeping parallel to the Bottom for
some way, they went on by Holdenby Lodge, the Brickyard and
Cank Covert, leaving Sanders on their right, over the turnpike
down to Merry Tom, over the Brook, and on for Spratton
Village. The fox was headed on the road just opposite Mrs.
Foster's house, Spratton Grange, and hounds then ran parallel
to the road, back to Mr. John Drage's house, over the road,
round Brampton Hill, leaving Sanders on their right, through
Cank, across the Holdenby—Brampton Road, and over the hill,
the fox getting to ground on the further slope, near South Lodge,
Holdenby, after being hunted for two and a quarter hours. The
first forty-five minutes were exceptionally fast up to Merry Tom.
The fox was got out, and hounds had their reward . Later,
from East Haddon Spinney, hounds hunted in a big ring, slowly,
short of East Haddon, left of Holdenby Tithe Farm and Ravensthorpe,
to just short of Haddon Hall, and thence by Tithe Farm
to East Haddon Spinney.
Fernie.
Owing to the death of Mrs . Warren, of Arnesby, arrangements
were varied on the 6th with this pack . Moving off from Peatling
Magna, hounds were taken first to the Gilmorton Covert . Here
they found a fox which was evidently basking in the sun with
one eye open, and he was away like a shot . Leaving Walton
Village on their right, hounds crossed the Bruntingthorpe Road,
and, bearing left-handed, kept on to the old training ground at
Knaptoft, where the first check occurred . Afterwards they
hunted slowly on over the turnpike, past Mowsley Covert to
Bosworth Gorse . From here they again ran well, first pointing
for Theddingworth, then over the canal to the Laughton Hills,
at the far end of which the fox was lost . This was an excellent
hunt of an hour, the first half of which was first-class, the small
fields in the Walton area necessitating a lot of jumping. A
week later they did equally well from Foxton . Finding in
Gumley Wood, hounds ran on a nice scent below the Gorse to
the Laughton Hills, at the far end of which their fox turned
back, and, scent deteriorating, they could only hunt him slowly
back to Gumley. There was practically no scent with their
second fox from Gumley Gorse, but from John Ball came quite
the best Monday hunt the Fernie have had this season . Going
out at the bottom end over a strong line and at a pace which
soon tailed off the field, hounds crossed the Saddington Road
and pointed for Wistow. After going over the Fleckney and
Arnesby Road they turned off to Fleckney Village, where their
fox was only just in front of them . Having passed Saddington,
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to John Ball . Without entering the covert, however, they ran
(at a slower pace` the former line to Shearsbv, whence they
pointed for Peatling before turning hack and killing their fox
at Arnesbv Windmill. Time, one hour and twenty minutes.
Warwickshire.
One of the best days of the season was registered by the
Warwickshire on the 28th, from Upper Brailes . Finding first
at Spencer's Gorse, the pack ran very fast past Little Chelniscote
to Shutford Grounds, and at a slower pace past Ravnell Bottom,
the fox beating them at the Ironstone Quarries after a fine hunt
of seventy-five minutes, with a six-and-a-half-mile point . In the
afternoon hounds found at Oxhill and raced hard past Idlicote
and Old Dyke, pulling down their fox at Compton Wyny ates
after a really brilliant gallop of thirty minutes.
Grafton.
These hounds were in form after meeting on the 6th at Foxley.
From Lichborough Coppice they had a quick dart of ten minutes
before marking their fox to ground at Lower Potcote . Finding
next at Grimscote Heath, they ran very fast to Seawell Wood.
After a turn round Maidford Wood they went away to Plumpton
Wood, where the pack divided, but a few couple went straight
through with their fox to Gonierals Holt and Weston, where
they were stopped, after a good hunt of sixty-five minutes, with
a point of five miles . On their third fox, set going in Gruhh's
Copse, they ran to Astcote Thorns, right-handed to Duncote,
and right-handed again, with Greens Norton on their left, to
Langford Farni . The fox here ran a short circle by Greens
Norton Park before going on with Tites Copse and Wood End
on his left into the bottom end of Plumpton Wood . Running
straight through this, he tried the earths on the railway in vain,
and, twisting back, was killed on the Banbury Lane, after a
very good hunt of an hour and forty minutes, with another fivemile
point, mostly at a fast pace . Owing to the funeral of
Maj . C . O . E . Nicholson, the fixture at Boycott Manor was
cancelled.
Beaufort.
These hounds showed consistently good sport throughout the
month . One good day was on the 18th, from Rodbourne.
Finding at once in Angrove, hounds ran very fast past Cole
Park to Lowbridge, where the fox got to ground . On an outlier
found near Burnt Heath the pack ran at a tremendous pace,
cutting across a corner of Malniesbury Common, and on as if for
Bradfield . After swinging sharply to the left over the Brook to
the right of West Park, they crossed the Malmesbury Road on
the Corston side of Ieingway . Hounds then pointed for Rodbourne,
turning right-handed slap through Bincomhe, and thence
to Seagry Wood, which they entered after twenty-seven minutes
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POLO 44 2 'MONTHLY [FEB., 1930.
were afoot in this covert, and hounds were stopped . A twisting
fox from West Park led the chase by Bradfield and Maidford
Brake back to the starting point . He then went away over the
brook, but turned short hack and got to ground in a bank under
West Park . Two days later exceptional sport was enjoyed from
Swalletts Gate. Newman was hunting the dog pack . Finding
in Dauntsey Park: Withybed, hounds ran by Swamnead and on
over the railway towards Brinkworth . Their fox, however,
turned back right-handed, and was killed in Miles's Gorse.
There was no delay . Another fox went straight away, and gave
the run of the season . Hounds first made a ring by Mr . Potter's
and back past Miles's Gorse, then crossed the brook and railway
to the left of Brinkworth, and then on over Ramps Hill. Here
six couple of the Cricklade hounds that had divided at Somerford
Common joined the Duke's, the united pack running on
through Webb's Wood and Flatlands, by the Folly, past Ballards
Ash to Coped Hall. They now continued across Lydiard
Park, up to Purton, and although fresh foxes were on the move
and caused a temporary diversion, the huntsman stopped them,
recovered the line of his hunted fox, and, going past Lydiard
Rectory to the Cheltenham to Andover railway line, killed him
there, just short of the G .W.R. Works at Swindon . A point of
rather more than nine miles was made in this fine run.
South and West Wilts.
A brace of foxes were soon put up from the wild gorse close
to Willoughby Hedge Gate when the South and West Wilts met
there on January 8th . Settling down to one, the pack ran fast
to Strattons, thence over by Mere Down and across to Chadwick
Down. Leaving Charnage on their right, they ran fast to Longmead,
where a welcome check occurred. The hunt was soon set
going again beyond the covert, and, running well, hounds
reached Keasley, and went on through Stratton's again after a
big ring of fifty-five minutes at best pace. Whether a change of
foxes was made here is not known, but, without hesitating,
hounds ran on fast by the Piggery Covert and Kingston Deverill,
through Truncoiube, where so many good hunts this season have
started and terminated. From here they crossed the valley
under the Bidcomhes, and on reaching " The Knoll," information
put them right, the fox having run by Maiden Bradley
Village and Horsingham to the Maiden Bradley Woods . The
whole length of these was traversed, and crossing the Frome
Road by I .ougleat Wood he was rolled over after another fifteen
minutes . The furthest point was seven and a half miles, but
hounds were running well for two and a half hours over many
miles of country.
Berkeley.
This pack had a good day when they met at Milbury Heath
on January 9th . They found in the gorse, and ran a circle by
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to Milbury Heath again. The fox made several attempts to
cross the main road, but was headed, and after running by Buckover
was marked to ground in a drain under the Thornbury
Road, where he was left . The run lasted forty minutes . Hounds
found again in Stanley Wood, and ran into the Lake Covert,
where they divided, one section running towards Tortworth
Copse. The huntsman and main body, however, went away in
the opposite direction, ran to Falfield and Eastwood House, and
then turned by Sundays Hill. Running fast across the valley,
they entered Roundhouse Wood and hunted on through Hills
Woods. By Lobthorne the pack ran into the vale again and
crossed the Matford, then continued past the kennels and Castle
coverts to Berkeley Heath, being stopped near Breadstone after
hunting for two hours . The point was six and a half miles.
Oakley.
On January 14th hounds met at Weston Underwood, when
Sir George Bowyer had a straight-necked fox waiting in Killick
Wood. Hounds raced for sixty-five minutes with very few of
the field with them . They crossed the line, ran through Ravenstone
and Horton Wood, crossed the Northampton—Newport
Road, and went straight through Selsey Forest, by the Lawn
House and Quinton Green, to Courteen Hall, where the fox went
to ground . This was an eight-mile point, and the Master only
touched hounds twice. On the Thursday after the hunt ball the
pack met at Oakley Bridge, and had a screaming twenty minutes
from Hanger's into Bromham Spinneys, where they gave the
fox three turns round the covert, came way and killed him in
the brook two fields away . Another from Kempston Wood ran
to Dillock Lane, turned back right-handed by Wood End to
Astv Wood, crossed the Stagsden Road by Bury End and left
Davidson's Spinney on the left for Crown Farm . They bore
left-handed through T Plantation and all the Sherington
Coverts . The Master, being without a whipper-in, and with
but few of the field, stopped hounds on the Emberton Road,
after a fine hunt, with a seven-mile point.
Cambridgeshire.
From Great Staughton on the 7th the hitches had one of the
best hunts of the season . Drawing Perry Nest Wood, one of
a brace of foxes went away immediately, and the pack divided,
Vale having only seven couple, while the remainder were taking
the other fox round the covert . Running well to the bottom of
the hill before turning right-handed, the seven couple bore down
to the Grafham Perry Road, where the first whipper-in came
up with the rest . The pack now ran hard along the brook to
Redhill Farm, as though for Diddington Wood, but, swinging
left-handed at the road, they carried on by Todel Farm. Now
bending right-handed, they ran past BIr . P . Cranfield's house
down to the railway, up to and over the Great North Road, and
on with a great cry. Brampton Park was the next point, and,

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POLO 44 6 MONTHLY [FEB . . 1930.
hunting well through the Policies, avoiding a fresh fox here, they
took their original fox over the Brampton—Buckden Road,
straight down to the river . Disinclined to face this, the fox
turned left-handed along the meadows, pointing for Hinchinbrooke,
and hounds pulled him down before he could cross the
road . Time, eighty-five minutes, a seven-mile point, and a
good twelve miles as hounds ran, without touching a single
covert.
V.W .H. (Cirencester).
An outlier was soon killed by the V.W.H. ("Cirencester) on
January 28th, when they met at Daglingworth Manor . Another
fox viewed away took hounds over Well Hill into the Cirencester
Woods, where the pack divided, and were stopped when heading
for Hailey Wood. Perrott's Brook held a brace, of which one,
was killed. Hounds went away at a great pace with the other,
across the Cirencester—Cheltenham Road, over Peewit's Hill
to Hinton's Gorse, and thence to Bagendon . Still running fast,
they turned back over Peewit's Hill and went on through Daglingworth.
Just short of Overley Wood they swung righthanded
past Jack Barrow Farm, and continued by Winstone
across Bull's Bank, holding Edgeworth on their left, through
Miserden Wood, hounds being stopped near Whiteway Colony,
after having made a seven-mile point.
Through Cotswold.
One of the best runs of the season with this pack was on
January 14th, from the Southwick Park meet. Proceedings
started with a fast fifteen minutes from Tewkesbury Park, to
ground at Notcliffe, seventy empty saddles being seen, as the
going was heavy and the pace pretty fast. The feature of the
day came about 2 o'clock, when hounds found in Guilders Gorse.
With a breast-high scent they screamed away past Clarke's
Brake, then bore left-handed past Pamington and crossed the
railway . Hounds were now racing along, their fox, having
chosen the cream of the vale country . The pace left no time to
look for wire or a pet place in the fences . The pack checked for
the first time at Walton Cardiff, where there were deep floods,
and this put hounds some way behind their fox . However, hitting
off the line on Mr. Bloxham 's Farm, they carried on lefthanded,
being forced to give up near where they had found, as
scent was failing. This was a great gallop of one hour and
thirty minutes, the first part being very fast . Good sport was
enjoyed again on the 29th, from Withington, after a dense fog
had lifted. Finding first in Poscombe, hounds raced away
with scent of the best over Shawsworth, then left-handed to the
Chittle Grove drain . Being soon bolted, the fox set his mask
for Chedworth Village, and ran through this up to the tunnel,
then right-handed by Yanworth, beating hounds in Stowell
Grove, after a really fast hunt, hounds having worked beautifully
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seventy minutes was scored from Cleveley, being one of the
fastest runs this season . Pointing across the London Road,
hounds raced away on a breast-high scent, past Laurence's, over
the railway and the Stow Road to Sandboro' Farm . Holding
Elston Gorse on their left, they came to Brockhampton Park,
where their fox escaped in the gardens . Scent was excellent.
Albrighton.
From their meet at Lapley Hall this pack brought off two
brilliant hunts. The Master (Capt . R. Monckton), hunting the
bitch pack, put hounds into Mr. Hook's covert, and a good
fox was soon away . Going past Longnor Hall, he set his mask
for Little Onn Gorse, and, leaving this on the right, made for
Little Onn Coverts. He then raced away on to Church Eaton,
where a collie dog coursed him, and hounds were never able to
settle down to his line again . However, they hunted on to Mill
Pool and passed the Lower Reule, and, leaving the Upper Reule,
went on to Haughton, where he ran hounds out of scent, after
a brilliant hunt of one hour, with a five-mile point, the first half
of which was very fast . A still more brilliant hunt followed.
Finding in Darton osier bed, one of Mr . Morris Eyton's coverts,
hounds ran for Mytton, where the fox swung left-handed, and,
leaving the Down House on the left, ran parallel with the Mytton
Brook to Preston Hall Farm . Here he swung left-handed again
and made for Whittimores. Going on from here at a rare pace,
he reached Little Heath Gorse and followed the valley up to
Mr . Minshull's farm, and on to Willoughby . Up to this point
the time was one hour . Hounds pressed him out from here and
made for Apeton, where he got to ground in the drain . He was
bolted from here and made for Bradley Village, and, leaving
the village on the left, went on to Bradley Hail Farm, where
he heat hounds, after a brilliant gallop of an hour and threequarters.
This was quite the best day of the season, and a very
hard one for hounds and horses .

THE POLO MONTHLY [Fl B . . 1930.
DEER HUNTING
WITH HOUNDS.
By Brigadier-General C. D . Bruce.
IFS . I REEIi-as (Brecon and Radnor, Lab .) asked the IIome Secretary whether,
in view of the cruelty involved by hunting, he would arrange for a public
inquiry into the whole question, with a view to the abolition of all forms of
sport in which the suffering of animals was involved.
SIR . GEYSER replied that, in the present state of public business, he did not
think that any useful purpose would be served by setting up a body to inquire
into so wide and controversial a subject as was suggested . There was a
motion on the Order Paper with regard to the appointment of a Joint Select
Committee to consider one of its aspects—namely, the subject of deer hunting
with hounds .
—Hiurse o Commons . December 1211,, 1929.
In September, 1781, about one hundred and fifty years ago,
a severe attack was made against hunting in the " Monthly
Review." It followed upon the publication in 1779 of the wellknown
" Thoughts on Hunting," by that past-master of the
art, Peter Beckford.
This attack serves to show that threatened sports—like
threatened men live long ; but in this twentieth century, when
faddists, pacifists and bureaucrats of varying degrees of fervour
not to say rancour multiply rapidly, it is unwise to permit
them to broadcast their own particular doctrines uncontradicted.
To-day the attack is being revived in the shape of a tirade
against stag-hunting.
That occasionally needless cruelty occurs in stag-hunting most
honest-minded sportsmen and women would probably allow.
But so it does to a very small extent in every kind of outdoor
sport, thanks usually to thoughtless participators . But is this
a fair and reasonable argument for the total abolition of all field
sports : hunting, shooting, fishing, coursing, ratting, or for ceasing
to trap that pest to many house-wives, the domestic mouse?
Are thousands of sportsmen and women, from the I .F .H . to
the sport-loving miner owning a whippet, prepared to allow a
small minority of their fellows to dictate to them which sport is
to be called cruel and which is not ?
If the total abolition of all field-sports is the real aim of the
cranks then we know where we are . That this is the real aim
of the extremists few persons can now doubt . Can fair-minded

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men or women honestly pretend to be able to define exactly what
is cruelty in field-sports and yet remain flesh-eaters, blinding
their eyes to the far greater cruelty involved in the slaughtering
of domestic animals for their own consumption ? To any comments
or remarks from a life-long vegetarian most sportsmen
and women would be prepared to sit up and take notice. That
there is no exaggeration in thus describing the horrible cruelty
involved in killing domestic animals for human consumption a
letter from the Duchess of Hamilton in the Field of December
14th last serves to prove :
" Up to now," writes Her Grace, " there has been no law to
regulate the methods of killing for human food . A man may
kill by many blows of a pole-axe or hammer, or he may hang
living and conscious pigs and calves up by one hind leg and
kill them by knife alone, without contravening the law . This
is a disgrace to any civilized country ."
That real sportsmen and women have their own ideas as to
what constitutes cruelty may he surnamed up by saying that they
abhor " needless cruelty " in sport, a phrase once used by that
very well-known humanitarian, the late venerable Basil Wilberforce,
Archdeacon of Westminster and Chaplain to the House
of Commons . The Archdeacon was pleading publicly at the
time for the kind and sympathetic treatment of all animals.
" Speak for them," he said ; " take their part in the home, in
the street, everywhere ; protest against needless cruelty in sport,
in bonnet adornment, in slaughter houses ."
The suppression of all field-sports is the logical outcome of the
present outcry against stag-hunting . Even supposing such a
radical transformation in human nature to be possible, as would
dispose men in general to agree to the suppression of all fieldsports,
cni bona.
" Hunting," wrote Peter Beckford, " originates in Nature
itself, and it is in perfect correspondence with this law of Nature
that the several animals are provided with necessary means of
attack and defence."
How strong is the feeling for wild sports implanted she
breasts of Englishmen the following little incident brings home.
At the height of the feverish excitement (luring the last general
election a notorious anti-sport canvasser was billed to speak at
a certain mine in a Northern county famous for the sporting
proclivities of its inhabitants . It was a gorgeous morning . The
moors of that once beautiful district almost surrounded this
particular mine . A huge crowd had gathered near the pit-head
to listen to the usual diatribes against sport, but the size of the
meeting was almost entirely due to the fact that the poor fellows
had little work to do . Hardly had the canvasser cleared his
throat and flung out his first few venomous periods when from
the valley below the pit-head was heard the sound of a hunting
horn. It was quickly followed by a melodious chorus, which
re-echoed up the wooded hillsides, from the local otter hounds.
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all laughing and holloaing as they made for the stream down
among the grey rocks. In ten minutes only half-a-dozen old
men who could not run and a few old women were left to listen
to the subdued utterances of our disgusted friend.
As long as the hunt continued those sporting miners followed
the pack. Eventually, sadly and reluctantly they returned to
the pit-head, but by that time the disgruntled canvasser had
been obliged to realize his limitations.
What, then, it may be asked, is the ordinary man to do about
this latest attack on hunting? In the Field of December 7th
that well-known correspondent, " Verderer," suggests something
in the way of a Fox-Hunters' Union, if it be practical politics.
" Verderer's " suggestion was followed by another letter in the
Field of December 2Sth. The latter pointed to the multiplication
of various societies all more or less interested in hunting, though
" The Institute of the Horse " would seem uncertain as to its
actual aims.
Children's pony clubs, to initiate the younger generation into
the mysteries of sport, may be all very well, but if the present
attack on stag-hunting and field-sports is to be taken seriously,
what is needed, and needed quickly, is a definite counter-attack
against any unjust interference with the liberties of sportsmen
and women as a body . In these days of universal advertisement,
both of men and matters, any such anti-sport propaganda should
be promptly met in the open. All M .Ps should be pressed to
speak frankly as to the views they hold. If a Union should be
created, individual hunting and shooting men should join it.
All Hunts would naturally link up with it. Societies which exist
to befriend and care for animals should, if their programme
includes the abolition of all field-sports, cease to be supported.
Clubs which exist to encourage hunting and sport, small as well
as big, should be linked up with the Union . The support of
the farmers and agricultural societies should also be enlisted.
To do all this will need some such Union as was suggested by
" Verderer," and it is eminently worth doing . If sportsmen in
general leave first stag-hunters, then fox-hunters, to bear the
brunt of this new attack in detail, in the end all will suffer . The
miner's whippet will be put down, and the country vicar must
cease to cast even his humble dry-fly .

FEB . . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 451
CONCERNING MOTORS.
By Capt . W. Gordon Aston.
The Back End of the Season.
It is the merest platitude to state that to-day there is no such
thing as a motoring season, for there is no part of the year more
than anv other in which the motor-car fails to assert its comfort
and convenience. Indeed, one might go so far as to say that it
is (luring the darker months that it demonstrates, over and above
anv other time, how essential it is to social life.
Just now days are still short and nights still long, and we
cannot, therefore, be too grateful to the car, which, both in
business and in recreation, enables us to save so many valuable
hours.
Nevertheless, it cannot be pretended for a single moment that
winter motoring is as enjoyable on its own account as travelling
under more sunny and drier conditions . True it is that there
is nothing to compare with a long run on the sort of morning
which, resplendent with rime, a dry keen frost, a blue sky and
all the rest of it, is so often immortalized on Christmas cards.
Unhappily, that sort of winter's day has so far failed to put
in an appearance. Perhaps we had it in too great a plenitude
last year . Too often this winter morning is associated with mud
and rain and a tendency in the atmosphere towards a penetrating
and biting discomfort which brings dismay to the average human
being.
The amusing part of it is that it also seems to undermine the
character of the car . Loud are the lamentations, in this inclement
season, of car-owners, who find that their vehicles somehow seem
to have fallen off in performance, and are not carrying out their
duties with the accustomed vigour and enthusiasm.
Amongst my correspondence I have letters from people who
complain that the petrol consumption of their cars has fallen off
so notably that, starting on a given journey with a certain amount
of fuel in the tank--which in ordinary circumstances would have
been ample—they have failed to get to their destination, and
been put to considerable inconvenience.
Then there are those who represent that the vehicle which a
few months ago soared up a certain hill on top gear, spurning
the gradient as though it did not exist, now noisily groans to
the summit on second or third . Then, too, there is the usual
crop of starting troubles. That people should make complaint
about such matters argues, if I may be rude enough to say so,
that they do not exercise commonsense .

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I would not for a moment suggest that the internal combustion
engine is analogous to the mechanism of the human body, but
there is something suggestive in the fact that none of us feel at
our very best during this back end of the season . We are, in
point of fact, influenced by exactly the same agencies as make
a car engine stubborn in starting, slack in acceleration and poor
in maximum performance . In short, we are affected by a low
temperature.
The loan who first warned car-owners about the danger of
letting their engines boil the water in the radiator (lid something
for which better men have been hanged . He created a prejudice
which has spread far and wide and exercised a very evil result.
The simple truth of the whole matter is this : that you cannot
keep your engine too hot. The only ill consequence of allowing
the radiator water to boil is that it will have to be replenished at
frequent intervals, but the simple fact is that the sooner it conies
to boiling the better will be the account which the engine gives
of itself.
There cannot be the slightest doubt that the vast majority of
engines are over-cooled, and for that reason their efficiency is
seriously undermined by winter running conditions. They are
over-cooled for the good and sufficient reason that their producers
for manifest reasons desired to ensure that they will not boil in
summer, when journeys are apt to rule fast and long, and when
the exploring motorist will penetrate unknown country which
abounds with steep gradients and high altitudes.
A radiator big enough to take care of these conditions will,
it can be said without the least fear of exaggeration, be certainly
double as big as is required to cool the engine in the winter time.
Therefore, unless one's car is fitted with automatically operated
or manually controlled shutters the best thing one can do in the
cold weather is to cover up a substantial part of the radiator with
a sheet of cardboard or a piece of metal suitably fixed in place.
This arrangement is simple and obvious enough in all conscience,
and it always amazes me to realize how few car owners
make use of it . That bit of cardboard or sheet metal, the cost
of which is utterly negligible, and the trouble of installing which
is beneath consideration, can afford five or six miles more to
the gallon, and in some cases as much as ten miles per hour upon
ultimate speed. That is simply because it enables the engine
fairly easily and early to attain a reasonable working temperature.
According to some experiments which I conducted a year or
two ago on a car which is not by any means so grossly over-cooled
as some that I could mention, it is possible in January and
February to blank off no less than three-quarters of the radiator
area without incurring more than a slight tendency towards boiling
when high speed is done with a following wind, or where a
long acclivity has to be climbed.
The beneficent influence of the hot radiator cannot be overestimated
. When we give the matter a moment 's thought we
shall discover that the only real reason why a car engine is watercooled
is to keep its working parts to a temperature at which oil

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the engine is as quiet as the day it left your
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Your "Twenty" has always been regarded, and
deservedly, as the ideal town car for women;
but I would like to say that I have driven this
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of wind, weather and track, and found
it no less efficient on the open high road than
in London.
The late Lord Northcliffe once said to me that
as an instrument of advertising British efficiency
in industry the Rolls - Royce car was unique.
When I reflect upon the performance of the
"Twenty" I have driven now for six years, I am
wholly in accord with this opinion.
It is surely one of the World's two great cars.
The other is the "Phantom".
Yours sincerely, AJ
Max Pemberton)
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED
14-15 Conduit Street, London W 1
Telephone Mayfair 6040

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can continue to function efficiently as a lubricant . If this temperature
is exceeded the oil will he burnt, and as a result the
mechanism will cease to work, but so long as that critical temperature
is not reached, the hotter the engine can be run the
more power will it give, and the greater will be the efficiency
with which it converts the energy of the fuel into motion.
When we talk of an engine overheating we nearly always merely
refer to the fact that the water in the radiator is boiling. Now
the only serious fault in this boiling condition is that water is
lost. If we go to Brooklands we shall find that radiators on
racing cars are as small as they can possibly he made, simply
because by that means the temperature of the engine can be
encouraged to be distinctly high.
A cold motor always behaves badly from every point of view.
It cannot develop its full power for several reasons . One of these
is that the oil between the surfaces of the working parts is viscous
and sticky, and in being driven through narrow pipes and passages
it absorbs a considerable amount of power.
Next, and more important still, is the fact that heat is required
to permit the carburettor to turn liquid petrol into a gas . When
the engine is cold a larger proportion of the fuel which passes
through the jet is not, as the phrase goes, " atomized " at all,
but enters the cylinder in a liquid condition, falling upon the
working surfaces of the cylinder and the piston . Its effect is
to scour away from these essential moving parts most of the
lubricant that is upon them, and in so doing it sets up a good
deal of quite unnecessary wear and tear . Not only so, but when
the engine gets a charge, not of gas but of liquid spots of fuel
mixed with air, the explosion is inevitably weak and ineffective,
and a good deal of the fuel in an unburnt or senii-unburnt state
is discharged through the exhaust.
It is in consequence of this state of affairs that we often find
in winter time that the car which was doing in summer its easy
twenty miles to the gallon, including traffic work, is now only
doing a miserable twelve or fourteen . If, as I say, we take the
trouble to reproduce summer conditions to that engine by keeping
it hot, we shall find that we can regain the summer economy of
running, or, at all events, we shall approach it.
It must not he forgotten that at this time of year it takes
more power to pull a load at a given speed upon the King's
Highway than when the latter is in a harder and drier condition.
Mud, moisture and a soft surface imply an increase in what
technicians call " tractive resistance ."
One notices this phenomenon most particularly in connexion
with the lighter and cheaper sort of car, which has no reserve of
power . In the summer, on a smooth, hard, dry road, it will
show a speed of 6o m .p .h. on the speedometer, which in actual
fact may well be something over 55, but when the road is heavy
and sodden that maximum speed may easily be reduced to 45,
and the triumphant 30 miles to the gallon may well come down
to 20, or even less .

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We cannot, therefore, legitimately expect our cars to perform
as well in winter as they will in summer, but when one comes to
think of it that is all the more reason we should do something
towards making conditions as easy as possible for them.
There is not the slightest question that one of the big steps
forward in progress that has been made in car design of recent
years has been the very general standardization in 1930 models
of radiator shutters . These exist for no other purpose than to
encourage the engine to warm itself up as quickly as possible,
and thereafter to keep warm.
I Tndoubtedly these shutters are extremely efficient, but they are
not perhaps quite as good as they might be . Take, for example,
the case of a car that has been run for long enough to get its
engine thorough hot when a halt for lunch is called . The car
stands outside the hotel, and the shutters upon its radiator proceed
to work of their own accord . As the temperature in the
water system descends so the shutters automatically close . But
they do not close entirely until the water has become almost cold.
What is wanted, and what we shall certainly have to have in
the near future, is a sort of radiator shutter which has a hand
control as well as an automatic method of operation, so that when
we pull up for our lunch stop with the engine temperature at
about goo C . we can shut the shutters and prevent, as far as
possible, that valuable heat being dissipated . Then when we
come out an hour later we shall find our motor fit for its work
and ready to start away with its accustomed vigour.
There are many motorists who unwittingly carry out the old
tradition of putting into practice the idea that in winter the
engine should be given an oil of a lighter quality than that which
has pros eel itself suitable in warmer weather . This notion is
utterly fallacious, and I am one of those who believe that it is
rather a pity that weight is lent to it by oil producers, who
recommend two different grades for the hot and cold seasons.
The truth of the matter is this : that if you want to get the
best out of your car all the year round von will deceive your
engine into thinking it is always sunnier, namely, by keeping
it warm.
If this condition is fulfilled, then it is obvious that your engine
will not know the difference between January and July, and that
it will consequently perform just as well in January on its Julquality
of oil as it will in July on its January quality.
The same applies to carburation . It is only a few (lays ago
that I met a friend who is one of that rapidly decreasing band
of motor-owner who takes a delight in fiddling with his
mechanism . Perhaps nothing is quite so desperate iii its influence
upon the motor-car as eight untutored fingers and two
clumsy thumbs which are carrying out a job of adjustment in
the light of enthusiasm, and utterly without the guidance of real
know ledge.
This fellow had without doubt interpreted the falling off in
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POLO 45 6 MONTHLY FEB ., 1930.
wrong with the engine . He had forgotten about the factors of
over-cooling and heavy roads to which I have referred. Instead
of bearing these in mind he applied himself to his carburettor,
invested in numerous new jets and proceeded to make a hopeless
mess of things in general.
Sometimes when one buys a car of the mass-production type,
delivery of which is given in the winter months, one may find
that in order that a reasonable amount of power may be developed
the curburettor is equipped with a jet somewhat on the large side.
It may then be desirable to reduce the size of this jet in the
ensuing early sunnner. Otherwise that motorist is wise who
leaves his carburettor in exactly the same state as the manufacturer
of the car gave it to him . He need not worry about adjustments
for summer or for winter, providing that he does what is
reasonable towards keeping the temperature under the bonnet the
same all the year round . This is, beyond cavil, the royal road
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POLO_ CONTENTS—March, 1930 . PAGE
( ' urrent Topics 463
The Silverdale Polo Pony Stud. By Brig .-( y en . C . 1) . Bruce . . . . . . 471
The Season at Cannes . . . 175
The Goulburn Team and Ponies . By James H . Ashton 478
The Pony Show . . . 484
Malta Polo Club . . .
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Gezira Sporting Club 508
The Californian Season . . . 512
Pacific Coast Open Championship 515
Tournaments in India . . . 519
National Pony Society . . . 528
Letter to the Editor : " Polo in South Africa " . . . . . . . . . 531
HUNTING
Notes from All Quarters 534
The Hunters ' Show 5 :38
MOTORING
Concerning Motors : " A New Idea and Uther "Thins.' 13y ('apt.
W. Gordon Aston . . . 552
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CURRENT TOPICS.
International Team's Plans.
It was stated in the Press last month that an important change
had been made in the arrangements of the time of the departure
of the Hurlingham team for the United States . We were
informed that instead of leaving at the end of July, as was
originally planned, the players would go at the end of June.
This statement, however, lacks confirmation, and as far as we
are aware the original schedule will be adhered to . As we have
already announced, there will be a series of International trial
matches at the London Club . It is of interest to learn that among
the players who will be home from India this summer are Capt.
R . George and Major E . G . Atkinson, both of whom have had
experience of International polo in the United States. Capt.
George did so well at No . i when he played in one match for
the Arniv-in-India team in America in 1928 that his claim to
be included in the new International side, either as a member
of the actual team or as a spare man, will have to be carefully
considered.
The Cavaliers.
Capt. George and Major Atkinson are to be members of a
team which will add appreciably to the interest of the chief
tournaments in London this year . The side will be known as
the Cavaliers, and is being organized by Major Rex Benson,
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4 64 THIE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930
reports which are given of Indian tournaments elsewhere in this
issue will show that the Cavaliers have been playing as a team
at Delhi . According to present arrangements the team will be
composed of Major Benson, Capt. George, Col . T . P. Melvill
and Major Atkinson . We are under the impression that this
will be Capt. George's first experience of a London polo season.
Col. Melvill's return after several years in India will be welcomed
by his host of polo friends here.
Teams for the London Season.
Mr. G. E . Prior-Palmer, 9th Lancers, who did such good
service for the Pilgrims last summer will again be in England
this year and is to play for the same team . It will be recalled
that the Pilgrims ran up a remarkable series of tournament successes
last season . Their team this year will comprise Capt.
Maurice Kingscote, Mr. Prior-Palmer, Capt . H . N . Scott-Robson
and Mr. Alfred Grisar . A famous player who returns to London
polo from the Argentine is Mr . Lewis Lacey, who will again
join forces with El Gordo . This brilliant combination will line
up as follows : No . 1, the Duke of Penaranda ; No . 2, the
Marquess of Villabragima ; No . 3, Mr. Lacey, and back, Mr.
J . A . E. hraill . The Hurricanes will again be a great force
to be reckoned with iii the premier tournaments of the season.
Mr. S. Sanford had the misfortune to break a collar-bone when
playing in California last month, but this mishap is not likely
to interfere for long with his polo activities . With the Hurricanes
he will again have the assistance of Capt . C . T . I . Roark
and Wing-( :omniander P. K . Wise, hut at the moment of writing
it is uncertain who the fourth member of the side will be.
Hitherto Major J . F . Harrison has (lone yeoman service for the
Hurricanes at hack. It is inevitable that the arrangements of
this team in the coming season both in London and at Meadow
Brook will be interfered with to some extent by the International
matches and the preparation for them, in which Capt . Roark
will necessarily he busily engaged.
Welcome to the Australians.
Great interest will attach to the performances of the Australian
team . The brothers Ashton are assured of a welcome of the
most cordial character in this country, and it is quite certain
that clubs and home players alike will do everything that is
possible to make their visit extremely pleasant. We are able
to print this month a modestly-written article by Mr . James
Ashton, in which he tells of the origin of the sporting venture
of the Goulburn team and the preparations which have been
made for it. Among teams which will he playing regularly in
many of the London tournaments are the Grasshoppers, whose
side includes Mr . Dixon, Mr . A . S . Rawle and Mr. J. B . Young.
The Life Guards will produce practically the same team as last
season, and the 17th /2 1st Lancers will he led as usual by Lieut .-
Col. Vivian Lockett . Major D . C . Boles will he playing with
the Royal Horse Guards at Windsor . Col . Lord Barnby will

f 1IE AUSTRALIAN 1TA\l NOW IN ENGLAND WITH TTTETR PONIES.
The Goulburn players comprise (left to right) Messrs . Philip S. K. Ashton, Geoffrey G . Ashton, James H . Ashton (captain)
and Robert R . .Ashton . Their colours are red and blue squares . The team will play at the Beaufort Hunt Club in April before
taking part in some of the London Tournaments .
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have the Scopwick team in the field again . Lord Wodehouse
adheres to his intention of giving up the game, so we shall miss
his figure in London polo. It is understood that Mr. Humphrey
Guinness, one of the provisional members of the new International
team, will he playing regularly in London . There is
also a report that Mr. Aiden Roark and Mr . Gerald Balding,
both of whom have lw . n doing extremely well in American polo
lately, will be iii England for the season, but of this we have
no confirmation, and it may turn out to be only '' local gossip . "
We learn that Messrs . Whippy, Steggall and Co ., the wellknown
saddlers, of North Audley Street, are now engaged in
making saddlery and clothing for the English International
team's ponies.
County Association.
At the annual meeting of the County Polo Association, held
on March 7th at the Royal Agricultural Hall, Maj . T . J . Longworth,
the retiring President, drew attention to the fact that the
finances were better than at any time since the Association was
formed, and that there had been a steady increase in membership
. Affiliated clubs now total 35 . Maj. J. S. Mason,
honorary manager of County Polo Week at Ranelagh for many
years, was elected as President, and Mr . Treshaln Gilbey, one
of the founders of the Association in 1900, was re-elected
honorary treasurer. The following honorary divisional secretaries
were elected : Mr. R. K. Lockett (Northern), Maj . A . L.
Tate (Midland), Mr. H . S . Chinnock 'South-Eastern` and May
T . J. Longworth 'South-Western) . A vote of condolence was
passed with the widow of Lieut .-Col . E . D . Miller, who was a
great supporter of the Association, and in 1923 and 1924 was its
President. Steps are being taken by the Hurlingham Club Polo
Committee to canvass the polo world for subscriptions towards a
memorial of the late Col. Miller, which may take the form of a
pension fund for old polo grooms, and Maj . Mason reported that
the Association's co-operation was invited.
Beaufort Polo Club.
A general meeting of playing and non-playing members of
Beaufort Polo 'Club was held last month at the Bell Hotel,
Malmesbury. In the unavoidable absence of the Duke of Beaufort
(the Club President), the chair was taken by Col . J . E.
Gibbs . 'The following is the newly-elected committee : Lt .-Col.
W . E. C . Burdon (chairman), Capt . R. R . Barker, Major R.
Benson, Col . J . E . Gibbs, Major R . W . Grimshaw, Major T . L.
Horn, Capt . M . J. Kingscote, Mr. F. N . Lloyd, Major K . G.
Menzies, M .'C ., Capt . F . F. Spicer, with four ex-officio members,
viz. His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, Mr. H. C . Cox, Capt.
G. V . Scott Douglas and Major T. J. Longworth, there also
being two co-opted members, Major H . de Freville and Capt.
C . H . Tremayne . Major T . J . Longworth, the hon . secretary,
reported that one or more English International trial games
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team visiting England would make its head-quarters at Westonbirt
until after the spring tournament . He also reported that
Major R . L . Benson was bringing an Indian Army team, and it
was expected that that team would take part in the spring tournament.
With the team would come sixteen ponies, thirteen syces
and two native orderlies. Major Longworth also announced
that he would be helped in the management of the Club this
season by Major H . de Freville. Three practice grounds had
been prepared at Westonbirt, and members could commence
practice in March . The season proper would open on April 1st
at Norton.
Arthingworth Hall.
Arrangements have hern made to hold a pole tournament this
year on the Arthingworth Hall grounds from April 16th to 26th.
The Pytchley Cup will be competed for under handicap by teams
up to 16 goals aggregate, with a limit start of 6 goals . The
Nimrod Vase will be contested under handicap by teams up to
12 goals. There is no entrance fee for either tournament.
Pytchley (Weedon) are the holders of the Pytchley Cup and
Hillmorton of the Nimrod Vase. Mr . Norman Perkins founded
a private polo club at Arthingworth Hall, which is four miles
from Market Harborough, some eight years ago, and there are
two grounds there, 300 yards long and boarded . Last year there
was no tournament in August owing to Mr . Perkins being abroad.
Fleet Club.
The annual general meeting of Fleet Polo Club was held at
the North Hants Golf Club last month, Capt . B . Chinnock
presiding, supported by Brig .-Gen. R . P . Benson, C.B ., C .M.G.
(secretary) . The secretary reported that although they were
£47 down at the beginning of the year, this had been wiped
out during the year. There were larger entries all last season,
except for the Crowthorne Cup, which clashed with other tournaments
at I3ordon, Cheltenham and Exeter . The three
tournaments produced X68, as against £53 the previous year.
Subscriptions from the Royal Military College and the Staff
College at Camberley had been much better . They had also
received L25 from the 17th 121st Lancers and LI ; from the R.A.
Subalterns, who played about ten games . The programme for
the coming season included the Fleet Cup from June 2nd to
7th, the Novices' Cup from June 23rd to 28th, the Wellington
Cup from June 3oth to July 5th and the Crowthorne Cup from
July 28th to August 2nd. Sir Fitzroy Anstruther Gough
Calthorpe was unanimously re-elected President with Sir
David G. M. Campbell, Gen. Birdwood, Gen. Gwynne and
Maj .-Gen . Sir Bertram W. B . Boyce as Vice-Presidents . The
committee was re-elected with the addition of Major Withvcombe.
Polo Ponies at Lucknow.
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468 'I'll E POLO MONTHLY [-MARCH, 1930.
Riding School on January 22nd and 23rd . Altogether twentyfive
classes were judged, and over 250 animals were exhibited.
Keen competition was witnessed by a large attendance . The
following awards were made in the polo pony classes : English
and Colonial Polo Ponies (LA .) heavy-weights : 1, Col. Tylden
Wright's Car ; 2, Capt. Fulton's Lloyd George ; 3, Capt. Broadfoot's
Witch . Light-weights : 1, Capt. Holder's Flamingo ; 2,
Sir D . Scott's Black Vel vet ; 3, Capt. Broadfoot ' s Softy Pen.
Two very good classes. Arab and Country-Bred Polo Ponies :
1, Capt. Holder's Genii ; 2, Lieut. Col. Wetherall's Hurry ; 3,
('apt. Solnion's Brat. A good class . Likely Polo Ponies : 1,
Mrs . Randall's Pollas ; 2, Capt. Salmon's Mischief ; 3, Capt.
Buller's Seddan . A very large class, many of the entries showing
great promise. Best stable of three polo ponies, ready to
play : 1, Maj . Randle's stable ; 2, Capt . Broadfoot's stable ; 3,
Maj . Clerke's stable. A good and very interesting class . Best
pony in Show : Capt . Broadfoot's Lady Elegant.
Polo in the Hunza State.
The current issue of The Fighting Forces includes an article
by Major C . G . Lloyd on " The Border State of Hunza,"
which lies in the very heart of a stupendous mass of mountains,
with Afghanistan to the west, the Russian Pamirs to the north
and Chinese Turkestan to the east, while Kashmir is on the
south . In fact, it is the meeting . point of three empires and a
kingdom . Ethnologically, the people of Hunza present a problem
hitherto unsolved . In appearance they are tall, fair complexioned
and well set up . Dressed appropriately they might
easily pass for Serbs or Bulgars. Some of them, more particularly
the children, are extremely handsome, almost in the pure
Nordic type, with here and there a trace of Mongol blood . The
system of government is monarchical, the sole ruler being the
Mir, the hereditary chieftain . Such ideas as rights or liberties
of the subject, adult franchise, compulsory education and the
like have not penetrated these remote regions . There is not even
a police force, for there is no work for them to do . Murders
are unknown . Indeed, the Hunza people love merrymaking of
every kind, but the national sport par excellence is polo. The
game differs from ours only in details ; for instance, timed
chukkers are unknown, play continuing until one side or the
other has scored nine goals . Six a side is the normal complement.
The ground, also, is much narrower than ours—perhaps
30 yards wide by 15o in length . The surface, as likely as not,
is solid rock with a rough top-dressing of gravel . The boundaries
are high stone walls, from which the ball rebounds at
surprising angles. The ponies are all entires, and are mostly
of the famous Badakhahani breed imported from Afghanistan.
Add to all this a strenuous intensity of purpose on the part
of every player on the field, and it, will readily be understood
that the game is decidedly not one that a Western insurance
company would accept at a normal risk . Particularly is this
the case in inter-State matches, where the enthusiasm shown is

MAJ . K . G . MENZIES' RAY GELDING TANGERINE,
ho retired the gold medal at the National Pony Society's Show as the best exhibit in the Riding ('lass.
Ile is a well-known tournament pony .

470 TILE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
indescribable . At the same time, a fine spirit of sportsmanship
prevails, and such casualties as do occur are seldom caused by
deliberate fouls.
A War Office Manual on Horsemastership.
We have received the " Manual of Horsemastership, Equitation
and Driving, 1929," issued by the War Office . This valuable
treatise can be studied with advantage by everybody who
has to do with horses or ponies. The whole subject covered
by its comprehensive title is dealt with in an authoritative
manner, and there are a number of appropriate illustrations.
The manual can be obtained at 9d . from H .M . Stationery Office,
Adastral House, Kingsway, W .C.
Season in Budapest.
The Magyar Polo Club, founded three years ago at Budapest,
has made excellent progress and has arranged an International
polo week in the corning summer . Several good foreign teams
are expected to compete . The following is the probable order
of events : June 12th to 18th : International Handicap Cup,
Junior Champion Cup, Kisber Cup and Babolna Cup . June
18th to 25th : Budapest Champion Cup, Novices' Cup, Mecklenburg
Cup and Ladies' Cup . During this week the polo pony
show and gymkhana will be held. June 25th to July 2nd:
Hungarian Polo Club Handicap Cup, Danube Cup, Mezohegyes
Cup and Hortobagv Cup.
A Convenient Branch.
For the convenience of players at the London clubs during
the season Messrs. Owen and Co ., the well-known firm of
saddlers, of 62 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, will open next
month a branch shop at 89 Felsham Road, Putney . Saddlery,
polo sticks, polo balls, etc ., are kept in stock . The shop is
within five minutes' walk of the Ranelagh and within easy reach
of Hurlingham and Roehampton Clubs .

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THE SILVERDALE
POLO PONY STUD.
By Brigadier-General C. D . Bruce.
If a polo pony can he sold for £4,400, as was the Argentine
pony Jupiter, why are we not all falling over one another to
breed them
It sounds so simple : but a very little reflection will remind
the would-be breeder that one swallow does not make a summer,
nor does the sale of one pony even at such an exceptional price
suffice to keep a stud going for any length of time . There are
so many outgoing expenses and so comparatively few incomings
that for the most part those who are endeavouring to breed polo
ponies must be content to do so as a hobby. Yet surely it should
be a paying proposition, for there is little doubt that really firstclass
ponies will continue to command as high if not even higher
prices in future.
Mr. Herbert Bright, owner of the Silverdale Stud, near Carnforth
in Lancashire, is one of the fortunate people who are already
making good . His record for the last eight years serves to
show that he is working on right lines : nor is it a case of " hope
long deferred," for the Silverdale Stud was only brought into
being in 1921 . Mr . Bright started by buying three mares with
foals at the sale of Capt . Noel Wills's Stud in August, 1921.
These three mares had been bought by Capt. Wills at the sale
of Sir John Barker's Stud after his death in 1916. As Mr.
Bright had not had any experience in breeding horses or ponies,
he was fortunate in getting Mr . Robertson, M .R .C.V.S ., of
Lancaster, the well-known consulting V.S ., to select three
mares for him. One of these, Silvery II, has turned out a
wonderful brood mare. She has had seven foals and all are
winners. The last four have each won the medal given for the
best foal at Royal Shows. Another brood mare, Bowery, who
is in the G.S .B ., has also produced some good foals . Her first
foal, which was sold to Mr . Gilbey as a yearling at the sale
in 1921, has won the London Championship three times . Her
second foal, Silverdale Faith, now eight years old, is one of the
best ponies playing for the 17th/21st Lancers. The other mare
bought at the sale was Lete, but her stock has not been successful
on the polo field . She broke clown and had to be destroyed
in the year 1926 .

POLO 47 2 MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
As everyone is aware, the greater portion of Lancashire is
occupied by a carboniferous system which includes the great
coal fields : but there is also some moorland, and in the north,
a broad tract of limestone by Bolton-le-Sands, Grange and
Silverdale. Upon this limestone stands Mr. Bright's stud, and
if to be bred on a limestone soil means to possess so much more
bone, then the Silverdale young stock are pretty sure to measure
well as they do.
That anyone should take up the breeding of polo ponies as
a hobby is natural enough if he has made polo one of his chief
recreations in life : but this is not the reason in Mr . Bright's
case. Strange as it may sound, he owns to never having played
a game of polo ! It is a well-known fact in racing that the
worst tipsters in the world are iockeys, who some might think
ought to know all about the horses they constantly ride. It
might equally be held to be true that men who have played
polo all their lives must know how to breed the ponies they
want. But in many cases this is not so . Possibly they know
too much about the game to have given much thought to scientific
1,reeding_ In one way much assistance can be given to breeders.
One of their main difficulties is in not being able always to
trace the pedigrees of good playing mares . If players could
keep records of the pedigrees of high-class mares they own or
the names of those from whom they purchased the pony, and
would not change a pony's name, it would greatly facilitate the
task of breeders when it comes to mating the mares. If a man
does decide to start breeding for pleasure not disdaining a
profit—he should have certain definite principles to guide his
venture, and he must have sufficient confidence in those principles
to give them time to prove him right or wrong.
" The process of breeding," we have been told on the best
authority, "includes all the modifying influences which man may
bring to hear upon a wild stock for the purpose, conscious or
unconscious, of establishing and maintaining breeds. The essence
of the process, however, came to be a conscious selection in each
generation of the best individuals, that is to say, of those individuals
that seemed to men to he most adapted to their wants."
Mr . Bright keeps before him two guiding principles based
upon what has just been quoted. The first is to use a polo-bred
stallion providing he is of sufficient quality and that his pedigree
is known for at least four generations . The second is to
breed from the best playing mares —thoroughbred if possible
in order to ensure the necessary polo temperament, a hereditary
trait.
Mr . Bright has recently sold one of his two stallions, that
handsome son of Prince Friarstown, Loyalty, to Capt . W . H.
France Hayhurst. Few stallions at present obtain sufficient
mares to pay even for their keep . Mr. Bright retains the wellknown
stallion Cheerio by Cherry Tint out of Silvery and is
advertising Bowtint by Cherry Tint as a stallion this season.
Cheerio was bought by Mr. Bright with his dam at the sale
in 1921 . Merriment, a home-bred stallion who had already been

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MR . lll•:R13ERT ItRLG11'I"S SL .-C'1 :SSP[l, L'Ol,O PONY IiRlh)I) MARI'. SII,A ERV II, AND FOAL.
Reference to the mare, whose offspring have done remarkably well in the show-ring, is made in the article on
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Junior Champion at Islington in 1927 and Gold Medallist at
the Harrogate Royal Show last July, (lied most unfortunately
last autumn from colic —a severe loss to his breeder . Merriment
was out of that wonderful old mare Medina, now 24 years old.
Medina, as all the polo-playing world is aware, formerly belonged
to that good sportsman, the Duke of Penaranda . She
was played by Major Barrett in America in the 1914 Westchester
Cup matches . When seen by the writer in her paddock
in October last the mare was still blooming.
Among the brood mares at the Silverdale Stud are Silvery II,
Bowery, Cherry, Jazz, Peace and Lochranza . Parnassia, dam
of Sepia, a promising polo-pony-to-he, died of colic in 1928.
Jazz, a good-looking chesnut, was formerly played by Major
Phipps Hornby.
From the home-bred young ones some had lately gone away
to be schooled, but there were two there born in 1925 who look
like business. One is Aquatint by Cherry Tint out of Silvery
II, who will possibly be playing mildly next season, and Sepia,
previously mentioned, by Cheerio out of Parnassia . Of the 1926
foals, two, Bowtint, already mentioned, a four-year-old by
Cherry Tint out of Bowery, and Tintamar by Cherry Tint out
of Silvery have already done well in the show ring. There are
also two geldings, Chirrup by Cheerio out of Medina, and
Cerasus by Cherry Tint out of Cherry, who are already being
schooled and promise well. Of the 1927 foals seen there were
two fillies, Merrvthought by Cheerio out of Cherry, and Allegiance
by Loyalty out of Jazz, who looked likely to grow into
high-class playing ponies . The former is a handsome chesnut
with excellent paces and action . The 1928 crop included eight
foals, six of which were colts . One filly unfortunately died
when only five months old.
Another Silverdale-bred pony should be mentioned as of
interest to players, and that is Betula by Cherry Tint out of
Silvery II foaled in 1922 . Betula was awarded the medal for
the best filly at the Chester Royal Show . Last season she was
played in the " Gunners " team in the Inter-Regimental tournament
as well as in the Subalterns' Cup ties, and showed great
promise.
One point likely to strike any visitor to Silverdale Stud is
the wonderful docility of all the animals, so quiet to handle
and so well-behaved . That young stock and brood mares if
properly handled as they obviously are under Mr . Bright's
head man—should be docile is natural enough, but very few
stallions are quite so friendly as is Cheerio . This horse's box
and paddock are some 200 yards from the home boxes. As we
left the home stables to go there Mr . Bright sent on his head
man to let Cheerio out of his box, which stands at the lower
end of a long paddock. As we arrived at the upper end and
entered the paddock Cheerio came galloping up just let loose.
In his hand when going round the stud Mr. Bright usually
carries a battered-looking tin of what children call " bulls-eves ."
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sugar . Whatever they look like they must taste all right, and
are highly appreciated . Standing absolutely quiet in the open
paddock with three of us--two total strangers—beside him,
Cheerio accepted lump after lump from the battered tin like any
child's pony . When we had finished Iooking him over he was
sent cantering quickly away to exercise himself round about the
paddock . So much for temperament ! If ever a stallion ought
to sire polo ponies easy to break and quick to make it is Cheerio.
Mr. Bright has between 6o and 70 acres of grass paddocks,
but at certain seasons of the year has to rent more . The land
is clean and sweet, due partly to the fact that all droppings
are cleared up so far as is possible in order not to foul the
paddocks, and the land is, of course, also highly farmed.
What the future holds for owners of polo pony studs it would
be idle to attempt to prophesy . Owners are at any rate earning
for themselves a deep debt of gratitude from all who still love
a horse . That in spite of severe competition English-bred polo
ponies more than hold their own in polo of the highest class can
he proved up to the hilt . In the November number of this
magazine figures were quoted to show the overwhelming
numerical superiority of English-bred ponies which had been
played last year in open championships in America . This in
itself should be a matter of great encouragement to all owners
of polo pony studs in England.
The Season at Cannes.
Coupe des Beautes Europeennes.
Cannes
Pos.
I . M. J . de B . Wack.
2. Count J. de Madre.
3. Mr. E . H.
Tyrrell-Martin.
Bk. Maj . E . P. Johnston.
6 goals .
beat
Pos.
The Monde.
I . Mr. P. Brooksbank.
2. Mr. G. Madlener.
3. Prince Omar Halim.
Bk . Maj . H . E . Lyons.
4 goals.
This match was specially arranged in honour of the twenty
European beauties who competed lately in the beauty contest
at Paris. Miss Greece, the " Queen Beauty," gave away the
prizes to the winners. Great interest was taken in the match,
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476 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
some time in finding their form, which they eventually did, but
it was too late . Mr. Tyrrell-Martin was well supported by Major
Johnston, and the forwards took nearly all the opportunities
offered them of scoring . Major Lyons was the most prominent
of the losers.
Prix de la Mediterranee.
-Pumas heat Wasps.
Pos . Pos.
1. Mr . R . Sinclaire . 1 . Count J . de Madre.
2. Prince Oniar Halim . 2 . Mr. E . H .
3 . Alai . P . Magor . 3 .
Tyrrell-Martin.
Lt .-Col . B .
Mathew-Lannowe.
13k . Baron R . Schroeders . 13k. Maj . E . P . Johnston.
(received 6 21 goals . 5 goals.
Receiving a half-goal handicap start in the semi-final round
of the Cote d'Azur Polo Club's tournament for the Prix de la
Mediterranee, the Pumas beat the Wasps by 64 goals to 5 . There
was a most exciting finish, the Wasps just failing to profit by
a penalty hit . It was an interesting game, the pace and combination
being noticeably good . Prince Omar Halim and Major
Johnston were prominent for winners and losers respectively.
P final .
Les Oliviers
Pos.
i . M . J . de P . ATack.
2. Mr . G. Madlener.
3. Mr . W. Balding.
Bk . Mr . R . Treeck.
5 goals .
beat PI!?Itt!S.
(received -r,,) 4- goals.
There was a close and exciting finish to the tournament.
Major P. Magor ' s Pumas, receiving a half-goal start from Les
Oliviers, were in front at half-time (4--2) . They kept ahead
until just before the last bell, when Mr . Balding, who captained
Les Oliviers, got away and hit the goal that gave his side the
victory.
Fortnightly Cup.
Night Hawks
Pos.
i . Mr. P . Brooksbank.
2. Mr. R . Sinclaire.
3. Capt . de Pret.
Bk . Maj . J . P . Johnston.
(received rp 51 goals .
beat TVasps.
Pos.
r . Count J. de Madre.
2. Prince Halim.
3. Mr . de Blois Wack.
Bk. Mr. R. Treeck.
5 goals .

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Coupe Vienne.
.Semi-Final .
Pumas
Pos.
i . Baron Schroeders.
2. Prince Halim.
3. Mr. W. Balding.
Bk. Maj . P . Magor.
(received il) 7 goals.
Final .
Night Hawks
Pos.
i . Mr. R . Sinclaire.
2. Maj . H . E. Lyons.
3. Capt. de Pret.
Bk . Mr . R . Treeck.
g goals .
477
beat
Tigers.
Pos.
i . Count J. de Madre.
2. Mr. E . Tyrrell-Martin.
3. Capt . Pilkington.
Bk . Lt .-Col. B . H.
Mathew-Lannowe
4 goals.
beat Pumas.
Pos .
1. Mr. de Blois Wack.
2. Baron Schroeders.
3. Prince Halim.
Bk . Mr. W. Balding.
(received 2?,) 61 goals.
Major Magor was unable to play owing to illness.
Prix des Hotels (Aix-les-Bains).
Semi-Final .
Pumas
Pos.
i . Baron Schroeders.
2. Prince Haliin.
3. Mr. W. Balding.
Bk . Mr . R . Treeck.
7 goals .
beat Tigers.
Pos.
i . Count J . de Madre.
2. Mr. E . Tyrrell-Martin.
3. Maj . J . B . Johnston.
Bk . Lt .-Col. B.
Mathew-Lannowe.
(received 21) 62 goals.
Major Magor was again unable to play for the Pumas owing to
illness. The Tigers were leading up to the beginning of the
fifth chukker, but the Pumas made a gallant spurt, which just
landed them the winners .

478 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
The
Goulburn Team and Ponies.
An Interesting Visit.
By James H . Ashton.
As my three brothers and myself (the Goulburn polo team)
have come to England this year to play through the London
season I have thought perhaps the readers of THE POLO MONTHLY
might like to have some particulars with regard to the players
and their trip. The four of us have represented the Goulburn
Club in the majority of the tournaments it has competed for
(luring the past four years, and played with it in varying
numbers for four years prior to that. During the past three
years we have been among the three leading teams of Australia
Harden of N .S .W . and Mount Crawford of South Australia
being the other two . We have won the Countess of Dudley
Cup, the principal Club Championship, for the last two years,
each year, however, playing a substitute who rode our ponies,
G. G. Ashton being injured in 192S and P . S. K. Ashton in
1929.
During the past three years most of our hard matches have
been with Harden, who have won the majority . The differences
between the scores have seldom been more than four goals and
very often one or two. The last four matches have resulted—
Goulburn 4 goal to 3, Harden 3 goals to 2, Harden 5 goals to 1,
Goulburn 6 goals to 2 . Mount Crawford, who have since given
up the game, defeated us by 6 goals to 5 in the last match we
played them some two years ago.
Since the visit of the Army-in-India team to Australia nearly
two years ago we have been very hard at work collecting and
training high-class ponies, and it has been said that our string
of 2'5 is undoubtedly the best in Australia, though it is not for
me to express this view.
We decided to inquire into the practicability of visiting
England as a private team after the visit to America of an
Australian representative team in 1930 had fallen through . Two
of my brothers, R. R. and G. G . Ashton, were selected for this
team, the writer being chosen as first emergency . The above
should convey a rough idea of bow we stand as a team in
Australia.
Our ponies were shipped on a fast motor vessel, the " Port
Huon," due to arrive at Hull early in March . The trip from

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Australia is a long one, but the ponies had good acconlnlodation,
boxes they could lie down in, coir matting to stand on,
also small sand exercise yard, and we were hopeful they would
come to hand quickly.
We have looked forward very much to our trip, and will be
very interested, as you can imagine, to see how we get on with
the good teams in England . It is probable that we will offer
our ponies for sale at the conclusion of our games . We realize
that the success of our trip very largely depends on the order
they landed in, but that is a risk we have had to take.
The following is a description of the Australian ponies :- -
Au REvOIR.—Brown mare, 14 .3.1, io years, supposed to be
three-quarter thoroughbred, raced in the country ; played two
years' polo with the Goulburn team, numerous tournaments in
1928, all principal tournaments in 1929 ; heavy-weight pony.
BOOMERANG.—Chesnut gelding, 15 .1, Io years, thoroughbred;
one year's polo ; raced in the country.
CHECKERS . 'Creamy or silver chesnut mare, 14.3, Io years,
by Lingard by Linacre (imp.), from pony mare by Saladin
(Arab) ; played five years, four years in all principal tournaments
with Goulburn team ; light- to middle-weight pony ; winner
of races in the country.
COASTER . Bay gelding, 15 .1, 10 years, by Mimer (imp .)
from Lady- Lucan by Lucan (imp.), thoroughbred ; four years'
polo with Goulburn team, all principal tournaments during past
three years ; heavy-weight pony ; winner of races in Sydney in
open company.
CODGE.Brown mare, 14.2, 11 years, breeding unknown;
played four years' polo with the Young team.
DEBUTANTE . Brown mare, 15 .0, 4 years, by blood horse by
Lingle (winner of a Melbourne Cup) by Linacre (imp .), seveneighths
thoroughbred ; played one year's polo with Scone Club;
middle-weight pony.
ENID.--Dark chesnut mare, 14.3, j years, by Royal Scotch
from Madge (polo mare) by Albatross (imp .) from Dolphin (polo
mare) ; three years' polo, played by H . H . White, Muswellbrook
team, in principal New South Wales tournaments ; middle-weight
pony.
HOPALONG.---Chesnut gelding, 1 4 . 3, 9 years, by Cashmore
from mare by Eiiinition, seven-eighths thoroughbred ; played five
years' polo with the Goulburn team, all principal tournaments
in Australia (luring the last four years ; middle-weight pony ;
raced as a three-year-old.
INCOGNITO . Brown mare, 15 .0, 12 years, breeding unknown
but obviously near thoroughbred ; played four years' polo with
Coolah team at principal tournaments ; middle- to heavy-weight
pony.
ISOBEL . Bay mare, 15 .0, 6 years, by Lanfranc by San
Francisco (imp .) (full brother to St . Frusquin), from mare by

48o
THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930 MARCH, 1930 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY
TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN-BRED PONIES WHICH IIAV'E. BEEN BROUGHT=
The ponies selected for illustration are (left to right) at the top of thepages :—Spo
mare, beautifully bred, a light to middle-weight pony ; and Isobel . seyereighths thor
the centre is Enid, a chesnut mare by Royal Scotch out of a polo mare, middle-wei
are Play On, a well-bred middle-weight mare ; Linda, a middle-weight ' .pare, winner
of race-and a big c
THE GOULBUR\ TEAM TO PLAY POLO IN ENGLAND THIS YEAR.
a chesnut mare by a pony stallion from a thoroughbred mare ; La Barba, a bay
by I,anfranc, one of the most successful polo sires in New South \Vales . In
played in the chief New South Wales tournaments . At the bottom (left to right)
pony races ; and AA-irragulla, a heavy-weight gelding, nearly thoroughbred, winner
in; competition .
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4S2 THh POLO MONTHLY [MARCn, 1930.
Hercules by Simmer by St . Simon, seven-eighths thoroughbred;
two years' polo, last year with Goulburn team through all principal
tournaments ; middle-weight pony . Lanfranc is one of the
most successful polo sires in New South Wales.
LA BARBA . Bay mare, 14 .1, S years, by Hochelaga (imp .)
by Polymelus, from Rose Loch by Lochiel, Australian Stud Book
mare ; played first season last year with Goulburn team through
all principal tournaments ; light- to middle-weight pony ; racing
in Sydney, ran 7 firsts, S seconds, 12 thirds, winning £1,250
in prize money.
LADY HILDA .—Brown mare, 15 .0'„ 11 years, by True Rival
from mare by Effinition, seven-eighths thoroughbred ; played five
years' polo with Goulburn team, all principal tournaments in
Australia during last four years . Raced in Sydney and at
country meetings ; heavy-weight pony.
LINDA.—Brown mare, 15 .o2, 11 years, by Lindrurn by Linacre
(imp .), from blood mare, thoroughbred ; played three years' polo,
last two years in all principal tournaments with the Goulburn
team ; middle-weight pony ; winner of polo pony races.
MAGIC .--Brown or black mare, 14 .2, S years, by Minter (imp .)
from Florrie, thoroughbred ; has not played in any tournaments ;
middle- to heavy-weight pony ; racing in Sydney, ran 4 firsts,
3 seconds, 3 thirds . Florrie was a champion racing pony.
MANNEQUIN . —Bay mare, 14.3, 6 years, by Well Dressed by
Mimer, from Gunara mare, seven-eighths thoroughbred ; played
one year with Goulburn team in numerous tournaments ; middleto
heavy-weight pony ; raced in Sydney.
MEDLEY.--Bay mare, 14.3, 12 years, by Dalmenv (imp .)
from Swallow (polo mare) by Albatross (imp .) from Dolphin ;
played five years' polo with Muswellbrook Club in principal
tournaments ; heavy-weight pony.
META. —Chesnut mare, 14.2, 11 years, by Quin Abbey (imp.)
from blood mare by Soult (imp .), runs hack to St . Simon both
sides ; five years polo, two years with the Wanderers, three years
with the Goulburn team at all principal tournaments ; heavyweight
pony ; winner of races in New Zealand in open company.
PATCH.--Bay mare, 14 .3 , 8 years, by Comrax, seven-eighths
thoroughbred ; three years' polo in all principal tournaments with
Goulburn team ; middle- to heavy-weight pony ; raced at country
meetings.
PHANTOM . Brown mare, I4 .3, 7 years, by Bursar from Red
Mire, thoroughbred ; one year's polo, playing last year throughout
all principal tournaments with the Goulburn team ; middleweight
pony ; winner of six races at country meetings.
PLAY ON . Dark chesnut mare, 14 .3?, 9 years, by LUrney
(imp .) from Miss Playful by Gambol (imp.), Australian Stud
Book mare ; played three years' polo, last year with Goulburn
team through all principal tournaments ; middle-weight pony ;
winner of races in Sydney .

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SNIPE .--Brown mare, I4 .2, 6 years, full sister to Enid ; played
two years' polo with Muswellbrook team in principal tournaments
; middle-weight pony . By Royal Scotch from Albatross
mares has been one of the most successful polo strains in
Australia.
SPLINTER.—Bay mare, 14.3, S years, by Feather Stitch (imp .)
from Flossie, thoroughbred ; two years' polo, played by I . Maple-
Brown last year with Harden team in all principal tournaments;
light-weight pony ; raced in Sydney.
SPORTSMAN.---Liver-coloured Chesnut, 14 .3, 10 years, by pony
stallion from thoroughbred mare Olive Palm by Palmer (winner
of a Brisbane Cup) ; played five years' polo, one year with Pilton
Queensland), one year with the Wanderers and three years with
Goulburn at all principal tournaments in Australia ; middleweight
pony.
STORKY.—Chesnut gelding, 15 .0, 11 years, by Haco by Havoc
(three-quarter brother to Trenton), seven-eighths thoroughbred ;
five years' polo, four years in all principal tournaments with Goulburn
teare ; middle- to heavy-weight pony ; raced in the country.
WIRRAGULLA.—Bay gelding, 15 .o, 10 years, by Old Year,
dam by Eclipse (Aust.), seven-eighths thoroughbred ; two years
polo, played with Wirragulla team ; winner of races in the
country and big cattle drafting competition ; heavy-weight pony.
The ponies were landed without a hitch at Hull early in
March and were put into horse-boxes on a special train which
conveyed them to the Beaufort Club at Malmesbury, in Wiltshire.
The Australian players were met on arrival by Mr . Brook-
Johnson, the secretary of the Hurlingham Polo Club . On the
journey the ponies were accommodated in stalls which had been
specially erected on the fore and aft decks . A specially constructed
sand pit, ill which nine tons of sand was laid, was used
for exercising the ponies . Just after leaving Port Said the vessel
ran into a gale in the Mediterranean . Several of the stalls were
damaged and the horses had to be transferred to others which
were quickly erected . The sand from the pit was lost by the
wash from the heavy seas, but coconut matting was laid round
the deck, and the ponies were exercised every day during the
voyage, often with riders on their backs .

48 4 THE I'OLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
THE PONY SHOW.
The National Pony Society's Show, in conjunction with the
Arab Horse Society, was the thirty-first of the series . Held at
the Royal Agricultural Hall on March 7th and 8th, it provided
its customary fine display of the various breeds of native ponies
in this country . For some reason the entries were not quite so
good as was the case last year. The following shows how the
figures compare with previous years :
1920 . 1921 . 1922 . 1923 . 1924 . 1925 . 1926 . 1927 . 1928 . 1929 . 1930.
Stallions and Colts . . 57 74 65 75 83 71 90 86 77 75 76
Mares and Fillies . . . 93 114 113 102 142 129 146 123 154 141 130
(leldings . . . 21 15 15 22 28 20 16 19 31 37 25
'I otal . . . . . . 171 203 193 199 253 220 252 228 262 253 231
The President for the year was lieut .-Col . R. E . Cecil, and
the President-Elect is Lord Digby, M .F .H. With regard to the
young stock, it can be said that the quality was satisfactory
enough, even though the actual number of the exhibits left something
to he desired . One reason for a decline in this section of
the Show was the fact that Mr . Tresham Gilbey did not accord
his customary support to these classes . It will be remembered
that he sold all his young pony stock last year, but Mr . Gilbey
retained his brood mares and has sent them all to his own
stallion, Bridgewater . We understand that he intends to keep
their foals, so it is probable that he will again become an exhibitor
in the young classes at the Islington Show in due course.
Mr . Tresham Gilbey and Maj . T. J . Longworth were now the
judges in the Breeding Classes. The Riding Classes were taken
by Maj . Denis Boles and ('apt. E . D . Fanshawe. The other
judges were :—Welsh Pony Classes, Mr . Thomas Evans . Shetland
Pony Classes, Lord Daresbury . Mountain and Moorland
Classes : Classes 26, 27 and 28 (Dales, Fell and Highland), Mr.
F . H . Unwin ; Classes 29, 30 and ,;1 (Dartmoor, Exmoor and
New Forest), Mr. V. T. Taylor. Champion Cups (Mountain
and Moorland Ponies), Mr . F . H . Unwin and Mr . V. T . Taylor.
Children's Riding Pony Classes (and special riding prizes), Mrs.
T . D . Gouldsmith and Lieut .-Cal. Sir Archibald Weigall. Competitions,
Capt. Alec Campbell; Maj . H . Faudel-Phillips and
Maj . A. Sowler . Jumping, Maj . A. Sowler and Capt . Alec
Campbell . The Veterinary Inspector was Mr . G . E . Gibson,
M.R .C .V.S . In the Arab Horse Society 's section of the Show,
Breeding Classes were taken by Maj . G . B . 011ivant and Mr.

MARCH. 793 0.] TI[E 1'OL0 MMONTHLY
G . H . Ruxton, the Referee being Lieut .-Col . T . R . Badger. Arab
and Arab-Bred Riding Classes were judged by Mr . Ruxton.
The Stewards of the Show were Mr . T . C . Armitage, Lieut.-Col.
Sidney G. Goldschmidt, Maj . Dunbar Kelly, Maj . C. B . Toms,
Lieut.-Col. R . E . Cecil, Sir Alfred L . Goodson, AIr . V . T.
Tavlor and Mr. R . A. Willis.
In the class for Yearling Colts and Geldings, Miss Cory-Wright
was successful with Chutney, a colt of considerable promise . This
section, however, was not quite so strong as the class for Yearling
Fillies, in which Mr . Herbert Bright gained a success with Silverdale
Madrigal, a worthy (laughter of Silverdale Cheerio. This
filly was subsequently placed reserve for the silver medal for
the best fill up to three years old . A remarkably good specimen
of the well-bred young pony was forthcoming in the class for
two-near-old colts, this being the Hon . I-Ienry Tufton's Dolomite,
who subsequently won the Howard Taylor Challenge Cup for the
hest colt up to three years old . In the class for two-year-old
fillies Mr . Herbert Bright repeated his yearling success, taking
first prize with Silverdale Pamela, another excellent example of
the stock of Silverdale Cheerio.
Three-year-old colts were well led by lady Ilunloke's Wingerworth
Tatters, who, however, was beaten by Dolomite when it
came to the contest for the Howard Taylor trophy . The best of
the fillies up to three years old was Lord Digby's Zia . Polobred
stallions formed an exceedingly good class, and was noteworthy
for the success of a newcomer in the shape of Sir Ian
Walker's four-year-old Collier, who stands at the Osmaston
Manor Stud in Derbyshire. He is by Pit Bov, an International
pony with a high reputation in the United States, where he has
been regularly played in recent seasons by Mr . Averill Ilarrinian.
C'ollier's dam, Golden Dahlia, was also a good player, having
been ridden in matches and tournaments for a number of seasons
by Maj . Leonard Tate . Collier was followed in his class by the
Argentine-bred Malice, who was awarded the challenge trophy
for the best polo-bred stallion or colt.
Riding classes for polo-bred ponies were fairly well filled, but
we should like to see an improvement in this section . The
winner among the heavy-weights was Capt . H . G. Morrison ' s
Silverdale Betula, a mare who has been played by her owner in
Inter-Regimental and other tournaments . She is a daughter of
Mr. Herbert Bright's famous mare, Silvery II . Silverdale Betula
was shown in hard condition, looking ready to go on to the polo
field at once . The best of the polo-bred light-weights was Maj.
E . A . Fitzgerald's beautiful mare, Henna, who did herself
splendid justice in the ring . There was not a great deal to
choose between her and Silverdale Betula when it came to the
contest for the Dunbar Kelly Challenge Cup for the best polobred
pony in the riding classes . The award went to Henna,
and it was generally agreed among the ringside critics that she
was a worthy recipient of the honour . Sir Ia.n Walker's
Squirrel, who won in the class for brood mares not exceeding
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486 TIIE POLO MONTHLY [\LARCH, 1930.
record . Originally the property of Mr . Manuel Andrada, the
noted Argentine player, she passed into the possession of the
Duke of Westminster, and has been played in International
matches at Meadow Brook.
Two or three ponies which had been sent to the show were
unable to compete in their respective classes owing to the fact
that they did not pass the measurer . In each case they had been
measured to come within the requisite height before leaving Home,
and it was a sore disappointment to their exhibitors to find they
were over 15 hands at the Royal Agricultural Hall.
The attendance was satisfactory on the opening day, but was
much better on the second afternoon, when there was scarcely a
seat to spare in the Hall, and spectators were several deep round
the ring. The children's riding classes and the various competitions
again proved an immense attraction to the crowd.
In accordance with custom the open riding classes were taken
on the second afternoon, Maj . Boles and Capt . Fanshawe finding
an exceedingly good lot of ponies in each of the three sections,
though they thought the polo-bred classes were a bit thin . In
the class for heavy-weights Tangerine was worthily selected as
leader. A bay gelding belonging to Maj . K. G. Menzies, he
has played in many tournaments in I,ondon and in the provinces.
We believe that at one time he was the property of Maj . Boles,
and that is why this judge stood aside when the championship
was being competed for, leaving Capt. Fanshawe to decide
between the merits of Tangerine and his rivals . The best of
these was the light-weight mare Ninon, the property of Mr.
Alfred Grisar. This well-known pony played a notable part
last season in helping the Pilgrims to run up a remarkable
sequence of successes in important tournaments.
Mr. Straiton's Juana, a remarkably handy pony, was the best
of the middle-weights, and joined issue with the others when the
Challenge Cup was contested. There was not a great deal to
choose between the three, but the great power possessed by
Tangerine turned the scale in his favour, and the trophy fell to
him, Ninon being placed reserve . Among those who watched
the judging was Mr. J. Ashton, the captain of the Australian
polo team . Native breeds were adequately represented, and the
Arab section of the Show scored its customary success. The
parade of all the prize-winners, which took place during the
second afternoon, was a popular feature of the Show, and was
instructive as showing the many-sided interests of the National
Pony Society.
Mr. F. H . Badge, the secretary, and his staff, are to be congratulated
on the efficient manner in which they carried out their
duties at the Show . Mr. Badge's work was specially noteworthy
considering that he had been involved in a nasty motor accident
on his way to the Show on the first morning, being considerably
shaken when the car in which he and Mr . Brown, another official
of the Show, were travelling was smashed up . Princess Helena
honoured the show with a visit on its second day, presenting

SIR IAN WALKI:R'i FOUR-YEAR-OLD BAN' STALLION COLLIER ., BY I'IT BOY- ( ;Ol .1)EX I) .AIITAA BY
I)ALAIELI TNGTON.
Winner of the Championship for Stallions at the National Pony Soiictv's Show .
in

4S8 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
some of the rosettes to winners in the children's riding classes,
which attracted good entries and were highly successful.
The following is a list of awards:
Young Stock.
CLASS I . YEARLING ENTIRE COLTS AND GELD-
INGS . 8 entries.
t . Chutney (Young Stock Register), chesnut colt, by Gold Eagle
(Young Stock Register) out of Spice (Approved Mare Register).
Bred and exhibited by Miss B . G . Cory-Wright, Norcott
Hill, Berkhansted, Herts.
2. Wingerworth Jade (Sapp . 1930), bay colt, by Wild Tint out
of Syllabub by Barbed Fence (G .S.B .) . Bred and exhibited
by Lady Hunloke, Cowlbridge, Malmesbury.
3. Sheriff (Supp . 1929), bay colt, by Tancrelnont . Approved
Stallion Register) out of Poor Lass by Monkshead (G .S.B .).
Bred and exhibited by Capt . W . H . France-Hayhurst, Bostock
Hall, _MIiddlewich, Cheshire.
RESERVE.--Malally (Supp . 1929), bay colt, by Malice out of
Janet VI (Approved Mare Register) by Gay Lally G .S .B .`.
Bred and exhibited by Capt . the Hon . C . K . Greenway,
Stanbridge Earls, Ronisey, Hants.
CLASS II . YEARLING FILLIES . to entries.
1. Silverdale Madrigal Supp . 1929) chesnut, by Silverdale
Cheerio out of (berry by Fort Myers (G .S .B .) . Bred and
exhibited by Mr . Herbert Bright, The Cove, Silverdale,
Carnforth, Lancs.
2. Merry Maid IV Young Stock Register), strawberry roan, by
Greenback (G .S .B.) out of Rambler IV ;Approved Mare
Register). Bred and exhibited by Mrs. F . J . holmes, Middleton
Stoney, Bicester.
3. Malyston (Supp . 1929), bay, by Malice out of Lady Jane II
by Royston Cave . Bred and exhibited by Capt. the Hon.
C . K . Greenway.
RESERVE .—Gold Dust Young Stock Register ), chesnut or roan,
by Gold Eagle (Young Stock Register) out of Beano II
(Approved Mare Register) . Bred and exhibited by Miss R . G.
Cory-Wright.
HIGHLY COMMENDED .—Langley Audrey (Young Stock Register),
chesnut, by Saint Auburn (Approved Stallion Register) out of
Croft Docklight (Approved Mare Register) . Bred and
exhibited by Lady Durand, Langley, Winchcombe, Glos.
CLASS I11 . TWO-YEAR-OLD ENTIRE COLTS . 6 entries.
1. Dolomite (l oung Stock Register), bay or brown, by Bridgewater
(G .S .B . , out of Dolly XII ;Approved Mare Register).
Bred and exhibited by the Hon . Henry H. S . T. Tufton,
Castle Hill, Englefield Green, Surrey.
2. Bird Cherry (Supp . 1929), bay, by Cherry Tint out of Black
Bess XIX (Approved Mare Register) . Bred and exhibited by
Maj . E. A. Fitzgerald, Marsden Manor, Cirencester.
3. Silverdale Talisman "Supp . 1928`, bay, by Tabarin out of

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Silvery II by Right For'ard . Bred and exhibited by Mr.
Herbert Bright.
RESERVE . Firefly III (Supp . 1928), liver chesnut, by Friarsgate
out of Precioso (Approved Mare Register) . Bred and
exhibited by Lord Digby, Minterne, Dorchester.
CLASS IV . TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLIES . 5 entries.
I . Silverdale Pamela (Supp. 1928), chesnut, by Silverdale Cheerio
out of Parnassia (Approved Mare Register) by Count Schoenberg
(G .S .B .) . Bred and exhibited by Mr. Herbert Bright.
2. Friarsgown (Supp . 1928), chesnut, by Friarsgate out of Nightgown
(Approved Mare Register) . Bred and exhibited by
Lord Digby.
'1'IIIE HON . IIENRI - 'I'U1 TON'S TV(0-YEAR-OLD COLT DOLOMITE,
BY BRI1GEWATIER—DOLLS XII.
Winner of the Iloxxard Taylor ('hallenge Cup for the best entire colt, one
to three years old.
3. Malanet (Supp . 1928), bay, by Malice out of Janet VI
(Approved Mare Register) by Gay Lally (G .S .B .) . Bred and
exhibited by Capt . the Hon . C . K. Greenway.
RESERVE.—Irish Maid (Young Stock Register), brown, by Irish
Cousin (G.S.B .) out of Mudeford Mermaid (Approved Mare
Register) by Roseland (G.S .B .) . Bred and exhibited by Mr.
E . Burry, Mudeford Farm, Christchurch, Hants.
CLASS V . THREE - YEAR - OLD ENTIRE COLTS.
3 entries.
1 . Wingerworth Tatters (Supp . 1928), chesnut, by Ragged Robin
G.S .B .) out of Syllabub by Barbed Fence (G .S .B .) . Bred
and exhibited by Lady Hunloke .

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2. Primley Toreador (Supp. 1929), chesnut, by Good Form
(Supp . 1923) out of Primley Fifinella by Golden Grebe
(G .S .B .) . Bred and exhibited by Mr. Herbert Whitley,
Primley, Paignton, Devon.
3. Red Bark (Young Stock Register) bay, by Red Hand (G .S .B .)
out of Barky (Approved Mare Register) by Dog Rose. Bred
by Capt . H . M . Wardrop, Torbane Hill, Barrowby, Grantham,
and exhibited by Mr. R . C. Irving, Shenley Lodge,
Ridge•Hill, Barnet.
CLASS VI. THREE-YEAR-OLD FILLIES . i i entries.
I . Zia (Supp . 1927), brown, by Thruster out of Precioso
(Approved Mare Register). Bred and exhibited by Lord
Digby.
2 . Blacklead (Supp . 1927), dark brown, by Thruster out of
Black Bess XIX !Approved Mare Register). Bred by Mrs.
M . M . Fitzgerald, Marsden Manor, Cirencester, and exhibited
by Maj . E . A. Fitzgerald.
Lyndridge Lady Erin (Young Stock Register), brown, by
Lord Hilary G .S .B .) out of Lyndridge Shamrock (Approved
Mare Register) . Bred and exhibited by Little Lyndridge
Stud (Mrs. J. Vinson-Thomas), Little Lyndridge, Okehampton,
Devon.
RESERVE . Coral II 'Sapp. 1927), chesnut, by Bachelor's Image
(G .S .B .) out of Coronet by Little Corona . Bred and
exhibited by Capt . W. H. France-Hayhurst.
HIGHLY COMMENDED . Rusk (Supp . 1929), bay, by Wild Tint
out of Biscuit !Approved Mare Register). Bred and exhibited
by Maj . A . E . Shuter, Hayes Court, Hayes, Middlesex.
CoMMENDED .—Dunducket (Supp. 1927), grey, by Crosbie out of
Griselda II . Bred by Miss Calmady-Hamlyn, Pearroc Vean,
Buckfast, Devon, and exhibited by The Misses Calmady-
Hamlvn and Dawson.
CLASS VII. TWO- OR THREE-YEAR-OLD GELDINGS.
4 entries.
1. Brilliant (Supp. 1928), bay, by Friarsgate out of
Dolly XVIII Approved Mare Register) by Brilliant. Bred
and exhibited by Lord Digby.
2. Silverdale Fidelity (Supp . 1028), chesnut, by Silverdale
Loyalty out of Jazz (Approved Mare Register) . Bred and
exhibited by Mr. Herbert Bright.
i . Mopoke 'Young Stock Register), black, by Eaglehawk
'G .S .B .) out of Australian Pearl (Approved Mare Register) by
Blairmount (G.S .B .). Bred and exhibited by Lord Digby.
RESERVE.—Rosette 'Young Stock Register), strawberry roan, by
Glena More (G .S .B .) out of Rambler IV ;Approved Mare
Register'. Bred and exhibited by Mrs. F . J . Holmes.
Brood Mares.
CLASS VIII . BROOD MARES (four years old and upwards)
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Supplement or Approved Mare Register, with foal at foot or to
foal in ig o . 6 entries.
t . Early Market, bay, to years old, by Yorkshire Hussar out of
Market Girl by Bold Marco . Bred by Mr. T . H. Spry,
Withendon, Northlew, Devon, and exhibited by Mrs . J . Oscar
Muntz, Foxhams, Horrabridge, Devon . Served by Love
Song.
2 . Marietta 'Approved :Mare Register), chesnut, t t years old, by
Sir Harry (G .S .B .) out of Fair Gertrude by Red Eagle
'G .S .B.). Bred by the late Lord Middleton, Birdsall Manor,
Malton, Yorks ., and exhibited by Miss B . G . Cory-Wright.
Served by Gold Eagle.
MRS . 1 . OSCAR MUNTZ'S BAY MARE EARLY MARKET, BY
YORKSHIRE HUSSAR--MARKET GIRL.
('hampio brood mare at the pony show at Islington.
3. Charity V, bay, aged, by Right For'ard out of Charity IV
by Sir Patrick ,G .S .B .) . Bred by the late Sir John Barker,
The Grange, Bishop's Stortford, and exhibited by Sir Ian
Walker, Osmaston Manor, Derby. Served by Tabarin.
4. Raheene Approved Mare Register), bay, 7 years old.
Exhibited by Capt. the Hon . C . K . Greenway . Served by
Malice.
RESERVE . Bandage, chesnut, 6 years old, by The Marne out
of Calico by Don Patricio . Bred by the late C . Howard
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Misses Calmady-Hamlyn and Dawson . Served by Scarlet
Rambler.
CLASS IX. BROOD MARES (four years old and upwards),
not exceeding 14 .2 hands, entered or eligible for entry in the
National Pony Stud Book, Supplement or Approved Mare Register,
suitable to breed a Riding Pony, with foal at foot or to foal
in 1930. Prize-winners if not already entered must subsequently
be entered in their respective sections. 9 entries.
1. Squirrel, grey, aged . Exhibited by Sir Ian Walker. Served
by Tabarin.
2. Molly, bay, aged . Exhibited by Mrs. Sofer Whitburn,
Amport St . Mary's, Andover. Served by Tabarin.
3. Syllabub, chesnut, aged, by Barbed Fence (G .S .B .) out of
Junket by Young Belthorpe Venture . Bred by Miss Calmady-
Hamlyn and exhibited by Mrs . Philip Fleming, Grendon Hall,
Grendon Underwood, Bucks . Served by Keesch.
RESERVE.—Clumber Miss Mary, dapple grey, 13 years old, by
Hardwick Conqueror out of Clumber Janet III by Hardwick
Sensation. Bred by The Duchess of Newcastle, Clumber
Park, Worksop, and exhibited by The Misses May and Summers,
Church Moor, Church Stretton, Salop . Served by
Kilhendre Celtic Meteor.
HIGHLY COMMENDED.—Lady Brilliant, chesnut, aged, by Field
Marshal out of Rose Diamond (Supp. 1904 by Rosewater.
Bred by the Rev. W. C . Gosling, The Vicarage, Woolley,
Wakefield, and exhibited by Capt . W . H . France-Hayhurst.
Served by Tancremont.
COMMENDED.—Criban Pearl, grey, 4 years old, by Criban
Cracker out of Criban Chestnut Swell by Ystrad Klondyke.
Bred by Mr . H . W. Richards, Brynhyfryd, Talvbont-on-Usk,
and exhibited by Miss Pauling, The Prebendal, Thame, Oxon.
Served by Criban Chief .
Stallions.
CLASS X . STALLIONS, four years old and upwards, not
exceeding 15 hands, entered in the National Pony Stud Book,
Supplement or Approved Stallion Register . 9 entries.
1. Collier (Young Stock Register), bay, 4 years old, by Pit Boy
(G.S.B .) out of Golden Dahlia (Approved Mare Register) by
Dalniellington (G .S .B.). Bred by Mrs . L. Tate, Swinford
Lodge, Rugby, and exhibited by Sir Ian Walker.
2. Malice, chesnut, to years old, by Malandante (Argentine
G .S .B .) out of Alicia by Belsire . Bred by Mr. F. J . Balfour,
El Colorado, Washington, F.C.P . Argentine, and exhibited
by Capt. the Hon . C . K. Greenway.
3. Silverdale Bowtint (Supp . 1926), chesnut, 4 years old, by
Cherry Tint out of Bowery by Bowdon (Supp . 1913) . Bred
and exhibited by Mr . Herbert Bright.
RESERVE.—Tabarin, bay, S years old, by Sir Toby (G .S .B .) out
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Bred by Madam P . de Prelle de la Nieppe, Belgium, and
exhibited by Sir Ian Walker.
HIGHLY COMMENDED.—Silverdale Loyalty, bay, 7 years old, by
Prince Friarstown (Supp . 191 7) out of Silvery II by Right
For'ard. Bred by Mr. Herbert Bright and exhibited by Capt.
\V . II. France-Hayhurst.
Produce Classes.
CLASS NI . To the Owner of the Dam (registered in the
National Pony Stud Book or Approved Mare Register) of the
two best animals shown . 13 groups.
I . Precioso (Approved Mare Register), with Firefly iII and Zia.
Owned by Lord Digby.
2 . Black Bess NIX (Approved Mare Register), with Bird Cherry
and Blacklead . Owned by Maj . E . A . Fitzgerald.
RESERVE . Syllabub, by Barbed Fence out of Junket by Young
Belthorpe Venture, with Wingerworth Jade and Wingerworth
Tatters . Owned by Lady Hunloke.
CLASS XII . To the Owner of the Sire (entered in the National
Pony Stud Book or Approved Stallion Register) of the two best
annuals shown . 12 groups.
1. Thruster, by Frustum out of Forfaria, owned by Col . H . A.
Wernher, Thorpe Lubenham Hall, Market Harborough, with
Zia and Henna.
2. Silverdale Cheerio, by Cherry Tint out of Silvery II, owned
by Mr. Herbert Bright, with Silverdale Madrigal and Silverdale
Pamela.
RESERVE .--Friarsgate, by Prince Friarstown out of Freda by
Field Marshall, owned by Mr . Eric Newman, Walscombe
Farm, Chaffcombe, Chard, Somerset, with Firefly III and
Brilliant .
Riding Classes.
PONIES SUFIABLE FOR POLO.
CLASS XlII . FOUR-YEAR-OLD MARES AND GELD-
INGS (Open), to be ridden as unschooled ponies. 7 entries.
1. Lucinda (Supp . 1926), bay mare, 4 years old, by St . Lucion
out of Spice (Approved Mare Register) . Bred and exhibited
by Miss B. G. Cory-Wright.
2. Aubure, grey gelding, 4 years old, by Hebron out of Desthuro
by Desmond . Bred by Baron llrugmann, Belgium, and
exhibited by Mr. W . F . Holman, Lake House, Prestbury,
Cheltenham.
3. Colleen of Kilkenny, bay mare, 4 years old. Exhibited by
Capt . Frank Bareham, The Pines, Peacehaven, Brighton.
RESERVE .—Light Fingered Supp . 1926), chesnut mare, 4 years
old, by Marzio (G .S .B .) out of Robbery by Gold Medallist
(G .S .B.) . Bred and exhibited by Mrs. J . Oscar Muntz .

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CLASS XIV . HEAVY-WEIGHT POLO-BRED PONIES,
four years old and upwards . 9 entries.
1. Silverdale Betula, brown mare, S years old, by Cherry Tint
out of Silvery 1I by Right For'ard . Bred by Mr . Herbert
Bright and exhibited by Capt . H . G . Morrison, R .A. Mess,
Woolwich.
2. Arabian Night (Supp . 1921), chesnut gelding, 9 years old,
by Chandi out of Griselda II . Bred by Miss Calmady-
Hamlyn and exhibited by Lieut.-Col. P . D . Stewart, Chadshunt
Hall, Kineton, Warwickshire.
3. Our Billy, grey gelding, 7 years old, by Mabroud out of
Denbury. Bred and exhibited by Mr. W . F . Holman.
RESERVE .—Contango Day, bay gelding, 5 years old, by Robin
Adair (G .S .B .) out of Spanish Dancer (Approved Mare
Register) by Spanish Hero. Bred by Mr. J . L . White, Snowford
Hill Stud, Long Itchington, Rugby, and exhibited by
Lieut.-Col . Sidney G. Goldschmidt, Peover Cottage, Over
Peover, Cheshire.
CLASS XV. LIGHT-WEIGIIT POLO-BRED PONIES,
four years old and upwards . 9 entries.
1. Henna, chesnut mare, 5 years old, by Thruster out of Blonde
(Approved Mare Register) . Bred and exhibited by Maj.
E . A. Fitzgerald.
2. Pearl VII, grey mare, 6 years old, by Mabroud out of
Diamond V by Quiroga. Bred and exhibited by Mr . Frank
J . Balfour.
3. Lady Hilder, bay mare, 5 years old, by Wild Tint out of
Miss Hilder (Approved Mare Register). Bred by Mr.
Tresham Gilbey, Whitehall, Bishop 's Stortford, and exhibited
by Sir Ian Walker.
RESERVE .—Lucinda.
CLASS XVI . HEAVY-WEIGHT PONIES, four years old
and upwards. i i entries.
I . Tangerine, bay gelding, aged . Exhibited by Maj . K. G.
Menzies, Easton Town Farm, Sherston, Malmesbury, Wilts.
2. Sherlock, grey gelding, 9 years old, by Goblet (G .S .B.) out
of Queen. Bred by Mr. A . Balding, Collinstown, Leixlip,
Co . Kildare, and exhibited by Mr. W. J . Straiton, Hunting
and Polo Stables, Knutsford.
3. Rataport, grey gelding, 6 years old, by Bob (Argentine Stud
Book) out of Ranita (Argentine Stud Book). Bred by Senor
Don Miguel Martinez de Hoz, Argentine, and exhibited by
Sir Ian Walker.
RESERVE .
Crinoline, brown mare, 7 years old, by New Year 's
Gown (Supp . 1910) out of dam by Marechal Niel. Bred by
Mr. O. C . Hoare, La Cataline, Elordi, Argentine Republic,
and exhibited by Maj . S . C . Deed, 20 Langside Avenue,
London, S . W .15.
HIGHLY COMMENDED .—Rose, brown mare, 6 years old, by Sir
Ronald out of Golden Queen. Bred by Mr. T. O'Brien,
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CLASS XVII . MIDDLE-WEIGHT PONIES, four years old
and upwards . 14 entries.
I . Juana, brown mare, 8 years old, by Bachelor's Image (G.S.B .)
out of Colleen. Bred by Mr. Clegg, Delamere, Northwich,
and exhibited by Mr . W . J. Straiton.
2. Matches, brown mare, 7 years old, by Feather Bolster (G .S.B .)
out of dam by Collar Stud . Bred by Mr. C . H . Bryant,
Ashorne Hill, Leamington, and exhibited by Maj . S . C . Deed.
3. Chatelaine, grey mare, 6 years old, by King's Herald (G .S.B .)
out of darn by Sir Henry (G .S.B .). Bred by Mr. Hartigan,
Waterford, and exhibited by Sir Ian Walker.
('APT. H. G. AIORRISON'S BRO\V-N MARE SILV'ERDALE BETLL_V,
BY CHERRY- TINT—SILVERY II.
First for heavy-weight polo-bred ponies . She has played in the Inter-
Regimental and other tournaments.
RESERVE.—Vitality, bay mare, aged. Exhibited by Capt . M . J.
Kingscote, Pinkney Court, Malmesbury, Wilts.
CLASS NVIII . LIGHT-WEIGHT PONIES, four years old
and upwards . 15 entries.
I . Ninon, chesnut mare, aged. Exhibited by Mr. Alfred Grisar,
23 Gloucester Square, London, W.
2. Pearl VII.
3. Flying Nun, bay mare, 6 years old . Exhibited by Lieut.
J . B . Norton, 14th/ 20th Hussars, Cove Court, Cove, Farnborough,
Hants.
RESERVE . Henna .

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Welsh Mountain Ponies.
CLASS NIX. STALLIONS OR COLTS (any age), not
exceeding 12 hands . 6 entries.
1. Grove Sprightly, grey stallion, 12 years old, by Shooting Star
out of Grove Sprite II by Grove Ballistite . Bred by Mrs.
H. D . Greene, Craven Arms, Salop, and exhibited by Mr.
Torn Jones Evans, Lower Dinchope, Craven Arms, Salop.
2. Faraam Mercury, grey stallion, 6 years old, by Bwlch Quicksilver
out of Clumber Janet III by Hardwick Sensation . Bred
by Mr. F . Ffitch Mason, The Faraam, Killay, Glamorgan,
and exhibited by Messrs . John Jones and Son, Dinarth Hall
Pony Stud, Colwyn Bay.
3. Caer Beris King Cole, grey stallion, 13 years old, by Grove
King Cole II out of Grove Sprite II by Grove Ballistite . Bred
by Mrs. H . D . Greene, Grove, Craven Arms, Salop, and
exhibited by Lord Swansea, Caer Beris, Builth, Breconshire.
RESERVE .—Gatesheath Magic, black stallion, 7 years old, by
Cole Tit out of Dunchurch Judy lI by Grove Wild Wales.
Bred by Mrs. M . O . Wykeham, Bourton House, Rugby, and
exhibited by Miss N. Mathieson, Gatesheath Pony Stud,
Tattenhall, Chester.
CLASS XX . MARES or FILLIES 'any age), not exceeding
12 hands. 10 entries.
1. Faraam Heartsease, white mare, aged, by Sparklight out of
Faraam Queen of Hearts. Bred by Mr. F . Ffitch Mason, and
exhibited by Mr. Tom Jones Evans.
2. Clumber Miss Mary, dapple grey mare, 13 years old, by
Hardwick Conqueror out of Clumber Janet III by Hardwick
Sensation. Bred by The Duchess of Newcastle, Clumber
Park, Worksop, and exhibited by The Misses May and Summers,
Church Moor, Church Stretton, Salop.
3. Grove Spitfire, bay mare, 7 years old, by Grove Sprightly
out of Grove Gossip by His Lordship . Bred by Mrs . H. D.
Greene and exhibited by Messrs . John Jones and Son.
RESERVE.—Dunchurch Venus, grey mare, io years old, by
Bleddfa Shooting Star out of Dunchurch Bagee . Bred by
Mrs . M. O . Wykeham and exhibited by Miss N . Mathieson.
Shetland Ponies.
CLASS XXI . STALLIONS, four years old and upwards, not
exceeding 10.2 hands . 5 entries.
1. Dibblitz of Penniwells, black, to years old, by Blitz out of
Diddy by Diamond . Bred and exhibited by Mrs . Etta
Duffus, Penniwells, Elstree, Herts.
2. Dollar Boy, black, 4 years old, by Bravo of Earlshall out of
Delilah by Dvorak. Bred by Mr . F. N . M . Gourlay, Kirkland,
Tynron, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, and exhibited by
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3 . A\'ingerworth Bramble, black, 4 years old, by Dibblitz of
Penniwells out of Rosina by Thoreau . Bred and exhibited
by Lady Hunloke.
RESERVE .—Sunbeam of Maryfield, black, 6 years old, by Beau
Brummel out of Savona by Erling . Bred by Mr. P. F. Manson,
Maryfield, Bressay, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, and
exhibited by Mrs. F. Brian Bibby, Sansaw, Shrewsbury.
CLASS XXII . BROOD MARES, three years old and upwards,
with foal at foot or to foal in 1930, not exceeding 10.2
hands. S entries.
1 . Peace of Coln, black, 11 years old, by Patriot out of Peasblossom
by Donner . Bred by Lady S . Hicks-Beach, Coln-St .-
Aldwyn, Gloucester, and exhibited by Mrs. Etta Duffus.
\I .11 . 1: . A. FI'lZGER_11 .1)'S FIVE-YEAR-OLI) CHESNUT MARE
HENNA, 13V THRUSTER--BLONDE.
Winner of the Dunbar Kelly ('up for the best polo-bred riding pony.
2. Maid of Urr, black, 13 years old, by Drumlanrig out of Delia
by Thor. Bred by Mr. F . X . M . Gourlay, and exhibited by
Mrs . Betty Cox, Marshwood Manor, Bridport.
3. Margery of Weddiker, black, 13 years old, by Minotaur out
of Marmot by Emeer . Bred by The Earl of Lonsdale, Whitehaven
Castle, Cumberland, and exhibited by Mr. R . W. R.
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RESERVE.—Flammula, piebald, 1 u years old, by Electric Light
out of Fairy Mary by Thoreau. Bred and exhibited by Lady
Estella Hope, South Park, Bodiam, Sussex.
HIGHLY COMMENDED. Wingerworth Flapper, skewbald, S years
old, by Bright Boy of Earlshall out of Rosina by Thoreau.
Bred and exhibited by Lady Hunloke.
CLASS XXIII . COLTS, two or three years old, not exceeding
10.1 hands (foaled in 1927 or 192S). 7 entries.
1. Dido of Penniwells, black, 3 years old, by Herakles out of
Diddums by Rabbi . Bred and exhibited by Mrs . Etta
Duffus.
2. Ettrick of Earlshall, black, 3 years old, by Viceroy of Anniston
out of Emita of Earlshall by Gluss Norseman . Bred and
exhibited by Mr. R . W. R . Mackenzie.
3. Fume, black, 3 years old, by Cafe Cloche out of Flannnula by
Electric Light. Bred and exhibited by Lady Estella Hope.
RESERVE.—Wingerworth Blackberry, black, 2 years old, by
Dibblitz of Penniwells out of Rosina by Thoreau. Bred and
exhibited by Lady Hunloke.
CLASS XXIV. FILLIES, two or three years old, not exceeding
10.1 hands (foaled in 1927 or 1925) . 5 entries.
1 .Mayflare of Penniwells, black, 3 years old, by Herakles out of
Mayfly of Penniwells by Glencairn . Bred and exhibited by
Mrs . Etta Duffus.
2. Agnes of Earlshall, black, 3 years old, by Gluss Norseman out
of Angelina by Minotaur . Bred and exhibited by Mr . R. W . R.
Mackenzie.
3. Corona's Climax, dun, 3 years old, by Cafe Cloche out of
Corona by Odin . Bred and exhibited by Lady Estella Hope.
RESERVE.—Devine, black, 3 years old, by Bravo of Earlshall
out of Discovery of Tynron by Drunilanrig . Bred by Mr.
F. N . M . Gourlay and exhibited by Mrs . Betty Cox.
CLASS XXV . GROUP OF THREE SIHETLAND PONIES.
5 groups.
1 . Mrs . Etta Duffus, with Dibblitz of Penniwells, Peace of Coin
and Mayflare of Penniwells.
RESERVE.—Mr . R. W. R . Mackenzie, with Dollar Roy, Margery
of Weddiker and Agnes of Earlshall.
Mountain and Moorland Ponies.
CLASS XXVI . MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND PONY
STALLIONS of the following breeds—DALES, FELL AND
HIGHLAND, entered in their respective sections of the National
Pony Stud Book, by a Mountain or Moorland Sire and out of a
Mountain or Moorland Dam . 5 entries.
1 . Linnel Darkie (Fell), black, 3 years old, by Linnel Moor Boy
out of Linnel Fancy by Dalesman . Bred and exhibited by
Mr. Roy B . Charlton, The I .innels, Hexham, Northumberland .

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2. I .innel Mite Fell), black, 4 years old, by Mountain Ranger
out of Linnel Dolly by Dalesman. Bred by Mr. George
Potter, Low Stead, Bretherdale, Tebay, Westmorland, and
exhibited by Mr . Roy B . Charlton.
3. Bradley's Stamp (Fell), brown, 5 years old, by John Bradley
out of Lucy VI by Mountain Ranger . Bred by Mr. Henry
Watson, Scarness, Bassenthwaite, Keswick, and exhibited by
Mr. John Bellas, Moor Farm, Keswick.
RESERVE .--Kirkhaugh Pride (Dales), dark brown, 4 years old,
by Alston Comet out of Kirkhaugh Model by Kirkdale Hero.
Bred by Mr. John Renwick, Kirkhaugh, Alston, Cumberland,
and exhibited by Mr . J . McGarr, Overburn, Alston, Cumberland.
CLASS XXV1I . MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND PONY
MARES of the following breeds--DALES, FELL AND HIGH-
LAND, entered in their respective sections of the National Pony
Stud Book, by a Mountain or Moorland Sire and out of a
Mountain or Moorland Danl . 6 entries.
i . Linnel Fancy (Fell), black, 13 years old, by Dalesman out of
Flora III by Mighty Atom . Bred by Mr . Henry Holme,
Thrimby, Hackthorpe, Penrith, and exhibited by Mr. Roy B.
Charlton.
2. Snowhope Dewy (Dales), bay, i years old, by Kirkdale Hero
out of Dewdrop by Pendle Squire . Bred by Mr. J . W.
I)alton, Snowhope Close, Stanhope, Co . Durham, and
exhibited by Mr. G . M. Beck, The Lane, Ravenstonedale,
Westmorland.
3. Linnel Bess (Fell), black, 6 years old, by Mountain Ranger
out of Bess of Hardendale by Dalesman . Bred by Mr . Joseph
Mallinson, Hardendale, Shap, Westmorland, and exhibited
by Mr. R . Blackett Charlton, The Linnels, Hexham,
Northumberland.
RESERVE . Abbey Jean (Fell), black, 4
years old, by Dread-
nought out of Sally Shap by Dalesman . Bred and exhibited
by Mr . William H . Scott, Shap Abbey, Penrith.
CLASS XXVIII . GROUP OF THREE PONIES, of each of
the following Mountain and Moorland Breeds—DALES, FELL
and HIGHLAND . 3 groups.
i . Fell Group : Mr . Roy B . Charlton's Linnel Darkie and Linnel
Mite and Mr . R . Blackett Charlton's Linnel Bess.
2 . Dales Group : Mr. J. McGarr's Kirkhaugh Pride, Mr. R.
Watson's Glenholnie and Mr . G . M . Beck's Snowhope Dewy.
CLASS XXIX . MOUNTAIN AND _MOORLAND PONY
STALLIONS, of the following breeds DARTMOOR, EX-
MOOR AND NEW FOREST, entered in their respective
sections of the National Pony Stud Book, by a Mountain or
Moorland Sire, and out of a Mountain or Moorland Dam . 4
entries.
i . His Knibs of Lyndridge (Dartmoor), bay, 9 years old, by
Dartmoor Pony out of Dartmoor Pony . Bred by Mr . Albert

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Hodge, Higher Halstock Farm, Okehampton, and exhibited
by the Little Lyndridge Stud.
2. Orchard Wellington (New Forest), bay, 5 years old, by Ajax
out of Avon Trail-Eye by Bendigo . Bred by MIr. John
Bramble, Avon Farm, Christchurch, Hants ., and exhibited
by the Hon. Mlrs. G . Grosvenor, Turf Croft, Burley, Brockenhurst,
Hants.
3. Moorsman (Dartmoor), bay, 3 years old, by Dartmoor Pony
out of Judy-brook by The Leat . Bred by Miss Norah Dawson,
Holne Park, Ashburton, and exhibited by Miss E. R . Scrimgeour,
Woolhouse, Midhurst, Sussex.
CLASS XXX. MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND PONY
BROOD MARES, of the following breeds—DARTMOOR,
EXMOOR, AND NEW FOREST, entered in their respective
sections of the National Pony Stud Book, with foal at foot or to
foal in 1930, by a Mountain or Moorland Sire, and out of a
Mountain or Moorland Dam . 5 entries.
1. Lyndridge Sally (Dartmoor), light bay, ro years old, by
Dartmoor Pony out of Dartmoor Pony . Bred by Mr. H.
Ewens, Pothanger, Okehampton, and exhibited by the Little
Lyndridge Stud.
2. Lyndridge Moorhen (Dartmoor), bay, 13 years old, by Dartmoor
Pony out of Dartmoor Pony . Bred by Mr. Albert Hodge
3.
and exhibited by the Little Lyndridge Stud.
Rixdale Geraldine (New Forest), bay, 5 years old, by Purewell
Gay Lad out of Purewell Gipsy by Gorley Pride . Bred by
Mr. G . G . Lander, Purewell Farm, Christchurch, and
exhibited by Miss R . S . Styles, Godden Green, Sevenoaks.
CLASS XXXI . GROUP OF THREE PONIES, of each of
the following Mountain and Moorland Breeds—DARTMOOR,
EXMOOR AND NEW FOREST . 3 groups.
1. Dartmoor Group : His ISnibs of Lyndridge, Lyndridge Moorhen
and Iyndridge Sally.
2. New Forest Group : Rixdale Geraldine, Rixdale Gay Girl and
Miss Tattersall.
RFSERVE .—Dartmoor Group : Moorsnman, Hey Diddle Diddle
and MIeadowsweet II.
Arab Horse Society Classes.
CLASS XXXII . ARAB STALLIONS, three years old and
upwards 'foaled previous to 1925) . Entered in or accepted for
entry in the Arab Horse Stud Book. 15 entries.
r . Sainfoin, hay, 7 years old, by Rasim out of Safarjal by Berk.
Bred and exhibited by Mrs. H . V . M. Clark.
2 . Saoud, hay, 5 years old, by Nimr out of Safarjal by Berk.
Bred and exhibited by Mrs. H . V. M . Clark.
3. Yakoot, grey, 1g years old, by Zoowar out of Husn-u-Gul by
Lal-i-Abdar . Bred and exhibited by Capt . the Hon. George
Savile, Ditton Lodge, Thames Ditton, Surrey .

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RESERVE.—Bendigo, grey, 3 years old, by Atesh out of Belka by
Rijnt . Bred and exhibited by Mrs. H . V . M . Clark.
HIGHLY COMMENDED.—Karusen, bay, 6 years old, by Crosbie
out of Arusa by Rustem . Bred by Mr. T. C . Armitage and
exhibited by Baroness de Vos Van Steenwyk, Windesheim,
Overyssel, Holland.
CLASS XXXIII . ARAB BROOD MARES, with foal at foot
or due to foal in 1930 . Entered or accepted for entry in the
Arab Horse Stud Book . 12 entries.
.MR. ALFRED GRIS_1R's NIXON.
Runner-up for the Championship of the Riding Classes at the National Pony
Society's Show . This light-weight mare was played by the Pilgrims in the
various tournaments in which they took part successfully last year.
1. Razina, chesnut, S years old, by Rasim out of Riyala by
Astraled . Bred by the Rt. Hon . the Lady Wentworth and
exhibited by Lady Yule, IIanstead House, Bricket Wood,
Herts.
2. Karoosha, bay, 9 years old, by Dwarka out of Rangha by
Berk. Bred by H.R .H. The Prince of Wales and exhibited by
Mr. C . W. Hough, Hydes, Abridge, Romford, Essex.
3. Nezza, chesnut, 6 years old, by Shahzada out of Nejma (imported)
. Bred and exhibited by Mr. C. W. Hough.
RESERVE.—Fantana, chesnut, 8 years old, by Nasik out of Ferda
by Rustem . Bred by the Hon . Anne Lytton and exhibited
by Capt . the Hon . George Savile .

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CLASS XXXIV. ARAB COLTS AND FILLIES, two or
three years old (foaled in 1927 or 1928) . Entered or accepted
for entry in the Arab Horse Stud Book . 7 entries.
1. Kataf, chesnut colt, 2 years old, by Outlaw out of Kateefah
by Uns-el-Wujood. Bred and exhibited by Brig.-Gen . F . F.
Lance, Wentfield, Wrotham, Kent.
2. Bendigo, grey colt, 3 years old, by Atesh out of Bell:a by
Rijn . Bred and exhibited by Mrs . H . V . M . Clark.
3. Fantasia, chesnut filly, 3 years old, by Atesh out of Fasiha
by Skowronek . Bred by Mrs . H . V. M. Clark and exhibited
by Miss Betty Clark.
RESERVE .--Fadlalla, grey colt, 3 years old, by Skowronek out of
Rayya by Rustem . Bred and exhibited by Col . J . Hamilton
Leigh, Bindon House, Wellington, Somerset.
(LASS XXXV. ARAB YEARLING COLTS AND
FILLIES (foaled in 1929) . Entered or accepted for entry in the
Arab Horse Stud Book . 5 entries.
1. Barkis, chesnut colt, i year old, by Aldebaran out of Rangha
by Berk . Bred by H .R .H . The Prince of Wales and exhibited
by Mr. C . W. Hough.
2. Azyrn, chesnut colt, 1 year old, by Sher-i-Khurshid out of
Alfarouse by Berk. Bred and exhibited by the Hon . Mrs.
R . E. L . Vaughan Williams, High Ashes Farm, Holmbury
St . Mary, Dorking, Surrey.
3. Halil Sherif, bay colt, 1 year old, by Nuri Sherif out of
Razina by Rasim . Bred and exhibited by Lady Yule.
RESERVE.—Fazarah, bay colt, 1 year old, by Fedaan out of Lalla
Rookh (imported) . Bred and exhibited by Mr. Edward
Ilurtley, Crowborough Warren, Sussex.
CLASS XXXVI . ARAB-BRED COLTS, FILLIES AND
GELDINGS, not exceeding three years old (foaled in 1927, 1928
or 1929) . Entered in or accepted for the Arab-bred Register.
6 entries.
1. Aluusette, bay filly, 2 years old, by Eaglehawk (General Stud
Book) out of Amusheh (Arab Horse Stud Book) by Rasim.
Bred by Mr. T. C . Armitage, Dene Court, Taunton
2. Dunducket.
3. Sweet Ann, grey filly, 3 years old, by Fedaan (Arab Horse
Stud Book) out of Sweet Support (General Stud Book) by
Kildare II 'General Stud Book) . Bred by Mrs . H. D . Brierley
and exhibited by Mrs. J . Oscar Muntz.
RESERVE.—Malaileh, chesnut colt, 2 years old, by Malice
(National Pony Stud Book) out of Saileh (Arab Horse Stud
Book) by Jaeefni . Bred and exhibited by Capt . the Hon.
C. K. Greenway.
CLASS XXXVII . RIDING CLASS—ARAB STALLIONS,
MARES AND GELDINGS of any age (entered or accepted for
entry in the Arab Horse Stud Book) . 9 entries.
i . Outlaw, chesnut stallion, 15 years old, by Sheihan out of

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Jellabieh. Imported and exhibited by Col . J. Cookson, 30
Park Road, Bromley, Kent.
2. Fedaan, white stallion, 1 j years old, by Rashad out of
Nejmeh . Imported and exhibited by Mrs . H . V. M . Clark.
3. Capella, chesnut mare, 5 years old, by Aldebaran out of
Rangha by Berk. Bred by H.R .H . The Prince of Wales and
exhibited by Mr. T . C . Armitage.
RESERVE.--Sainfoin.
CLASS XXXVIII . RIDING CLASS—ARAB-BRED STAL-
LIONS, MARES AND GELDINGS of any age (entered in or
accepted for the Arab-bred Register) . 9 entries.
1. Arabian Night.
2. Cross Over, grey mare, j years old, by Crosbie (Arab Horse
Stud Book) out of Miss Leeds, a polo pony mare (registered
at Hurlingham) . Bred and exhibited by Lieut .-Col . P . D.
Stewart.
3. Cross I .izzie, grey mare, 6 years old, by Crosbie (Arab Horse
Stud Book) out of Ilsley by Ilston (General Stud Book). Bred
and exhibited by Lieut.-Col . P . D . Stewart.
RESERVE .—Chevalier, bay gelding, To years old, by Rasim (Arab
Horse Stud Book) out of Greek Kalends (General Stud Book`
by Gorgos . Bred by His Majesty the King and exhibited by
Capt . F . W. Hartman, Ravenswood, Kingston Hill, Surrey.
Children's Riding Classes.
CLASS XXXIX . PONIES, exceeding 13 .2 hands and not
exceeding 14.2 hands, suitable to carry and to be ridden by
children not over 14 years of age.
T . Mr . V . Parry's Brown Mouse.
2. Miss J . Hermon-Erriman's Incognita.
3. Capt . J . D . Paul's Cherry.
4. Miss Peggy Pacey's Snap Dragon.
CLASS XL . PONIES, exceeding 12 .2 hands and not exceeding
13 .2 hands, suitable to carry and to be ridden by children
not over 12 years of age.
1. Miss Peggy Pacey 's Rhew.
2. Little Lyndridge Stud's Lyndridge Twinkle.
3. Miss M . Shaw-Mackenzie ' s Gladeye.
CLASS XLI. PONIES, not exceeding 12 .2 hands, suitable to
carry and to he ridden by children not over 10 years of age.
1. Miss Peggy Pacey's hickie.
2. Miss Norah Walker's Silver Star.
3. Mr. M . A . Tatlow's Grey Bird.
4. Mrs. W. M . Hannay's Bluebell.
SIX CUPS, for the best Boy Rider and for the best Girl Rider
respectively in each of the Classes 39, 40 and 41 . The same rider
could take more than one Cup in 1930, and last year's cup

5 0 4 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1 930.
winners were not eligible to compete for cups in the same class
as last year.
Boys : Masters Victor Bevan, Bruce Hogg and John Cox.
Girls : Misses B . Bonner, Mercy Cockburn and Rosalind Cubitt.
Competitions.
BENDING COMPETITION (for men).
I . Lieut .-Corn . A . H . J. Hamilton's Sonia.
2 . Mr . W . J. Straiton's Juana.
MUSICAL CHAIRS (for ladies).
1. Miss W. J . Smith's Cadogan Councillor.
2. Mr. W . J . Straiton's Bucklow.
MUSICAL CHAIRS (for men).
Miss Ruth Terry's Strawberry Royal.
2 . Miss A. M . Malcolm's Rob Roy.
BALI . AND BASKET COMPETITION (for ladies).
1. Miss Malcolm's Rob Roy.
2. Miss Joan Terry's Lady-go-Lightly.
BALI. AND BASKET COMPETITION (for ladies).
1. Mr. W. J. Straiton ' s Juana.
2. Mr . W. J . Straiton's Bucklow.
BALL AND BASKET COMPETITION (for men).
T . Miss Joan Terry's Lady-go-Lightly.
2 . Mr . C . W . Hough's Maid of the Moot.
MUSICAL CHAIRS (for ladies).
1. Mrs. Faulkner's Pinto.
2. Mr. C. E . Edwards's Dolly.
MUSICAL CHAIRS (for men only).
I . Mr. E . Adcock ' s _Marv.
2 . Miss Malcolm's Rob Roy.
Gold Medals and Special Prizes.
Howard Taylor Challenge Cup, for the BEST ENTIRE COLT,
one, two or three years old, and silver medal .—Dolomite;
reserve, Wingerworth Tatters.
Silver Medal for the BEST FILLY, one, two or three years old.
—Zia ; reserve, Silverdale Madrigal.
Special Prize for the BEST POLO-BRED MARE in Class S .—
Early Market ; reserve, Harietta.
Championship Gold Medal for the BEST MARE OR FILLY
in Classes 2, 4, 6, S and 9 .--Early Market ; reserve, Harietta.
Perpetual Challenge Cup (presented by the British Pony and
Galloway Racing Association) for the BEST POLO-BRED
MARE OR FILLY in Classes, 2, 4, 6, S and 9 .—Early
Market ; reserve, Zia .

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Special Prize for the BEST POLO-BRED STALLION in
Class 1o .—Malice ; reserve, Silverdale Bowtint.
Championship Gold Medal for the BEST STALLION, four
years old and upwards .—Collier ; reserve, Malice.
Perpetual Challenge Trophy (presented by Country Life) (Silver
Replica of James I Salt) for BEST POLO-BRED STAL-
LION OR COLT in Classes 1, 3, 5 and lo.—Malice ; reserve,
Dolomite.
Perpetual Challenge Cup (presented by Maj . Dunbar Kelly) for
the BEST POLO-BRED PONY in the Riding Classes 14
and 15 .-Henna ; reserve, Silverdale Betula.
LORI) DIGBV'S THREE-YEAR-OLD BROWN FILLY ZIA,
BY THRI'STER--I'RECIOSA.
Winner of the silver medal for the best young filly in the National Pony
Society 's Show.
Challenge Cup (presented by the Proprietors of The Ladies'
Field) for BEST POLO PONY in Classes 13 to 18.-
Tangerine ; reserve, Ninon.
Silver Medal (offered by the Welsh Pony and Cob Society) for
the BEST STALLION OR COLT in Class l9 .—Grove
Sprightly ; reserve, Faraam Mercury.
The " Greylight " Champion Cup (offered by the White Mountain
Pony Stud) for the BEST WELSH MOUNTAIN
PONY STALLION, not exceeding 12 hands, to be won
four times by the same pony. A Medal to commemorate
each win.—Grove Sprightly ; reserve, Faraam Mercury .

5o6 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
Silver Medal (offered by the Welsh Pony and Cob Society) for
the BEST MARE OR FII .LY in Class 20 . Faraam
Heartsease ; reserve, Clumber Miss Mary.
A Silver Cup (presented by Mrs . Etta Duffus) for the BEST
SIETLAND PONY in Classes 23 and 24 . Dido of
Penniwells ; reserve, Mayflare of Penniwells.
Silver Medal (presented by the Shetland Pony Stud Book Society)
for the BEST SHETLAND PONY entered or eligible for
entry in the Shetland Pony Stud Book .—Dibblitz of Penniwells
; reserve, Peace of Coln.
The " Garnett " Challenge Cup for the BEST GROUP OF
THREE PONIES of the following breeds DALES,
DARTMOOR, EXMOOR, FELL, HIGHLAND, NEW
FOREST, SHETLAND AND WELSH.—Welsh Group;
reserve, Dartmoor Group.
The " Linnel " Perpetual Challenge Cup for the BEST REGIS-
TERED MOUNTAIN AND _MOORLAND PONY
STALLION of the following breeds--DALES, DART-
MOOR, EXMOOR, FELL, HIGILAND AND NEW
FOREST.—His Knibs of Lyndridge ; reserve, Linnel
Darkie.
The ' ` Lord Arthur Cecil " Memorial Challenge Cup for the
BEST MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND PONY BROOD
MARE of the following breeds DALES, DARTMOOR,
EXMOOR, FELL, HIGHLAND AND NEW FOREST.
—Lyndridge Sally ; reserve, Linnel Fancy.
Championship Gold Medal for the BEST STALLION OR
COLT in Classes 32, 34 and J5 .-Sainfoin ; reserve, Saoud.
Challenge Cup (presented by Capt. the Hon. George Savile) for
the BEST STALLION OR COLT in Classes 3 2, 34 and J5.
Sainfoin ; reserve, Saoud.
Championship Gold Medal for the BEST MARE OR FILLY in
Classes 33, 34 and 35 .—Razina ; reserve, Karoosha.
Challenge Cup (presented by Mrs . Walter Reid) for the BEST
ARAB COLT (foaled in 1927, 1928 or 1929) .—Kataf;
reserve, Bendigo.
Challenge Cup (presented by Lieut .-Col . T . R. Badger) for the
BEST ARAB FILLY (foaled in 1927, 1928 or 1929) .
Fantasia.
Challenge Cup and Silver Medal (presented by Mrs. C. E.
Waller) for the BEST EXHIBIT IN THE ARAB-BRED
Classes 36 and 38 .—Amusette ; reserve, Dunducket.
;lj

\LARCH. 1 930 .1 TIIE POLO MONTHLY 5 0 7
The Keyes Cup.
MALTA
POLO CLUB.
Four teams entered for this tournament and the following
matches were played : - -
Blazers beat Soviet.
Pos.
I . I_t .-Cdr. E . C . L . Turner.
2. Maj . O. C . Downes
(Rifle Brigade).
3. Capt . Hon . E . B . S.
Bingham (R.N .).
Bk. Cap : . S . C . Kirkman
(R.A .).
(Team handicap, 1 4' .
9 goals .
Pos.
i . Mr . Sydenham-Clarke
(Queen's Regt .).
2. Mr. Finlinson
(South Staffordshire Regt .).
3. Col. C . R. Kelly.
Bk . Mr. H . St. G. Gilmore
(H .L .I .).
(Team handicap, 6).
(received 3',1 goals.
11 1hirla'inds heat Foxhunters.
Pos.
Pos.
1. Flying-Officer G . Francis.
1 . Lord William Beresford
2. Lt .-Cdr . J . I) . Harvey.
(R.A .).
3. Capt. II. C . Ross-Skinner 2. Cdr. A . B . Fanshawe.
(H.L.I. 3. Lt . \V. A . C . Binnie (R .N .).
Bk . Capt . C . B . A . Hoskyns
(Rifle Brigad . .
Bk . Lt. R. E. Courage (R .N .).
(Team handicap, 13) . "Team handicap, 12).
6 goals .
(received .',) 1 ? goals.
Final .
Blazers beat II 'hirlwinds.
4 goals . (received 21 goals.
The \Vlnrlwinds were very unfortunate in the final, as at the
end of the second chukker their No . 2 fell and broke his
collar-bone. At the time of the accident the Blazers were leading
by i goal. Col . Harvey's place was eventually taken by Mr.
N . W. Finlinson, South Staffordshire Regiment . The Blazers
agreed to this, although Mr. Finlinson had already taken part
in the tournament, as no other substitute who had not played
could be found.

508 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
The Spencer Cup .
Bunnies
beat Hotspurs.
Pos.
Pos.
t . Cdr. A. B. Fanshawe.
I . _\Ir . Sydenham-Clarke
2. Lt .-Cdr. T . A. Hussey.
(Queen's Regt.).
3. Cdr. D . N . C. Tufnell .
1 . Maj . O . C . Downes
(Rifle Brigade).
Bk . Lt . W. A. C . Binnie 3 . Col . C . R . Kelly.
(R .N .). Bk. Maj . Hearne.
(Team handicap, to) . (Team handicap, 7).
9 goals . (received I) goals.
Remnants beat H.L .I.
Pos . Pos.
t . Lt .-Cdr . C. B . Turner . t . Col . Greenwood (H .L .I.).
2 . Mr. Finlinson 2 . Maj Stewart (H.L.I .).
3 .
(South Staffordshire Regt .)
Capt . Hon. E . B . S.
Bingham (R .N .`.
Bk . Capt . C . B . A. Hoskvns
(Rifle Brigade).
(Team handicap, to).
6 goals.
Final .
3. Mr . H . St . G . Gilmore
(H .L .I .).
Bk. Capt . Ross-Skinner
(H.L .I .).
(Team handicap, S.
(received II) 4 goals.
Bunnies heat Ramblers.
Pos.
t . Lord William Beresford
(R .A.).
Flying Officer G . Francis.
Capt. S . C . Kirkman
(R.A .).
Bk. Lt . R . G. Courage (R .N .).
(Team handicap, io) . (Team handicap, to).
7 goals . 3 goals.
Remnants beat Bunnies.
6 goals . 2 goals.
At Gezira Sporting Club.
Gordon Cup.
This is a tournament open to teams representing pack brigades,
infantry battalions, the R .A.F ., R .A.V .C., R .A.S.C . and E .A.
(four chukkers). Four teams, viz ., the Durham Light Infantry,
the Welsh Guards, the Light Brigade, R .A., and the Egyptian
Army entered for the tournament . The D .L .I ., in the first
match, had no difficulty in disposing of their opponents (the
Light Brigade) by 7 goals to 3 . In the second match the
2.
3 .

MARCH, t93o .] THE POLO MONTHLY
FINAL OF THE KEYES ('UP AT MALTA.
Capt. C. R . A . Iloskvns, the back of the Whirlwinds, shaping for a
back-hander at the boards.
A GALLOP BY CAP'!' . S . C . KIRKMAN, R .A .,
of the winning team, the Blazers, in the final tie of the Keyes ('up at Malta.
(I'hotus hi' the Cron,/ .ltadi .n , Yalta .)

510 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
Egyptian Army beat the Welsh Guards by 2 goals to 1, after
playing extra time. This was a very exciting and well-fought
game, and the Egyptian Army were perhaps a little fortunate
to win . The Welsh Guards, with the exception of Lieut .-Col.
Auld, did not play up to form.
In the final, between the D .L .I . and the Egyptian Army, the
former team were the favourites, and although the E .A. put up
a good display, the Infantry team were always the better combination,
and had not much difficulty—by a score of 5 goals to 2
in wincing the Gordon Cup for the second year in succession.
The winners are to be congratulated heartily on their success.
This will be their last appearance on Gezira polo grounds, as
the battalion is leaving Alexandria for England in April, but
during the last two years they have been quartered in Egypt,
says the Sphin.r (Cairo) they have earned for themselves a high
reputation as a very keen polo-playing battalion . The team
consisted of Lieut . R . Dand, Capt . E . Heslop, Capt . J . Percy
and Lieut . R . Simpson.
Inter-Regimental Cup.
The Biter-Regimental Cup, open to teams representing regiments
of Cavalry and Infantry, the Royal Artillery and other
corps and departments, the R .A .F ., and officers of the Egyptian
Army (six chukkers), commenced on February 3rd . Four teams
entered, the first match of which resulted in the 12th Lancers
defeating the 13th 1Sth Hussars by S goals to 3 . The second
game, between the loth Hussars and the R .II .A., ended in a
in for the former by 7 goals to 2 . Unfortunately, in the third
chukker of this match a collision between two of the players
resulted in Capt . Gairdner (loth Hussars) sustaining such injuries
that he was unable to take part in the next match . The
final, played on the 5th inst ., between the 12th Lancers and
the Hussars, was robbed of a good deal of its interest owing to
the Hussars having to reconstitute their team on account of Capt.
Gairdner's injuries. In the first two chukkers, however, the
game was very evenly contested, each side scoring once, but
the pace was not fast . During the rest of the game the 12th
Lancers had matters practically all their own way, and ultimately
ran out winners by 10 goals to 1 . It was a pity that a chapter
of accidents prevented the loth Hussars putting their full side
into the field, and so robbed the tournament of a good deal of
its interest. The 12th Lancers team are now a good combination,
who have never been extended so far this season . In the
final of this tournament Mr. Kidston and Mr. Arkwright were
both playing very good polo, the former at No . 1, and whenever
he got an opportunity, never failing to score . The two teams
were composed as follows : 12th Lancers . Mr. G . Kidston, No . 1 ;
Maj . J. Hornby, No. 2 ; Lieut .-Col . Charrington, No . 3 ; Mr . F.
Arkwright (back) . loth Hussars : Mr. C . B . Harvey, No . 1;
Mr. D . Dawnay, No . 2 ; Maj . D . Richardson, No . ; ; Mr. R.
Archer-Shee ;;hack) .

MARCH . 19 O .1 "TIE POLO MONTHLY
1)1"IZIIA\1 LI( ;IIT INFANTRY, wINN1 :RS 01111 7 : GORDO\ CIT AT CAIRO.
Placers : A1r. R. B. Y. Simpson, ('apt . E. T . Heslop, Mr . R . T . Dand and
Cant J . G . S . Percy.
EGYPTIAN ARMY TEAM, ('O\1PETITORS FOR TILE GORDON CI'P
AT CAIRO.
They were defeated in the final by the Durham Light Infantry .

5T2 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 193 0.
MR . ERIC PEDLEY,
a leading American player who is considered in she running for International
honours this year. He is taking part in the Californian polo season.
CALIFORNIAN
SEASON.
Del Monte Tournaments.
The High-Goal Invitation Tournaments started at Del Monte,
California, on Friday, Fehruary 7th, with four teams competing
for the Monterey Cups and consolation prizes . The first game
was between Del Monte and Pebble Beach, Del Monte winning
by 17 goals to 1 i after giving Pebble Beach a start of 4 goals
on the handicap . The second game was between the San Carlos
Cardinals and San Mateo, the former giving a 4 goals start and
winning by 14 goals to 12 . The final of the Consolation event
was played on February 9th between the losers of the preceding
games, Pebble Beach and San Mateo . Pebble Beach won by
9 goals to 3 . The Monterey Cups were won by San Carlos from

MARCH, 1930 .] TILE POLO MONTHLY 5 1 3
Del Monte by 9 goals to 7 after receiving i goal . The game
between Del Monte and San Carlos was the most exciting up
to that date this season at Del Monte, both teams being very
evenly matched.
Mr. Arthur Perkins was easily the star for Del Monte . Time
and time again he rode to intercept the ball and turn it back when
the San Carlos team were becoming dangerous . If it had not
been for his fine play a much higher score would have been
written up for San Carlos.
MR. J. CHEEVER CO«DIN,
handicapped at 8 points by the United States Polo Association, who is now
playing at Del Monte, California.
Capt. Selby McCreery and Capt . H. Walford, who have been
playing well this season, were not at their best in this game,
and Mr. W. W. Crocker, who has been playing sound polo
up to now (the United States Polo Association has raised his
handicap from I to 2 goals), could not seem to get going . Mr.
Aiden Roark was the outstanding player for San Carlos. His
handicap has lately been raised from 3 to 7 goals and probably
will be raised again . He is a tremendously long hitter, very
accurate and a brainy player, always being in the right place
to receive or intercept the ball .

514 T 1 : POLO MONTHLY MARCH. 1930.
Mr. E . A . S . Hopp g, the young International player, has
not shown his usual c_ •shing type of game, but he has been
mounted on strange pc ies . Two young players that played
well in these matches .e Mr. Kenneth Walsh and Mr . Dana
Fuller . The former is a fine No . r and very accurate in his
hitting.
Mr. Dana Fuller will develop into a great back, which is his
natural position . He is a very hard worker.
Summary of play :--
Del Monte
Pos .
1. Mr . \V. W. Crocker.
2. Capt. S . McCreery.
3. Mr . Arthur Perkins.
Bk. Capt. H . Walford.
17 goals.
Sall Carlos
Pos .
1. Mr . G . G . Moore.
2. Capt. H . Forester.
3 . Mr . E . A . S . Hopping.
Bk. Mr. Airier Roark.
14 goals.
Finial, Consolation Ei'ent.
Pebble Peach
Pos .
1. Mr. Kenneth Walsh.
2. Mr. Stuart Pearson.
3 . Mr. Malcolm Stevenson.
Bk. Mr. Cliff Weatherwax.
9 goals.
Final, _Monterey Czris.
.an Carlos
Pos .
1. Mr. George G . Moore.
2. Capt. H . Forester.
3. Mr. E . A . S . Hopping.
Bk . Mr. Aiden Roark.
9 goals .
beat Pebble Beach.
Pos.
I . Mr. Kenneth Walsh.
2. Mr. Stuart Pearson.
3. Mr. Malcolm Stevenson.
Bk. Mr . Cliff Weatherwax.
(received 4) II goals.
beat
Pos .
San Mateo.
1. Mr . Jean de St. Cyr.
2. Mr . Dana Fuller.
3. Mr. W. Tevis.
Bk. Capt. D . S . Wood.
(received 4` 12 goal s .
beat San Malec.
Pos .
1. Mr . Jean de St . Cvr.
2. Capt. D . S . Wood
3. Mr. W. Tevis.
Bk. Mr. Dana Fuller.
I goals.
beat Del Monte.
Pos .
1. Mr . \V. W . Crocker.
2. Capt . S . McCreery.
3. Mr. Arthur Perkins
Bk . Capt. H . Walford.
j goals .

MARCH . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTI V 515
Pacific Coast
Open Championship.
ARGENTINE WIN AT MIDWICK.
By J. G. Jackson.
Featured by the brilliant play of a strong team from Argentina,
the Pacific Coast Open Championship has just been decided at
the Midwick Country Club, Los Angeles, California, and as
was to he expected the superlative team-play of the Argentines
enabled them to defeat all entries more or less handily, although
they had some exceedingly strong competition in the Midwick
team, whorl they met and defeated in the final by a score of
S goals to 7.
Five teams ranging from 22 goals to 26 goals were entered
in the event, which produced some of the finest polo ever seen
in California and certainly before the largest crowds ever
assembled at a game in the West . About 1 ;,000 spectators
overflowed the field on Sunday, February qth, for the championship
Midwick—Argentine game, and despite additional stands
along two-thirds the length of the field and all the way across
one end, several hundred people were forced to stand, and as
many more were turned away when the gates were locked upon
beginning of play at 2 .30 . The receipts from general admissions
on that day were almost double that of any previous day In
the history of the Club, indicating a most gratifying increase
in the popularity of the sport in this section.
Included in the personnel of the five teams were several very
fine English players . Mr. Gerald Balding, whose American
handicap rating has been raised to seven, particularly showed
to advantage with Mr . Stephen Sanford's Hurricanes. Capt.
H . Walford at hack for the Cypress Point team was the outstanding
player on that side, even though it included Capt.
Selby McCreery and Mr . Arthur Perkins, both very fine performers.
Mr. W . -tV. Crocker, an American, completed this
team of 23 goal rating . Capt . H . N . Forester and Mr. Aiden
Roark appeared in the line up of Ranch San Carlos along with
Mr. George Gordon Moore and Mr. E . A . S . Hopping, the
American International player. The consensus of opinion in
California seemed to he that the Committee in charge would do
well seriously to consider Mr . Balding and Mr . Roark for positions
on this year's International team to represent England as
they are experienced in the American style of play on American
fields and are performing in a truly impressive fashion .

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The Argentine team of Mr . Alfredo Harrington, Mr . Juan
;Retinal, Mr. Jose Revnal and Mr. Manuel Andrada with Mr.
Carlos Uranga as alternate are among the best players ever to
visit California . Wonderful horsemen, fit physically and
mounted on possibly the finest string of ponies ever brought out
of the Argentine and with team-play developed over a period
of five years, they were the favourites in their every match . As
a matter of record, they have yet to be beaten by any team in
practice or otherwise . The team has definitely entered the Open
Championship tournament at Meadow Brook and will be on
hand to provide competition for the American International
candidates prior to that event. The ponies will remain in
California until August, while the players and their families
return to the Argentine . They will then arrive in New York
early in August with additional ponies to be added to those
brought on from the coast.
In all their games here the Argentines have used eight ponies
per man per game, never riding the same pony twice in any game.
Here are the details of the Open Championship matches, the
figures following each player's name representing the number
of goals he scored in the game :
January 29th.
Jllidwick beat Cypress Point.
Pos . H'cap. Pos . H'cap.
I . Mr . Neil McCarthy (2) . 4 I . Mr . W . W . Crocker (2) . 2
2. Mr. Elmer Boeseke . 8 2 . Capt. S . McCreery . (I) . 7
3. Mr. Eric Pedley (6) . S 3 . Mr . A. P . Perkins . . 8
Bk . Mr. Carleton Burke (2) 6 Bk . Capt . H . Watford (4) . 6
to goals .
26
7 goals.
SCORE BY CHUKKERS.
Midwick 0 3 I 2 I 0 I 2--I0
Cypress Point 2 I I 0 2 0 0 I- 7
UMPIRES : Capt. Wesley J. White and Mr . Gerald Balding.
REFEREE : Mr . Alfredo Harrington . TIMER : W . D. ~Iedill.
February 2nd.
Argentines beat Rancho .San Carlos
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Mr . Alfredo 1 . Mr . Geo . Moore . I
Harrington (4) 5 2 . Mr . E. A. S.
2 . Mr. Juan Reynal (2) . 5 Hopping (2) 8
3 . Mr. Jose Revnal (2) . 3 . Capt . H . W . Forester . 6
Bk . Mr. Manuel Bk . Mr . Aiden Roark (3) .
Andrada (2) 7
lo goals . 5 goals.

TILE ARGENTINE TEAM IN ('ALIT RNI_A,
where they won last month the Pacific ('east Open Championship. The players, from left to right, arc : Messrs . Carlos
Uranga (spare man), Manuel Andrada, Jose Rcvnal, Juan Revnal and Alfredo Harrington .

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SCORE BY CHUKKERS.
Argentines 3 2 0 0
San Carlos o o i 2 0
UMPIRES : Capt. Wesley J. White and Mr . Gerald Balding.
REFEREE : Mr. Carleton Burke . "TIMER : Mr. \V . D . Medill.
February 5th.
.11idz.'ick
Pos.
I . Mr. McCarthy (4).
2. Mr. Boeseke.
3. Mr. Pedley (6).
Bk. Mr. Burke (I
beat Hurricanes.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr . Stephen Sanford (I) 6
2. Mr . Gerald Balding (4) 7
3. Mr . James Colt (4)
Bk . Mr. Lindsay
. 5
Howard (I) 5
it goals . 10 goals.
I 2 I –lO
I O I - I
Midwick
SCORE BY CHUKKERS.
12 I 2 2 I I 0 I —II
Hurricanes 2 I 0 I I 3 0 2 0 —IO
UMPIRES : Capt. Wesley J . White and Mr. Alfredo Harrington.
REFEREE : Mr . J . M . Spalding. TIMER : Mr. W .D . Medill.
Final, February oth.
Argentines
Pos .
1. Mr. Harrington (i).
2. Mr. Juan Reynal (4).
3. Mr. Jose Reynal (2` .
Bk . Mr. Andrada (i).
S goals .
beat
.1l ida ,ick.
Pos.
I . Mr. McCarthy.
2. Mr. Boeseke (6).
3. Mr. Pedley (I).
Bk . Mr. Burke.
7 goals.
SCORE BY CHUKKERS.
Argentines o I 1 I 2 2 0 I- S
Midwick o I I O I 0 2 2 7
UMPIRES : Capt. Wesley J . White and Mr. Gerald Balding.
REFEREE : Mr. Louis E . Stoddard . TIMER : Mr. W. D . Medill .
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POLO IN INDIA
Tournaments in India.
Radha Mohan.
Fifteen teams entered for the first of the season's competitions
at Delhi, the Radha Mohan tournament. In the first game on
January 17th the Viceroy's Staff met the Cavaliers, to whom
they conceded half a goal on the handicap . The Cavaliers won
by 31 goals to 3 . Alexander was a tower of strength on his
side, putting up a strong defence, and also scoring two goals,
one of which was at the beginning of the game . Melvill scored
twice for the Cavaliers, and Relben added the third . Vigors
scored once for the Staff. Teams :
Cavaliers
Pos.
1. Col. Melvill.
2. Capt . Belben.
3. Maj . Benson.
Bk . Maj . Marriott.
(received ') goals .
beat Viceroy's Slat/.
Pos.
t . JIr. Griffin.
2. Maj . Vigors.
3 . Capt. Davidson.
Bk. Capt . Alexander.
3 goals.
In the second match the Delhi Phiniums met jodhpur, from
whom they received two goals on the handicap, but though they
played well, and rallied towards the end, they were beaten by
8 goals to 4. Hanut brought off several beautiful shots, and
the whole side, excellently mounted, were hitting hard and
accurately . At half-time the score stood at 5 goals to 2 in favour
of Jodhpur. In the third chukker the Delhi Phiniums made a

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great attack, as a result of which Allen scored from a pass from
Ingledew. Watkins saved well in the last chukker.
Jodhpur beat Delhi Phinliems.
Pos .
Pos .
t . Ajit Singh . 1 . Capt. Allen.
2 . Abhey Singh Rao . 2 . Capt. Ingledew.
3 . Raja Hanut Singh . 3 . Capt. Watkins.
Bk. H .H. the Maharaia of
Jodhpur.
Bk. Brig. Anderson .
S goals . (received 2) 4 goals.
On the following day the 4th Hussars beat the 2nd Lancers
by 2 goals to i .', . The match was interesting, and was well
contested throughout, the issue being in doubt till the end . In
the first chukker the Lancers attacked, but sent the ball wide.
The Hussars then cleared and ran through, but missed . Within
a second from the start of the next period Dollar opened the
score for the Hussars. After a hard gallop the Lancers retaliated
through Wilkinson . In the third chukker both sides made
vigorous attacks, but could not score . In the last period the
Hussars started with a sixty yards hit, but failed to make good.
After this exchanges were even till half a second before the final
bugle, when Knight broke through and found the flags.
41h Hussars beat 2nd Lancers.
Pos . Pos.
t . Mr. R . Knight . I . Capt. J. H . Wilkinson.
2. Mr. O . E . Wijk . 2. Capt . H . B. Dalrymple Hay.
3. Mr. P. W. Dollar . 3 . Mr. R . de Salis.
Bk . Mr. J. P . Robinson . Bk . Mr. A. D . Macnamara.
2 goals . (received ) 11 goals.
In the second match the Royal Deccan Horse lost to the
Nomads by 3 goals to 21 . The Nomads were the first to find
the flags, through Carr. In the third chukker the Deccan Horse,
hitting out from their goal, galloped to their opponents' area,
and Herrick scored . On changing ends the Nomads retaliated
through Carr, and, maintaining pressure, put in their third goal
in the final period. On changing ends the Deccan Horse improved,
and, playing with dash, secured a goal through Sawers.
The Nomads
Pos.
t . Mr . G . H. Carr.
2. Capt. T. G . Atherton.
3. Mr. J. A . R. Colam.
Bk. Capt. J . A. Aizlewood.
3 goals .
beat Royal Deccan Horse.
Pos.
I . Capt . G . H. B. Wood.
2. Mr . R. L . W . Herrick.
3. Mr . C. M . O . Sawers.
Bk . Maj . F. B . N . Tinley.
(received ,) i ? goals.
The Royal Welsh Fusiliers met the Ragtails, scoring one goal
in the first chukker and another in the second through David.
In the third chukker Trotman Dickenson scored from a good

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run down, after which both sides scored a goal each . The
Fusiliers scored again in the last chukker through Bruxner
Randall.
Royal ll el.rhz Fusiliers beat Rag/ail c.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . XIr. Trotman Dickenson . 1 . Capt. Lloyd.
2 . Maj . Wodehouse . 2 . Capt. Kellie.
3 . Mr. David . 3 . Col. Turner .
Bk . Maj. Bruxner Randall.
5 goals .
Bk. Capt . Birdwood.
(received 1) 2 goals.
Kashmir met the Gordon Ilighlanders in the last match, and
won by 9 goals to 6-.', . At half-time the score stood at 6z goals
to 3 in favour of the Gordons, and although Kashmir attacked
very frequently their shooting was poor . At the end of the third
chukker the Gordons were still half a goal ahead, but Kashmir
scored thrice in the last chukker. H.H . the Maharaja played
well for his side, as also did Col . Nawab Khusru Jang at No. 3.
Kashmir beat Gordon Hi,{-hlanders.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Capt. Mohamed Yasin I . Mr. Stuart.
Khan.
2. Capt . M . Anoop Singh . 2 . Mr. Neilson.
3. Col. Nawab Khusru Jang . 3 . Mr. Colville.
Bk. H .H. the Maharaja of Bk . Capt. Hunter Blair.
Kashmir.
9 goals . (received 6) goals.
In the second round the 4th Hussars, conceding three goals
on the handicap, defeated the Nomads by 7 goals to 6 . The
Hussars, contrary to expectations, had to go all out to win.
From the throw-in the Hussars broke through, but shot wide.
A hit--out saw the Nomads clear on the far side, from which
Atherton scored . On changing ends Dollar sent the ball to
Robinson, who scored . The Hussars reduced their opponents'
lead by two goals through Dollar and Robinson in the second
chukker, and in the third they pressed for some time, and Knight
scored, bringing the scores level. On changing ends Carr put
his side ahead, but Knight again equalized . In the fourth
chukker the Nomads scored once and the Hussars twice.
.Semi-Final Round.
Kashmir beat Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
5 goals . (received 4z) 41 goals.
Soon after the start Yasin scored off a good pass by Khusru
Jang, after which Kashmir attacked most of the time, but could
not find the flags again . Early in the second period the
Maharaja tried a long shot, but missed the mark . Later, Anoop
Singh gained possession of the ball and hit through . In the
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lost several chances before Khusru scored for them from a difficult
angle . In the last period Kashmir received a sixty-yard
hit, but Bruxner Randall intercepted well, and taking the ball
up the field failed to hit through . Kashmir then scored twice,
the last goal being registered very shortly before the bugle
sounded the halt.
Jodhpur beat 41/S Hussars.
ived i) 5 goals . 3 goals.
A really fast and interesting game . Hanut was hitting splendidly,
and Dollar, for the Hussars, played a fine dashing game.
The Hussars started on the attack . Shortly after they were
driven back, and Hanut nearly scored for Jodhpur with a high
drive from a sixty-yard hit. The Hussars returned to the
attack, but Hanut made a tremendous drive, and sent Ajit Singh
away to score a goal.
Play was even in the second stage . Jodhpur were offered a good
chance, but missed . After this a long drive by Dollar missed
the mark, but before the end of the chukker Dollar hit up for
his side, to score their first goal . After the Hussars had made
several raids in the third period, a penalty hit in the middle
of the field was awarded them for a foul hook . Dollar took the
hit and drove the ball well up, for Knight to put through . Abbey
Singh replied on behalf of Jodhpur, but Dollar was not long in
levelling the scores again . Jodhpur attacked, but their efforts
were chiefly frustrated by Dollar's good play . Just before time
the Maharaja notched the winning goal.
Final .
Jodhpur beat Kashmir.
ved I2) roz goals . i goal.
The final was played on January 24th, before a large gathering,
among whom were H .E . The Viceroy and Lady Irwin, the
latter giving away the prizes.
Jodhpur, who received I goals on the handicap from Kashmir
won easily. During the first two chukkers Jodhpur scored
two goals and Kashmir one, but after half-time Jodhpur appeared
to get the upper hand, and increased their lead considerably in
the last chukker. For the losers Khusru Jang was prominent,
though perhaps not quite as certain of his shots as usual. For
the winners Hanut played well, and Abbey Singh, handicapped
at 2, did remarkably well.
Roorkee Lansdowne.
Two final matches were played on January 25th in the Roorkee
Lansdowne polo tournament, one in the main competition and
the other in the subsidiary. In the final of the tournament
proper the Rajinder Lancers opposed the K .G .O. Bengal Sappers
and Miners " A," and defeated them by 5 goals to 21 .

MARCH, r930.] THE POLO MONTHLY
Teams :—Kajinder Lancers : Jemadar Hira Singh, Lieut . Teja
Singh, Capt. Duleep Singh and Capt . Fateh Singh (back).
K.G .O . Bengal Sappers and :1firzers " A " : Mr. C. M. Maclachlan,
Mr . J . C. Walkey, Mr . E . H . \V. Cobb and Mr. L. F . R.
Kenyon (back) . The Sappers and Miners received I? goals on
the handicap. The Subsidiary Tournament was won by the
Rusks, who defeated the Four Ducks by S goals to I The
winners conceded goals on the handicap to the losers . Teams :
The Rusks : Mr . W. S. Byrnes, Maj . J . J. Plunkett, Maj . J . le C.
Fowle and Mr. W. Stampe (hack) . The Four Ducks : Mr. J.
Hoad, Capt . E. H . Howe, Maj . T . L . Shea and Capt . G . J.
Silver (back).
Ajmer.
The final of the annual tournament was held on January 22nd
on the Ajmer Club ground, the Jodhpur Sirdar Rissalai " A "
beating the Jaipur Lancers " A " by 3 goals to 2 . Lieut .-Col.
Thakur Amar Singh and the officers of the Jaipur Lancers were
" At Home " at the Kotah Pavilion, the Maharaja of Kishengarh
being amongst the interested spectators . At the conclusion
of the match the challenge cup and miniatures were presented by
Maj.-Gen . G . A. H. Beatty, Military Advisor-in-Chief. Fate
at first seemed to be against the Jaipur team, who missed scoring
three goals in the first chukker . They, however, improved considerably
in the second chukker, and although they failed to
score were able to resist the onslaughts of their opponents. In
the remaining two chukkers the tables were turned, Jaipur doing
most of the pressing and scoring two goals in quick succession.
As a matter of fact, they were unfortunate in not adding a third,
and thus equalizing, in the last few minutes of the game, when
excitement was intense.
Fyzabad.
The two matches played on January 27th in the Fyzahad
Handicap tournament left the 3rd Hussars winners of the main
competition for the Perry ( 'up, and Skinner's Horse winners of
the Subsidiary tournament . The Royal Berkshires, receiving
two goals, were defeated by Skinner's Horse in the final of the
Subsidiary by 7 goals to 5 . In the final for the cup the 3rd
Hussars won comfortably from Tombs Troop, R .A., after conceding
them a half goal on the handicap, the score being 7 goals
to .. The first two chukkers produced even polo, but thereafter
the 3rd Hussars asserted their superiority . Mrs . Scott,
wife of the Station Commander, gave away the cup.
Lucknow Spring Tournament.
During " Civil Service Cup Week " the Lucknow Spring polo
tournament, which comprises two handicap competitions, was
played . The opening match in the Low Handicap tournament
was between the Royal Berkshire Regiment and the 6oth Rifles
" A." The latter team won by 5 goals to 3, conceding 3 goals
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524 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
on the handicap. Team :—60th Rifles " A " .• Lord Grenfell,
Capt . G . F . R . C. Osborne, Capt. E . D . Campbell and Lieut .-
Col. Knox-Gore (back) . Berkshire Regiment : Mr . L . A. B.
Robinson, Mr . G . C . Drake Brockman, Mr. H. Dupre Finch
and Capt. K. P . Smith (back) . On the following day Tombs
Troop, R .A ., beat the 3rd Hussars " C " by 4 goals to 3, and
the Pessimists eliminated the 6oth Rifles " B," winning by
4 goals to 3.
In the second round the Tombs Troop of the Royal Artillery
beat the Pessimists (plus one goal) by 4 goals to 3, the 3rd
Hussars " A " team (plus 1 z goals) beat the both Rifles " A "
team by 31 goals to 1, and the 3rd Hussars " B " team beat
the 69th Rifles " C " team (plus one goal) by 9 goals to I . In
the semi-final round the 3rd Hussars " A " and the 3rd Hussars
" B " qualified to meet in the concluding stage of the
tournament.
15th Hussars' Challenge Cup.
The Lucknow tournament for the 15th Hussars' challenge cup
produced some good polo . Only five teams entered. In the
first round Kashmir opposed the 3rd Hussars " A" and defeated
them by 8 goals to 7, after conceding five goals on the handicap.
From the throw-in the Kashmiris took the offensive, and Col.
Nawab Khusru Jang scored for them . The home team attacked,
but the Maharaja kept them out . About two minutes before the
bugle was sounded Capt. Mohammad Khan scored. The
Hussars were not long in finding the flags soon after (Hussars
6—2) . The second period comprised up and down play, with
neither side being able to score . After midfield play in the third
chukker, Kashmir pressed, and Capt . Yasin Khan scored . The
winners kept up the attack, and obtained another goal through
the Maharaja (Hussars 6—4) . Early in the fourth chukker the
Hussars raided their opponents' goal, and within two minutes
Capt . Salmon scored their seventh goal . This encouraged the
home side, with the result that they played better together
(Hussars 7-4) . In the fifth period Kashmir pressed, and after
a few minutes of midfield play the Maharaja hit through . Soon
after Capt. Yasin Khan added to Kashmir's score (Hussars 7—6).
Both sides fought hard to score in the sixth, but neither succeeded
until the last minute, when Col . Nawab Khusru Jang equalized
(seven all) . Within the first minute of the extra chukker Capt.
Yasin Khan obtained the winning goal for Kashmir.
Kashmir
heat 3rd K.O . Hussars.
Pos.
Pos.
1. Jamadar Gandharib Singh. r . Capt . H . M . P . Salmon
2. Capt . Mohamed Yasin 2. Sir D . W . Scott.
Khan. 3 . Lt.-Col . W. R . Tylden
3. Col. Nawab Khusru Jang.
Wright.
Bk. H .H. the Maharaja of
Kashmir.
Bk. Capt. W. A . J . Lockhart.
8 goals .
(received 5) 7 goals .

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Semi-Final Round.
Kashmir
received 2?) j goals .
beat 41h Hussars.
Pos.
r . Mr . J . E . Armstrong.
2 . Mr . O . E . Wijk.
Mr. P . W. Dollar.
Bk . Mr. T . P . Robinson.
6 goals.
There was only one semi-final tie, for the Viceroy's Staff had
to scratch in favour of Jodhpur, as, owing to injuries, Maj.
Vigors was unable to play . The Viceroy witnessed the game,
the officers of the King's Royal Rifles being " At Home " to
the spectators . In the first chukker Kashmir secured the ball
on the throw-in and Nawab Khusru Jang sent down to the
Hussars' end, where Yasin Khan picked up and sent in . Nawab
Khusru Jang, obtaining an opening, sent through with an excellent
shot in the second period. Changing ends, Kashmir pressed
one more, Yasin Khan adding another goal to their score.
Changing over again, the Hussars got going, and, receiving a
pass from Dollar, Wijk opened the score for them . The Hussars
started the third chukker in attacking mood. Dollar took the
hall down and Robinson scored with a good shot . Fast up and
down play followed till half-time, when Kashmir led by 5 goals
to On resumption of play Kashmir attacked, and in defending
Robinson hit behind hit own line . A sixty-yard free hit
was awarded to Kashmir, but the shot went out . The game
had to be stopped for a short spell, Dollar getting unseated
from his pony. Yasin Khan then secured the ball and passed
on to Gandharib Singh, who scored . The Hussars pressed in
the fifth period, Dollar scoring once and narrowly missing on
another occasion . Before the chukker closed Armstrong also
scored . In the sixth the Hussars again pressed, and from a
melee near the Kashnlir posts Dollar scored . Changing ends.
Kashmir assumed the offensive, Nawab Khusru Jang sending
across to Gandharib Singh, who scored . Changing ends again,
Dollar took the ball down for Robinson to score . The halt was
sounded almost immediately after.
Final .
Jodhpur beat Kashmir.
Pos .
Pos .
1 . Abbey Singh Rao . ? . Jarnadar Gandharib Singh.
2 . Maj . Prithi Singh . 2 . Capt . Mohd Yasin Khan.
3 . Raja Hanut Singh . 3 . Col . Nawab Khusru Jung .
Bk. H .I-I. the Maharaja of Bk . H.H. Maharaja of
Jodhpur.
Kashmir.
12 goals .
(received 4 .',) goals.
Although the match was rather one-sided, it was fast and
interesting. At half-time Jodhpur led by 8 goals to 6 .1, . Lady
Irwin presented the challenge cup to the Maharaja of Jodhpur.

526 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
Indian Cavalry Tournament—A Fatal Accident.
A sad feature of the opening of the Indian Cavalry Open
Tournament on February 3rd was a fatal accident to Maj . B.
Randall, No . 1 of the Skinner's Horse team, who, after falling,
was kicked in the neck by his pony, and succumbed later in
the day to his injuries in the British Military Hospital. The
accident occurred in the fourth chukker in the tie between the
igth Lancers and Skinner's Horse, the latter team retiring when
Maj . Randall was injured.
A minor accident occurred in the tie between the Central India
Horse and Hodson's Horse. Maj . Corbett was hurt on the head
and lost consciousness, but remounted soon after . The Central
India Horse won by 3 goals to 2, after a great struggle . Probyn's
Horse defeated the 15th Lancers after a hard tussle, and
but for two penalties granted to the winners in the last chukker
the result may perhaps have been different. Probyn's Horse
won by 7 goals to 6. Another match between the 7th Light
Cavalry and the 6th D .C .O . Lancers resulted in a win for the
Light Cavalry by 9 goals to 6.
Semi-Final Round.
Central India Horse
Pos.
1. Capt. M. Cox.
2. Capt . R . George.
3 . Maj . A. H. Williams.
Bk . Capt . Alexander.
5 goals .
beat Probyn's Horse.
Pos.
I . Maj . Campbell.
2. Capt. J . H . Taylor.
3. Mr . T . T . Todd.
Bk . Capt. G . Nadin.
4 goals.
The teams were in the best of form, and displayed understanding
and horsemanship . Probyn's Horse were the first to
be aggressive, and took the lead through Campbell before the
game was three minutes old . The visitors played up after their
early reverse, and early in the second chukker Alexander drew
Ievel. The third chukker saw a strenuous fight, with fast and
exciting exchanges . But neither side was able to score, and at
half-time the teams were on level terms, the score being one all.
The C.I .H . had slightly the better of the exchanges after the
resumption. They pressed for a while, till Williams obtained
the lead for them from a scrimmage . They, however, did not
maintain this advantage for long, as Campbell equalized for
Probyn's Horse, and then gave his side the lead at 3 2 . Fast
up and down play marked the whole of the fifth chukker, towards
the end of which Williams drew level . With the score at three
all the play became exciting in the final chukker . But the
Central India Horse team showed greater staying power, and
were able to find the flags once more.
loth Lancers beat 7//i Light Cavalry.
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It was a relatively mediocre game. The 7th took long to
settle down, while the Lancers played well from the start, and
had scored five goals as against two before the final chukker.
The 7th, however, put up a determined fight afterwards, and
notched two goals in quick succession, but full time intervened.
leaving the igth Lancers the winners.
Final .
1 gtle Lancers
Pos.
i . Capt . Gulsher Khan.
2. Capt . W. G. Thompson.
3. Maj . R . Dening.
Bk . Lt.-Col . G . S . Howell.
5 goals .
beat Central India Horse.
Pos.
I . Capt . M . Cox.
2 . Capt. R . George.
? . Capt . Alexander.
Pk . Maj . A . H . Williams.
4 goals.
With all their dash and horsemanship the Central India Horse
(holders) were narrowly defeated by the 19th Lancers on
February 7th . Quite unexpectedly (says the Allahabad Pioneer)
the Lancers put up a splendid fight, their combination and teamwork
leaving no+ lung to be desired . Gulsher Khan, in particular,
played an excellent game, while Williams was outstanding for
the runners-up and accounted for three of their four goals.
From the start the Lancers showed up well, and Gulsher Khan,
taking a long pass from Thompson, scored for his side in the
second minute . The Lancers continued to attack and Howell
registered their second goal . The C .I .H. played serious polo
in the next chukker . and from a forty-yard penalty hit in their
favour Williams found the flags, but Gulsher Khan got away
from the throw in and put through for the Lancers . The Central
India Horse now played up to a man and Williams reduced
the lead . At half-time the Lancers were leading by 3 goals to 2.
On the resumption the C .I .H . worked hard and were awarded
a sixty-yard free hit, which Williams turned to account . The
Lancers rallied, and after a spell of up and down play Thompson
gave then the lead . Being one goal down, the Central India
Horse strove hard in the final chukker and levelled the scores
from a penalty hit. The closing periods saw a grins fight.
When there were a couple of minutes left for the conclusion
Thompson notched the winning goal for the Lancers . Mrs.
Fagin gave away the trophy .

5 28 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
NATIONAL
PONY SOCIETY.
ANNUAL REPORT.
The following was the report of the Council to the annual
general meeting of members held in the Council Chamber, Royal
Agricultural Hall, on March 7th : --
The Council, in presenting their annual report of the Society's
financial year are pleased to be able to report an improved financial
position . They feel that the Society is justified in claiming
the further support of all lovers of ponies in their endeavour to
encourage the production of the best types of polo ponies, and
to support every effort which will lead to an improvement in the
native breeds of ponies . The sincere thanks of the Council are
tendered to the retiring President—Lt .-Col. R . E . Cecil for his
whole-hearted support of the Society . His work for many years
on behalf of the Mountain and Moorland breeds has been of great
value. As a breeder and exhibitor Lord Digby has always been
a keen supporter of the Society, and the Council look forward
to a most successful year under his Presidency. The Council
have pleasure in nominating as Vice-President (i .e. President in
1931) Capt. W. H. France Hayhurst. The Council have to
report with deep regret the death of one of its most prominent
members--Lt .-Col . E . D . Miller who was one of the original
members of the Society, having joined in 1894 . He filled the
Presidential Chair in 1922 and occupied a seat on the Council
ever since he was elected to its body in 1897 . The deep regret
of the Council will be shared, not only by his colleagues, but
by every member of the Society, as by his death the Society
and the polo world generally have lost a most valuable and
esteemed friend . Members of the Society will have learnt with
sincere regret of the death of Mr. A. B. Charlton--Secretary of
the Society from 1898 until November, 1917, to whom the Society
owes a debt of gratitude for his unflagging interest and work
during the early days of the Society.
The statement of income and expenditure indicates that then'
is a balance of £456 in favour of the Society, and that the year's
working resulted in an excess of £136 of income over expenditure.
The issue of the next volume of the Stud Book will,
however, incur a considerable outlay . After a reference to the
London Show the report proceeded.
During the 1929 Show Season the Society awarded 6 gold
medals, 24 silver medals and 2 bronze medals for polo ponies

MARCH. 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 529
in London and at the Country Shows . In addition, a sum of
L65 and 17 silver medals were awarded to Mountain and Moorland
ponies . The offer of similar premiums and medals for all
breeds of ponies during 1930 has been renewed . The Council
considered that the show and sale of young hunters and ponies,
organized by the Somerset County Light Horse Breeding Committee,
provided an excellent medium for the small breeder to
dispose of his young stock, and accordingly awarded a silver
medal for the best young polo pony exhibited at the show and
sale. The Council also appreciated the show for the produce by
premium pony stallions promoted by Major John Williams at
his residence in Cornwall—which attracted numerous entries.
The Council are prepared to offer similar awards at any county
show and sale which provides special classes for young polo
ponies. In order to stimulate the entry of polo-bred ponies at
the London Club Shows it has been resolved to award at the
1930 Shows of Hurlingham and Ranelagh the sum of X20 for
the best polo-bred pony in the riding classes at each show . The
Council in making this offer stated that it was to be regretted
that the Society often failed to keep in touch with polo-bred
ponies after they had left the breeder and entered the game.
They therefore hoped that these offers would encourage the player
to keep a record of his pony's pedigree . There will be the usual
classes for polo-bred ponies at the Royal Show at Manchester
on July 8th to 12th . At the Bath and West Show the recent
addition of polo-breeding classes resulted in an entry of 34 .
Similar classes will be provided at the Torquay Show on May
28th to 31st . The Secretary has been authorized to attend the
London Club Shows, the Royal Show, the Bath and West and
other principal Shows . It is considered that these visits will
provide an opportunity for country members to obtain information
from the Society's Executive Officer.
The special Committee appointed by the Council and consisting
of players and breeders, have drawn up a list of those fully
qualified to act as judges of breeding and riding classes in
the polo section . Such lists are available for the guidance of
any Show Committee. The 1929 Supplement of young ponies
has now been issued to members . It contains the entry of 29
colts and 52 fillies. This Supplement compares very favourably
wtih previous issues. It has been decided to publish Volume 20
of the National Pony Stud Book at the end of the year .--The
Secretary hopes that members will supply him as early as possible
with details of all ponies they wish to enter, and also the re-entry
of all brood mares in order to show their additional produce and
prizes.
At the June meeting the Council resolved that all thoroughbred
mares tendered for the Approved Mare Register must be inspected
by a member of the Society under similar conditions to those
applying to the other brood mares tendered for the Approved
Mare Register. The Council have further resolved that all ponies
in the Approved Registers for which a certificate of height is
required shall be measured by a qualified veterinary surgeon,
and that the measurement shall be confirmed by a person

530 THE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH, I930.
nominated by the Society, who shall sign the certificate of height
and inspection jointly with the measurer.
The attention of members is directed to the fact that the
inspectors appointed by the Council have visited various centres
and have reported them as being suitable for the training of
young polo ponies. Information respecting the establishments
reported on may be obtained by members on application to the
Secretary . It is hoped that members will furnish the Secretary
with all records of performances or prices obtained by ponies
in their stud, as it is felt that the issue of such information
to the Press will be of advantage to both the owner and the
Society.
There has unfortunately been little increase in the roll of
members, as the election of new subscribers has been counterbalanced
by losses through death and resignation . The membership
now stands as follows : Life members 141, annual members
49 8 , honorary members 3, total 642.
The Council trust that every member will do his best to obtain
new supporters, and make known the various important activities
of the Society.
The following were elected to the Council : Mr. T. C.
Armitage, Lieut .-Col . the Hon . Denis Bingham, Maj . J. Vere
Foster, Brig .-Gen . Herbert-Armstrong, Mr. R. C . Irving,
F .R .C .V.S ., Lieut .-Col . E . C . Loch, Mr . Bertram W . Mills,
Lieut.-Col . H . G . Plevdell-Railston, Mr . Thomas Stovold and
'BIr. F . H . Unwin.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR.
Polo in South Africa.
(To the Editor of THE POLO MONTHLY .)
SIR,
My daughter, aged twelve, is a polo enthusiast, and as such
has asked me to send a snapshot she took of a Johannesburg
team at the Pretoria ground . The names of the team from left
to right are Messrs. Simmons, Butler, IIildick-Smith and
Bricknlan. Our team and Pretoria play each other ; in fact, two
teams from each club play matches once a month . In consequence,
the standard of play is improving as are also the ponies.
The Johannesburg club has sixteen playing members who are
very keen . Play is on Sunday morning with no off seasons.
A 1OOH_ANNI ;S131'1t( ; TEAM . . SS_APPEU " AT THE PRETORIA
POLO GROCSI).
The players from left to right are Messrs . Simmons, Butler, Hildick-Smith
and Brickman.
All visitors to Johannesburg interested in polo are welcome and
should get in touch with Capt . Sell, D .S .O ., 62 Winchester
Avenue, Johannesburg .
G . 1-11I.DICK-SMITH.
Denver, near Johannesburg,
January 13th, 1930 .

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HUNTING.
NOTES FROM ALL QUARTERS.
Derwent Mastership.
JTr. S . S . Lockwood, of '\ ormanby Hall, Sinnington, who
is giving up the Mastership of the Derwent Hunt, which he has
held for four years, has presented to the Hunt the pack of
foxhounds which are his own property . This announcement
was made at a largely attended meeting of landowners, farmers
and subscribers at Scarborough last month, when Major Douglas
Collins, of Cowling Hall, Bedale, was unanimously elected the
new Master of the Derwent, which hunts the Pickering Valley
country . Major Collins, who was formerly Master of the Eton
College Beagles, is now hunting with the Bedale . Mr. Lockwood
said that in view of the great kindness that had been
extended not only to himself but to his wife and his boy, he
had decided as a memorial to the late Lord Derwent' and as
an expression of his thanks to the farmers and puppy-walkers
of the Derwent country to present his pack of foxhounds to the
Hunt.
West Somerset.
At a largely attended meeting of members of the West Somerset
Hunt at Taunton a resolution was unanimously passed accepting
the offer of Sir Dennis Boles, M .F .H., to hunt the country for
another season at a subscription of

MARCH . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 535
A Keen Sportswoman.
At a meeting of the Lunesdale and Oxenholme Hunt, held
in the Town Hall, Kendal, Miss Freda Weston was unanimously
appointed Master in place of Mr . J . R. Heaton, of Dallam Tower,
who retires at the end of the present season . Miss \Veston's
father, the late Sir John Weston, was secretary of these hounds
for 39 years . Miss Weston has hunted with the pack since she
was a child, and the best wishes of all the sporting people of
the country are extended to her.
The Portman Pack.
At a general meeting of the Portman Hunt, held recently at
Blandford, Lord Shaftesbury presided over a large attendance.
The Chairman explained that the Joint-Masters, Capt . W. P.
Browne and Mr. W . W. B . Scott, were resigning at the end
of this season. As Capt. Browne, to the very great regret of
everyone, was unable to reconsider his decision, the committee
had offered the Mastership to Mr . Scott, who, he was very glad
to say, had accepted . The meeting was then asked to endorse
the committee ' s offer to Mr. Scott to hunt the country next
season. This was done most enthusiastically . Mr. Scott will
hunt hounds himself all four days a week . It was in 1920 that
Capt. Browne took over the Mastership, and he has hunted the
country most successfully and well for ten seasons . Up to last
season he carried the horn himself all four days a week. He
was then joined by Mr. Scott, who took over the bitch-pack.
Capt. Browne retaining the doghounds. Capt. Browne's resignation
is a very great blow, but the country is extremely lucky
in keeping Mr. Scott . There is also another change to record.
Capt. Noel Livingstone Learmonth, who has been intimately
connected with the Portman Hunt for fifty years, and has been
honorary secretary for the last ten, has had to go to London,
and in consequence has resigned. His departure is a very great
loss. Major Aston, who joined Capt . Learmonth last season
as ioint honorary secretary, will in future undertake the duties
alone.
The Late Mr. H . W . Selby Lowndes.
Great regret in hunting circles was caused last month by the
death of Mr. H . \V. Selby Lowndes, Master of the East Kent
Foxhounds for thirty seasons, he having succeeded Mr . \V . B.
White in 19oo. He came of a well-known and long-established
hunting family whose connexion with the Whaddon Chase is
familiar to all hunting men, and the late Master of the East
Kent well sustained the family reputation as a sportsman . When
in his early teens he had a pack of harriers, lie hunted over
his father's country in the Vale of Aylesbury for some years.
Going out to America the late Mr . Selby Lowndes started a
bobbery pack, and returning to this country had a terra of
Mastership with the Wells Harriers . In 1897 he took over the
Bilsdale, one of the oldest packs of foxhounds in England, and
left it for the East Kent . He was very popular with the farmers,

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and showed capital sport throughout his Mastership. " East
Kent Farmer " writes the following appreciation in Horse and
Hound. " With the passing of Mr . Henry William Selby
Lowndes there has gone from among us one of the best of sportsmen
that ever adopted East Kent for his home . The end came
with painful suddenness, and though he was recently in failing
health it is but five short weeks ago that he was fulfilling his
office in the field as Master . So it may fairly be said that he
died in harness. For thirty seasons he had presided over the
fortunes of this pack, and had endeared himself to everyone in
the countryside . There could be no lone ploughman whose heart
was not cheered by the sound of that beautiful voice, and now
to think that it will be heard no more in the recesses of West
Wood, or re-echo at Swanton Banks ! To the multitude Mr.
Lowndes was often affectionately known as ` Old Selby,' and
we recall an instance of his having severely admonished a .farmworker,
with vigour which was characteristic, for having apparently
headed the fox. And when the Master had exhausted the
wonderful vocabulary that was his the offender merely broke
into a roar of laughter ! This spirit was typical of the good
nature always shown to one ever zealous to provide sport . With
the farmers Mr. Lowndes had, by his geniality, built up a lasting
friendship . It was a vast concourse of mourners that
assembled at Elham on February 20th to pay homage to a very
great sportsman. Fittingly in the procession from the church
to the cemetery were the deceased's favourite grey hunter and
ten couple of the hounds in charge of the staff in hunting kit.
At the conclusion of the committal service the Master's son gave
three blasts on a hunting horn ` Gone to ground .' "
Vacant Countries.
Among countries which have lately been announced as being
vacant is the Haydon, Major Sleigh having decided to stand
down from the Mastership . The twenty couples of hounds hunt
on Wednesday and Saturday . The Haydon is a wall country,
with about sixty per cent pasture and thirty per cent moorland,
and it is heavily wooded in some parts . The secretary is Mr.
A. C . Spraggon, Willimoteswick Castle, Bardon Mill, Northumberland
. The Wilton are losing the services of Capt . F . W.
Forester, who succeeded Major Connop in 1927, having formerly
been Master of the Quorn . The thirty couples of hounds belong
to the country, and they hunt on Monday and Friday, with
an occasional bye . The country is chiefly open down fences,
and wattle fences and banks are met with . The secretary is
Capt . G . Younghusband, Barford St . Martin, Salisbury . The
Committee of the Grove Hunt have received an intimation that
Lieut.-Col. A. ffrench Blake and Sir Albert Bingham will stand
down at the end of the season, having held office since 1926.
Col. ffrench Blake, it will be remembered, was for a few seasons
Master of the Wilton . In the Lamerton country Mr. J. E . B.
Lethbridge has resigned after carrying out the duties of Master
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The 26 couples of hounds are the property of the Committee.
The country is made up of pasture and moorland, and there are
big banks, while there are walls on the moors. Wire does not
give trouble. The secretary is Mrs . Godfrey, Tavr Cottage,
Tavistock, Devon.
Other Resignations.
Mr. C . N. de Courcy Parry, who succeeded Mr . W. W. B.
Scott in 1927, and Mr . C. Bailey, who became associated with
him last year, are retiring at the end of the present season.
The pack consists of twenty-five couples of hounds, and it is
for the most part a country with flying fences, hilly, but rideable
and good scenting ; foxes are stout and take a deal of killing.
There are some strong woodlands and some moorland . The
secretary is Dr . Adams, Welsh Street, Bishop's Castle, Salop.
Messrs . C . F . Garrard and I . M . Hastings will be giving up
the Vine country at the end of the season after only one year
in office. There are forty-five couples of hounds, and the secretary
is Mr. C . H . Illingworth, Bramley, Basingstoke.
Arrangements for Next Season.
At the recent annual general meeting of subscribers, farmers
and landowners of the Warwickshire Hunt Lord Willoughby do
Broke's proposal to hunt the country next season on the same
terms as before if he could find a Joint-Master, or failing that,
with an additional 4 - 500, and power to co-opt a Deputy Master
to assist him in the field, was unanimously accepted . General
satisfaction has been expressed in Cheshire at the news that Mr.
W . H . Midwood has reconsidered his decision to retire, and has
arranged with the Hunt Committee to continue the Mastership
for another season . Mr. Midwood has shown good consistent
sport since he took over from Mr . Tinsley in 1923, and is popular
with all classes

E POLO 53 8
MONTHLY [MARCH, 1930.
THE HUNTER SHOW.
It is satisfactory to record that the forty-sixth annual show
of the Hunters' Improvemnent and National Light Horse Breeding
Society, held at the Royal Agricultural Hall from March 4th
to 6th, was a distinct success in practically every department.
The Earl of Harewood was President for the year, and in his
speech at the annual meeting of the society he referred to the
great interest which women are taking in these days in hunter
breeding. His successor in office is Lieut .-Col . C . Spence Colby,
and the President-Elect is Sir Walter Gilbey.
As usual a leading feature of the show was the competition
by thoroughbred stallions for the sixty King's premiums offered
by the War Office . These attracted a record entry of 133, of
which no fewer than 43 were entirely new to the show . The
influx of new blood was highly gratifying, especially in view
of the difficulty that exists in acquiring young stallions of the
right type. This is attributed to the fact that a great number of
colts are being cut every season, the reason being that they
then become easier to train . On the whole, the old favourites
among the sires at Islington held their own well against the
newcomers, the best of whom was thought to be Spearwort,
formerly the property of Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen and now in
the Heacham stud of Mr. H . C . Callaly.
This exhibitor was reserve for the championship last year with
Orthos, and it was a blow to him when that horse was placed
only eighth in his class this time . However, Mr. Callaly had
the satisfaction of seeing Spearwort accorded the same honour
as had fallen to Orthos twelve months previously . The King's
Champion Challenge Cup for the best stallion in the show again
went to Mr. Stephen Mumford's Brigand, who is sixteen years
old and wears wonderfully well. He is a more elegant horse than
the runner-up, Spearwort, who was, however, an extremely stout
performer on the flat, and in our opinion is a great acquisition
to the ranks of premium stallions . Prince George visited the
show on its second day and presented His Majesty's trophy
to Mr . S. Mumford, jun . The super premiums were awarded
to the following horses :
BRIGAND, brown, 16.1, foaled in 1914, by Lemberg--Plyte by
Earwig . Exhibited by Stephen Mumford, Stud Farm, Moreton
Morrell, Warwick, and bred by J. A. de Rothschild . Winner
of the King's Challenge Cup for the third year.
SPEARWORT, hay, 16.1, foaled in 1917, by Spearmint
Monisima by Gallinule . Exhibited by Horace Carter Callaly,
Caley Farm, Heacham, King's Lynn, and bred by L . Neumann.
Reserve for the King's Challenge Cup .

BRIGAN1) (1914), 131' LEM131?RG 1'LVTP. 13Y EARWIG.
The property of Mr . Stephen Mumford, Stud Farm, Moreton Morrell, winner of the King's Champion Challenge ('up for the
third vear as the best stallion at the Spring Show at the Royal Agricultural Ilall .

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MANKATO, chesnut, 16.1, foaled in 1920, by Tredennis- -
Tippytoes by General Symons . Exhibited by the Southwold
Hunt Sire Association, Alford, Lincolnshire, and bred by H . B.
Sampey.
JILTED, chesnut, 16.1, foaled in 1918, by Stedfast—Naughty
Jill by Cyllene. Exhibited by Joseph Staien, Coed Hills
Stud Farm, St. Hilary, near Cowbridge, Glamorgan, and bred
by W. Raphael.
PYTCHLEY, liver chesnut, 16 .2, foaled in 1915, by Machakos---
Sabine Queen by Hackler. Exhibited by Mrs. Joan Vinson-
Thomas, Okehampton, Devon, and bred by Messrs . Slocock.
GLANMERIN, 16.1, foaled in 1916, by Orby—Bridewain by
Walmsgate. Exhibited by John Drage, Chapel Bra nipton,
Northampton, and bred by Mrs . V. Morton Jackson.
The average value of a premium is L295 as follows :
Premium ofC150—half paid at the time of award and L s . d.
the other half after the close of the service season
Service fee of N r a mare (average number, 65), paid
15o 0 0
after the close of the service season . . . 65 0 0
Foal fee of L2 for each mare which foals (average
number, 40), paid after the close of the foaling
season
So o o
In addition, a service fee of Li a mare (average
number, 65) is chargeable to the owner . . . . ..
65 0 0
Average earnings . . . 36o o o
Service and foal fees will be paid by the War Office in respect
of (but not exceeding) 90 half-bred mares, and the earnings of
a stallion serving that number would be approximately L440.
Super-premiums of the value of ~,- 10o are paid at the time
of award, and in addition to the ordinary premium, are given
to selected stallions of exceptional merit . The owner of a
stallion was required to state on the entry form whether he
entered his stallion for competition for a super-premium . If he
did so enter it he was to sign an undertaking agreeing that
the stallion shall be exhibited (if awarded a super-premium in
1930) at the show of premium stallions in 1931 in a class for
which it is eligible in accordance with the regulations. If the
stallion is not so exhibited the owner must forfeit and pay to
the War Office the value of the super-premium . The stallions
were judged by Lieut .-Col . G. C. McD . Birdwood, Redhill,
Surrey ; Major Gordon B . Foster, M.F .H., Leysthorpe, Oswaldskirk,
Yorks . ; and Sir Henry Greer, Curragh Grange, Kildare,
Ireland.
During the show an exhibition class was provided to show
types of horses required in the Army. This class was intended
to show the types of horses under different categories which are
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The entries compared with 1929 were as follow :--
1929 1930
Thoroughbred Stallions . . . 119 133
Yearling Colts and Geldings 23 24
Yearling Fillies . . . 13 12
Two-year-old Colts and Geldings 2f) 20
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Two-year-old Fillies 22 19
Three-year-old Colts and Geldings 17 22
Three-year-old Fillies 19 12
Four-year-olds (led) 21 17
Four-year-olds (ridden) 8
Five-year-olds (ridden) 23
Not exceeding 14 stone 25 20
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Judges of Hunter Young Stock were Mr . B . Davies and Mr.
George Srnithwick. Referee : Hon . Alexander Parker. The
judge of the Hunter Riding Classes was Major V. D . S.
Williams, \M .F .H . Jumping Classes were taken by Major A.
Sowler and Mr. Romer Williams . The veterinary surgeons
were Mr. George E . Gibson, M .R .C .V .S . ; Mr. R. C . Irving,
F.R .C . V.S . ; and Mr . G . P . Male, M .R .C.V.S ., while the following
served as stewards of the show : -Major H . Denison-
Pender, Sir Henry Hoare, Lieut .-Col . Alex. J. King and Major
J . L. Nickisson, M .F .H.
The excellence of the various classes for young stock was a
notable feature. Nobody who looked over the exhibits when
they came into the ring could fail to realize that the ideals which
have been before the members of the Hunters' Improvement and
National Light Horse Breeding Society ever since its inception
are now being fulfilled in no uncertain fashion . This year it
needed an exceptionally good specimen of the breed to carry
off the Champion Challenge Cup presented by the Prince of
Wales for the best of the young hunters . This trophy was
worthily bestowed on the thoroughbred two-year-old gelding
Cresselly, the property of a Pembrokeshire exhibitor, Mr . T. G.
Phelps . In spite of strong competition he was a clear winner,
though Mr. W . B . Brown's three-year-old gelding Moorjock,
who was reserved to him, also found a great many admirers.
There was little fault to find with the riding classes . That
for five-year-old geldings and mares was particularly satisfactory.
Mr . W . J. Straiton's Right Sort and Miss Diana Russell Allen's
Swallow II, who were first and second respectively in this class,
held their own against the older horses in the class for hunters
to carry over 14 st ., and were again awarded the leading prizes
in this section . Miss D . R . Allen's six-year-old gelding Trespasser,
who was reserve champion in the riding classes last year,
was a comfortable winner in the light-weight class and went on
to carry off the Champion Gold Medal for the best animal in
the three riding classes, Right Sort being placed reserved to
him . On each of its three days the show concluded with a
jumping competition . The attendance all through was decidedly
satisfactory, and we must describe the show as one of the best
of the long series held at Islington by the Society . The following
were the results :
Yearling colts or geldings, 24 entries . r, Mr . \V . B . Brown's
Dunkirk, by Dunholm, dam Proud Mary, by Proudridge. Five
premiums of LT 5 each : Mr. Richard Bromley's Alderberry, by
The Alder, dam Tingle, by L .onawand ; Mrs. Philip Fleming's
Willie, by Political, dam Redwing VII, by Red Hand ; Lady
Beryl Gilbert's Foxstep, by Back Stair, dam Iady Bervl, by
Revnard ; Mr. E . Guy Fenwick's Dingo, by Ding-How, dam
Unity ; Messrs . T . and H. Ward's Colt, by Periosteum, dam
Nada Rose, by Capt . Ross . Reserve : Mrs . J . D . Paton's
Query, by Quite, dam Mystery VIII, by Monfin .

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Yearling fillies, 12 entries .--1, Miss R . M . Harrison's filly,
by Brisl, dam Crinoline II, by Cock-a-Hoop . Premiums of X15
each : Major and Mrs. E . A . Dodd's filly, by Limosin, dam
The Green Hat, by The Alder ; Mr . George Dickinson's Cark
Silver Gem, by Silver Grill, darn Rubv IX, by General Stossel;
Lord Digbv's Kittywinks, by Kingsborough, dam Kitty XXI.
Reserve : Brig.-Gen . T. E . Hickman's Sally, by Silver Grill,
dani Rowena.
Two-year-old colts or geldings, 20 entries. i, Mr . T. G.
Phelps's Cresselly, by Vicot, darn Hedda, by Walmsgate.
Premiums of X15 each : Mr . George Houlton's gelding, by
Bachelor's Heir, darn Miss Ross, by Captain Ross ; Mr . Walter
Lofthouse's Victor, by Hector, dam Vanity VI, by Long Toni;
\lit . T . G . I'IiCLPS' TWO-1F-AR-l)1,]) ('I1LS\L -T GELDING
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Winner at Islington of the Prince of Wales's Champion Challenge Cup
as the hest in the Young Stock ('lasses.
Mr . G . M. Gibbs's Lowdhan) Friar, by Austin Friars, dani
Brackley, by St . Petersburg ; Lord Digby's Lucky Star, by
Loxlev, darn Kitty XXI ; Mr. Bernard H. West's David, by
David Garrick, dam Betty, by Hybrid. Reserve : Mr . Philip
Burnett's Starlight, by Bethlehem, dam Trixie IV.
Two-year-old fillies, 19 entries . 1, Major Gordon B . Foster's
Dragon Fly, by Dunholm Premiums of X15 each : Mr. W. B.
Brown's Rosemary V, by Dunholm, dam Proud Mary, by Proudridge
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Bacchante II, by Banquet ; the Cold -brook Estates Ltd.'s (Capt.
J . A . Herbert) filly, by Denis d'Or, darn, Tullvleake, by Marten;
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by Kingsborough, dam Stella 11X, by Sundawn.
Three-year-old colts or geldings, 22 entries.--1, Mr . E.
Foxton's _\loorjock, by Aynsley, dam Jovial . Premiums of ; 15
cash : Mr. G . P . Ballard's Alston 11, by The Alder, clans Miss
Heston, by Heston ; Mr . C . B . Chartres's Mindrum, by Gay
Lally, dam Amanda, by King's Beadsman ; Mr . John White's
Aintree, by Aynsley ; Major Gordon B. Foster's Dunkirk, by
Dunholnr, darn Ardoon ; Mr. H . Raley's Midnight, by Aynsley.
Reserve : Mrs. Howard Mander's Sirtan, by Sirrah, dam Croila,
by Mackintosh.
Three-year-old fillies, 12 entries . 1, Miss R . i\l . Harrison's
Japonica, by Bachelor's Jap, dam Martinaart, by Martin Lightfoot
. Premiums of L15 each : The Coldbrook Estates Ltd .'s
(Capt. J . A . Herbert` Garnet, by Clarendon, darn Gem, by St.
Adrian ; Mr. Richard Bromley's Miss Alder, by The Alder, dam
Wild Gundrede, by Wild Humphrey ; Lady Yule's Pamphlet,
by So:nine Kiss, dam Scrap-hook, by Book. Reserve : Mr.
Richard Davis's Primrose XVII, by Sir Benedict, dam Polly,
by Bendy Tree.
Produce class for the best group of three young animals by
the same thoroughbred or registered hunter sire .—First Prize
Group, by Aynsley : Miss Joan Kitching's Aintree, 3 years ; Mr.
H . Raley's Midnight, 3 years ; and Mr . W. B . Brown's Moorjock,
3 years . Second Prize Group, by Dunholrn : Major
Gordon B . Foster's Dragon Fly, 2 years ; Major Gordon B.
Foster's Dunkirk, 3 years ; and Ma j or Clive Belhrens's Swinton
Tradition, 3 years . Third Prize Group, by The Alder : Mr.
Richard Bromley 's Alderherrv, i year ; Mrs. E . M . Vaughan's
Alston II, 3 years ; and Mr. Richard Bromley's Miss Alder, 3
years. Reserve Group, by Bethlehem : Mr. Philip Burnett's
Starlight, 2 years ; Major J . F . Bainbridge's Colt, 1 year ; and
Mr . J . J . Emerson ' s Whorlton Cottage, i year.
Four-year-old mares and geldings (undocked and unclipped`,
in hand, 17 entries . 1, X20, Messrs . T. and H. Ward's Sandyman,
by Sandow . Premiums of x`15 each : Mr . J . F . Norriss's
White Monk, by St . Tudwal ; Mr . George Dickinson's Cark
Silverspark, by Silver Grill ; Capt. V. H. Holt's Gelding, by
Bellagio ; Mr . C. G . Beard's Suffragette IT, by Political.
Reserve : Mr . H . Crossley's Mona VII, by Santair ; Sir John W.
Buchanan-Jardine's Gleuholme.
The Prince of Wales's Champion Challenge Cup and the
Society's gold medal for the hest hunter in the classes from one
to three years old .—Mr . T. G. Phelps's Cresselly. Reserve:
Mr. E . Foxton's Moorjock.
Riding Classes.
Mares and geldings, five years old, 23 entries . 1, 22o, Mr.
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CONCERNING
MOTORS.
A New Idea and Other Things.
By Capt. Wilfrid Gordon Aston.
I always get very terse and irritated when foolish people talk
about the design of motor-cars having reached a stage of finality.
That it has come to the point at which a great deal of standardization
exists is not to be denied. But there is a world of
difference between standardization and finality . A few years ago
it might have been said with some pretension to truth that the
design of the push-bike was finalized--it had reached a limit
beyond which ;pardon the expression) its further advancement
could be pushed . Yet, on inquiry, I find that even this simple
mechanical device has never got to the final point, for it has been
the subject of steady improvement even (luring the last few years.
From this fact I am driven to think that there never will be
anything quite final in the engineering world.
Certainly no motor-car has got as far towards the ultimate end
relatively speaking—as the push-bike . Automobile design
cannot now be truthfully described as being in its infancy, but
at all events it has not emerged from its adolescence. Seven and
twenty years ago the Mercedes Company built the first cars that
were powerful, fast and reliable. They were so much superior
to their contemporaries that most of their rivals made no bones
at all about copying their principal features of design . Previous
to this there had been many motor-cars with their engines in the
middle or their engines at the back (for both of which principles
of construction there is much to be said), but because the Mercedes
came along with a reliable engine under a bonnet (" as big as a
cottage," it was said in those days) everybody who wanted to
be anybody followed suit . That position of the power plant was
only dictated by the fact that it was easy to get at for purposes
of repair and adjustment . Now engines are still put under
bonnets, because designers of cars have got into the habit of
accepting that situation as the only possible one . But as the
modern motorist very rarely sees his engine, and only lifts the
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with oil, or drawing off a little petrol from the " Autovac " to
fill his lighter, it is quite clear that the engine could be put anywhere
in the chassis, without regard to its accessibility or otherwise,
and none would be a penny the worse.
I mention this point because I am well satisfied that car
designers and producers are rather like a flock of sheep . They
are always waiting for some enterprising individual to establish
a lead, and then they will (sometimes blindly) follow him . But
the attitude of the flock as a whole is that originality and
initiative should be expunged.
Critical as I am of the car producer, I must confess that I
have no difficulty in seeing the point of his argument in favour
of stopping still as long as he can . When he introduces a new
model he has to sink an enormous outlay of capital into it in
order to ensure its economical production . So much so is this
the case that I think there can be but few new models which
show a profit upon their first year of manufacture . In these
circumstances it is but natural that those responsible should want
to go on making them steadily and regularly over the longest
possible period . That, of course, tends to make them impervious
to new ideas, for new ideas upset everything.
We see then how easy it is for designers to get into a rut . The
longer that continues to be the case the greater will be the difficulties
that will face those who have the instinct to get out of
that rut. The worst fence that they have to jump is the public
prejudice against anything novel, however good it may be.
An excellent example of this state of affairs is to hand in the
free-wheel . For this scheme I have developed a tremendous
enthusiasm,. by virtue of the fact that I have had many thousands
of miles of experience of it . Yet I often overhear conversations
at the club, and in other places, between people who are discussing
the free-wheel from the standpoint of those who know
nothing whatever about it . . . except what they have guessed.
A few weeks ago I was rude enough to break into a conversation
three-sided it was—about free-wheels (for it had been loud
and partizan) by demanding : " Gentlemen, excuse me, but have
any of you ever tried a free-wheel on a. motor-car ? " They all
admitted that they had not . I have not the least doubt that if
I had put any of this party to an elementary examination as to
how a motor-car worked he would have failed miserably. But
his entire ignorance of technique did not prevent hint from loudly
laving down the law about something which he never came
within a mile of understanding.
It is very greatly to be regretted that the producer of the new
idea has always to fight against this form of hostility and resistance.
Small wonder that only men of great determination and
grit can get their ideas taken up and adequately exploited.
That the ordinary car of to-day would be an infinitely better
thing than it is if those who use it and talk about it had kept a
more open mind concerning its scope for improvement is, in my
judgment, already self-evident .

554 TILE POLO MONTHLY [MARCH . 1930.
Almost every week I get information about schemes which very
clearly show that the most modern of cars is susceptible of
improvement in all sorts of respects . Amongst those which have
recently been brought to my notice is one that is so out-of-theordinary
good that I make no apology for referring to it here.
It relates to the control of the car. Now, at first glance, it
might be supposed that this is a matter that had been long
standardized . Yet in point of fact the matter has for twenty
or more years been in a state of flux, and, far from being
finalized, it is vet not even standardized . True, we have
the three-pedal method of control. But in some cars the
accelerator is to the right of the clutch and brake pedals, whilst
in others it is situated betwixt there . Then the gear lever can
be either in the middle of the front floorboards or to the extreme
right, or even upon the steering column . The hand-brake lever
can he in one of two positions, also . Again, there are some
millions of cars running to-day in which gear-changing is done
by pedal, and in which the control of the engine throttle is
performed by hand.
Some sixteen years ago I drove a car in which the accelerator
and the foot-brake were operated by one pedal only. When you
wanted to go faster you allowed your right foot to come back;
when you wanted to slow down or stop you pressed it down.
This was a quite admirable scheme, and at one time I would
have been quite ready to wager that it would become standard
practice. But unfortunately and I am afraid this is often the
case in these matters) the rest of the car, though it bore a famous
name, was not up to the mark, and that excellent form of control
disappeared into the limbo of forgotten things.
Another car I once had exploited the principle of interconnecting
the clutch with an emergency foot-brake, so that you
stopped when, after taking the clutch right out, you depressed
the pedal a little further . This worked very well, and it has
always been a matter of surprise to eme that it gained so little
vogue.
What has happened iii the past is, then, sufficient to show that
the normal method of three-pedal control of the car, which is so
familiar to us to-day, is not by any manner of means the only
solution to the problem. The other day I was privileged to
have the opportunity of trying out an altogether novel system
of two-pedal control, which interested me immensely . Naturally,
because it was new, I was initially prejudiced against it, but after
a few miles upon the road, both in traffic and out in the open,
I came to the conclusion that it was one of the very best things
I had come across for a long time.
Here I must point out, in order to save a great deal of correspondence,
that the device in question can be fitted to any
standard motor-car. But that would involve a disproportionate
outlay, for, obviously, the proper way to treat such a thing is to
build it into the car.
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application . Dealing first with the former, I may say that the
accelerator pedal is inter-connected with a small valve that controls
the delivery side of an oil pump, similar to that which
circulates lubricant in the engine . In the ordinary way this pump
keeps a certain quantity of oil moving round a circuit through
the by-pass valve. But when this last is closed, or partially
closed, the oil pressure acts upon a piston, which allows the clutch
to engage under the impulse of its own spring. By this means
the need for a separate clutch pedal is eliminated, for the clutch
automatically is engaged as the throttle is opened . Thus two
pedals only are required, one of which controls the speed of the
car, whilst the other applies the brake . Combined with this
principle is a very efficient form of free-wheel, which enables the
gear to be put in any notch, in absolute silence, irrespective of
whether the car is in motion or not.
I may say at once that the driving of a car fitted with this
equipment is a revelation in simplicity, for the new technique is
learnt in less than five minutes . After that you can begin to do
stunts, as, for example, letting the car roll down hill backwards
when in first gear, then depressing the accelerator, whereupon
the car pulls up on the clutch and proceeds to get away again
with perfect smoothness . I foresee a great future for this intriguing
contrivance. The only question is how long will it take the
car manufacturer to overcome his prejudice and fit it . As for
the motoring public, I am sure that once a driver has tried it
and got used to it (which, as I say, is a matter of only a few
ninutes he will have no doubts whatsoever as to its desirability.
Everybody will wish the very best of luck to Kaye Don and
the " Silver Bullet " Sunbeam World's Record Challenger which,
this month, is to show what it can do at Daytona Beach . It is
good indeed to think that there are still car manufacturing firms
in this country which are prepared to devote much time and
money and technical endeavour to the maintenance of British
prestige . In this case it is perhaps a little hard to see how
practical lessons arc to he learnt that can be of benefit to the
development of the ordinary touring car, but that may be dismissed
as a secondary consideration . In the meanwhile who can
deny that the unique position held by Sunbeam cars in the
estimation of the motoring public is at least partially attributable
to the splendid racing successes which have been achieved by this
eminent make. Also, do not let us forget that iii seriously taking
up racing, as they did some years ago, the Sunbeam Company
established a research department, of whose results other concerns
who would not go in for racing on their own account took the
fullest possible advantage.
But, in truth, the cars speak for themselves . If you want to
ascertain at first-hand what a modern motor-car of medium power
and of quite modest price can be, I strongly advise you to try
the 20 h .p . Sunbeam, preferably in its saloon form. It is a car
of luxury and pace, with a style of holding the road, of obeying
its driver and of responsiveness to control that speaks eloquently
of the lessons learnt in racing .

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I have lately, by the way, been malting some experiments in
fuel. Amongst the spirits I have tried for long distances, and
under all sorts of motoring conditions, is Pratt's High Test, and
in one of my cars I have simultaneously been using Pratt's Oil.
I would not ash for a better combination . The spirit gives most
excellent results, even in an engine of high compression, and
whilst admirable in the quality of acceleration it is faultless in
the ready start which it gives on cold mornings . The engine
I have been using it in has not been decarbonized for 15,000
miles, yet it has given the most conspicuously sweet running.
There may be other spirits as good, but I am sure there can be
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THE HURLINGHAM CLUB.
Polo Programme, 1930.
ATE RDar 26th .
APRIL.
Worcester Park Polo Ground open for play.
MAY.
MONDAY . 12th . Hurlingham Polo Grounds open for play.
Whitney Cup commences.
The Hurlingham Weekly Cup (Opening Tournament)
commences.
7th S1TuRDA1 ,
. Whitney Cup Ties.
Weekly Cup Final.
\r:DSESn11, 21st . Whitney Cup Semi-Final.
SATrRDAY . 24th . International Trial Match, England v. The Rest (3
p .m .).
Whitney Cup Final (5 p .m .).
S\TrRD .4t 31st . Hurlingham League Matches.
JUNE.
MONDAY,
WEDNESDAY,
2nd .
4th .
Sanford Challenge Cup commences.
Sanford Cup Semi-Final.
THURSDAY, 5th . Sanford Cup Semi-Final.
th SATURDAY,
. Sanford Cup Final (3 p .m .).
Hurlingham League Match (5 p .m .).
WHrr_M0,NDAY, 9th . International Trial Match, England v . The Rest (3
p .m.).
Goulburn (Australia) v . Hurlingham (5 p .m.).
FRIDAY, 13th . Polo Pony Show and Jumping Competition.
SATURDAY, 14th . Hurlingham League Matches.
SATURDAY, 21st . Hurlingham League Matches.
MONDAY, 23rd . Champion Cup commences.
WEDNESDAY. 25th . Champion Cup Semi-Final.
THURSDAY, 26th . Champion Cup Semi-Final.
SATURDAY, 28th . Champion Cup Final (3 p .m .).
The Guest Cup (High Handicap Tournament)
commences.
\I(INHty, 30th . Inter-Regimental Tournament Semi-Final
Guest Cup Tie.
JULY.
TUESDAY, 1st . Guest Cup Ties.
WEDNESDAY, 2nd . Inter-Regimental Tournament Semi-Final.
Guest Cup Semi-Final.
rd THURSDAY,
. India v. Goulburn (Australia).
Guest Cup Semi-Final.
SATURDAY, 5th . Inter-Regimental Tournament Final (3 p .m .).
Guest Cup Final (5 p .m .).
MONDAY, 7th . The Tyro Cup (The Hurlingham Junior Championship)
commences
th WEDNESDAY .
. The Empire (Prince of Wales ' ) Cup .
Tyro Cup Ties.
Ist Tie.
THURSDAY, 10th . Inter-University Polo Match, Oxford v.
Tyro Cup Semi-Finals.
Cambridge.
S\TURDAY, 12th . The Empire (Prince of Wales') Cup Final.
Tyro Cup Final.
MONDAY, 14th . Social Clubs' Cup commences.
SATURDAY, 19th . Social Clubs' Cup Final (3 p .m .).
Villavieja Cup (Seniors v . Juniors) (5 p .m .).
MONDAY, 21st . Cicero Cup commences.
SATURDAY, 26th . Cicero Cup Final.
Any alteration in the above programme will be advertised on the front page
of the Times .

APRIL. 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 5
The Hurlingham Club Polo Programme, 1930
(continued).
Matches for the Hurlingham Weekly Challenge Cup will be played throughout
the Season on No. 2 Ground.
Members wishing to play Polo should communicate with the Polo Manager,
The IIurlingham Club . (Telephone : Putney 3773).
PUBLIC ADMISSION (HURLINGHAM ROAD GATE ONLY).
The Public will be admitted to the Reserved Public Enclosure to view the Polo
Matches (weather permitting) on Whit-Monday, June 9th, and Saturdays,
May 24th to July 19th inclusive.
Gates open at 2 p .m . ; Matches will commence at 3 p.m.
The charges are as follow :—Reserved Stand, 5/9 (and 3j6 and 8/6 Whit-
Monday), including tax . Unreserved Seats, 2/4 including tax.
Tickets can be obtained in advance from Messrs . Alfred Hays, 26 Old Bond
Street, W .1 ; 74 ('ornhill, E .C .3 ; and 62 Strand, W .C .2 ; and on days of the
Matches at the Entrance Gates in Hurlingham Road.
NEAREST STATION : PARSONS GREEN.
Matches will be Advertised in the Daily Press.
Teas and Refreshments can be obtained in the Public Enclosure.
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The following Thoroughbred Polo Pony Stallions :—
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1 Miss Nina Golden Isle
TABARIN was Reserve Champion at the National Pony Society's Show at
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Yearling hilly Class . Islington, 1929, the winner Yearling Colts' R .A .S .E ., 1929
and tiie winning Foals' R .A.S .E., 1928 and 1929 . He won eleven races and is
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His fee is 5 Gns . for half-bred and 10 Gns . for thorough-bred mares.
COLLIER is at bay colt by the celebrated International pony Pit Boy ex a
well-known T .B. playing pony . He stands 15 hands, is well up to 15 stone and
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RANELAGH CLUB.
Preliminary Programme
of
Principal Events for Season 1930.
MAX 5th to 10th
MAY 10th
MAY 12th to 17th
MAY 19th to 24th
MAY 26th to 31st
JUNE 9th to 14th
JCNE 16th to 21st
(rNr: 21st
JUNE 21st
1r~r: 23rd to 28th
JUNE 28th
JIVE 30th to
J rr.r 5th
ui.r 5th
Jrr.r 8th
(rr.Y 7th to 12th
Jrr.r 7th to 12th
Jrr.r 14th to 19th
J rr .v 14th to 19th
JULY 21st to 26th
MAY.
i'nrxsv 22nd.
FR[17AY, 23rd.
S TFRT A , 24th.
SUNDAY, 25th.
S\T) RDAY, 31st.
JUNE.
S) NDAY, 1st.
MDNDAV, 2nd.
TUESDAY, 3rd.
SATURDAY, 7th.
«EDNESDA e, 11th.
SI DNIJ AY, 16th.
SATI- R7i1Y, 21st.
SATURDAY, 28th.
SUNDAY, 29th .
POLO.
Middle League Handicap Tournament—Throughout
Season.
Fortnightly Challenge Cup (Opening Tournament).
International Trial Match.
Handicap Challenge Cup.
Buenos Aires Challenge Cup.
Spring Handicap Tournament.
Ranelagh Open Challenge Cup.
Invitation Tournament.
International Trial Match.
Annual Match for Harrington Challenge Cup :—
House of Lords v. House of Commons.
Novices' Challenge Cup.
Annual Match for the Verdun Challenge Cup : A
British Team v. An Allies Team.
Colts ' Challenge Cup.
International Trial Match (Provisional).
Final of the Duke of York's Challenge Cup : Royal
Navy v. Royal Air Force.
Hunt Challenge Cup.
Subalterns' Gold Challenge Cup.
" The King's Coronation " Cup.
County Polo Week.
Junior Colts' Challenge Cup.
OTHER EVENTS.
Archery Meeting.
Mounted Sports.
Lawn Tennis Tournament . (See June 1st .)
Stoolball Matches.
Kneller IIall Band of 150 performers.
Lawn Tennis Tournament—Semi-Finals and Final.
Members' Croquet Tournament begins . (One week .)
Pekin Palace Dog Association Show.
Musical Ride by Metropolitan Mounted Police.
Fencing, : Epee Club Match.
Horse and Polo Pony Show and Jumping Competition.
Visit of the Coaching Club.
Open Croquet Tournament begins . (Two weeks .)
Ladies' Mounted Sports.
Ladies' Fencing Competition.
Fencing : Epee Club Pool.
Lawn Tennis Tournament . (See July 6th .)

APRIL, 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 7
JULY.
Ranelagh Club Preliminary Programme 1930
(continued).
\V-EDNESD .ay, 2nd . Children's Day.
Syr(RDAV, 5th . Military Jumping Competition for Athlone Challenge
(up.
Sr~n~r, Gth . Lawn Tennis Tournament Semi-Finals and Final.
TM RS1).-, 10th . Croquet Gymkhana.
S :rrrRDtV, 12th. Trick Riding Display by 17th !2lst Lancers.
THCRSDAS, 17th . Golf • Putting Tournament.
FRIDa1, 18th . County Polo Association's Polo Pony Show.
S .ATI'RDAY, 19th . Mounted Gymkhana.
The Kneller Hall Military Band will play each Saturday afternoon (see
llae 3lst), from May 10th to July 19th. The Kneller Hall Orchestra
will play each Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, afternoon and ryening,
from May 17th to July 20th (excepting the afternoons of May 31st and
June 4th), and will also play on Tuesday afternoon, July 8th.
7'he foregoing arrangements wilt be adhered to as closely as possible, but
are sub,'ect to alteration .
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TRL :I .I,IS —PERGOLAS—GARDEN HOUSES, ETC.
Catalogues on Application.
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ROEHAMPTON CLUB.
List of Fixtures for 1930 Season
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
THURSDAY, 1st.
WEDNESDAY, 7th.
Movn.ti, 12th.
SATURDAY , 17th.
WE.DNESD .-tr, 21st.
tiVrce1E-1Y, 24th.
VloNn .Y, 26th.
WEDNESDAY, 28th.
S.rrrttnaY, :31st.
VIoNDar, 2nd.
\\ EINEsDAY, 4th.
SAT( RIM , 7th.
MuNoO, 9th.
(Whit Monday .)
WEI)N :sn .4r, 11th.
Sa'rt ttntY, 14th.
SATI Rn .tY, 21st.
SATURDAY, 28th.
Mr,Nnar, :10th.
WEDNESDAY, 2nd.
SATURDAY, 5th.
V1DNn .tr, 7th.
T[Esu .tr, 8th.
WE)JNESDAY, 9th .
POLO.
MAY.
Polo Season Commences (weather permitting).
Entries close for Whitney ('up.
Whitney Cup commences.
Trial Match.
Entries close for Roehampton Open Challenge ('up.
Whitney Cup Final (at Hurlingham).
Roehampton ((pen Challenge Cup conmtences.
Entries close for Roehampton Cup.
Entries close for Young ('up.
Roehampton Open Challenge Cup Final.
Voting ('up iinences.
JUNE.
Roehampton ('up commences.
Entries close for Roehampton Junior Championship.
Roehampton Cup Final.
Young Cup Final.
Public Schools Cup (Eton and Harrow).
Roehampton junior Championship commences.
(Practice Ground closed till 2 p .m .)
Entri es close for Lawson ( 'up.
Roehampton Junior Championship Final.
Lawson Cup commences.
Lawson Cup Final.
Entries close at 6 p.m . for Sutton-Smith (-up.
tiutton-Smith ('up commences.
JULY.
Entries c lose for Shaw ('up.
Sutton-Smith Cup Final.
Shaw ('up conunences.
Entries close for Roehampton Military Handicap Challcngr
( 'up.
British Empire Garden Party .
Commencing at
2.15 p .m., will include reception by the High Commissioners
of the Iloniinions . Special polo matches.
Trial Match and Goulburn Polo Club (Australia)
v. Roehampton.
SATURDAY, 12th . Shaw Cup Final.
INDAY, 14th . Roehampton -Military Handicap Challenge ( 'up commences.
WEDNESDAY, 16th . Entries close for Ladies' Nomination Challenge ('up.
SATURDAY, 19th . Roehampton Military Handicap Challenge Cup
Final.
MONDAY . 21st . Ladies' Nomination Challenge Cup commences.
S rirRi.tr, 26th . Ladies' Nomination Challenge Cup Final.
ORCHESTRA.
Commencing on Saturday, May 17th, and until further notice, The
Roehampton Club Orchestra (under the direction of Mr. ('orelli Windeatt)
will perform as follows : Saturdays, 3.30—6 p .m . ; Sundays, 3.30—6 p .m.
DANCING.
Commencing on Friday, May 23rd, and until further notice.
A Dinner-Dance will be held every Friday . Dinner p .m., Dancing 9—1 2
midnight . Tickets, 10'6 each . Non-diners attending Dance, 5 each.

APRIL, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 9
Roehampton Club Preliminary Programme, 1930
(continued).
.CrAc 14th to 19th
Jrxr : 16th, 17th,
Nth
Juts 12th hi 19th
SEPT. 22nd to 27th
.\i su. 14th, 15th
Mar 19th
OcT. 7th to 10th
Oh-f . 15th
Nov. 12, 13th
Mir 5th
\tar-Jur .r
jt NE . 9th
Jtxis 30th
Are. 13th to 23rd
se p . 15th
OTHER EVENTS.
Lawn Tennis.
Thirteenth Annual Spring Open Hard Court Tournament
(including Surrey County Championships).
Set-thorn Competition for Inclusion in the All-England.
lawn Tennis Championship Meeting at Wimbledon.
Members' Grass Court Tournament.
Tenth Annual Autumn Open Hard Court 'Tournament.
Golf.
Household Brigade Golf Meeting.
Ladies v. Epsom (Pearson Trophy) at Epsom.
Rie-hanipton Autumn Foursomes (organized by Eve).
Ladies' Autumn Meeting.
Ladies' Championship Challenge ( 'ups.
Croquet.
Peel Memorials Tournament eonnnences.
The Club Championships.
Gentlemen's and Ladies' Championships and Mixed
Doubles Championship.
Open Championships commence (Open Championship,
Open Doubles Championship and Association Plate).
Challenge Cups and Gilbev Cup.
Champion Cup and Ladies' Cha ilpa n Cup.
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AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF THE GAME AT HOME
AND ABROAD . EDITED BY ARTHUR W . COA I'EN.
Paco_ CONTENTS—April, 1930 .
PAGE
Current Topics 13
The International Matches—Lord Cowdray on England's Prospects 26
The Coining Season at Ranelagh 31
The Australian 'learn and their Ponies 35
Breaking the Pony. By F. Jackson . . . 38
Ilandi/ap ('hanger 4l
Polo News from South Africa . By Leonard Putterill . . .
Ifungarian Polo and Tonics . By H .H. The Duke Henry Borwin of
43
_Mecklenburg . . . 45
1)el Monte Polo . . . 52
Polo in India 56
Indian [nter-Regimental Tournaments 67
l)elhi Imperial Show
Letter to the Editor—" Training the Polo Pony." By Lieut .-Col.
71
S. G. Goldschntidt . . . 73
Horse Breeding in India
76
A Word for the Horse Dealer. By " Observer " . . . 80
MOTORING
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APRIL, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 13
CURRENT TOPICS.
America's Defence.
As a first step in the selection of the American team to defend
the Westchester Cup against Great Britain in September the
United States Polo Association announces the names of sixteen
players who will be invited to participate in official test trial
matches . The list is headed by Mr . Thomas Hitchcock, junr .,
the captain of the team, and includes Mr . J . C . Rathbone, Mr.
S. S. Iglehart, both of Yale University, Mr . Eric Pedley, Mr.
Elmer Boeseke, junr ., both of California, Mr . H. E. Williams,
of San Antonio, Texas, Mr . Cecil Smith, of Detroit, and the
following Eastern representatives : Mr. Winston Guest, Mr.
W. A. Harriman, Mr . Earl Hopping, Mr . Stephen Sanford, Mr.
II. E . Talbot, junr., Mr. R . E . Strawbridge, junr., Mr. J.
Watson Webb, Mr. Malcolm Stevenson, and Mr . J . E . Cowdin.
A Committee of Defence has been formed, with Mr. Thomas
Hitchcock as chairman. He was given the power to choose his
committee, which is composed as follows : Thomas H . Hitchcock,
junr., of Westbury, Long Island, chairman ; Mr. Carleton F.
Burke, of Los Angeles, California ; Mr. D . Stewart Iglehart, of
Westbury, Long Island ; Mr. George H . Mead, of Aiken, South
Carolina ; Mr . A . Charles Schwartz, of New York City ; and
Mr. John Hay Whitney, of Manhasset, Long Island.
At the Grand National.
Mr. S . Sanford was among the many Americans who saw the
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who was unable to repeat the success which Sergeant Murphy
had gained in the same colours seven years ago, corning to grief
before completing one circuit of the course . Another American
polo player, Mr. J . H . Whitney, made a bold bid for success
with Sir Lindsay, who finished a good third, and would probably
have won outright had not his jockey lost his irons and,
momentarily, his reins as well, at the last fence. After one of the
most thrilling finishes in the history of the great steeplechase,
Shaun Goilin, the property of Mr . W. H . Midwood, the Master
of the Cheshire Foxhounds, proved successful by a neck from
the North Country mare, Melleray ' s Belle. Mr. Sanford informed
us that he had made a . satisfactory recovery from his
accident while playing polo in California, where his injury consisted
of two broken ribs, and not a broken collarbone, as was
stated in our last issue.
The Hurricanes.
He will again be a competitor for the leading tournaments of
the London season with the Hurricanes, of which team Capt.
C . T . I . Roark and Wing-Commander P. K . Wise will again
be members . Major J . F . Harrison, who has done such good
service for the Hurricanes at back in former seasons, will be
running his own team this year. The vacancy in the Hurricanes
is to be filled by Mr . Gerald Balding, an English player who.
has come very much to the front in recent years in the United
States, where he has a handicap of seven points . It is thought
in some quarters that Mr. Balding is entitled to consideration
in connexion with England's new International team . It is, at
all events, in his favour for a project of this description that he
has an intimate experience of fast American polo.
Major Harrison's Side.
Maj . Harrison will have a team of great possibilities . - At No. i
he will have Capt . Richard George, of the Central India Horse,
who is handicapped at 8 on the Hurlingham List . He has been
playing extremely well for his regiment during the past winter,
and is probably better now than when he figured in the Army in
India team against the United States in 1927 . It will be recalled
that in this match the British team suffered defeat by 8 goals to
5, after a tremendously hard game, America having scored the
first four goals. In THE POLO MONTHLY it was recorded that
" Capt. George, though not always correct in his tactics, played
a dashing game, and was continually riding-off Mr . Milburn."
This will be his first season in London polo. Last month it was
announced that he was to play for the Cavaliers, but different
arrangements have now been made . Another member of Maj.
Harrison's team will be Mr . Aiden Roark, a brother of Capt.
C . T . I . Roark and Mr. E . C. Roark. He has built up a good
reputation in America, where he is now handicapped at 7 points.
That good Spanish player, the Count de la Maza, handicapped
at 5 in the last list, will also be in the combination, which, with

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Maj . Harrison (8) at back, promises to be formidable in the
leading London tournaments . The team's aggregate handicap
will be 2S.
The Cavaliers.
Changes have been made in the formation of the Cavaliers since
we wrote about the team last month. Col . T . P. Melvin is now
to be at No. i, a position in which he greatly distinguished
himself before be went to India, where he has consistently maintained
his form in recent seasons . He is handicapped at 6 points.
Maj . Rex Benson, the organizer of the team, plays off 4 . He
will have the assistance of Capt . J . F . Sanderson, of the 4th/7th
Dragoon Guards, who is handicapped at 6, and the team will be
completed by Maj . E . G . Atkinson, of the 15th Lancers, who,
as usual, will be a tower of strength at back. The latter is handicapped
at 8, so the aggregate rating of the Cavaliers will be 24.
A Team of Bluejackets.
An interesting addition to the number of low-handicapped
teams playing in London in the coming season will be the Bluejackets,
who, as their name implies, are a combination from the
Royal Navy. The side will have an aggregate handicap of 5,
and will consist of Lieut .-Con] . R . AV . Gairdner 'o), Lieut . E.
Hey~~ood-Lonsdale (o), Lieut .-Coln . Lord Louis _Mountbatten !3)
and I .ieut.-Coin . C. E . LaMbe (2) . A reference to this team will
be found in our article on the prospects of the season at Ranelagh.
General Purposes Committee.
This year the following have been elected to serve on the
General Purposes Connnittee of the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee
: Viscount Cowdray (ex-officio, as Chairman of the Hurlingham
Club Polo Committee), Maj . the Hon. J . J . Astor
'e.r-officio, as Chairman of the Hurlingham Club), Maj . J . S.
Mason (nominated by the County Polo Association), Maj .-Gen.
A. E . \V. Harman 'nominated bv the Army Polo Committee),
Lord Wodehouse, Lieut .-Col . V. N . Lockett, Maj . J. F . Harrison,
Maj . R . L . Benson and Capt . C. H. Tremayne . The
General Purposes Committee will meet as and when required
during the year, and will have full powers to act as representing
the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee. Five will form a quorum.
It will, nevertheless, in major matters, provided the delay will
not adversely affect the interests of polo, report and recommend
to the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee, rather than act on its
own responsibility . The General Purposes Committee has power
to co-opt, and to appoint sub-committees.
Handicapping.
A new official Handicapping Committee has been appointed,
as follows : Lord Wodehouse (chairman) and Maj . J. F. Harrison,
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Club Polo Committee ; Maj . J . S . Mason and Maj . T. J. Longworth,
nominated by the County Polo Association ; and Maj .-
Gen . A. E . W. Harman and Capt . W . R. Beddington (Queen's
Baysi, nominated by the Army Polo Association . London
players are handicapped by a sub-committee consisting of polo
managers from Hurlingham, Ranelagh and Roehampton, with
power to add to their number, four forming a quorum . The
Hurlingham official handicapping committee meets three times
annually : (I) In or before the fourth week in April, to revise the
official handicaps and to allot handicaps to new players, these
revisions being published immediately, and coming into force on
May 1st ; (2) In or before the third week in July, to revise the
official handicaps, these revisions being published immediately,
and coming into force on the following Monday . (3) In October
or November, to revise the official handicaps . Local handicap
committees are empowered to alter the handicap of any player
of their clubs for their own grounds at any time.
Season at Hurlingham.
From the Hurlingham Club comes a neat fixture-list, containing
details of their polo tournaments for the coming season . It
is noticeable that captains of teams are invited to he present
at the draw for all the tournaments . Captains are requested to
see that their teams turn out punctually to play ; a bell will ring
five minutes before the hour fixed for play to begin, when players
should mount and take the field . The Committee reserve the
right of scratching a team for not taking the field at the advertised
time in any competition . The first tournament at Hurlingham
will be the Whitney Cup, which is open to teams whose
aggregate handicap is not less than twenty points. As usual,
ties will be played concurrently at this club and at Roehampton,
it being Hurlingham's turn for the final this year . The holders
are the Pilgrims, who will be able to put the same team in the
field as last season. Simultaneously with the first ties of the
Whitney Cup a start will be made with the opening tournament
for the Hurlingham Weekly Cup, in which the aggregate handicap
of teams is limited to fifteen points, and individual handicaps
to five points. The winning team of the opening tournament will
hold the cup until defeated on challenge, and the side which has
held the trophy for the longest period during the season will be
considered holders for the year, and will have their names
inscribed on the cup . Where changes in the team have occurred
the names of the original team will be inscribed . The present
holders are the Grasshoppers.
Champion Cup.
In June the tournaments at Hurlingham will include the Sanford
Challenge Cup, for teams with handicaps from eighteen to
twenty-four points, and the Champion Cup, which last season
was won by El Gordo. The latter side will be composed as
before, excepting that Mr. E . W . Hopping's place will be taken

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EXERCISING THE AUSTRALIAN PONIES
round the aft hatch after the sand yard had been smashed by the storm .

IS THE POLO MONTHLY [APRn., 1930.
by Mr . Lewis Lacey. The Guest (High Handicap) Challenge
Cup, held by the Pilgrims, and limited to teams that have played
in the Champion Cup of the same year, will be competed for
from June 26th to July 5th . The latter is the date of the final
of the Inter-Regimental Tournament. The Empire (Prince of
Wales's) Cup will be played for in the week ending July 12th,
and it is hoped that the visitors from Australia will be among
the competing teams. The trophy is at present held by Ireland.
Other tournaments at Hurlingham are the "hero Challenge Cup
the Hurlingham Junior Championship), the Social Clubs' Cup,
the Cicero Cup and the Hurlingham Polo League.
Polo for the Public.
We learn that the Roehampton Club has secured the use
throughout the season of the neighbouring Templeton ground,
which has hitherto been used as a private ground by Capt . the
Hon. F . E. Guest . Arrangements are to be made by which the
public will be admitted to this ground at a small entrance fee,
a proceeding which can scarcely fail to do something towards
popularizing the game with that section of the community who
are not members of the London polo clubs.
Roehampton Activities.
A glance at the programme for 1930 of the Roehampton Club,
which has been issued in the handy form of a hanging wall
calendar, shows the extensive activities of this flourishing institution,
which caters for a wide variety of games and pastimes.
The lawn tennis at Roehampton has become world-famous, and
it is worthy of note that a school of instruction exists at the club,
with F . J. Pearce and T . H . Cliff as professionals . Three courts
of standard size for squash rackets are open for play daily at
Roehampton. The services of a first-class cricket coach have
again been secured for the Easter holidays for the benefit of the
sons of members . In the riding school the arrangements and
course of instruction are under the supervision of Lieut .-Col.
C . C . Lister, late 17th/21st Lancers, and his personal assistant,
Harry Noon . Instruction in polo, including the use of sticks
and halls, is given at the rate of 15s . per lesson . As soon as
pupils are sufficiently advanced in the riding school they will
continue their course in Richmond Park . Members who wish
to ride in Richmond Park can be supplied with ponies at a
charge of ios. for 0, hours. Owing to the demand for stabling
at the club during the polo season, members are advised to
inform the polo manager, as soon as possible after July 1st, as
to the probable amount of stabling required for the following
season.
Busy Season in Prospect.
The polo season at Roehampton will begin, weather permitting,
on Thursday, May 1st. Probably the first of the International
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on May i 7 th. There will be another match of a similar character
on July 9th, when a game has been arranged between the Goulburn
team and a club side . The following tournaments will be
played during the season at this club : Whitney- Cup, Roehampton
Open Challenge Cup, Young Cup, Roehampton Cup, Public
Schools Cup (Eton and Harrow), Roehampton Junior Championship,
Lawson Cup, Sutton-Smith Cup, Roehampton Military
Handicap Challenge Cup and Ladies' Nomination Challenge
Cup.
Open Cup at Cannes.
The principal tournament of the Cote d'Azur Polo Club's
season, the Open Cup competition, resulted in the success of the
Pumas, who, in the final tie, beat the Tigers by 14 goals to I.
The winners, whose well-mounted forwards were both in great
form, had much the stronger attack, as Mr . Tyrrell-Martin was
unable to assist the Tigers . Another thing which greatly handicapped
the losers was that Lieut .-Col . Mathew-Lannowe was still
feeling the effects of a severe fall two days previously . Sides :—
Pumas : Baron R . Schroeders, Prince Omar Halim, Mr . W . Balding
and Maj . P. Magor (back) . Tigers : Count J . de Madre,
Mr. G . Madlener, Mr. R. Treeck and Lieut.-Col. B . Mathew-
Lannowe (back).
The Late Major Ian Campbell.
Deep regret has been caused throughout the Army in India
and in polo circles by the sudden passing of Major Ian Campbell.
On the evening of the first round of the Inter-Regimental Tournament
at Meerut, after playing as well as ever, this great sportsman
and polo player collapsed and (lied of heart failure . One
of the most popular figures of that popular regiment, Probyn's
Horse, Ian Campbell was, in his day, as good as any No . i in
India, and his loss is irretrievable to polo in general, and to his
regiment in particular . Coining suddenly and unexpectedly, as
it did, his death affected the tournament seriously, for it naturally
entailed the withdrawal of Probyn's Horse, who had already
beaten the 19th Lancers, and seemed to have as good a chance
as any of being the ultimate winners.
Fine Double fol. Central India Horse.
As recorded elsewhere, the Central India Horse have brought
off a brilliant double, winning the Prince of Wales 's Commemoration
Tournament at Delhi and the Inter-Regimental Tournament
at _Meerut. It is an achievement on which the Central India
Horse are to be warmly congratulated . The special polo correspondent
of the Pioneer pays the following tribute to the team :
" I have seen several Central India Horse combinations during
the last few years, but I think the present one is the best they
have produced so far. It is true that it failed in Lahore, chiefly
owing to missed goals, but it is a different team now that it
has got really going . In Major A. H . Williams they have an

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ideal No. 3, and the outstanding player of the year. Capt.
A . G. S . Alexander is one of the most powerful hitters in India,
and is now playing steadily as well as forcefully . Capt . R.
George is a tireless worker at No . 2, and is hitting better and
straighter than he has done for a long time, and Capt . M . Cox
is a vastly improved No . 1 . The whole team is welded together,
and plays unselfish combined polo such as one seldom sees these
days, and it is a pleasure to watch them . If the same team is
in being next season it should be well nigh unbeatable ." As
we have already stated, Capt . George, who was a member of
the Army in India team in the United States in 1927, will be
playing in London this summer.
THE _h'5TR_l1 .lAN 1,0NIEti ON V - Oy_1C;E.
Rolling in the sand exercise yard on board the " fort Huon ."
Cavalry Polo in India.
In reviewing the form displayed in the Indian Cavalry Tournament
(reported in our last issue, the 19th Lancers unexpectedly
vanquishing the Central India Horse in the final), " Special
Scout " writes in the Pioneer : " Two most pleasing facts must
be noted . Firstly, several young players made their debut successfully.
The P.A .V .O . will undoubtedly miss the late Capt.
l)ening for some time to come, but, on the other hand, their
teamwork !which is what really counts) was as good as ever this
year, and they are lucky in having two such promising young
players as Sanger and Hanmer . The outsider would have
thought that Probyn's Horse could not do much good without
Col. Macdonald ; as a matter of fact it is no disparagement to
him to say that they did just as well without as with him, as

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FIRST BALI. PRA('TICE- FOR THE AUSTRALIAN PONIES,
after having landed safe and sound from their 13,000 miles' journey from Sydney, particulars of which are given in an article
in this issue . The Goulburn team, comprising the four brothers Ashton, are now quartered at Westonbirt, Tetbury, and
will take part in the spring polo at the 13eaufort Club . Next month they proceed to London, and will be competitors for a
number of the leading tournaments, including, it is hoped, that for the Empire Cup at Hurlingham, presented by the Prince
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Tod played exceptionally well all through, and has a great future
before him. The same applies to Loring of the 1 5th Lancers
and Gulsher Khan of the 19th . The second fact is that all the
regimental teams have levelled up considerably . In this tournament
the two biggest victories were 9—6 and 6—3, and in no
other game was the difference of scores more than one goal . The
day when the issue lay between two or three " star " teams, who
fought it out year after year, appears to have gone. And this
cannot hut be for the good of polo in India, both in the Indian
Cavalry and elsewhere."
" Horse Breeding ."
With the January number the journal of the National Horse
Breeding and Show Society of India assumed a new title and
a more attractive form. The old title was somewhat cumbrous;
indeed, quite a mouthful in these rapid times, and it is hoped
that " Horse Breeding " will now find its place wherever lovers
of the horse congregate . The new cover was designed by Capt.
Ambler, late of the 2nd Lancers ,,Gardner's Horse), and son of
the well-known artist.
Official Umpire Scheme.
At the recent annual meeting of the County Polo Association
Mr. Treshani Gilbey appealed for increased support for the
official umpire scheme. This scheme, Mr . Gilbey pointed out,
is of great encouragement to young clubs, and has proved a
success . Between July 22nd and September 14th last year the
official umpires visited the grounds of the Beaufort, Cheltenham,
Cirencester, Rugby and West Somerset clubs . With the provision
of further funds it will be possible considerably to enlarge
the scheme, which was instituted, with Hurlingham's support,
in 1925, and an official umpire will be able to visit many of the
other county clubs. There are now eleven affiliated clubs in the
South-Eastern Division of the County Polo Association, namely,
Aldershot, Bordon, Brighton, Cowdray Park, Eastbourne, Fleet,
Foxbury Chislehurstl, _Mid-Essex, Royal Artillery 'Woolwich`,
Shorncliffe ai,•1 Stoke D'Abernon. The ten clubs in the Midland
Division are : Arthingworth Hall, Cambridge University, Colchester,
Melton _Mowbray, Moreton Morrell, Newmarket and Nest
Suffolk, Oxford University, R .A .F . (Halton`, Rugby and
Weedon . The South-Western Division includes the following
eight clubs : Beaufort, Cheltenham, ('irencester, Exeter, Taunton
Vale, Tidworth, West Gloucester and West Somerset . In the
Northern Division the six clubs are : Ayrshire, Edinburgh,
Manchester, Toulston, Wirral and York.
Biarritz Arrangements.
From the Biarritz Polo Club, of which the Marquis de Jaucourt
is the president, Brig .-Gen. T . H. S . Marchant the manager,
and Mr. J. Morand, Polo de Biarritz, a Beyris-Bayonne, Basses-
Pyres, the secretary, we have received a booklet giving the

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club's arrangements in 1930 . This contains all information concerning
subscriptions, etc ., and should be applied for by those
who contemplate playing polo at this pleasant resort. The
season extends from April 1st to May 31st, and from July 1st
to October 31st . The following tournaments have been arranged :
July 20th-27th, Coupe d'Anglet ; July 28th-August 3rd, Coupe
de la Ville de Biarritz ; August 4th-loth, Coupe Jaucourt ; August
11th-17th, Coupe du Continental ; August 18th-24th, Coupe des
Casinos ; August 25th-31st, Coupe Mackey (presented by the
Marquise de Portago) ; September 1st-7th, Coupe Arthur Capel;
September 8th-14th, Coupe de la Cote Basque (presented by
WASHIN( ;TON CI,IJI ; TEAM, ARGENTINA,
comprising (left to right) J . Echaide, H. H. Hughes, 1'. Chisholm and
M . Andrada. This side had a notable season in 1929, being beaten in
only one tournament . A list of their successes is given on pages 24-25.
_AI . L . Lelong) ; September 15th-17th, Coupe Internationale
;presented by Comte M. de Zogheb) ; September 18th-21st, Coupe
Worth Jnternational) ; September 22nd-28th, Coupe du Prince
de Galles ; and September 29th-October 5th, Coupe Ilvinski.
There will also be the Coupe Militaire Internationale.
Spring Tournament at the Beaufort Club.
The Australian team will take part in the Spring Tournament
of the Beaufort Polo Club at Norton, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire,
which will be begun on April 21st and last till May 5th.
Two International Trial matches will also be played, one on
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Three competitions will be held during the fortnight . The principal
event for the Norton Challenge Cup will be played
during the first week, and is for teams with an aggregate handicap
not exceeding 24 points, with starts limited to four goals.
The Spring Challenge Cup, presented by Mr . H. L. Storey,
will commence on April 22nd, and is for teams totalling not
more than 12 points, with starts limited to four goals. The
tournament for the Cragwood Cup, presented by Mr . H . C . Cox,
beginning on April 28th, is for teams of not more than eight
points handicap aggregate, and with starts limited to three goals.
There will be a handicap tournament during the first week, and
a polo pony show will also be held . Entries close on Tuesday,
April 15th, for either teams or individuals wishing to be placed
in teams, to the hon . secretary and manager, Maj. T . J. Longworth,
Down Farm, Westonbirt, Tetburv, Gloucestershire.
Stoke d'Abernon Outlook.
The Stoke d'Abernon Polo Club, revived last year, will start
their season on April 15th, and, weather permitting, it will last
till the end of September . Playing days will be Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 5 p .m., and Saturdays at 3 p .m . Two tournaments
will be held during the season, one between May 19th and
24th, and the other during the second week in September. The
club, which is affiliated to the County Polo Association, is
situated one field away from Cobham Station, which is thirty
minutes from Waterloo, and by road it is twenty miles from
Hyde Park Corner. There are two full-sized match grounds, a
practice ground and a pavilion, with changing rooms and telephone
. Ample stabling is available, or arrangements can be
made for the hire of ponies for long or short periods . Members
can play in fast or slow chukkers at choice, and instruction will
he available for beginnings, who, like officers of H .M . Forces,
will pay a reduced subscription . All information can be obtained
from Mr . K . Dawson, secretary, Stoke d'Abernon Polo Club,
Cobham, Surrey.
Washington Team, Argentina.
A correspondent writes : " The Washington (Argentina) Polo
Club's team had a wonderful season last year, their only defeat
being in the final of the Circuito Tournament, which corresponds
to our County Cup . Unfortunately, in this final the team's
ponies were all amiss for some unaccountable reason . The conditions
of this tournament were that the different rounds were
played at various centres in the four districts into which the
country was divided—north, south, west and central . The semifinals
and finals being played in Buenos Aires . Whether the
change of food and water affected the team's ponies, or some
other cause, I do not know, but the ponies for the final of this
tournament were not like the same animals they were in the other
rounds, which was very bad luck. Here is a list of the team's
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Open and (2) Handicap. July 14th, (3) Washington Inter-Club
Tournament . August i 1th, Rio Cuarto (4) First round, Sub-
Circuito Centro Tournament . September 9th, Venado Tuerto
(5) Junior Open and (6) Handicap Tournaments and (j) Final
of the Circuito Centro Tournament . September 29th, Ria Cuarto
Annual Tournament (S) Open and (9) Handicap. October 6th,
Washington Annual Tournament (to) Open.
Care of Polo Sticks.
Some interesting and useful hints on polo sticks are issued to
their customers by Messrs . J . Salter and Sons, High Street,
Aldershot, whose sticks are favourably known all over the polo
world . When oiling polo head (state these experts) do not let
oil get on the string binding or where it is pegged up . Further,
do not oil bamboo or ash polo heads, as this causes them to
fray . India-rubber rings are strongly recommended on sticks,
especially malacca and tapered canes ; weight of three rings, oneeighth
of an ounce only . When sticks are not in use they should
be hung up by handles, and not by the heads . When ordering
very light heads, players must bear in mind that they will not
last as long as medium or heavier heads ; lack of weight means
weakness. Bamboo heads are recommended for hot climates,
and the vellum-covered for very dry atmospheres . After unpacking
polo sticks, they should immediately be straightened by
taking the cane with one hand above and the other below the
bend, and gently pressing them across the knee . Care should
be taken to keep polo sticks (tapered variety in particular) from
the sun as much as possible during exceptionally hot and dry
weather, as the heat will make the canes supple and bend easily.
This is essential when the sticks are laying about on the polo
ground, when it is advisable to cover them with a light sheet.
Players should send for Messrs . Salter's new price list of sticks,
balls, pony boots, caps, helmets, bridles, bits, whips, etc.
National Horse Association.
Lieut.-Col . Sir Archibald Weigall will he the new President
of the National Horse Association of Great Britain, which has
for its objects the furtherance of all matters affecting the owner,
breeder and user of the horse and pony . Major-Gen. Geoffrey
H. A. White will be the Vice-President (i .e., President in 1931).
It is of interest to note that in addition to receiving the support
of an increasing private membership, this Association has now
the co-operation of thirteen horse-breeding societies, eleven
veterinary societies, forty agricultural societies, and of twentyfour
other societies interested in the horse.
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The International Matches.
Lord Cowdray on England's Prospects.
Viscount Cowdray, the Chairman of the Hurlingham Club Polo
Committee, presided at a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, London,
on April Sth, when a large company assembled to meet the
members of the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee and Capt.
Tremayne and members of the International polo team in connexion
with the challenge to America for the Westchester Cup.
The Chairman's speech was as follows :
In a pamphlet before you will be found a brief history of
Hurlingham ('lub and the International matches against America.
The object in providing this history was to reduce the length of
speech of the Chairman, but even with this assistance I am afraid
I must ask your kind attention for longer than I like or you, I
fear, will enjoy. There is one short sentence in the pamphlet to
which I should like to draw your attention, and that is that the
Hurlingham Club Polo Committee is autonomous as to financial
arrangements . To be autonomous in finance sounds well, but if
the wherewithal does not exist this independence may mean a
millstone round one ' s neck rather than the wings of freedom on
one's back.
As you may well imagine, the cost of sending a team to America
is very considerable. In days gone by there were patriotic
individuals who could afford to carry the burden, and who, with
great generosity, did carry the burden to the glory of English
polo ; but times have changed, and the rich man who would be
prepared to finance an undertaking of this nature is not easy to
find to-day ; and, moreover, we, as the body responsible for the
welfare of the garvie, consider that it indicates a healthier state
if we can support ourselves, rather than if we are at the mercy of
a patron, however good a s portsman and however generous a
patron he may be.
The United States Polo Association have given us a lead in
this direction . They have organized their finance in such a way
that not only have they the funds available to father an International
team, but they have a surplus which is available and
has been very wisely spent in supporting polo generally and
young clubs in particular. The United States Polo Association
have achieved this by making polo one of the popular pastimes
of the country, and they have to thank the Press of the country
to no small degree for the success in this direction. Throughout
the country they can command big gate-money for their tournaments,
and at Meadow Brook, which is the Hurlingham of the

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United States, they have seating capacity for 4o,00o, and when
there are matches of any great interest they can fill these seats to
overflowing.
\Ve now come to our position from the financial aspect . Apart
from the cost of ponies, about which I shall have something to
tell you, the preparations on this side, on the journey, and in the
United States entail an expenditure of many thousands of
pounds . \Ve have made an arrangement with the United States
Polo Association whereby they grant to us a percentage of the
total gate-money which the International matches realize . If the
seats are well filled, the money we shall receive in this way should
be enough to cover our expenses . If, on the other hand, our
matches do not catch on, the share of gate-money which we shall
receive may not be enough to cover the cost of the expedition.
What we as a body in England desire is out of these matches
to build up a fund which gradually may put us in a position to
do for British and Empire Polo what the United States Polo
Association has done for American polo . We shall do our best
to keep the Press informed from time to time of the progress
which the team is making, and we ask them to take an interest
in us, our organization and our affairs ; praise them where they
can, and where they cannot let their criticisms be constructive and
helpful.
The result of the last International contest on paper does not
look flattering. We were beaten by 13 to 3 in the first match
and by S to 5 in the second. I will not say anything about the
first match, as there our tactics were wrong and we were definitely
beaten because we were the worse team ; but with the second match
the story was a very different one : before we got going in the
first chukker the enemy- scored three goals ; after that, for the
remaining seven chukkers it was a ding-dong fight in which our
team if anything had the better of the encounter . Having seen
that match, and realizing that of the four players on the American
side there is to-day only one left who is competing in International
polo, my hopes are very high as to what will happen next
September.
The selection of the team for the present challenge has been
entrusted to Capt. Tremayne, He has selected three players and
has collected, or is collecting, half a dozen others who are available
as spare men to step into the team if necessity arises . These
include well-known players from India, two of whom played in
the International matches three years ago, and one or two
Englishmen who have recently been playing in the United States.
There is also another team in England at the present moment
who, without being competitors for places in the International
team, are very welcome here, and give an indication of the widespread
influence of Hurlingham throughout the Empire . I refer
to the Goulburn team, which is a team consisting of the four
Ashton brothers, and the first team which has ever come over to
England from Australia as a unit to compete in our more important
tournaments.
There are various ways in which an International team can be
selected, but after due consideration the Hurlingham Club Polo

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Committee felt that the advantages of putting the responsibility
on the shoulders of one man rather than have a committee of
selection was the most likely way to ensure that those selected
would be a team in every sense of the word, rather than four
individual players : for in polo as in all games individual brilliance,
while very useful, counts as little if that brilliance is not
part of team play and team unity.
The responsibility which has been put on to Capt . Tremavne's
shoulders has been eased to the extent that he has a small committee
to advise him and help with the business arrangements,
and this small committee is under the very able chairmanship of
Maj . Rex Benson, who has been giving enormous time and taking
the greatest trouble over the many and varied details involved.
Other technical assistance which Capt . Tremayne is receiving is
from Capt. Maurice Kingscote, who is responsible for the selection
of the ponies and for their entire management . No one knows
his job better, and the thirty ponies which he has collected to
date give evidence that the trust imposed upon him has not been
misplaced.
It is natural that some of us who are responsible for the financial
arrangements should be somewhat anxious as to the price which
it has been found necessary to pay to secure these ponies . We
were able to start our purchases at the end of last polo season,
which gave us opportunities for trying the ponies in games before
actually purchasing them, and I think we can say that, with all
the heavy expenditure entailed, we have secured the best ponies
available, and that we acquired every single one that we wanted.
In one or two cases there is no doubt that owners could have sold
their ponies more profitably on the other side, but refrained from
doing so when they heard that we wanted them.
The men and ponies are now down at Beaufort Polo Club, and
started practice last week . Down there they have four splendid
grounds at Norton, and some more at The Down Farm, A estonbirt,
which have been kindly placed at their disposal by Mr . Bert
Cox, a strong supporter of polo from Canada, whom I am glad
to welcome at this lunch . The programme is to stay there until
the early days of May, then to move to London and play in
London until the third week in July . The ponies then sail for
America, and should be ready to play the first practice games in
Long Island somewhere about August 11th, which experience
has shown to he the proper time for man and beast to 1 une up
by September 6th, which is the (late of the first International
match.
The Hurlingham Club Polo Committee have appointed a Publicity
Officer, who will be ready and willing to give any information
in his power to all who may he interested . Capt. Scott
Douglas has undertaken this duty for the first month . Ilis
address is : Luckington, Chippenham, Wilts, so that he will he
on the spot and will know all that is going on at Beaufort . When
the team comes to London another Publicity Officer will be found,
possibly \Iaj . Leonard Avery, whom many of you I :now.
We have not got an easy task, for it is always more difficult
to challenge and fight your enemy on his own ground, but we

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have got just as fine polo players as they have, and we are determined
to send our very best to America . I have no doubt in my
mind that this year we shall make our opponents gallop to the
last second of the last chukker.
Sir Owen Seaman proposed the health of the Chairman, to
which I .ord Cowdray responded.
\Ve quote the following from the pamphlet to which Lord
Cowdray made several references :
The Hurlingham Club came into existence in 1869 as a
pigeon shooting club, and pigeon shooting was continued until
the year tg05 . The first polo match was played at Hurlingham
at June 6th, 1874, and among the spectators were the Prince and
Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
The Champion Cup was established in 1876, and has since
retained its place as the premier tournament of English polo.
The final stages of the Inter-Regimental Tournament, which is
the championship of Army- polo, have been played at Hurlingham
since 1878 . The first International polo match was played at
Hurlingham in 19oo . Polo had not been long in progress at
hurlingham before the necessity of drawing up a formal list of
regulations for the game presented itself. The Committee of the
Club took in hand the preparation of the laws of the game, and
published them on May' 1st, 1875 . From that date The Hurlingham
Club has been recognized as the " M .C .C ." of British polo,
and as responsible for the rules and general conduct of the game.
In 1903, owing to the growth of the game both in England and
overseas, it was considered advisable that the governing body
should he appointed on a more democratic basis, and after various
stages there was evolved in 1924 The Hurlingham ('lub Polo
Committee, with a constitution which gives representation to the
three great London polo clubs, the County Polo Association, the
Army Polo Association, the Royal Naval Polo Association, and
the Polo Associations of Ireland, India, South Africa, Australia,
Canada, New Zealand, Egypt, Sudan and Palestine, British
East Africa, British West Africa, _Malaya and British \Vest
Indies.
The Hurlingham Club itself remains as the social club at the
head of the polo world, under the Chairmanship of Major the
Hon. John Astor, but it has delegated the management of the
game to the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee . This Committee
of which Viscount ('owdray is the present Chairman) has power
to make or alter the rules of polo and to regulate all matters
affecting the conduct of the game . In financial matters it is
autonomous. It issues the official handicaps of players and
appoints stewards, who, in case of need, are called upon to give
judgment in disciplinary matters . All matters relating to International
polo, including the selection of a British team, are
entrusted to this Committee, and it is on its recommendation
that The Hurlingham Club acts in issuing a challenge to the
United States Polo Association in connexion with matches for
the \Vestchester Cup.
In the summer of 1886 certain members of the Westchester Polo
Club subscribed for a silver cup, for the purpose of inaugurating

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an International Challenge Cup, and in August of the same year
it was won by a Hurlingham team . The two matches were
played at Newport, U .S .A., and the handsome trophy was
brought to The Hurlingham Club, where it remained until it was
won back by the United States in 19og . In 1911 the Westchester
Polo Club, by Deed of Gift, transferred the cup to the United
States Polo Association, upon the condition that it should be
preserved as a perpetual International Challenge Cup for friendly
competition between polo teams representing officially the Polo
Association of the United States and The Hurlingham Club, or
such clubs or associations as may hereafter succeed them . Since
1886 all the matches played in America have taken place at
Meadow Brook . Under the present conditions the cup may be
challenged for once in every three years, and it remains in the
country where it is won until the near arrives when a visiting team
can win it back, in the best of three matches.
In 1914 England recovered the cup, only to lose it again in
192I ; since then it has remained in America, the attempts to win
it hack in 1924 and 1927 having been unsuccessful.
RESULTS OF INTERNATIONAL MATCHES.
1886. England won, to to 4, 15 to 2.
1900 . England won, S to 2.
1902 . England won, i to 2, 6 to I, 7 to I.
1909 . America won, 9 to 5, 8 to 2.
1911 . America won, 41 to 3, to 3'
1913 . America won, 5 to 3, 4 to 41.
1914 . England won, S . to 3, 4 to 2 ;2.
1921 . America won, 11 to 4, 10 to 6.
1924. America won, 16 to 5, 14 to 5.
1927 . America won, 13 to 3, 8 to 5.
DATES OF TRIAL MATCHES.
Beaufort Polo Club Saturday, April 26th.
Beaufort Polo Club, Thursday, May 1st.
Ranelagh Club Saturday, May loth.
Roehampton Club
Saturday, May 17th.
Hurlingham Club Saturday, May 24th.
Hurlingham Club
Monday, June 9th.
Ranelagh Club
Saturday, June 21st.
Roehampton Club Wednesday, July 2nd .

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THE COMING SEASON
AT RANELAGH.
A few weeks will see the commencement of what shows every
promise of proving one of the most interesting polo seasons which
London has experienced for several years. Not only is this an
'' International " year, but we are favoured by a visit for the
first time of an Australian team, namely, Goulburn, of which we
have already given full particulars . They may possibly win
one of the open events, and thus be qualified to compete for the
King's Coronation Cup at Ranelagh . This club has just issued
its programme for the coining season, its thirty-seventh of the
present regime, and a most imposing and interesting list it is,
comprising no fewer than eleven tournaments for challenge cups,
in addition to the annual matches for the Verdun Cup and the
Harrington Cup, and two non-challenge tournaments, viz ., the
Invitation and the Spring Handicap . Nor is this all, for
throughout the season matches in the Middle League Handicap
Tournament will take place, and Ranelagh will again welcome
the County Polo Association during the week July 14th-19th.
A few notes concerning last season at Ranelagh may not oe out
of place here. Polo was played on fifty-four days during May,
June and July, 1929, play having commenced on May 4th and
ended on July 27th . It was a difficult season, owing to the
drought which followed the severe frost of February and March,
and it speaks well for the playing capacity of the grounds that
no fewer than 154 games took place, namely : Old Ground, 40;
Barnes Ground, 59 ; New Ground, 49 ; Fourth Ground, 6. The
matches were divided as follows : competitive 59, ordinary 53,
members' games (each six periods counted as a match) 42 . The
number of players who took part totalled 168 (members, 120,
temporary members 7, non-members 41).
As to the coming season, the club has been honoured by being
selected as the stable head-quarters of the International team
which will proceed to America to fight for the Westchester Cup
in September. The team's ponies, numbering forty-two, will
occupy boxes in the big yard at Ranelagh, and official trial
matches for the team will be played on May loth, June 21st and
(possibly) July 5th.
The whole of the 26o pony boxes have been booked, and the
popularity of the Ranelagh polo stables is amply demonstrated
by the fact that this season five complete teams will stable there,
namely : The England team (42 ponies), Lord Louis Mountbatten's
Naval team, The Bluejackets (22 ponies), Mr . Sanford's

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Hurricanes (27 ponies), Mr . Grisar ' s Pilgrims 24 ponies) and
Comte de Madre's Tigers (20 ponies).
Polo will begin on May 1st, and the " competition " season
starts with the opening tournament for the Fortnightly Cup, from
May 5th to loth . The conditions of this tournament are unaltered,
namely, ties four periods, played on half the handicap;
challengers to give one week's notice (after opening tournament )
to play the holders ; if more than one team challenges, they must
play off for the right to play the holders . Last year this cup was
won by the Life Guards, who had a very successful season . The
next tournament is the Ranelagh Handicap Cup, for teams of
16 or over. This event usually attracts a good entry, and in
1929 the cup was won for the second year in succession by Mr.
J. A . E . Traill's team, the Traillers.
What may be considered the first of the more important tournaments
is next on the list the Buenos Aires Cup, May Igth .to the
24th . This handsome trophy was presented to the club in 1924
by Senor Don Alfredo M . Pena 'a member of the Polo Committee),
and is open only to members of the club . Teams must total
from 20 to 25 handicap, and it is therefore always an interesting
competition . It will be remembered that last season the Pilgrims
created a record in winning the cup after having won another
earlier the sane afternoon at Roehampton.
The next event is the Spring Handicap Tournament, May 26th
to the 31st, in which teams must now not exceed 1g total handicap
(instead of 16, as hitherto) . There is no challenge cup for this
competition (which is confined to members of Ranelagh), the winning
team being presented with four souvenirs . Rain caused the
abandonment of the tournament last season . -
The Ranelagh Open Cup will take place from June 9th to the
14th, no comment being necessary concerning this first-class event
except to mention that last year it was won by Mr . Sanford's
Hurricanes. As usual, the Invitation Tournament will be held
in Ascot Week—June 16th to the 21st—this being the other
tournament without a challenge trophy . The I-Ion . Henry
Mond's team of Swallows won last season, but it is feared that
he will not be running a team this year, which, if it proves to
he the case, will be much regretted . On the same day as the
Invitation final (June 21st the annual match for the Harrington
Cup is down for decision, but polo would appear to be a lost (or
undiscovered) art amongst Members of the House of Commons, as
last season it was found impossible to raise a team of M .P .'s to
oppose the Lords, and there seems to be little prospect of the
match materializing this summer.
It will be remembered that a change was made last year in
the conditions of the Novices' Cup, which became a handicap
event, without individual limit, but no team to exceed 17 . These
conditions remain in force, as does the proviso that the tourna-
ment is open only to members of the club . It will be played from
J
une 23rd to the 28th, and was won in 1929 by the Life Guards.
On the same day as the Novices' final (June 28th) the annual
match for the Verdun Challenge Cup will be played between a

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British team and an Allies team . This match always arouses
considerable interest, and was instituted in 1922 . Winners last
year—a British team (16th/5th Lancers).
The Ranelagh Polo Committee have made a considerable
change in the conditions of the Colts' Cup, a very fine trophy
presented to the club in 1925 by the late Hon . Rodman Wanamaker.
Formerly the principal condition was that each member
of a team must have been under thirty years of age on May 1st,
but now this reads : " Open to any team of players, two of whom
were under thirty years of age on May 1st." This alteration
will no doubt considerably open up this tournament, which will
be played from June 3oth to July 5th, and was won last year
for the second successive time by the enthusiastic team of young
Life Guards.
The Duke of York's Cup has, in the short space of two seasons,
become a famous and popular event in the Ranelagh programme,
and, indeed, in the polo world . It will be remembered that the
inaugural match in 1928 between the Royal Navy and the Royal
Air Force created such great interest in polo circles that the
Duke of York (who is Chairman of Ranelagh) generously presented
a challenge cup for competition between teams from these
two Services, viz ., open only to teams of past or present officers
of (a) The Royal Navy, and (b) The Royal Air Force, to be
played under handicap, and no player may have, or have had,
a handicap of five or more . The Navy won the 1928 game, and
although the cup was not then actually in existence, His Royal
Highness wished that match to count as the inaugural one, and
had the winners' names engraved on the trophy. Last year the
Royal Air Force were successful, and it is anticipated that the
coming season will see extraordinary efforts put forward by the
two Services, with a view to finding the best teams to compete
for the Cup. It is interesting to note that the Royal Naval Polo
Association has recently been formed, of which His Majesty the
King is Patron and Lieut .-Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten
Honorary Secretary and Treasurer . The membership of the
R.A .P .A . is already over two hundred, and this very enthusiastic
body should cause an ever-increasing interest to be taken in a
hitherto rather little-known branch of polo.
By the way, a team of Naval officers, the Bluejackets, will
play in London this season, and have engaged stabling for
twenty-two ponies at Ranelagh . The team will be : Lieut .-
Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten, Lieut .-Commander C . R.
W. Gairdner, Lieut . E . Heywood-Lonsdale and Lieut .-Commander
C . E . Lambe, with ('apt . R . A . R . Neville, of the Royal
Marines, as their spare man.
Reverting to the coming season's Duke of York's Cup tournament,
the final will he played on Tuesday, July 8th, His Royal
Highness having graciously signified his intention to be present
to hand his cup to the winning team.
The week commencing July 7th will be a very full one at
Ranelagh, for in addition to the Royal Navy v . Royal Air Force
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final of the Subalterns' Gold Cup . No alteration has been made
in the conditions of either of these tournaments, and it will be
interesting to see whether the 17th 21st Lancers Subalterns will
resume their winning of the Gold Cup after the Royal Artillery's
interruption of the sequence last year . The Cottesmore won the
Hunt Cup last time, as was to be expected in view of the team
having the services of Capt . C. T . I . Roark, Major Rex Benson
and Maj . Jack Harrison.
That notable event of the London polo season, the King's
Coronation Cup, will be played this year during County Polo
Week, July 14th to the 19th . It needs little comment, as it
always produces one or two of the finest struggles it is possible
to witness, being open only to the holders of (a) the Champion
Cup, (b) the Ranelagh Open Cup, (c) the Roehampton Open
Cup, (d) the Inter-Regimental Cup . The Hurricanes last season
defeated the former holders—El Gordo—in a splendid contest.
We now come to the last tournament of a very full season's
programme, namely, the Junior Colts' Cup, won last year by the
Life Guards . This was instituted in 1926, the challenge nip
having been presented to the club by Maj . H . E . Lyons. In
this tournament, also, the Committee have made somewhat drastic
alterations in the conditions . Formerly, two players in each team
must have been under twenty-five years of age on May 1st, and
no player was eligible if handicapped at seven or over . Both
of these rules have been cancelled, and henceforth the conditions
will be : (1) The aggregate handicap of a team must not exceed
11 . (2) No player to have a handicap over 5 . (3) To be played
under handicap. The tournament will take place during the
week commencing July 21st, and will wind up the polo season
so far as competitive play is concerned.
One or two alterations in the Ranelagh Polo Committee have
taken place, namely, Col . F. B . Hurndall and Col. Hugh Ashton
have withdrawn . In their places Sir Ian Walker and 1_ord
Cromwell have accepted seats, whilst an additional member is
Capt . A. H. Ferguson the Life Guards) . Capt. the Hon.
Frederick Guest will remain as Chairman of the Polo Committee,
and the management will be in the same able hands as last year :
Col. B . Mathew-Lannowe, Manager ; Maj . Herbert Mason,
Assistant Manager ; Maj . S. G. H . Sanders, Secretary for Polo;
and an additional umpire has been appointed in Brig .-Gen . John
Green (late 9th Lancers).
In addition to the polo programme, Ranelagh has also
announced a long and varied list of other attractions, including
an archery meeting, lawn tennis tournaments, a Pekingese show,
croquet tournaments, and a croquet gymkhana, the annual horse
show (on Julie 11th), musical rides, mounted sports and gymkhanas,
Children's Day (July 2nd) and fencing competitions,
whilst music, for which Ranelagh is famous, will be on the usual
generous scale. The whole of the programme will be found in
our advertisement pages in this issue .

APRIL. 1930 .] TILE POLO MONTHLY
LANDING i iii:, AUSTRALIAN PONIES AT )BILL.
BIr. James _Ashton assisting with the debarkation on the arrival
of the " Port Huon ."
AUSTRALIAN TEAM
AND THEIR PONIES.
The photographs we reproduce of the Australian ponies on
board the Commonwealth and Dominion motor-ship " Port
Huon," will certainly interest the readers of THE POLO _MONTHL\.
As was reported in our March issue, the Goulburn team landed
their ponies in very good order at Hull early in that month . The
trip from Sydney took six weeks and four days, which was somewhat
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at Tasmania. They started to exercise the ponies in the sand
yard, of which there is a picture, about ten days out from Svdnev,
and had given them walking exercise on coconut matting prior to
that. The boat was very suited for exercising ponies, having
a wooden deck on the same level, running from bows to stern.
With nearly three weeks' daily exercise in the sand yard, the
ponies were extremely fit when they reached Port Said . Unfortunately,
two days out from Port Said they ran into a very heavy
storm, which reached its worst about twelve o'clock in the night.
Waves smashed the sand yard fairly early in the evening, and
about twelve o'clock a wave hit a batch of three boxes amidships,
smashing in the sides, but the ponies only suffered slight
abrasions . The team had to shift them, however, and with the
aid of the officers and crew laid the rolls of matting and walked
the ponies down to the aft boxes, the men standing on the edge
of the matting to stop it being washed about.
About two o'clock in the morning a heavy sea smashed the
for'ard batch of three boxes, and they did the same thing with
these ponies. One pony in this lot was washed off her feet and
got caught under the partition rail, which had to be unbolted to
set her free. Except for some bad bruises, she was none the worse
for the experience. This finished the riding exercise for the rest
of the trip, and necessitated these ponies sharing boxes with six
other ponies aft, the result of which was a few swollen hocks from
kicking . The players managed, however, to give them all a
little walking exercise round a hatch.
The ship's company gave them every assistance, their grooms
worked well, and they had a good variety of first-class feed, all
of which helped to land the ponies in such good order.
They were met at Hull by Mr . Brooke-Johnson, of the Hurlingham
Club, who had made perfect arrangements for the unloading
and transportation of the ponies to Wiltshire . The arrangements
made at \Vestonbirt by Maj . Longworth for accommodating and
exercising the ponies were splendid. No time was lost in starting
to condition the ponies . The players are now handling them
at a canter, and are hopeful that they will be fit for slow games
early in April.
In the list of handicap changes for 1930 appearing in this issue
it will be observed that the hlurlingham Handicapping Committee
have accorded the following ratings to the members of the
Goulburn team : Mr. James Hay Ashton, 6 ; Mr . Robert Ralph
Ashton, j ; Mr . Geoffrey Ashton, j ; and Mr . Philip S . K . Ashton,
4, making an aggregate for the side of 24 points.
With reference to the information about the Goulburn team
and ponies, published in our last issue, Mr . Ashton has asked
us to say that he had no intention of personally putting forward
their string of ponies as the best in Australia . Notably the Ross
brothers, of the Barden team, have a very fine collection of
ponies, and people would hold varying opinions as to which
were the better .

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Ponies being ridden in the yard on the for'ard deck of the " Port Huon."
Fight boxes for the Australian ponies aft on the starboard side of the vessel .

THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL. 1 93 0.
BREAKING THE PONY.
By F. Jackson.
Start to break a pony as soon as the foal is old enough to
go out Into a field with his mother by having a small soft
leather head stall made for the foal with a small tag hanging
that you can catch him by . And whenever you go into the
field take a few oats and give them to him so that he learns
to come up to you, catch him by the head stall and lead hint
about, and stroke him, making him thoroughly used to being
handled, picking up his legs, etc ., so that he becomes tame and
unafraid.
As a yearling I should bring him into the stable and put a
surcingle on to make him used to something round his middle.
When he is, used to this, put a snaffle in his mouth and walk
him about ; having done this for ten days or so and got hint
thoroughly used to them, turn him out again . If you. have a
field near a road where there is traffic so much the better, as
this will get him used to it.
As a two-year-old you can have him up again, put a saddle
and snaffle on and lead him about the roads . When the is going
quietly put the stirrup irons on, letting them hang loose at his
side. When he is used to these, long reins may he attached
to the cavesson, driving him straight on from behind . To start
with an assistant should walk at his head to lead him when
necessary and to give confidence . Later on this assistant ma:
be dispensed with . After a fortnight of this he may l (e turned
out again.
The next year he should be brought in and have the dumb
jockey put on, with a mouthing bit . To start with the straps
from the bit to the dumb jockey should be quite loose and
gradually tightened . Be very careful that these straps are even
on both sides. Then draw the top straps up until the colt's
head is raised, so that his jaw is about on th ; level with his
wither, then draw the lower straps in till the nose is brought into
line with the top of his head, thus making him carry his head no
and bent at the poll.
If you have the top straps loose and the lower tight it will
make him bend from the centre of the neck with his nose bent
in, and if you have the top straps tight and the lower 'loose it
will make him poke his nose, both being wrong.
Having adjusted this correctly, walk him about in a school
or some enclosed place . Don't hold on to him ; moving unrestrained
will keep him from leaning on the bit and getting
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give to the bit . Be careful that your tackle is kept oiled and
soft so as not to rub.
Don't keep this on long . Start with six minutes or so, and
next day to ten minutes, and so on up to thirty minutes . This
exercise is very tiring for the muscles of the colt's neck till he
gets used to it, so don't overdo it.
Having got the colt going well, carrying himself properly
flexed, you can give him some work on the long reins . If you
can use two reins properly do so, but if you are not certain of
yourself use one lungeing rein, fastened to a ring on the cavesson.
Teach the colt to walk round in a ring, keeping him out at
full length of rein by use of whip . An assistant may be needed
to start with . Teach him to trot and canter in this way, changing
direction every few minutes . Bring him up to you by pulling
in the rein every time you change direction . Be very careful
not to frighten the colt.
Having got him quiet and going steadily at this, you can
put a saddle and snaffle bridle on hire the next day, and lunge
him in that until you have his back down . Then get an assistant
to lead him with a separate leading rein on the ring of the
cavesson, get quietly on to his back, let him stand still till he
is used to your weight and then walk him on . If he plays up,
your assistant must be sure not to let him go, and at the same
time not to hold on too, close. Give him a little rope . You
may use any means you like to sit on him. Hold the saddle,
but be careful not to hold on by the bridle . Let him have his
head unless he tries to get it down between his legs ; then you
must raise it . Keep this up till he is walking quietly along with
you . Don't stay on too long, and do this every day for a week.
At this period don't feed too many oats. When the colt goes
quietly he may he turned out again.
I have shown above the quickest way of getting a colt hacked,
but if time is no object, before backing him or putting him on to
the long reins I would take him into a school with a double
bridle on, and after having got him used to being touched anywhere
with a whip I would take the bridoon rein over his head,
leaving the hit rein lying on his neck, catch the bridoon . rein
short just above the colt's nose, with my left hand raising the
head . Then with a whip in my right hand and standing facing
him, tap him on the flank where the rider touches with his heel,
viz . just behind the girth, till he moves away from your whip,
making sure that he is moving up to his bit and not leaning
hack from it. His forelegs should move on a small circle at
the same time as his quarters move on a larger ; make him move
one step at a time, bringing the hind leg, on the side you touch,
up and across the hind leg on the opposite side ; do this en
both sides by changing whip to left hand and reins to right,
thus making your colt used to the leg aids before you have even
backed him.
Then take the pony to the side of the school, with both reins
over his head, taking the reins in your right hand under his
chin, with the bridoon rein between forefinger and thumb, and
right curb rein between second and third, and left between third

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and little finger evenly, so that by turning your wrist you can
tighten the curb, then hold the ends of reins in left hand, with
a long whip level to your side ; keep the pony's head up with
right hand and make him walk out by touching him behind with
your whip . This will drive him into his bit, and by a twist
of your wrist you can tighten the curb chain, making him drop
his nose and relax his jaw, the wall of the school keeping him
straight . This lesson teaches the colt to flex and to keep well
into his bit, and when you have him walking round the school
freely without having to touch him with whip, you can stop.
I should then teach him to back, still keeping him against the
wall and the reins held in the same way ; bring a steady pressure
on the bit till he takes a step hack, and then release it and pat
him, continue this till he backs as you wish, but don't back
too far at once.
If he shows obstinacy and declines to move backwards touch
him with whip on front of each fetlock till he lifts each leg in
turn and puts it back . If he wants to swing his quarters towards
you when backing check him with a touch of the whip . The
wall stops him from swinging away from vou.
Don't try to back a colt by standing in front and facing him;
firstly, it is not what you can do when riding, and secondly,
you cannot then prevent him swinging without roughness to his
mouth. Having taught the colt these lessons thoroughly, you
have him more than half-made before you back him . He can
now be turned out again and kept fat and well till he is a fouryear-old.
Then if he is to be a polo pony you will school him
for polo.
If he is to be a hunter 1 should give him a few weeks in the
school, doing more or less the same as with the polo pony, making
him change on the turn, go well up to the bit and flex
properly, teaching him to move in all paces correctly balanced,
etc ., and if you give him the same schooling as the polo pony
without making him do all the very sharp turns, etc ., which
are unnecessary for a hunter, you will find him a very much
more pleasant ride.
Naturally the average breaker has not the time to do all this,
but where possible it makes a hunter more valuable .

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HANDICAP
CHANGES.
From the Hurlingham Club we have received the following list
of alterations in, and additions to, the official Handicap List for
1930 :
ALTERATIONS.
Balding, \V. ,Rugby) S to
Barker, A. Auriol (Stoke d 'Abernon) i to
Docker, N . H. (Stoke d'Abernon) i to
Estcourt, E . N . K. (Royal Artillery) i to
Fielden, Capt . G . F . (7th Ilussars) ; to
Fisher. Capt . G. S. 'Royal Artillery) 2 to
Goodbody, W. R. 'Royal Horse Artillery) o to
Moseley, O . G . (Manchester) I to
Peachey, C . D . (Stoke d'Abernon) i to
Ryan, Maj . F. T. (Royal Artillery) 2 to
Percy-Smith, Lieut.-Col . E . S . (London) 2 to
Patteson-Knight, D . H . (Scots Greys) I to
ADDITIONS.
Ansdell, ('apt. R. R. (Moreton Morrell)
Archer-Shee, R . M . (3rd '6th Dragoon Guards)
Ashton, James Hav (Australia)
Ashton, Robert Ralph (Australia)
Ashton, Geoffrey Goulburn (Australia)
Ashton, Philip Sydney Kenneth !Australia)
Aylmer, C. (Rnval Artillery)
Adams, F . E . (16th/5th Lancers)
Bartlett, Capt . R. C. (Royal Artillery)
Benskin, Lieut .-Col . J . (Eridge)
Bethell, H . S . (West Gloster)
Bird, H . L . W. (West Gloster)
Bristowe, R . L. (Eridge)
Bruford, L. (Eastbourne)
Burne, Maj . A . H . (Royal Artillery)
Cardwell, R . M . (Eridge)
Carkett-Jaynes, C . A. (Royal Artillery)
Chilcott, R. B . (Stoke d'Abernon)
Collier, E . (Eridge)
Crutchley, Commander V . (Royal Navy)
D'Amodio, Marquis (Eastbourne)
Davey, Commander C . H . (Royal Navy)
Dawson, K . M . (Stoke d'Abernon)
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Echeverieta, H . (Eastbourne) i
Eden, J . C . (Eastbourne) o
Erlos, H . S . (Eridge) o
Evans, Lieut .-Col . R. (5th Dragoon Guards) o
Fairclough, M . P . (Eridge) o
Flemin g_, W. H . (Eridge) o
Ford, H . S . (5th Dragoon Guards) o
Goschen, Brigadier A . A. (Woolwich) o
Hamilton, B . A . (3rd/6th Dragoon Guards) o
Hardinge, Viscount (Fridge) 2
Hargreaves, F . (Moreton Morrell) 2
Hargreaves, J . (Stoke d'Abernon) o
Hawker, P . S. (i ith Hussars) o
Henry, Maj . C. (Eridge) o
Homan, K . (Eridge) o
Hope-Johnstone, P . W . (16th '5th Lancers) o
Howell, A. H . E . (Royal Artillery) o
Jessell, Sir George (Eridge)
Johns, C apt. L . (Eastbourne) o
Johnston, Capt. G . R . (Royal Artillery) o
Faithfull, W. Mc . C . T . (Royal Artillery) o
Kemp-Gee, P . N. (Eridge) o
Lacoste, C . (Eastbourne) o
Lakin . I . (Oxford University) o
Liddell, Maj . I .. A. (Eastbourne) o
Loftus . Lieut.-Col . S. J (Eridge) 2
Love, Maj . K . H . A . D . (Royal Artillery)
Lutyens, Capt . E . G. (Royal Artillery)
Maza, Comte de la (Spain) 5
Nicholson, W. R . (16th/5th Lancers) o
Peate, R. O . (Eridge) :,
Pfiei, Maj . F . W . (Royal Artillery) ~,
Pierce, J . (Moreton Morrell) 2
Pink, L. M. (Eridge) o
Poole, O. S . (Oxford University` o
Radford, E . B . (Eastbourne) o
Ramus, P . de N . (Royal Artillery) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Rich, l . . (Stoke d'Abernon)
Richardson, Maj . G . P. (Eastbourne) o
Roark, Aiden (U .S .A.)
Rons, Hon . K . (Royal Navy) o
Samuel, Hon . M. R . (Oxford University) o
Scott, F . W . (Eridge) t
Shepley, Capt . R. G. Shepley (3rd '6th Dragoons)
Smythe, C . Gordon (India) 4
Sparrow, Capt. A. G . (Royal Navy) o
Spinccr, A . C. (Eastbourne ; o
Spence-Colby, A . D . J. (16th/5th Lancers) o
Spragge, Lieut .-Comdr. H . E . (Royal Navy) o
Stephen, R. J . (I 4th / loth Hussars) o
Streeter, G. L. (2nd Dragoon Guards) 0
Summerhays, R. S . (Eastbourne) o

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Taylor, R . V. 'Oxford University) o
Tiarks, P. (Oxford University) 0
Thorneycroft, G . E . P . (Royal Artillery) o
Trotter, H. R . (Eridge) 1
Ward, J . (Eastbourne) 1
Webber, II ., Stanton (Eastbourne) o
Welby, Capt . A . (Royal Navy) o
\Vhetherley, \V . E . S . (King's Dragoon Guards) o
Williams, A. S . V. (Eridge) 0
Williams, B. R . (Eridge) 1
Williams, G . W. (Eridge) 1
Williamson, L. C. (3rd/6th Dragoon Guards o
\Vy1de, C . B . (Eastbourne) 0
POLO NEWS FROM
SOUTH AFRICA.
By Leonard Putterill.
The Johannesburg Polo Club is holding its first tournament
on April 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th, and has set the ball rolling
for the 193o polo season by a letter generously inviting all clubs
to compete . In 1927, it will he remembered, the Pretoria Polo
Club instituted the Transvaal Championship Tournament . The
tournament was the club's first effort after a brief existence of
some two months, and proved a brilliant success . So impressed
were certain Johannesburg sportsmen with Pretoria's remarkable
achievement that they decided on a course of spirited emulation
of the capital city . The Johannesburg Polo Club was formed,
and promptly proceeded to make a place for itself in South
African polo.
In 1928 a Johannesburg team won the Junior Championship
of the Transvaal—no small feat. In 1929 Johannesburg had
graduated into the Senior Division, and put up a strong effort
against high-goal teams . I4owever, the hospitable Johannesburg
club, with its teams of well-mounted, experienced players, felt it
would like to make a splash not less spectacular at least than that
made by Pretoria in 1927 . It was realized that a successful club
tournament would adversely affect the now well-established
Transvaal Championship tournament, and this would have been
a most undesirable outcome of worthy ambition, so Johannesburg
was prepared to abandon the idea of a club tournament . Pretoria,
with a nice appreciation of the situation, decided to give up its
annual tournament for 1930, and asked the Johannesburg Polo
Club to stage the championship event instead, in order to ensure

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that the latter's first tournament should prove an unqualified
success. Already it promises to come up to the highest possible
expectations . A number of clubs have written accepting the
invitation, and players all over the country are pondering ways
and means of getting to the tournament to be in the fun.
The Durban Club is sending a team, possibly the famous
champion team which has won the South African title three years
in succession, to endeavour to wrest the Transvaal title from the
present holders—a veteran team from the Harrismith Club.
Although her reputation points to a Durban victory, two other
Natal clubs, Maritzburg and Otto's Bluff, are sending teams of
noted players capable of carrying off the coveted trophy . A
club from Basutoland is sending a team, which, though without
much hope of winning honours in the open senior event, is sure
to make a hot and grimy impression on all opponents.
Another hard-riding team will hail from the Wepener Club, in
the Free State, with a rating of somewhere about twelve goals,
and Bloemfontein, in the same Province, will endeavour to uphold
its title to the Junior Championship, though teams from Addo,
Pretoria, Johannesburg and Harrismith will make this ambition
no easy one. It is hoped the Free State champions, known as
the " Ironsides," from the Rakhoi Club, will also be on the field
to make the tournament a comprehensive gathering of talent . In
fact, an extract from the Johannesburg Polo Club's letter reads :
" It is earnestly hoped that representative entries will be received
from Natal, the Orange Free State and Basutoland, in order that
the tournament may provide an opportunity not always available
by reason of distance and expense for teams from the provinces
to meet on a ground and under conditions which may be convenient
to all. Members of the Johannesburg Club are anxious
to put up as many of the visiting teams as possible . "
From this it is apparent Transvaal polo is in the hands of men
alive to the necessity of keeping the game vigorous and flourishing,
and to the method of doing so ; men whose well directed
enthusiasm is certain to lead Transvaal polo to a supreme position
in South African polo.
Polo, thanks to its Transvaal devotees, has won a powerful
champion in the Witwatersrand Agricultural Society. It is the
intention of this Society to stage a series of exhibition games of
indoor polo, as an experiment in public entertainment, at the
annual show on April 18th, igth and 21st . Players have no fear
that the public will fail to he interested in the exhibition games,
or that the Society will regret its determination to champion the
cause of polo .
L-k

APRIL, 1 93 o .] 1'11E POLO MONTHLY 4
HUNGARIAN POLO
AND PONIES.
By Henry Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg .*
In Hungary polo had been entirely neglected since the war.
No polo grounds existed, and the few aristocratic pre-war players
had either lost interest altogether in this sport, or, owing to the
dismemberment of the country, were no longer in a position to
purchase expensive English and Argentine ponies . So, when I
decided to do my utmost to revive polo in Hungary I thought
that this could only be accomplished if only country-bred ponies
were used . I had ascertained that there is in Hungary a very
good type of horses, eminently suitable for polo, which possess
the qualities required to make them as good as foreign ponies,
and that a considerable number of these horses can he selected
from the native breed.
Therefore I made up my mind to make the use of Hungarian
ponies a sine qua non for the foundation of a new polo club . In
order to realize my plan, I got into touch with several prominent
pre-war players, but found, to my great surprise, that they were
against nay plans. Therefore, after having found out what
importance was attached by Government circles to a successful
propaganda abroad on behalf of the Hungarian horse, I explained
my plan to the Prime Minister, Count Stephen Bethlen, and met
with his full approval. Present polo in Hungary owes its existence
in its actual form above all to the understanding and the
energetic support of Count Bethlen.
Having found a very suitable spot for a polo ground on St.
Margaret Island picturesquely situated on the Danube, and in
the centre of the city), the construction of the polo ground was
taken in hand at once, in accordance with my speech at a meeting
called by the Prime Minister.
In March, 1927, together with some friends, I founded the
Magyar Polo Club, of which I was elected Managing Vice-
President. The position of Honorary President was accepted
by H .R.H. Archduke Joseph Francis, who has always supported
my endeavours, and by the Hungarian Prime Minister, Count
Stephen Bethlen, a very keen and experienced polo player . The
membership list of the Magyar Polo Club now includes many
prominent members of the Government, as well as of Diplomatic
Corps and Society, as playing members ; for instance, H .E.
Count Nicholas Banffy, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, H .E.
* Founder and Managing vice-President of the Magvar Polo Chub
Hungarian Polo Club) in Budapest .

46 T HE 1'0L0 MONTHLY [APRIL. 1930.
Dr . Ivan de Rakovsky, former Minister of Home Affairs, the
British Military Attache, Maj . W. Morgan, the Secretary to
the U .S . Legation, Mr. S . P . Tuck, Count Louis Karolyi, Count
Joseph Wenckheim, Count St . Bethlen, junr ., the Prime Minister's
second son (who is a very fine horseman, and at this moment
the best Hungarian player) ; also the two very popular sons of
the Regent of Hungary, Mr. Stephen de Horthy and Mr . Nicholas
de Ilorthy who met with a very serious fall during the Autumn
Meeting, which brought him to death's door) . Both are very
keen and promising young players . So are Mr. Eugene Sorg,
Capt . D . Kovacs, Mr. Hubert Aich, Col . M. Lipcsey, Maj . N.
Depold, Capt. Bela Bel:cny, Baron Andreas, Hatvany, Mr.
M . N . Kearns, Capt. Imre Szentpaly, etc.
When, on Whit-Sunday, 1927, the first twelve unbroken ponies
arrived in the stables of the newly founded Magyar Polo Club, I
was faced with the somewhat difficult task of training these horses
as polo ponies, and at the same time of teaching on the same
horses the future polo players, none of whom had ever had a poio
stick in his hand . As can be seen from this, neither trained
ponies, an English instructor, nor a skilled English polo stable
staff was at my disposal, as is usual wherever polo is newly
started on the Continent . *I did my best, however, under 111e
difficult circumstances described above.
At our first general meeting in June, 1927, His Excellency Dr.
Ivan de Rakovsky was elected President of the Club, and earned
the gratitude of all concerned by his efforts in connexion with the
completion of the polo ground and the furnishing of the charming
club-house. During the whole summer I was busily engaged in
schooling ponies and training players, so that by the autumn
of 1927 we were able to stage our first attempt at a public match
on our training ground.
In the meantime interest in polo increased in Hungary, and
new players and new ponies were continually being added . On
Whit-Sunday, 1928, we were able to inaugurate our newly-made
polo ground on St. Margaret Island with a very successful match,
which was played for the Budapest Challenge Cup, presented by
Count Csaky, Minister of War.
In the middle of June, 1928, we had our first international
meeting at Budapest, for which His Serene Highness the Regent
of Hungary, Admiral Nicholas de Horthy, had very graciously
accepted the honorary patronage, thereby showing his sympathy
for my endeavours . Our team, the ' ` Red Devils " Count St.
Bethlen, junr. (o), Mr. H . Aich (o), Duke H . B. of Mecklenburg
(o) and Maj . John Nethersole (4), the latter being on leave from
India, and playing with us this season—on this first attempt was
able to beat both the Austrian team, " Wanderers "—Count J.
Wenckheim (1), Count L . Karolyi (1), Col. E . C. Watson 3)
and Capt. J . Jarmay (3) and the Italian team, " Bosco Boys "
—Dr. H . Fries (o), Capt . J . Jarmay (3), Mr. R . Treeck (3) and
Col. A. W. Spencer (5)—by 5 goals to 3, 8 goals to 3 and 13
goals to 4 . In these first matches we made up for our lack of
skill by our determination to win, our implicit confidence in our

111'I:S O1' llt'Nr \Ef_A\ PONIES.
Fencl. III, eight-year-old chestnut stallion, by Feria III--Maxim, bred at the Koval Hungarian Government Stud, Kisbcr.
Owners : Hungarian Polo Pony Association . Filou I ., eight-year-old iiay snare l,y Filon– Dorian Gray, bred at the Koval
Hungarian Government Stud, Kisbcr . Owners : Magyar Polo Club . I'oreszFi, seven-year-oh grey stallion, by Dorian Grav
—Shagya X ., fired at l'oroszld . Owners : i\lagyar Polo flub . Abdul, nice-year-old bay mare, by Abdul—O'Hajan 11, bred at
the Koval Hungarian Government Stud, Kisher . Owners : Magyar Polo Club . Demagog, seven-year-old lay stallion, by I)ain :o
--Epsom, English thoroughbred . Owners : ]Magyar Polo nub . Fancy, six v. u'-old grey mare, blo l)urc :is—Syglavv, bred at
I(onih-uiy. Owner : 11 .11 . the Duchess [[ .11 . of Mecklenburg .

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infallible back, Maj . Nethersole, and by setting a very fast pace.
I shall always remember two very amusing incidents which
occurred during the first match we won, against the Vienna
" Wanderers ." While I was riding-off Watson to clear the way,
and Bethlen, on the ball, passed us at full speed, Watson called
out : " Jarmay, . you ride that wild-eyed tiger ! " And when
our umpire, Mr
Treeck, whose team, the " Bosco Boys,"
had shortly before been beaten by the " Wanderers " by 6 goals
to nil, asked Watson : " How on earth did you get beaten? "
the latter replied : ' ` By Jove, they are a wild bunch ; my arm is
sore and my knee is gone ."
In 1929 we decided to take part in foreign international polo
meetings for the first time . During Easter, 1929, at Brioni, some
of our players, namely, Hubert Aich (o), Baron Andreas Hatvanv
(o) and M . N . Kearns (o), supplemented by the Brioni player,
Capt . Hans Fischer (2), won Prince Otto Windisch-gritz's cup,
which entitled them to the Championship of the Adriatic. After
the local meeting in May, two teams of the Magyar Polo Club, the
" Red Devils " and the " Snakes," went to Vienna for the great
international meeting. In order to give one Hungarian team
the best possible chance of winning the Vienna Champion Cup,
I managed to get three good English players, home on leave
from India—Maj . R. Dening (6), Capt . E. D . Holder (6), AIr.
C . H . Critchley (3) for Count Wenckheim's " Snakes," who
thereby won the Vienna Champion Cup, for the greater part
mounted on Hungarian ponies . Of the sixteen ponies playing for
the Champion Cup, no fewer than nine were Hungarian bred. We
" Red Devils," without a crack player (Mr . E . Sorg, Count St.
Bethlen, junr., _Maj . W. Morgan and Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg)
decided to have a shot for the Novices' Cup only, but were
beaten by half a goal in the final round, after Mr . E . Sorg had
had a bad fall in the fifth chukker . It is common knowledge
in Central Europe that our ponies had a great success, and
excited general admiration.
Directly after the meeting at Vienna the second international
meeting took place at Budapest, which, in the opinion of the
foreign players was, thanks to the first-class, full-sized ground
and our efficient organization, a real success . In spite of the
hard fight with the two Frankfurt teams, " Blue Boys " and
\Valdfried, " and two Vienna teams, " Chamois " and " Silver
Foxes," the Hungarians succeeded in winning the Budapest
Champion Cup on their own ground, with the newly-formed
('avaliers " Count St . Bethlen, junr. (o), Capt. E. D . Holder
(6), Capt . D . Kovacs (o) and Maj . R. Dening (6). It was particularly
gratifying for us to hear and see how much our foreign
guests enjoyed their stay at Budapest.
After this the " Red Devils "—Mr . N . de Horthv, junr. (o),
Duke H .B. of Mecklenburg (o), Count St. Bethlen, junr . (o) and
Capt . D . Kovacs (o), entirely mounted on Hungarian ponies,
accepted the kind invitation for July of the most popular
Maecenas of German polo, Consul-General von Weinberg, to his
beautiful home at Frankfurt, where high-class international polo

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TOSCA, SIX-TEAR-OH) SKEWBALD MARE,
by North Star—Torma, bred at Adacs. Owner : H.H. the Duchess H .13.
of Mecklenburg.
FILM' 1., EI11'R-YEAR-I)L1) 13A1 STALLION,
by Edon I .--])enure, bred at the Royal Hungarian Government Stud,
Kisbcr. Owners : Hungarian Polo Pony Association .
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was played . Our team, playing and winning twice, was presented
with the Continental cup.
In October, 1929, we arranged, as in previous years, a successful
Autumn Tournament, which lasted three weeks . Five Hungarian
teams took part, as well as the following foreign players :
Prince George Fugger (1):, Capt. John Pearce (1), Col. H . G . M.
Pleydell-Railston '5), Baron Otto Parnegg (1), Maj . John
Graham (5).
As I have already mentioned, only English and Argentine
ponies were used for polo in pre-war days by Hungarian players,
because nobody before had had the idea of training a large number
of country-bred horses for polo . But now we ride Hungarian
ponies only, and nearly ioo Hungarian ponies have been trained
up to now, of which practically seventy-five per cent have been
trained by myself, and under my supervision.
The bulk of our ponies consists of Hungarian half-bred
horses, which, owing to the continuous use for generations past
of English thoroughbreds in horse-breeding of Hungary, are
good stock, and are sometimes very nearly thoroughbred . In
Hungarian horse-breeding the blood of the following sires is
conspicuous : Bogdany (\Vaisenknahe), Gallinule, Cvllene, St.
Simon, Galopin, Hampton, Bona Vista, Ruperra, Buccaneer,
Cambuscan, Verneuil, Gunnersbury, Isonomy, Doncaster and
Stockwell.
The greater part of the stallions required by the Government
for breeding are provided by the State from its own studs . The
1,360 breeding stallions of the Government in use are concentrated
after the covering season in stallion depots . I have trained
twenty-seven of these breeding stallions for polo, almost invariably
with good results, and they were used with success at the
international meetings here, as well as in Vienna and Frankfurt.
Our stallions, if well handled, are extremely good tempered,
standing next to mares in the stable. On the way to and from
the polo ground 'one hour distance) it often happens that a groom,
riding a stallion, is leading a mare on each side, or vice versa.
There is a widespread idea that one cannot use stallions as polo
ponies, and that, furthermore, stallions and mares together are
Jiff cult to manage . It will, therefore, be interesting to note that
at the May and June meeting, 1929, no fewer than seventeen
stallions, which had already been used for breeding, took part
in the matches at the same time as mares without the least trouble.
As I said before, our ponies are partly bred at the well-known
State studs of hisber and Babolna, whose progeny has for decades
been renowned abroad. Others were sires taken from the
Government stallion depots, and a few were horses of private
breeders.
As the international meeting in 1928 had proved that the
Hungarian ponies were as good as the foreign ones, the Hungarian
Polo Pony Association, whose aim is to collect the hest
material for polo ponies in the country, was founded early in
x929 . This organization is under the superintendence of the
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train and play in the matches, the best horses from the Government
breeding studs and State stallion depots suitable for polo
and otherwise not obtainable, as well as horses from private
breeders, and so to make them more easily available for the international
polo market. For those interested, details can be
obtained from the secretary of the Hungarian Polo Pony Association,
11 Kossuth Lajos ter V .5oS, Budapest, Hungary.
As soon as I was convinced that polo was gaining a firm foothold
in Hungary 1 tried to arouse the interest of high military
authorities for polo in the Army, quoting England, America and
France as examples . Here, too, I found at the beginning little
enthusiasm for my idea ; but in spite of this, a few officers trained
very industriously with me.
Later on I succeeded in interesting, besides the Prime Minister,
the Regent of Hungary (who was formerly, as Count Bethlen is
even now, a very keen polo player) in my idea of introducing
polo into the Army, and when Mr . Julius Gombos (with whom I
had often discussed polo) was elected Minister of War, polo was
introduced as a branch of the Service in the Army. Maj . John
Graham (5), a good English player, was appointed instructor to
the Hungarian Army, as from December 1st, 1929.
In view of what precedes, I can state with great satisfaction
that I was able definitely to introduce polo in Hungary, played
on Hungarian ponies. In the opinion of many prominent foreign
polo players, Hungary is to-day the most promising country for
polo in Central Europe, because I succeeded in establishing polo
here on such a basis that less wealthy players can join, and because
suitable and sufficient material for polo ponies is available
locally.
There is no doubt that this sport, which is generally considered
the finest of all, will develop still further in Hungary, and the
old proverb, " Where there's a will there's a way," has once
again proved true .

52 THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL . 1930.
DEL MONTE POLO.
By Charles Newell.
The All-American High Goal Flat Event, played at Del Monte,
California, on February 20th-23rd, was won by Rancho San
Carlos, after a thrilling final with Midwick . The first tie, between
San Carlos and Pebble Beach, was won, after a very close
game, by San Carlos, by S goals to 6 . In the second match
Midwick beat Cypress Point by 14 goals to 11 . The final was
played on Sunday, February 23rd, between Midwick and San
Carlos, the latter winning in the ninth period by 6 goals to 5.
The outstanding players of the tournament were Capt . H . Walford
and Mr . Arthur Perkins (Cypress Point), Mr. Elmer J.
Boeseke, junr . and Mr . Eric Pedley (Midwick), Mr . Aiden Roark
and Mr. Earle A . S. Hopping (San Carlos).
Considering that Pebble Beach is a 16-goal team, while San
Carlos is a 22-goal team, they are to be given great credit in
having put up such a close fight in the opening game. Mr. Kenneth
Walsh, their No . 1, a two-goal man, has shown great
improvement in all his games at Del Monte . Capt . Stuart Pearson,
the No. 2, always plays a fine garvie ; he is a fine horseman.
The veteran California player, Mr . Cliff Weatherwax, captain of
the Pebble Beach team, plays a steady game throughout, and
the team is ably backed by the veteran International player, Mr.
Malcolm Stevenson, who is getting into his old form again.
Mr. W . W . Crocker, the No . 1 of the Cypress Point team, is
more than playing up to his new handicap . He was raised to
two goals by the U .S . Polo Association this year. Capt. H.
Watford, who played No . 2, and Mr. Arthur Perkins, No. 3,
are doing exceptionally well. Mr. William Tevis, junr., took
Capt . Selby McCreery's place in this event . The latter was
unable to play for a few weeks as a result of a bad fall received
in a game here. Mr. Tevis played well in a strange team, with
strange team-mates.
The two stars of the Midwick team, Mr . Eric Pedley and Mr.
Elmer Boeseke, have different styles of playing. The latter seems
to take everything calmly, and is always smiling, while Pedley
is always storming up and down the field as if his life depended
on the outcome of the game. They were ably assisted by Mr.
Neil S . _McCarthy at back and Mr . Charles B . Wrightsman at
No. i .
Great credit must go to the Rancho San Carlos four, as nearly
all of them are suffering from some injury or other . Mr . Aiden
Roark has a had back as a result of a fall on Long Island last

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summer, which has never been really cured . Mr. Earle A . S.
Hopping had a broken thumb in a fall in a practice game here
two weeks ago, and Capt . Henry Forester had an injured leg
and shoulder, yet both played a hard-riding, long-hitting game.
The final game was the most thrilling played this season on the
Del Monte polo fields, the score being level in several chukkers,
MR. E. A. S. HOPPING,
who played for America against the Argentine in the third game in 1928,
and is a probable member of the United States team this year.
viz ., first, second, fourth, seventh and eighth . After about two
minutes of play in the ninth, Hopping scored the winning goal
for San Carlos. Just after the ball was thrown in in this period
Midwick took the ball up to the goal-mouth, but a tremendous
counter-attack by the San Carlos four sent the ball away down
the field, and the deciding point was secured .

54 THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL, 1 930.
Pos.
The teams were :
San Carlos.
T . Mr. George G . Moore.
2. Capt. H . Forester.
3. Mr. Earle A. S . Hopping.
Bk. Mr. Aiden Roark.
Pebble Beach.
Pos.
I . Jlr . Kenneth Walsh.
2. Capt . Stuart Pearson.
3. Mr. Cliff Weatherwax.
Bk. Mr. Malcolm Stevenson .
The Argentine Team.
Pos.
lllidwick.
I . Mr. C . B . Wrightsman.
2. Mr. Elmer J . Boeseke, junr.
3. Mr. Eric Pedley.
Bk . Mr . Neil S. McCarthy.
Cypress Point.
Pos.
T . Mr. W. W. Crocker.
2 . Capt. H . Walford.
Mr. Arthur Perkins.
13k . Mr . William Tevis.
The Argentine team won their tenth match since arriving in
the united States at Del Monte on March 9th . These victories
do not include the practice matches in which they have participated
. They met the strongest team they have played against
since arriving in California, but in their opponents' strength there
was weakness, as all four are used to playing in the back field.
These Argentine men have a great team, under the expert leadership
of Manuel Andrada, the seven-goal captain . They play
together in perfect unison . It is a joy to see the team strung
out, coming down the field, each man in his allotted position
and riding his man out of play . They have the most perfect
team work it has been my pleasure to see.
An International setting was added to the game, and the
largest crowd to see polo at Del Monte this season stood on their
feet and applauded when the string of Argentine ponies, led by
the Monterey Presidio band and mounted flag-bearers, made a
circle of the field . At the head of the Argentine ponies was Ave
Negro, a beautiful black gelding, all dressed up in his native
riccado and silver-mounted bridle, and ridden by a gaucho in
his native costume.
It would be difficult to pick a star in the Argentine team, as
they all played fine polo. They are all accurate hitters at goal.
The name of the team is Santa Paula, and it takes its name from
a large estancia belonging to the Reynal brothers, with which
Andrada is also connected.
The Argentines brought thirty-six ponies to Del Monte, and
they are an excellent lot . La Florell is a beautiful rich bay
mare, who knows polo perfectly . She belongs to Alfredo J.
Harrington, the No . i player of the team. The North American
team was called the Monterey Peninsula All-stars, and was
composed of Mr . Gerald Balding (7), Mr . Aiden Roark (7), Mr.
Arthur P . Perkins (S) and the veteran International, Malcolm
Stevenson, at back. Considering they were nearly all playing
in strange places, they are to be given great credit for putting

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up such a fine battle . Manuel Andrada, the leader of the Argentine
team, and Thomas Nelson, who has charge of the ponies,
said that this game was the hardest they have played in since
arriving here . Nelson says : " The climate and surroundings
at Del Monte are perfect for conditioning ponies ." There is an
exercise track, four and a half miles round, to gallop the ponies
on, and a practice field six hundred yards long and a hundred
and fifty yards wide for stick and ball practice.
On March 7th the Argentines had a practice match, in which
they played against a cut-in team composed of Mr . W. W.
Crocker, Mr . Stuart Pearson, Mr. Arthur Perkins, Mr. Malcolm
Stevenson, Mr. Carlos Uranga (the Argentine substitute),
Mr. Gerald Balding and Mr. Earle A.AS . Flopping . The
Argentines won by 13 goals to 5. Mr. Earle Hopping was
scheduled to play against the Argentine team in the Sunday
game, but, owing to his mother's illness, he had to leave for
New York.
One of the most brilliant polo seasons in Del Monte polo
history has been brought to a close . About fifty-eight games
have been played on the Del Monte fields this season, and the
fields are almost in as good condition as they were when the
season opened . . Summary of the match :
Santa Paula heat Monterey All-stars.
Pos.
Pos.
i . Mr. A . T . Harrington . 1 . Mr. Gerald Balding.
2 . Mr . Jose C . Reynal . 2 . Mr. Aiden Roark.
3 . Mr . Juan Reynal . 3 . Mr. Arthur P . Perkins .
Bk. Mr. Manuel Andrada. Bk. Mr. Malcolm Stevenson.
16 goals .
S goals.
UMPIRES : Capt. J . Wesley White and Capt. Henry Forester.
REFEREE : Mr. J. Cheever Cowden.
TIMEKEEPER : Mr . Natt Head.

TIE POLO MONTHLY [.Arlen . . 1930.
POLO IN INDIA
RECORD OF
TOURNAMENTS.
I
Prince of Wales' Commemoration Cup.
The Prince of \Vales' Commemoration Polo Tournament
opened at Delhi on February 17th with the match between
Jodhpur and the 15th Lancers . _reams :---
jodhpur beat i 51h Lancers.
Pos . Pos.
i . Rao Raja Abbey Singh . t . Mr. \V. A . Loring.
2 . Maj . Thakur Prithi Singh . 2 . Capt . C . E . Pert.
;. Capt . Rao Raja Hanut 3 . Araj . A. C . B . Anderson.
Singh.
Bk . H .H . the Maharaja of Bk. Maj . E . G . Atkinson.
Jodhpur.
goals . 4 goals.
The 15th Lancers attacked and sent in a shot ,which went wide.
Soon after a penalty hit was given against Jodhpur for crossing,
hut the defenders saved . Jodhpur then took full advantage of
an opening, and Rao Raja Hanut Singh scored with a clever
back-hander . Play was fairly even after this until the end of
the chukker, when Rao Raja Abhey Singh scored easily. In
the second chukker Rao Raja Hanut Singh found the flags.
The exchanges became much faster in the third period.
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APRIL. 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 57
of the Lancers' goal . There was a good deal of long range
shooting, which finally resulted in the Lancers reducing the
lead through Loring. The Lancers pressed for the remainder
of time and were unfortunate in not scoring (Jodhpur 3-1).
In the fourth chukker the Lancers frequently visited their
opponents' goal, and (luring one of their raids Pert found the
flags from a well-timed pass from Loring. Shortly after Atkinson
registered the equalizing goal . Jodhpur lost no time in
attacking . The Maharaja took possession of the ball immediately
after the throw-in and hit through (Jodhpur 4-3). For
the first few minutes of the fifth chukker the exchanges were
level, but later the Lancers became aggressive and again
brought the scores level (4 all). In the sixth period Jodhpur
played with renewed energy and were all over their opponents,
with the result that they scored three goals without anv response.
9th Lancers beat Puritans.
Pos.
Pos.
i . Capt. Hon. D . Erskine.
i . Maj . J . C . W. Francis.
2. Capt. L . H . Harris. 2. Capt. W. R . N . Hinde.
3. Mr . G . E . Prior-Palmer. 3. Maj. R . T . Lawrence.
Bk . Lt.-Col . G . F . Reynolds. Bk. Capt. J . A. Aizlewood.
6 goals .
5 goals.
The earlier stages were marred by an accident to Capt . Hon.
D . Erskine, whose pony fell and rolled over him . But after
a few minutes he very pluckily remounted and continued to
play. The Puritans opened the scoring with a well-timed shot,
and the Lancers soon after equalized through Harris . There
was a good deal of loose play in the second chukker . A penalty
hit against the Lancers for crossing produced no result. Later,
however, Hinde passed to Francis, the latter finding the flags.
In the third chukker Lawrence added two goals to the Puritans'
score . Soon after the Lancers retaliated through Harris. In
the next period the Puritans registered their fifth goal through
Francis . In the fifth chukker Harris got away and reduced
the margin . This encouraged the Lancers to further success,
Prior-Palmer finding the flags for them a little after the throw-in.
The Puritans experienced great difficulty in coping with the
attacks of the Lancers, who, in the final stage, were playing at
the top of their form. The equalizing goal was not long in
being contributed by Reynolds, and the Lancers, scoring once
more, won the match.
Central India Horse beat Kashmir Pilgrims.
Pos.
Pos .
1 . Capt. M . Cox .
1 . Mr. J. P. Robinson.
2 . Capt. R. George . 2 . Col . Nawab Khushra Jung.
3 . Maj . A . H. Williams . 3 . Mr . P. W. Dollar.
Bk . Capt. Alexander . Bk . H .H . the Maharaja of
Kashmir .
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58 THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL . r93o.
The Cavalry scored two goals within a minute through George
and Cox . Kashmir then attacked and retaliated, Dollar being
responsible for a well-merited goal . Before the chukker ended
Kashmir equalized, when Williams accidentally scored against
his own team.
In the next period the Cavalry increased their score by two
goals through the efforts of Williams and ('ox . The C .I .H.
obtained their fifth goal through Williams, but the Maharaja
soon after replied on behalf of the Pilgrims. In the fourth
chukker the Cavalry scored two more goals, and then Dollar
replied.
After the C .I.H. had failed to convert a sixty yards' hit,
Alexander made up for it by notching their eighth goal . In
the final chukker Kashmir played well and hit through on three
occasions. Towards the end Alexander scored for the Cavalry.
jodhpur beat Bhopal ll 'anderers.
Pos .
1. Maj . Mamtaj Ali.
2. Capt. E. D . Holder.
3. Capt . B . G . Dalrymple
Hay.
1 2 goals .
Bk . Col. H . MacDonald.
2 goals.
The game opened with an attack by Jodhpur, which resulted
in the Maharaja scoring the first goal . At the end of the second
chukker Jodhpur were leading by 4 goals to i, and they ran
out easy winners as stated.
8/h Cavalry beat 2nd Lancers.
Pos.
r . Maj . B . H . O'Donnell.
2. Capt . J . Wilson.
3. Capt. H . D . Tucker.
Bk. Capt . C . H . I .aw.
4 goals .
Pos.
1. Capt . J . H. Wilkinson.
2. Capt . H . B . Dalrymple
Hay.
3. Capt. R. A . de Salis.
Bk. Capt. A . D . Macnamara.
2 'goals.
The opening chukker closed with no goals having been
secured. Capt . Tucker scored the first goal before the next
period closed . The third and fourth chukkers provided one
more goal for the 8th Cavalry, who were playing very well and
doing good teamwork . Major O'Donnell scored early in the
fourth chukker . The Lancers made repeated efforts, but found
the Cavalry defence too strong . They added a further goal
to their score in this chukker, bringing the score to 2 goals all.
The 8th Cavalry registered one goal in each of the last two
chukkers, and the final result was 4 goals to 2 in their favour .

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TOURNAMENT 1'OI .O IN INDIA.
At the top of the page Capt. de Salis is seen scoring a goal . In the centre
is depicted a critical moment in a tie in the Ponsford Tournament . At the
bottom the Nawab of Bhopal is scoring in the semi-final round of the Prince
of \Wales 's Commemoration Tournament at Delhi last year .

Vo THE POLO MONTHLY APRIL, 1930.
Central lac/la Horse heat 1icero_v's Staff.
Pos.
1. Capt . Davidson.
2. Capt. Jackson.
3. Lt.-Col . C . O . Harvey.
Bk. Capt. Wardle.
7 goals . 3 goals.
After a melee in front of the Viceroy's Staff goal the Cavalry
scored their first goal . Capt. Cox added another early in the
second chukker through a good pass from Major Williams, and
soon after a further goal was hit, thus giving the Cavalry a
lead of 3 goals to o at the end of the second chukker.
Play was more evenly divided in the third chukker, and Col.
Harvey and Capt. Wardle each scored for their side, the Cavalry
only adding one more goal . In the fifth and sixth chukkers
play continued fairly even, and neither side could make much
headway . The Viceroy's Staff forced the pace, but were unfortunate
in not scoring. After this the Cavalry attacked for
most of the time and were rewarded through Capt . Cox.
Semi-Final Round.
Jodhpur beat 91/i Lancers.
4 goals . 2 goals.
Prithi Singh was first to score, and added another goal to
Todhpur's account . Later, the Lancers broke through and
Prior-Palmer found the flags after a combined attack . In the
second chukker Prithi Singh hit through from under his pony
and repeated his success a minute later. Towards the end of
this period Erskine reduced the margin . The Lancers made
vigorous attacks in the third period, and some exciting play was
witnessed. Prior-Palmer sent in a number of shots, but missed
the mark by inches, while on one occasion the progress of the
ball was retarded by it striking Erskine's pony at the mouth
of the goal. At this stage the Lancers gave Jodhpur all they
wanted, but could not score . In the remaining chukkers both
sides missed frequently, and although Jodhpur were better
mounted, this advantage was considerably minimized by the
excellent team-work of the Lancers . The even exchanges which
took place might well he judged from the fact that in these
three chukkers neither side could score.
Central India Horse heat St/ Cavalry.
S goals . 3 goals.
Play was fairly even until Williams found the flags, but
O'Donnell was not long in equalizing . In the second chukker
Williams passed to George, who scored . The Sth Cavalry made
a determined attack, but failed to find the flags . In the next
period the C .I .H. notched two goals in quick succession through
George and Cox, and the Sth replied with one . The next two

APRIL, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 6r
chukkers were marked by continuous attacks by the Central India
Horse. The 8th Cavalry had their work cut out in keeping
their opponents at bay, who eventually scored one goal in the
fourth chukker and three in the fifth . On several occasions the
8th Cavalry broke away and made valiant efforts to reduce the
margin, but their hitting was inaccurate.
Final.
[ en/rra/ I,io'ia Horse beat /odkpu,.
t i goals . 3 goals.
The result came as a surprise to many, as it was fully expected
that Jodhpur would put up a very much better fight. The
Central India Horse were on the top of their form and played
a consistent game . Their team-work was excellent, while their
shooting was seldom at fault . The trophies werei given to the
winners and runners-up by Lady Irwin.
Almost immediately the C .I .H . got away and Capt. George
passed to Capt . Cox, who scored neatly with a difficult shot from
under his pony's head . Before the close of the chukker the
C .I .H. added another goal through Capt . Cox from a pass by
Capt. George . They continued to attack, and succeeded in
scoring a goal in the second period through Capt . Cox. The
Jodhpur team were continually on the defensive, and the ball
seldom left their half of the ground . The chukker closed with
the score at 3 goals to o in favour of the C .I .H., who continued
to press and occasionally allowed their opponents to attack their
goal . But jodhpur were weak in finishing and were thus not
able to reduce the lead . Later the Cavalry scored twice and
led at half-time by 5 goals to o . In the fourth chukker the
C .I .H . raised their lead by another three goals, Cox scoring
once and George twice. In the fifth period Jodhpur pulled
themselves together and forced the pace . Their efforts were
rewarded by Hanut Singh notching their first goal and the
Maharaja securing the second shortly after . There was nothing
outstanding to record in the final chukker. Jodhpur made several
openings for themselves, but it was due to their faulty hitting
that they were not successful in obaining more than one goal.
On the other hand the C .I .H . showed that they were opportunists
and scored three more goals.
Delhi Low Handicap.
In the Delhi Low Handicap Polo Tournament which began
on February 14th the first match was between the Jaipur
`'Wanderers, comprising Lieut . Parbat Singh, Capt. King, Thakur
Sheonath Singh and Capt . Rawat Singh . and Bijlipur, composed
of Capt. D . S. V . Gordon, Capt . V . Paterson, Major Fowle and
Prince Pratab Singh of Gaekwar. The Jaipur Wanderers won
by 6 goals to 2 . The Jaipur Lancers, comprising Ris . Raghubir
Singh, Ris. Sawai Singh, Lieut . Hanuman Singh and Ris.
Prithi Singh met the 4th Hussars, composed of Mr . J . de Boraville,
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62 THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL . 1930.
in the second match and were beaten by 7 goals to 4 . The
Blue Birds, consisting of Capt . G. J. Silver, Capt . T . J.
Comerford, Brig . W. H . Anderson and Major W . F . Blather,
lost to the M .A.T.C ., composed of Mr. S. C . Blaker, Mr. J . F.
Todhunter, Lt .-Col . G. N . Hill and Havildar Kapur Singh, by
3 goals to 2.
The 2nd Lancers (Capt . K . S. Rajendra Singhji, Capt . A. B.
Knight, Capt. J . H. Wilkinson and Capt. K . Amar Singh)
lost to the 9th Lancers " B " (Mr . F . Flower, Mr. R . S. G.
Perry, Mr. H. M . Aird and Mr . G . Vere-Laurie) by 7 goals to 5.
The Rajindra Lancers, comprising Capt . Rao Rajo Birinder
_Maharajadhiraja) met the Rockets (Capt . G. B . Kellie, Capt.
S. Fateh Singh, played the Ragtails, composed of Mr . L. C . L.
Griffin, Capt . J . A. Lloyd, Capt. F . G . W . Jackson and Capt.
A . Pepys, and beat them by to goals to 2 .1 . Darbhanga (Mr.
Sewa Singh, Mr. Visheshwar Singh, Mr . G. P . Danby and the
Maharajadhiraja) met the Rockets (Capt. G. B . Kellie, Capt.
T. G . Atherton, Capt . C. B . Birdwood and Col . J. F . Twiner),
and after a most exciting game Darbhanga won by 3 goals to 2.
On the following day the first match was between the Equitights
and the 3rd Hussars. The 3rd Hussars, who received
i' goals on the handicap, won by 5', goals to 5 . The R .A.V.C.
met " I " Troop, R .H .A ., and lost by 6 goals to nil . In the
third match Jaipur State Transport Corps were beaten by the
Sangorites by 6 goals to 2.
On the 17th the first game was between the Jaipur Wanderers
and the M .A .T.C . The Jaipur Wanderers received one goal
on the handicap and won by 5 goals to o. The Rajindra
Lancers, playing against the 4th Hussars, received ', goal on
the handicap and won by 7!2- goals to 2 . The 9th Lancers " B
(Jlr. F . Fowler, Mr . R . S . G . Perry, Mr. M . H . Aird and
Mr. G . Vere Laurie) opposed Darbhanga, who conceded i',
goals on the handicap . At half-time the score was 3 goals to 3
in favour of the 9th Lancers " B," hut they were unable to
add to their score, and were beaten by 6 goals to 3? . The
3rd Hussars (Capt . H . M. P . Salmon, Sir D . Scott,
Br .-Major R . R. De C . Grubbs and Capt. O. F . M . Tudor`
beat " I " Troop, R .H.A., by 5 goals to 3 . Receiving one
goal, the Sangorites (Mr . R . J . Benwell, Mr. G . K . Cassels,
Capt . Malik Mohd . Ali and Mr . H . L . Ateh defeated the 'Pindi
Nomads (Mr . L . T . Firbank, Mr. J . Alford, Brig. H. W.
Sethell and Gen . Sir R. A . Cassel) by 9 goals to 5 . In the
semi-final and Rajindra Lancers, who received a half-goal on the
handicap, defeated Darbhanga by 4i goals to nil . In the
second the Sangorites (plus half-goal) beat the Delhi Physicians
by
goals to 1 . In the final, played on February 21tli, the
Rajindra Lancers were vanquished by the Sangorites (received
by goals to 2.
Infantry Tournament.
There was a record post-war entry for the Infantry Polo
Tournament at Bareilly . It was won by the Royal Welch

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HER EXCELLENCY LADY IRWIN,
who shares the keen interest of the Viceroy in polo in India . She is seen
here presenting the Prince of -Wales's Challenge Cup last year.
THE IIARIA TEAM,
a formidable combination in India, comprising Rai . Klima Prithi Singh,
the Maharaja Kumar of liaria, the Thaknr of Kathiawar and Maharaja
Kumar Amar Singh . They were the winners last year of the Radha Mohan
Tournament .

(4 THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL, 1930.
Fusiliers from Quetta . No fewer than ten teams entered, thus
necessitating four days' polo, which began on February 8th.
The teams were :--The Gordon Highlanders from Delhi, Royal
Irish Fusiliers from Agra, 5th Fusiliers from Lahore, 2nd
Goorkhas from Dehra Dun, Guides Infantry from Mardan,
Seaforth Highlanders from Jhansi, Royal Welch Fusiliers from
Quetta, Buffs from Bareilly, Royal Scots Fusiliers from
Ferozepore, and 6oth Rifles from Lucknow.
The challenge cup, presented by the Earl of Airlie, was first
competed for in 1884 and since then without a break, with the
exception of a few years during the war . It has been won by
the Seaforth Highlanders four times in recent years and once
by the 6oth Rifles, who have been the runners-up five times,
and who again this year succeeded, in spite of accidents to two
of their teams, in reaching the final . This is the eighth year,
since the tournament was initiated, that it has been played
at Bareilly, and the general opinion seemed to be that the
Bareilly polo grounds were as good as any in India . Certainly
the tournament was played without a hitch, and the one day's
slight rain, which occurred early in the week, rather improved
the ground and cooled the air pleasantly for the players, though
rather too much so for the many enthusiastic onlookers.
The tournament was not without its accidents, however,
though luckily (reports the Allahabad Pioneer) none was really
serious. Walton of the Goorkhas got rolled upon, and had his
arm and leg badly bruised, so that he was out of action for
the rest of the time. The 6oth were the worst sufferers, two
of their teams coming to grief. Col. Knox-Gore had his wrist
damaged and Capt. Campbell strained a riding muscle . Their
second spare man had to be sent for in a hurry . Capt.
Hammond-Davies had also strained a riding muscle before the
tournament, and was unable to play for the Buffs . The Welch
Fusiliers, who finally won the tournament, are shortly leaving
India, and by winning the Infantry Cup during their last year,
have thereby duplicated the success of their own 2nd Battalion,
who also managed to win the cup in 1913 at Delhi during their
last year in India and also from Quetta. They are a wellbalanced,
well-trained side, who have evidently made a study
of the game and were determined to secure the trophy . Their
performance was a very creditable one, since they also were
minus one of their regular players, who had broken his collarbone.
They had been touring the U .P . for some weeks before
the tournament, and brought with them a string of 25 ponies,
out of which they chose fourteen well-schooled, high-class
animals, which were mostly imported and up to weight.
In the first round the Goorkhas had an easy victory over the
Gordons, who were outclassed and out-ponied, while the Buffs
beat the Scots Fusiliers by 4 goals to 3 . In the second round
the Goorkhas, who are a fine, hard-hitting, hard-riding side,
heat the Buffs after an exciting struggle with the assistance
of a penalty hit (which scored), awarded as the result of Walton's
accident. The 60th Rifles easily defeated the Royal Irish

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Fusiliers. 1 -he finest matches were in the second half of the
draw, when the Seaforth Highlanders had a grins struggle
against the Guides. In this match there was no score until
after the final bugle, when the Seaforths scored a goal . The
Guides Infantry are to he congratulated on their creditable performance
against so experienced a side . Considering the distance
they had come, the fates would have been kinder had they got
them through at least one round . The final tie of this round
between the 5th Fusiliers and the Royal Welch Fusiliers provided
a fine, open, galloping game . There was splendid hitting on
both sides, resulting in a win for the Welch by 2 goals to o.
Bruxner-Randall and David for the Welch, and Surtees for the
5th Fusiliers were the outstanding players.
In the semi-final round the 6oth Rifles heat the 2nd Goorkhas
after a gruelling game . The Goorkhas' spare man, Tucker, who
was ill at the time, played a splendid game for his side, but
afterwards collapsed as a result of it. Capt. O . de T . Lovett
is the outstanding player for the Goorkhas, and is a fine horseman
and hitter . In the other semi-final tie the Welch Fusiliers
beat the Seaforths by one goal, also after a tremendous struggle.
The Seaforths' No . 3, Major Muirhead, was bumped off, without
injury, in the third chukker. On resuming, the Welch
quickly scored . One goal was scored by each side in the last
chukker, the Seaforths having gained one in the first as well,
but a forty-yards hit by the Welch settled the issue.
The final, between the 6oth Rifles and the Welch Fusiliers,
resulted in an easy win for the Welch Fusiliers . For the losers,
both Osbourne and Campbell were conspicuous, while for the
winners Bruxner-Randall and David again showed their ability.
The latter, a young player, has a fine hall eye, and many of
his strokes were brilliant . The handsome trophy was presented
by Lady Shea.
The Bareillv Cup, which took the place of the usual Subsidiary
Tournament, was won by the Buffs, who unexpectedly defeated
Skinner's Horse in the final by 4 goals to 2 . The Buffs also
won this cup last year . Apart from the teams knocked out
of the Infantry Tournament, this competition drew an entry of
six teams, consisting of the Buglers from Meerut, the 3rd
K .O. Hussars from Lucknow, the Gymkhana Club from Bareilly,
the 24th Brigade from Lucknow, Skinner's Horse from Lucknow,
and the Sappers and Miners from Roorkee.
Early in the week there was a parade of polo ponies playing
in the infantry. The ponies paraded in their teams, and out of
each team two Australians and two country-breds were nominated
for the judging ring. Capt. Clutterhuck's Freddy won the prize
for the best Australian, and Major Bruxner-Randall won the
Silver Medal presented by the National Horse Breeding and
Show Society of India for his country-bred Fizzer . Both second
prizes were won by the Buffs.
Madras Tournament.
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the Madras Tournament, met Madras " B " in the final on the
Guindy Government House grounds before a large gathering,
and ran out the winners by the wide margin of 7 goals to 21.
Venkatagiri displayed fine combination and understanding.
The Madras team worked well together, notably in the last
chukker . Lady Beatrix Stanley congratulated the players and
gave away the cups. Teams : i"eni'atagiri : Ramadass, Raja
Pradyumna Krishna, Venkatarama Rao and Maharaj Kumar
(back) . lladras !> " . Capt . Sir Charles Buchanan, Mr . V . S.
Williams, Air. Abdul Rahiman and Capt . Campbell Harris
(back).
Secunderabad Novices' (Chinoy Cup).
The semi-final round of the Secunderabad Novices ' Polo
Tournament for the Chinoy Challenge Cup was played on
February 15th . In the first match Salar Jung's team, consisting
of Mr . Dara Chena, Nawab Shah Nawaz Jung, Mr . Mirza
Abul Hassan and Mr. Faiz Mohamed Khan (back) lost to the
16th Light Cavalry B " team, composed of Capt . V. P.
Roberts, Capt . W . D . Dixon, Lieut. K . M . Idris and Major
G . Sartorious ;back) by 2 goals to 3, the Cavalry conceding
goals on the handicap . In the other semi-final the 16th
Light Cavalry " A " team, comprising Mr . Dilawar Singhji,
Lt .-Col. Gould, Lieut . Sheodatt Singh and Lieut . Bharat Singh
(hack) overwhelmed the 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry,
represented by Messrs . J . W . C . Platt and A . L . D . Ramchunder,
Risaldar Oadir Khan and Capt . R . F . Pearson (back).
The 8th Light Cavalry received half a goal on the handicap,
but were only able to add to it one goal in the last chukker,
being defeated by 6 goals to 1 . In the final the 16th Light
Cavalry " A " heat the 16th Light Cavalry " B " by 4 goals
to 1 . The " B " received one goal on the handicap, and though
they were hardly a match for their opponents, they put up a stiff
fight .

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Inter-Regimental Tournament.
This tournament began at Aleerut on February 28th.
t 5th/ lgth Hussars beat Royal Deccan Horse.
Pos .
1. Maj . J . C . Francis.
2. Capt. W . R . N . Hinde.
3. Mr. C . Frith.
Bk . Col . T. Godman.
11 goals.
Pos.
1. Capt . G. H . Wood.
2. Capt . R . L. Herrick.
; . Capt . C . M . Sawers.
Bk . Capt . I . L . Wardle.
2 goals.
After a few seconds of even exchanges the Hussars got a
penalty hit and Hinde scored . On changing ends Hinde added
one more goal . Later, the Hussars pressed and scored twice.
In the third chukker play began near the Hussars' goal, Wood
securing a goal for the Deccan Horse. On changing over the
Hussars again increased their lead . At the interval the score
stood at 5 goals to 1 . In the last three chukkers the Hussars,
maintaining the pressure, scored two goals in each period . The
Deccan Horse could find the flags only once in the fifth.
4th Hussars
Pos .
1. Mr. R . Knight.
2. Mr. J . P . Robinson.
3 . Mr. P . W. Dollar.
Bk. Mr. I . E . Armstrong.
12 goals.
beat 2nd Lancers.
Pos.
1. Capt . J . H . Wilkinson.
2. Capt. H. B . Dalrymple
Hay.
3. Capt. R. A . De Salis.
Bk. Capt. A . D . Macnamara.
1 goal.
Immediately after the start the Hussars pressed, Knight,
Robinson and Dollar scoring one goal each . In the second
chukker the Lancers at once broke away, but sent the ball wide.
Clearing the ball, the Hussars added one more goal . In the last
four chukkers the Hussars were always on the offensive and
added one, three, two and two goals respectively . The Lancers
scored their only goal in the 6th chukker through Macnamara.
Probyn's Horse heat lgth Lancers.
Pos .
Pos.
1. Maj . I. Campbell.
t . Mr. G . H. Critchier.
2. Capt . J . H . Taylor.
2. Capt . W. G . Thompson.
3. Maj . H . MacDonald. 3. Maj . R . Dening.
Bk . Capt . G. Nadin.
Bk . Cant . M . Gulsher Khan.
6 goals .
2 goals.
The game was fast and well contested . From the throw-in
Probyn's Horse got away and sent the ball through . On changing
ends play was in midfield for some time, when Probyn's
Horse got a chance and scored . The Lancers improved, and
carried the game to their opponents' area and scored in the third
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chukker. Probyn's Horse made great attempts, and after some
up and down play scored one goal in the fifth chukker . In
the last chukker Probyn's Horse dominated the play and scored
thrice . The same evening Major I . Campbell died from heart
failure, and his regiment withdrew from the tournament.
~'econd Round.
i 5th 19/h Hussars beat 4th Hussars.
6 goals . 4 goals.
The teams were the same as in the first round, except that
Capt . Arnott played for the winners in place of Major Francis.
Hinde was first to score, but Knight in receiving a long pass
from Dollar soon eoualized . Then the i 5th; 19th Hussars scored
twice through Hinde and Frith . In the second chukker the 4th
Hussars played with great dash, Dollar scoring and repeating
his success a few minutes later. From the throw-in in the next
period the 15th/ 19th Hussars broke away and Arnott found the
flags on two occasions. At the interval the 15th / 19th Hussars
led by 5 goals to 3 . The exchanges were even in the fourth
stage, and there was no scoring. In the fifth chukker fast
exchanges ensued, and Arnott eventually scored . The 4th
Hussars made great efforts in the last period and scored through
Robinson.
Sth Cavalry beat 7th Cavalry.
Pos . Pos.
1. Maj . B . TT . O'Donnell . T . Capt . J . I . Muirhead.
2. Capt . J . Wilson . 2 . Maj . H . de N. Lucas.
3. Capt . H . D. Tucker . 3 . Lt.-Col . J . A. Krever.
Bk . Capt . C . H . Law . Bk . Capt . W . H . Gardiner.
7 goals . 3 goals.
Both sides attacked in turn and scored one goal each . Muirhead
scored for the 7th Cavalry within a few moments of the
second chukker . After this there was a great deal of hard
hitting. The Sth Cavalry were more aggressive in the third
period and scored twice . After even exchanges in the fourth
the 8th Cavalry hit through from a forty-yards hit . The 7th
Cavalry scored soon after the resumption . They attacked
frequently, but failed . Then the 8th Cavalry transferred play
to their opponents' area and scored . The 8th Cavalry found the
flags twice in the last chukker.
P ._4 . P.O . Cavalry beat 15th Lancers.
Pos . Pos.
t . Mr . R . G. Hanmer . T . Mr. \V. A . Loring.
2. Capt. P . R . Tatham . 2 . Capt . C . E . Pert.
3. Cant. G . Carr-White . 3 . Maj . E . G. Atkinson.
Bk . Capt . P . B . Sanger . Bk. Maj . A . L . B. Anderson.
6 goals . 5 goals.
In the first chukker the Cavalry had the better of the exchanges
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their third goal tale Lancers reduced the margin through Pert.
The third period opened with a sixty-yards' hat for the Lancers,
which did not prove fruitful . They, however, were not long
m getting on level terms . Each side scored once in the fourth,
the Cavalry once in the fifth, and in the last both sides scored
one goal each.
Semi-Final Round.
15th] 19th Hussars beat 8th Cavalry.
5 goals . 3 goals.
Within a minute of the start the Hussars scored . Play for
the remainder of time in this period was in midfield . There
were fast exchanges in the second chukker, and both goals were
threatened in turn. Eventually,- Nilson found the flags for the
8th Cavalry . Play opened in the third period with a sixty-yards'
hit for the 15th/ 19th Hussars, but the hall was sent wide.
Hitting out, the 8th Cavalry transferred play to the opposite
end, where O'Donnell scored . In the fourth chukker both sides
scored one goal each. The 15th/19th Hussars played with
renewed energy in the fifth, with the result that Hinde scored
twice for them . For a while the exchanges were even in the
last period. Later Hinde found the flags again for the 15th/19th
hussars . Elie 8th Cavalry were unlucky an not scoring.
Central India Horse beat P.A . V.0 . Cavalry.
Pos.
1. Capt . M . Cox.
2. Capt. R. George.
3. Maj . A . H . Williams.
13k . Capt . A . G . S. Alexander.
S goals . 2 goals.
In the opening round the 9th Lancers had scratched to the
C .1 .H ., owing to the illness of Colonel Reynolds . The same
team also received a walk-over in the second round, owing to the
death of Major I . Campbell, which necessitated the withdrawal
of Probyn's Horse from the tournament.
From the throw-in the C .I .H . attacked, and George scored
two goals and Cox one . In the second chukker both goals
were visited in turn, Williams eventually finding the flags
for the C .I .H. Cox added one more goal in the third stage.
In the fourth chukker Hanmer, of the P .A.V .0., took the ball
down the field, but hit wide. Carr-White, however, scored . In
the fifth chukker Hanmer hit through from long range. The
C .I .H . retaliated by scoring two goals through George. In the
last period the exchanges were even throughout.
Final .
Central India Horse heat 15th] 19th Hussars.
10 goals . 3 goals.
The final was played on an unpleasant day, a strong breeze
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(writes " Special Scout " in the Pioneer) against the Central
India Horse, but on the other hand the 15th / 19th Hussars were
by way of being promising outsiders . They were obviously well
mounted, and made the best of their mounts . Starting with
the gale behind them, the 15th/19th scored almost straight away,
Hinde hitting a good goal under his pony's neck, but the Horse
immediately retaliated through -Williams. In the second chukker,
after a sustained attack into the wind, Alexander went through
and scored from a good pass by Williams . With the wind
behind them again cue Horse at once got going, and George
scored, the chukker ending in their favour by 3 goals to I . In
the third chukker Arnott got a good goal for the 15th/19th, but
this was immediately balanced by George . Towards the end of
the period Cox got a very neat goal against the wind, and added
another from close range soon after, half-time coming with the
score at 6-2.
In the fourth period the Horse added three more goals, two
of which were fine efforts against the wind by Williams, one
from a midfield pass by Cox and the other from a centre from
the stand side by George . A forty-yards hit by Williams in the
fifth chukker brought their tally to tell, and from then on it N, n as
a ding-dong midfield struggle, neither side being able to claim
advantage until IIinde scored just at the end. It was a good
game, in spite of the wind, and if the 15th/19th are disappointed
at the result, they can at least console themselves with the thought
that they were up against what is probably (at any rate on its
last fewz- games) the best team that has been seen in India for
some years . It is their first Regimental appearance in India,
and they are worth far more as a team than their handicaps
indicate. In Col. Godman (continues the Pioneer correspondent)
they have a good and steady back, who hits all his shots well,
and Hinde has the makings of a first-class No . 2 . They play
the right kind of polo, and their team work is decidedly good.
Subalterns' Tournament.
41 ;1 Huscirs
I . Mr . R. Knight.
2. Mr. J . P. Robinson.
3. Mr. P . W. Dollar.
Bk . Mr. J . E . Armstrong.
8 goals .
beat 9th Lancers.
I . Mr. F . Flower.
2. lIr. R. S. G . Perry.
3. Mr. M . H. Aird.
Bk . Mr . C . H. Vere-Laurie.
i goal.
This tournament was rather in the nature of a walk over, for
that much improved team, the 4th Hussars . Only two other
sides entered—the Deccan Horse and the 9th Lancers—both of
whom were beaten with consummate ease. " It is a pity, from
the point of view of Indian polo " (writes " Special Scout ")
" that the 4th Hussars are due Home next autumn, for they are
a young team with a future before them . The 9th Lancers, with
Prior-Palmer in their team , should put up a good show next year,
hut I doubt if we will see such an efficient subalterns' combination
as the 4th for a very long time to come . "

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Imperial Delhi Show.
Polo Pony Classes.
The Imperial Delhi Horse Show opened on February 17th on
the Tis Hazari maidan, in ideal weather conditions. Slight
alterations had been effected so as to increase the area of the
judging arenas, necessitated by the number of entries in some of
the more popular classes. The total of exhibits at the show
constituted a record, which was extremely gratifying to those
responsible for framing the prospectus . Entries were received
from far afield, notably from \lysore, Calcutta, Bombay,
Baluchistan, Secunderabad and stations in close proximity to
Delhi . The quality shows progressively marked improvement,
and this must he very pleasant to the founder of the Show,
Major-General Sir Bernard James, to the energetic Horse Show
Committee and to all the members of the National Horse Breeding
and Show Society of India, who have the interests of horsebreeding
in India so much at heart.
The programme of the show was as well got up as usual, and
contained fifty-six classes. There were a few minor alterations
compared with previous years, hut these were all for the better.
The hunter class was divided into two : heavy- and light-weight.
Of course, heavy-weight is rather a misnomer in India, and
perhaps a more correct term, at any rate on English standards,
would he " medium-weight ." The astride class for ladies has
been abolished, and those wishing to ride in this way had to
compete in the open classes. Owing to the enormous number
of entries in the polo pony classes it was also found necessary
to div ide these . Except in the breeding classes and in one coaching
class there were no longer any special classes for Indian horses,
as these now hold their own with English and Colonial exhibits.
The Show extended practically over four days ; and, even so, it
was no easy matter to get through all the events . Part of the
mornings of the first, second and third days was utilized for
elimination purposes, and afforded true horse-lovers ample opportunity
to study the exhibits . Perhaps in no other important show
in the world have spectators such facilities in this respect.
Lieut.-Col . R . S . Scott, who has done such outstanding work
as Secretary for the last five years, has now been appointed
Director of Remounts, and will no longer be able to carry on the
onerous duties of the Show, which will he taken over by other
members of the Society . Another loss which Will be sustained
by the Society is the departure of Brigadier W . H. Anderson,
who is relinquishing his appointment as Director of Remounts.
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shortly proceeding home to take up the work as stallionpurchasing
officer for the Indian Government, in which capacity
his ripe judgment and fine eye for a horse will be of great value
to Indian horse-breeding.
The feature of this year's Show was undoubtedly the competition
for the gold medal and cash prize of Rs .3oo, graciously
presented by His Majesty the King Emperor, who has always
taken great interest in Indian horse-breeding, for the best brood
mare or three-year-old filly bred in India . The winners of certain
of the breeding classes were eligible to compete, and the
coveted prize was awarded to the very handsome seven-year-old
brown mare belonging to Jhandi Singh, a well-to-do Zemindar
of the Aligarh District of the United Provinces . She had already
won all three of the classes for which she was entered, including
the Open Brood Mare Class, in which several thoroughbred
English mares competed . She is by Donovan, a bay Indianbred
stallion by Young Chieftain, her dam being by Buxton (by
Hampton) . Mr. Bellaney, the well-known breeder of bloodstock
in Ireland, expressed the opinion that she would hold her own
in any show in England or Ireland.
The heavy-, medium- and light-weight polo ponies were of a
high standard. King's Bounty won the first, with The Snake,
belonging to Col . R . Anderson (who was unfortunately absent
owing to an accident) second . Maj . Lawrence ' s Mystery won
the mediums, and was described by General Sir Beauvoir De
Lisle, who judged the class, as the best pony of its type he had
ridden in India. Incidentally, this famous polo player
expressed his amazement at the progress made in Indian horsebreeding,
and said that the Indian-bred ponies could hold their
own with anything in the world . Mr . Dollar's Indian-bred
Black Petah was a good second in this class.
H .H . The Nawab of Bhopal ' s Georgette won the light-weights,
with Prince Pratap Singh of Baroda's Arab Egypt second and
his Indian-bred Nurjahan third . Another Indian-bred pony,
Sawdust, belonging to Mrs . Bendle, won the Nawab of Bhopal's
Cup for the special class for ponies owned by officers under
field rank. The polo pony prizes were presented by Their Highnesses
The Maharajas of Kashmir and Jodhpur and by the Raja
of Khetri and the Rao Raja of Sikar . Ponies likely to play polo
formed two excellent classes, in which Col . Rennick's English
pony Prince Charlie, and Sir Robert Cassell's Indian-bred
Chinkfield were prominent.
Ponies in hand were a hot class, Prince Charlie leading, with
Chinkfield second, Brigadier Anderson 's young Australian,
Brutus, third, and Maj . Vanrenen ' s three-year-old Indian-bred
Rockabye, by Balline, fourth. This colt will undoubtedly come
to the fore later on . The four-in-hands, English, Australian
and Indian-bred, made a great show, and it is pleasing to see
that coaching is still very much alive in India. H .E. The
Viceroy's English team of powerful bays had to take second
place to a very smart brown team of Australians from Saharanpur
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The following are the results of the polo pony classes :
Heavy-weight Polo Ponies (Open) .—I, Capt . A. G . S.
Alexander's King's Bounty ; 2, Col. R. Anderson's The Snake;
3, Capt . E . S. Fulton's Lloyd George. A good class. First
two hard to separate, both showing great pace and handiness.
Special Polo Pony Class.—1, Mrs . Bendle's Sawdust ; 2, Capt.
E . J . Fulton's Lloyd George ; 3, Capt. R . de Salis's Canberra.
There were 34 entries.
Ponies Likely to Play Polo (Heavy-weight) .—J, Lieut.-Col.
A . de C . Rennick's Prince Charlie ; 2, Gen . Sir Robert Cassell's
Chinkfield ; 3, Sir Douglas Scott's Zenineth.
Ponies Likely to Play Polo ‘Light-weight) .—I, Maj . C . F.
Trench's Pepper ; 2, Mr. H . G . Cowdell's Sheila ; 3, Col. T . P.
Melvill's Centime . A most satisfactory class.
Light-weight Polo Ponies (Open) .—i, H .H . the Nawab of
Bhopal's Georgette ; 2, Prince Pratap Singh of Baroda's Egypt;
3, Prince Pratap Singh of Baroda's Nur Jahan . A very good
class.
Medium-weight Ponies.—J, Maj . R. T. Lawrence's Mystery;
2, Mr . P . W. Dollar's Black Peter ; 3, Capt. R . T. Salis's Canberra.
A good class, above the average.
Letter to the Editor.
" Training the Polo Pony."
[To the Editor of THE POLO MONTHLY .]
Sir,—May I be permitted to comment on the articles in your
January and February issues, entitled, " Training the Polo
Pony " ?
The writer says that a polo pony should turn on an imaginary
pivot through the saddle, which would mean that the forehand
would have to describe a half circle with " A " as centre, and
the hindquarters a similar half circle to the opposite hand . This
would be nearly as bad as the turn on the forehand, unless the
pony had his hind feet under this pivotal point, the leading one
slightly in advance of it, and the other slightly in rear.
A pony should turn on a vertical pivot meeting the ground
between the hind feet, " B ." The position of this point will vary
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former and the more complete the latter, the further forward,
within reason, will be this point.
If the reader requires further confirmation I refer him to the
photograph on page 427 of the February issue.
The reason for using the wall in teaching the pony to turn on
his hocks is not, as stated, to prevent him from swinging his
quarters out. The rider must rely upon his leg for this ; the
vgall will not help. The wall, and especially a corner of the
school, will, however, help to check forward movement, and thus
allow the pull on the rein during the turn to be lighter.
Pony turning on pivot A, through
the saddle. (Wrong .)
I'onv turning on pivot 13, between
the hind feet . (Correct .)
It is difficult, often impossible, to feel on an old and wellschooled
pony whether he is " going wrong," by which I suppose
is meant " disunited ." It is more practical, until one is
experienced enough to feel for one ' s self, to have someone at
hand to call " right '' or ' ` wrong " as a change of hand is made.
It is always wrong to use a whip severely ; if it is used lightlyat
the correct moment and in the correct place it will act as a
reminder, and will also help leg or rein indications, but if the
fleeting moment for its application is allowed to pass the whip
will be useless, however severely it is used.
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wrist should not be turned so as to tighten the opposite bridoon
rein ; this is lateral equitation, which is so severely condemned
in " Riding and Breaking," by fames Fillis, whose methods
your contributor admires . I can find no trace of " Breaking the
Horse," the other book he mentions.
Taking a pony out alone by way of a trial before purchase
gives a very incomplete impression as to whether he is " quiet
and sensible." It is more important to try him in company,
when his true disposition and early training, as applicable to
polo, will be more apparent . Many ponies are quiet by themselves
and hot in company.
A " loose standing martingale " is useless ; if one is required
it should be adjusted so that it acts on the nose band in such a
way as to prevent a pony from getting his head out of position.
If it is not so adjusted it may just as well be left off.
A steady application of a sharp spur will make a pony kick,
and increases his tendency to press against it . If a pony moves
" towards your leg " when the spur is applied, it probably means
that his preparation has been incomplete, and the breaker will
have again to resort to the whip as a reminder.
Being behind the bit is usually caused by too severe a bit
or by- practising the rein-back before the pony has been taught
to move forward freely on leg pressure . Raising the pony's head
is not a cure, hut will tend to aggravate the evil by making
him prance.
It will he useless to try to cure a pony of slowing up as he gets
to the ball by the method described . The only cure is to hand
him over to someone who can avoid the faulty use of the aids that
has been responsiele for the pony contracting the habit.
Horses are trained by oppositions, so the method recommended
to cure a pony of running back as a defence must he condemned.
You cannot counter this trick by continuing to make him rein
hack, as this would simply turn a defence into a habit and a vice.
I can only recommend the reverse. A pony showing a tendency
to this trick, as well as the one known as " getting behind the
bit," should be driven forward with the utmost vigour ev ery time
the shows the slightest inclination to either.
The method of mouthing in the loose box is obsolete, and will
spoil many horses, and not give any even a semblance of a mouth.
We cannot do better than turn once more to James Fillis, who
whole-heartedly deprecated trying to teach a horse anything
unless he is on the move.
I do not wish it to be understood that I agree with the rest
of the two articles. I am only reviewing the points that I consider
definitely harmful . There is one point, indeed, on which I
hardly think it necessary even to comment—we should never put
a pony into a " hit he is afraid of," or use one " severely so as
to hurt hint . "
SIDNEY G . GOLDSCHMTDT, Lt .-Col.
Peover Cottage,
Over Peover, Knutsford.
March loth, 1030 .

Maj . Vanrenan, addressing the general meeting of the National
Horse-Breeding and Show Society of India, commented on the
lack of interest shown in the country, and pleaded for more help
from the Government towards the provision of greater facilities
for racing horses bred in India and the establishment of a
National Race Club at Delhi.
In addition to the sound financial condition of the Society and
to the other items enumerated in the Report, a certain amount of
solid work has been done, including a good deal of propaganda
work, said Maj . Vanrenen . I would specially call your attention
to the fact that, thanks to one of our patrons, H .H . the
Maharaja of Kashmir, we now have Indian-bred horses competing
at the head-quarters of racing in India . All District
Boards, Clubs, including Race Clubs, Officers' Messes and Indian
States, have been addressed on the subject of the Society's
operations . It is to be regretted that more support has not vet
been given to the Society by Indians themselves, for whose benefit
it was founded.
Sir Bernard Tames has been indefatigable in his work for our
cause . He instituted the Horse Show as a publicity move to
counteract the century-old prejudice that good horses cannot be
bred in India . That wrong prejudice has been very damaging
to Indian horse-breeding . We hear much of the inferiority
complex from which India, but not the Punjab, is supposed to
suffer, and ill-founded prejudices should not he allowed to add
to it. The object in founding our Society was to create a wellinformed
body of public opinion on horse-breeding matters, and
to endeavour to interest the public in the subject, as well as to
assist Government by bringing to their notice the requirements
of the country in respect to the horse-breeding industry.
Horse-breeding is a slow process, and immediate results are
not to be expected . This is particularly the case in India,
because of the previous lack of interest in the subject and the want
of a formed body of public opinion . The great thing is that we
now have an organized body which has become well known
throughout India, and, indeed, I may say throughout the world,
and which can voice the needs of the country. Previously we
were a number of scattered individuals more or less groping in
the dark, and suffering from a lack of continuity in horse-breeding
extending over more than a century . The greatest difficulty
that has impeded horse-breeding has been the same as has hampered
the progress of India in other directions, and that has
been a lack of enlightenment on the part of all concerned, clue

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to the leading people in the country having insufficient knowledge
of the fundamental causes which have led to progress and success
in other countries . The requirement of the hour in regard to
the whole question of horse-breeding and India's internal horse
supply is more enlightenment generally ; and it behoves our
Society to become an increasingly well-informed body of public
opinion, so that we may assist and enlighten others.
Although the theory is held that India's Armv should become
mechanized, in spite of the lack of an assured oil supply and the
roadless condition of the country, as well as of its frontiers and
of the territories beyond them, I firmly believe in the dictum of
such eminent soldiers as the late Lord Haig and Lord Allenby
that horses will always be indispensable for warfare, even in
Europe, which is well-provided with roads . I would, therefore,
appeal to our legislators, our scientists, and others, not to neglect
the question of India's internal horse supply, so that we may be
well provided against possible invaders from territories beyond
our frontiers, where horses were developed from pre-historic
quadrupeds into the war horses of the Medes and the Assyrians_
and where horses still flourish in immense numbers . India, our
vast but not impregnable country, is comparatively- horseless,
and overseas sources of supply have greatly diminished since thu
war . Even Government officers find it difficult to procure horses
to ride to the villages to inquire into the difficulties of the people.
It is only twenty-seven years ago, as a result of the South
African War, that any really intensive efforts began to be made
in India to develop a type of saddle horse suitable for all riding
purposes, and the exhibits at our Horse Show have shown what
can be accomplished. And, moreover, has not the great pigsticking
competition for the Kadir Cup, perhaps the best test in
the world for saddle horses, been won for three years by an
Indian horse, the produce of an Indian sire? Rut how much
more rapid would our progress be, could we have been given the
right form of encouragement ; that is to say, the form which has
been recognized in all successful horse-breeding countries as being
the only effective one . That, of course, is the assistance of racing.
Racing provides the most valuable of all markets, and gives
the enterprising breeder a chance of selling an occasional superior
horse at a big price, and thus a chance of making horse-breeding
profitable . And, in addition to the powerful motive of monetary
gain, racing provides other motives, in many cases no less powerful
; and those are competition and emulation . Further, racing
provides a higher and higher standard to aim at, so long as the
races are over distances. The standard given to us as our aim,
which is the breeding of troop horses, has been set far too low.
Therefore I repeat that we want the highest possible standard
to aim at, and the long-denied encouragement and assistance of
racing (that is to say, racing over distances) to help us to attain
an ever higher standard . Government has enabled many of us,
by grants or leases of land, to breed horses, but the most powerful
human motives of monetary gain, competition and emulation
to breed better and better horses have not been supplied to us .

POLO 7 8 MONTHLY [APRIL. 1930.
Instead of that, the importation of horses, far inferior to those
we breed, has been encouraged.
I refer to the fact that, whereas, out of a total of Rs .55 lakhs
given each year in prizes or stakes for races for all breeds, only
about Rs. i ,', lakhs are apportioned to races for Indian horses, as
against Rs.12 lakhs apportioned to races for Arabs. Since the
war Arab horses have greatly degenerated, and now are of but
little breeding or economic use to India. More than a century
ago, when they were of a quality far superior to that of to-day,
Arab sires were denounced by the then Governor-General of
India, who possessed a good knowledge of horses . He considered
that Arab sires got stock inferior to those got by thoroughbred
and Indian stallions . He gave that opinion in 1815, after an
inspection of hundreds of stock bred at Pusa, Buxar, and other
places . Yet so favoured are Arabs still, in spite of their degeneration
since those days, that far more generous stakes are given for
their racing in India than for Indian-bred horses . Scores of
races for Arabs are provided at Bombay, but not a single race
for Indian horses. And not even pure Arabs bred in India are
allowed to compete against imported Arabs . That is due to the
definition of the objectionable term, " Country-bred ." Indians
have rightly objected to being termed natives, and should object
to the horses we breed in India being called " Country-breds."
And, finally, I would recommend that the Imperial Government,
as a part of its duty to get a relationship established between
horse-breeding and racing, should help towards making
the capital of India, which has now been brought near to the
best breeding areas in India, a centre of racing . One of the
chief reasons why such a relationship was not long previously
established was because the capital remained so long in a part
of India entirely unsuitable for horse-breeding, 1,200 miles distant
from the capital of the most favourable horse-breeding province
in India ; and at a seaport to which horses could more
easily be imported than they could be brought overland before
the introduction of railways.
Up to the present it has been possible to hold only gymkhana
meetings . The racing of tonga ponies is scarcely compatible
with the dignity of the capital of this vast country . However,
to complete the project and make it a great success, I consider
that a National Race Club should be instituted at Delhi, especially
as the premier turf club of India is too remote from the horsebreeding
areas . And for instituting such a club I think that
Government and the Society would not be wrong in expecting
assistance from the Indian Princes, who obtain their horse requirements
in British India, and who alone have the means to give
useful support, excepting wealthy merchants in Upper India,
who take but little interest in horses . I ant sure that the horseloving
Princes will be glad to assist .

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A WORD FOR THE
HORSE DEALER.
By an Observer.
Varying opinions are held in regard to the horse dealer, many
of which, I fear, are not very flattering. Being one who thinks
that the future of the hunter breeder depends more on the large
dealers than on anything else, I want to bring home to the
hunting man how essential it is to have these dealers, and how
without them breeding would gradually die out, and the difficulty
of getting hunters becomes so great that hunting would decrease.
To start with, we must realize that the good old days are gone
when the hunting man lived on his own land in the county he
was hunting in, and when he could on a Sunday walk round
the neighbouring farms and see on most of them a likely-looking
colt, which he could watch grow up into a horse, almost as though
he had bred it himself ; and, being on the spot, buy it for £40
or so, handing it over to his groom to make into a hunter for
the next season, costing all told round about £loo . Nowadays,
alas ! one can tramp the countryside and find nothing the least
likely to make a hunter ; or, if you by chance hit on one, the
price, unbroken, will be Lroo or more . With so many estates
sold and the owners living elsewhere, the encouragement the
farmers got from them to breed no longer exists . The average
hunting man has his business to attend to, so has no time to
look for his own hunters, or breed them . Under these circumstances
what is left for him to do? He can buy from the small
one-horse man, or at sales, but what chance have these of supplying
the wants of the vast hunting world ?--a mere drop in the
ocean, with no choice for the buyer . And so the large dealer
remains the only hope of the buyer and breeder.
Now we will pay the dealer a visit and see his stables, and
then go into the question of how he collects his horses and
disposes of them, also showing how he benefits the breeders by
giving them a better opportunity to sell, and the buyer by finding
the horses and collecting them in one place for him to choose
from, making it possible for hint to see and try many horses he
otherwise would not have known of . Having arrived at the yard,
we will take a stroll round the horses, of which there are anything
from forty to eighty, of every description : good, indifferent,
well-bred or common . The dealer will only show you the ones
he thinks you may buy, and not bother you with the rest . Having
picked out the ones you like the look of, they will be taken

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out and shown to you in a field, and jumped over a few fences.
You can also ride them yourself, and when finally settling on
one you like you are in many cases allowed a hunt on it before
buying. Your veterinary surgeon examines the horse thoroughly,
and the deal is clinched or not, as the case may be.
It would take me too long to go into the cost of the upkeep
of a dealer's yard, but if the reader realizes that all the horses
are hunted regularly, and yet have to look big and well when
shown, he will be able to judge for himself . Add to this the
expense of rough riders and a stud groom who is capable of
treating the horses when they return lame or get other ailments—
which is no easy job when there are seventy horses, and fifteen
or twenty go out each hunting day, and are ridden by any Tom,
Dick or Harry.
Let us now see how these seventy horses are found, remembering
that a successful dealer has to fill his stables three or four
times a year, or otherwise he goes under ; and this means he
has to sell an average of about a horse a day (luring the year.
To start with, it is impossible for him to buy all the horses himself.
He has to be on the spot to sell, so capable buyers have
to be found. A buyer must know a good horse as soon as he
sees it, must be able to confirm his first impression by riding it ;
secondly, he must know more or less that the horse is likely to
be a sound one ; and thirdly, must be self-reliant, unhesitating,
and willing to take a risk . A buyer is useless to the dealer if,
for instance, he goes to Ireland and returns with only three or
four horses ;. numbers are required, and at the cheapest possible
price . It will be realized such a man is hard to find, as buying
for oneself requires less confidence than if buying for another.
Hence this man can demand a good salary.
These buyers will again in turn appoint sort of scouts for
different districts, to keep them informed of all the horses in
those districts, and these men have to be considered.
Owing to the shortage of horses jn the United Kingdom and
the increase for their demand, the only chance the dealer has
of keeping his supply up is by marking down the colts of the
country and putting down money for them, leaving them on the
farms until they are of the right age to sell, thus keeping a hold
on them. The average breeder has an inflated idea of the value
of his horse . At the same time the price of breeding and keep
of the animal has risen very considerably since the war, and the
dealer has to pay accordingly ; so the actual profit he makes on
the year's turnover is far less than the average business man
would make on the same amount of money expended.
To finish, I will give a few words about buying the horse.
When you first go round a dealer's horses do not look on them
with the eye of disparagement because they are not all of the
same class. Remember they have to suit different men and
countries, some being unable to pay as high a price as others,
which varies from £150 to .L500, according to the class of horse.
Very little profit is made on the lower priced ones, and the better
horses pay best, as the dealer can demand more, as they are

APRIL, t93o.] THE POLO MONTHLY 8 3
THE
Royal Tournament
Patron : His Most Gracious Majesty The King.
OLYMPIA, May 29th to June 14th
The Most Popular Event of the Season.
HISTORICAL DISPLAY by 2nd Bn . THE ROYAL FUSILIERS
(CITY OF LONDON RECT .)
MOUNTED DISPLAY by The Equitation
School, Weedon.
MUSICAL DRIVE be ".1" Battery, R .H .A.
PHYSICAL TRAINING DISPLAY by the
Ronal Air Force.
PIPING DISPLAY by Scots Guards.
COMBINED DISPLAY by Royal Engineers,
Royal Artillery and Royal "tank
Corps.
ROYAL NAVAL and ROYAL MARINE FIELD
CUN DISPLAY .
MUSICAL RIDE by 3rd Carabiniers
Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards).
ROPE CLIMBING DISPLAY by the P.
fi R .T . School, Portsmouth.
FENCING DISPLAY by Army P . T . Staff.
TRICK RIDING DISPLAY by 17th/21st
Lancers.
GYMNASTIC DISPLAY by Army P .T.
Staff.
And many other events which cannot 13.2 seen or appreciated elsewhere.
All the Principal
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so hard to find and very easy to sell. Should a dealer pay £150
for a horse and sell it for L250 it does not mean he has made
£loo profit, as all the overhead expenses and losses he has had
to bear have to be considered . Without all the expense and
organization I have mentioned the dealer would not have found
the horse at all. Out of the seventy horses in his stables there
are always several in the background, lame, sick or no good, on
which he loses, which loss has to be carried by the profits if he
is to succeed.
The dealer has the same chance of getting horses that turn
out badly as you, so should you be disappointed in a horse you
have bought, do not blame him too much . You have had a
fair trial, and he will probably exchange the horse for you.
There are, as in every trade, dealers and dealers, but I think
the successful one is the straight one, and by going to him you
have more chance of getting what you want than by searching
the country for the odd horses you hear of, and which, when
seen, so often turn out disappointingly . The dealer has many
difficulties to contend with, including outstanding accounts . For
the sake of hunting and the breeder of hunters, I trust the dealer
will continue to flourish.
THE VISIT OF THE GOULBURN TE_1J1.
Block of four stalls on the after deck, showing how the Australian ponies
travelled to England .

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Whipmakers
by Appointment.
No . 285
No . 287
Whips, Balls, Etc:
No.87 .—Polo Whip, plaited kangaroo
hide, whalebone centre, with wrist
strap ; length 39 inches . . £1 6 0
No . 285 .—Polo Stick, best selected white
or malacca cane, with bamboo root,
ash, or sycamore head . .. £0 10
Do. Do ., choice light tapered root canes £0 12
No. 287 .—Do . Do, steel lined braided flax £ 1 1
No .11U.—Polo Umpire's Riding Cane,
with whistle . . . . . . . . . . . £0
No.284 .—Polo Belt, white web, white
leather fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . £0
Polo Balls, Bamboo Root or Willow,
1216 per doz ., 1/3 each.
Polo Glove., best quality white buck,
ventilated backs . . . . . . £0 15 0
Postage and Packing Abroad 3s, 6d. extra.
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CHERRYTINT
Sire, CHERRYTREE.
Dam, MARCOTINT.
FEE : £5 5s.
NOCTIFER
(Brown Horse. 1919)
Sire, SUNSTAR.
Dam, CYCLAMEN, (by CYLLENE).
Winner of 11 Races ; he has a perfect
temperament for a polo pony sire.
FEE : T. B. Mares, £ 10 10s.
Other Mares, £5 5s.
DROPITIN
(Bay Horse, 1921).
Sire, HOUNAN (by SIMONSQUARE).
Dam, MISS KEEN (by EAGER).
Winner of many races and over £3,000 in stakes.
Very temperate and game race-horse
FEE : T. B. Mares, £10 10s.
Other Mares, £5 5s.
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86 THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL. 1930.
CONCERNING MOTORS.
By Capt . W. Gordon Aston.
Multum in parvo ; and other matters.
I have lately been trying a very modest but singularly striking
motor-car that has effectively demonstrated to me how easy it is
to get false impressions, and allow oneself to fall into ways of
prejudice.
Perhaps when I first had experience of quite small cars they
were not as good as they are to-day . Perhaps, too, I expected
too much in the matter of comfort ; for I am myself physically
an " out-size," and one could hardly blame a " baby car "
designer if he neglected to make provision for persons well over
six feet in stature and boasting a proportional breadth.
Then I was, and still am, enamoured of the closed vehicle,
which I find is the only one which gives me the sort of weather
protection I want all the year round, and I was not able to find
any baby car saloon, or coupe, which afforded me the shoulder
room I demanded . Thus I fell into the easy mistake of supposing
that these jaunty little miniature vehicles, which perform such
prodigies of work in the hands of smaller-sized owners, could
have no appeal to myself . I was content, as it were, to appreciate
their virtues at second-hand, and to admire them at a
distance.
The other day, however, chance threw in my way the opportunity
of thoroughly trying out the M .G . Midget . This is, of
course, a modification of the Morris Minor, though it is actually
constructed not at Cowley but at a very fine new factory, which
has been specially laid down for its production, along with the
six-cylinder M .G . sports cars, at Abingdon on Thames.
As a matter of fact, the particular car that was handed over
to me for my tests was in this respect a makeshift . It had been
intended that I was to try a newly-introduced sports saloon, with
sliding roof (with which I shall hope to deal later), but the latter
was, by an accident, prevented from being ready on time . This
left me, then, with the standard open two-seater Midget.
The weather at the moment was cold and bleak, with some
promise of rain to come, and it was with some little reluctance,
perhaps, that I got into the driving seat, protected by a windscreen
of no very great height . Let me, then, say at once that
I. was perfectly astonished at the comfort of this little car . I sat
upon pneumatic cushions, and was supported also by a back-rest
well upholstered and of adequate height.
The flanks of the body rendered the cock-pit at least as comfortable
as can be expected in any open car. I had ample room

APRIL, 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 87
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thing meaning the best, and I ven/
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1st March 1930
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for my legs, my shoulders and my elbows, but even supposing
that the Midget had not been so good in any of these respects,
I would have forgotten many shortcomings on the score of its
performance and general behaviour on the road.
It is really almost impossible to believe, when one is cruising
at a steady " fifty," that the happily humming little power plant
that is doing the business is of only 847 c .c ., having a bore of
57 m .m . and a stroke of 83 M .M . Surely there has never been
made a small engine at once so lusty and so sweet . It starts up
easily, it ' ` ticks over " smoothly and regularly, and it is not
only able to attain very high revolutions indeed (making secondgear
work a delight) but it pulls pluckily right down to the last
revolution on hard collar work.
The motor itself is unquestionably a most brilliant piece of
design. It has overhead valves, worked by an overhead camshaft,
the vertical spindle in the gear of which is actually the
armature of the lighting dynamo . It is said with truth that that
engineer is sound who can make one component serve more than
one purpose . Here is certainly a good case in point, for the
use of the dynamo spindle as a driving connexion makes for
simplification and the saving in weight . It in no way interferes
with accessibility, and it undoubtedly works quite perfectly.
The car I tried had a very considerable mileage to its credit,
and it bore fore and aft two brackets, not, I am sure, included
in its normal equipment, which strongly suggested to me that
this was the very Midget which took part so successfully in the
Monte Carlo Rally. No doubt if that were the case it was driven
very hard for many miles, but I could trace nothing to indicate
that if that were actually so it had suffered any appreciable
rnechanical depreciation.
After testing out the Midget under a variety of conditions, the
only faults I could find in it were, firstly, that the hand-brake
was so far forward under the scuttle as to be rather difficult to
reach ; and, secondly, that the pedals did not seem to have quite
enough " foot room ." Both of these things are, of course, to
be regarded as trifles, and could very easily be altered . Secondly,
a vehicle of this type (but essentially it must be one of this
quality) appeals to me as very fascinating . Essentially, too, I
regard it as capable of showing its utmost value when used as a
tender to a larger car.
So far as I can judge, the running costs of the Midget are not
seriously much more than those of a motor-cycle and sidecar, and
it is quite an ideal machine where a man, as so often is the case,
wants to travel " solo," and wants to " get there " in a hurry.
I have not the least doubt that this speedy and plucky little
machine would, in combination with any other car, show that
two vehicles are really cheaper to operate than one, for on at
least half the journeys which the big car would normally be used
for it could do the job in very much less time, and at a fraction
of the cost.
Another thing which I admired very much about the Midget
was the way it stuck to the road, and I put it over some pretty

APRIL, 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 8 9
Listen — here's an example !
Capt. \V. G. Aston in " The
Tatler " writes : "One was
always glad to see that natty Riley
Nine attain a huge success, for
there was definitely real genius in
its design and a distinct amount
of brilliant originality . . . . and
how well this plucky little car
holds the road and how very, very
pleasant that silent third fourspeed
gear box is to sit behind."
Demonstrations arranged direct or through any convenient agency — write —
RILEY (COVENTRY) LTD ., COVENTRY
and ask for catalogues and "The Riley Record"
London : 42, North Audley St ., W .1

THE POLO MONTHLY [APRIL, 1930.
tough propositions in the way of surface. Being very low built,
it, so to speak, sits down very comfortably, and is really
astonishingly stable in cornering.
The mere dimensions of the vehicle make it possible with safety
to average a higher speed than one could possibly attempt with
a bigger car. I am not here referring to the planner in which
one can quickly flit through relatively thick traffic, but rather to
the fact that on country roads one always seems to have lashings
of room in which to manoeuvre.
The brakes are quite excellent, and no one in their senses
would ask for anything more powerful so far as the pedal operating
system is concerned . The hand brake is quite definitely
intended more particularly for parking purposes, but it can safely
be used in emergency without, as is so often the case with brakes
of this pattern, giving the driver the horrible feeling that he is
tearing the transmission up by the roots.
Of the Midget's bigger, though younger, sister, the M .G.
Mark 3, I shall hope to write in a future note, but I may here
mention that this is an exceptionally interesting car. It is a
completely new design from end to end, having an overhead
valve six-cylinder engine, which gives sufficient power for a speed
of eighty miles and more to be guaranteed with the standard
product.
When one looks through the list of sporting cars at present on
the British market, one is compelled to admit that there are very
few at anything like the price that come up to this M .G.'s performance.
This is partially ascribable to the employment of a
four-speed gear-box, with a silent third, the ratio of which has
been extremely well chosen.
There are still plenty of people who by some means, probably
through prejudice, cling to a belief in the three-speed gear-box
even for a sporting car, on account of its simplicity and the far
smaller number of changes that it implies . But their numbers
will, I am sure, very rapidly dwindle when these die-hards
accustom themselves to the handling of the silent third four-speed
box.
It is safely to be assumed that at next year's Olympia Show
very few cars having pretensions to up-to-dateness and completeness
will be without this form of transmission.
It is interesting to observe that in America, where the average
motorist hitherto has almost declined to change gear at all, the
" twin-high," or " alternative top gear " box, is becoming
tremendously popular, and is finding its place on all the bigengined
vehicles which would ordinarily be expected to do everything
on top.
I suppose it must in fairness be admitted that the pioneers of
the silent third gear-box are Rolls-Royce . It is true that they
get their amazing results by means of the type of box which has
been in use for many years, whilst most " silent third " systems
involve different principles . It is, however, by results that one
must go, and the gear-box both on the 25 h .p . and the gear-box
on the Phantom II are absolutely above criticism .

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I remember once taking a friend out in a 20 h .p . Rolls (halfsister
to the 45 h .p .), and deliberately remaining on third for the
first six or seven miles . During this distance he was very rightly
loud in his praises of the car's liveliness, smoothness and noiselessness.
He had also occasion to be distinctly impressed with
its speed . It was really very amusing to see his face when I
said : " Since you like the car so much on an indirect gear, we
will now try her in top." Whereupon I suited the action to the
word.
As for Phantom II, I have renewed my acquaintance with her
recently, which is as much as to say that, high as it was,
my regard for this wonderful machine has still further increased.
Readers of these notes will remember that I described my
impressions of Phantom II when it was first introduced, towards
the end of last summer . It did not then seem possible that any
improvement could be incorporated, but Derby is in the habit
of working these apparent miracles.
The run I had could not have been better from the point of
view of showing how perfect is the behaviour of the Rolls under
all conditions, for we had, both to start with and to end with,
exceptionally dense traffic to negotiate, while in the middle of
the journey Nve had many miles of gloriously open road, and at
least one pretty severe hill to climb . I do not know which aspect
of the car intrigues me the more, its ability to do town work like
a steam car, or its astounding pace when the highway is clear
and the foot can be kept down hard on the gas . It really seems
almost incredible that it is the same engine which carries out these
widely different items of performance.
Indeed, not only are they different, but one might almost say
that until the appearance of the Rolls Phantom II they were very
nearly contradictory.
Another thing that is extraordinarily impressive is the manner
in which one could handle this big car, fitted as it was with a
commodious saloon body, and carrying a full load of passengers,
just as though it was a light runabout . In actual fact it calls
for far less driving effort than that which one associates with a
car of only a fraction of its power and weight . Moreover, when
it is switched round bends at a high speed, as indeed it can be,
it betrays no inclination whatsoever to roll or get out of hand.
Its stability at eighty or mure gives one a feeling of security which
I do not think can be exceeded by any other motor-car, and it is
for that reason perhaps the best argument I have ever seen
brought forward in favour of the theorem that " speed, per se,
is not dangerous . "
All the photographs used in this issue are from private sources with the
exception of the following :—First Ball Practice for the Australian Ponies
on page 21, by The Topical Press Agency, 10-11 Red Lion Court, Fleet
Street, E .C .4 ; Australian Polo Players and Ponies Arrive in England on
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THE HURLINGHAM CLUB.
Polo Programme, 1930.
JUNE.
SATURDAY, 21st . Hurlingham League Matches.
MONDAY, 23rd . Champion Cup commences.
WEDNESDAY, 25th . Champion Cup Semi-Final.
THURSDAY, 26th . Champion Cup Semi-Final.
SATURDAY, 28th . Champion Cup Final (3 p .m .).
igh The Guest Cu p Handicap Tournament)
commences.
MONDAY, 30th . Inter-Regimental Tournament Semi-Final
Guest Cup Tie.
JULY.
TUESDAY, 1st . Guest Cup Ties.
WEDNESDAY, 2nd . Inter-Regimental Tournament Semi-Final.
Guest Cup Semi-Final.
THURSDAY , 3rd . India v. Goulburn (Australia).
Guest Cup Semi-Final.
SATURDAY, 5th . Inter-Regimental Tournament Final (3 p .m.).
Guest Cup Final (5 p .m.).
MONDAY, 7th . The Tyro Cup (The Hurlingham Junior Championship)
commences
WEDNESDAY, 9th . The Empire (Prince of Wales') Cup . 1st Tie.
Tyro Cup Ties.
THURSDAY, 10th . Inter-University Polo Match, Oxford v . Cambridge.
Tyro Cup Semi-Finals.
SATURDAY, 12th . The Empire (Prince of Wales') Cup Final.
Tyro Cup Final.
MONDAY, 14th . Social Clubs' Cup commences . '
SATURDAY, 19th . Social Clubs' Cup Final (3 p .m .).
Villavieja Cup (Seniors v. Juniors) (5 p .m .).
MONDAY, 21st . Cicero Cup commences.
SATURDAY, 26th . Cicero Cup Final .
Any alteration in the above programme will be advertised on the front page
of the Times.
Matches for the Hurlingham Weekly Challenge Cup will be played throughout
the Season on No. 2 Ground.
Members wishing to play Polo should communicate with the Polo Manager,
The Hurlingham Club . (Telephone : Putney 3773).
PUBLIC ADMISSION (HURLINGHAM ROAD GATE ONLY).
The Public will be admitted to the Reserved Public Enclosure to view the Polo
Matches (weather permitting) on Saturdays, to July 19th.
Gates open at 2 p.m . ; Matches will commence at 3 p.m.
The charges are as follows :--Reserved Stand, 5 9 including tax . Unreserved
Seats, 2 , 4 including tax.
Tickets can be obtained in advance from Messrs . Alfred Hays, 26 Old Bond
Street, W .1 ; 74 Cornhill, E .C .3 ; and 62 Strand, \\ .C .2 ; and, on days of the
Matches, at the Entrance Gates in Hurlingham Road only.
NEAREST STATION : PARSONS GREEN.
Matches will be Advertised in the Daily Press.
Teas and Refreshments can be obtained in the Public Enclosure.

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RANELAGH CLUB.
Programme of Principal Events
for Season, 1930.
JUNE 16th to 21st
JUNE 21st
JUNE 21st
JUNE 23rd to 28th . ..
JUNE 28th
JUNE 30th to
1 Ut .Y 5th
ui.y 5th
Jn.t' 8th
July 7th to 12th
JUI.\ 7th to 12th
)tt .v 14th to 19th
July 14th to 19th
J11N 21st to 26th
JUNE.
MONDAY,
SATURDAY,
SATURDAY,
SUNDAY,
JULY.
WEDNESDAY,
SATURDAY,
16th.
21st.
28th.
29th.
2nd.
5th .
SUNDAY, 6th.
TttuEsDAY, 10th.
SATURDAY, 12th.
THURSDAY, 17th.
FRIDAY, 18th.
SATURDAY, 19th.
POLO.
Middle League Handicap Tournament—Throughout
Season.
Invitation 'tournament.
International Trial Match.
Annual Match for Harrington Challenge Cup :—
House of Lords v . House of Commons.
Novices' Challenge Cup.
Annual Match for the Verdun Challenge Cup : A
British Team v. An Allies Team.
Colts ' Challenge Cup.
International Trial Match (Provisional).
Final of the Duke of York's Challenge Cup : Royal
Navy v. Royal Air Force.
Hunt Challenge Cup.
Subalterns' Gold Challenge Cup.
" The King's Coronation " Cup.
County Polo Week.
Junior Colts ' Challenge Cup.
OTHER EVENTS.
Open Croquet Tournament begins . (Two weeks .)
Ladies' Mounted Sports.
Ladies' Fencing Competition.
Fencing : Epee Club Pool.
Lawn Tennis Tournament . (See July 6th .)
Children's Day.
_Military Jumping ('ompetition for Athlone Challenge
('up.
Lawn Tennis Tournament Semi-Finals and Final.
Croquet Gymkhana.
Trick Riding Display by 17th/21st Lancers.
Golf Putting Tournament.
County Polo Association 's Polo Pony Show.
Mounted Gymkhana.
The Kneller Hall Military Band xx ill play each Saturday afternoon
to July 19th . The Kneller Hall Orchestra will play ea h Wednesday,
Saturday and Sunday, afternoon and evening, to July 20th, and will
also play on Inesday afternoon, July 8th.
The foregoing arrangements will be adhered to as closely as possible, but
are subject to . ;;lerali ~r..

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QWith the similar souvenir of the (IRAM) NATIONAL recently
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of the two chief races taking place on the flat and across country.
Every Sportsman should possess this pair of interesting and useful Souvenirs.
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192 THE POLO MONTHLY (JUNE, 1930
ROEHAMPTON CLUB.
List of Fixtures for 1930 Season
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION).
POLO.
JUNE.
SATURDAY, 21st . Lawson Cup Final.
SATURDAY, 28th . Entries close at 6 p .m. for Sutton-Smith Cup.
MuNDAr, 30th . Sutton-Smith Cup commences.
JULY.
\V- EDNESD .AY, 2nd . Entries close for Shaw Cup.
SATURDAY, 5th. Sutton-Smith Cup Final.
MONDAY, 7th . Shaw Cup commences.
TUESDAY, 8th . Entries close for Roehampton Military Handicap Challenge
Cup.
\\-EIINESDAY, 9th . British Empire Garden Party . Commencing at
2.15 p .in ., will include reception by the High Commissioners
of the Dominions . Spe. ial polo matches.
Trial Match and Goulburn Polo Club (Australia)
v. Roehampton.
SATCRD .tY, 12th . Shaw Cup Final.
MONDAY, 14th . Roehampton Military Handicap Challenge C'up commences.
'WEDNESDAY, 16th . Entries close for Ladies ' Nomination Challenge Cup.
SATURDAY, 19th . Roehampton Military Handicap Challenge Cup
Final.
MIONDAY . 21st . Ladies' Nomination Challenge ( 'up commences.
SAT[ RDAY, 26th . Ladies' Nomination Challenge Cup Final.
ORCHESTRA.
Until further notice, The Roehampton Club Orchestra (under the direction
of yIr. ('orelli AWindeatt) will perform as follows : Saturdays, 3.30—6 p .m:;
Sundays, 3.30—6 p .m .
DANCING.
Until further notice, A Dinner-Dance will be held every Friday . Dinner
8 p .m ., Dancing 9—12 midnight . Tickets, 10 6 each . Non-diners attending
Dance, 5 - each .
OTHER EVENTS.
Lawn Tennis.
Tt'NH: 16th, 17th,
18th
JULY 12th to 19th
SEPT. 22nd to 27th
OCT . 7th to 10th
OcT . 15th
Nov. 12, 13th
MAY-Ju) .v
TUNE 30th
AuG. 13th to 23rd
SEPT. 15th
Southern ('ompetition for Inclusion in the A11-England
Lawn Tennis Championship fleeting at Wimbledon
Members' Grass Court Tournament.
Tenth Annual Autumn Open Hard Court Tournament.
Golf.
Roehampton Autumn Foursomes (organized by Ere).
Ladies ' Autumn Meeting.
Ladies' ('hampionship Challenge Cups.
Croquet.
The Club Championships.
Open Championships commence (Open Championship,
Open Doubles Championship and Association Plate).
Challenge Cups and Gilbey Cup.
Champion Cup and Ladies' Champion Cup.

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AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF THE GAME AT HOME
AND ABROAD . EDITED BY ARTHUR W. COATEN .
CONTENTS—June, 1930.
POLO—
Current Topics . ..
England's Prospects in America .
('hanger in Rules
PAGE
197
206
208
Polo Personalities : Cartoon C. T. I. Roark 210
An Impression of the Trial Matches 212
Test Games at the London Clubs . . . 218
Turning Polo Ponies . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Whitney ('up 228
Roehampton ()pen Challenge Cup 231
Inter-Regiutental Tournament 232
('ounty Tourniantents : Aldershot, Cheltenham, York, Fridge, Stoke
d'Abernon. Toulston 234
Sporting Life in the Shiny . . . 247
Burma Polo, Past and Present 248
Madrid Champion Cup 253
Close of the Indoor Season . . . . . . 257
German International Polo Week 261
Malta Polo Club . . . 262
Transvaal Championship . . . 268
Some Hints to Youngsters 272
Letters to the Editor 276
MOTORING--
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Hurlingham Club Annual Report.
Major the Hon. J . J. Astor, M .P ., presided over the annual
general meeting of the Hurlingham Club, held on May 17th in
the club-house. The report of the Committee for the year ended
December 31st, 1929, showed there was a surplus of £243 on
income and expenditure as compared with £1,025 in the
previous year. Major Astor has been elected Chairman of the
Committee in place of Sir Harold Snagge, who has resigned
after having served in that capacity since 1923 . Major Astor
has also been elected a Trustee of the Club . The Committee
wish to place on record their appreciation of the services rendered
to the Club by Sir Harold Snagge during the past seven years.
The following gentlemen retired by rotation from the Committee
: —Polo Section : Lieut.-Col. V . N . Lockett and Lieut .-
Col . R. G . Ritson. General Purposes Section : Major Godfrey
Heseltine and Viscount Doneraile . The Committee have
nominated to fill the vacancies thus created : —Polo Section : Sir
Clifford Cory and Lieut .-Com. Lord Louis Mountbatten, R .N.
General Purposes Section : Major R. J . Brett and Maj.-Gen.
Sir Philip Nash . These nominations were confirmed at the
annual general meeting.
Public Polo at Templeton.
The Templeton ground at Priory Lane, near Barnes Station,
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admitted are being organized by the Roehampton Club, was
opened on May 17th . A number of well-known players took
part in the afternoon's two matches which were evidently appreciated
by the spectators . In the first the 17th "21st Lancers with
Mr. O. C . B . Smith-Bingham substituted for Mr . H . C. Walford,
who was engaged in the International Trial Match, beat the
Marquis of Portago's Los Piratos team, to whom they gave
a half-goal start, by 7 goals to 4 . The match between Major
Rex Benson's Cavaliers and a Roehampton side that included
Col . P. K. Wise was very closely contested, the Cavaliers, who
had a goal and a half start, winning by 71 goals to 5.
Army Polo Association.
The Army Polo Association, of which Lieut .-Gen . Sir
David G . M . Campbell is the president, was established in
1905 as a consultative and authoritative body on all questions
affecting Army polo. At the recent annual meeting the following
were elected to the sub-committee : Maj .-Gen . A . E . W.
Harman, Col. V. M . C. Napier, Major I .. W. D . Wathen
(Sth I-Iussars`, Capt . W . R . Beddington (Queen's Bays`, Major
L . M . Gibbs (Coldstream Guards) and Capt. G . E . Younghusband,
hon. secretary . The following were elected Army
representatives on the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee :
Maj .-Gen . A. E . W. Harman, Major L . W. D . Wathen, Capt.
W. R . Beddington, Major L . M . Gibbs and Capt . G . E.
Younghusband . Maj.-Gen . A . E . W . Harman will represent
the association on the Hurlingham Handicapping Sub-Committee
and on the Hurlingham General Purposes Sub-Committee . Major
L. W. D . Wathen was elected to represent Army polo on the
County Polo Association . The honorary secretary of the Army
Polo Association is Capt. G. E . Younghusband, care of Messrs.
Hugh Rees Ltd ., 5 and 7 Regent Street, S .AV.1.
A Curious Incident.
A most unusual incident is reported to have occurred in the
course of a match in the Sudan . " One of the players," it
is stated, " shot at goal, but cut his shot slightly, the ball
lodging firmly in one of the goal posts. The actual position
was 3 feet from the ground and slightly goal-side of the centre
of the post." Asked for a ruling by its correspondent the Field
states :—" For this unique incident the umpire must use his
own discretion, bearing in mind that the rules of polo, like those
of all games, are to prevent anyone gaining an advantage by
foul or unfair play. In this case no penalty is called for, as
there was no unfair play. An umpire at one of the London
clubs says that he would have awarded a goal, as the ball was
slightly goal-side of the centre of the post. But the umpire
would have been justified in applying Field Rule 14, as if the
ball had been trodden into the ground (provided he was in any
doubt about the ball going across the goal line if it had not
lodged in the goal post .` "

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Photo bv] LORI) LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, Pre,.
the organizer of the 131uejacket team, composed of Naval players . As
reported in our May issue, Lord Louis had the misfortune to fracture his
collar-bone while playing polo at Gosport in the early days of the season .

Zoo THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
Interpretation of Penalties.
An interesting point in the rules was recently submitted to
the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee . Writing from Lucknow,
a correspondent of the Field asked for a decision as to what
should result from the following incident : " During a match,
having hit the ball towards the centre of the opponents' goal,
and being uncertain if it had ` legs ' enough to carry through,
I followed at full gallop, crossed the line after the ball between
the goal posts and collided with and was brought down over
the goal line, i .e. out of the field of play by the opposing hack,
who had come in from an angle, crossed the goal line outside
the goal posts and was apparently trying to turn up into the
goal to attempt to meet the ball. His pony was not sufficiently
handy, and the accident occurred ." On the query being submitted
to the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee, the following
ruling was made : " As the rules do not specifically provide
for such a case, it is one where the umpire must use his discretion
. If in the umpire's opinion the hack caused a foul through
desiring to save a goal, the side fouled should receive a benefit
of not less than Penalty 1 . The interpretation of Penalty i
in this case would be that, in addition to the goal scored,
a penalty goal would he given ; the ball would then theoretically
be thrown in behind the goal line, which would make it a dead
ball, so that the practical effect would be that it would be thrown
in from the centre of the ground without changing ends . If the
umpire considered that the back fouled by accident, Penalty 2
or 3 should be given."
Ranelagh Fortnightly Cup.
The postponed final of the opening tournament for the Fortnightly
Challenge Cup was played on the Barnes ground at
Ranelagh on May hgth between the Dolphins and the Ramblers,
the former, who conceded 2 goals start, winning by $ goals to 5.
The Ramblers, after a had start, got down for Mr . Whitbread
to open the scoring, but before the end of the second period
the Dolphins had hit 5 goals . At the final change of ponies
the score was 7 goals to 4, and each side added one more in
the last chukker. Capt . Scott Douglas and the Maharaja of
Jaipur played well for the winners, while Col . Rees-Mogg was
in form on the losing side, and hit two of their goals . The teams
were :—Dolphins : Mr. G . A. Neumann, Capt . G . V . Scott
Douglas, the Maharaja of Jaipur and Corn . F . J . Alexander
(back) . Ramblers : Lt .-Col. G . B . C . Rees-Mogg, Mr. W. H.
Whitbread, Major K. G . Menzies and Mr. J . G . Morrison (back).
Trial Match Sidelights.
Mr. Clyde Foster, who writes engagingly on sporting topics
for the Evening Standard, was among those who watched the
International Trial match at Hurlingham on May 24th . Some
entertaining comments of a non-technical character were the

Photo by] THE TNTERNATIONAL POSIES OF . II' R,, h and Co.
in their quarters at the Ranelagh Club, where they are stabled prior to their departure for the United States in July .

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result . " The hoofs of the ponies," wrote Mr . Foster, " tore
the grass to tatters, and a gang of devotees, assisted by willing
volunteers from the stands, trampled the blackened surface green
again . WW-hat cared the polo-loving public for soiling their shoe,
in the good cause of sport ! One pretty girl asked another
pretty girl how many people were at Hur]ingham . ' Eleven
hundred,' was the precise reply . ` There would he eleven
thousand in America,' said the other knowingly . The spectators
laughed to hear amid the thudding of hoofs such mild exclamations
as Go to him,' ` He's not there now,' ` I can't be everywhere
at once," TTake your man—bump him,' ` Go on, he's
fallen off, ` I'm in the middle here,' ` Well played, daddy
or was it Paddy ?
Once I thought I detected an echo of the
` strong language ' used at Hounslow sixty years ago . It was
a monosyllable preceded by O ! Anyhow, everybody, including
the two pretty girls, laughed . They have in polo such
football terms as off-side, foul, corner and ` free hit .' The
referee's whistle is fittingly fitted to the end of his riding crop.
One of the two pretty girls charmingly likened the polo sticks
to inverted crutches and they both giggled at the happiness
of the description . It was just right."
Franklin Cup.
On the Taunton Vale Polo Cluh's Orchard Portman ground,
near Taunton, the tournament for the Franklin Cup was won
'on May 21st by the Newport team, who in the final tie heat the
Hensleigh team by 6 goals to 2 . Teams : —Ne« ,por/ : I,t.-Col.
G. Liddell, Mr. A . G . Saunders, Mr. E. P . Dove and Mr.
H. M . Crosby 'back` . HE~rslci,Jz . Lt .-('om . K . M . Wilkinson,
Mr. G. N. Oates, Dr . R . Burgess and Mr. H. L. P . Walsh
''back`.
Play Begins at Phoenix Park.
The first match of the season at the All-Ireland Polo Club on
May 17th was notable for the fact that on one side was Mr.
Cecil Balding, who is rated at i
on handicap . He has taken
up residence at Lucan, and hopes to play a good deal during
the summer at the Nine Acres . The match was between Quidnuncs
and Beech Park, two strong teams, and the result was
a draw of two goals . No fewer than three of the goals were
scored in the first period, the scorers being Capt . Storey, Major
Kirkwood and Mr . Balding . In the second chukker Major
Kirkwood got through again to level matters, and there was
no score in the third and fourth chukkers . Teams :— Quidnuncs:
Herr von Dehn, Mr . E . S. Slocock, Major Kirkwood and Capt.
\Vinter (back) . Beech Park : Capt . Storey, Mr. J . P . A.
Larniinie, Mr. C . Balding and Mr . J. W. Shackleton 'hack`.
10th Hussars.
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is decidedly satisfactory . There are only two officers who do
not play regularly . Plenty of keenness is displayed and there
it quite an average amount of young talent promising well for
the future. There are, however, no old experienced players of
merit with the ability to organize regimental polo . Two young
players who should make themselves known are Mr . D . Dawnav
and Mr. J . Archer Shee. The composition of the regimental
team is doubtful, as there are too many unknown factors to be
Pho,o Iv] f 7.urhn r^ ',r Photo Press . ( ' n;r'.
lUrn HUSSARS,
winners of the \ousry ('up "tournament at the Gezira Club, Cairo.
The team comprised \tr . 1) . llasvnac, ('apt . C . Gairdner, Mr . j . .Archer-Shee
and Mr. M. A . MacMullen.
taken into consideration before opening their next season in
India. The regiment goes to Meerut in the winter and will
probably take some fifty ponies from Cairo . We reproduce a
photograph of the teani which successfully represented the loth
Hussars in the recent tournament for the Yousry Cup.
4th Hussars at Meerut.
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204 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, rg3o.
from a regimental point of view and as many tournaments as
possible were entered for . If it had been possible to have played
the same side in their proper places the whole time there is little
doubt that the regiment would have done even better than they
actually did. Two teams from the regiment were entered for
the Meerut Autumn Tournament, and their " A " team was
successful . A regimental team was sent down to Lucknow for
the Royals Cup, and after three good games managed to win
the tournament . The Ezra Tournament at Calcutta was entered
for by a team from the regiment under the name of The Crusaders,
who got through five rounds, which put them into the final
against Jodhpur. By this time the pony question had become
almost acute, but nevertheless the team was beaten by a stronger
and more experienced side . A team was entered for the Meerut
Christmas Tournament, and after winning the first match was
beaten in the second round . In the Radha Mahan Tournament
it meant going to Delhi for the semi-finals, where they played
Jodhpur and put up a remarkably good show, the game being
in the balance until the last chukker, when Jodhpur finally won
by 5 goals to 3 after getting one goal on handicap . Drawing
a bye iii the first round of the 15th Hussars Cup, Lucknow, the
regimental team played Kashmir in the second round, but found
their handicap just too much against a very well mounted team.
A team from the regiment entered for the Delhi Low Handicap
Tournament, but after beating the Jaipur Lancers were themselves
beaten by the Rajender Lancers . In the Inter-Regimental
the regiment played the 2nd Lancers in the first round and
beat them by a good margin . However, in the second round
they were beaten by the 15th/19th Hussars after a close game.
The same team, being eligible, played in the Subalterns' Tournament
and heat the Royal Deccan Horse by a large margin, and
in the final they beat the 9th Lancers, so winning the tournament
for the second year running . Both Mr. Dollar and Mr.
Robinson are playing polo at home this summer, which will help
to bring them into touch with English conditions . Handicaps
remain unaltered in the regiment, and as usual, Mr . Dollar was
the outstanding player.
Scindia Final.
A large crowd witnessed the final of the Scindia Polo Tournament
on the race-course polo ground, iii which the Gwalior
General Staff won from the 3rd Lancers by 12 goals to 2 . The
Staff played a superior game and the holders of the Cup were
eclipsed. For the winners Capt . Corner scored the most number
of goals, and the 3rd Lancers goals were scored by Mahmood
Husain and Fvazgul . Teams :—General Staff : Major Gaisford,
Capt. Corner, Manor Gibson and Mr . Waterfield hack) . 3rd
Lancers . : Lieut . Mahmoorl Husain, Risaldar Fvazgul Khan,
Risaldar Bhagwant Ran Scinde and Lieut . Mull-tar Rao Pole
~hackl .

Photo by] 13F:AI:FOILT HITS'I' "I'FA\I, [IV . Dennis !foss, Cirencester.
comprising (left to right) Capt. M . P . Penton, Major "F. J. Longworth, the Duke of Beaufort, M .F.H., and
Mr. F. S . Lloyd, who beat the Berkeley Hunt by 6 goals to 2 in a special match on Empire Day at Badminton .
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207 THE POLO MONTHLY NE. 19 .0.
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" The Polo Year Book " for 1930 contains a mine of information
which makes it indispensable to those who desire to keep
in touch with the events of the galloping game . It provides
details of polo clubs in all parts of the world, together with
the results of the tournaments of the past year both at home
and abroad . The book is profusely illustrated with pictures
of winning teams and interesting incidents of the game . It
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ENGLAND'S PROSPECTS
IN AMERICA.
By Capt. Percy R . Creed.
I have just seen Lord Cowdray's optimistic statement on the
prospects of the invading British team . He says : " We have
got just as fine polo players as they have ." This is really a
prophecy rather than a statement, because I do not think that
anyone who has followed International form would admit that
Lord ( 'owdrav ' s optimism has any sanction from the past . The
fact is that the English invaders may not include in their ranks
one player who has won his spurs in the International class.
Nobody would be more pleased than my humble self if Lord
Cowdray should turn out to be a true prophet, but blind optimism
is even a worse guest to entertain than unjustified pessimism.
Lord Cowdray invites all and sundry, including the critics, to
shut their eyes to facts and to wear his rose-tinted glasses . There
could be no greater disservice to the prospects of the English
team. Incidentally, Lord Cowdray's statement by implication
places undue emphasis on victory. Victory is not the thing but
the nature of the effort which is made, whether successful or not.
Nobody would question the sincerity of Lord Cowdray's
motives, and his enthusiasm is refreshing, hut his efforts are
rased on a misapprehension of the nature of his countrymen.
The English nan is at his best when with his hack to the wall
he faces long odds . The way to get the best out of him is
to make him realize that he is right up against it . Let inc give
a classical illustration from the world of sport . " Plum "
\Varner started to Australia on his successful quest for the

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imaginary " ashes " with a team which had drawn from the
critics a chorus of disapproval unrelieved by one note of hope.
He made a collection of the writings of the prophets of defeat
and on the voyage he dinned these dismal forebodings into his
team . They made up their minds " to do or die ." As everyone
knows, they " did."
The English polo players face long odds . What of it ? Since
when was it necessary to kid. an Englishman about the difficulties
of the task in hand ? Nothing could be more misguided than
to send forth a team doped with an illusion as to the odds they
have to face. It is by no means improbable that England will line
up at Meadow Brook against as formidable a team as America
has ever put in the field . Let the English polo world perhaps
for the first time—close its ranks and put forth a whole-hearted
effort. In this case, be the result what it may, there will he
nothing to apologize for or to regret.
If I may presume to offer a word of advice it would be this:
Disregard the London form of the players and choose them for
their general qualifications and potentialities front the point of
view of American - conditions. Some players, notably Herbert
Wilson, Noel Edwards and Vivian Lockett, showed much
better form in America than in England . England has to
gamble in her selection, and she would be wise, I think, to
gamble on young players of the right calibre . Seasoned players
whose best has been proved below the International standard
should be discarded . I have never seen the Ashton brothers
play, but presuming that they are available, I may say that
the Australian and the American are much more akin in temperament--and
therefore in method—than the Englishman and the
American. But however that may be don't hug any illusions
as to the nature of the ordeal to be faced at Meadow Brook.
[Capt . Creed's article was sent from America on _May 14th.
Since then events have shaped themselves in a way which
suggests that the Hurlingham team will be composed largely
of young players with experience of American polo, much on
the lines suggested by Capt. Creed.—EDITOR .

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Changes in the Rules.
As was announced in THE POLO MONTHLY some months ago
an effort has been made by the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee
to bring their rules as much into line as possible with those of
the United States Polo Association . Only a few minor differences
between the two codes now remain, notably General Rules
4b (left-handed players), 7b (time allowed for penalty at end
of match), and Field Rule 3 (calkins and rimmed shoes).
After revision by a Special Rules Sub-Committee composed
of Lieut .-Col. V . N. Lockett, Brig.-Gen. T . H . S. Marchant
and Lieut .-Col. V. A . S. Keighley, the Hurlingham Rules have
been altered to agree with the United States Rules in the following
cases :—An additional General Rule g : Field Rules 7, 12 (b),
16, 1g ; Penalty i (a) 2 (a), g . These now read :
GENERAL RULE g .—No one shall be allowed to play in tournament
or match games unless he wears a protected polo helmet
or cap.
FIELD RULE 7 .—The game begins by both teams taking their
positions in the middle of the ground and the umpire bowling
the ball, underhand and hard, into the centre of the ground
between the opposing ranks of players, each team being on its
own side of the centre line, no player to stand within five yards
of the umpire.
FIELD RULE 12 (b' .—When the ball is hit out it must be
bowled, underhand and hard, by the umpire into the ground
from the exact spot where it went out, on a line parallel to the
two goal lines, and between the opposing ranks of players, each
side being on its own side of the line . No player to stand within
five yards of the side line . A reasonable time must be allowed
the players in which to line up.
FIELD RULE i6.—No player may cross another player in possession
of the ball except at such a distance as does not involve the
possibility of collision or danger to either player . a` If two
players are riding from different directions to hit the ball and
a dangerous collision appears probable, then the player in
possession of the ball must be given way to . (b) That player
is in possession of the ball who is riding in the direction ir.
which it was hit, on, or at the least angle to the line of the
ball, except as against a player who is riding to meet the hall
on the exact line of its course. (c) Any player who rides to
meet the ball on the exact line of its course is in possession rather
than any other player riding at an angle from any direction.
(d) A player riding in the direction in which the ball is travelling,
at an angle to its line, has possession, rather than a player
riding to meet the hall, at an angle to its line . (e) As between
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course is at the least angle to the line of the ball . (f) No player
may enter the line of the ball in front of a player in possession
except at such a distance as does not involve the possibility
of collision or danger to either player . If a player enters safely
on the line of the ball a player may not ride into him from behind,
but must take the ball on the near-side of his pony . (g) No
player shall be deemed to be in possession of the ball by reason
of his being the last striker, if he shall have deviated from
pursuing the exact course of the ball . (h) No player may pull
up across the line of the ball if by so doing he endangers himself
or a player on the line of the ball . (i) Possession of the ball
gives a player the right to hit it on the off-side of his pony.
If he places himself so as to hit on the near-side of his pony
he must give way to a player who has placed himself for a
stroke that would have been without danger had the player
in possession staved on his proper side . If two players -are
riding from opposite directions to hit the ball, each shall hit
the ball on the off-side of his pony . N .B .—The line of the ball
is the line of its course or that line produced at the moment
any question arises.
FIELD RULE 19 (a).—No player shall crook an adversary's
stick unless he is on the same side of an adversary's pony as
the ball, or in a direct line behind, and his stick is neither over
nor under .the body nor across the legs of an adversary's pony.
The stick may not he crooked or struck unless an adversary is
in the act of striking at the ball . (b) No player may strike
at the ball or crook an opponent's stick directly across or amongst
the forelegs of an opponent's pony, but if a player rides into
a back stroke from behind he does so at his own risk, and there
is no foul . (c) No player shall intentionally strike his pony
with the head of his polo stick . (d) No player shall use his
stick dangerously.
PENALTY i (a).—If in the opinion of the umpire a player
commits a dangerous foul in the vicinity of goal in order to
save a goal, the side fouled shall be allowed one goal.
PENALTY 2 (a) .— .A free hit at the ball from a spot forty yards
from the goal line of the side fouling opposite the centre of
goal or, if preferred, from where the foul occurred (the choice
to rest with the captain of the side fouled), all the side fouling
to be behind their back line until the ball is hit or hit at, but
not between the goal posts, nor when the ball is brought into
play may any of the side ride out from between the goal posts;
none of the side fouled to be nearer the goal line produced than
the ball is at the moment it is hit or hit at.
PENALTY g.—Designation by the captain of the team fouled
of the player in the team fouling whose handicap is nearest
above that of the disabled player, who shall retire from the game.
If there are two or more such players the captain of the team
fouled shall designate the one to retire . The game shall be
continued with three players in each team, and if the team fouling
refuse to continue the game, it shall thereby lose the match .

210 THE POLO) MONTHLY [J1-NE, 1930.
POLO PERSONALITIES.
I.-CAPT . C. T. I. ROARK.
Eighteen years have passed since a series of cartoons depicting
well-known personalities in polo appeared in these pages, and
incidentally, it is agreeable to record that at least one of the
players who figured in that series, Mr. J. A. E . Traill, is still
one of the great figures of the polo field . To-day he is scarcely
less brilliant in the game than he was then, which is evidenced
by the fact that he had a handicap of 9 points in 1912 and
he is still found on that mark on the Hurlingham list . THE
POLO MONTHLY has arranged for a new batch of polo personalities
in caricature, and these are the work of Mr . C . F. Bauer, a
Continental artist of considerable repute . He is in England this
year, and has been a regular visitor to the Beaufort Polo Club
and to the London clubs since the opening of the season . His
virile and clever sketches of polo have lately been a feature of
the Zather, the Sketch and other illustrated publications.
It is appropriate that our new series should begin with the
pivot of the England team which is to endeavour to regain
possession of the International Cup at Meadow Brook in
September. The task of. building up an International team is
never an enviable one, especially when there are a number of
players between whom there are not pronounced differences c.f
form . It must be satisfactory, therefore, to those responsible
for choosing the new side to have at least one player sure of
his place. Capt. C . H . Tremavne and others associated with
him in picking England's strongest four for the corning International
matches are striving to build an effective side around
Capt . C . T. I . Roark . It is not too much to say that lie has
been the one certainty for the side since the Hurlingham Club
decided to issue a challenge to play America in 1930.
Comparisons in polo are not quite so odious as they can be
in other branches of sport . Some players may hug to themselves
the fond conceit that they are really- better in the game than is
actually suggested by the positions they hold on the list of
official handicaps. But that list has stood the test of time and
is carefully regulated by some of the finest judges of the game.
Thus we are perfectly safe in accepting it as an approximate
index to the standard of individual form . No player in
England to-day is believed to be worth a handicap of io points,
the maximum rating both here and in the United States . The
only man in the world on the 10-point mark is Mr . Thomas
Hitchcock, jun ., and nobody who has seen him in action can
deny his right to this supreme honour of modern polo . Capt .

" PAT."
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Roark is handicapped at g points, a distinction he shares in
this country with Mr. Lacey, Mr. Traill and ('ol. P. K . Wise,
and in the United States with Mr . Winston Guest.
His eminence in the game has arisen partly from his superb
horsemanship . Nobody can get more out of a good pony than
Capt . Roark, and it is questionable whether there is any player
who can school a pony to greater advantage . It is a pleasure
to watch hint riding in the show-ring as well as on the polo
ground . Added to this he has the advantage of a natural eye
for ball games, and his clever placing of the hall even when the
pace is at its hottest never fails to arouse one's admiration . He
may not be the longest hitter in the world, but he gets a sufficiently
good length on the ball to make hint a constant danger
to the opposition.
Capt. Roark, known as " Pat " to all his friends, was born
in Ireland in 1895 and went to school there. He played for
several years with his father's team, known as the Pirates . As
a youngster he also did good service for the Co . Carlow team
at a time when polo in Ireland was a great cleal stronger all
round than it is to-day . He then went into the Indian Army
and during the war he was in France with the 1st Life Guards.
After the war he played polo again in India, and when he was
a member of the Enthusiasts team, in company with Major Rex
Benson, Capt . Nethersole and Col . Hunter, who were beaten
by Rutlani in the final of the Prince of Wales's Commemoration
Tournament at Bonibav in November, 1921, Capt . Roark already
had a handicap of 7 points . In the preceding winter he was
a member of the 34th Poona Horse team which played in the
semi-final of the Indian Inter-Regimental, and he also assisted
the regimental team in reaching the final of the Bombay Senior
Cup, in which they were beaten by Jodhpur.
On returning to England Capt. Roark was handicapped at S
points, and became a member of the Hurricanes team, organized
by Mr. S . Sanford, and he has been associated with that combination
ever since, usually playing in the summer in London and
afterwards in the United States. In 1926 the Hurricanes, with
Capt. Roark at No. 3, won the United States Association's
Championship. In the following year the Hurricanes won the
Hurlingham Champion Cup, the Ranelagh Open Cup and the
Roehampton Open Challenge Cup . In 1928 they carried off
the Champion Cup again, and also the Roehampton Cup and
the Roehampton Open Challenge Cup.
Last year the Hurricanes won the Ranelagh Open Cup and
the hing's Coronation ('up at the same club, ('apt. Roark being
in the team on every occasion . He was also a member of the
Ireland team which won the Prince of Wales's Empire Cup at
Hurlingham . In September he assisted the Hurricanes to gain
another victory in the American Open Championship at Meadow
Brook . He played with the Arnie in India team which represented
England in the matches for the International ('up in 1927,
the visitors being defeated by 13 goals to 3 in the first game
and by S goals to 5 in the second .

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That better fortune will attend the new International team for
America is the hope of all interested in the welfare of British
polo. If victory does come our way at last it is safe to assume
that " Pat " Roark will have played an important part in
bringing about that result. It is expected that his brother, Mr.
Aidan Roark, will also be a member of the Hurlingham team.
Another brother, Mr. E . C . Roark, is on the 4-point mark in
the Hurlingham handicap list, so the Roarks are splendidly
upholding the family tradition in polo.
An Impression of the
Trial Matches.
By Umpire.
Probably the greatest stride and the one that will have the
most far-reaching results since the war in placing British polo
on a level with its American rival was made when the Beaufort
Polo Club was formed about eighteen months ago by the Duke
of Beaufort, Mr . H . Cox, Capt. G. V. Scott-Douglas, and Major
T . J . Longworth . This Club possesses no fewer than eight
grounds, which are in excellent order now, and it has a further
four grounds which were laid down and sown in the spring
of 1929 . These four new grounds are doing exceptionally well
and should be ready to play on in 1931 or 1932, when they will
be as near perfection as any in the land . The Beaufort Club
will then have twelve grounds at its disposal, to say nothing
of five knock-about or practice grounds . Besides the above the
Club has a fine range of stables, consisting of forty excellent
boxes, saddle rooms and grooms' room, and a further forty
boxes at the Home Farm, Westonbirt.
It was only made possible for the Club to start on these lavish
lines by the tremendous support given to it by Mr . H . Cox
and also by other good sportsmen living in the Badminton
country . Readers may, and probably will, say, " What is the
use of a country club having so many grounds ; they can never
use them all ." But that, in my humble opinion, is not so.
Where you have good grounds you will have good players, and
good players are not produced or trained on had grounds.
I think anyone who has watched polo in America will agree
with me that the American players, high or low goal men, all
hit the ball much more accurately and more often and get more
length on the ball than our players . Why should this be?
There is no reason why they should be stronger than us, even
though they have prohibition . Nor is there any reason why they
should have better eves (wood alcohol has a devastating effect on

Phol, inl THE BLUES, [IL 1?oufh and Co.
winners of the International Trial \latch at Ilurlingharn on May ' 4th. (Left to right) (' ;ca . I:. George, Mr. G. Balding,
('.ant . C . T. I . Roark and llr . Aldan Roark .
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that organ), and lastly they certainly are not better horsemen than
our players, although they may, through sheer weight of money,
be better mounted . Well, then, why should they be such
superior strikers as they are ?
In my opinion the reasons are two : -(i) They work harder
at the game than we do, many of them being younger and
keener. (2) America, being richer than we are in polo grounds
and good polo grounds, the American players never get on a
had ground . They play on grounds where they see the ball
and hit at it and hi/ it 9p times out of ioo . This adds to their
already keenly developed sense of self-confidence . They go on
hitting with absolute confidence, and get better and better
strikers.
This is not the state of affairs in this country, which has
few good grounds and many bad players to play on them, and
further, we are a race which has not been endowed by God with
that sense of self-confidence which our American brothers have.
The combination of these two facts has one inevitable result.
By playing continually on bad grounds we lose what little confidence
we naturally have, and instead of becoming better and
better strikers as the Americans do, we, if we work hard, arrive
at a certain standard, a long way below the American standard,
where we remain until old age overcomes us.
I can only call to mind one really good striker iii this country
who does not have to work at it, Major Jack Harrison, and
he has been gifted with a " super ball eve . " Now that the
Beaufort Club has given this excellent lead others may follow,
and we hope in the future that there will be many good grounds
and good players to play on them.
During April the International team that is going to America
to September to challenge for the Westchester Cup were practising
at the Beaufort Club, and although the weather much of
the time was not by any means fine their practice was never
interfered with . They played two trial matches on Saturday,
April 2hth, and Thursday, Mav tst, before enormous crowds
of spectators each time .' For the first trial match the ground
was still very wet and cut up a great deal . The game was
just as good as could possibly he expected on such a sodden
ground, and it could not possibly have been half as good as
it was had not the spectators entered into the spirit of it and
helped the players enormously by treading in the ground
between the chukkers . The two teams were :
Hurlingham Iik(rufort Club.
Pos . Pos.
t . Maj . G . Phipps Hornby . T . Mr. S . Sanford
2. Capt C . T . I . Roark . 2 . Mr. G . Balding.
3. Capt C . Tremayne . 3 . Capt . J. Sanderson.
Bk. Mr. H . Guinness . Bk . Mai . E . G . Atkinson.
8 goals . o goals.
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who were beaten by the Blues be h goals to ti in the International Trial \latch at Ilnrlinghanl on May 24th . (Left to
right) _llr. S . Sanford, Mr. Lewis Lacey, Major 11 . G . _Atkinson and Col. I . K. \Vise .

216 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
I shall refrain from any criticism of the players in this match
as it was the first " pipe opener " and the ground was impossible
for a fast game, and several men were playing under
difficulties on strange ponies, a sodden ground after hard, dry
Indian grounds and lots of other little things that make a lot
of difference in a game . The Hurlingham team gave a very
impressive performance, rather on the lines of a " demonstration
bout," at the National Sporting Club.
The second trial match on May 1st was a much more serious
test, and for this match the International ponies were pooled
between the two teams . Mr. Sanford, of course, mounted himself
and Mr. Gerald Balding on some of his hest, such as Fairy
Story, Bridesmaid, None So Pretty, Judy and Jupiter. All
these ponies have made polo history on that famous International
field at Meadow Brook.
The teams were :-
Hurlingham 7 . . Bear/ort Club.
Pos . Pos.
1. Maj . G . Phipps Hornby . i . Mr . S . Sanford.
2. Capt. C . T . I . Roark . 2 . Mr . G . Balding.
3. Capt. C. Tremayne . 3 . Maj . E . G . Atkinson.
Bk . Mr . H . Guinness .
Bk . Mr . A . Roark.
The ground at Norton had dried up in an astonishing way
since the Saturday before and was in good order . The game
was an exciting one to watch, the Hurlingham side just winning
by ; goals to 6 . The Hurlingham team started much quicker
than their opponents and scored two goals to nil in the first
chukker. Major Atkinson and Mr. A. Roark appeared to be
quite at sea all through the earlier part of the game. This was
quite understandable, as they had just arrived from India and
California respectively, and this was Mr . Roark's first game in
England . Mr . Sanford played a very good game at No . 1,
especially in the later stages when the ball was coming up to
him more . The outstanding player on the Beaufort Club side
was Mr . Balding. He played a hard and brilliant game from
start to finish, riding and hitting hard throughout . He appeared
just the type of player for America, where of course he
has played a good deal already. Major Atkinson started
poorly and seemed to have no confidence until the fifth chukker,
when he got on a roan pony belonging, to Major Rex Benson,
and from that moment he was a different man, full of confidence
and dash . During the fifth period he produced his hest form,
and for that chukker he was certainly the best player on the
ground, and he played very well for the remainder of the match.
Mr . A. Roark, as I have already said, seemed quite at sea
in the first half of the game . In the fourth chukker he began
to warm up to it, and in the last two chukkers one would have
hardly believed him to be the same player as played back for
the Beaufort Club team in the earlier stages of the game. In
these last two chukkers Mr . Roark fully justified the good reports
we have heard of him . Though not as pretty or as finished

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a player as his brother, he showed great clash and is a tremendous
hitter. With youth on his side he has a great polo future before
hint.
So much for the opposition. The Hurlingham team had the
game well in hand up to the end of the fourth chukker, when
the score was 6 goals to 2 in their favour . In the last two
chukkers they certainly had the worst of it, and were saved
from a draw by a goal scored from a free hit and the gong.
Major Phipps Hornby played well, but was not at his best.
His stick work in the ~uel .'e was as always brilliant, and the
faster the game went the better he liked it . He can play well
on almost any pony, so the pooling of ponies should not have
upset him as much as the other players . Capt . Roark was very
pretty to watch, and gave a delightful demonstration of the
man and his mount in perfect unison . I know no finer polo
horseman, but he was never or very rarely extended.
Capt . Tremavne's bitting started a trifle shakily, but soon
improved . He played an excellent and most unselfish No . 3's
game throughout, doing most of the " donkey work ' of his
side . He was always busy doing things that must be done
and that so often pass unseen and carry no kudos with them.
He studied his back most carefully and was very vigilant, the
more so as Mr. Guinness (his back) was playing a most dashing
game of the type played by Mr . Lewis Lacey, but on only
one occasion was the door left open by both No . 3 and back.
Mr. Guinness was undoubtedly the outstanding player of the
match . He played a most hard and dashing game, getting
a tremendous length on all his shots . Although he was playing
hack, most of the successful attacks were started by him, and
his play gave an excellent example of the hack as an offensive
player and not a purely defensive one. His style of play at
back was more on the lines of the game played by Mr . Lewis
Lacey as opposed to that played by Major T . Harrison . Mr.
Guinness made one or two tactical errors, but these errors were
at once rectified by the ever vigilant Capt . Tremayne. Mr.
Guinness has a certain amount vet to learn, but he is young and
has lots of time before him . On his performance iii this match
he more than justified his inclusion in the team .

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TEST GAMES
AT THE LONDON CLUBS.
Hopes that the players who are being tried for their places
in the International team would enjoy favourable conditions
when they came to London early in Mav were not realized . Unfortunately
that month was associated with an abnormal amount
of rain, with the result that arrangements at the London clubs
were dislocated to a large extent. The International trial match
which was arranged at Ranelagh on May loth had to be cancelled
owing to heavy rain.
Changes in the personnel of the sides were made for the International
Trial Match at Roehampton on May 17th . It was
clear that Capt. Tremavne and the members of his sub-committee
were anxious to see how Mr . Gerald Balding and Mr. A . Roark
would shape in company with Capt . C . T . I . Roark. These
three, therefore, were placed on the same side, and the combination
proved so effective that the match had the following result :
Greens beat ll hites.
Pos . H 'cap . Pos . H'cap.
t . Mr. S. Sanford 6 I . Maj . G . H . Phipps
Hornby S
2. Mr. G . Balding . . 7 2 . Mr . H . C . AValford . 6
3. Capt . C . T . I . Roark . 9 5 . Capt . C . H . Tremayne .
Bk . Mr . A. Roark . . 7 Bk. Mr . H . P. Guinness S
29 29
12 goals . 5 goals
It is obvious that the substitution of Mr . AValford for Capt.
Roark was a source of weakness to the Whites, and that team
can be said never to have got properly together . For the others,
Capt . Roark was at something like the top of his form and was
well supported by his No . 2 and back, while the well-mounted
Mr. Sanford was always doing useful work in the attack Perhaps
the best display for the losers was given by Major Phipps
Hornby, though not a great many chances came his way . The
Greens hit four goals in the opening period and three in the
second . In the third chukker Whites were mostly attacking;
they had two successes out of six shots at goal, the scorers being
Major Phipps Hornby and Capt . Tremayne. At half-time the
hoard read 7—2 in favour of the Greens . It was level scoring
in the second half of the game. Capt . Roark hit four goals,
two of them from penalty hits ; Mr. Balding scored four times,
Mr. Sanford thrice and Mr. Aidan Roark once . Two of the
losers' goals were hit by Major Phipps Hornby, two by Capt.
Tremayne and the other was awarded as a penalty .

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in the International Tr 1.1 Match at Ilurlinghani on llav 24th . The player nmo;uilin~ his lnnn

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As a result of the foregoing game, the combination of the two
Roarks and \Ir. Balding remained undisturbed in the trial
match which took place at Hurlingham on May 24th . Capt . R.
George, a member of the Armv in India team which went to
America in 1927, was at No . i on the same side . It was hoped
that if the team acquitted themselves with distinction in this
match they would approximately represent England's line-up at
Meadow Brook iii September . The result of the gane was :
LJ1zres
beat Whites.
Pos .
H'cap. Pos .
H'cap.
z . Capt. R . George . . S t . Mr . S . Sanford . . 6
2. Mr . G . Balding . . ; Mr . L . Lacey . . q
3. Capt . C . T . I. Roark . q 3. Maj . E . G. Atkinson . S
Bk . Mr . A. Roark . . 7 Bk. Col. P . K . \Vise . . 9
S goals .
6 goals.
It was unfortunate that there had been a good deal of rain
in the week preceding this match, and in the early morning
there was a further heavy downpour which made the ground
on the soft side . In fact, this was the only game played at
the London clubs that afternoon . It was the first occasion
during the season on which the No . I ground at Hurlingham
had been used. It played surprisingly well, and the thanks
of the players were due to a large number of spectators who
in vaded the ground between the chukkers and vigorously performed
the duty of treading in . The interest aroused by the
match was denoted by the large attendance, and it was satisfactory
to observe that the portion of the stands set aside for
the paying public was well patronized.
A most interesting match to watch was inevitably slowed up
to some extent by the fact that the ball did not have a great
deal of run on it. At the same time, most of the players hit
with great vigour and strength, and in the circumstances there
was little fault to find with the quality of the play . The winners
did well all round . If Capt. George was not seen to the same
advantage as the other members of his side, it has to be borne
in mind that he is less accustomed to playing on soft ground
than they are, and was riding bigger ponies than he usually
plays on . It is reasonable to expect the Anglo-Indian
player to do considerably better when the going is firm, and
though there was a tendency to regard him as something of a
failure in this match he is assuredly entitled to further trials in
the same company.
Capt. Roark again showed himself to be the best player in
British polo to-day. Besides accomplishing many brilliant things
himself, he was always an admirable cover for the man behind
him, while he continually sent the ball up into a favourable
position for his forwards. Mr . Balding and Mr. Roark both
enhanced their rapidly growing reputations, and it was generally
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in the International Trial )latch at Ilurlingham on May 21th . The players (from loll to right) are \Ir . A. Roark,
Capt. C. T . T . Roark, Col. P. K. Wise, Major E. G. Atkinson (in possession of the ball), AIr . G. Balding, Mr. I .. Lacey,
('apt. R . George and Mr. S. Sanford .
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agreed that these young players are of the right type for International
polo . At the conclusion of the match the consensus
of opinion was that they should be kept in their places in the
team until the time comes for the playing of the first match at
Meadow Brook. Col . Weise was not quite at his best for the
losers, for whom the most conspicuous player was Mr . Lacey.
Considering that he was one of the veterans of the match, he
emerged from it with the utmost credit . We have come to
regard him as a back or a No . 3 . This time he was playing
further up iii the game and showed his inunense versatility.
In fact, most of the critics were agreed that he should be tried
as No. r in the prospective International side, and this is being
done in the next trial match, played after the present issue had
gone to press.
Mr . Sanford played one of the best games we have seen hint
play, two of the goals which came from his stick being extraordinarily
well hit ; in fact, Capt. Roark said afterwards that
they were the two best goals he had ever seen Mr . Sanford secure.
Subsequently the American player ungrudgingly gave all the
credit to his ponies. He said : " I have never been so well
mounted as I am this season . I have a pony for every chukker,
and they are all so good that I can hardly say that one is better
than the other."
The Blues did not get properly to work until after the first
chukker. 'Then they warmed up and quickly put a different
complexion on the game . The defence was at fault on one occasion
when allowing Mr. Lacey to secure a goal which should
not have been scored . On the whole, the ponies ridden by
Capt . Roark's team did their job effectively, though there were
several instances in which they appeared to fall some way below
the International standard . Even Capt . Roark found himself
unable to get on with one pony in the middle of the game, and
was obliged to change as the chukker was being played. In
another case Mr . Balding found his mount decidedly lacking
in pace . All this will he hepful in the process of elimination
which Capt . hingscote must necessarily practise with the ponies
before the stud is sent to the United States . It was not until
close to the finish that the Blues established a clear mastery.
One had the impression from the general run of the play that
Capt . Roark's team should have done rather better than was
actually the case . It is not too much to assert that they were
about four goals the better team as the match was played, which
reflects credit on them considering that they were a trifle the
weaker side on the handicap.
The first chukker began with an attack by the Blues. Capt.
Roark tried a long shot, which went considerably wide of the
mark . Then the Whites became aggressive and Major Atkinson
scored . As soon as the game had been restarted Mr . Sanford
got away and scored a most beautiful goal . He pulled the ball
round his pony when travelling at a srnart pace, and it went
straight and true to the mark, bringing forth a well-deserved
round of applause . Thus the Blues were two goals down when

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they came out for the second period . A good gallop by Capt.
Roark resulted in Capt . George accepting his chance of dribbling
the hall through the post . The Blues kept up the pressure and
Capt . Roark sent in an exquisite hack-Bander which brought
the team level. The same player was responsible a little later
for another splendidly directed hack-hander, Mr . Balding putting
through at close range.
This gave the Blues the lead, but in the third chukker they
were kept on the defensive for some time, Mr. Lacer just missing
the mark with a good shot . The pressure was relieved by a
clever dribble by Capt . Roark . Then the ball was hit up to
llr. Balding, who scored with a long straight hit, that being
the only- goal of the period . The fourth chukker began with
the game in the region of the Blues' goal, and Col . Wise scored
when close in . Tile Blues then had a spell of attacking, and
a long hit by Mr . Balding found the mark. The next incident
of the game was a remarkably fine hit under his pony by Mr.
Sanford, which brought the score to 5 goals to 4 in favour of
the Blues. A few moments later Mr . Roark had a heavy fall
and was evidently in some pain . He had injured that part of
the arry known as the " funny bone ." After ten minutes he
recovered and was able to resume his place the match . Then
came a fine effort by Capt. Roark, who took the ball three parts
the length of the ground and maintained perfect control of it all
the way, winding up with a goal . Some good hitting by Mr.
Lacev led up to another goal for the Whites.
In the fifth chukker a long stroke by Capt . Roark travelled
wide, and though Mr. Balding clashed' up in time to give it
a flick in the right direction ('ol. Wise was able to save right
on the goal line . (apt. George was penalized for a cross, this
being the first occasion that the whistle had gone for a foul
during the game. Col . Wise took the free hit from the fortyyards
mark, but he failed to loft the ball, and it was cleared
from the danger zone. Soon afterwards the Blues hit behind
their own back line and Col . Wise took the sixty-yards hit
from which Mr. Sanford was able to score . "This brought the
game to 6 goals all . Another hit from sixty yards was taken
by the Whites, but Mr. Lacey's stroke did not prove effective.
The chukker ended with a shot at goal by Capt . Roark which
went wide.
The sixth and last period began with the teams still at equal
scores . The Blues promptly attacked and Capt . George put
them ahead . They continued to press and Col. Wise was
penalized for crossing. Capt . Roark took the forty-yards hit
and sent the ball high between the posts . There was no further
scoring, so the Blues rode off the winners of a most entertaining
match.
One result of this game was that Capt . Tremayne rearranged
the provisional International side for the next trial match, the
team comprising Mr . Lacey at No . 1, Mr . Balding at No . 2,
Capt. Roark at No. 3 and Mr. A. Roark . The match was
fixed for June 3rd, but heavy rain caused its postponement .

"4 'FIIE POLO MO\TIIL\ [JUNE, 1930.
Turning Polo Ponies.
By Brigadier-General R. L. Ricketts.
To the polo player graduated in the best Indian school few
things give so much surprise and food for thought as the methods
employed when turning a polo pony on an English ground.
When a hack-hander has been hit, or when the ball has been
hit at a considerable angle to its original direction, such a player
will have been accustomed to collecting his pony on his haunches,
partially stopping him, changing his direction on comparatively
small radius and moving more or less on a straight line in the
new direction. In England the almost invariable practice, even
in the best-class games, seems to be to continue galloping at
high speed in as small a circle as the rider dares, coming on
to the ball again on a curving course.
V
A
INDIAN METHOD ENGLISH METHOD
The accompanying diagrams, which are in no way to scale,
show sufficiently what is meant. The dotted line represents the
course of the ball, which has been hit back-handed at " A ."
The continuous line shows the course of a player who has turned
to pick up the back-hander .

It NJ . 1 93 o :1 TllE POLO MONTHLY
On an Indian ground the English method, employed in its
entirety, would soon he fatal . The majority of grounds in the
East are excessively hard, judged by European standards. The
amount of grass upon them is variable, from completely grassed
over to quite hare, but even in the case of those completely
grassed over there is little semblance of real turf . It is essentially
a surface of grass with no depth . The grass acts very largely
as a lubricant between the bone-hard soil and the pony's feet.
No practicable system of roughing could enable a pony to keep
his feet if turned at a gallop as is the habit in England . Moreover,
owing to the hardness of the ground, the pony's feet cut
into it very little . An excessive strain would, therefore, he put
upon the ligaments on, say, the near-side of each leg, when a
quick turn at high speed was made to the right.
In England none of these conditions holds good . Turf is
soft, holding and deep . The pony gets a good grip of the
ground . Jar and excessive straining of the ligaments on the
turn are comparatively absent . These conditions have been
taken advantage of to develop the method of turning employed.
This does not, however, at all imply that the better method
has been chosen . The method may he merely the easier to learn
and not the better. The line of least resistance may have been
chosen merely because it was the easier and made less demands
upon pony training, not because careful consideration pronounced
it to be the better . Now that polo has become a highly developed,
competitive pursuit, it may pay to consider this subject in its
various aspects.
There are two main aspects : (1) The effect upon the pony,
due to the difference in the strains to which he is subjected and
to the difference in the training required . (2) The tactical aspect,
in which also two points are involved, namely the length of
time taken to reach the objective (the ball) and the direction
from which that objective is approached.
First Iet us take the strain on the pony . Does it stress his
staying power more to pu11 up considerably on a comparatively
straight line, turn collectedly and accelerate again, covering a
comparatively small space of ground in the process, or will it
be easier for him to go on galloping fast in a big circle? The
former entails certain violent efforts, but they are made with
a fresh set of muscles and entail changes of body position, both
of which tend to ease the general strain. The fact that the
pony must be collected before the movement is an obvious benefit.
The latter may be a smoother movement, but the continuance
of high speed and the absence of any change in the character
of the effort must be exhausting . Though there may not be much
to choose in this respect between the two methods on the whole,
the advantage would seem to lie with the former, the latter only
suiting certain individual ponies of the more slackly knit type.
Ilow do the two methods compare in respect to a pony's
soundness? In the one the strains are all straight, both
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the other the strains are unequally divided and are applied successively,
first one leg and then another bearing the brunt ; the
pony is not so well collected, a slip or false movement of one
part will strain excessively some other part. There can he little
doubt that a pony taught to stop somewhat before turning will
keep sound, even on soft grounds, longer than a pony taught
to turn at a gallop. The better trained a pony, is, and the more
he is in hand, the more will he be able to profit by the former
system.
The effect upon the rider must be taken along with that upon
the pony . The former method throws him about more and
is a higher test of his horsemanship, but if he is good enough
for high-class polo, and fit, he should have no difficulty in adapting
himself to the situation . The training required to make a
pony stop without propping when galloping fast is quite different
from that required to make him turn at a gallop . It is very
much more difficult to make a pony do the former than the latter;
much more real control is required, the pony is more likely to
fight the bit and the rider to display heavy hands . The former
is an actual reversal of the pony's movement, whereas the latter
is merely a diversion. The former goes directly contrary to the
normal desire of a high spirited and highly strung animal, which
is to gallop ahead . The latter gives more rein to this tendency.
This, however, does not mean that the former is not the better
ideal . It only means that it is more difficult to attain . That
it can be attained there is no doubt, provided horsemanship is
good, the type of pony correct, and last, but as absolutely essential,
there is present the patience to go through the longer
drudgery of schooling and instruction required.
Not the least important point in this question of schooling and
instruction is the period spent in playing in slow games before
fast polo is attempted . This must be made decidedly longer
than usual, and so must be the time spent in retraining a pony
partially spoilt by overplay . Speed must be very gradually
increased to prevent the pony from developing the tendency
to fight the bit and refuse to stop . The system is certainly the
line of greatest, not least, resistance . This would appear to
account for the other system being preferred, for in the next
few paragraphs the tactical value of the former will be shown
to be so much greater than that of the latter that no other
explanation is forthcoming unless, indeed, the rule of thumb
amongst athletes and games players is more powerful than the
rule of thought !
The tactical situation must now be considered . Which method
will bring the player the quicker to the ball? It is probably
impossible to decide this question definitely without actual timed
experiments, and I know of no such experiments . There will
probably, therefore, be a continued difference of opinion between
the backers of both schools, though I personally have no doubt
whatever on the subject . One thing, however, must be borne
in mind, namely that the man riding the line of the ball has
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the ball so far in front of him as not to inconvenience inn.
The player, therefore, making a circular course on to the ball
must he well in front of his adversary to obtain possession . A
mere simultaneous arrival or even a slightly previous arrival will
not he good enough if umpiring is as strict as it should he.
The player who arrives at the ball riding the line of its course
has the easiest type of stroke awaiting him . If his side is playing
the up and down the ground game, which in the opinion of the
author is superior to any other,' he will only have to hit the
ball straight ahead. He will not have to bring his pony on to
the ball at the last moment . This will have been done immediately
after the turn . On the other hand, the player, who
has made a comparative detour, will find himself faced with
problems not too easy of solution in a fast game . He will either
have to cut off the ball at exactly- the right point in its course,
coating into it at an angle with its course, or else he will have
to get on to the line of the ball and then straighten out his
pony. The former is never easy to do when pressed at maximum
speed, and the latter wastes time and entails a reverse swerve
rather late and too soon before striking . In either case he is
liable to foul the player who has been riding the ball from a
moment earlier in the turn.
Vi hen he has got to the ball he is likely to have to strike it
at an angle instead of straight ahead . Anyone who takes the
trouble to watch a game carefully will see that much of the missing
and slowness of tnanv games, even those played by the best
teams, is due to players continually presenting themselves with
comparatively difficult cross-shots when their ponies are moving
on curves and in directions which coincide neither with the run
of the hall nor the direction in which they wish to hit it.
The conclusion which seems to follow from the foregoing is
that, though the half-stop before the turn is more difficult to
attain, though it requires better horsemanship, better training
and more patience and time than the turn a the gallop on a
larger circle, it is decidedly more efficient when thoroughly
mastered . It is an absolute necessity to the proper conduct of
an up and down the ground theory of play . The cultivation of
it is, therefore, absolutely necessary for those who wish to attain
the highest standards, and a team which, as a whole, adopts
the system, will at once start with an advantage in pace and
accuracy, which will he a great asset in any open competition.
See " First-('lass Polo, Tactics and Match Play," by Brig .-Gen. R. L.
Ricketts .

THE POLO MONTHLY ',_JUNE, r930.
WHITNEY CUP.
This tournament found itself considerably interfered with by
reason of the wet weather which prevailed during May . Mr . A.
Grisar's Pilgrims were the holders of the cup, which was presented
in igio by Mr . H . Payne Whitney, the captain of the famous
Meadow Brook team . The tournament is open to any team
whose aggregate is not less than 20 points, and is played under
handicap. This year there was an entry of ten teams, and a
start was made on May 17th with ties at Roehampton and
Hurlingham . At the former club the Australians found themselves
with an easy task.
Goulburn beat U"bzyzio'.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. P . S . K . Ashton . 4 1 . Mr. B . J. Fowler 5
2. Mr . G. G. Ashton . . 7 2 . Mr. H . C . Elton . 3
3. Mr . J . H . Ashton . . 6 3 . Capt . H . G. Morrison 6
Bk. Mr. R . R . Ashton 7 Bk . Maj . R. H . A . Love 2
24
12 goals . (received 3 ` 7 21 goals.
The Australians hit five goals in the first period . They had
added two more before Ubique scored twice in the third chukker.
Both the goals for Ubique in this period were hit by Capt.
Morrison, one with a good near-side cross shot, and with a
forty-yards penalty for a cross . Capt. C . W . Allfrey, Ubique's
regular back, was unable to play on account of a broken collarbone,
which decreased the team's handicap by four points . But
they still had to play as a 2o-points team, the minimum aggregate
allowed in this tournament.
Bridge House beat Knaves.
Pos . H ' cap . Pos . H'cap
I . Capt. A. W. M . S . I . Mr. P . \V. Dollar . . 6
Pilkington 5
2 . Capt . J . de Pret . . 4 2 . Mr. A . Roark . 7
; . Capt. C . H . Tremayne . 7 3 . Count de la Maza . . 5
Bk. Mr. H . P . Guinness . 7 Bk . Maj . T . F . Harrison . 7
2 3 25
;received 1 .1, 1 i goals . 3 goals.
Played at Hurlingham. Mr . Roark hit the first goal for the
losers in the opening chukker, but Capts . Tremayne and de Pret
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each scored for Bridge House . The next four chukkers went
all in favour of the winners, who led at the last change of ponies
by io goals to 1 . In the final eight minutes the Knaves did
better, and they hit a goal through Mr . Guinness and another
from Mr . Roark as against one by Bridge House.
1 ;111 21s/ Lancers beat Swinford Lodge.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. R . B . B . Cooke . 5 1 . Lt .-Col. H . G. M.
Pleydell-Railston
2. Mr. D . C . J . Miller . 6 2 . Capt. J. G . Leaf .
3. Mr. H . C . Walford . 6 3 . Maj . A . L . Tate
Bk. Lt .-Col. V. N . Lockett 7 Bk. Maj . P . Magor
24
8 goals . (received 1,',) 1 .12 goals.
Played at Hurlingham on the 19th . Swinford Lodge failed
to add to their small handicap allowance of a goal and a half;
indeed, they were given few chances of doing so, Col . Lockett
playing a very safe sound game at hack, in addition to himself
hitting three goals in the first half of the game . The Lancers
totalled six goals by half-time, and they added one more in
the fifth chukker and another just before the final bell . Major
Tate played best for the losers .
Hurricanes beat ('atfaliers.
Pos . H'cap Pos.
H'cap.
1 . Mr. S . Sanford 6 t . Col . T. P. Melvin . 6
2 . Mr. G . Balding
; . ('apt . C . T . I . Roark
Bk. Col . P. K . Wise .
i
9
9
2 . Capt . J . F . Sanderson
3 . Maj . E . G . Atkinson
Rk . Maj . R . L. Benson
8
4
12 goals . (received 6` 9 goals.
Played at Roehampton on the 19th . Mr. Balding both rode
and hit hard, and his direction was always accurate . Mr. Sanford
was also in good form for the winners and hit four goals,
while Capt. Roark, as usual, was the backbone of the side . He
scored five, and Col. Wise got the other goal for the Hurricanes.
For the Cavaliers, Col . Melvin found the mark twice, and their
other point came from the stick of Major Atkinson following
a free hit. The Hurricanes led by 8 goals to 6 at the end of
the second chukker, but afterwards slowed up, and two periods
later the board read : " Nine all." Then, in the last stages,
the Hurricanes added three more.
Semi-Final Round.
Bridge House beat 1 jth/21st Lancers.
(received 61 goals . 5 goals.
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i
5
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230 THE POLO JIO\TFI S [JuNc . ,L)3o.
Played at Hurlinghan, on the 21st, a disappointment being
experienced at Roehampton when the other semi-final between
the Hurricanes and the Australian team had to be postponed
owing to the soft state of the turf . In a hard and keen game
the Lancers, without, perhaps, being at their best, appeared
to be equal to their task of giving Bridge House half a goal
start, but it was not until the fifth chukker that they were in
front for the first time . With the score 5 goals to 31 in their
favour, as the result of two goals hit by Mr . Cooke, the game
appeared safe for them when they rode out for the final eight
minutes . Then, however, came a fine rally by the Bridge House
men, who scored three times without reply, and snatched a wellearned
victory by 6 goals to 5 . Capt. de Pret and Capt.
Pilkington displayed much dash in pressing home the attack,
and Mr. Guinness, without being too sound at hack, hit hard.
As usual, Col . Lockett was the mainstay of the Lancers' side.
Goulburn beat Hurricanes.
received 6' 13 goals . S goals.
Owing to the wet weather the second of the semi-final ties
had to be postponed until May 29th, when the Australians met
the Hurricanes at their full strength at Hurlingham . Mr. Sanford's
team hardly (lid themselves full justice, but this should
not be taken as detracting from Goulburn's fine performance,
who scored only one fewer goals than their rivals, so were handsome
winners on the handicap. Mr. Sanford did not play so
brilliantly as in the International trial match on the same
ground, while ('ol. Wise has often been seen to better advantage.
Mr. Balding did well, and Capt . Roark was always doing good
work . The winners played fine vigorous polo from start to
finish . Capt . Roark scored from a difficult angle in the first
chukker. In the second Goulburn scored three times, Mr . G . G.
Ashton hitting one and Mr . P. S. K . Ashton two. The visitors
added another point early in the third stage through 1JIr . R . R.
Ashton beating Col. Wise. Then the Hurricanes got going,
Capt. Roark putting the ball up to Mr. Sanford to score. The
former added twc more goals before the hell to make the board
read 10--5 goals at half-time . In the fourth chukker (dol . Wise
scored and Mr. Baldwin hit the seventh goal . Three goals
were registered in quick succession by the Australians in the
penultimate period, Mr . G . G . Ashton scoring twice and Mr.
J. H . Ashton the third. At the last change of ponies Goulburn
had their start intact (1 ; goals to and only one further goal
was scored, the result of a dribble by Capt . Roark.
The final had not been played up to the time of going to
press with this issue .

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Roehampton
Open Challenge Cup.
Open to any team and played on the flat, this tournament
began on May 29th, a few days later than the time scheduled.
The postponement was due to had weather, which was destined
further to interfere with the smooth progress of the competition.
Old Elouinns beat Hounslow ,
Pos .
H'cap. Pos . H'cap.
i . (:apt . A. \V. M. S.
i . Mr. H. C . AValford . 6
Pilkington 5
2. Capt . W . S . _McCreery .
3. Capt. C . H . Tremayne .
Bk . Mr. H . P . Guinness .
i
i
i
2. Mr. D . C . J . Miller . 6
3. Lt .-Col . V. N . Lockett . i
Bk . Capt . D . J . E . Norton 6
6 goals .
26
4 goals.
The handicap worked out well in this tie, and in spite of
some particularly good polo by ('ol. Lockett his team sustained
defeat by the margin of two goals.
The scoring was opened by ('apt . _McCreery, following the
failure of Capt . Norton to clear in front of goal. Early in the
second period a very fine long shot by Col . Lockett found
the mark, but before the change of ponies Capt . Tremayne hit
the Etonians' second goal. Two goals followed from ('apt.
Pilkington before Col. Lockett hit another goal for Hounslow
with a magnificent cross-shot at an acute angle to make the
score stand at 4 goals to 2 . ('apt. _McCreery scored after a
hit up by Capt Tremayne before the close of the fourth chukker,
while the last-named player added another in the fifth stage.
Hounslow's two remaining goals were both the result of free
hits at open goal, taken by Mr. \Valford, for crosses .
El Gordo heat Ca.aliers.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
i . Rao Raja Hanut Singh . S i . Col . T. P . Melvin . . 6
2 . Marques de
Villabragima S 2 . Capt . J . F. Sanderson . 7
3 . Mr . I . A . E . Traill . g 3 . Maj . E . G. Atkinson . S
Bk. Mr . L . L . Lacey . 9 Bk. Maj . R . L . Benson . 4
S goals . 4 goals.
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On the handicap the Cavaliers had no chance against Lhe
holders of the Cup, who had things well in hand from the start,
and midway through the third chukker led by 3 goals to o.
Then Major Atkinson opened the scoring for the Cavaliers, the
score at half-time being 3 goals to T . Playing No . i for the
winners was Raja Hanut Singh, who played in the Jodhpur
team that visited this country in 1925.
Gozflburiz beat The KnaT'es.
Pos .
H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Mr . P. S . K . Ashton . 4 1 . Capt. R. George . S
2 . Mr . G . G . Ashton . 7 2 . Mr. A . Roark . 7
3 . Mr . 1 . H . Ashton .
Bk . Mr . R. R . Ashton
6 3 . Count de la Maza .
Bk . Maj . J . F . Harrison
5
7
24 27
12 goals . 4 goals.
Conditions were unfortunate, as rain began to fall in torrents
at the start of the fourth chukker and continued for the remainder
of the match . In consequence it was decided to limit the tie
to six periods. Major Harrison worked hard all through for
the losers, who scored the first two goals through Capt. George.
A sequence of seven goals followed for Goulburn before Mr.
Aidan Roark got The Knaves' third with a free hit . Mr. G . G.
Ashton hit six of Goulburn's goals, while Messrs . T. H and
P . S. K . Ashton between them shared the remainder. It was
a fine performance by the Australians, who would have been
entitled to a start of three goals had the match been played
on handicap .
To he continued".
Inter-Regimental Tournament.
The following fourteen entries have been received for this
season's Inter-Regimental Tournament : Royal Navy, The Life
Guards, Royal Horse Guards, King's Dragoon Guards, The
Queen's Bays, 4th/7th Dragoon Guards, 5th Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards, Royal Scots Greys, 7th Hussars, 8th Hussars,
11th Hussars, 14th % 2oth Hussars, 17th/ 21st Lancers (holders'
and Royal Artillery.
First ties must be played by June 19th (London Group by
June 21St') ; second ties by June 26th (London Group by June
28th ; and the semi-finals by July 3rd . All ties in London must
be played on Hurlingham Club grounds, and captains of teams
will arrange direct with the Hurlingham polo manager regarding
dates and grounds for their matches . Captains of teams
are responsible for notifying after each match the result and names

JUNE, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 2 33
of players to ('apt . G . E. Younghusband, the honorary secretary
of the Army Polo Association . The draw is :
First Round . A) Royal Horse Guards Royal Navy, at
Hurlingham ; (B) Royal Artillery 5th Inniskilling Dragoon
guards, at Hurlingham ; :C) King ' s Dragoon Guards Royal
Scots Greys, at Tidworth ; (D i 7th Hussars 4th "7th Dragoon
Guards, at Hurlingham ; (E) t7th'21st Lancers The Life
Guards, at Hurlingham ; (F) 11th Hussars r. 8th Hussars, at
Aldershot . Byes : Queen's Bays and 14th /loth Hussars.
Second Round.--(G) Winners of A 7' . Winners of B, at Hurlingham
; (H` Winners of C . Queen's Bays, at Tidworth ; (J)
Winners of D Winners of E, at Ilurlingha ,n ; (K) Winners
of F 14th'20tih Hussars, at Aldershot.
Semi-Final Round .--V'Dinners of G Winners of H, at Hurlingham
; Winners of J . s'. Winners of K, at Hurlingham.
Final Round .— At Hurlingham, on Saturday, July 5th.
Subalterns' Gold Cup.
In addition to the Royal Artillery (holders the following
twelve teams have entered for the Subalterns' Gold Cup tournament
:
The Life Guards, Royal Horse Guards, King's Dragoon
Guards, The Queen's Bays, 4th :7th Dragoon Guards, 5th Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards, Royal Scots Greys, 7th Hussars, 8th
hussars, 11111 hussars, 14th loth Hussars and the 17th ; 21st
Lancers.
First ties must he played by June 21st, second ties by June
28th and the semi-finals by July loth . All ties ins London
must be played on Ranelagh Club grounds, and captains of
teams will arrange direct with the Ranelagh polo manager about
dates and grounds for their matches . Captains of teams are
responsible for notifying after each match the result and names
of players to Capt . G . E . Younghusband, the honorary secretary
of the Army Polo Association . The draw is :
First Round . (A) 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards 7th
Hussars, at Ranelagh ; (B` 11th Hussars Sth Hussars, at
Aldershot ; (C) 14th j 2oth Hussars Royal Artillery-, at Aldershot
; (D) Royal Scots Greys King's Dragoon Guards, at
Tidworth ; (E) 17th '21st Lancers r' . 4th,'7th Dragoon Guards,
at Ranelagh . Byes : The Life Guards, The Queen's Bays and
Royal Horse Guards.
Second Round.--(F ; Winners of A r' . The Life Guards, at
Ranelagh ; (G) Winners of B 4' . Winners of C, at Aldershot;
,H) Winners of D The Queen's Bays, at Tidworth ; j) Winners
of E Royal Horse Guards, at Ranelagh.
Semi-Final Round.--Winners of F Winners of G . at Ranelagh
; Winners of H 7 . . Winners of J at Ranelagh.
Final 7'ir .—At Ranelagh, on Saturday, July 12th .

2 34 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE . 1930.
Aldershot
Novices' Tournament.
Crimson Ramblers Win.
On account of the unfavourable weather only one of the match
grounds was fit to play on the first two days of the Aldershot
Command Novices' Tournament, and teams in the top half of
the draw had to play off on one of the practice grounds . In
the first round 8th Hussars " B " beat the Bordon team
received 2l) by 3 goals to 21 ; R .H .A ., Aldershot (received l y
beat Warburg Wednesday by 6 goals to o ; 8th Hussars " A "
beat R .M .C . (received 21) by 7 goals to ; U Necks heat
Blacklegs (received i ;( by 5 goals to 1 .', ; All Whites beat
17th 21st Lancers ' ` A " (received 1 ) by 3 goals to r ; Crimson
Ramblers beat 17th 2Ist Lancers " B " (received 3))) by 6 goals
to 31 . Corncrakes and Worries drew byes into the second round.
Two matches in round two were decided on the second day.
After a capital game, in which Lieut .-Col . H . J. Jones was outstanding
in the Hussars' side, while Lieut . Mews played well
for the Gunners, R.H .A . (Aldershot), (received 1) beat 8th
Hussars " A " by 41 goals to 4 . The other match was between
8th Hussars " B " (received 11) and Corncrakes (Fleet team),
and the former won by 31 goals to I.
Crimson Ramblers and U Necks also qualified for the semifinal
round, the former beating the Worries (received i11 by
7 goals to 1, while the U Necks defeated All Whites by q goals
to 3 . This last-mentioned result was obtained only after an
exceedingly hard-fought match . The teams started level on
handicap, and each scored a goal in the first period . Then
the All Whites got two to their opponents' one in the second
chukker . The third yielded no score ; U Necks drew level (3—3)
in the fourth ; two extra chukkers followed, in which neither side
could gain a point . It was not until the seventh (or third
extra) period was played that U Necks scored the winning goal.
In the semi-final round R .H .A . (Aldershot), receiving a halfgoal
start, defeated 8th Hussars " B " by 81 goals to 2 . In
the other tie the Crimson Ramblers defeated the U Necks
(received l) by 7 goals to 31 goals . The final was played on
May 31st, the Crimson Ramblers beating the R .H .A . (Aldershot),
who received a start of 21 goals, by 5 goals to 21 . Teams :—

1930.] TILE POLO MONTHLY ,35
Crimson Ramblers.
Pos.
1. Lt. P. M . Wiggin.
2. Lt J . F . C . Dugdale.
3. Capt. R. R . Verelst.
Bk . Capt . G . C. P . Paul.
All T1'liiles.
Pos.
1. Lt . A . T . Smail.
2. Maj . C . W . M . Norrie.
3. Lt . R . A . G . Bingley-.
Bk. Lt . R . F . H . P.
Stuart-French .
U Necks.
Pos.
1. Lt . W. Wainman.
2. Lt . D . Forster.
3. Capt. K . Alexander.
Bk . Lt . D . S . Schreiber.
The Worries.
Pos.
T . Lt . R . W. D . Leigh.
2. Lt . M . A . Fremantle.
3. Maj . L . M. Gibb.
Bk. Lt.-Col . A. L. I. Friend.
1T'arburg il'eduesda}' . Bordon 7 alit.
Pos . Pos.
i . Lt R . J . Stephen.
1 . Lt.-Col . F . H . Lister.
2 . Lt. H . A . R . Tilney-.
2 . Lt .-Col . M . F . R . Courage.
3 . Capt . R . A . G . Woodh .usc. 3. Lt. M . V . Courage R.N .`.
Bk . ('apt . D . S. Frazer. Bk. Brig. G. Thorpe.
17/11
Pos .
21s/ Lancers " .1 ."
T . I .t Hon. R . G.
IIalnilton-Russell.
2 . Lt. N . Dugdale.
3 . Lt . G. T . Hurrell.
Bk . I .t . N . A . Birley.
i7th ' 21S/ Lancers " B ."
Pos.
1 . I .Y . H . C . Carden.
2 . Lt. J . A. Mid-wood.
3 . Lt . R. A . Hull.
Bk. Maj . J. L . M . Barrett.
R .H.A . .41dershot ; . Blacklegs.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Maj . Hon . J . M . T . W.
1 . Lt . G . F. Gee.
Fiennes.
2 . Lt. R . B. T . Daniell.
2 . Lt . R . B . Greig.
3 . Lt . R. Mews .
3 . Capt . L. G . Holmes.
Bk . Lt . J . F. Patterson . Bk . Lt . O . L. Boord.
( orncrakes . R.M.C.
Pos Pos.
1 . Mr. W. Divada . T . Mr. M . P. Morris.
2 . Capt. Agnew . 2 . Mr. R . W. P . Herbert.
3 . Capt . H . S . Chinnock . 3 . Mr. A. D . Taylor .
Bk. Brig .-Gen . O. C. Herbert . Bk . Mr. J. S . E . Hesketh.
81h Hussars 8/h Hussars " B ."
Pos Pos
1. Lt .-Col. H. L. Jones . I . Capt . D. W. Daly.
2. Lt . D. S. Cripps . 2 . Lt . F . R. W . How.
3. Lt . J . C. Vernon-Miller . 3 . Lt. H. C . Hope-Murray.
Bk . Capt. T . G . Watson . Bk. Maj . L . W D . Wathen.

236 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, r930.
Cheltenham
Spring Tournament.
The opening ties of the annual Spring Tournament of the
Cheltenham Polo ( lub for the Mason Challenge Cup were played
on May aoth at Prestoury Park.
King's Dragoon Guards
Pos.
I . `,Ir . M . J . Lindsay.
2. Capt . W . H . Muir.
3. Maj . H . S. IIatfeild.
Bk . Maj . T . H . Gladstone.
S goals.
Pos.
Roundheads
T . Sir Edward Durand.
Mr. W. A . Turner.
3 . Mr. J . A . Ilolmes.
Bk . Mr. W. F . Holman.
1 o goals.
Lake House
Pos.
T . Sir Edward Durand.
2 . Mr. E . A. Philippi.
Mr. W . F. Holman.
Bk . Sir Edward Bowen.
received 2? ; j goals .
beat TI 'arrcn ' s Gorse.
Pos.
T . Capt . H . Naylor.
2. Maj . A. B . Mitchell.
3. Mr. T. Price.
Bk . Mr . Aubrey Price
received ?, 3 goals.
beat Roz'ers.
Pos.
i . Lt .-Col . C . Black.
• (:apt . M . P . Benton.
Capt . H. P . Leschellas.
Bk . Maj . T . Hayes.
received ) 4? goals.
beat Ford Farm.
Pos.
T . Mr. F . N . Lloyd.
• Capt . F . F . Spicer.
Cant . R. R. Smart.
Bk. Capt . P. M.
Forsyth-Forrest.
3 goals.
Centaurs beat Durnsley.
Pos.
Pos.
T . Mr . G . Williams.
I . Mr. H . Marsh.
2 . Mr . S . J. Barton.
; . Capt . T . N . Bailey.
• Mr. W. D . Farmer.
3 . Mr. R . Palethorpe.
Bk . Mr. A. N . Horsbrugh-
Porter.
Bk . Lord Ednam.
13 goals . (received goals.
.Semi-Final Round.
King 's Dragoon Guards beat Centaurs.
'received 3 LT1 goals . 6 goals

Photo I'!'1 THE SNOWBALLS, [ II', Dem,is Moss, Cirencester.
winners of the American tournament played last month at the Cirencester Club for the Warren Gorse Cup, presented
by Mr. ,1 . Price. (Left to right) Mr. G. R. Trotter, Mr. M . It . E. Lopes, Major R . 1 .. McCreery and Mr . R . L. Findlay .

238 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
Roundheads beat Lake House.
(received l) 7 goals . 5 goals.
Final.
King's Dragoon Guards beat Roundheads.
(received z) 7z goals . 2 goals
Lady Bowen presented the cup.
York Tournament.
The first round of the York Polo Tournament opened on the
Knavesmire, York, on May 17th . Six teams entered, three from
the 5th Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, two from Toulston and
one composite team . The first game was between the 5th Inniskilling
Dragoon Guards " C " team and the Foxhunters.
5th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards " C "
Pos.
i . Mr . C . P . D . Legard.
2 . Mr . F . P . B . Sangster.
5. Mr . A. B . J . Scott.
Bk. Mr. F . J . S. Whetstone.
'received 1) 5 goals .
beat The Foxhunters.
Pos.
i Col. C . H . Emsley.
2 . Mr. T . I . . Paisley.
Mr . J . F . Holdsworth.
Bk. Capt . G . G . Moule.
2 goals.
It was a fast and even game, in which the Dragoons played
better as a team . The Dragoons were given i goals on handicap
. Col. Emsley scored first for the Foxhunters, and they
had the best of the first five minutes . Then the cavalrymen
took up the attack, and Mr. Scott scored a good goal. In the
second chukker the Dragoons pressed most of the time, and
continued to do so throughout the game . Mr . Scott and Mr.
Legard played the best game for the winners. Mr. Holdsworth
was prominent for the losers.
Tadcaster beat 5th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards " "
Pos.
I . Maj . F . Colley.
2. Mr. A . Macilwane.
3. Mr. W. Riley-Smith.
Bk . Maj . H . Nichols.
(received 1) 51 goals.
Pos.
I . Mr. J. E . Swetenham.
2. Mr. R . P . Harding.
3. Mr. C . F . Keightley.
Bk . Mr. P . W. R . Kaye.
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Tadcaster were the first to score. The Dragoons then scored
twice with goals by Mr . Harding and Mr . Keightley . Mr. Harding
made a fine run clown the hoards and scored a good goal.
Mr. Riley-Smith scored again for Tadcaster, and Mr . Keightley
again for the Dragoons. The score in the middle of the final
chukker was 5 goals to 5, Tadcaster leading, and a very exciting
five minutes followed with the soldiers attacking all the
time, but failing to score.
Semi-Final Round.
5/h Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards " C " beat Tadcaster.
(received ii) 3? goals . 1 goal.
The game was marked by good teamwork . Mr. Scott, who
was hitting freely, scored twice in the first chukker. In the
second period Major Colley, for Tadcaster, finished a solo run
by scoring a fine goal . Tadmaster endeavoured hard to make
up leeway, but failed to score again, and the two last periods
failed to yield a score, thus leaving the Cavalry victors.
5th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards " A " heat The Ratcatchers.
Pos . Pos.
r . Capt. L . R . Kettle . 1 . Mr. A. E . Swift.
2 . Capt. J. J . O'Beirne . 2 . Mr. P . Palmer.
3 . Mr . M . P. Ansell . 3 . Mr. H . S . Ford.
Bk . ('ol. R . Evans . Bk . Mr . E . Eade .
g goals . (received 11 ) 1 .? goals.
Final.
5th Inniskilling Dragoon 5th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards " C " beat Guards " A ."
'received .',) 5 .! goals . 3 goals.
Shortly after the start Mr. Legard broke away from a melee
in mid-field and scored after a fine run . A few minutes later
Mr. Ansell equalized for the " A " side. In the second chukker
Mr. Sangster scored for the " C " side from a scramble in the
goal-mouth. Useful work was done by Mr . Ansell, who displayed
good horsemanship and gave some clever dribbling exhibitions
when pressed . Mr. Legard added a third goal for his
side soon after the restart. A useful piece of team-work by the
" A's " culminated in a goal by Capt . O'Beirne . In the final
chukker the " A " team made strenuous efforts to overcome their
handicap, but were unsuccessful, though a goal by Capt . O'Beirne
reduced the lead, only to be equalized by Mr . Sangster, who
scored at the last minute for " C ."

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ERIDGE POLO CLUB.
The first week1v tournament held by the above Club took place
on May 24th and it is intended to continue these tournaments
throughout the season . The Club opened for play on May 17th
with members' matches, but indifferent weather prevented midweek
polo that month. The Committee are giving a cup that
will be played for by teams under club handicaps, and the
Drummond " Challenge Cup will be played for this year under
Hurlingham handicaps.
It is hoped that matches will be arranged with R .A ., Woolwich
; R.A., Brighton ; and the Foxburv- Polo Club . The
Club's gymkhana has been fixed for July 26th . The list of
playing and non-playing members is even more satisfactory than
that of last season, which proves the popularity of the game in
this neighbourhood . Col . O . C. Mordaunt, Infield Cottage,
Bells New Green, Frant, Sussex, is the honorary secretary of
the Club.
The teams taking part in the American Tournament on the
24th, together with their local handicaps, were :
Basset's . Sdu ru/old.
Pus . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
i . Mr . B . R . Williams . 4 I . Mr . G . W . Jennings . 5
2 . Mr . P . N . Kemp-Gee . 2 2 . Mr . G. W . Williams . 5
3 . Mr . R . O . Peate 3 . Sir George Jesse] 3
Bk. Capt . A . V.
Bk . Maj . Allenby . . 5
Drummond Io
18 21
South Park .
Pos . H'cap.
I . Mr . I . . M . Pink . . 2
2 . Mr . R . Cardwell . . 2
3 . Sir D . Cusack-Smith . 7
Bk . Viscount Hardinge . 7
Result : Bassetts and Shernfold divided.
Later in the afternoon another tournament was played by the
following sides :—
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Bentham Hill.
Pos .
i . Mr. H . S . Eeles .
H'cap.
2. Mr . M . P . Fairclough 2
3. Mr. W. H . Fleming
Bk . Capt . A. V .
Drummond io
14
:~~~ntlydoz~~n.
Pos . H'cap.
t . Mr. R . M . R . Halsey . i
2 . Mr. R. M . Cardwell
3 . Mr. G . W . Jennings 5
Bk . Sir D . Cusack-Smith
East I .vmden were the winners.
B rehetts.
Pos . H'cap.
T . Mr . \V . S . Charles 0
2. Mr . R . O. Peate . 2
3. Mr. F . \V . Scott . . 4
Bk. Viscount Hardinge . 7
1 3
East Lyme/en.
Pos . H'cap.
t . Mr. B . R . Williams . 4
2. AIr. P . N . Kemp-Gee . 2
3. Mr. \V. I1 . Fleming .
Bk . Mr. G . W. Williams . 5
Stoke d'Abernon
Summer Tournament.
In spite of adverse weather the tournament had a great success.
No games were actually played in rain, but there was such a
lot before and after matches that it was only possible to play
one match and the two finals on the first ground, all other
games taking place on the second ground, which stood the strain
very well considering it was only taken over as an ordinary field
after Christmas.
A notable feature was the closeness of most of the matches, no
fewer than four being won by a margin of ? goal, while that
between the 7th Hussars and Navy was only won by the former
by g goals to S after five minutes of extra time had been played.
An interested spectator of some of the games was Rao Raja
Hanut Singh, who was down trying ponies, and gave a wonderful
exhibition of horsemanship and hitting.
Finals were played on May 24th in fine weather and before a
large crowd. There were two good games . The 11th Hussars
soon improved on their handicap with a goal by Mr . Dugdale,
but Mr. Fosdick got through for the 7th Hussars . Score at the
end of first chukker : 2 .1, goals to I . In the second period.
Mr. Younger hit a goal for the 7th Hussars . In the third the
7th Ilussars got much better together and hit two goals without
reply . In the fourth chukker there was no score in spite of
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several narrow escapes . In the fifth the 7th Hussars further improved
their lead by 2 goals (6-21) . In the sixth period the
i rth Hussars made a final effort and Capt . Verelst and Capt.
Fielden each scored, but Major Breitmeyer added another for the
7th Hussars, making the final score 7 goals to 41. Major
Breitmeyer played a great game for the winners, his hitting being
very sure and long. Capt. Verelst was in good form for the losers.
The final of the Junior Tournament, played after tea, provided
a very fast and exciting game, and in spite of the ground having
been cut up the hitting was remarkably good . Fonthill had it
their own way at first, and the score at the end of the second
chukker was 3 goals to 1, but in the third chukker Mr . A. Gaselee
scored after a fine run up the field . Lt.-Col. Rees-Mogg scored,
but the goal was disallowed, and from the free hit for a cross
Mr. Peachey scored again, making the score 3 goals to 21 . Li
the fourth chukker Capt. Menzies hit a goal and Mr . Peachey
responded with a fine angle shot (4-31). In the fifth period
Mr. Whitbread scored, but Mr . Gaselee hit another, and the last
chukker started with either side able to win at 5 goals to 41 f
and although goals were several times only just saved, and
Oakham were unable to score again, and with Capt . Menzies
adding another goal, the final score was 6 goals to 41 after a
really good match . The very handsome Challenge Cup and
replicas were presented to the winners by Mrs . C . D . Peachey,
whose husband has been the prime mover in restarting the Club.
There will be another tournament from September 8th to 13th.
Ancell's Farm
Pos .
1. Mr. N . H . Docker.
2. Mr. Stuart French
3. Mr . R . Ball.
Bk. Mr. W. Withycombe.
(received ) 7z goals.
7th Hussars
Pos.
1. Mr. R. Younger.
2. Mr. F . R . C. Fosdick.
3. Capt. G. Fielden.
Bk. Maj . G . C. A . Breitmeyer.
(received i1 81 goals.
Bluejackets
Pos.
i . Lt.-Com . C . R . W .
Gairdner.
2. Commander Yates.
3. Capt . R. A . R. Neville.
Bk . Lt.-Com . C. E . Lambe.
(received 1) 141 goals .
beat 8th Hussars.
Pos.
I . Capt . P . E . Chirnside.
2. Capt . D . W . Daly.
3. Maj . L. W. Wathen.
Bk. Mr. G . Kilkelly.
7 goals.
beat 14th/20th Hussars.
Pos.
I . Mr. H . A. R . Tilney.
2. Mr . J . D . G . Chaytor.
3. Mr . W . A . E . Coates.
Bk. Capt. J . D . L . de
Wend-Fenton.
8 goals.
beat Oaklawn.
Pos.
I . Mr . C . D . Peachey.
2. Mr . A . S . Gaselee.
3. Mr . J. Withycombe.
Bk. Mr. H . S. Gaselee.
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11112 Hussars " A " beat i Ith Hussars " B."
7 goals . 51 goals
Semi-Final Round.
i 11h Hussars " A " beat Ancell's Farm.
Pos .
1. Mr. P . Wiggin.
2. Mr. E . Dugdale.
3. Capt . R. W. Verelst.
Bk. Capt . J . G . Paul
6 goals
(received i 1) 51- goals.
7th Hussars beat Bluejackets.
g goals . (received 6) 8 goals.
Extra time had to be played before the winning goal was
scored.
Final .
71k Hussars beat i Ilk Hussars " .4 . "
7 goals . (received i1) 41 goals.
Junior Challenge Cup.
Fonthill beat 8th Hussars.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Lt .-Col. G . B . C . Rees-
Mogg.
r . Capt . P. E . Chirnside.
2. Mr. W . H . Whitbread . 2 . Capt . D . W . Daly.
3. Capt . K . G . Menzies . 3 . Maj . L . W. Wathen.
Bk. Mr. A. S . Gaselee . Bk . Mr. G . Kilkelly.
6 goals . (received 2) 51 goals.
Final.
Fonthill beat Oaklawn.
Pos.
1. Mr. A . S. Gaselee.
2. Mr. C . D . Peachey.
3. Mr. J. Withycombe.
Bk . Mr. W . Withycombe.
6 goals . (received ) 41 goals .

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Toulston
Spring Tournament.
This annual tournament at the Toulston Polo Club, Tadcaster,
began on May 24th, when three ties were decided.
yh Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards "B beat ko.hi[n(r'rc.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Mr . C . P . D . Legard . 1 . Col. C . H . Easley.
2 . Mr . F . P . B . Sangster . 2 . Mr. T . L. Paisley.
3 . Mr . C . F . Keightley .
Bk . Mr. F . J. S. Whetstone.
3 . Mr . J . F . Ilouldsworth.
Bk. Capt . G . G . Moule.
7 goals .
5 goals.
5th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards " " beat Gunners.
Pos.
Pos.
1 . Capt . J . J . O'Beirne . t . Mr . N . F . Nickols.
2 . Mr. A . B . J . Scott . 2 Col . W. F . Lucey.
3 . Capt . L . R . Kettle . 3 . Maj . P . L . Graham .
Bk . Mr . P . R . \V . Kaye. Bk . Maj . H . Nickols.
to goals.
received 2: 22 .', goals.
.Micro-( O rganisms
Pos.
1 . Maj . F . Colley.
Mr. R. W. Hill-Forster.
3 . Mr . G . E . Tennant.
Bk . Mr. W . Riley-Smith.
goals.
Semi-Final Round.
~tln Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards
Final .
6 goals.
3dic7o-07gaznisnu s
received .',; 4 !, goals.
11icro-( irgani s;ns
5 goals .
beat flick ;' illirc.
Pos .
1. Mr. E . A. Swift.
2. Mr. J . D. Paisley.
3. Mr . A. A . Eade.
Bk. Capt . J . H . Goodhart.
(received goals.
beat ogden.
Pos .
1. Mr . A . Hardy.
2. Mr . D . P. G . Moseley.
3. Mr . F . E. F . Spiegelberg.
Bk. Mr. O. G . Moseley.
(received 15? goals.
heat 5th Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards 1 ,
t goal.
beat 5th Inniskilling Dragoon
'
Guard P "
3 goals

l I'O~Ih:~ AT PULl. ti rl,r:'r('ll IT'S, r„r ;cal Agency . N
in a match between the 5th lnniskillini= I)ragoon Guards and 'foulSton at the Toulston Club, 'badcaster, Yorkshire .

246 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
The deciding factor was undoubtedly the superiority of the
local team's ponies, but another feature of the game was the
good work put in by Mr . Riley-Smith, for, in addition to scoring
four of the six goals which fell to his side—the other two being
scored by Mr . R . W . Hill-Forster and Major F . Colley—he
was responsible for some useful defensive work . For the Guards,
Lieut. Keightley was prominent, scoring two goals, the other
being obtained by Lieut . C . P . D . Legard.
In the subsidiary tournament final Agden (a Manchester team;
faced Handley Cross, a side composed of race-horse trainers
and owners (with the exception of Capt . Kettle, who took the
place of Mr. H . Leader, who played in the first round of the
contest . Handlev Cross team had the best of matters in the
first chukker, goals being scored by Capt. Reid Walker and
Mr. R. Midwood . The former scored again in the second
chukker, and Mr . F . Leach was also successful . Agden scored
through Mr . N . Hardy, and another goal came their way in
the third period through Mr . D . P. G . Moseley, who shot from
a difficult angle. In the last chukker, however, the issue was
made secure by Capt . Kettle, who scored two goals in quick
succession and another two later on, two others being added
by Mr. Leach.
Handler , Cross
Pos.
1. Capt. L . R . Kettle.
2. Capt. G . Reid Walker.
3. Mr. F . Leach, jun.
Bk . Mr. R . Midwood.
9 goals .
beat Agden.
Pos .
1. Mr. N. Hardy.
2. Mr. D . P . G . Moseley.
3. Mr. F. E . F . Spiegelberg.
Bk . Maj . H . Nickols.
(received 31 goals.
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It can be confidentially recommended, not only for home use,
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is an old friend, whilst the fact that it is obtainable at a reasonable
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The name of Bollinger is always associated with high quality .

JUNE, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 2 47
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24a TIIP POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
BURMA POLO
PAST AND PRESENT.
Polo in Burma has suffered many changes since the opening
(lays in the " nineties," when teams of heavy-weight administrators
thundered round in the Commission Cup on 12 .E Burmese
" tats " and walers were unknown . The first recorded tournament
was in 1896, when Mr . Todd Navlor, I .C.S., Commissioner
of Pegu, and doyen of Burmese polo, gave the Todd Naylor
challenge trophy to he played for in _Mayluyo by any combination
of players on handicap. This was followed in 1904 by
the Burma Polo Association Open Cup, and these were the only
two tournaments until after the war.
From x896 to 1908 the Commission, Cooper's Hill, the _Military
Police and various out-stations wrestled for these two cups on
the indigenous 12.3 ; but with the arrival of the Royal Welsh
Fusiliers in igc'8 with their imported 12 .2 walers the game took
on an added vigour, and the Fusiliers annexed the B .P .A . in
1go8 and the Todd Naylor cup from Ige8--1911 inclusive.
After the departure of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and until the
war polo suffered a relapse ; prices were high, and no one in
out-stations could compete against the walers, so that the
number of entries fell off for the two big tournaments, although
local ' ` weeks " in out-stations still flourished.
Followed the vvar, the replacement of our three British infantry
regiments by two, the disappearance of the permanent Burma
regiments : The loth Gurkhas, 89th, Both, gist, o2nd Punjabis
and 93rd Burma Infantry, the closing down of the Military
Police battalions of Shwebo, Monywa, Pakokku, Meiktila and
Toungoo, the improvement of roads and the arrival of that
disease called " petrol," so that instead of the honest " tat "
that played polo three days a week, took one to office in the
tumtum, " and in its spare time attended parades, paper
chases or the Maymyo hounds, everybody had cars or " mobics ."
Even the virgin jungles now reek of petrol and the wild elephants
of the Indawgyi bark their shills on petrol-driven timber trucks,
while the Tsine of Pvinrnana get entangled in overhead haulage
ropes but to return.
This period also saw the introduction of the handicap system
in 1916 and the donation of five new cups . In 1917 the Lim
Chin Tsong, a handicap tournament to he played in Rangoon .

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In 1920 the Fane Senior Cup—handicap limit 12—to he played
at Maymyo in October. In 1920 the Fane Junior Cup, a handicap
tournament under local rules to encourage beginners ; usual
limit S goals . Both the latter were presented by the late Sir
V. B . Fane, K .C .B ., K .C .I .E ., Commanding Burma Division.
In 1921 the Frontier Cup for competition in the two frontier
posts of Myitkyina and Bhamo. In 1923 the Harcourt Butler
Cup—handicap limit 12 to be played in Mandalay at Christmas,
presented by Sir Harcourt Butler, G .C .S .I ., K .C .I .E ., Governor
of Burma.
In spite of all this " hardware," civilian polo remained moribund,
the " hired assassin " appeared in the land and only the
Military Police mantelpieces groaned with silver. Pony prices
were high, raw walers being landed at Rs .1,2oo (nearly ;too)
and sold trained at Rs.2,00o Rs.2,500, while the Burma-bred
pony was either hard to come by or else nobody had ally money
except for petrol. The list of winning teams shows clearly the
decline among civilian players during this period, for whereas
the records of all winners from 1 896 to 1914 include the names
of only two native sewars of the Military Police . The 45
winning teams of the leading five tournaments from 1920—1928
have only included one team of four sahibs on privately-owned
ponies and eleven other players not connected with the Military
Police, but wholly or partly mounted by that body . Let me
hasten to explain that I do not emphasize this in a spirit of
criticism of the Military Police, but merely to show the sad falling
off in privately-owned ponies since pre-war days.
The Burma Military Police are the mainstay of Burma polo.
In fact, without them no polo would be possible in any station
except possibly Maymyo and the oil fields, and it is entirely
owing to the facilities they give for hiring ponies that the game
is kept alive in out-stations, such as Monywa, Pakokku, Shwebo
and Mawlaik. Moreover, one of the great features of the polo
year, requiring even more stamina than the Maymyo April Week
or the Rangoon season, is the Mandalay Military Police Week
at Christmas, when the seven battalions now remaining in Burma
foregather to compete in their inter-Battalion tournament and
to demonstrate to their friends " how the poor live " and what
is the correct diet, wet and dry, for 5 a.m.
During the period briefly outlined above the standard of
Burma ponies has very greatly improved, Major Childers' great
work at the Pyawbwe Government Stud Farm being in no small
measure responsible . As the standard has improved and larger
ponies become available so has the height limit under the R .Y.A.
been raised so that one's 15 st . is carried by either a 13 .2 wa ger,
now imported at Rs .6co—Rs .Soo raw, or a 13 .3 Burma-bred,
the said Burma-breds being in many cases three-quarters Arab,
wa ger or even English produce of the Pyawbwe Stud Farm.
This brings us to modern times with two Maymyo, one
Mandalay, one Rangoon and one " Frontier Week " covering
eight tournaments, and the Junior Fane as a movable feast
available for any out-station that applies . A very successful

25o THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
season was 1929, the Mavmyo Week in April producing four
teams for the R .P .A . and nine for the Todd Naylor . Both
cups were won by Major Gordon Smythe's Borderers, a team
made up of three troopers of the Military Police and Major
Gordon Smythe of the Burma Rifles.
The Senior Fane Cup in Mavmyo in October produced five
teams, three of which were almost entirely mounted on private
ponies . This cup was won by the Ogres . Two forest officers
(almost the first to play in a winning team since igo6 and the
days of Cooper's Hill;, Major Gordon Smythe and one trooper.
Other new-corners to Burma polo were a promising team from
the Burma Rifles, of whom more is expected in years to come.
Mandalay Christmas Week produced seven battalion teams
for the Military Police Cup and eight for the Harcourt Butler,
both being won by _Mandalay after some very good games. Here,
again, the presence of two non-police teams gives hope of a
revival of the civilian owner-player . The feature of the year
for the junior player, however, was the Pakokku Week for the
Junior Fane Cup in September, when eight teams including, to
quote the Press, " some of the fastest ponies and most erratic
mallet swingers now to he found in Burma," met on a disgruntled
sandheap and wrestled in fierce dust and heat, the tournament
ending in a win for the privately-owned and mounted Bombay
Burma team.
Prospects for 1930 are also bright, and the just concluded
Mavmyo " April Week " produced seven teams for the Todd
Naylor Tournament and five for the new Gordon Smythe Tournament,
the terms of which are that all players must he members
of recognized social clubs in Burma and each team must produce
six privately-owned ponies . The competing teams for the Todd
Naylor were :
Taunggvi . Ogres.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Lance Naik Sawan 1 . Mr. C . E . _Milner . o
Singh 1
2. Lance Naik Dalip Singh 1 2 . Mr. W. S . Shepherd . 1
3. Jemadar Kishen Singh . 4 3 . Jeniadar Nidhan Singh . S
Bk . Lt .-Col. J. E . Bk . Mr . D . P . Hewett . o
Cruikshank. i
Mandalay.
Pos .
H'cap.
i . Mr. D . C . H . Tuite .
2. Havildar Jaimal Singh . S
3. Havildar Sudama . . 4
Bk . Mr. J. R. S . W.
Elkington o
13
Pos .
52nd Light In/antri'.
H'cap
t . Capt . C . R . Morley o
2. Mr. L . L. Falkiner
3. Maj . W . G. Tolson . o
Bk . Mr . G . G. Hughes . o
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Bharno Battalion.
I1 -es/ern Battalion.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap
1 . Lance Naik Bachan I . Havildar Feroze Khan . o
Singh 2 . Lt.-Col . W . Thyne 6
2 . Lance Nail: Barkat Ali . 3 . Lance Naik Chanan
Sub. Maj . Pratap Singh 3 Khan 5
Bk . Maj . R . H . Jacob . 1 Bk . Naik Miran Buksh . 4
6
The Blue Birds.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. J . H . B . Evatt .
2. Maj . \V . G . Campbell .
3. Mr . J . D . Guille . . 1
Bk. Capt . J . F . H . Williams
The well-trained and big handicap Western Battalion team,
led by our highest handicapped player, ( Col. Thyne, easily
defeated all opposition and beat the 52nd Light Infantry in the
final by 16 goals to lo.
In the Gordon Smythe Tournament, which was being played
for the first time, the teams were :
I eres's.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. H . H . MacColl . o
2. Mr. C. E . Milner . . o
3. Mr. W. S . Shepherd . t
Bk. Mr. D. P . Hewett . o
Nutcrackers.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. Nicholson . o
2. Mr. F . S . Vyall . . o
3 . I_t .-Col . W . Thyne 6
Bk . Lt.-Col . J. E.
Cruickshank i
7
Blue Birds.
Pos .
1. Mr. J . H . B. Evatt .
2. Maj . W. G . Campbell .
3. Mr . J . D . Guille . .
Bk . Capt . J . F . H . Williams
52nd Light Injantre.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Capt. C . R . Honey . o
2. Mr . G. G . Hughes . o
s . Maj . W . G ._ Tolson o
Bk. Mr. I . . L. Falkiner . 1
Government House.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. D . C . E . Tuite .
2. Capt . R. Briggs . . o
3. Capt . T . W . Rees . . r
Bk . Mr. F . C. Goddard . 1
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In the opening round the Blue Birds conceded half a goal on
handicap and beat Government House by 4 goals to I . In
the semi-final the Nutcrackers, giving 3 goals, were beaten by
the 52nd Light Infantry by 5 goals to 3 in spite of Col. Thyne's
herculean efforts ; and the Forests, receiving r goals, lost by
7 goals to 1 to the Blue Birds.
In the final Blue Birds again niet the 52nd Light Infantry
as they had done in the semi-final of the Todd Naylor, and
after a fierce struggle reversed the former decision, winning by
4 goals to 3-!, and thus became the first holders of the Gordon
Smythe challenge trophy.
A further encouraging sign was the very large class of unentered
ponies shown at the recent horse show, mostly the
property of the recently arrived 52nd Light Infantry ; so that
with this keen polo playing regiment already with us and the
promised arrival of the Buffs with sixteen players in December
polo should now boom.
To conclude this brief summary of polo in the Cinderella
Province, I might perhaps summarize the position for the benefit
of anyone coming to Burma from India on transfer.
There are three important weeks—Mavmvo in April and
October, Mandalay at Christmas ; these include five tournaments,
one open, one unlimited handicap and the other three 12 and
under. In addition, there is a January tournament in Rangoon,
the Frontier cup in November, and the Junior Fane in whatever
station applies for it.
Tournaments consist of six 5-minute chukkers, and all tournaments
are limited to nine ponies per team . The polo height
is 1J .3 for Arabs and Asiatics, and 13 .2 for walers or English
ponies. The supply of made ponies at the moment is nil, and
raw ponies are hard to come by, as the Burman will not sell a
likely one until he is sure it won't win a race, and when he
does sell the Remount Department of the Military Police usually
get there first . On the other hand a Burma-bred can be made
and fit to play inside six months, whereas the waler takes at
least a year.
Walers are landed raw by the only local dealer at Rs .Soo,
and there seems considerable scope for anyone in India who
could ship us measured Arabs from Poona or country-breds at
a less price than this . Finally, if only officers on transfer to
Burma would consult the Hon . Secretary, B .P .A ., regarding
height limits it would save the importation of some of the
" Artaxerxes-like " war horses that so frequently come over as
officers' chargers and potential polo ponies .

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MADRID CHAMPION CUP.
The final of this important match was played on April 16th
between the following teams :--
Argentine Hurlingham beat The Pirates.
Pos .
Pos.
r . Conde de Yebes . i . J . A. Echevarrieta.
2. Conde de Velayos . 2 . Marques de Villabragima.
3. Capt . J . Olivares . 3 . Capt . G . H . Fanshawe.
Bk. Mr. L. Lacey . Bk . Marques de Portago.
9 goals . 5 goals.
A most even and exciting game . The Argentine Iurlingham
started the score, but regularly until the fifth chukker the Pirates
kept equalizing . Seven chukkers were played, and only in the
last two the Pirates seemed to slack . Mr. Lacey, who had
captained his team wonderfully, played a brilliant game,
especially in the last two chukkers, in which his team mada
four goals with no response, giving Argentine Hurlingham a
decisive victory.
Conde de Velayos was very quick in picking up Mr . Lacey's
back-handers and played a fine No . 2 for his side, combining
well with his brother 'Conde de Yebes as No . I . This made
matters difficult for the Pirates' back, though he was the best
mounted man of the team.
Capt. Olivares, who was No . 3, played the best game he
has played this season, hitting a long hall . No doubt the confidence
he had in Mr . Lacey as hack made all the difference.
The Pirates towards the end were unable to break such a defence.
For the Pirates Capt. Fanshawe, who during his visit in
Madrid displayed very fine polo, was No. 3 and did most of
the hard work, having the active and also brilliant worker the
Marques de Villabragima at No . 2 . But in this, a hard game,
the last-named found the opposite defence too strong towards
the end . The No . 1 of the Pirates was T . A . Echevarrieta,
only 17 years old, who is, perhaps, the most promising young
player Spain has ever produced . He is the youngest of a sporting
family . Last August, when the Plymouth-Santander Yacht
Race for King Alfonso's Cup took place, Seiler Echevarrieta,
the father, sailed his each t " Maria del Carmen " with his four
sons, all of them polo players, and to the great surprise of
the competitors they won the Cup in that race . J . Echevarrieta
played a brilliant and dashing game, but with Mr . Lacey as
hack the handicap was too much for the boy . Capt . M. Penche,
who is the polo manager, umpired alone through the game.
At the end of the match both teams congratulated him.
The best and fastest match of the present season was played
at the request of His Majesty Don Alfonso towards the end
of April on His Majesty's best ground at the Casa de Campo .

THE MADRID) PIRATES,
huah.in by .Ar cntinc I lurlinghani in the final of the Madrid Champion ('up . Whit to rielin Si'ilor I . A . I Its carrig r.~.
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THE ARGENTINE HI RLINGHA\I TEAM,
who heat the Madrid Pirates in the final of the Champion Cup at ladrid . (Left to right) Capri. (. Olieares,
Mr. L. Lacey, Conde de Yehes and Conde de A 'elavos .

26 THE POLO MONTHLY L UNE, 1930.
beat
Pos .
Pos.
i . J. A . Echevarrieta . 1 . Conde de Yebes.
2 . R . Echevarrieta . 2 . Conde de Velayos.
3 . Capt . Fanshawe . 3 . Marques de Villahragima.
Bk . Mr . L. Lacey . Bk. Marques de Portago .
9 goals . 7 goals.
Capt . Fanshawe and Mr. Lacey proved a wonderful combination
in the defence, but the two young Echevarrietas, who were
proud of playing with Mr. Lacey, displayed a quick and well
combined game as forwards . The Marques de Portago had the
A (a)OI) S[U1) OF FIVE POLO PONIES AT THE \I .A1)RII) ('[.i"]3.
the property of Sefior de [ ' rquijo, the son of the Marques de Urqu1jo.
three Figueroa brothers, Villabragilna, Velayos and Yebes, who
make up a strong team when they play together, but towards
the end they seem a little tired.
In spite of some wet weather in April polo in Madrid this
year, thanks to the management of Capt . M . Penche at the
Royal Puerta de Hierro Club, and of Capt . Snelves Marques
de Bonanaro, director and manager for the Military Polo, has
been very strong. More than 15o officers are now playing polo
in Spain . Eight of the cavalry regiments of the Madrid district
have polo teams . Four cavalry regiments have also their
polo teams at Barcelona, with four at Seville, Jerez, Cordova
and Granada. Besides, Burgos Victoria, Valladolid and three
more places have started polo.

JUNE, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
Close of the Indoor Season.
Notes on the
Championship Matches at New York.
By Harry Disston.
2 5 7
The feature of the indoor season this year was the success of
the Optimists . They were invincible, and it appears they will
be for some time. Snatching from the Brooklyn Riding and Driving
Club the superiority which they had maintained for three consecutive
years, this smart combination has galloped through
the season without a defeat, despite a liberal donation of points
by handicap. They became Open Champions, the Class A
Champions for the second time, and the winners, without a
defeat, of the Metropolitan Indoor Polo League Championship.
The team has included Mr. Winston Guest and alternately his
brother Mr. Raymond Guest, and their cousin Mr . Michael
Phipps . In the early and middle season it was Raymond who
played at No . t, but during the National Tournaments he elected
to help his Alma Mater to victory and played at No . 2 for the
Yale University team, young Mr. Phipps (also at Tale) taking
his place for the Optimists . The side was completed by the
very active, hard-riding, heady, fighting little Lieut . McDonald
Jones, who has just been handicapped at 9 goals from 7 . Mr.
Winston Guest, a hard-riding young giant, is beautifully
mounted, hits with uncanny accuracy and gets a tremendously
long ball . He seems to he everywhere at once ; excited, tense,
shouting directions to his team-mates, but hitting so smoothly, so
accurately, always in the thick of it, always where the hall is.
Mr. Guest has had an unique polo experience. Unlike most
great players, he learned the game indoors while he was at Yale,
and developed rapidly into an outstanding player . He played
outdoors, too, but was only mediocre until his senior year, when
he took his polo in dead earnest. By the time he was a year
out of school he was a candidate for the team to represent the
United States against Great Britain in 1927 . In 1925 he represented
the United States in the matches with the Argentine
horsemen, and last year was a dominating factor in Greentree's
winning the Monty Waterbury Cups . He is one of the few
players to be outstanding both in the indoor and outdoor game.
Until last year the highest indoor handicap ranking had been
9 goals, and only three men (one of them young Mr . Guest'
were so honoured . At that time, however, Mr . Guest was put
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outdoors. And outdoors Mr . Guest stands alone too, next to
Mr. Hitchcock at g goals . He proved his claim to this distinction
very handily in one of the Metropolitan League matches
when in the last period he scored, single-handed, nine goals in
the last chukker, to put his team in front by a goal and win
the game . And the Optimists' opponents had been allowed
nine goals by handicap !
The enlistment of outdoor players to the indoor game has
increased, but even more there has been what might perhaps
be termed a greater equalization between the two . Mr. E . A . S.
Hopping and his father, both International_ players of high
ability, have played together through the season, representing
with Mr. R . B . Law, the Riding Club, one-time leaders in the
indoor game. The youthful Old Aiken team, sensations in the
junior and high goal events last summer, were represented on
the tanbark, alike as members of their University trios, in the
Commonwealth team in the National Championships and once
as Old Aiken in an exhibition match at the Squadron " A "
Armory . Time was when the indoor player belonged to a distinct
class . He played out of doors, to be sure, but not nearly
so well as indoors, while the higher ranking players (outdoors)
almost never bothered with the indoor game. Things have
changed, and during the past season outdoor players have more
than ever turned their hands to the indoor game.
Next to the Optimists the outstanding feature of the season
was the increased pace. Contributing to this were the concentration
of play in the larger armories, the increased number of
outdoor players, the greater competition, a greater amount of
rough play, and most important, the introduction of more firstrate,
faster and cleaner-bred mounts . A large number of the
animals seen at Meadow Brook in the summer were galloping
on the tanbark at 94th Street and Madison Avenue . As in polo
generally, speed, fast horses and hard riding took the ascendency
over other fundamentals of the game . In the National Tournaments,
especially in the Class " A " and Open matches, four
mounts were used by each player where two might do.
Three years ago the handicap committee used to meet at the
beginning of the season, and their decisions, except for some
very few changes, remained through the season and governed
all tournament play . Since then meetings have become more
frequent ; last year and again this year three meetings of the
handicap committee were held to revise the standing of the
increasing number of players in an attempt to put match play
on a fair and equalized footing. Theirs is a difficult task.
Handicap ratings indoors are much more difficult to assign than
out . The factors of chance, condition, mounts, and it would
seem mere whimsy, enter to such a great extent . Time and
again a team has beaten another by a sizeable margin, in the
neighbourhood of ten points, and has added to this a two-goal
handicap . A good example was the Commonwealth victory over
the Riding Club in the Class " A " Championship matches.
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won by 14 goals to 2 ;1, on the fiat, raising their winning total
to sixteen.
With all the pace and hard riding there were numerous
examples supporting the well-seasoned contention that teamplay
will overcome considerable disadvantages . This feature of
the game is especially important indoors, with the possibility
of scoring goals from more than half the length of the ring offset
by the uneven lies in the tanbark, the failure of the ball to roll
far, the curve of its flight in long shots, the interference of other
ponies and play in the corners . The idea is not position play
as such so much as a continual rotation which always leaves
one man forward, one back and one on the ball . The Optimists'
team-play around Mr . Guest is, perhaps, something special,
decidedly centrifugal, but such teams as the Brooklyn Riding
and Driving Club, the New York Athletic Club and the smart
low-goal 104th F .A. team proved what years of playing together
can do.
The weekly Saturday night matches in the Metropolitan League
schedule were a rather accurate index of what might be expected
in the high-goal matches of the National Tournaments, which
terminate and are the high spot of the indoor season . Mr.
Guest's Optimists seemed unbeatable, and they were . The
Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club, who for three years
dominated the tanbark and their closest rivals, the New York
Athletic Club team, were at it nip and tuck again through the
season, and each managed to beat the other in one of the two
classes in which they were both entered for the National Tournaments
. In the Open Class played on the flat the Brooklyn Club
won by a margin of 4 .', goals, while in Class " A " Brooklyn
allowed the Athletic Club 5 goals by handicap and lost by the
margin of 31 goals.
Among the youngsters the Pennsylvania Military College
showed great promise, but the trio were somewhat erratic throughout
the season, and so they were in the Intercollegiate matches,
and in Class " A " they 'quite naturally) lost to the Optimists.
Otherwise, among the collegians it was a matter of the closest
opinion whether Yale or West Point the U -S . Military
Academy) was the better team. Princeton was hardly considered
a likely contender, but it turned out in the intercollegiate events
in the National Tournaments that West Point beat Yale, who
were the general favourites, by a narrow margin, and Princeton
heat the Army to win the championship !
Among only four contenders, the hard-riding, rough and
ready Fort Hamilton team took the cups, beating the Squadron
" A " trio by the margin of the three-goal handicap allowed
them . In Class " C " the very fine Cleveland riders scored
over the favourites, Ridgewood horsemen, who had done so well
in the preliminary matches and early season tournaments . Again
the amusing inadequacy of handicap rating asserted itself when
Cleveland, winning by a 2; goals margin on the flat, had a twogoals
handicap added to its already sufficient score.
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developed a dark horse, brought into the finals a fair Squadron
" A " team against the strong Ramapo riders, who, although
they have played together for a number of years, have not ridden
in enough competitions to give any general evidence of their
strength. The Cayuga trio were thought to be of promise, but
were eliminated in the first round by the semi-finalists.
The Interscholastic tourney brought out some very smart play
on the part of youngsters, whose average age was something
less than sixteen . With four entries, two more than in 1929,
when the first competition was held, the Lawrenceville and Hun
schools, rivals throughout the season, played a most exciting
match for the championship, which Lawrenceville won by the
margin of a half-point . The Squadron " A " Armoury was
crowded throughout the tournament play by an enthusiastic
crowd of interested spectators, being evidence of the growing
popularity of the indoor game.
It will be well at this point to explain briefly the rules governing
the Indoor National Tournament play . The handicapping
system is similar to that used for outdoor play . Players are handicapped
at o up to 1o. Only one, however, Mr. Winston Guest,
enjoys the distinction of a ten-goals handicap, as previously
mentioned, while only two are handicapped at nine goals . These
handicaps are based on four periods of play, and the difference
between team totals determines the handicap allowance to be
made. To further equalize play, teams are grouped into four
divisions on the basis of their total handicaps, from o to 4 goals,
Class " D " ; from 5 to 9, Class " C " ; from lo to 14, Class
" B " ; and 15 and over, Class " A ."
It should be noted too that the penalty for a foul is the deduction
of a half-point from the score of the side committing the
foul . There are ten circuits, geographical divisions, made on
the basis of the number of member clubs . Early in March
elimination matches are played in each of the four classes to
select a team to represent that circuit in the National Tournaments.
These matches commence about the third week of March
in the Squadron " A " armoury in New York and the 101st
Cavalry Armoury in Brooklyn across the East River . There
are seven classes— " A, " " B, " " C " and " D, " as described
above, the Open, Intercollegiate and Interscholastic . The first
four are played with handicap allowances, the three last-named
without . The Open is considered the classic. The entries are
usually the same as those in Class " A," and this feature makes
it interesting. One can see his favourite trio play through with
the help or handicap of points, and then see them play with
the same company on the flat . For three years the Brooklyn
Riding and Driving Club won the Open Crown, but only once
(luring these years did they also win the Class " A " competition,
in which they were badly handicaped with their 23 goals
rating. Now it would appear the Optimists are going to hold
on to this highest indoor honour for some time. They have in
the last two years also won the Class " A " Championship .

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German International
Polo Week.
At a meeting of the Central European Polo Association at
Vienna it was decided that in Germany in 1930 only one International
Polo Week shall take place . This will he held from
July loth to 25th at Hamburg. It is intended to play part of
the tournament at Travemiinde, which is beautifully situated at
the Baltic about 1 .1, hours ' run from Hamburg. The polo
manager is Capt. Sydney Smith, formerly president of the
Malayan Polo Association and its representative on the Hurlingham
Club Polo Committee for 1928 . The address of the
secretary is Hamburg Baumwall 3, Telephone C 6 Nikolas
1002. The tournament secretary should be addressed from
June 15th at the Clubhouse, Klein-Flottbek bei Hamburg (Elbe)
Jenischstrasse, Telephone D 9 Bahrenfeld 3760.
All tournaments will be played under the rules of the Central
European Polo Association, as well as local rules of the Hamburg
Polo Club. The events comprise the following : -- (1) Hindenburg
Cup . A challenge cup to be played for every year at a date
to he fixed by the Hamburg Polo Club . This cup which will
remain for one year in the possession of the winning team cannot
be won outright . To be played under handicap, seven chukkers
of eight minutes each . (2) Serial's Prize, presented by the Senat
of the Free and Hansa City of Hamburg . A challenge cup
to be played for every year at a (late to be fixed by the Hamburg
Polo Club. Open to teams with an aggregate handicap not
exceeding six goals . The members of each team to he of the
same nationality . To he played under handicap, six chukkers
of eight minutes each . (3) Altona Cup, four cups presented
by the City of Altona. Open to teams comprised of players
with a handicap not exceeding one goal each . To he played
under handicap, five chukkers of eight minutes each . (q_) Union
Cup, four cups presented by the Union of German Polo Clubs.
Open to teams with an aggregate handicap not exceeding six
goals. The members of the teams have to he born and live on
the 'Continent of Europe. To he played under handicap, six
chukkers of eight minutes each . (5) Wartburg Cup, presented
by the Hamburg Racing Club . An open cup, competed for
annually by any team with an aggregate handicap not exceeding
sixteen goals . The cup shall remain in possession of the
winning team until the following year and be permanently
retained by any team which wins it three times, such team to
include at least two of the original members. Six chukkers of
eight minutes each . (6) \Vupperman Cup, a cup presented by
Mr. O . AVupperman. Open for any team with an aggregate
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possession of the winning team until the following year and be
permanently retained by any team which shall have won it three
times, such team to include at least two of the original members.
Six chukkers of eight minutes each. (7) Jubilee Cup, a challenge
cup presented by the Hamburg Polo Club on the occasion
of its thirty years' anniversary (1929) . The cup remains in
possession of the winning team for one year . It can never he
won outright. Open to all teams with an aggregate handicap
not exceeding twelve goals . All guests and playing members
of the Hamburg Polo Club are invited to form teams for this
event . Nominations to be submitted to the .Connnittee. Entries
close two days prior to the date of this tournament, which will
be held towards the end of the meeting, the eliminating rounds
to consist of four chukkers of eight minutes each, the final to
consist of six chukkers of eight minutes each . Cups will be
presented to the members of the winning team and the runners up.
(S) Novices' Cup, open to all teams with an aggregate handicap
not exceeding four goals. (9) Gymkhanas will he held during
the meeting . (10) Polo Ponv Show : (a) for light-weights, (b'
heavy-weights, (c) the best ponies of the show . (ii) Grooms'
Prize. (12) Motor-car Show in connexion with the North German
Automobile Club . Open to all guests and members and visitors
of the Hamburg Polo Club . Entries close for events 1 to (5
on June 3oth.
MALTA POLO CLUB.
Subalterns' Cup.
Army beat Royal X-av ;'.
Pos . Pos.
r . Mr. N . W . Finlinson I . U . Hon . A . Pleydell-
(S. Staffs . Regt .) . Bouverie
2. Capt . C. B . A. Hoskyns 2 . I,t. B . H . M . Kendall.
(Rifle Brigade).
3. Capt . H. C . Ross Skinner 3 . Lt. W. A. C . Binnie.
(H .L .I .).
Bk. Mr. Gilmore (H .L.I.) . Bk. Lt. N . J. Crossley.
9 goals . 2 goals.
In the first chukker the first goal went to the Army, being
scored by Mr. Finlinson from a run by Capt. Ross Skinner.
From the line-out the Army made a short run down the boards
which was cleared by Lieut . Plevdell-Bouverie, who went straight
through to score for the Navy.
After a melee from the line-out the Armv ran in and Mr.
Finlinson scored again . For the remainder of the chukker the
Army pressed their attack, but the ball was forced behind on
time. Score : Army 2, Navy 1 .

JUNE . 1930 .] TILE POLO MONTHLY ,6;
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SOME OF THE FINALISTS IN THE 1c,'
MALTA POLO CPIAT .LENGE CUP.
(Left to right) Lt .-Col . R. C. Greenwood and Capt. C. Ross Skinner, of
the 11 .1 . .1. team ; Lt.-tom. Turner, ( 'apt. Hon. E. B. S . Bingham
(holding trophy) and Lieut. Binnie, of the successful team, Battleships.
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THE SI T BALTERNS' CPI' AT MALTA POLO CLUB
Lieut. W. A. C. Binnie, the No. 3 of the Royal Navy team, in play on
the boards.

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From the hit-out in the second chukker the Army made a
run down the centre, the ball being forced out behind . From
the hit-out a run by Lieut . Binnie was turned by Capt . Hoskyns,
taken on by Capt . Ross Skinner, and went behind . A run by
Lieut . Binnie from the hit-out was taken on by Lieut. Pleydell-
Bouverie, who scored . A run by the Army from the line-out
was again forced behind . The Army met the ball from the
hit-out, and after a short melee in from the Navy goal Mr.
Gilmore scored . From this point in the game the Army pressed
their attack right home, and the Navy goal was seldom out of
danger . Another run by the Army was sent behind ; after the
hit-out play went on up and down the boards until a clearing
shot was returned by the Army, and they took the ball on into
the goal mouth for Mr. Gilmore to score for them . A short
run from the line-out by Lieut . Binnie was turned by Mr.
Finlinson, who centred to Capt . Ross Skinner, and the Army
scored again with the bell . Score : Army 5, Navy 2.
The Navy made a stand at the beginning of the third chukker,
and a run by the Army ended with the ball going behind . The
Army again forced the ball behind from the hit-out . After some
mixed play on the boards a foul was given against the Army,
who hit out from their own goal and scored off an interrupted
run . Two runs by the Navy were cleared and an Army run
forced behind before Capt . Hoskyns got away and Mr . Finlinson
scored . Score : Army 7, Navy 2.
The Navy were kept on the defensive right through the last
chukker. Runs by Lieut. Binnie and Lieut. Pleydell-Bouverie
were either stopped or cleared, several being forced behind.
Mr . Finlinson scored with a back-hander from a hit-out and
Capt. Ross Skinner a 6o-yards' penalty . The match was a
fast one from start to finish, and was particularly noticeable
for hard hitting and galloping . His Excellency The Governor
presented the cup given by Sir Leslie Rundle.
Du Cane Cup.
This tournament took place during the absence of the Fleet,
the line-ups and scores being as follows . Major Sturges, R .M .,
and Lieut .-Corn . Warburton-Lee also took part.
First Round.
Pos.
Earthstoppers beat Magpies.
7 . Mr. A . T . Trubshawe
(H.L .I .).
2. Lord William Beresford
(R.A.).
3. Maj . O . C . Downes
(Rifle Brigade).
Bk . Mr . H . St. G . Gilmore
(H .L .I .).
(Team handicap, 7).
4 goals .
Pos .
1. Mr . G . M . E . Morgan
(Queen's Regiment).
2. Capt . G . A . Pilleau
(Queen's Regiment).
3. Mr. N. W . Finlinson
'S . Staffs .).
Bk . Capt. C . B . A . Hoskyns
(Rifle Brigade).
(Team handicap, 7).
1 goal

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Photo by] SU BAT,TERSS' CUP AT MALTA . (Grain studio, .11 nitn.
ILE . The Governor presenting the cup to the Army team . (Left to right)
('apt. Hoskyns (receiving the cup), Capt . Ross Skinner, Mr. Gilmore and
Mr. Einlinson.
Photo hyl [Grand cludia, Malta.
THE ORMSBY-JOHNSON CUP AT MU.TA POLO ('LUB.
The Whirlwinds team (left to right) Lt .-Com. J. D. Harvey,
Mr . Gilmore (ILI . .T.), ('apt . Ross Skinner (H .L .I .) and
Capt . Hoskyns (Rifle Brigade), receiving cup .

266 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1 930.
H.L .I . beat Robinhoods.
Pos.
1 . Capt. Cowan-Douglas
(H .L.I.).
2. Maj . A. D. Macpherson
(R .A.).
3 . Capt. H . C . Ross Skinner
(H .L.I.).
Bk. Maj . F . C. Cavendish
(H .L.I.).
(Team handicap, 6).
7 goals.
Final.
H .L.I.
(received .1,) goals .
Pos.
1 . Maj . R. G . Sturges (R
.M .).
2. Lt.-Col . R. C . Greenwood
(H .L .I.).
3. Lt.-Conc. B . A. W.
Warburton-Lee.
Bk. Maj . V . Hearne
(R .A .V .C.).
(Team handicap, 6).
3 goals.
beat Earthstoppers.
4 goals.
Malta Polo Club Challenge Cup—Ships and Regiments.
First Round.
Battleships beat Staff and Dcpartnzents.
Pos . Pos.
i . Lt . Hon. A . I . Mr. N . \V. Finlinson
Pleydell-Bouverie . (S . Staffs . Regt .).
2. Lieut . W . A. C. Binnie . 2 . Maj . O. C . Downes
(Rifle Brigade).
3. Capt. Hon . E . B. S . 3 . Capt . C. B . A . Hoskvns
Bingham . (Rifle Brigade).
Bk. Lieut.-Com. E . C. L . Bk. Maj . A. D . Macpherson
Turner . (R.A .).
7 goals . 3 goals.
Final .
Battleships beat Highland Light Infantry.
Pos.
T . Capt. Cowan-Douglas
(H .L .I .).
2. Col. Greenwood 'H .L .I.).
3. Capt. Ross Skinner
(H .L .I .).
Bk. Mr. Gilmore (H .L .I .).
4 goals . 3 goals.
The final was a very fast and even game, the interest being
kept up right to the end . The H .L .I. were leading by 3 goals
to i at the beginning of the fourth chukker . The Battleships
then pressed their attack, and the last chukker opened with the
score 3 all. The odd goal was scored for the Battleships about
half-way through the period . Mrs. Mitchell presented the trophy .

JUNE, 1 930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 267
Ormsby-Johnson Cup.
Four teams contested this tournament, which resulted in a
win for the Whirlwinds.
First Round.
Blazers beat Foxhnnters.
Pos . Pos.
1. Lt .-Com . E. C . L . Turner. i . Lord William Beresford
2. Maj . O . C . Downes (R.A.).
(Rifle Brigade).
3. Capt. S. C . Kirkman (R .A.).
Bk . ('apt. Ilon . E . B . S.
Bingham (R .N .).
(Team handicap, 14).
5 goals.
Photo I ."] IGrauet srndi ' , 10,1!,.
P1 .:AY 1\ PROGRESS FOR THE ORMSBY-JOHNSON CLI P
AT MALTA.
A run down the centre by Major Downes, of the Blazers
Whirlwinds beat
i . Mr. H. St . G. Gilmore 1.
(H .L .I .).
2. I_t .-Com. J. D . Harvey.
3. Capt. H. C. Ross Skinner
(H .L.I .).
Bk . Capt . C. B . A. Hoskyns
(Rifle Brigade).
(Team handicap, 13).
6 goals.
2. Mr. Finlinson
(S. Staffs . Regt .).
3. Lt . W . A. C . Binnie (R .N .).
Bk . Lt. R . E . Courage (R .N.).
(Team handicap, 12).
(received 1) 3 goals.
Flotsam.
Lt. B. H . M . Kendall
(R.N .).
F/O G . Francis.
Lt .-Com . B . A . W.
Warburton-Lee.
Bk . Com . D . N . C. Tufnell.
(Team handicap, 8 .)
(received 2 .) 3 z goals.
Whirlwinds beat Blazers.
(received 6 goals . 4 goals.
2 .
3 .

268 THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
Transvaal Championship.
DURBAN'S SUCCESS.
For the first time in the history of polo in South Africa a
tournament was staged in Johannesburg from Monday, April
14th to Saturday, April 19th . During the past three years the
Transvaal Championships have been staged by the Pretoria Polo
Club, but the Johannesburg Polo Club were this year responsible
for the tournament, and right well did they accomplish what,
in this country, is a herculean affair.
The tremendous distances to he travelled by various teams,
the difficulties of securing leave—for players are not generally
of the moneyed variety—the provision of accommodation for
visitors, securing of stabling for ponies and various other items
attendant upon a polo tournament, were all matters which taxed
the honorary officials, and assuredly the Johannesburg Club
came through the ordeal with considerable credit . Their first
effort was a distinct success, and the consensus of opinion was
that nothing more could have been done to ensure the success
of the initial venture of the Club,
No fewer than fourteen clubs competed, Natal sending four
to contest the Senior Championship ; O .F .S . two for the Senior
and two for the Junior event ; East Griqualand two for the
Junior ; and Transvaal three for the latter . In addition a
Handicap tournament was arranged . The winners of the various
events were :
Senior Championship : Durban.
Junior Championship : Johannesburg.
Handicap Championship : Karkloof.
In annexing the Senior event Durban accomplished what was
expected of them . The four players boast a combined handicap
of 24, including the one and only Mr. Hugh Brown (7),
Mr . R. Burdon (6), Mr. E . H . Green (7), and Dr . Walburgh
(4) . While, as stated, the side was regarded as likely winners,
it was not without a terrific struggle that it managed to win
through in the final against Noodsberg.
By defeating Rakhoi-Zastion by seven goals Durban quite
lived up to their great reputation, but in Noodsberg (Natal) they
met a side of hard riding and clever exponents who put up a
wonderful display and came very near to defeating the all-

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conquering South African champions . Noodsberg had a combined
handicap of 15, but Mr . E . R . Smith and Mr. C . Mac-
Kenzie played much above their handicaps, with the result that
Noodsberg, after being 4 goals down at the interval, were
beaten by 4 goals to 3, and certainly Dame Fortune did not
smile on them . Noodsberg were represented by Mr . E . R.
Smith (2), Mr. R. Culverwell (5), Mr . M . C . Jackson (5) and
Mr. C . MacKenzie (3) . It will not greatly surprise to find Mr.
MacKenzie develop into a player of South African standard.
The big disappointment of the tournament were Harrismith,
represented by !VI r. G. S . de Necker (5), Mr. G . Campbell (7),
Mr. G . S . Bain (7) and Mr. J. T. Truter (3) . They made
their exit from the tournament to Noodsberg . Mr . Campbell
was in poor form, but Mr. Bain showed himself to be one of
the artists of the game in South Africa, though too much was
thrown on his shoulders.
Otto's Bluff were disposed of by Noodsberg, who thus had
to defeat two of the highest handicapped sides in making their
way to the final. The Otto's Bluff team was best served by
Mr. M. I . Davis (5) . The other three players were Mr . G . H.
Johnston (4), Mr. G . Lund (5) and Mr . C . S . D . Otto (4).
What appeared to be a family affair was the first round
match between Rakhoi-Zastion and Karkloof . The latter were
the youngest team in the competition and consisted of three
Shaw's, J . G. (2), G . (6) and W. (3) . The fourth was Mr.
Crawford Burdon (4), whose mother was also a Shaw before
marriage. Their opponents consisted of three brothers and a
cousin. They were J . W. (3), B . O . (5), W. A . (4) and A. S.
Higgs (5) .
In the Junior Championship Johannesburg " A " sprang a
surprise by winning the competition . Matatiele had had somewhat
of a smooth passage, defeating Pretoria and Johannesburg
" B " on their course to the final . Johannesburg " A " had
a harder section and ousted Bloemfontein " A " and Harrismith
" B ." But they got revenge for the defeat of their second team
by beating Matatiele in the final by the odd goal in eleven.
The winning team were Mr . G . Hildick-Smith (2), Mr . W. D'U.
Blyth (2), Mr. H. Jeppe (3) and Mr . A. C . Langebrink (3).
The performance of Johannesburg was all the more meritorious
in that Johannesburg is the youngest club in South Africa, and
three years ago the players saw a polo stick for the first time.
The other teams in the Junior Championship were : Kokstad :
M . F. B . 'Colvin (o), Mr . G. W. Jenkins (2), Mr . D . H . Stubbs
(5) and Mr. G . T . Henderson (4).
Matatiele : Mr. C . J. Chaplin (I), Mr . J. M . Curry (2), Mr.
J . H . MacDonald ;5) and Mr. F. D . Minchin (3).
Harrismith " B " : Mr. L . Putterill (2), Mr . K . Schoeman
(2), Mr. A. Mandy (2) and Mr . J . Caskie (4).
The Rovers : Major E . Routh (o), Mr. J . B . Mudd (o), Mr.
A . Cade (i) and Mr. L . Downie (o).
Pretoria : Mr. J . L. Goodman (I), Mr. J . W. Kirkness (2),
Mr. E . O'C . Maggs (2) and Mr . A. Gough (I` .

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Bloemfontein : Mr. J . H . Parr (o), Mr . C . E . Salzman (2),
Mr . J . A . Hardiman (2) and Mr . C . A. Beck (2).
Johannesburg " B " : Mr. G . E . Simmons (o), Alr. C . E.
Butler (2), Major F . Brickman (2) and Mr. P . S. Hammond (o).
The handicap tournament resulted in a win for Karkloof,
who were somewhat lucky to emerge victorious against Otto's
Bluff, who conceded 2 4/7 goals and went under by the fraction.
The final day resulted in wonderfully even sport. Both
championships were won by the odd goal.
At the close of the tournament it was announced that an invitation
had been received by S .A.P .A. to go to California in 1932.
Whether the invitation will be accepted is, of course, a matter
of conjecture, but certainly the idea was received with enthusiasm
by many of the older players, while some of the novices looked
seriously ahead, visualizing the prospects of inclusion in the
team.
Such a visit would do a tremendous amount of good for the
game in South Africa, but the difficulty is that the prospects
are that finance will play quite as big a part in the selection
of the side as real merit . South African polo players are not
of the " idle rich," and if it means that players will have to
meet their own expenses I am afraid that some of the best
players in the country will automatically be debarred from making
the trip . Fortunately several of the best players can be
classed among those who would be able to afford the trip . But
as stated, I am not in a position to say whether the invitation
will be accepted ; in fact it has not yet been discussed.
Strangely enough in South Africa it is not the big cities and
thickly populated parts that provide the polo players, the
majority of whom are farmers . A representative team of South
African players would come entirely from Natal, with the exception
of one player . Among the leading players participating
in the tournament which has just concluded a really serviceable
team could be chosen. Let us look at them . The position of
back would be the most difficult to select unless, of course, it
was decided to choose a heavily handicapped player from
another position and train him as a back.
At the present time the best backs are Mr . M . I. Davis, Mr.
A. S . Higgs and Mr . Gower Shaw, with a young player in
Mr. MacKenzie coming along by leaps and bounds. Mr . Gower
Shaw would probably be first choice.
Mr. E . H . Green, Mr. G. S . Bain and Mr . M . C. Jackson
are among the best No . 3 players in the country . While Mr.
Jackson may not possess the technique of the other two, he is
a fine opportunist, and it will not greatly surprise if his handicap
be increased from 5 within a week or two . Mr. Bain would
probably do just as well at No . 2.
For No . 2 I would not regard Mr . Hugh Brown as superior
to Mr. R. Burdon . The latter has for long been retained at
No . 1, but that has been more or less force of circumstances,
though in an International side he might be regarded as an

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ideal No . 1, while in club polo he could he far more serviceable
in the body of the game.
To sum things up and finally settle upon a team I would,
on present form, choose the following half-dozen players : Mr.
R. Burdon (6), Mr. G. S . Bain (7), Mr . E . H . Green (j), Mr.
Gower Shaw (6), Mr . M . C. Jackson (5), and Mr . A . S . Higgs
(5) or Mr. M. I . Davis (5).
SOME HINTS FOR
THE YOUNGSTERS.
II.
When you are Riding.
By " Martin Gale ."
In niy article last month in THE POLO MONTHLY I tried to
give you some help towards understanding your pony in his
stable, and now I want to give you some ideas to help you when
you are riding.
Now this is not to be a riding lesson, but there are some
things I want you to get fixed in your mind, for 1 am sure they
will help you to be a better horseman. First, perhaps, you
have never realized that man's control over a horse is a wonderful
thing . We get so accustomed to see people riding and
driving horses that we forget what has really happened . A horse,
if left to roam at will and never handled by man, would be just
as wild as a deer, and it is only the brain and will-power of
man which make it possible for him to bring a horse under
his control . Just think what this means—a small pony can pull
a cart with quite a number of grown men in it, and an Exmoor
pony (and most other ponies too) will carry a heavy man more
or less all day in very hilly country. If it wasn't for the will
of man what chance would you—a very light weight—have of
controlling your pony ? You must see, therefore, that you must
be master all the time, and never lose the upper hand.
You must have heard of Mr . Jorrocks, and one day you will
read about him. IIe is a famous character in fiction, and all
Englishmen love him, not only because he said many sensible
things in a very funny way, but mostly because he loved horses
and hunting . Now, Mr . Jorrocks made a very wise remark
which just helps me in what I am telling you . He said : " 'Osses
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just as well as we do ourselves." And what I say to you is,
don't let any " queer critter " ever think you are frightened
of iL From first to last, you must he the boss—it is really so
easy, and there are lots of little ways in which you can show
your superiority, which will all the time work on his inferior
mind : and remember, as I told you in my last article, he has
a very small brain, which is perhaps just as well for you and me.
Well, fetch him out of the stable, and come for a ride, and
don't fall over the bucket outside his box, which I almost think
some grooms put as a trap to bring us down, and so start
the day well ! Get him out in the yard and give him a jolly
good hard pat--don't stroke him as though he were a timid
little rabbit in a hutch . Two or three good pats, and von
will be on much more satisfactory terms with him than had
you gently stroked his soft nose . You can do plenty of that
when you are giving him some carrot on your return.
First, have a look at his bridle always, always first thing
—no tightness, no sagging, no ends flapping loose it's all so
simple, but so important . You can't make a mistake just think
of a tidily dressed man or woman, and then think of untidy
ones . Your pony's head must be tidy and trim . And
remember, it is a good thing for your groom to know you always
look—he will think all the more of you, and tell people you
have " all the makings of a proper young 'orseman or 'orsewoman,"
which is very nice to hear and a great thing to live
up to.
Before you mount, see that your girths are tight, not too
tight, and you must see that the front of the saddle does not
come down on his wither—that is the point where the neck joins
the shoulder.
You can read quite a lot about the correct way to mount, which
is very useful, and I advise you to read all you can about horses
and riding and hunting, but I am going to tell you to find
all the ways of mounting and practise them all! There are
at least four handy ways, and the great thing is to try them all,
each in an " unfussy " way, and make your horse stand still
always—it is not difficult, and you must be patient, and anyway,
it is part of the game of who is master. Mount with your foot
in the stirrup on the near-side, and learn to do it also from the
off-side. This is most handy, especially when hunting, as you
may want to mount hurriedly, and your horse he standing on
a. steep slope, making mounting from the near-side impossible.
Then you must vault on—this makes you very independent—
especially if you have short legs, like I have . You have to be
" springy " and active, and one of these days, not far hence,
I shall find the old legs won't spring any more, and then I
shall get up from a chair out of the harness room ! Then there
is the " leg-up ." This is a very neat way, and I love to be
thrown up by a groom who just knows how to do it . Up you
go like a feather, and after a short while you will learn to just
drop down into the saddle almost like a gull landing on water.
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ways, and although I am all for being as independent as possible,
I can't quite recommend his methods. He was a very
tiny fellow, whose friends were very tall horses, and being an
independent soul he was in the habit of climbing up either fore
leg and pulling himself up by the mane—or to vary things, he
would climb up a hind leg, get a foothold on the hock, and up
from there—or better still, lay hold of the tail and more or less
walk up both hind legs . But I think you will agree we had
better leave those outlandish ways alone !
Well, we have been a long time starting, but we can get away
now. As I have said, this is not a riding lesson, but you must
hold your reins lightly, with just a feel on the mouth . Most
people say that to start a horse into a walk the legs should be
pressed into the side : but I like to see something more than this.
Nothing sets up the right relationship quicker or better than
to give a definite tap with both heels—it will send you out of
the yard with your horse feeling bright and with the knowledge
that he has a rider with whom he must behave.
(To be continued').
Letters to the Editor.
PUBLIC POLO GROUNDS.
[To the Editor of THE POLO MONTHLY .]
SIR,
1 feel sure that all those who were not already aware of the
fact must have been greatly interested in the public announcement
that a new polo ground has been opened for this season
only in the grounds of Templeton House, Priory Lane, Roehampton,
S .W., and that the public are to be admitted at a
very moderate charge. Though in a sense public polo is played
at Hurlingham, such an innovation as the present has much
to commend it, as it brings the attractions of the game within
the range of all, and it should prove a further addition to our
summer open air amusements. Many are now keenly interested
as spectators in polo, which might very easily come to be a
serious rival to football and cricket . The London polo clubs,
owing to their restricted area, cannot themselves provide sufficient
grounds for the carrying on of the game or furnish proper
facilities for admitting the public . It seems, therefore, a matter
of intense regret that the Templeton House ground is, it is
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at the end of the season under the inevitable bricks and mortar.
Though its close proximity to Richmond Park and Barnes
Common must, it is feared, be a very powerful argument against
the preservation of this land as a public open space, yet its
great nearness to the Roehampton and Ranelagh Clubs and its
easy accessibility from all parts would in my view make ; it an
admirable ground, not only for public polo, but possibly other
outdoor games as well. The rapidly changing character of the
neighbourhood, due to the extensive erection of small villas in
the immediate vicinity, and especially the large new London
County Council estate at Putney, must call for the further provision
of ground for games for which Barnes Common is not
suitable.
As a member of the Roehampton Club and knowing the neighbourhood
well, I ask the question : Could not the Templeton
House grounds be kept unbuilt on for sorrie such purpose?
Though the purchase price is very great—many thousands of
pounds for a comparatively small area of land —vet, it is submitted,
the sum might be worth while expending. If a company
were formed to buy the ground and properly run it as a public
sports centre for polo and other games, it is very probable that
it would prove a successful proposition . Only the cost of
acquisition need really be considered seriously, and those who
found the necessary money could look to a reasonable and steady
income for the amount each might contribute.
Up to now the more or less private nature of the game
a recreation for the privileged few has rendered it more or
less unknown to the public. But its novelty and excitement
would ensure it a popular public welcome and make the success
of a public ground a comparatively easy task provided the heavy
initial cost of purchase, lay-out, etc ., could be overcome. The
ground is flat and very suitable for polo ; football might be
played in the winter months ; and the close proximity of the
Roehampton Club renders stabling, etc ., for the ponies, an easy
matter. Possibly it might be run in conjunction with some of
the large West End clubs which now provide squash racquet
courts, swimming pools, etc., for their younger members.
If not too late, perhaps the present owner might be induced
to stay his hand, pending the consideration of some scheme
for keeping this (at present) beautiful little estate free from being
built over and for the use and pleasure of the many rather
than the personal enjoyment of a few villa dwellers . Plenty
of other land is available near by for housing purposes . Could
not a few wealthy devotees of the game help this cause and
prevent the disappearance of the only ground now available in
the district .
I am, Sir,
Roehampton Club,
Putney, S .W.,
May 15th, 1930 .
Yours, etc.,
A. R . TAYLOUR,

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PONY CLUBS.
[To the Editor of THE POLO MONTHLY .]
SIR,
As letters and articles are appearing in the Press asking for
information about pony clubs, or making all kinds of statements
on the subject of pony clubs, it is felt that some authentic
information will be of interest.
The Pony Club, which was inaugurated in November, 1929, by
the Institute of the Horse as a junior branch for the encouragement
of young people in horsemanship and knowledge of horses,
is being taken up in many hunting countries with great
enthusiasm. Already there are some twenty clubs in various
parts of England, and many others are being formed . Each
member is given a registered badge to be worn on all occasions
when members meet together. Rallies are held from time to
time, when some form of mounted sports or competitions take
place, but on all such occasions at least ten minutes must be
devoted to instruction of some kind.
Clubs are organized and managed by local committees of
ladies and gentlemen under the guidance of a central committee
appointed by the Institute of the Horse, which holds its meetings
in London . Members of the Pony Club must- not be above
seventeen years of age, but young people over seventeen and
under twenty may become associates by paying the same subscription
as members . The entrance fee on joining is 2s . 6d.
and the annual subscription is 2s . 6d ., but the children of farmers
over whose land any recognized pack of hounds hunt are
admitted without entrance fee.
The following pony clubs are already established : Belvoir,
Berkshire (South), Cotswold, Cottesmore, Craven, Eridge,
Epsom Drag, Essex, Fernie, Grafton, Isle of Wight, Ludlow,
Meynell, Old Berks, Oxford (South), Quorn, Shropshire (North),
Shropshire (South), Surrey and Burstow, Warwickshire and
Wynnstay . All these are under the control of the Institute of
the Horse.
Other centres wishing to form clubs should send the name of
a suitable District Commissioner to the Secretary, Institute of
the Horse, Ltd ., 27 Cavendish Square, London, W .1, who will
be pleased to send all particulars on application . It is intended
that clubs should also he formed in large towns and suburbs
where hunts do not exist.
T . H . S. MARCHANT, BRIG .-GEN .,
Secretary, Institute of the Horse Ltd .

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THE POLO MONTHLY [JUNE, 1930.
CONCERNING
MOTORS.
By Capt. Wilfrid Gordon Aston.
An Interesting Innovation.
There can be no doubt that one of the most important new
introductions in automobile design that have occurred for some
years is the Daimler Fluid Fly-Wheel, which is now available
on their 30 h .p . Double-Six Chassis, and will no doubt in the
near future be fitted to all the other Daimler models . Indeed,
I imagine it to be probable that in course of time it will find
its application in numerous cars of other makes.
It is in respect of the clutch that car design has been susceptible
to the least progress in recent years . Brakes, steering, suspension,
gear-box and control generally have been improved almost
out of all knowledge . It is the clutch alone that remains a weak
spot in the mechanical economy of the car, because how it behaves
so much depends not upon its own design, but upon the skill,
or otherwise, of the driver.
The modern clutch is a very good thing, but that it has its
limitations is readily demonstrated . The most refined and
luxurious vehicle can be rendered positively uncomfortable to
its passengers unless the clutch is controlled with nicety.
Furthermore, it must be borne in mind that the clutch has to
a certain extent to function as a. shock absorber, or at least it
should do so, so as to protect the transmission, tyres, etc ., from
shock which would otherwise contribute to undue wear and tear.
Yet another and a formidable disadvantage of the clutch
is that its control calls for quite a considerable amount of physical
effort . Some cars have excellently light clutches which can be
kept out of engagement by a very light foot pressure, and much
enhance the charm of driving even in traffic, but there are many
cars (which, however, I will not trouble to enumerate) that sin
badly in this matter.
One such I was driving the other day, and found that the
clutch spring was so strong that rather than attempt to hold
it down for more than a few seconds I preferred to change into
neutral in traffic. Naturally this was an irritating and bothersome
thing, and my favourable impressions of this car were
stultified by the fatigue which it caused me.
Now, however, the Daimler people come along with a device,
with which they have been experimenting for over three years,

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A TRULY
REMARKABLE CAR
c
J
THE 2025 H.P . ROLLS,ROYCE
is noteworthy in many ways.
The increase in the power of the engine
has resulted in amazing acceleration.
It is a car of extraordinary silence.
Its remarkable brakes, coupled with its
much improved acceleration, enable a
high average speed to be maintained with,
out the necessity of driving at a high
maximum speed.
The centralised chassis lubrication is
greatly appreciated by all owners and
drivers.
The 2025 h.p. Rolls'Royce is a mos`l
highly refined car and (lands in a class
by itself.
The besA is usually the mos~l expensive to
purchase but the mot enjoyable and
economical to use.
There is a unique pleasure in buying the
bes`l.
All keen motorifls should try this car. It
is a revelation in motoring.
ROLLS-ROYCE
20'25 I.P.
Rolls' Royce Ltd 14,15 Conduit St . London WI . Mayfair6040

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that overcomes all these disadvantages . In short, it provides
a clutch which is entirely automatic in action, which furnishes
a drive that is indistinguishable from positive at high speeds,
and yet when starting the car from rest, or in periods of acceleration
affords a slight element of slip, which implies in all
conditions an absolutely smooth and progressive take-up of the
drive.
I am only too painfully aware that this is an instance in
which any attempt to describe what the effect of the contrivance
is must almost inevitably be doomed to failure . I will, however,
give a rough outline of its method of working, together with a few
personal impressions . But prefatorily I would say that this is
a thing of so revolutionary a character that no motorist is entitled
to adjudicate upon it until he has tried it for himself.
As for the mechanism, with which we are for the moment
concerned, this can be described as exceedingly simple . There
are practically only two working parts, neither of which runs the
least risk of getting out of order . The Fluid Fly-Wheel (a
description to which the quidnuncs may possibly take exception)
is contained in a casing which takes the place of the ordinary
clutch.
in this casing there are two rotors, turbines, or pump members
—call them what you will—one of which is a driver attached
to the fly-wheel, and the other a driven component attached
to the transmission line . The only connexion between them is
oil in its ordinary liquid state. That is to say there is no
physical or solid connexion present as there is in the ordinary
car when the clutch is fully engaged.
The method of working is as follows : When the driver rotor
is turning at low speeds it flings oil against the driven member,
but the reaction in these circumstances is so low as to be incapable
of driving the car forward . When the speed of the
engine is raised, the rate at which the oil is flung is also raised,
with the result that the driven rotor is compelled to respond
and the car begins to move forward.
The higher the speed of the engine the more ready, and if
I may be forgiven this expression, the more " solid " is the
response. Finally, at full speeds the conditions are absolutely
comparable to a direct mechanical drive. In order to enable
gear changes to be made an ordinary clutch is used in addition
to the fluid fly-wheel, and the former is controlled by pedal in
the usual manner . Owing to the fact, however, that its work
is light, this friction clutch is of quite small dimensions.
Except when changing gear the control of the speed of the
car is entirely vested in the accelerator pedal . For example,
getting into the driving seat for the purpose of trying out this
new Daimler device, one found, rather to one's surprise, that
although the car was stationary, and the engine smoothly and
silently ticking over, the gear lever was in the top speed notch.
Releasing the hand brake, one was invited to " step on the
gas " and see what happened, the car at the time standing on
a fairly level piece of road . One carried out these instructions,

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and lo ' and behold, the vehicle moved off so easily, so free from
jar and jerk, and so progressively, that it was hard to determine
when the motion had actually begun . It is, then, to all intents
and purposes the accelerator which controls the clutching action.
If one wants a quicker get-away irrespective of what gear
happens to be engaged one is firm and determined with one's
foot . If one wants a less rapid acceleration one gives less gas.
What most strongly appealed to me about this scheme was
the very short time required to accustom oneself to drive the
car so fitted . In traffic, for example, one could leave the third
gear in, or even if one preferred the top gear . Upon this, moving
along perfectly sweetly at a speed as low as one rule an
hour, then when the opportunity presented itself for getting ahead
of vehicles in front and one firmly opened the throttle, the
response, though velvety in smoothness, was instantaneous.
An interesting proof of what this device can do was afforded
by attempting to climb a really steep hill at a moderate speed,
the gradient of which it would in case be clearly impossible
to surmount on top gear. With a full throttle opening the
engine pluckily attempted the impossible and came to rest, and
remained at rest, with the motor still pulling boldly against its
overload . A quick change into second gear and the Daimler
Double Six was soon under way again.
I need hardly say that with the ordinary form of friction
clutch controlled by a driver of unheard of skill such a feat
would be out of the question . Not only so, but a very few
seconds of it would irreparably damage the normal clutch,
whereas with the fluid fly-wheel one could do this test for an
unlimited time without causing any mechanical damage whatever.
I am not for a moment suggesting that we want to drive our
cars to a standstill on hills which they are not intended to
climb on top gear, though I must say that the Daimler 30 is
very remarkable in this respect, hut the fact that one can do
this sort of thing is really illustrative of the perfection of clutch
engagement which the fluid fly-wheel affords.
The advantages claimed for it are briefly as follows : The
drive exerted is due to the interchange of energy in a rapidly
moving fluid. The car can be started and stopped at will with
the drive engaged and the engine running. Starting from rest
is extremely smooth as compared with any other known method
of propulsion. Traffic driving is greatly_ facilitated . Acceleration
is increased at low speeds. The power lost at ordinary
running speeds is less than that in a gear-box on direct drive.
All over-run vibration is eliminated . There are only two moving
parts . The whole device is entirely automatic in action . To
all of these claims I can give my unqualified support, for they
are materialized in practice.
Personally I would say that in this new Daimler system of
transmission of power, as between the engine and the back wheels,
we have something that is definitely equal to that which in
days gone by we had with the magnetic car and the steam car.
1n short, an absolute exclusion of any suggestion of effort .

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" Miss England II ."
We shall all watch with unusual interest the British Challenger,
" Miss England II," which has been built to the order of Lord
Wakefield of Hythe, and in the capable hands of Sir Henry
Segrave, as helmsman, is to make an attack on " World's Water
Speed Records " and is to represent this country for the British
International Trophy.
It is hardly necessary to say that the most interesting part
of this boat is its power plant . This consists of two Rolls-Royce
engines almost exactly similar to the motor which last year
triumphantly won the Schneider Trophy for Great Britain.
Although this type of motor was originally designed to give
8i5 h .p . it was lightened, modified and improved until it
delivered nearly 2,000 b .h .p . with a power weight ratio of twelve
ounces per brake horse-power--an amazing figure for a watercooled
engine.
In attaining this extraordinary result the Rolls-Royce engineers
made no sacrifice of reliability, this fact being due very largely
to the use of a new aluminium alloy which had been developed
in the Rolls-Royce factories, and can fairly be described as a
revolutionary metal . hnown as hiduminium R .R. 50, this
astonishing metal is not only lighter and tougher than previous
aluminium alloys, but it also has many times their resistance to
fatigue under stress of heat and prolonged vibration.
It may be mentioned that in " Miss England II " these
engines are giving an even greater power output than was obtainable
from them nine months ago, and there is little doubt in
my mind that by the time these lines see the light of day
something very big in water speed performance will have already
been recorded.
The boat itself is, needless to say, designed on very advanced
and scientific lines, and with its total available power of 4,000
horse-power should easily exceed its estimated maximum speed
of too miles an hour.
Summer Fuel.
When a firm of the eminence of Shell Mex Ltd . produces a
new motor spirit which they designate as a " Summer " grade,
one may well ask for what purpose such a thing has been introduced
. In view of the course of education that the motoring
public has received in the past as to the desirability of certain
fuels which are represented as being equally good all the year
round, ' ` Summer " Shell, if it had no other merits to its credit,
could at all events claim attention and respect as having figured
prominently in Miss Amy Johnson's magnificent light aeroplane
flight to Australia, through which it was used consistently.
Motor spirit is a thing about which the average car owner
knows but little . This is demonstrated by the readiness with
which he will buy nondescript and nameless stuff that comes
from bulk and is foisted upon him by service station proprietors,

JUNE . 1930 .] THE POLO MO1yTIILY
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and merely offers the inducement of saving twopence or threepence
a gallon.
If the car owner realized how dependent the satisfactory working
of his vehicle is upon that which he permits to be placed
in the tank he would unswervingly avoid any brand that does
not carry a reputable name.
The great oil concerns, of which Shell \Iex is perhaps the
most dominant, spend annually gigantic sums of money in carrying
out elaborate research . No stone is left unturned that may
enable some improvement in the product to be obtained.
Now if we give the matter a little thought we shall easily
realize how essential it is that petrol should be a compromise.
Those particular fractions of the liquid which are very volatile
are required in order to enable quick starting from cold to be
obtained, but on the other hand, if there is an excess of these
then the mileage per gallon might easily be reduced, and further
there might also be a distinctly perceptible falling off in maximum
power and hence in maximum speed.
It is accordingly necessary to arrange a nice balance as between
these two conflicting conditions, and it is not difficult to see
that this balance will be determined to some extent by the
temperature at which the car has to work . In winter brisk
starting and a ready vaporization of the fuel is of the first
importance. In summer a rather smaller degree of volatility
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is permissible, and by slightly reducing this a greater power
output can be obtained and a somewhat greater mileage per
gallon.
For the last six weeks I have been consistently using
" Summer " Shell in two cars, and have had very excellent
results from it . Even when the morning has been exceptionally
cold it has shown an ability to provide an instant start, whilst
in respect of consumption, maximum speed and acceleration it
has shown a performance that is quite exceptional.
Light Sports Models.
I was delighted to see that the team of M .G . Midgets carried
off the team prize in the twenty-four hours' race at Brooklands.
No car ever more surely deserved success than this.
It is, to start with, a brilliant piece of design, being a development
of the Morris Minor, which finds its fullest expression in
the Wolseley " Hornet," the introduction of which a few weeks
ago created such a sensation in niotordom.
I myself always had a slight distrust of the hotted-up small
car until I made the acquaintance of the Midget, and ripened
that acquaintance into intimacy . The Midget and I, to say
nothing of other members of my family, have had excellent
times together, and really it is no exaggeration upon my part
to assert that I get more pleasure out of driving this microcosm
than I get from many larger cars weighing six or seven times
as much and costing proportionately more.
It is possible that the Midget, had she eyes to read with
or ears to hear with, would take some exception to my likening
her to a four-wheeled motor-cycle. She is by no means so noisy
as most motor-cycles, and she has a road stability that is almost
incredible until you have tried it for yourself and learnt how
implicitly you can trust to it.
She is the personification of vitality ; and what is of no little
importance too, her prodigious powers of acceleration are matched
by her excellent braking.
She is a thing that can be driven consistently fast yet safely,
and one of her especial charms is that she likes being driven
fast. Never in any circumstances does it appear possible to
cause this willing little engine any distress . On occasions I have
had it absolutely " flat out " for miles and miles on end, and
furthermore, I have many a time gone out of my way to find
gradients which would involve quite a lot of full throttle on
bottom or second gear, but the more you give it to bite off the
more does it seem capable of conducting the chewing process.
When you consider that in this little two-seater, which really
does provide ample room for two full-sized people, you have
a vehicle that when driven with nerve can put up an astounding
average speed, that will do its forty miles to the gallon, and
that costs but L I S5 to buy-, you have to admit that here is an
extremely fine example of British car engineering enterprise .

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AND ABROAD . EDITED BY ARTHUR W . COATEN.
Pow— CONTENTS—August, 1930.
PAGE
Current Topics
407
Season on Long Island : International Prospects. 13y Harry Disston 425
Trial Matches at the Beaufort Club . . . . . . . . . . ..
430
Impressions of the International Side . By " Onlooker "
433
Polo Personalities, No. Ill—Mr. J. If. Ashton . . .
London Tournaments :
. ..
436
Guest Challenge Cup . ..
438
Empire Cup .
440
Subalterns' Gold Cup . . . . ..
441
Roehampton Open Challenge ('up
443
Hunt Challenge ( -up . . . . ..
445
T ro('up . . . . . . . . . . ..
Roehampton Military Handicap
446
447
Colts Challenge ('up . ..
450
Junior ('olts Cup . ..
451
County Polo
452
Beaufort Club Tournament
457
Cowdrav Park
459
Notes On Polo at Eosbury
463
Handicap Changes
468
Hungarian Polo
27 .2
King of Spain's ('up at Malta
4.8 .2
Tournaments in India
MOTORING--
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488
Concerning Motors. By Capt. W . Gordon Aston 491
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CURRENT TOPICS.
King of Spain 's Gift.
The special cup which the King of Spain has presented to Mr.
James Ashton, senr ., of Goulburn, New South \Vales, was sent
with the following letter from the Marquis of Villavieja, who was
the pioneer of polo in Spain :—" At the bidding of his Majesty
the King of Spain I have the pleasure of sending you this cup in
memory of the fine display at polo the Goulburn team showed
in the final for the Champion Cup at Hurlingham on June 28th.
His Majesty was greatly impressed by your sportsmanship in
bringing the team from such a distance, and is so pleased at the
popularity that your sons have earned this season in England ."
The cup bears the following inscription :—" Presented by H .M.
the King of Spain to Mr . James Ashton in recognition of his
sporting enterprise in bringing to England the Goulburn Polo
Team, comprising his four sons, and in memory of their brilliant
display in the final of the Champion Cup at Hurlingham on
June 28th, 1930."
Question of Nationality.
Sir Malcolm Robertson, formerly H.I. Ambassador at Buenos
Aires, sends an interesting letter to the Taller on the question
of Mr. Lewis Lacey's elegibility to play in International polo
both for England and the Argentine . A statement from a
correspondent had been published in " Serrifile's " Polo Notes

!Truro, by] THE BRITISH i ii'IR,•_ CARIDEN PARTY .11 ROEHAMPTON ON 1FI,1 9'rx, [Topical (top left), Alfieri (lop right), and Central Pre,.
when a great attraction was the match between teams composed of the Messrs . Ashton and the Me Roark . The picture on the top left shows the combined teams, with the Messrs . Roark on the
right and the umpire, Col . C. D . Miller, in the centre. On t!ite top right Lady Ile Rvrie is seen presenting the cup and congratulating Mr . J. II . .Ashton,
with whom is Mr. I. Roark, sen .

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to the effect that \Ir . Lacey " could not be an Argentine citizen
one moment and a British citizen the next ." Sir Malcolm
writes : " Now this is precisely what can and does
happen in many hundreds of cases. A man born in
the Argentine whose father was British-born has a dual
nationality . He is both Argentine and British, and cannot,
therefore, be naturalized in either country . While in the
Argentine he cannot claim British protection ; while in the British
Empire he cannot claim Argentine protection . Anywhere else
in the world he can claim either or both . If Mr. Lacey was, as I
believe, born in Argentina of a British father, he has a dual
nationality . It would seem, then, that while he should not
properly play in Argentina for Great Britain against Argentina,
nor in Great Britain for Argentina against Great Britain, elsewhere
in the world outside Argentina and the British Empire he
can play for either . If, however, Mr . Lacey- was horn within the
Empire, he is British only unless he has formerly renounced his
British nationality and opted for the Argentine . He should not
then properly play for Argentina at all ."
Mr. Sanford's Impressions.
On his arrival in the United States in the second week of July,
Mr. S. Sanford was interviewed by Mr. Robert Harron, who gave
that player's impressions of International prospects in the Poston
Ez :cning Transcript . Mr. Sanford said :--" When I sailed,
it looked as if three members of the challenging team had virtually
earned their places . They are Gerald Balding at No . 2, Capt.
Pat Roark at No. 3 and Lacey at hack. Up forward, at No . i,
Aidan Roark and Capt . Richard George, who was a member of
the Army-in-India's challenging team in 1927, are still in the
contest. Every member of that team has had experience in polo
in this country and this team certainly should know what it is
about in attempting to match American polo if ever a British
team will, considering the experience of the Roark brothers and
Balding and Lacey here . Gerald Balding is playing brilliantly
and he and Capt. Roark, at No . 2 and No . 3, are teaming very well,
a development that was helped along a great deal by the fact that
they were playing alongside each other in those positions in the
Hurricanes . Lewis Lacey found early that he could not change
overnight with any comfort from a back to a No . I . At back,
he has strengthened the team greatly, of course . What impresses
one perhaps more than any other phase of the situation over there
is the fact that every effort is being made to find the strongest
team and to put that team in the saddle . When it was shown
in the early matches that the plans previously drawn up would
not hold, there was no hesitation . Changes that seemed to be
necessary were made immediately. I believe that when they
arrive here about the middle of August, the British will have their
line-up definitely selected and that there will be no last-minute
chan g ing. They will probably bring three spare men as %yell,
but the practice matches here will be in the nature of tune-up
contests for ponies and players, rather than test matches ."

AUGUST . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 4''
The Ponies.
Mr. Sanford's opinion was asked of the English judgment in
delaying the arrival of the pony string until almost mid-August.
The date now scheduled for the arrival of the mounts is August
12th . Probably no polo player in the game has shipped his
mounts back and forth across the Atlantic more often than Mr.
Sanford, who said :—" I have found that the ponies are usually
in a fit condition to play within two weeks or a little more after
arrival and probably better at that time than they would be two
or three weeks later . It is on that theory, I think, that the
British are working, and I should say that their chances of having
their ponies fit for the matches are better than if they were arriving
several weeks earlier. They have a string of about forty ponies
with ('apt. Maurice Kingscote supervising the work and they
will be very \veil mounted, I believe, judging from the test gau ges . "
The Regimental Champions.
As briefly recorded in our last issue the 17111 2tst Lancers are
once more the holders of the Inter-Regimental Championship,
having easily defeated the Queen's Bays by S goals to 1 in the
final at Hurlingham on Jule 5th Next season other teams will
nave a chance, as the Lancers are due for their turn of service
abroad and proceed to Egypt . When Field-Marshal Sir George
Milne presented the Cup to Lieut .-Col . V . N . Lockett after the
match the Lancers received their ninth Inter-Regimental trophy
since the tournament was revived in 1920 . In fact, their only
defeat in the competition since the War was in 1927, when they
were just beaten in the final tie by the Royal Artillerv—a remarkably
fine record . In each of the last three finals the 17th ' 21st
Lancers have had for opponents the Queen's Bays, and last
month's result was a foregone conclusion . In only two periods-the
first and fifth- did the Bays make much impression against
a team always well together and splendidly disciplined . Col.
Lockett, who gives up the command of the regiment this year,
played a splendid game for the winners . On the losing side the
brothers Fanshawe worked hard throughout, but they were not
often able to l ' r :ak up the attacks of their well-mounted opponents.
Polo Families.
Great interest was aroused by the match between the Messrs.
Ashton and the Messrs. Roark which took place at Roehampton
last month. It has always been a feature of polo that keenness
for the game runs in certain families . It has been pointed out
that since the days of the Peats and the famous Sussex side it
has not been altogether uncommon to find three members of one
family playing in one nolo team . Such instances as the Rughy
team with the three Millers and the old Oxonians with the three
brothers Nickalls are readily recalled. There have been the
Bellvilles, the Grenfells, the Richs, thou gh these played rather
less frequently together, and Tiverton at one time could place
four members of the De Las Casas family in the field, while the
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412 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 193C.
overlooked . In the Argentine the Traills have been a great polo
family. It was at Roehampton, on the occasion of the British
Empire Garden Party, that the special match was arranged
between Ashtons and Roarks. On one side were the brothers
Ashton of Australia, who made history in London polo this
season, as representatives of the Goulburn Club (New South
\Vales), while in the other team Mr . T . I . Roark, who for many
years captained the well-known Pirate team, was the No . 1 with
his three sons behind him . It was an entertaining game, but
the young men from the Commonwealth, with their excellent
combination, were too strong for the Roarks, and won by S goals
to 4 without being severely pressed . Lady Granville Ryrie, the
wife of the High Commissioner of Australia, presented the four
silver cups to the winners and souvenirs to the losers.
Handicaps in the U .S.A.
A message from New York on July 18th stated that the Handicapping
Committee of the United States Polo Association had
just announced mid-season changes in players' ratings. These
include : Winston Guest from 9 to 8, W. A . Harriman from 7 to 6,
A. P. Perkins from S to 7, Malcolm Stevenson from S to 6,
J. Watson Webb from S to 7. There are no longer any 9-goal
players on the United States list, while Thomas Hitchcock, jun .,
is the sole 10-goal handicap man.
First American Trials.
In the first of the official trial matches for the selection of the
American polo team to defend the Westchester Cup against Great
Britain in September, played on July 20th, the Whites (H . E.
Talbott, E . J . Boeseke, E . W. Hopping, and Winston Guest)
beat the Reds (T . Hitchcock, jun., Stephen Sanford, Eric Pedley,
and E . A . S . Hopping) by 13 goals to 9. In subsequent matches
Mr . E . Pedley did well at No . 1, and is regarded as a likely man
for that position in the International matches.
Meadow Brook Club Cup.
With only thirteen seconds to go in the final round of the
Meadow Brook Club Cup on July gth, Mr . Bostwick, playing No.
2 for the Aiken-Knights, scored a goal which gave his side the
victory over the United States Armv by nine goals to eight . This
is the second time within three years that the Club Handicap
Championship of America has been won by the Aiken-Knights.
They received a three-goal handicap, taking the field as a 17-goal
team.
Col. Geoffrey Brooke's Mishap.
Towards the end of June, that fine horseman, Lieut .-Col.
Geoffrey Brooke, 16th nth Lancers, had the misfortune to fracture
a leg as the result of a fall while playing polo at Hurlin gham . In
addition to his keenness for polo Col . Brooke has been for a long
time past a highly successful competitor in show jumping competitions,
particularly on his brilliant performer Combined

Photo b y] ( '(rJll1INI :ll I'T:_A\IS 01111! : t)I'I•:I ;A''S IIAYS (left) AND 'I'IIE 17rir ;21sr 1.A\('ERS, [Alfieri.
who met at Ilurlingham in the final tie of the Inter-Regimental Tournament, the Lancers retaining possession of the cup .

414 THE POLO MONTHLY [AU'GLsT. 1930.
Training . Early this year Col . Brooke delivered a lecture to
the members of the Institute of the Horse on " Teaching the
Horse to Jump ." This lecture is published in the current issue
of The Horse, the quarterly review of the Institute of the Horse.
This publication, which is edited by Mr . H . F . Crowther-Smith,
also contains articles by Capt . F. C . Hitchcock, Mr . Geoffrey
Bradley, Lieut .-Col . P. D . Stewart, the Hon . George Savile,
Mrs. George Hodgkinson, and Major H . Misa.
Indian Empire Day : A Goulburn Success.
July 3rd was " Indian Empire Day " at Hurlingham, and,
appropriately, the chief polo fixture was between a side representing
India and the Australian team, composed cif the four brothers
Ashton . It attracted a large gathering of spectators. The
Australians won by 7 goals to 5 . Goulburn started badly, but
in the second half of the match they found their true
form . They were then two goals down, but playing
well together they wiped off the arrears and went ahead.
J . H . and henneth Ashton were especially good . On the other
side Hanut Singh has rarely been seen to greater advantage, his
long hitting and hard riding being a noticeable feature of the
match . Major Atkinson also worked very hard . Half-way
through the game J . H . Ashton was given a spill—the result of
a collision—but happily escaped injury . Sides : —Australia:
Mr. P. S. K . Ashton, Mr . G. G. Ashton, Mr . J . H . Ashton, and
Mr . R . R. Ashton (hack) . India : ('ol. T . P . Melvin, Rao Raja
Hanut Singh, Capt . R. George, and Major E . G . Atkinson (back).
By the way, in our reports last month the handicap of Rao Raja
Hanut Singh was given as 7 points . This should have been
S points.
Inter-Universities Match.
One of the keenest stru ggles ever produced by the annual
encounter between Oxford and Cambridge took place at Hurlingham
on July loth The tussle for the mastery was carried
into an extra chukker, when Paget hit the winning goal for
Cambridge, leaving them victorious by 5 goals to 4 . The form
all round was quite satisfactory. Although Cambridge were
never in front until their winning goal, they were never more than
a goal behind . Calvert and Paget who were in the successful
Cambrid ge team last year, meant a great deal to their side . The
Hon. W. J . C . Pearson, son of Lord Cowdray, was the outstanding
player on the Oxford side, and scored all their goals.
The teams were :--Cambrid , e University : A. Abel Smith (Dartmouth
and Jesus), E. A. Calvert (Winchester and Magdalene),
P . W. Paget (Eton and Trinity), and Viscount Somerton ; Eton
and Trinity) . Oxford University : C) . S . Poole (Eton and Christchurch`,
The Hon . W . J. C . Pearson (Eton and Christchurch`,
J. Lakin (Eton and New College), R . V. Taylor (Winchester and
Magdalene) . The record of the inter-'Varsity polo match is
now Cambridge, 26 wins ; Oxford, 20 . The cup was presented
by Viscountess Cowdray .

AUGUST. 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 41
Duke of York's Trophy.
The Duke of York, accompanied by Prince George, was at
Ranelagh on July 4th to see the Navy and the Royal Air Force
play for his cup in their annual match, and the Navy having won
by io goals to 61 after allowing the R .A.F . ti goals start, he
handed the trophy to Lord Mountbatten . The Navy side was
Lord Louis Mountbatten's Bluejackets team in which he had with
him Capt . R . A . R . Neville, Lieut. E . Heywood Lonsdale, and
Lieut .-Commander C . E . Lambe, and they have had a good deal
i'hot, be] [Sport and General.
The Duke of York presents his challenge cup at Ranelagh to Lord Louis
Mountbatten, whose Royal Navy team defeated the Royal Air Force
for this trophy.
of play together. The R.A.F . were represented by Group-Capt.
the Rev. H. Beauchamp, Group-Capt . J. Baldwin, Air Commodore
T . R. C. Higgins, and Squadron-Leader W. H . de Waller.
They put up a fight, but the sailormen had them well beaten the
whole way, Lord Mountbatten and Capt . Neville, who is a Marine
officer, playing particularly well for them.
The late Mr. Guy Gilbey.
An old polo player in the person of Mr . Guy Gilbey, of Sheering
Hall, Harlow, Essex, the fourth surviving son of the late Sir
Walter Gilbey, of Elsenham Hall, Essex, passed away recently

Photo by]
OXFORD UNIPl':RSIT1, [R . S. ('ri .sp
beaten at [Iur]ingham by Cambridge by 5 goals to 4 . Left to right : Mr. O. S . Toole, Al r. J . Lakin, the lion . \V. J. C.
Pearson (captain) and Mr . R. V. Taylor .

Photo by]
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY,
winners of the Inter-Universities match at Hurlingham on July 10th . Left to right : Mr. A. Abel Smith,
Mr. R. W. Paget (captain), Mr. E . A. Calvert and Lord Somerton .
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41S TILE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
after a few weeks' illness, at the age of 62 . Educated at Harrow,
he was intenEely fond of hunting and polo, was well known
throughout Essex, and a regular follower of the Essex Foxhounds.
Mr. Gilbey had a serious fall eighteen months ago, and since then
had not been able to ride. In his younger days he was a keen
and enthusiastic polo player, playing No . i in the Stansted Polo
Club team, which made a name for itself in the 'go's.
Villavieja Cup.
The annual match between Seniors and Juniors for the
Villavieja Cup was played at Hurliniiani on Jule igth, and
resulted in a victory for the Seniors by eight goals to four. A
condition of the match is that the Seniors must total not less
than 200 years in age and the Juniors not more than a hundred
years. If the game had been decided on handicap, the Juniors
would have been entitled to receive a start of To .', goals, so in the
circumstances they did very well only to be beaten by a margin
of four goals. Mr. Frank Rich, the Seniors' back, collided with
Mr. H . C . Walford just before the end of the first chukker, and
both men and ponies were brought clown . AIr. Rich was so
severely shaken that he was unable to ?esume, his place being
taken for the rest of the match by Major J. F . Harrison . This
occurred soon after Lieut-Col . V. N . Lockett had given the
Seniors the lead . Mr. Walford equalized for the 'juniors in the
second period, but from the throw-in Mr. Blair put the Seniors
in front again . The Juniors had the better of the third chukker,
and goals by Mr. Miller and Mr . Watt gave them the lead at 3—2
at half-time . The teams were : .Seniors : Mr . M . D . Blair,
No . T ; Mr . J. A . E . Traill, No. 2 ; Lieut .-Col . V . N . Lockett,
No. 3 ; and Mr. Frank Rich and Major J . F. Harrison (back`.
/uniors : The Hon . W . J. C . Pearson, No . r ; Mr. T . A . A . Watt,
No . 2 ; Mr. D . C . J . Miller, No. 3 ; and Mr . H . C . Walford (back`.
Sutton-Smith Cup.
In the final tie of the Sutton-Smith Challenge Cu p , played at
Roehampton on July 5th, Coombe Farm (Mr . A. David, Capt.
P . J. Butler, Capt . C . T . I. Roark and Major P . Magor), who
received a start of 3 .', goals, beat Merchiston (Mr . G. Madlener,
Mr . P . W . Dollar, Major E . G . Atkinson, and Col . P . K . Wise)
by T goals to 3.
Buenos Aires Cup.
The long-overdue semi-final of the Buenos Aires Challenge Cup
tournament, postponed from the preceding month on account of
wet weather, was played on the old ground at Ranelagh on June
30th between Mr . John Trai11's side, the Traillers, and Major
Rex Benson's Cavaliers . The former side, receiving goals start,
just managed to win by the fraction of a goal !6 .', to 6`, after
leading throughout, Mr . Traill and the Marquis de Villabragima
played well for the winners, while on the losing side Major
Atkinson was best. The final was played on July 9th, when the
Trainers defeated Los Piratos (received i l,1 by 6 goals to 5', . The

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teams were :—Thrillers .• Mr . J . A. E . Traill, Col . P . K . Wise,
Lieut.-Comdr. Lord Louis Mountbatten, and Lieut .-Col . C . E.
Lamhe (hack) . Los Piratos : The Marquis de Portage), Mr.
Gerald Balding, Capt . G . H . Fanshawe, and Capt. E . D.
Fanshawe (back).
Social Clubs ' Cup.
Only two teams entered for the Social Clubs' Cup tournament
at Hurlingham . The solitary match was contested by the
Argentine and Buck's Clubs, and was won by the former side by
7 goals to 6 . Buck's opened the scoring, but were four goals
down at the close of the second chukker (5 I) . At the start of
the third period Major Harrison scored with a sixty yards hit.
Captain Norton followed with another long shot, the Buck's third
point . Early in the fourth " eight " Buck's got another goal,
while in the fifth they equalized the score at five goals all . Then,
before the bell, Captain Butler put his side ahead following a
hit-up by Major Magor. Half-way through the last period, after
a fine centre by Major Harrison, Capt . Vincent scored, and then,
from a pass by Mr . Traill, sent to Dr . Holway, who obtained the
victory for his side two minutes before the final bell . Teams :—
Jr(mine Club : Dr. L. R . S . Holwa e, Capt . P. J. Butler, Major
Philip _llagor, and Mr . J. A . E . Traill (back) . Buck's Club:
Capt . E . T). Fanshawe, Capt . A . B . P . L . Vincent, Capt. D . J . E.
Norton, and Major J . F . Harrison (hack).
Women Players at the Beaufort Club.
Although the weather was cold, there was a large muster on
July 22nd to see the first women ' s match to be played at the
club . The teams were arranged as follows : —Melton : The Hon.
Mrs . E. Greenall, the Hon. Mrs. Gilbert Greenall, Miss Lexie
Wilson (who was prevented from playing by a family bereavement)
and Mr. G . Balding. TT'cst of England : Miss Wagge,
Mrs . " Bobby " Watts, Miss Jackman and Mr . Aidan Roark.
The wind was at first in favour of Melton, but this did not
altogether account for the splendid goal scored by Mrs . Greenall
in the first chukker. Mrs. Watts and Miss Jackman played well
in the second chukker, during which there was no score . Mrs.
Gilbert Greenall again scored in the third chukker, and the
result was : Melton 2, West of England nil . Miss Balding took
the place which was to have been filled by Miss L . Wilson . The
game was umpired by Capt . M . J. Kingscote and Major L.
Avery . The Duchess of Beaufort presented the women players
with silk scarves.
Polo at Peking.
Polo at Pekin ; has now become almost entirely American, though
ten years ago it was practically all British . Our Legation still
supports the game ; with this exception there are few English
players . Lieut.-Col . H . St. Clair Smallwood left Peking last year
after having been honorary secretary and manager of the polo club
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420 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
was presented with a piece of plate in recognition of his valuable
services. It is estimated that he made up some 5,000 chukkers
during his period in office at Peking, never missing a polo clay
there, even though occasionally he had to appear on the ground
on crutches ! On the voyage home Col . Smallwood carried a
suit case packed with polo kit and played at some of the ports
on the way . After having played at Eastbourne and at the
National School of Equitation he is now honorary secretary of
the Sporting Club at Pourville-sur-Mer near Dieppe, where
" Indoor Polo " is being played out of doors. A recent letter
from the Peking Club states that the 1g2q season was very successful
. Tientsin won the annual Inter-port match by the margin
of a single goal.
Cotswold Hunt Success.
The last two matches of the inter-Hunt American tournament
were played at the Cheltenham Club, Prestbury Park, on June
28th . Conceding a goal and a half, the Cotswold team heat
Arle Court Harriers by ro-61, and the Albrighton Woodland
(rec . ;I) were defeated by the V .W .H. (Earl Bathurst's) 14-111.
Having won all their matches during the week, the Cotswold
came out of the tournament as winners of Mr . S. J . Barton's cup.
The team comprised Sir Edward Durand, Capt . D . J. Mitchell,
Capt . J . N . Bailey and Mr. W . F. Holman.
Fleet Novices.
The Fleet (Hants.) Club's annual Novices' Cup tournament
ended in the victory of the Nondescripts, who in the final beat
Dinorben 6—3 . Sides :—Nondescripts : Mr. H . A . R . Tilney,
Lieut .-Col . H. L . Jones, Mr. W. Wainman, and Mr . P . M. Wiggin
(back) . Dinorben : Mr. B . H . Turner, Mr. C . J. Donada, Mr.
H . S . Chinnock, and Mr . H . C . Carden (back).
Wellington Cup.
The Fleet Club's annual tournament for the Wellington
Challenge Cup ended in the success of the 14th /20th Hussars
team. In the final ti.e,conceding goals, they easily heat Dinorben
by 8—3 z . The 13th / iSth Hussars were the previous holders
of the Cup. Sides :—14th /loth Hussars .. Capt. G . M . Hamer,
Mr . W . A. E . Coates, Mr. J . D . G. Chaytor, and Capt. R . A. G.
Woodhouse (hack) . Dinorben . . Mr . R . F . H . P . Stuart-French,
Mr . H. S. Chinnock, Capt . L. H. P . Burlton, and Mr. W.
Withycombe (back).
Aldershot Low Handicap.
Last month the King's Dragoon Guards had little difficulty in
retaining the Low Handicap Challenge Cup which they presented
and won themsel ves last year, by heatin g the 8th Hussars " B "
team by 10 goals to 51, the Hussars receiving 31 goals start . The
K .D .G. scored two goals in the first, third and fourth chukkers,
and four in the second, their opponents scoring one in each of the
last two. The teams were :—King's Dragoon Guards : Mr. J. D .

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1'Iwlo by]
[F . Griggs.
NE\\MARhET TEAM, COMPOSED OF WELT,-KNOWN TRAINERS.
In a match against a Rugby side last month, at the Newmarket Polo Club,
the home team won by 5 goals to 3 . Left to right : Messrs. Felix Leach,
C. Leader, T. E. Leader and Basil Jarvis.
Photo by] A RUGBY TEAM, [I . (Triggs.
beaten at the Newmarket Polo Club in a match against a club side last month.
Left to right : Messrs. Reginald Sinclaire, Lance Walford, \C. Balding
and A . Balding .

422 THE POLO MONTHLY [AtGusT, 1930.
Wilder, No . 1 ; Capt . C. E . Wilson, No . 2 ; Major H. S. Hatfield,
No . 3 ; and Mr . M . J. Lindsay, back . 8/h Hussars " B ":
Mr. C . Goulburn, No . 1 ; ('apt . T . B. A . Evans-Coombe, No . 2;
Major L . W. D . Wathen, Nc. 3 ; and 'Capt. D . W. Daly, back.
Arthingworth Hall.
The Arthingworth Hall (Market Harborough) polo tournament
is to be held this year during the week August i itli-16th . There
will be two competitions—the Nimrod Vase and the Pytchley
Cup, both open to teams up to and including 16-goal strength,
but whereas the former will be played under handicap with a limit
start of six goals, teams in the other tournament will get their
full goal allowance . 'The Pytchley Cup is for Hunt teams, and
in the Shires a competition of that nature is always a big draw.
Colonel Denin„ Polo Club, Rugby, and Mr . Norman Perkins of
Arthingworth Hall, Market Harborough, will supply any other
information . The new entrance u'ro,md is on the Northampton-
Market Harborough road, half-a-mile south of Oxendon station,
and the public will be admitted free to see the polo. Mr Perkins,
who runs the private club at Arthingworth Hall, sustained a bad
fall at Ranclagh at the start of the season, and has had no play
since, but he hopes to be well enough to take part in the tournament
at his own club.
Stoke D'Abernon.
The Stoke D'Abernon Club will hold their tournament from
August 3oth to September 5th, instead of as previously
announced. Playing at Stoke D'Abernon, in the second round
of the County Polo Association's South-Eastern Divisional
Novices' Cup tournament, the Stoke D'Abernon team beat the
Aldershot team (received .',) by four goals to 3 ; . The teams
were :—Stake D'Abernon : Mr. J . Withycombe, No . 1 ; the Hon.
Clive Pearson, No . 2 ; Mr. A. S . Gaselee, No . 3 ; and Mr. W.
1Vithycombe (back) . Aldershot: Mr . H . C . Carden, No . 1;
Mr. T . W . Nickalls, No . 2 ; Capt. K. Alexander, No. 3 ; and
I .t .-Col . A. L . I . Friend (back).
Taunton Vale.
Playing at the Taunton Vale Club, Orchard Portman, near
Taunton, in the final tie of the Houldsworth Challenge Cup
tournament, the Smokeham team beat the Hayne team by five
goals to three . The teams were : Hayne: Mr. N. B. Dunbar,
No . 1 ; Mr. A . G. Saunders, No . 2 ; Mr . D . R . Burgess, No. 3;
and Mr . H. M . Crosby (back) . Smokeham : Mr. G . N . Oates,
No . 1 ; Mr . D . Worrall, No . 2 ; Mr. E . P. Dove, No. 3 ; and
Mr. H . L . P . Walsh (back).
Moreton Morrell.
The Open Challenge Cup tournament, instituted at the Moreton
Morrell Polo Club n1 Warwickshire by the late Mr . C . T.
Garland in 1905, ended on August 2nd in the victory of the
Park House team . In the final tie they beat Ashorne Hill, to

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whom they gave 2 ; goals start, by 7-61, hitting the winning
goal just on time. Viscountess Fielding gave away the cups.
Sides :—Park House : Col . J. H. Starkey, Maj . T. H . Gladstone,
Maj . H . S . Hatfeild and Capt. R. L . Greenshields (back).
:Ishorne Hill : Mr. G . H . Bryant, Mr. L . R . S . Holway, Lord
Cromwell and Maj . S . C . Deed (back).
Cheltenham Cups.
The Roark (Senior) Cup tournament was concluded on July
31st at Cheltenham, the Meteors (received 4i) beating Pinkney
Court in the final tie by 5 2 . Sides :—:lleleors : Mr. W. F.
Holman, Capt. E . A. Philippi, Capt . J. N . Bailey . and Mr. S . J.
Barton (back) . Pinkney Court : Capt. M . J . Kingscote, Capt.
A. W. M. S. Pilkington, Capt . R . R. Smart and Mr. H . C.
\Valford (back) . The Postlip Hall team, conceding 5 .',- goals,
won the Junior tournament for the Unwin Challenge Cup on
August 2nd, beating the Warren's Gorse team by S goals to z.
Sides : —Postlip Hall : Capt . D . J . Mitchell, Capt . R. W. Verelst,
Capt. A. B . P. L. Vincent and Capt. M . P. Benton (back).
Warren's Gorse : Mr . W . F. Butler, Mr. H . Adamthwaite, AIr.
T. Price and Capt. H . P . Leschallas (back).
Eastbourne Riding School.
Eastbourne's new riding school is now on the point of completion,
and it is expected will be available for use this month.
It is rather a curious fact that in the history of Eastbourne, which
has always been known as one of the finest riding centres in
England, there has never been a riding school. In spite of this
mechanical age, the demand is so insistent that it has been found
necessary to erect a really first-class school, equipped with
dressing rooms, balcony, etc.
The Royals.
The Royals arrived at Secunderabad from Cairo in October,
1929. About forty ponies were brought from England and
Egypt, and since then about twenty other ponies have been
purchased, most of them untrained . As imported animals take
eight or nine months to acclimatize in India, no serious polo was
played during the winter, and the first tournament in which a
team was able to compete was the Bangalore Open Cup in June,
1930, the side consisting of Maj . Fitzgerald (No . 3), Capt.
Wilson (back), Mr. Scott (No . 2) and Mr. Peake No . 1) . They
succeeded in winning this tournament, beating the Madras
Sappers and Miners in the first round, Mysore in the semi-final,
and Indore in the final, the latter being a very close game. It
is hoped to compete in all tournaments at Secunderabad this
winter, and possibly in the Open Cup at Calcutta . Meerut
being so far away, it is unlikely that they will be able to compete
in the Inter-Regimental . The regimental team will be selected
from among the following : Lieut.-Col. Miles, Maj. Fitzgerald,
Maj . Swire, Capt . Carey, Mr. Moseley, Mr. Peake, Mr. Lloyd
and Capt. Wilson . There are no players of outstanding merit,

424 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
but amongst the young entry Peake and Scott both show promise.
There are about twenty officers in the regiment playing polo, and
plenty of ponies, though a large proportion of these are under
training.
Arab Horse Society.
At the recent General Meeting of the Arab Horse Society the
scrutineers reported the result of the annual election of ten
members to fill the places of those retiring this scar from the
Council, but eligible for re-election . The Council is composed
of thirty members elected by the members of the Society, together
with the Past Presidents and Governors who are ex-officio
members of the Council . The General Meeting noted the election
of nthe following :—Lieut .-Col. R . E . Cecil, Passford House,
Lymington, Hants . ; The Marquis of Hartington, Chatsworth,
Bakewell ; Mr. H . H. T . Hover, Koninginnegracht 72, The
Hague, Holland ; Mr . D . E . Neale, Nant I awr, Lisyane,
Glamorgan ; Major G. B . 011ivant, Cavalry Club, London, S .W.;
Mr. Alexander Philippi, Crawley, Winchester ; Count Joseph
Potocki, The Polish Embassy, 47 Portland Place, \V . ; Col. F . S.
Kennedy Shaw, Teffont Magna, Salisbury ; Major C. B. Toms,
109 Oakwood Court, Kensington, \V . ; Lieut.-Col . C . D . E.
Upton, Milton House, East Knoyle, Salisbury.
Show and Sale at Cothelstone.
There will he classes for polo ponies, one for five-year-olds
and another for four-year-olds, at the Cothelstone Show and
Auction, to be held at Cothelstone Manor Farm, Bishops
Lydeard, Taunton, on September 12th, this being the third of
the series under the auspices of the Somerset Light Horse Breeding
Committee . The show is not run for profit, but is supported
by voluntary subscriptions, with a view of helping the farmers
and small breeders and furthering the Government scheme for
the breeding of light horses. It is impossible to over estimate
the value of such a show and sale to : (a) The small breeder,
for whom it provides an easily accessible means of disposing of
his young stock as foals, yearlings, two, three, and four-year-olds.
(b) In view of the admittedly universal shortage of hunters and
polo ponies, to the hunting man and polo player. It is hoped,
therefore, that all interested in hunting or polo, especially those
hunting with the many packs of hounds, or playing polo with
the polo clubs in Somerset and the adjoining counties, will give
the Show and Sale the strongest possible support : 1 . By entering
horses . 2 .—Becoming purchasers ; and last, but no means
least, 3.--By subscribing towards the expenses, which are
naturally heavy, it being essential, if the Show and Sale is to
assist successfully the small breeder, that the cost to him of exhibiting
and selling his stock should be reduced to a minimum. Entry
forms and schedules can be obtained from Messrs . R . B. Taylor
and Sons, auctioneers, Yeovil, Somerset .

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THE SEASON ON
LONG ISLAND.
Some Comments on International
Prospects.
By Harry Disston.
Dominating the 1930 polo season in the united States is the
fact that this is an International year . The seasons, it would
seem, (luring the last decade have been calendared by the
succession of International matches . While last year was hailed
by many as a season peculiarly the players' own, and polo people
generally breathed a sigh of pleasurable relief from the fanfare
of the International, those same are this year hailing the impending
competition for the Westchester Cup . Since the last formal
British invasion by the Army-in-India in 1927, we also engaged
in an International way in the following year the hard-riding
horsemen from the Argentine for the Championship of the
Americas.
But all that is past. This is the year of years, and American
sportsmen are quite delighted at the news of the reported latest
selection for the British side . The veteran Mr. Lacey and the
the dashing Capt . Roark are perhaps more familiar on Long
Island than some of the candidates for our own side, and last
year Messrs. Balding and Aidan Roark figured prominently in
our strictly at home championship events. It also appears to many
here that the appointment of a non-playing captain should prove
effective, and his play at Meadow Brook last year should aid
('apt. Tremayne's choice and direction of a very strong British
side in prospect, the hest since 1914 . Many who saw him play
so well on Long Island in 1927 hope that Capt . George, of the
Army-in-India, will also be included among the representatives
of Great Britain.
But in England you are probably interested a good deal more
in what the United States intend doing than what pye think of
your plans. The arrangements and preparations for this year's
matches will not he unique, but there will he certain distinctive
departures from the usual plans of the last four years . Again
ponies will not be pooled, each candidate being required to mount
himself. Anyone wishing to loan ponies must lend them to an
individual rather than to~the Polo Association, the squad or the
team . However, the string of fine ponies which the Polo Association
hopes some day to own, and on which our International
sides will some day he mounted, has been started and some of
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The greatest innovation, and one which will be appreciated by
spectators of the test matches in 19 27 and especially in 1928,
and as well no doubt by the challengers, is that the American
side will not be definitely announced until the evening before
or on the morning of the first match . An International squad
of eight to a dozen players will be picked by " Captain "
Hitchcock and his Defence Committee, and that is as far as the
selection will proceed until just before the first match . This
arrangement, with its added speculation, should make the exciting
test matches even more exciting than ever before.
The 1930 Defence Committee is not made up of the old
reliables of the past decade . Thes tried and seasoned older
heads stand off in the background and will, we feel, look on
approvingly while someone else takes a hand . Missing among the
advisers are Milburn, Stoddard and Webb ; youth with its new
ideas is in the saddle . But youth has not entirely neglected the
council of older heads . Hitchcock has invited his father, a
player in the first International Cup Team of 1886, a great
authority on the game and particularly its mounts, to join him.
Mr . Inglehart, of Meadow Brook, father of Stewart of Old Aiken
fanee and a candidate for the American team ; and Mr . Carlton
Burke, master of Midwick and counsellor of pony strength during
the last two International matches, complete the older and more
experienced group which adds wisdom and basic strength to the
new, progressive, but untried nucleus . The latter group is composed
of Mr. J . H. Whitney, a rapidly rising young player and
a great enthusiast who possesses a splendid polo background, Mr.
A. Charles Schwartz, player and owner of many fine mounts,
and Mr . George Meade, enthusiast from Ohio and treasurer of
the Polo Association . A fine cabinet, these six, to assist the
brilliant American captain . They are sure to pick a hard-riding
young team.
Though no official " test " matches, to choose the final
American squad and indicate which is likely to be the honoured
four to defend the cup, were played until the middle of July,
the early summer tournaments at Meadow Brook and the exciting
Sunday afternoon high-goal matches at Sands Point took on such
a character. Playing in the twelve teams entered for the third
Westbury Challenge Cups, for example, were fourteen of the
eighteen whom Hitchcock had already invited to try for a place
on the American team . The Sands Point matches have always
included at least three candidates, and for a time these, sprinkled
among Internationalists of former years and other hi gh-goal
players, appeared to be grouped about perhaps the only two
among the favoured eighteen who are sure to represent the United
States in September Mr. Hitchcock and Mr . F . Winston C.
Guest.
In the group already chosen are the names of three former
Internationalists who are being used chiefly, it is felt, to help
to season the youngsters . It is very unlikely that Messrs . Webb,
Cowdin and Stevenson will gallop in formal International competition
again . Mr . Robert Strawbridge and Mr . Averell
Harriman, who have also played on American sides in previous

Ph hp] I I'i nil .Cr:rs.
p 1,AVERS WllO LEFT L\GLAN11 ON AUGUS . l . 9TH FOR '1111? INTERNATIO\_11, MAT('iIES AT MEADOW BROOK.
Left to right : Mr. II . 1'. Guinness, ('apt. R. George, Mr . Gerald Balding, ('apt . C. If. Tremayne (captain of the team),
Capt. C . 'I'. I. Roark, Mr . Lewis Lary and \Ir . Aldan Roark .

428 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 190.
years, have again been asked to try for a place ; but it is doubtful
whether they will be in the final line-up, and young Mr . E . A . S.
Flopping, who played brilliantly against the Argentine horsemen
in 1928 . Mr. Guest, only three years down from Yale, is a
strong and well-considered candidate. The latter with his string
of fine mounts and his experience at back in addition to his ability
as a No . 2, make him, as suggested above, an almost certain choice
with Thomas Hitchcock, jun . Among the quite useful stars who
received invitations are the two \ ale Collegians, " Cokey "
Rathborne, captain of the famous Old Aiken team, and his team
mate, Stewart Inglehart, and the recently prominent and diminutive
Mr. G . H. (" Pete ") Bostwick, better known as a point-topoint
rider, and at present rated at only four goals . Two strong
contenders will be Mr . Elmer Boeseke and Mr . Eric Pedley, both
prominent on the Pacific coast and frequent visitors to Long
Island fields for the September high-goal matches . And there
arc also Messrs. Harold Talbot, of Long Island, H . W. (Rube)
Williams, and Cecil Smith, from Texas. A good field from
which to choose.
Let us turn now strictly to domestic matters.
The galloping game in the United States is particularly
sensitive to weather conditions, and the vagaries of the skies
have a good deal to do with the success of the season . Two
years ago game after game was postponed or cancelled because
of rain or wet grounds . In 1g29 schedules were generally prepared
with an eye to a recurrence of excessive rain . In numerous
instances where play on Sunday was the vo gue, arrangements
were made to play on Saturday, so that if it should rain on
Friday or Saturday, Sunday still remained a possibility . The
skies, however, winked indulgently at these plans of mere men
and set about their contrary way . Last year not only individual
matches but weeks of play had to be postponed or cancelled
because the ground was hard and parched for lack of rain, too
hard for the horses' legs and men's necks.
With such a background the current season may offer surprise,
but hardly disappointment, and perchance it will be a well
tempered and good season for turf and men, or it may even be
perfect with refreshing drizzles in the early days of the week,
and coolish summery days during the week-end.
So far as play itself is concerned the trend of the years following
the war, and especially the last four years, is sure to be
continued with an increasing acceleration . The early play and
opening tournaments give evidence that the pace will he faster,
even faster than the terrific pace of the last two years ; the growing
emphasis on speed will overshadow all other considerations.
Faster ponies and more ponies will he demanded . The emphasis
is apt to he on long hitting rather than accurate stroking ; on
hard riding rather than position play . There will be more
players and less first-rate ones—by comparison, of course.
The high-goal players as usual can be numbered in somethin g
over a score ; to be more exact, there are in the United States
only thirty-six players handicapped at over five goals . And
through the list, to seven-goal players, the names of practically

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all of International squad are found . Mr. Thomas Hitchcock, jun .,
alone carries a handicap of ten goals, as he (lid last year.
The highest rating has been his since 1922, although until last
year he shared the honour with such much older giants as
Devereux Milburn and Malcolm Stevenson.
Until the Polo Association revised its ratings in July, only
one man was handicapped at nine, the honour going to the
dashing Mr. Winston Guest. Among the eight-goal players,
and of these there are not enough to make up two teams, were to
be found the former internationalists, Mr . Watson Webb and
Mr . Malcolm Stevenson ; the Pacific Coast stars, Messrs. Eric
Pedley, Elmer Boeseke and Arthur Perkins, and the younger
Mr. Hopping.
Among those rated at seven goals were other Internationalists
of former years . Mr. Averill Harriman, Mr. Robert Strawbridge,
Mr . Clieever Cowdin, Mr . Earl Hopping, sen ., and Aidan
Roark, who played so well in Long Island tournaments last
summer, were included . _Mr. Harry East, the diminutive player,
well known on Long Island some years ago, Mr . Cecil Smith,
from Texas, Mr. Gerald Balding, another Englishman who
played a good deal on Long Island last summer, and young Mr.
Rathborne, captain of the Old Aiken team—these make up the
list of seven-goal players.
The Army is well represented amon g the six-goal players in
Major Beard and Capts. Gerhardt, Wilkinson and Rodes ; and
this company includes Mr . D. Milburn, who stood at ten goals
for years before his retirement from active competition last year.
Mr. Louis Stoddard, president of the United States Polo
Association, a great No . i of former days and a member of Mr.
Whitney's famous " big four, " is also among the dozen and a
half six-goal men.
It would he nice to say- that the five new rules voted at the
annual meeting of the Polo Association in January will
he subjected to the test of actual experience, but they are
of such a minor importance, and so much in the nature of conforming
the rules to actual practice, that the statement is hardly
a proper one. Most important among the changes is that overtime
in any period shall he deducted from the succeeding period,
emphasizing that a polo match is a continuous game of an hour's
play with necessary time out for changing mounts, and not a
succession of 7 .', minute games. The other change of importance,
as a change rather than as it affects the gane, because it was
so little used, is the elimination of the the fifth penalty for fouls,
provided that the fouling side hit the ball out from between its
own goal-posts . It was seldom exacted, was dubious as a
penalty, and took too much time.
There was a good deal of discussion last year, and at the
annual meeting of the Polo Association this year, concernin g the
duration of play . A considerable expression of opinion was that
six periods should he adopted as the maximum . It was finally
decided that all tournaments involving- teams whose handicaps
total twelve goals or less, held under the auspices of the Polo
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the Twely e-Goal and the Intercircuit Championships . Thus
again official sanction is put on a general practice among lowgoal
teams, while the big fellows will continue to get almost their
fill in eight periods of play.
As usual the cream of the tournaments will be played at Meadow
Brook. In addition to the International matches with Britain
for the famous old Westchester Cup, there will he the Open and
Monty Waterbury Cup matches, always the climax in the years
(so few now) when the precarious supremacy of the United
States is not being tested by the riders of another nation . The
local club tournaments always attract a high grade of mounts,
of players and of teams, from the East at least and usually from
the nation . The Meadow Brook Club Cups, the Hempstead
Cups, and the Westbury Challenge Cup in the early summer,
and the Autumn Plate tournament will provide fast and interesting
play.
Polo eves are, however, turned towards September and the
matches with Great Britain, especially interesting with a new
type of team in prospect by each contestant . But in the meantime
these eyes will see almost as much interestin g polo as the
big matches themselves will present—in the preparation for them.
TRIAL MATCHES AT THE
BEAUFORT CLUB.
The players who were marked down as being eligible to go
to the United States left London early in July for further practice
at the Beaufort Club in Wiltshire, the International ponies being
also taken there by Capt . Maurice Kingscote . The grounds in
London had been rather badly cut about, and it was thought
that a course of play on the fine selection of grounds at the
command of the Beaufort Club would be valuable for the team.
The first of the trial matches in July, which took place on the
12th, was the occasion of the re-introduction of Capt . R . George
into the England team . The Army-in-India player, who is to
accompany the side to Long Island, was given a further trial
at No . taking the place Nvhicli had been occupied in the
Roehampton trial match by Mr. Aidan Roark . The line-up was :
England beat Bridge House.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Capt . R . George . 7 1 . Capt . A. W . M . S.
Pilkington 5
2 . Mr . G . Balding 2 . Capt . M . I. Kingscote . 5
3 . Capt . C . T . I . Roark .
Bk . Mr. L. L . Lacey . .
p
p
Capt . H . S . Tremayne .
Bk . Mr. H . P. Guinness . 7
3 2
5 goals 3 goals.
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It cannot be said that the change in the England team worked
successfully. Although mounted on the pick of the International
ponies they failed to establish any dominating superiority over
their rivals, excepting in one chukker, the third . In the end
they claimed an advantage of only two goals ; a glance at 1 he
respective handicaps of the sides will show that they ought to
have won vastly more comfortably . In fact, the display of the
team was as disappointing as it was unconvincing . Capt . Roark
vvas by no means at his best, which accounted in a large measure
for the comparative failure of his side. Capt . George, who
should have found the firm ground well suited to his methods
of play, distinctly failed to come up to expectations . While
Balding did fairly well, only Lacey really played up to his
reputation.
Their opponents, rather a scratch team, did surprisingly well
in the circumstances . Pilkington showed himself to be an
excellent No . 1, but the strongest player of the side was Guinness,
who gave one of his best displays of the season and showed
that there was good reason for the excellent impression he made
when visiting the United States with the Army-in-India team
of 1927 . Guinness has accompanied the side to America this
month, and will be a valuable reserve member of the team . This
also applies to Capt. Tremayne, who worked so hard throughout
the match and was always a source of trouble to his opponents.
The first to score was Pilkington, and it was not until the
third period that the England team really got going . Shooting
at long range, Balding put in an equalizing goal, and further
points came from Lacey and Roark, the latter getting through
with an exceptionally long shot. George was also a scorer in
this chukker, at the end of which England gave promise of
winning easily. A change came over the game, however, in
the fourth period, Pilkington getting the next goal after the
ball had been well-centred to him by Guinness . A long shot
by Balding was turned through the posts by Roark . This
brought the score to 5 goals to 2 in favour of England ; the only
other point was notched by Kingscote in the sixth chukker.
The Res/ beat England.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Capt . R. George 7 1 . A[r . A . Roark . . i
Mr . G . Balding . . 7 2 . Capt. C . T . I . Roark . 9
3. Capt . C . H . Tremayne . 3. Mr . H . P . Guinness j
Bk. Maj . E . G . Atkinson . S Bk. Mr . L. L . Lacey . . g
29 32
S goals . 3 goals.
Played on July 17th, in some respects this was the most disappointing
of the whole series of trial matches . It will be
observed that further experiments were being made, and in its
new formation the so-called England team gave a most discouraging
display . As a team they were right out of form
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432 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
of the side who did himself full justice. The Rest team, on
the other hand, which included Capt . C. H . Tremayne, the
England captain, were all in great form, Balding and Capt.
George being especially good . After leading at the end of
the fourth period by 6 goals to 1, The Rest won decisively by
8 goals to 3. The Times correspondent made the following
comments : —" The result of the match has made more difficult
Capt . Tremavne's task of choosing his side to play against
America, for Capt . George and G . Balding, who were dropped
from the English side after last Saturday's game, both played
brilliantly, and A . Roark and Capt . C . T . I. Roark were quite
out of form . The chief trouble in the English side, however,
seemed to be the inability of Capt . Roark and H . P . Guinness,
who was playing at No . 3, to combine together . The only one
of the four English players to show his proper form was L . Lacey,
at back, and if it had not been for him The Rest would have
won by an even bigger margin . It seems that when England
meets America in September their team will need to rely on
individualism, as there is little time now left to develop any
combination . In fact, Capt. Tremavne may well be more
mystified now than he was before the side left London . On
yesterday's form Capt . George and G . Balding walk straight
into the team . Major Atkinson played a very sound game at
back for The Rest, and Capt . Tremayne, as usual, did well at
No . 3 . From the start England looked a disjointed side, and
The Rest played as if they had been playing together all the
season . The ground was in splendid condition, and has been
much improved by the recent rain . It did not cut up at all
and played fast ."
England beat Lancers.
Pos.
1. Capt . R . George
2. Mr . G . Balding .
3. Capt . C . T . I. Roark
Bk . Mr . L . L. Lacey 9
6 goals .
Pos . H 'cap.
1. Mr. R. B . B . B . Cooke . 5
2. Mr. D . C . J . Miller . 6
3. Mr. H . C . AValford . 6
Bk . Lt.-Col. V . N. Lockett 7
3 2 2 4
4 goals.
The last of the International trial matches at the Beaufort Club
was marred by rain . Although there was a difference of eight
points between the handicaps of the two sides, the regimental
team of the 17th 21st Lancers had rather the better of the game
for five periods . The soldiers showed excellent combination.
For England Capt . Roark was again disappointing, but the
other members of the team did tolerably well, the best of all being
Lacey.
The Lancers attacked at once, AValford getting through at
racing pace from half-way to beat Lacey and score a fine goal.
George then came down the side-line and cut in a centre, from
which Balding equalized . The Lancers now pressed, and had

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four possible chances of scoring, Lacey saving one shot from
Cooke in the goal-mouth . Cooke, however, then slipped Lacey
in midfield and scored well . In the second period Roark and
Balding attacked, but Lockett was always there to deal with
theni . An attack by AValford and Cooke was more successful,
the latter riding-off finely, and the former doing the scoring.
The Lancers had decidedly the better of this period, in which,
of the England players, Lacey alone showed to advantage . In
the next period an attack by Roark was repelled by Lockett,
and Miller and Lacey in turn were called on to save two
dangerous, combined attacks by the Lancers' forwards . Very
easy scoring chances were missed by both Balding and Cooke,
but Lacey, picking up a long backwards from Roark, went
through to score.
In the fourth chukker England showed better form . George
met a hit-out, and gave a neat short pass to Lacey, from which
he scored . Lockett saved a scoring shot from George on the
goal-line from a sixty yards' penalty against England . AValford
scored with a lofted drive, but for the rest of the period England
pressed, and Balding missed another easy chance of scoring.
In the fifth period, after an attack by Lacey, George made a
quick turn on the ball and equalized with a long cut shot . After
prolonged pressure by England, Lacey- came down the side-line
and cut in a centre, from which Balding scored . In the final
period a combined attack by Balding and George resulted in a
well-earned goal to George. Roark twice, and Lacey and
George once each, looked like scoring, but though England had
the better of the play the Lancers defended stoutly, and there
were no further goals.
In a practice game on July 25th Mr . Aidan Roark sustained
slight concussion as the result of a fall.
Impressions of the
International Side.
By Onlooker.
The final trial took place at the Beaufort Polo Club on July
23rd, under weather conditions which, in the case of many other
grounds, might have been attended with disastrous results . As
a spectator and tramper-in, the writer can confirm the opinion
expressed in many quarters that these grounds seem to offer an
astonishing degree of resistance to the vagaries of our climate.
A fortnight ago, although they were as dry as the proverbial
biscuit, there was no hoof rattle : on the 23rd there was no trace
of slushy greasiness.
As the results of the play have been already dealt with, it will
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Lancers had the whip hand of their opponents, and were only
beaten towards the close of the match . In spite of the rain
which fell during the whole six periods, almost at times amounting
to a deluge, a great concourse of people witnessed the game.
Even the grandstand justified its existence on this occasion.
It may appear superfluous to mention the names of those who
have participated in these trial matches with the view of ultimate
selection, but they are : Tremayne, the two Roarks, Phipps
Hornby, Guinness, Balding, Lacey, George, and perhaps one or
two others. From these will eventually be selected the four who
are to contest the Westchester Cup.
Certainly the choosing of the four who will line up for the
first match casts a responsibility on the Captain that roam' a
man might shun ; and, having selected them, he :nay well bear
in mind the lines:
I can easier teach twenty what were good to be done, than
be one of the twenty to follow mine own instructions.
The form, individual or collective, displayed during these
matches has been bewilderingly disconcerting, the only consolation
being that the other fellows across the water are probably
enjoying the same experience—an unavoidable factor when
choosing the personnel for any team game. It inay be as well
to emphasize here the utter impossibility, even under the most
favourable circumstances, of evolving an International polo team
which will develop in its play a combination like, say, that of
the Ashton brothers or the 17th '21st Lancers . Such perfection
can only be attained by practice together over periods and under
conditions which are, and must always be, denied to those chosen
to make a national effort ; anyhow, so far as the British Empire
is concerned . Therefore, when one hears that type of criticism
which condemns any and every selection on the grounds that it
merely leads to a collection of four individual players and not a
team, one can recollect that to await the evolution of a 36 handicap
side, one trained to combine, means awaiting the millennium.
Apart from other considerations, it is impossible to evolve combination
without opposition, and where is the latter to be found
when one side embraces all the best players and ponies?
Having seen most of the trial matches, the writer thinks that
the four players who were associated together in the last test
will probably be found to produce the highest form, namely:
Lacey, back ; C . T . I . Roark, No . 3 ; Balding, No . 2 ; and
George, No. i.
Of these, Lacey- is unquestionably the most consistent as regards
his personal form, perhaps because he knows his mounts . His
type of game may be disconcerting to his own side, but it will
prove equally disconcerting to his opponents.
C . T. I. Roark's form has been very in and cont. He evidently
cannot show that versatility of play which is such a noticeable
feature when mounted by Mr . Sanford. He certainly wants to
be more aggressive in his riding-off, being inclined to take a
bump rather than give one, thereby losing the initiative ; still,
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except perhaps Tremayne, who should certainly be first substitute
for that place.
Balding is the right man at No . 2 . He does a tremendous
amount of hard work, hits like a sledge hammer, and is a resolute
tackler ; supported by Lacey and Roark he should make an ideal
forward for the type of game the Americans plan.
George has been criticized as too erratic, but that is probably
due to inexperience of his mounts . He is everything that a No . 1
should he : Courageous almost to a fault, a fine hitter, an aggressive
tackler and bumper . If inclined to miss easy shots at goal
he compensates for the defect by his clever centres from difficult
angles, and the apparent ease with which he can play a ball on
the boards.
Presumably Guinness and A . Roark, and, of course, Tremayne,
will he available as substitutes.
Mounts.
To judge by the last trial, either the 12111 , 214 Lancers have
an exceptionally fast lot, or only a few of those selected for the
International team show phenomenal speed . Lacey appeared to
he the best mounted man on the ground—when riding his own.
Looking over the ponies, it struck the writer that they badly
want a rest ; several have sore mouths, others looked jaded . This
is to he expected . One cannot play hard, continuous polo without
causing a certain amount of soreness and jading, unless
blessed with a very long string . The question has been raised
whether we have enough mounts of suitable quality to meet the
Americans on anything like equal terns ; personally, the writer
doubts if we have, and considers that our weakest point is to be
found in our ponies, and not in our players, their tactics or their
reputed differences.
And that reminds rte . One or two paragraphs have appeared
in the Press insinuating a state of tension between members of
the team, which is having, or will have, a disastrous effect.
Contests like International matches, being what they are, invariably
create a certain amount of friction—it would be a very
unhealthy sign if they (lid not . Exactly the same sort of thing
appeared about the team which last won back the cup in 1914.
The writer is quite outside the orbit of International polo circles,
but he hazards the opinion that there is no more friction over the
coming contest than over previous ones. Even the selection of
regimental polo teams occasions considerable feeling at times,
but fortunately is not the subject of Press enterprise .

436 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
POLO PERSONALITIES.
III.—Mr . J. H . Ashton.
Last month Mr. James Ashton and his brothers left England
after a visit which will he happily remembered not only by these
players, but by all with whom they came into contact in this
country. The journey of the Australian team, with their string
of ponies, was a remarkable event in the annals of polo both at
home and abroad . It was a big enterprise in every way, and it
was attended by results on which the Ashton brothers are heartily
to he congratulated.
It can be said that these young players cane, saw, and conquered
. If they did not succeed in carrying off the highest
honours of British polo they made an extraordinarily good effort
to do so . What was thought of their memorable performance in
the Champion Cup Tournament was gracefully put into practical
shape by the King of Spain, who was so delighted with the
brilliant display given by Goulburn in the final of the tournament
that he presented them with a special cup accompanied by a
charming message of congratulations.
We were all interested to observe how the handicaps allotted
to the Messrs. Ashton in their own country would work out . It
can be said at once that each member of the team played right
up to his rating, the best proof of this being the team's triumph
in the Whitney Cup Tournament. Mr . Geoffrey Ashton, the
brilliant No . 2 of the team, received the compliment of being
given a place in one of the International trial matches. It was
evident that Mr. James Ashton was, if anything, under-handicapped
at 6 points and it is not surprising that the Hurlingham
Handicapping Committee should have taken the first opportunity
of promoting him to the same mark as his brothers
Geoffrey and Robert.
Apart from the players, great curiosity was felt as to how the
Australian ponies would shape . Full details of the Goulburn
stud were given in the spring in THE POLO MONTHLY.
Mr. James Ashton disclaimed any suggestion that these were the
pick of the polo ponies in Australia . He pointed out that other
teams there were well mounted . If any side has a stud superior
to that with which the Messrs . Ashton travelled thousands of
miles for a summer of English polo it is to he envied. That
the Goulburn ponies did so well during the past London season
is a great tribute to the splendid manner in which they were
managed, not only on the voyage from Sydney (in the course of
which, as already recorded in these pages, fierce storms were
encountered in the Mediterranean), but after their arrival here.
It is remarkable that ponies should have become acclimatized so
swiftly that within two or three months of their arrival they put
up a show at Hurlingham which compared favourably with the
superb stud which the Hurricanes had at their command .

L• B A V E R
Po[.o PERSON ALr1ES—I II.
MR . J . H . ASHTON,
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AUGUST . I9 o.] THE POLO MONTHLY 437
The particulars we have given of the Goulburn ponies show
they are bred on good lines. Most of them have plenty of
thoroughbred strains in their pedigrees. It was thought at first
by the critics here that these ponies, taken collectively, would be
too small when confronted by the big mounts used by the best
teams. This proved a fallacy, as no disadvantage caused by
lack of size was apparent when the Australian ponies came to
take part in the leading tournaments of the London campaign.
The original intention of the Messrs. Ashton was to sell their
ponies in England at the close of their visit, but it was decided
to make a stay in the United States on their way home, and to
dispose of the ponies on Long Island in September . Goulburn
will not he competing for the championship of American polo,
but will take part in a series of specially arranged matches.
Their presence will add to the brilliance of an American season
which will be notable by reason of the coming matches for the
International Cup.
The success gained in the polo field by the Australian team was
largely due to their excellent combination . They are a team
in every sense of the expression, a great deal of their effectiveness
being due to the leadership of the player whose cartoon
appears in this issue. Mr. James Ashton is a splendid leader.
Nobody who saw the Goulburn side in their best matches here
could fail to appreciate the invaluable work witch the captain
of the team invariably put in from his position of No . 3 . It was
easy to see that his companions had the utmost confidence in the
importance of his word of command, and each member of the
team fitted like a glove to the tactics of the other players . The
record of Mr. James Ashton and his brothers is eloquent testimony
to what can be accomplished by a side which is thoroughly
well drilled and can play together as a cohesive formation without
the slightest evidence of selfishness.
Australia should he proud of the Goulburn team . It is to be
hoped this will not be the last visit of an Australasian team to
this country . The Messrs . Ashton have shown the way to do
it, and we trust that further teams will be inspired with the
ambition of securing practical experience of British polo.
Apart from their prowess on the field the Goulburn players
conquered in another sense. They achieved instant personal
popularity, and made many friendships which will last them all
their lives . Their modest demeanour, coupled with their obvious
anxiety to learn anything that was to he learnt about the game
in this country, endeared them to all . It was a most happy
thing for them that their father, the Hon . James Ashton, and their
mother were able to he in England with them during their polo
campaign, and correspondingly it was delightful for the parents
to see the four sons acquit themselves so splendidly.
Is it too much to hope that a team of English players will
return Goulburn's visit ? They would he assured of a great
welcome by Australian polo enthusiasts, just as the Army-in-
India team were welcomed there a few seasons ago .

THE POLO MONTHLY [AtGI'T . 6)30.
GUEST CHALLENGE CUP.
This High Handicap tournament, for teams with a minimum
aggregate of 24 points which had competed in the Champion
Cup, began at Hurlingham on June 28th, the opening tie being
as follows :
/ naz'es beat El Gordo.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr . A. Roark . 7 i . Capt . M . J. Kingscote . 5
2. Maj . E . G . Atkinson . 8 2 . Marquis de Villabraguna 8
3. Mr . P. W. Dollar . . 6 3 . Mr. J . A . E . Train
Bk. Maj . J . F . Harrison . , Bk . Mr . L . I . . Lacey
(received 11) 6( goals .
2S 31
5 goals
The game was well-contested, although El Gordo only once
got a fractional lead . This was at the end of the fourth period,
when a fine near-side shot by Lacer gave them the advantage
by 4 goals to 3 .', Early- in the final chukker Roark gave the
Knaves the lead at 61 goals to 4 after Harrison had made the
score 5 to 4 towards the end of the previous period . The
last goal of the game was scored by the Marquis de Villabragima.
Pilgrims beat Mi., cd Grill.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
i . Capt. J . de Pret . 4 I . Marquis de Portago 3
2. Maj . G . H . Phipps 2 . Capt . H . D . Tucker . 6
Hornby S
3. Mr . G . E . Prior-Palmer 6 3 . I .t .-Col. F . B . Hurndall i
Bk. Mr. A . Grisar 6 Bk . Capt. D . T. E . Norton 6
11 goals . 24 7 goals . 22
By the conditions of the tournament the Mixed Grill team,
although their 22 points aggregate was two points less than
that of their opponents, had to play level with the Pilgrims.
The first half of the game was evenly contested, the Pilgrims
leading at half-time by 4 goals to 3 . They never lost the lead,
and eventually won with three goals to spare . Prior-Palmer and
Grisar were both in form on the winning side, and Col . Hurndall
was most prominent for the losers.
Semi-Final Round.
Pilgrims
beat Knaves.
Pos .
1. Mr. A. Roark
2. Mr. G . Balding
3. Mr. P . \V . Dollar
Bk. Col. P . K . Wise .
(received 5' 13 goals . 5 goals . 2g
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It will be observed that two changes were made in the Knaves
team, who were heavily defeated . They never settled down to
play together, and from the start the task seemed beyond their
powers. The Pilgrims rode hard and played very well, Prior-
Palmer and Phipps Hornbv being always prominent in their
many assaults, while de Pret claimed a considerable share in
their success. At the end of the third chukker they had increased
their handicap start by four goals, while the Knaves had only
been able to hit through three times . From that point the
Pilgrims had much the better of the exchanges, scoring four
further goals against their opponents' two.
Final .
(old Eloinars beat Pil,; rile s.
Pos . II'cap.
1. Capt . A. \V. M. S.
Pilkington 5
2. Maj . R . L . Benson . 4
3. Capt. C . H . Tremayne .
Bk . Capt . H . N.
Scott-Robson
12 goals . (received 7 goals.
It was only in the last chukker that the winners, who played
off their Champion Cup rating in accordance with the rules of
this tournament, showed superiority, and during that period
they put on four goals without reply . It was a fine performance
of the Old Etonians, as they had already taken part in the final
of the Open Cup at Roehampton earlier in the afternoon . Benson
scored first for Old Etonians, but Phipps Hornbv and de Pret
then put on goals for the Pilgrims. Pilkington and Benson
each scored a good goal in the second chukker, and the Old
Etonians drew level at four all, with a goal by Pilkington in
the third ; de Pret regained the lead for the Pilgrims with a
good near-side shot in the fourth period, but before the bell
Tremayne equalized from a hit-up by Scott-Robson . The same
player put the Old Etonians in front in the fifth chukker, but
again the Pilgrims drew level, de Pret scoring from a fine hit-up
by Prior-Palmer. In the sixth period Pilkington gave the Old
Etonians the lead, but once more the Pilgrims equalized, Prior-
Palmer being the scorer . Pilkington got away from the throw-in
and hit through, and when the seventh chukker was begun the
Old Etonians led by 4 goals to 7 . The Pilgrims could not
hold their opponents in the last period, however, and Pilkington
hit three goals and Benson one .

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EMPIRE CUP.
Owing to the withdrawal of the Ireland team, who were the
holders, because of their difficulty in getting together a representative
team, England, India, and Australia were left to play
for the Empire Cup presented to the game in 1926 by the Prince
of Wales.
England met the brothers Ashton, playing as Australia, in the
first match at Hurlingham, on July 7th, and won by to goals to
g. In the absence of the British team for America, which .were
in practice at the Beaufort Club, England had a good side in the
field, their handicaps totalling twenty-seven points against the
tourists' twenty-four, but at no point as the game was played
(lid they display any real superiority over their rivals.
England heat Australia.
Pos . H'cp . Pos . Hcp.
i . Capt . J . (le Pret . . 4 1 . Mr. P . S. K . Ashton . 4
2. Capt . H . G . Morrison . 6 2 . Mr. G . G. Ashton . . 7
3. Col. P. K . Wise . . g 3 . Mr. J . H. Ashton . . 6
Bk . Maj . J . F . Harrison . 7 Bk . Mr. R . R . Ashton . /
to goals . 26 9 goals . 24
In the opening chukker Wise hit the first goal of the game, but
by the end of the next period the Australians had a two goals
advantage (4 2`, and they still led by two goals (6 4) at halftime.
In the fourth chukker the England team drew level at
6 6, but before the period ended a capital shot by R . R . Ashton
put the Australians in front again . In the fifth period, after the
hoard had read 7 7 and then S -8, successful shots by Harrison
and Wise enabled England to enter the last stage two goals to
the good to--S' . This lead J . H . Ashton, the Australian captain,
reduced by finding the goal in the first minute's play, but
that was their last success, and so England won by the odd goal
in nineteen. Winners and losers all played well, particularly
\Vise and Harrison for England, and James Ashton for Australia
. For the winners Wise and Harrison each hit three goals,
and de Pret and Morrison two each . Four of the losers' goals
were scored by James Ashton, three by P . S . K . Ashton, and
one each by G . G . Ashton and R . R . Ashton.
Final .
England beat India.
Pos . H 'cp . Pos . Hcp.
1 . Capt. B . J. Fowler . 5 1 . Capt. H. D . Tucker . 6
2. Capt . H. G . Morrison 6 Rao Raja Hanut Singh S
3 . Col . P . E . Wise .
Bk . Maj . J . F . Harrison
9 3 . Maj . E . G . Atkinson
Bk . Mr . P . W . Dollar
. S
6
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The game was lost and won in two chukkers—the first and
fourth when England scored seven goals to one . For the
winners Morrison hit five goals, Fowler two, and Wise and
Harrison one each, while India's goals came from Hanut Singh
;3; and Tucker. In the first chukker England scored 3 goals
without a reply, Morrison succeeding twice and Fowler once.
The next two periods went in favour of India, Hanut Singh
getting home twice . After Tucker had equalized early in the
fourth stage England put on four more goals . In the penultimate
stage honours were easy, Hanut Singh and Morrison scoring
for their respective sides, while in the final " eight " Fowler
hit the last goal of the game.
SUBALTERNS' GOLD CUP.
.An account of the various ties of this tournament appeared in
last month's issue . The first of the semi-final matches was
played at Ranelagh on July 7th.
rhokn hp] I u!i,,.
General -or Ilugh Gough presents the 'ubalterns ( :old Challenge Cup to
\Ir. O . C. Smith-13ingham, 17th 21st Lancers, at Ranelagh on July 12th.
Ile Inniskilling Dragoon Guards heat Royal flrtiller3'.
Pos . Pos.
1. Mr. F . P . B . Sangster . 1 . Mr. R . B . P . Daniell.
2. Mr. U . P . Ansell.Mr. M . G. Roderick.
3. Mr. C . F . Keightley . 3 . Mr. H . C . Elton.
Bk . Mr . A . B . Scott . Bk . Mr. R. Mews.
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442 TII POLO MONTHLY [_Aor ST . 1930.
It was an excellent game, evenly contested for the first five
chukkers . The Inniskillings were the first to score through
Keightlev, their captain . At the close of the second period
Daniell equalized, and Elton put the Gunners ahead in the third
" eight," while he added another in the fourth before Ansell got
the Inniskillings' second point . Then Keightley brought the
sides on level terms (3—3) once more, and the score was 4 4 at
the last change of ponies ; but Sangster scored twice for the Inniskillings
in the final chukker to put the issue beyond doubt.
171h/21st Lancers beat Ro pal _Scots Greys.
Pos .
Pos .
1 . Mr. R . B . B . B . Cooke . I . Mr. W . P. Lopes.
2 . Mr . D . C . J . Miller . 2 . Mr. W . P . Connal.
3 . Mr. H. C . Walford . 3 . Mr. H . P . Guinness .
Bk . Mr. O. C. Smith-Bingham. Bk . Mr. R . L . Findlay.
6 goals .
5 goals.
Played on July 9th . It was only after a few seconds' extra
time that the Lancers won . At the outset the Greys were seen
to advantage. Their defence was sound, and their hitting was,
on the whole, hard and accurate . Guinness, their No . 3, played
excellent polo . He scored three of their goals himself, and while
always prompt when necessary to drop back for the purpose of
strengthening the defence, he kept his forwards constantly on
the move, and made them many openings with his long drives
up the field. If the Lancers were rather slow in getting into
their stride they subsequently made amends by their good teamwork,
and the pressure of their attack. Miller did well in the
later stages of the game, and scored the deciding point for the
Lancers.
Final .
17th 21st La11C17s beat 5111 Inniskilling Dragoon
Guards.
13 goals . 5 goals.
It was the Lancers' sixth victory in the tournament since
1924, when they gained their first success . Last season they
were just beaten in the final by the Royal Artillery team . The
Dragoon Guards were the first to score, Ansell hitting a goal
soon after the start . Cooke then equalized for the Lancers.
After that two goals all and then three all was recorded,
Keightlev and Sangster scoring for the Dragoon Guards, and
Miller and Walford for the Lancers . But after this the Lancers,
who were obviously the stronger team, and also had a pull in
ponies, had decidedly the better of the game . At half-time they
had a two goals lead (6 4), and subsequently they did all the
scoring, with the exception of a final goal hit by Keightley, the
captain of the Dragoon Guards team, in the last period . General
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to the winners, and a special cup to Mr . Ansell, ;whose chestnut
pony, Sam, was adjudged to be the best pony played in the
final .
ROEHAMPTON
OPEN CHALLENGE CUP.
The Roehampton Club's principal tournament for the Roehampton
Open Challenge Cup was begun in May, but after the
first ties reported in our June issue) had been played it was
held up by wet grounds, and it was not until the first week
of July that it was resumed . The holders, El Gordo, were beaten
in the semi-final round by the Old Etonians.
Cold Etonians beat El Gordo.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Capt . A . W . M . S . 1 . ('apt. M. I . Kingscote . 5
Pilkington 5
2. Capt . W . S . McCreery . 7 2 . Marquis de Villabragima S
: . Capt. C . II . Tremayne . 7 3 . Mr. J . A . E. Traill 9
Pk. Mr. H . P. Guinness . 7 Bk. Mr. L . I .. Lacey . 9
to goals .
26 31
6 goals.
El Gordo played hard for the first five chukkers, but in the
last two they went to pieces . The Old Etonians were the first
to score through Guinness after a good hit following a safety.
In the first chukker a shot by Lacev hit the post and rebounded
into play . A run by Traill was followed by a shot by Kingscote,
which found the mark early in the second period . Then the
Etonians had three shots through Pilkington, Tremayne and
_McCreery, and afterwards the first-named put his side ahead,
to make the score 2 goals to 1 . A couple of shots by Kingscote
failed to find the mark, but after he had crossed Tremayne,
Guinness lifted the ball through the top of the goal with a free
hit . A fine centre by Lacey- gave Trails a chance to hit El
Gordo's second goal before the bell . From a good centre by the
Marquis de Villabragima, Kingscote equalized in the fourth
stage, while goals by Pilkington and Kingscote brought the
score up to four goals all. At the close, after Traill had taken
up, Kingscote put El Gordo ahead . During the next two periods
Pilkington scored twice for the Etonians and McCreery once.
The last " eight " was nearly all in favour of the ultimate
winners, for McCreery hit two goals and Pilkington one for
the Etonians, while the only goal for El Gordo was hit by Traill
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444 TILE POLO MONTHLY [AI-GUST, 1930.
Final .
Hurricanes beat Old Etonians.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
r . Rao Raja IIanut Singh S i . Capt A . \V. M . S.
Pilkington S
2. Mr . G. Balding . . 7 2 . Capt . W . S . McCreery . 7
3. Capt . C . T . I . Roark g ; . Capt . C . H. Tremayne . 7
Bk . Col . P . K. Wise . . p Bk . ('apt. H . A. Scott-
Robson
S goals . 4 goals.
Played on July 5th . In their two previous matches in the
tournament Guinness had played back for the Old Etonians, but
he was unable to do so in the final, so Scott-Robson was substituted.
The Hurricanes reached the final without having had
to play before, for they got a bye in the first round through
the scratching of the Pilgrims, and another walk-over in the
semi-final owing to the withdrawal of the Australian Goulburn
team . They also had a change from their usual side, Mr.
Sanford, the sponsor of the team, having left earlier in the week
for the United States, he being replaced at No . r by Rao Raja
IIanut Singh . The Hurricanes soon got the first goal, for,
receiving a good pass by Balding, Hanut Singh scored in two
hits. At the close of the period Tremayne Int up to Pilkington,
who scored a goal for the Old Etonians, Wise failing to ride him
off the ball . Then, as soon as the next period was begun,
McCreery got away- alone to hit a goal that gave the Old Etonians
the lead . But they were soon deprived of it, for Roark scored
with a good near-side stroke, then Balding hit a lofty goal,
and finally Wise at long range also found the goal . The Old
Etonians played up very well in the third period, but they were
unlucky, for three of their shots narrowly missed the goal, two
by Mc( reer- and the other by Pilkington . [n this chukker the
Hurricanes scored three goals, two hit by Haunt Singh and the
other with a brilliant shot after a fine run by Roark. The
Hurricanes got another goal, making the scores S goals to 2 in
their favour in the fourth period, Roark hitting through after
a clever run . The Old Etonians made several attacks iii the
fifth period, and had three shots at goal, but without success.
In the sixth chukker the Hurricanes were penalized for a foul,
Hanut Singh crossing Tremayne, and with his free hit at an
open goal McCreery scored the Etonians' third goal . They
nearly got another soon afterwards, Tremayne only missing the
goal by inches, and in the seventh period he hit the final goal
of the match . Roark, Wise and Balding all played very well
indeed for the winners . Considering that they had a sevenpoints
handicap disadvantage, the losers put up a splendid fight .

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HUNT CHALLENGE CUP.
The first tie of this tournament at Ranelagh took place on July
Sth. Teams have to he composed of the members of the Hunt
for which they play, and the tournament is played on handicap,
with the highest aggregate not exceeding 24 points.
Tedworth
Pos.
J . Sir Peter Farquhar.
2. ('apt . G. H . Fanshawe.
3. Capt. E . D . Fanshawe.
13k . Hon . Henry _Mond.
17 goals.
Seini-Final Round.
Tedwor11r
(received 2') goals .
beat Cambridgeshire.
Pos .
1. Mr. A. Abel Smith.
2. Mr. E. H. Calvert.
3. Mr. P . \V . Paget.
Bk . Viscount Soiiierton.
(received ioT 1 i goals.
beat Quorn.
Pos.
1. Capt . E . O . Crosfield.
2. Mr. T. A . A . Watt.
3. Mr. G . Balding.
Bk . Maj . J. F . Harrison.
6 goals.
At half-time the Quorn had wiped off their opponents' start,
having hit three goals to none, and by the end of the fourth
chukker they were leading by s goals to The Tedworth,
however, made a splendid rally in the last two chukkers, E . D.
Fanshawe and his brother both playing especially well . The
losers had a very strong defence in Major Harrison and
G . Balding, and for a low handicap player, T . A . A. Watt
did fine work at No . 2.
Final .
Tee/ worth beat Warwickshire.
Pos .
1. Maj. E. I. L . Speed.
2. Lt.-Col . P. D . Stewart.
3. Capt . P . M . Forsyth-Forrest.
Bk . Capt . R . L. Greenshields.
9 goals . (received 2' goals.
The representatives of the "hedworth Hunt showed excellent
team work, and hit hard and rode hard from start to finish.
Not only is this the first time that the Tedworth have ever won
the cup, but it is the only occasion on record that both Joint-
Masters of any Hunt have ever been in the winning team, as
Sir Peter Farquhar and the Hon . Henry Mond, M .P., were on
this occasion .

446 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST . 1930.
TYRO CUP.
The Tyro Challenge Cup, known as the Hurlingham Junior
Championship, began with two ties on the No . 2 ground
July 5th . Teams were limited to an aggregate handicap
15 points, and individual handicaps to 5 points.
Life Guards " B "
Pos .
1. Mr. F . F . B. St. George.
2. Mr . T . A . Fairhurst.
3. Mr. F . E . B . Wignall.
Bk . Mr . T . A. A . Watt.
9 goals.
Oxford
Pos .
1. Mr. O. S . Poole.
2. Hon. W . J . C . Pearson.
3. Mr . G . Lakin.
Bk . Mr . R . V . Taylor.
(received 6( 9 goals.
Rebels
Pos.
1. Mr . D . Kennedy.
2. Mr. A . Brunner.
3. Maj . S . S . I_ee.
Bk. Comdr. F . J . Alexander.
(received 21) Si goals.
beat Fe,i/hill.
Pos.
1. Lt .-Col. G . B . C . Rees-
Mogg.
2. Mr . W. H . Whitbread.
3. Mr . J. G . Morrison.
Bk. Maj . K . G . Menzies.
(received 6 .i goals.
beat Magpies.
Pos .
1. Mr . M. C . Houlder.
2. Lt.-Col . L . C . SVyifte.
3. I .t.-Col. A . D . Reynolds.
Bk. Maj . A . C . Cordon-
Smythe.
4 goals.
beat
Pos.
Gras.chopper .c.
r . Mr . J . St . _Maur Ramsden.
2. Mr . W. Balding.
3. Mr. J. B . Young.
Bk. Mr . A. S. Rawle.
4 goals.
Second Round.
Rebus beat
Pos .
~11inclailkr :,.
1. Maj . -E . T . I_ . Sneed.
2. Lord Cromwell.
3. Maj . S . C . Deed.
(received ?) 15, goals .
Bk. Sir Ian Walker.
3 goals.
Owing to being short of ponies the Oxford team had to scrat

Acct sr . 1 930 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 447
Semi-Final Round.
Combe Farrar beat Crimson Ramblers.
Pos.
1. Mr. H . H . Nelson.
2. Sir Peter Farquhar.
3. Capt . A . B . P. L . Vincent.
Bk . Maj . Philip Magor.
Final .
12 goals .
Pos.
1 . Mr. P. M. Wiggin.
BIr . J. F. C. Dugdale.
3 . Capt . R . W. Verelst.
Bk. Capt . Sir Archibald
Sinclair.
( received 11) 4 goals.
Life Guards B " beat Rebels.
(received D i :1, goals . 3 goals.
Combe Farm heat Life Guards " B "
5 goals . (received 2 .i,) .1.1 goals.
Played on July 12th . The teams were as before, excepting
that Lord Louis Mountbatten replaced Sir Peter Farquhar at
No . 2 for Combe Farm . The ultimate winners started badly
and had only scored once to the Life Guards' twice in the first
half of the game. The Life Guards, however, failed to add to
their total, whereas Combe Farm finished vveil with four goals.
MILITARY HANDICAP
TOURNAMENT.
\Von last season by the i ith Hussars, this tournament is
played under the handicap . As in the Inter-Regimental,
preliminary ties may be played at grounds convenient to the
respective stations of regimental teams . The first of the ties
at Roehampton was decided on July 17th, this being in the
semi-final round.
Life Guards beat 7lh Hussars.
Pos
Pos.
1 . Sir Gerard Fuller . 1 . AIr. R. Younger.
2 . Mr. T . A. Fairhurst . 2 . Mr. F . R . C. Fosdick.
Mr. T . A. A . Watt . 3 . Capt . G . Fielden .
Bk . Capt. A . H . Ferguson. Bk . Maj . G . C . A. Breitmeyer.
5 goals .
4 goals.
In the first half the Hussars secured a two goals' lead, and
then the Life Guards finished the third chukker in great style,
scoring four times through Fairhurst (twice), Watt and Sir
Gerard Fuller. They were three goals to the good when they
rode out for the fourth time . The Hussars played very well

in their endeavour to pull the game round, and in the final
chukker must have succeeded had they been able to press home
their persistent attacks . For their win the Life Guards owed
a good deal to Capt . Ferguson, their back, who several times
saved them when the ball was almost over the goal line, while
Fairhurst also played very well for them . Major Breitmeyer was
the mainstay of the Hussars' side.
''yl ROYAL \_1\ 1, [H . S . Crisp.
winners of the Roehampton Military Handicap tournament . Left to right:
Lt.-Comdr. C. E . Lambe. Lt.-Comdr. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Lt. E. G.
Hev'vood-Lonsdale and Lt .-Comdr. C . R . Ay . Gairdner.
A first round tie was played on the Templeton ground on
July 18th, resulting in an easy victory for the Royal Navy.
Royal Navy beat
Pos.
1 jth/21st Lancers.
1. Lt.-Comdr . C . R . W . I . Mr. N. Dugdale.
Gairdner . 2 . Hon. R . G . Hamilton-
2. Capt. R . A. R . Neville . Russell.
Lt .-Comdr . Lord Louis 3 . Mr . O . C . B . Smith-
Mountbatten . Bingham.
Bk . Lt .-Comdr. C. E . Lambe . 13k. Mr. N. G . Birley.
to goals 3 goals.
In the semi-final round the Royal Navy enjoyed another
triumph, defeating the 11th Hussars .

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Royal Nay p beat 11th Hussars.
Pos .
1. Mr. J. F . C . Dugdale.
2. Capt . K . Alexander.
3. Mr. D . S . Schreiber.
Bk . Capt. R . W . Verelst.
(received 6", `, 11,', goals . 9 goals.
I'helo by] I .IPI; GGARI>s, [R . .s. ( 'op
runners-up to the Royal Navy in the Roehampton Military Handicap
tournament . heft to right : Sir G. Fuller, Mr . T. A. Fairhurst,
Capt . A. H . Ferguson and Mr . T. A. Watt.
Final .
Royal Naz'p beat Life Guards.
(received 4?) goals . S goals.
Played on the Templeton ground. While the Life Guards
played well, the task set them was more than they could accomplish
. The Navy- scored twice in the opening chukker, Lord
Louis _Mountbatten obtaining their first goal, and half-way
through they were still in possession of 3 goals of their original
start. The second half was stoutly and evenly contested, but
the Navy, though pressed towards the end, were always safe.
Lambe got through a good deal of excellent work as their back,
while Ferguson and Watt were the most prominent on the Life
Guards' side. The Challenge Cup and the souvenirs were presented
to Lord Mountbatten and his team by Mrs . L . D . Miller .

450 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
COLTS CHALLENGE CUP.
Open to any team of players, two of whom were under thirty
years of age on May 1st, 1930, this handicap tournament started
at Ranelagh on June 30th.
7th Hussars beat FontHill.
Pos .
1. Mr. R . Younger.
2. Mr. F . R. C . Fosdick.
3. Capt . G . Fielden.
Pos.
r . Mr. W . H . -Whitbread.
2. Mr . J. G . Morrison.
3. Lt .-Col. G . B. C
Rees-Mogg.
Bk . Maj . G . C . A . Breitmeyer. Bk . Maj . K . G . Menzies.
7 goals . (received 3 4', ;-oats.
Chinchillas beat Bluejackets.
Pos.
i . Mr. Aidan Roark.
2. Sir Ian Walker.
3. Maj . Lord Cromwell.
Bk . Maj . S . C. Deed.
13 goals.
In the second round the Life Guards
walk-over through the scratching of the
Semi-Final Round.
Life Guards " A "
Pos.
T . Sir Gerard Fuller.
2. Mr. A . H. Head.
3. Capt. A . H . Ferguson.
Bk . Mr. G . W . Pennington.
(received 31) 6z goals.
Chinchillas
Pos.
T . Mr . A. Brunner.
2. Sir Ian Walker.
3. Maj . Lord Cromwell.
Bk. Maj . S . C . Deed.
Q goals.
Final .
Chinchillas
14 goals .
Pos.
T . Lt .-Comndr. C . R \V.
Gairdner.
2. Lt . E . Heyvv ood-Lonsdale.
3. Lt .-Coindr. Lord Louis
Mountbatten.
Bk . Lt .-Comdr . C . \V . Lambe.
;received $\ q goals.
" A " team received a
7th Hussars.
beat Dolphins.
Pos.
T . Mr . G. A. Neumann.
2. Maharaja of Jaipur.
3. Mr . R. Treeck.
Bk. Mr . Frank Rich.
6 goals.
beat Gatecrashers.
Pos.
1. Sir Peter Farquhar.
2. Mr. J. F . C . Dugdale.
Capt. A . B . P . L . Vincent.
Bk . Hon. Henry Mond.
(received 1-1, ` 4 goals.
beat
Life Guards " A ."
(received ; -i ` 9,12 goals.
In the final on July 5th the Chinchillas were strengthened
by Mr . A. Roark returning to the team for Mr . Brunner. The
Life Guards did well in the first three chukkers, but with four
goals in the fourth period the Chinchillas took the lead, and

AUGUST . 1 930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 45 c
then, drawing away, won with a lot to spare . Roark, of course,
meant a great deal to them, and several times scored cleverly,
while Deed worked hard and to good purpose in defence. The
Life Guards' two goals came in the second and fifth periods,
Sir Gerald Fuller scoring on the first occasion and ('apt . Ferguson
on the second.
JUNIOR COLTS CUP.
In this tournament at Ranelagh the aggregate handicap of a
team must not exceed 11 points, while no player must have a
handicap over 5.
Gatecrasher,- beat Life Guards.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Mr. G . H . A . Larden . i . Mr. T . A. Fairhurst.
Mr . G . T . Howard . Mr. F. F. B. St. George.
3 . Sir Peter Farquhar . 3 . (apt. A . H . Ferguson.
Bk. Hon . Henry Mond . Bk. Mr . G . W . Pennington.
(received 3,!) t i . goals . 4 goals.
i ith Hussars
Pos.
i . Mr . 1 . M . Wiggin.
Mr . ► . F. C . Dugdale.
3 . Capt . K . Alexander.
Bk. Mr. D . S . Schreiber.
Final .
received 7 ; goals.
Gatecrashers
(received h) ion goals .
beat Fonthill.
Pos.
1. Sir Archibald Sinclair.
2. Mr. J . G . Morrison.
3. I .t .-Col. G . B . C . Rees-
Mogg.
Bk . Maj . A. C. Gordon-
Smythe.
7 goals.
beat 11th Hussars.
2 goals.
The winners all played well, and deserved their victory, but
the Hussars had more of the play than the final score indicates.
For two low handicap sides they totalled ten and five points
respectively—the polo was excellent, and the pace fast throughout.
Lad jy Bindon Blood presented the cup .

THE POLO MONTHLY
[_-1 r~cu5T . 1930.
Rugby met the R .A .F., Malton, at Spring Hill, Rugby, on
July 2nd, to decide which team should represent the Midland
Division in the Junior County Cup at Ranelagh . Halton, who
received goals start, won by S goals to 6. Rugby missed
many shots close in, and only Mr . Eric Forwood, who scored
three times and defended stoutly, played up to form . The
Halton goal was put through by Capt. Shaw when trying to
clear .
Halton beat Rugby.
Fos . Pos.
r . Group ('apt. Rev. J . 1 . Mr. C . T. Aldridge.
Beauchamp.
2. Group Capi:. J . Baldwin . 2 . Mr. R. Over.
3 . Air Commodore T . C . R . 3 . Capt . G . R . Shaw.
Higgins.
Bk . Sqd .-1 .dr . W . H . de Bk . Mr . E . I; . Forwood.
Waller.
(received 7 goals . 6 goals.
In the Northern Division of the Junior County Cup both
the Wirral teams were beaten, the seniors by Foulston (Yorkshire',
and the " B " team by Manchester " A," although both
were in receipt of points. Toulston conceded 3!; goals, yet won
by 11 goals toy ; while Wirral ' ` B " were in receipt of 2 goals
from the Manchester side, and were defeated by 9 goals to n .',.
Toulston went ahead in the second chukker . Wirral scored
only twice, these goals coming in the fifth and sixth chukkers,
being got by J. H . Cookson . The scorers were : —First chukker :
Capt . W . Riley- Smith, Major P . l . . Graham ; second, Riley
Smith, Col_ C . Emsley, R . \V. Hill Forster ; third, Riley Smith,
Eimslev ; fourth, Graham ; fifth, Cookson ; sixth, Emsley, Graham
(2), and Cookson.
Toulston
Pos.
1. Col . C . II . Emsley.
2. Mr. R. W. Hill Forster.
3. Maj . P. I . . Graham.
Bk . Capt . W. Riley Sin th.
i 1 goals.
heat 11' 117(11.
Pos .
1. Mr. R . Midwood.
2. Mr. T . H . Cookson.
i . Mr. J. R . Hobhouse.
Bk. Mr. P . D . Stevenson.
(received ) 5,'1 goals .
In the second match Wirral B " kept their lead from Manchester
" A " until the third chukker, D . P . Moselev scoring
for the visitors and R . B . Haryie for Wirral_ H . Ramsden
(Manchester` and M . P . Rimington 'Wirral` scored next, but
whereas Wirral finished at this point, Manchester went ahead.

*Cs"-
1)(ili, :, AN1) ()VI 1( i lAr .ii AT THE ( ()rNTV VOL()
Ii()N\ Sii()W RANELAMT .
Left to right : K . AVise. Mr . Titi,,han i Gilbey, Lt .-Col . 13 . 11 . Mathew-Lalmowe, Major Sidney Mason
and Lt .-CoV V . Lockett .

454 TILE POLO MONTHLY [Arot -ST, 1930.
Manchester " A " beat 1T'irral " B "
Pos.
I . Mr. H . A . Ramsden.
2. Mr. D . P . G . Moseley.
3. Mr. P. E . F. Spiegelberg.
Bk . ('apt . C. G . Reid Walker.
9 goals .
Pos.
i . Maj . I . . Cripps.
2. Mr. W. P. Harvie.
3. Mr. R . B . Harvie
Bk . Mr. M . P . Rimington.
(received 2; ; 4 t goals.
The final at Hooton Park provided a fast and exciting game.
Manchester, in receipt of i goals, put in a good performance
in beating Toulston by 6;2 goals to 6, the issue being in doubt
until the last moment, when H . A . Ramsden rounded off a
Manchester attack by shooting the winning goal . As a team
Toulston were the better mounted, and responded well to the
promptings of Capt. \V . Riley Smith, the greatest danger to
Manchester, who was responsible for three goals . Manchester,
however, displayed a fine fighting spirit, Capt. G. C . Reid
Walker at back playing well.
The first tie in the South-\Vest Divisional Novices' Tournament
was played at Norton Tetbury, Capt . Frank Spicer's Spye Park
team defeating the Beaufort Club " B ."
Capt . Spicer was the outstanding player in the Spye Park team
and Major Horn in the Beaufort side.
Spye Park
Pos .
1. Mr . T . Bennett.
2. Capt . E . A . Philippi.
3. Capt. F . F . Spicer.
Bk. Capt. M . P . Benton.
4 goals .
beat Beaufort " B ."
Pos.
I . Mr . F . N . l loud
2 . Lord Apslev.
. Capt . Hon . Lionel I.amhart.
Bk . Maj . T . L . Horn.
i goal.
In the semi-final ties it was only after extra time that Spye
Park defeated Beaufort " A ."
Sp, ;'e Park beat L'eau torl " A . "
Pos .
I'os .
1 . Mr. T . Bennett.
1 . Mr. A . W . Alosselntans.
2 . Lord Apsley.
2 . Maj . T . J. Longworth.
3 . Capt . F. F. Spicer.
Duke of Beaufort.
Bk . ('apt . M . P . Benton . Bk . Capt . R . R . Smart.
5 goals .
4 goals.
TF'est Gloucester beat harrow Court.
Pos .
Pos .
t . Maj . E . M . Watts . T . Capt. G . Gibbs.
2 . Mr_ E . A . Greenslade . 2 . I.t.-Col . \V . O . Gibbs.
3 . Mr . G . P . V. Rogers .
Bk . Capt . M . J . Kingscote .
. Maj . R . W . Grimshaw.
Bk . Rev. J . S . Gibbs .
8 goals . (received 2F goals.
In the final tie there was again extra time before Spye Park
could claim victory over West Gloucester by 3 goals to 2.

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County Week at Ranelagh.
The County ('up Tournament unfortunately resulted in a
walk-over for Rugby, this being due to the scratching of the
holders, Aldershot . The County Polo Association's Divisional
( championship also fell through . Thus the main feature of
interest during the annual County Week at Ranelagh were the
closing stages of the Junior Cup, the preliminary ties of which
have just been recorded . On July 15th the first match in the
semi-final round was played as below.
Photo by] [=1liieri.
Mrs. Vivian Lockett presents the cup to ('apt. R . NV. Verelst for the successful
pony _llonzo at the County Polo Association's Show at Ranelagh . (See p. 457).
Manchester beat Halton.
Pos . Pos.
1. Mr . H . A . Ramsden . t . Group-Capt . Rev . H.
Beauchamp.
2. Mr . D. P. G . Moseley . 2 . Group-Capt . J. E . A.
Baldwin.
3. Mr. P . E . F . Spiegelberg . 3 . Air-Comdr. T. C . R.
Higgins.
Bk . 'Capt . C . G . Reid Walker . Bk. Sqd .-Ldr.
W. H . de Waller.
S goals . (received ) 2 goals .

456 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST . 1930.
Halton, with half a goal start, more than held their own on
the general run of the play . They had only themselves to
blame for their reverse, for they could do everything else but
hit goals. Moseley and Capt . Reid Walker played well for
the winners.
Final .
Pos.
Aldershot beat Manchester.
T . Mr . P . M . Wiggin.
2 . Mr . J . F . C. Dugdale.
3 Capt. R. W. Verelst.
Bk. Mr. D . S . Schreiber.
To goals . (received 4 .',) g .', goals.
Played at a good pace, the match was always interesting to
watch . All four on the losing side did extremely well considering
their low handicap, more particularly Moseley, their No . 2,
and Capt. Reid Walker at back . For the winners Capt . Verelst
hit five goals, and not only played excellent polo himself, but
kept the team well together . Schreiber was another conspicuous
member of the team.
County Handicap Tournament.
Pos.
i . Mr . A. H . Head.
2. Mr. F . F. B . St. George.
3. Mr. G . W . Pennington.
Bk . Mr. F . Rich
(received II) 6' goals.
C"
Pos.
I . Mr . A . David.
2. Maharaja of Jaipur.
3. Capt . E . O . Crosfield.
Bk. Capt . P. J. Butler.
T o goals.
Final.
Pos.
I . Mr. H . C. Hope-Murray.
2. Mr. A . David.
3. Maharaja of Jaipur.
Bk . Capt . E . O. Crosfield.
g goals .
beat
Pos.
T . Mr. G . H . N . Larden.
2. Mr. H . S. Chinnock.
3. Maj . A . C . Gordon Smythe.
Bk . Col . A. B . Reynolds.
beat
Pos.
4 goals.
I . Mr. O . G. Moseley.
2. Mr. H . Nelson.
3. Mr. E . R . Meyer.
Bk. Maj . P . Magor.
(received _1.) 5' goals.
beat
Pos.
I . Mr. A. H. Head.
2. Mr. F . F . B . St. George.
3. Capt . A. H . Ferguson.
Bk. Mr. G . W . Pennington.
I goal.

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Annual Pony Show.
The County Polo Association's annual polo pony show was
held in the grounds of Ranelagh Club. Lieut .-Col. V. N.
Lockett and Col. P . K. Wise were the judges . Capt . R. W.
Verelst's (1 ith Hussars Alonzo was the winner in the heavyweight
class . The Duke of Penaranda had another success in
the light-weight class with Lunares . There were only two entries
in the novice class, in which Major A . C . Gordon Smythe's
Gold Sheen was the winner . The champion award, the National
Pony Society's silver medal, went to Alonzo.
The awards were :
Heavy-weight Polo Ponies, up to 14st .—1, Capt . R . W.
Verelst's Alonzo ; 2, Mr . D . S . Schreiber's Sable.
Light-weight Polo Ponies, not up to I4st . 1, the Duke of
Penaranda's Lunares ; 2, Capt. R. W . Verelst's Sphinx.
Novice Polo Ponies that have not planed in a game prior to
1930. Major A. C . Gordon Smythe's Gold Sheen.
Best Turn-out —Pair of ponies ready to play . Grooms'
prizes .- -1, C . Portsmouth (Mr. H . Mond's The Hawk and
Folly) ; 2, F . Letheren (the Duke of Penaranda's Mora and
Lunares ; 3 , A . Dawes (Mr. H . S . Chinnock's Folly and Buke,).
BEAUFORT CLUB
TOURNAMENTS.
Playing in the semi-final round of the Beaufort Club's low
handicap tournament, the Old Malvernians defeated the Down
Farm . The other semi-final was closely contested, the Starboard
Lights just heating Pinkney- Court by the odd goal in 13.
Old :iIalvernians beat Doz.'n Farm.
Pos . Pos .
1 . Mr . W . F . Butler.
i . Mr . M . B . Turner.
2 . Mr. H . Adamthwaite.
2 . Duke of Beaufort.
3 . Mr . T. Price .
Bk . Capt . H . P . Leschallas.
3 . Maj . T . J. Longworth.
Bk. Capt . R . R . Smart.
5 goals . 2 goals.
Starboard Lights heat Pinkney Court.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Rev . J . S . Gibbs . 1 . Mr. F . N . Lloyd.
2 . Capt . E . A. Philippi . 2 . Mr. F . West.
; . ('apt . J . N . Bailey . 3 . Capt. M . J . Kingscote .
Bk . Mr . W. F . Holman. Bk. Capt . F. F . Spicer.
7 goals.
6 goals.
Final .
Old .11al€ernians
received 1!f) 7 1' goals .
beat Starboard Lights.
2 goals.

TIE POLO MONTHLY [ALGusT . 1930.
Junior Challenge Cup.
The first ties of the tournament for this trophy, presented by
Major T. J. Longworth, was played on July 21st.
Sherston beat Hare and Hounds.
Pos . Pos.
i . Mr . F . N. Lloyd . r . Lord Apsley.
2 . Lord Cromwell.
2 . Lt .-Col. \V. O. Gibbs.
3 . Capt. M . J . Kingscote . 3 . Capt. C . T. I . Roark.
Bk. Maj . K . G . Menzies . Bk. Rev. J . S . Gibbs.
'received ,) 9 goals . 6 goals.
Combe Farm beat Starboard Lights.
Pos .
Pos .
1 . Duke of Beaufort . 1 . Capt. E. A . Philippi
2 . Capt. R . R. Smart . 2 . Capt. J. N . Bailey.
3 . Capt. M . P. Benton . 3 . Mr . T. Price .
Bk. Maj . P. Magor.
Bk. Mr. NV . F . Holman.
(received ?O i i? goals .
6 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Royal Scots Greys beat Sh(rston.
Pos .
1. Mr . A. G . Martyr.
2. Mr. G. R . Trotter.
3. Mr . NV . P . Connal.
Bk. Mr . R . L . Findlay.
'received 2) 1 goals . I coal.
Final .
Royal Scots Greys heat Combe Farm.
(received 71) 91 goals .
goals.
Holford Challenge Cup.
Bridge House beat 59 jinn it Street.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Capt . A . \V. M . S .
Pilkington.
1 . Mr. A . David.
2. Capt . R . R . Smart . 2 . Capt. P. J . Butler.
3. Capt . C . H . Tremayne . 3 . Capt . A . B . P . L . Vincent.
Bk . Mr. H . P . Guinness . Bk . Maj . E . G. Atkinson.
6 goals
(received 4'--` $ goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Bridge House beat Plane) , Court.
Pos.
1. Capt. M. J. Kingscote.
2. Mr. H . C . AValford.
3. Mr. G . Balding.
Bk . Maj . P. _\fagor.
3 goals . (received ',' 2 goals.

AUGUST . 1930 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 459
Final.
Bridge House beat
Pos.
1 . Capt. A . W. M . S.
Pilkington.
2. Capt. R . R. Smart.
3. Capt. C . H . Tremayne.
Bk. Mr. H . P . Guinness.
S goals.
Lake House .
Pos.
I . Capt . M . J. Kingscote.
2. Capt. J . N . Bailey.
3. Capt . C . T . I. Roark.
Bk. Mr. W . F . Holman.
(received 1') 6, goals.
COWDRAY PARK.
The annual Cowdray- Park tournament was brought off successfully
on Viscount Cowdray ' s private grounds atllidhurst
(luring Goodwood Week, July 28th to August 2nd . The mein-
rhoR PRINCE GEORGE [G. G . Garland.
presents the Cowdray Park Challenge ('up to Major j . F . Harrison.
hers of the Coimnittee were Lt .-Col. H . C. S . Ashton, Lord
Cowdray, _Maj . J . F. Harrison, Lt.-Col . V . N . Lockett and the
Hon . Clive Pearson . The following were the conditions of the
Cowdray Cup : " To be played for a challenge cup presented by
the first Viscount Cowdray. To become the property of the
team winning it three times in succession. No team may exceed
IS points, or claim to total less than io points on handicaps as
at July 1st . Seven chukkers will be played, and one goal is
allowed for every point on handicaps as at August 1st ."

46o THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST . 1930.
First Round.
Ubique beat Adsdean.
Pos.
Pos.
i . Mr. M . Roddick.
I . I .t . E . Heywood Lonsdale.
2 . Mr. H . C . Elton.
2 . Maj . H . G. Morrison.
; . ('apt . J . C. Campbell.
3 . Lt .-Conc. Lord Louis
Mountbatten.
Bk . Mr. R . Mews.
Bk . Lt.-Com . C . Lambe.
9 goais.
(received 1) 4 goals.
_,eeond Round.
Cowdray , beat Remnants.
Pos.
Pos.
I . Hon . W . J. C . Pearson . i . Lord Digby.
2 . Hon . B . C . Pearson . 2 . Mr . D . Kennedy.
3 . Mr. P. W . Dollar . 3 . Lt.-Col. H . C . S . Ashton.
Bk . Maj . J . F . Harrison . 3 . Maj . H . Colmore.
to goals .
(received 5 ` 6 goals.
i 7tl1/21 SI Lancers
Pos.
Hon. R . G . Hamilton
Russell.
2 . Mr . D . C . J . Miller.
Mr O . C . Smith-Bingham.
Bk Lt .-Col. V. N . Lockett.
6 goals .
2. Col . T . P . Melvin.
3 . Mr. G . E . Prior-Palmer.
Bk. Maj . R . L. Benson.
;received r) 5 goals.
In the first chukker of the above match, Maj . E . G. Atkinson,
playing No. 3 for Cavaliers, collided with Mr . Miller and fell,
his pony rolling on him . He was carried off and medically
attended, and subsequently removed to Cowdrav House . He
sustained slight concussion and a dislocated shoulder . The
game was later resumed with Mr . G . E. Prior-Palmcr playing
as substitute . Extra time was necessary before the Lancers
gained the victory.
Mi ed Grill
Pos.
t . Mr . T . A. A. Watt.
2. Capt. A . H . Ferguson.
3 . Capt. D . J. E . Norton.
Bk. Mr. D . S . Schreiber.
9 goals.
i ' bique
(received i` 11 goals .
beat Red Diamonds.
Pos.
I . Mr. J . F . B. Dugdale.
2. Lt .-Col. H. G . M . Plevdell-
Railston.
3. Capt . J. de Fret.
Bk. Mr . A . Smith-Bingham.
(received 3) 8 goals.
beat Cowley Manor.
Pos.
1. Sir Ernest Horlick.
2. Mr. G . E . Prior-Palmer.
3. Mr. A. Grisar.
Bk. Maj . H . E . Lyons.
4 goals.

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Left to right : The lion . \V . J . C. Pearson, the lion . 13 . C. Pearson, .\Ir. P . \V . Hollar and Major J. Y. Harrison .
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462 THE POLO MONTHLY [ t-m :sT . ly30.
Semi-Final Round.
,'hobo by]
Cowdray beat 17th/21st Lancers.
[received i) 6 goals .
2 goals.
Ubique
S goals .
beat Mixed Grill.
3 goals.
1, ;. o . ( ;arGoui.
1 BIQI'E, RUNNERS-U1' IN THE COWDRAY PARK TOURNAMENT.
Left to right : Mr . M . Roddick, Mr. H. C. Elton, Capt. J. C. Campbell
and Capt. C . \V. _lllfrey.
Final .
Cowdray beat Ubique.
Pos . H'cap . Pos.
H 'cap.
i . Hon. W. J . C . Pearson . f 1 . Mr. M . Roddick 2
2. Hon . B . C . Pearson . 2 2 . Mr . H. C . Elton . . '1
3. Mr . P . W . Dollar . . 6 3 . Capt. J . C . Campbell . 5
Bk. Maj. J. F. Harrison . 7 Bk. Capt . C . \V. Allfrey . 5
16
i6
6 goals . 5 goals.
Prince George came to see the final, and after the match he
presented the Cowdray Park Challenge Cup to Mr . Clive Pearson,
whose team beat the Gunners after a closely-contested game .

AUGUST . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 4 6 3
NOTES ON POLO AT
FOXBURY.
For the fourth successive year Mr . Frank C . Tiarks has held
a polo tournament on his private polo grounds at Foxbury,
Chislehurst, Kent, the proceeds being in aid of the Chislehurst,
Orpington and Cray Valley Hospital . Polo has been played
nearly four days a week throughout the season, polo being possible
there when the London clubs have had to cancel their fixtures
owing to the wet state of their grounds . There are two grounds
_irxliLea~na~lw•_ ~L~.'t 4
l Phoh' hrl [P'holhn .td.
FOLD) \\ I\G THE POLO DURING THE TOURNAMENT WEEK
AT FOXIIURY, NEAR ('IIISI .EHI'RST.
Left to right : )liss Timmins, Mrs . Shonnard, Mr . Frank C . Tiarks,
and Mr . Peter 'narks.
adjoining on the estate ; the second was completed this year.
Owing to the careful way the grounds have been prepared, it has
been possible to play half an hour after a downpour of rain.
This year two tournaments have been held (luring the Polo
Week ; also a ladies' mounted gymkhana . The first was a usual
Handicap Challenge Cup tournament, for teams with an aggregate
of twelve goals and under, for which there were eight entries :
five military, two Foxbury and one civilian teams . The other
was a Novices' tournament, for players with a handicap of two
and under, the total handicap of each team not to exceed five
goals. For this tournament there were four entries . At the last

464 T IIE POLO MONTHLY [AucusT, 1930.
moment one military team were compelled to scratch owing to
military operations, and reorganize their side to enter the
Novices' tournament . The tournament was held (luring the
week July 2 I st—26th .
The first match was played between the 7th Queen's Own
Hussars and the Crimson Ramblers (a team composed of the
11th Hussars) . From the throw-in this match was a ding-dong
battle for supremacy to the end of the last chukker, and ended
in favour of the Ramblers with a score of 5 goals to 3 . . Mr.
R . A . G . Bingley was a great strength to his side, always playing
a strenuous and fast game . Mr. _Moorhead was conspicuous
for the Hussars.
Crimson Ramblers beat
Pos . H'cap. Pos.
H'cap.
i . _Mr. A. T. Smail . . 1. Capt . J . B . McKay
2. Maj . C . W . M . Norrie . 2 2. Capt . G . D . Phillips
3. Mr. R . A. G . Bingley . 3 3. Mr. H . B . Moorhead
Bk. Mr. R . F . Stuart-French t Bk. Mr . J . A . Talbot-
Ponsonhy
i 5
5 goals . received 11) 3? goals.
On the following (lay two ties of the Handicap tournament
were decided.
17//I , ' 2 1 S/ I a11CCrs heat Peacocks.
Pos . H'cap. Pos.
1. AIr. N. Dugdale . . i I . Th . H . j . Musl.er
2. The Hon . R . Hamilton- 2 . Mr. L . C . I .yster
Russell
3. Mr. O . C . B . Smith-
Binghanl
Hurrell .
(received 1' 11 goals.
Fo.rburj' " B
Pos.
i . Mr. F. C . Tiarks .
2. Lord William Scott
3. Mr. W. H . Whitbread
Bk. Maj . P . W . Nickalls
3 . Col. R . Neave
Bk . Mr. P . B. Dalziel
3 goals.
H'cap.
0
Royal .471i/1erp " .4 ."
Pos . II'cap.
i . Mr. R. Goodbody .
2. Capt. C . Goulder . o
3. Capt. R . W . Revill-
Smith
Bk. Maj . F . T . Ryan .
2 goals . (received 11 goals.
Prior to the first semi-final of the Novices' tournament a ladies'
match was played, the teams being Foxbury and the Invaders.
The match was for a challenge cup, to be played for annually .
1

AUGUST . f90 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 46 5
WOMEN'S POLL) AT FOSRI"R1 .
[Keystone.
The Invaders, who were defeated by 4 goals to 2 by the I oabury team,
comprised the Hon. loskili Pearson, Mrs. Hayley, Miss M . Jackman
and Miss E . Jackman.
/5 10 I)]
A SUCCESSFUL TEAM OF WOMEN POLO PLAYERS .
[Keystone.
This Foxbury team defeated the Invaders in the match last month at
Fosbury, Chislehurst . The side was composed of Miss Cecily Nickalls,
Miss P . Nickalls, Lady Millicent 'narks and Miss K . Jackman .

466 THE POLO -MONTHLY [AL-ors'', 193o.
Foxbury had the honour of winning the cup the first time . Col.
Percy Smith, the official umpire for the tournament week,
refereed the game. He was agreeably surprised by the determined
play, the pace being fast, the hitting long and accurate,
and the riding-off very businesslike . Lady Millicent Tiarks
captained the Foxbury ladies' team, and the Hon . Yoskill
Pearson the Invaders, both being well-known riders to hounds.
The game was of four periods of eight minutes' duration.
Foxbury'
Pos .
1. Miss Cicely A ickalls,
2. Miss Tinker \ickalls.
3. Lady Millicent Tiarks.
Bk. Miss K. Jackman.
4 goals,
beat Is',rders.
Pos.
r . Hon . Yoskill Pearson.
2. Lord William Scott,
3. Miss M. Jackman.
Bk . Miss E . Jackman.
2 goals.
On July 24th the first match of the afternoon was the Novices'
semi-final, between Foxbury " C " and Mixed Grill . On handicap
Foxbury received a half-goal start, but from the throw-in
the game was never in doubt.
Foxbury " C " beat ML ed Grill.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . II'cap.
i . Mr. Peter Tiarks . o i . Col . H. M . Durand 2
2. The Hon . A . B . Mildmay o 2 . Mr. H . O . Clarke . o
3 . Lord Willoughby de
3. Mr. W. H . Whitbread . i Eresby o
Bk. Mr. H . F . Tiarks . 2 Bk. Lord William Scott . 2
3
!received goals . 1 goal.
The second match was the first semi-final of the Handicap
tournament, between the Crimson Ramblers and Foxbury " B ."
Crimson Ramblers beat Foxbury " B."
'received ) II ; goals . r goal.
The third match was the ll'tst played in the tournament so far,
and, contrary to expectations, the Lancers were beaten, after
receiving i ? goals' start. Foxbury, on their play, fully deserved
to win as they did.
Foxbury " beat 17/Ie / 21st Lancers.
Pos .
H ' cap.
z . M_\Ir. E . Holland-Martin . 2
2. Mr. W. H . Whitbread .
3. >\Ir . C . O . H . Bury . 3
Bk . Mr . H . F . Tiarks . 2
7 goals .
/
(received i',) 3' goals .
4

AUGUST . 1930 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 4 6 7
On Friday afternoon Mr . Frank Tiarks entertained a great
number of the International Poultry delegates, and an extra polo
match was arranged . On Saturday the finals of both tournaments
were decided.
A large crowd assembled by the time the two teams in the
Handicap tournament took the field. The game opened at a
rapid pace, and continued to the end of the game . At the first
throw-in Holland-Martin succeeded in picking up the ball, taking
it to within a foot of the Ramblers' goal, where a melee took
place and the Ramblers just managed to clear and take the ball
into Foxbury's territory to score . Although Foxbury pressed
harder each succeeding chukker, they were unable to pass the
defence of the Ramblers, who eventually won.
Crimson Ramblers beat Foxbury " A ."
(received .'-1 S:', goals . 3 goals.
Great credit was due to the long hitting of Mr . Bingley and
Maj . Norrie, both of whom throughout the match were hitting
long and accurate shots for the forwards to make good use of,
which they (lid. Foxbury were unfortunate on more than one
occasion not to score, as Whitbread, skilfully hitting near-side
shots along the boards, failed in the final hit to find the goal.
The last match of the tournament was the final of the Novices',
between Royal Artillery " B " and Foxbury " C . " The
Gunners, receiving a half-goal start, just managed to win by
the difference in handicap. The game was not quite so fast as
the previous game, but was quite interesting to watch, both sides
doing their level best to prevent each other scoring . In the final
chukker the score opened 2 to 2 in the Gunners' favour, and
remained so to the end of the game.
In the fifth chukker Brig .-Gen . Goschen received a nasty blow
in the eye from a hack-hander when the score stood at 2? to 2
in favour of his side, and he is to be congratulated in playing
to the conclusion of the game and maintaining the position of
the score.
Immediately after the polo a ladies' mounted gymkhana took
place, the events being pig-sticking, post and ball, balloon,
thread-the-needle races and musical stalls. Lady Millicent
Tiarks presented the cups and prizes'to the winners
l!J

THE POLO MONTIILI [AUGUST . 1 9 30_
The Hurlingham Official Handicapping Committee's latest
revisions of the handicap list came into force on July 28th.
In all, ninety-seven players have had their ratings changed.
Among the fifty-eight handicap promotions is Gerald Balding,
who has played so well at No . 2 in the England team . He has
been put up from 7 to S points. Others include James H.
Ashton, the captain of the Goulburn team, raised from 6 to 7
points, and his youngest brother, P . S . K . Ashton, from 4 to 5;
H . C . Walford, of the 17th/21st Lancers regimental team, from
6 to 7 ; Capt. E . D. Fanshawe (Queen's Bays), from 5 to 6;
Capt. A . H . Barclay (Queen's Bays), from 4 to 5 ; and Capt.
P . J . Butler from 5 to 6. Forty players have had their handicaps
reduced, among them Capt. R. George, the latest No . T of the
England team, who has gone down from S to 7 points. The
following are among those who have also had their handicaps
lowered : Major G. H . Phipps Hornby, S to 7 ; Major E. G.
Atkinson, S to 7 ; Col . D . C . Boles, 7 to 6 ; Capt . J . F . Sanderson,
7 to 6 ; Major A. L . Tate, 7 to 6 ; Col. F . B . Hurndall, 7 to
5 ; Capt. C . W . Allfrey, R .H .A., and Capt . J . C . Campbell,
R .H.A ., 6 to 5 ; and Alfred Grisar, 6 to 5.
New handicaps have been allotted to sixty-nine players.
ALTERATIONS.
Allfrey, Capt . C . W. (R .H .A., Aldershot` 6 to
Arthur, Major T .A. (Ayr) o to
Ashton, J . H . (Goulburn, Australia` 6 to
Ashton, P . S . K . (Goulburn, Australia)) 4 to
Atkinson, Major E . G . (London) S to
Bailey, Capt . J. N . (Cheltenham) 4 to
Baillie, Capt . Hon. A . M . A. (Life Guards` 5 to
Balding, G . (London) 7 to
Balding, \V. (Rugby) 4to
Barclay, Cant. A . H. (Queen's Bays) 4 to
Barge, Col . Kenneth (Ayr` 5 to
Bassett, P . T . R . T T. (R .A., Bordon) o to
Beaufort, Duke of (Beaufort) 2 to
Boles. Lieut.-Col . D . C . (Royal Horse Guards) 7 to
Boord, L . (R .H .A., Aldershot) r to
Butler, Capt . P. J. (London) 5 to
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Carden, H. C . (Aldershot`
Cavenagh, Major T . F. (Melton Mowbray'
Crawford, Capt. A. W. E . (Ayr`
Daniell, R. B . T . (R .A ., Aldershot)
De Freville, Major H . ;Cirencester and Beaufort)
Dubs, C . I . A. (Ayr)
Duff, C . E . R . (8th Hussars, Aldershot)
Dunbar, Major L. M . (Cirencester`
Dunlop, ( Col. T. C . (Ayr) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Durand, (''ol. H . M . (Foxiaurv)
Ednam, Viscount (Cheltenham)
Elton, H. C . (R.I-I .A., Aldc'rsllot)
Elwell, J. (\lelton \Iowbray)
Fanshawe, Capt. E. D. (Queen's Bays)
Farquhar, Sir Peter (London'
Farquhar, R. A . (16th Lancers)
Gairdner, Lieut .-Commander C . R. W . (Royal Navy)
Gaselce, H. S. (Stoke D'Ahernon'
George, Capt. R. (London)
Gibbs, Major I . . M . L ., Aldershot)
Goulder, ('apt . (' . (R .H.A ., Woolwich),
('reig, R . B. (R.A., Aldershot)
Grisar, Alfred (London :
Flamer, Capt . G . M . (14th Hussars, Aldershot)
Hamilton-Russell, Hon . R. G. (17th Lancers, Aldershot)
Hardy, Lieut .-Col. L. H. (Life Guards
Head, A . H . (Life Guards)
Heseltine, Major Godfrey (London)
Heywood-Lonsdale Lieut . E . G . (Royal Navy`
Holdsworth, J . F . (Toulston`
Howie, H . J . (Ayr)
Hurndall, Col . F . B. (_Melton Mowbray
Kilkelly, G . P . (8th Hussars, Aldershot)
Lakin, J. (Oxford University)
Lambe, Lieut-Commander C. E . (Royal Navy)
Larden, G. H . N . (Royal Artillery)
Leake, Commander E . W. B . (Ayr)
Leigh, R . W . D . (ilth Hussars, Aldershot`
Lindsay, M . J. (K.D .G ., Tidworth)
Love, Major R. H. A. D . (Royal Artillery)
Lucey, Col . \V . F. (Toulston)
Macfarlane, Col. W. (Ayr)
Martyr, A. G. (Queen's Bays, Tidworth`
Maza, Comte de la (London)
Melvin, Col . T . P . (London)
Miller, Major J . A . T . (14th Hussars, Aldershot)
Nelson, Hugh (London)
Neumann, G. A . (London) :
Neville, Capt. R . (Royal \Iarines)
Paul, Capt . G . C . P. (Ilth Hussars, Aldershot)
Pearson, Hon . W . J. C . (Oxford University)
Pease-Watkin, Major E . H . (Royal Artillery
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Phipps Hornby, Major G . H . (London) S to
Pleydell-Railston, Lieut.-Col . H . G . M . London 55 to 4
Pope, Major A. V. (14th Hussars, Aldershot` 3 to 2
Portago, Marquis de (London) 3 to 4
Pret, Capt. J . de (London) 4 to 5
Ramsden, J . St. M . (London) 3 to 2
Rawle, A . S . (London) 4 to 3
Rich, Capt. H . (Rugby) 3 to 2
Ryan, Major F . T . (Royal Artillery, Woolwich) 1 to 0
Sanderson, Capt . J . F . (4th Dragoon Guards`
to 6
Sandilands, Major E . A . (R .S .F ., Ayr` o to i
Scott, Lord \V. W. M . D . (Mid-Essex' 2 to 3
Sinclair, Sir Archibald (London' 2 to 1
Smythe, Major A . C . Gordon (London 4 to 3
Speed, Major E . J. L . (London` 2 to i
Spiegelberg, F . E. F . (Manchester) 1 to 2
Sutton, H. (Rugby) 4 to 3
Tate, Major A . L. (London` 7 to 6
Tilney, H . A. R . (14th Hussars, Aldershot' 1 to 2
Treeck, R . (London`
5 to 4
Twistleton-Wykeham-Fiennes, Major Hon . I. M.
(R .H .A ., Aldershot) o to i
Vernon-Miller, J. C . (Sth Hussars, Aldershot` o to i
Wainman, W . (i rth Hussars, Aldershot` o to i
Walford, H . C . (17th Lancers) 6 to 7
Whitbread, \V . H. Foxbury' i to 2
Wiggin, P. M . (i ith Hussars, Aldershot) o to i
Wilson, Capt. C . E . (K .D .G., Aldershot` 1 to 2
Withvcombe, J . T. (Aldershot) 1 to 2
ADDITIONS.
Bannatyne, F. W . N. (R .A ., Bordon`
Battine, O. J . (R .E., Aldershot)
Bingham, Hon. E . B . S . (R .N ., Plymouth`
Botero, M . (Rugby)
Burgess, Dr . R . (Taunton Vale)
Burrows, Capt . M . B . (Aldershot'
Cambridge, the Lord (Cambridge 1 ' ni p ersity)
Corkett, Capt . R. (Cirencester)
Courage, R . E . (R .A ., Bordon'
Crossman, D. P . (Cambridge University)
Daly, Flight-Lieut . G. D . (Royal Air Force, Halton`
Davidson, F . H . N . (Exeter'
Dollar, P . W . (India)
Drew, James (Avr'
Dunne, N . G . F. (Sth Hussars, Aldershot`
Durlacher, I . . G . (R .N ., PIN mouth'
Edelmann, J . C . (R.A., Bordon`
Edmeades, A. W . (R .A., Bordon`
Finlayson, W. A . K . (Avr`
Fonhlanque, Capt. E . B . de Aldershot`

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Fraser, Capt ._ D . S. (14th Hussars, Aldershot) 2
Gee, G . F . ( .H.A., Aldershot) o
Gibb, Major C . (Royal Scots Fusiliers` o
Glencross, Capt . J . B . (Taunton Vale) o
Gough, P . H . (R .A ., Borton` o
Goulburn, C. (Sth Hussars, Aldershot) o
Graevenitz, Baron P . (Stoke D' Abernon) o
Hanmer, Squadron-Leader H. (R .A .F , Melton Mowbray) 2
Harbord, J . D. (Sth Hussars, Aldershot` o
Higgins, Air Commodore T. R . C. (Royal Air Force,
Ilalton) i
Holmes, Capt . L . G. (R .A., Aldershot` 2
Hotness, Major H . J. (R .A.V .C ., Bordon) o
Howard, G . C. (Cambridge University) 0
Ireland-Smith, N . G . A . (R.A ., Bordon) o
Jaipur, Maharaja of (India) 4
Jones, Lieut-Col . H. L. (8th Hussars, Aldershot' 2
Kennedy, D . (London) 2
Knight, C . T. (Cambridge University)
Lavender, Capt. S . S. (Taunton Vale)
o
Lawrence, G . (Rugby`
o
Massey, If . E . (R .A ., Bordon` o
Milne, H. A. (Taunton Vale)
o
Naylor, Capt . H . M. (Cirencester)
1
Nicholson, A . W. C . (Taunton Vale` 0
Oates, G. N . (Taunton Vale'
Peck, H . C . (Exeter) o
Railton, Rev . N . G . (Tidworth' 1
Ramsey, ('apt . N . B (Ayr) o
Roddick, U . O. (R .A ., Aldershot`
2
Rous, Hon . G . N . (Cambridge University`
Sebag-Montefiore, Major T . H . (R.H .A., Aldershot) o
Simpson, Flying Officer A. O. (Royal Air Force, Halton)
Sinclair, R . (Rugby)
Sowrey, Wing-Commander F . (Royal Air Force, Halton`
0
Storey, Major F . (Stoke D'Abernon) o
Strakosh, G . (Cambridge University)
o
Talbot, E . H . F . (R .A ., Borton' 0
Thompson, C. B . (Rugby)
Thorp, ('apt . S . R . (R .A., Horton' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
o
Tucker, Capt. H . D . (India)
6
Urquhart, K . I . . (Cambridge University' o
Vibart, Major N . U . (R.E ., Aldershot)
o
Walker, G . E . O. (Ayr)
0
Warren, T . (Rugby) o
Wedderburn-Maxwell, ('apt . J . 'R .H .A ., Aldershot n
Wilkinson, Lieut-Col . K . M . (Taunton Vale)
o
Wills, A . C . L. (Cambridge University `
o
Wilson, G . H. N. (Exeter)
0
Wingfield-Digby, K . S . D. (Cambridge University 0
o
o

41 2 THE POLO MONTHLY [At GUsT, 1930.
HUNGARIAN POLO.
The spring and summer season at Budapest came to an end
on July 6th, and was a step forward for Hungarian polo. The
local spring meeting began on May 4th, lasting until the 25th.
In these tournaments eight to ten teams played regularly every
second day . For the first time at this meeting seven military
teams entered, polo having been introduced as a branch of service
into the Hungarian Army last autumn. This predicts a big
increase in players for the near future. Although the military
WATCHING THE I'OLO AT BUDAPEST.
Sitting (from left to right) H .R .H. Archduke Joseph, II.H. 1)r. I. de Rakovszkv
(standing), H .R .H . Archduchess Isabella, H .S.H. the Regent Admiral Nicholas
de Horthy, H .R.II. Archduchess Augusta, H .S.H. the Regent's wife, H .H . Duke
H .B. of Mecklenburg, H .H . Duchess H .B. of Mecklenburg, H .R .H. Archduchess
Magdolna and H .E . Mme. I. de Rakovszkv . Left corner in front :
H.E . Count N . Banff-.
teams had not yet had much practice, and the ponies had only
been trained recently, good team work and hitting were seen,
and most of the ponies were handy and sure on the ball.
For the International Vienna polo meeting two Hungarian
teams were put up to compete in the Novices ' Cup and in the
Vienna Champion Cup, the Duke of 'Mecklenburg's Red Devils
and Count Wenckheim's Snakes . For the Novices' Cup the Red
Devils played in the following combination : No . 1, Mr. E. Sorg
(o) ; No . 2, Count St . Bethlen, jun . (1) ; No. 3, Duke H .B . of
Mecklenburg (o) ; Back, Maj . W. D . Morgan (2) . For the
Champion Cup the Red Devils' side was : No. 1, Duke H .B . of

AUGUST, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 473
THE DUKE OF MECKLE\BURG'S I3U1)Al'IC :,'I TEAM, RLD DEVILS,
which won the V ienna Champion ('up for Hungary at the Vienna International
Polo Meeting. From left to right : Maj . AV. D. Morgan, Maj . J . AI. Graham.
Maj . A . H . Williams and II .H. Duke II .13. of Mecklenburg.
H.H . THE DUCHESS H .B. OF MECKLES13URG PRESENTING TIE
DANUBE CUP TO THE RED DEVILS.
From left to right : H .it. Duchess H .13. of Mecklenburg, H .H. Duke II .B . of
Mecklenburg, Maj. \V. 1). Morgan, Count Louis Karolvi
and Count Stephen I3ethlen, jun .

474 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST. 1930.
Mecklenburg o', ; No . 2, Maj . AV E . D . Morgan 2` ; No . 3, Maj.
A . H . Williams ;9) ; Back, Maj. J . M. Graham (5' . While for
the Champion Cup, besides 14 Hungarian ponies, a few English
ponies were played by Maj . A . H . Williams and Maj . J. M.
Graham, in the Novices' Cup the team was entirely mounted on
Hungarian ponies. The Snakes, who only entered for the
Champion ('up, were combined as follows : No . 1, Count Joseph
Wenckheim (1) ; No . 2, Capt. C . E . Pert (6) ; No. 3, Maj . F. W.
Messervy (5) ; Back, Capt . J. L . Wardell `5) .
The Red Devils,
whose team work was brilliant, were successful in both cups, winning
the Novices' Cup against Prince Fugger's Bendlers (6 goals
to 3.) and the Champion Cup after defeating the Snakes (11 goals
to 4` . A feature of the game was the fine work of Maj . A. H.
Williams for the winners, while the long and accurate hitting of
Maj. J . M . Graham gave many chances to his forwards . The
most exciting and best-fought garvie was seen in the semi-final
round, when the Red Devils defeated Baron Louis Rothschild's
Chamois, who put up a grim defence . This is the second time
in succession that a Budapest team has won the Vienna Champion
Cup for Hungary.
On June 12th the Budapest International season began . Twelve
teams took part at this meeting, where hard and fast games were
played. Mr . K . Glogowski's Berlin team, Gogols (No . 1, Mr. K.
Glogowski ; No . 2, Maj . W. D . Morgan ; No . 3, Maj . A . H.
Williams ; Back, Maj . J . M . Graham), who played a brilliant
game, won the Budapest Champion Cup, the International
Handicap Cup and the Magyar Polo Club Handicap Cup . The
Red Devils, whose side for the high handicap tournaments was:
No . 1, Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg ; No . 2, ('ount Stephen Bethlen,
jun . ; No. 3, Capt. C . Gairdner ; Back, Count Louis Karolvi;
and for the low handicap cups : No . 1, Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg
; No . 2, Count Stephen Bethlen, jun . ; No . ;, Maj . W . D.
Morgan ; Back, Count Louis Karolvi, were able to win four cups.
In the high handicap tournaments a feature of the game was the
fine work of Capt . C . Gairdner, who was at the top of his form,
and always prominent in the attack.
Towards the end of the meeting a three-chukker ladies' match
between the teams Red Lobsters and Ramblers was played, for
a cup presented for this purpose, which created much interest with
the public. It was the first match in Central Europe in which
women took part.
These two seasons have shown again that polo has taken hold
in Hungary for good . In June, 1927, polo in Budapest was
started with twelve native ponies, whereas in June, 1930, no
fewer than 200 Hungarian polo ponies were playing, a proof that
the Duke of Mecklenburg's endeavour to use Hungarian ponies
for polo was the right way in which to introduce polo in Hungary
. An autumn meeting, (luring October, will again be held
this year at Budapest, and some prominent foreign players have
already announced their intention of taking part in these tournaments,
as Budapest is the only place in Central Europe where
matches are played in the autumn .

AUGUST . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 475
The results of the International Meeting of the Magyar Polo
Club were as follow :
Junior Champion Cup.
Presented by Countess Joseph Wenckheim.
Red Dez .ils, Budapest beat Sturgeons, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap. Pos . H'cap.
i . Duke H .B . of Mecklen- I . Mr. M. N . Kearns . o
burg . o
2. Mr. E . Sorg . 0 2 . Mr. S . P . Tuck . o
3. Maj. W. D . Morgan 2 3 . Mr . B. Martin 2
Bk. Count St . Bethlen, jun . 1 Bk. Prince Fr. Hohenlohe . o
Final .
3
4 goals . 'received .' 2 i. goals.
Red Dez'il c
heat Bendiers, Berlin.
Pos . H ' cap.
i . Mr. R. Weininger . o
2. Prince G . Fugger .
3. Mr. I . de Rakovszky o
Bk . Maj . D . H . C.
Richardson 2
4 goals . I goal . 3
International Handicap Cup.
Presented by Baron Charles Hatvanv.
Gogols, Berlin heat Red Dc rails, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap.
1 . Mr . K . Glogowski . 0
2. Maj . W. D . Morgan
3. Maj . A . H . Williams
Bk. Maj . J . M . Graham
2
9
5
Pos . H'cap.
1. Duke H .B. of Mecklenburg
. . 0
2. Mr. E . Sorg . . o
3. Capt . C . Gairdner . . 4
Bk. Count St . Bethlen, jun. i
16
II goals . (received g') g', goals.
Snakes, Budapest beat Bendlerc, Berlin.
Pos . H'cap.
t . Count J . Wenckheim . i
2. Capt. J . L. Wardell . 5
3. Capt. C . E . Pert . 6
Bk. Maj . F . W . Messervy . 5
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. R . Weininger . 0
2. Prince G . Fugger . I
3 . Mr. B. Martin 2
Bk . Maj. D . H . C.
Richardson 2
17
15 goals . (received 10') 12'1 goals .
2
5
5

476 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
Final .
Gogols, Berlin beat Snakes, Budapest.
(received ) goals . 3 goals.
Babolna Cup.
Presented by the Royal Hungarian Minister of Agriculture.
Sturgeons, Budapest beat Budapest Hon L'ds.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H 'cap.
i . Mr. M . N. Kearns o 1 . Mr. I. Szentpaly . . o
2. Mr. S . P. Tuck o 2 . Maj . N . Depold o
3. Mr . B . Martin . 2 3 . Col . vitez M . I .ipcsev . O
Bk . Prince Fr . Hohenlohe . o Bk. Mr. H . Aich . 0
S goals.
Kisber Cup.
Presented by the Royal Hungarian Minister of Agriculture.
Red Det'ils, Budapest beat Bendlers, Berlin.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
i . Duke H.B. of Mecklen- I . Mr. R. \Veininger . . o
burg 0 2 . Prince G . Fugger .
2. Mr . E . Sorg . . o 3 . Capt. D . Harris . . 2
3. Capt. C . Gairdner . 4 Bk . Maj . D . II . C.
Bk. Count St . Bethlen, jun . I Richardson 2
g goals .
Budapest Champion Cup.
Presented by Count Joseph \Venckheini.
Gogols, Berlin
beat Red De2'ils, Budapest.
Pos .
H'cap. Pos . H'cap
1 . Mr . K . Glogowski o I . Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg
. O
2 . Maj . W . D . Morgan . 2 2 . Count L . Karolvi .
3 . Maj . A. H . AVilliams
Bk. Maj . J . M. Graham
g
5
3 . Capt . C . Gairdner
Bk . Count St. Bethlen, jun .
4
5 goals.
16
`received I !, ` 5 goals.
3 goals.
2 goals.
Chamois, 1 'ienna beat Snakes, Budapest .
Pos .
H ' cap Pos.
H'cap.
1 . Baron Fr. Meyr-Melnhof 2 I . Count I. AVenckheini .
2 . Capt . D . Harris . . 2 2 . Capt. C . E . Pert . . 6
2 . Mr. E . H . Tyrell-Martin 5 3 . Maj . F . W. Messervy . 5
Bk. Capt . J . Pearce . 3 Bk. Capt . J . L . Wardell . 5
I2 Ij
9 goals . 6 goals .
0
5
6

AUGUST, 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 477
Final .
Chamois, Vienna beat Bendlers, Berlin.
Pos . H'cap.
i . Mr. R . Weininger o
2. Maj . N . Depold . o
3. Prince G . Fugger
Bk. Maj . D . H . C.
Richardson 2
9 goals . 1 goal . 3
Gogols, Berlin beat Chamois, Vienna.
9 goals .
6 goals.
Novices' Cup.
Presented by the Royal Hungarian Minister of Public
Education.
Knights of the Island, beat Sturgeons, Budapest.
Budapest.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Col. vitez M . l .ipcsey . o
2. Count N . Banffv . . o
3. Mr . I. de Rakovszky . o
Bk. Mr. M . N . Kearns . o
Pos . H ' cap.
I . Count J. Wenckheini .
2. Mr. S . P . Tuck . . o
3. Capt . J. Pearce . . 3
Bk . Prince Fr. Hohenlohe . o
(received 2) 5 goals . 0 4 goals . 4
Red Devils, Budapest beat Bendlers, Berlin.
Pos . H'cap.
I . Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg
. . . o
2 . Count St. Bethlen, jun . .
3 . Maj . W. D . Morgan . 2
Bk . Count L . Karolyi 1
Pos .
H'cap.
r . Mr . R. Weininger . . o
2. Baron L . Rothschild
3. Prince G . Fugger . 1
Bk . Maj . D . H . C.
Richardson 2
3 goals . 4 2 goals . 4
Blues, Budapest heat Knights of the Island,
Budapest.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Maj . N . Depold . o
2. Mr. I . Szentpaly o
3. Mr. B . Martin
2
Bk . Baron A . Hatvany o
Final .
S goals . 'received 2 :li goals.
Blues, Budapest beat Red Devils, Budapest.
(received Il) 4 goals . 1 goal .

47 8 THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, r930.
Mecklenburg Cup.
Presented by H .H . the Duchess Henry Borwin of Mecklenburg.
Red Devils, Budapest beat Snakes, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Duke H .B . of Mecklen- i . Count J . \Venckheim
burg . . 0
2 . Count St . Bethlen, jun . . 1 2 . Capt . C . E . Pert . 6
3 . Capt . C . Gairdner . . 4 3. Maj . F . W . Messervv . 5
Bk. Count L . Karolvi 1 Bk. Capt . J . L . Wardell . 5
(received 9i 11 goals.
Final.
Red Devils, Budapest
6 1 /
10 goals.
heat Beudlers, Berlin.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr . R . AFeininger . . o
2. Maj . N . Depold .
Prince G . Fugger .
o
Bk. Maj. D . .H . C.
Richardson 2
1 2 goals, (received J 3 15 l
, goals.
Ladies ' Prize.
Presented by Countess Stephen Bethlen, Mrs . I . de Rakovszky,
Mrs. T . de Szcitovszkv, Countess A . Khuen-Hedervary.
Sturgeons, Budapest beat Bendier,- , Berlin.
Pos . H'cap .
1 . Count J. AVenckheim . 1
Pos .
1 . Mr . R . \Ceininger
H'cap.
. o
2 . Mr . S. P . Tuck 0 2 . Baron I . . Rothschild . 1
apt. 3 . J . Pearce
Bk. Prince Fr . Hohenlohe .
3
0
3 . Prince G . Fugger ,
Bk . Maj . D . H. C.
Richardson 2
6 goals . 4 goals . 4
Danube Cup.
Presented by Frederic Stuhmer Co . Ltd.
Red Devils, Budapest beat Papa Polo Club.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
, . Duke H .B . of Mecklen- I . Mr . D . Szilag } i 0
burg . . o
2 . Count St. Bethlen, jun . . 1 2 . Mr I . Semsey . o
3 . Maj . W. D . Morgan . 2 3 . Capt . vitez Z . Farkas . o
Bk. Count L . Karolyi . r Bk. Maj . A . Kiraly . . o
10 goals .
4
(received 2!, “ goals.
3
0

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Blues, Budapest beat Tolna Polo Club.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. I . Szentpal~ . , o
2. Maj . N . Depold . . o
3. Mr. B . Martin . 2
Bk . Baron A . Hatvany . o
8 goals.
Bendlers, Berlin
Pos . H'cap.
t . Mr. R . \Feininger . o
2. Prince G . Fugger . 1
3 . Col. vitez M . I .ipcsev o
Bk. Maj . D . H . C.
Richardson 2
5 goals .
Blues, Budapest
4 goals .
Red Des its, Budapest
4 goals -
Final.
Red Dez'ils, Budapest
3 goals.
" Ladies' Game ."
Three chukkers . For the
Pessl .
Ramblers
Pos.
I . Mrs . Morgan.
2. Mrs . Messervv.
3. Countess R . Wenckheim.
Bk . Maj . F . \V. Messervy.
1 goal
3
beat
beat
Pos . H'cap.
1. Capt. G . Gyomlav . o
2. Capt. K . Bartalis . o
3. Capt . O . Kallav . . o
Bk. Mr . T. Purgly and Mr.
K . Moricz . . o
(received goals.
Knights o/ the Island,
Budapest.
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. M . N . Kearns . . o
2. Count N . Banffv . . o
3. Mr. H . Aich . . o
Bk . Mr . I. de Rakovszky .
(received 1?-,) 2 ; goals.
Bendlers, Berlin.
(received 2' goals.
beat Sturgeons, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap.
beat
Count J . Wenckheim
2 . Mr. S . P . Tuck
Capt . J. Pearce
Bk. Prince Fr . Hohenlohe .
2 goals.
Blues, Budapest.
(received i',` 21. goals.
prize presented by Mr . Sigismund
heat Red Lobsters.
Pos .
1. Miss Connie Reeves.
2. Mrs . Part.
3 . Duchess Henry Bor vin of
Mecklenburg.
Bk. Maj. J. M. Graham.
o goal .
0
0
0
3
0
4

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Magyar Polo Club Handicap Cup.
Presented by Mr. Andreas de Tasnady Sziits.
Oak/ield beat Snakes, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1. Maj . D . H . C . 1 . Count J. Wenckheim . i
Richardson 2
2. Mr. E . H. Tyrell-Martin 5 2 . Capt . J . I . . Wardell
3. Capt . J . Pearce 3 3 . Capt . C. E . Pert .
Bk . Mr . B . Martin 2 Bk . Maj . F . W . Messervv .
12
(received 4,1 ; 1 ii goals . 6 goals.
Gogols, Berlin beat Red Devils, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap. Pos . H 'cap.
1. Mr. K . Glogowski . o 1 . Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg
. . o
2. Maj . W . D . Morgan . 2 2 . Count St . Betlilen, jun . .
3. Maj . A . H . Williams . 9 ,; . Prince G . Fugger .
Bk. Maj . J . M . Graham . 5 Bk. Capt. D . Harris . 2
16
14 goals (received to .',) 12l goals.
Final.
Gogols, Berlin, won, as Oak/ield scratched.
Hortobagy Cup.
Presented by Mrs. Hornbostel-Elek.
Tolna Polo Club
Pos.
H'cap.
1. Capt . G . Gyomlay 0
2. Capt. K . Bartalis
0
3. Capt. O. Kallay-
. o
Bk . Mr . T . Purgly and
K . Moricz
5 goals.
Knights of the Island,
Budapest.
Pos .
H'cap.
1. Mr. M . N . Kearns . . o
2. Count N . Banffv . . o
3. Mr. H . Aich . J . . 0
Bk . Mr. I. de Rakovszkv . o
o goal .
0
Pos.
1. Capt. F . Horchler
2. Capt . L. Papp
3. Capt. L. Burget
Bk. Mr. F . Hlava
Pos . H'cap.
1. Mr. D . Szilagyi o
2. Mr. I . Semsev o
; . Capt. vitcz Z . Farkas o
Bk . Maj . A. Kiraly . 0
0 goals .
0
0

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Budapest.
5 goals .
Mezohegyes Cup.
Presented by Count Joseph Wenckheim.
beat 7 nln,r Polo Club.
I goal.
Snakes, Budapest heat Red Devils, Budapest.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
1 . Count J. Wenckheim . i 1 . Duke H .B . of Mecklenburg
. . . o
2 . Capt . C . E . Pert . . 6 2 . Count St. Bethlen, jun . . I
3 . Maj . F . W. Messervy . 5 3 . Prince G . Fugger . I
Bk . Capt . J. L . Wardell . 5 Bk . Capt . D . Harris . 2
1 ;-
17 goals . (received I I ,',) I 1,12 goals.
King of Spain's Cup
at Malta.
The tournament for this trophy was confined to one match of
four chukkers this year, and was played at the Marsa on June
13th . It is open to any team of a handicap of twelve . The two
teams competing consisted of the Army and Royal Navy sides,
with the exception of Mr. Gilmore, whose place was taken by
Mr. Mitchell . The line-up and score was as follows :
TT'hirizcinds heat Blau rs.
Pos.
Pos.
1. Lt.-Comdr . I . D . Harvey. I . Lt.-Conidr. E . C . L .
2. ('.apt . C . B . A. Hoskyns, 2.
Turner.
Maj . O. C . Downes, Rifle
Rifle Brigade.
Brigade.
3. Capt . H . C . Ross Skinner, 3. Capt. the Hon. E . B . S.
H .L .I.
Bingham, V .C., R.N.
Bk. Lt.-Comdr. B . A . W. Bk . Mr. N . Mitchell, 15th 19th
Warburton-Lee. IIussars.
'Handicap, 15 .)
(Handicap, 13 .,
8 goals .
(received I !,) 6l goals.
The game was fast, and scores ran high . Mr. Mitchell was
unfortunate, as, his best ponies being sick, he found himself
outridden by Lieut .-Comdr. Harvey during the last two periods.

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The Blazers played an excellent game, and the Whirlwinds were
hard put to keep them out during the entire match . On the
conclusion of the game Vice-Admiral Kelly presented the cup.
This tournament concludes the season, and all players were
sorry that it was the last appearance of Capt . Bingham, who
KING OF' SPAIN'S CUP AT MALTA.
('apt. C. B. A. Hoskvns, Rifle Brigade, receiving the ('up from Vice-Admiral
Kelly, on the occasion of the Whirlwinds beating the Blazers . Left to right :
Comdr. Tufnell, Capt. lioskyns, Vice-Admiral Kelly.
sailed for England a few days later. He has successfully captained
the Blazers team during the whole of the past season, and
they have been a formidable factor in every tournament for which
they were eligible to enter. Capt. Bingham's absence will be
felt very much by all members of the club, as, during his tenure
of President, he has shown everyone—even those who have only
watched the big matches what the tactics of high-class polo
really can mean, and all cannot have failed to learn something .

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Tournaments in India.
Quetta Cadet College.
The final in the Cadet College Tournament, which had been
postponed, was decided on June i 3th before a large gathering
of spectators, among whom were General Sir Charles H.
Harington and Lady Harington . The afternoon was sultry and
a dust-storm prevailed . The teams were the Royal Welch
Fusiliers and the Scinde Horse, the former winning by 7 goals
to i . Play was even in the first two chukkers, but the Scinde
Horse seemed to fall to pieces after that, when the Royal Welch
Fusiliers played with great energy . Lady Harington gave away
the trophies . Teams : —Royal Welch Fusiliers : Mr. M . F . P.
Lloyd, Mr . R . F . A. David, Major E . Wodehouse, and Capt.
H. A . Freeman (back) .—Scinde Horse . Mr. E . M . Nixon,
Capt. G . M . Stroud, Major N . F . C . Mulloy, and Lieut .-Col.
J. P . Thompson (back).
Mysore League.
The _Mysore Birthday Polo League was won by the Mysore
Lancers. The last match, played on June 12th between the
Lancers and the Raja of Venkatagiri's team, resulted in a victory
for the former by 5 goals to 3 . The losers started plus i) goals
on the handicap. His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore gave
away the trophies at the conclusion of the match .

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Alwar.
The final of the Alwar Tournament was played at Mount Abu
on June 2 1st, between the Wanderers and the Panjandrums, and
resulted in a win for the former by 2 goals to 1 . In the first
chukker the Panjandrums nearly scored at the outset, Hameed
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Maini Tal.
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Major W . E . Duncan and Mr. E. H . W . Cobb . Alma : Mr. W.
Roche, Mr . W. F . Byrnes and Brig. E . de Burgh.
Bangalore : Maharaja of Mysore's Cup.
A large gatherin g witnessed the opening matches ill the
Bangalore Open Handicap tournament for His Highness the
Maharaja of \Iysore's ('up, which attracted eight teams . The
Indore team, comprising Jamadar Shahaz Khan, Capt. Mahomed
Shali, Major Hirasingli and General Bhavam Singh (back`, niet
Venkatagiri " B " in the first match . Indore conceded 2-!i goals
on the handicap and won by 3 goals to 2 .', . In the second
encounter the Hyderabad Imperial Service Troops, represented
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goals to o.
Despite the decisive victory the teams were well matched, and
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Sappers and Miners : Mr. Scratchly, Capt . Searinght,
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CONCERNING MOTORS.
By Capt . W. Gordon Aston.
The New Law and Other Matters.
From the first of January next our comings and goings upon
the highway are to be subjected to an entirely new legal code,
and we shall see what we shall see . The laws of Great Britain
have never been particularly encouraging to mechanical progress
of any kind, and least of all to transport, and I do not for a
minute suppose that the Roads Traffic Act will in this respect be
very much different from its predecessors.
It is, indeed, to be feared that our legislators have not vet
shaken off the influence that led us fifty years ago to demand
that all mechanically-propelled vehicles should have a man walking
in front of them carrying a red flag, and that they should
instantly stop when called upon to do so by the driver or rider
of any animal.
The new legal system has in some quarters been welcomed as a
" charter of liberty " for motorists, but for n)v own part I am
not inclined to take so optimistic a view. I cannot see in this
enactment that our scope has been in the least widened . The
doing away with the speed limit is what may be fairly described
as merely a paper transaction.
It ratifies conduct which has been persisted in for twenty years.
It does little more than authorize one to do what one has long
been in the habit of doing, and it is consequently impossible to
sec that this scheme constitutes a boon.
On the other hand, very big powers are given to the Ministry
of Transport for very many sorts of regulations dealing with our
cars . Whilst as to our personal selves, when we make faults in
driving we are to he liable to extremely heavy penalties . Some
of us who have not been too lucky in the past might not unjustly
complain that the existing penalties are had enough.
I do not think there is the least question, however, that early
next year we shall he given reason to appreciate that, far from
the bends of discipline having been loosened, they have been
made a good deal tighter than they were before.
It was curious, (luring the passage of the Bill through the
House of Commons, to note how readily our rulers were prepared
to accept the idea that although maximum penalties were made
almost sayagel• high, much in their application could be left to
the discretion of magistrates . This clearly proves how short our
memories are ; or, rather, it seems to suggest that we may have
no memories at all .

4 9 2 THE POLO 11IONTHLI [AUGUST, 1930.
The old police trapping system, in which we suffered so
grievously—and for that matter still suffer in many parts of the
country is notoriously something that the police neither invented
nor have any heart in, but rather has always been the effect of
magisterial activities . No matter how trivial might he the
offence with which a motorist was charged, we know that only
on the rarest of occasions would he ever get off without a fine.
Take, for example, the scandalously large number of prosecutions
which have been instituted against those who, by mere
lapse of memory, have left their driving licences at home, and
cannot therefore show them when called upon to do so.
There are plenty of courts where fines of £2 and £3 have been
inflicted for what is not only an artificial offence but what in
common sense cannot he regarded as an offence at all.
The driving licence is an important document, and few
motorists, I think, keep it in their cars, where it is liable to be
mislaid or stolen.
Magistrates know these facts just as well as anybody else, vet
they have persisted in upholding the letter of the law rather than
its spirit, which latter was, and is, evidently to punish those
who drive without a licence, and to treat as innocent those who
have paid their dues in good faith.
Then, again, up and down the country there have been countless
cases of motorists being brought to court and suffering
penalties to a greater or lesser extent because, through some tiny
mishap for which they could not in logic be held responsible,
there was failure of the tail lamp.
It must be obvious to the meanest intelligence that the fastest
vehicle on the road has the least need of any such lamp, and
there is no argument in the world which can reconcile any
thinking person to the fact, whereas many vehicles (to say nothing
of flocks of sheep and droves of cattle) can go without tail lamps.
The motor must have one, or invariably land its owner into
trouble.
The manner in which these minor offences have been treated
shows one very definitely that benches of magistrates, however
great their scope of discretion may he, certainly do not exercise
it . They ought from the very first to have said that they would
not lend themselves to petty persecutions . What they (lid, of
course, and still do, is to use the motorist as a willv-nillv contributor
to local taxation, and to welcome the opportunity- that
presents itself for fleecing hint.
So much so has this sort of thing developed that of late the
police have done not a little towards protecting motorists from
the greed of local courts of law.
On the same principle as that of the statement that a dog is
entitled to one bite, the police have recognized that motorists
ought to he entitled to commit one trivial offence, and consequently
nowadays many of those whose tail lamps are faulty, or

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THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
have yielded to the temptation of speeding out on the open
stretch of road, or have left their licences at home, receive not
a sunnnons but a warning, and I believe that in some instances
one may get several warnings before a prosecution is started.
This shows, I think, that the police have more sense than our
unpaid authorities . No doubt as soon as the new Act comes
into force it will be rigorously worked, for it creates several new
types of offence, the possibility of which will be surely fully
exploited.
It will pay us, then, to watch our steps very carefully for the
first six months of next year . Especially in view of the fact that
a little bit of had luck in relation to the view which a policeman
takes of our proceedings may get us into jail without the option of
a fine.
I know to my cost how a zealous but mistaken officer can make
out a case of dangerous driving, when actually there was no
danger at all, and it is really rather terrible to think that if this
happens and, so to speak, " conies off," one is going to lose
one's liberty for a month or two, and be branded as a criminal.
For my own part, I shall continue to place far more faith in
the honest common sense of the police force rather than in the
discretion of magistrates, hut 1 am pretty certain that by this
time next year a good many of us will be wishing that we had
the old law back in place of the new, however out-of-date and
absurd it may have been.
The question that is being more and more frequently asked
nowadays is what constitutes a strictly legal braking system, and
the suggestion is that there are not a few modern cars which
do not really comply with the law. It will be understood, of
course, that I am not for the moment considering the practicability
of their brakes, which is, of course, undeniable, but simply
whether the owner of such a car is exposing himself to legal
trouble.
It will have been noted, no doubt, that in many cars nowadays
the braking system is as follows : There are four pairs of shoes,
one pair in each wheel, and these are simultaneously- actuated by
a pedal ; meanwhile the shoes in the rear wheel drums are permitted
to have an independent movement, and are worked by
a hand lever.
The question is, does this provide the true independence of
action the law demands ?
Personally I am inclined to doubt whether it does, for it
cannot be claimed that a single braking system that can be
operated wholly by foot or partially by hand is really two
braking systems.
The object of having two independent schemes is manifestly
to ensure that if one fails the other will still he unaffected by
the failure, and accordingly he available . This is what
designers gave us up to a few years ago . Even though the
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AUGUST . 19O . THE POLO MONTHLY 405
and not a few British cars for that matter, is not really a brake
at all, but can only he used for holding the car stationary when
it has already been brought to a standstill.
When I was taught to drive (which is rather more years ago
than I care to think about almost the first thing my mentor
contrived to put into my head was the absolute necessity in
braking of using both foot and hand together.
In those (lays brakes, like all other component parts of motorcars,
had a habit of going wrong, and one could not consider
oneself a safe driver unless, whilst using the foot brake for
service purposes, one also had one ' s hand on the lever in case
of emergencies.
That is the method of driving in which I still persist to-day,
for it has become absolutely instinctive, and, curiously enough,
it does not seem to matter to which side the hand brake lever
happens to be placed . I can recall without difficulty at least a
dozen occasions when that instinct has played a very useful part.
The natural tendency is to be more brutal with one's foot than
with one's hand, and it is this state of affairs which is so productive
of skidding . The hand brake, whether it applies to all four
wheels or only two, has a gentle and persuasive action, and when
it is used in addition to the foot brake it can play a very valuable
part.
As I have above noted, sorrie hand brakes from this point of
view are utterly unworthy of consideration, and I dare say their
designers would cheerfully tell you that they are not made to be
used as hand brakes in the ordinary way, but merely to comply
with the law.
The other day, when I was trying out an otherwise very
charming motorcar, the deeply-rooted instinct asserted itself,
and I slightly pulled upon the lever . I question whether the
handle thereof moved through an arc of more than half an inch
before a horrible sort of shudder went through the entire chassis,
giving one the very undesirable impression that the whole thing
was about to fall to pieces.
1 sincerer believe that a brake of that character in an emergency
would do a great cleal more harm than good . ('ertainly
it could not in any way he regarded as effective, and in my
conclusion it was definitely dangerous. But that this sort of
hand brake generally, working on a transmission line, is perfectly
legal is evident enough, yet iu point of practice it is neither such
a useful nor such a safe brake as that which works on the back
wheels, but which, forming part of a four-wheel system, may
actually be illegal.
There is another point in connexion with braking which I do
not hesitate to raise, because it is worthy of more than passing
consideration . The mere fact that a car has four-wheel braking
does not necessarily make it safe . It is only safe as long as the
braking system is correctly adjusted.
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THE POLO MONTHLY [AUGUST, 1930.
In all cases the hack brakes should have a tendency to come
on just a little earlier than those in front, for very unpleasant
conditions can arise if the reverse should be the case.
Only very good luck shielded nee recently from what would
otherwise have been a very nasty accident . I was driving a car
which, though not new, presumably had been adjusted, but I
suspect that the mechanic who was charged with the job tightened
up the front brakes and forgot all about the back ones . This
did no harm as long as the road was dry and holding to the
tyres, but there came a shower, and there also came a sharp
corner . When I applied the brakes that car absolutely refused
to obey its helm, and went straight ahead into the ditch . That
was bad enough, but it would have, of course, been infinitely
worse if the place of the ditch had been taken by a brick wall
or a five-ton lorry, for the vehicle for a few hectic moments was
absolutely uncontrollable.
Needless to say, 1 had already grabbed the hand brake, but
a. front-wheel skid is not the sort of thing from which one can
extricate oneself in a yard or two.
Wise, indeed, is the motorist who makes brake adjustment a
matter of monthly routine . Owing to the fact that so few car
designers are themselves owner-drivers, the adjusting nuts are
often in a dirty or inaccessible position ; but even so, doing the
job quite thoroughly involves but little time.
The modus operandi which I recommend is as follows : screw
up each individual pair of shoes until the brake drum when
tapped with a hammer ceases to ring, but merely gives out a
dull thud . Then screw hack the nut a couple of turns.
If this is regularly done one can reasonably well count upon
one's car behaving as it ought.
I do not think there can ever have been a more popular victory
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TIus little car is full of original and excellent points in design,
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It has always attained distinction in the numerous competitions
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All concerned with this success are to he heartily congratulated.
in the meantime I note with interest that Mr . Pemberton Billing
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AN ILLUSTRATED RECORD OF THE GAME AT HOME
AND ABROAD . EDITED BY ARTHUR W . COATEN.
POLO— CONTENTS—September, 1930 . PAGE
Current Topics
503
The Struggles for the ('up--186 to 193)
514
Trial Matches on Long Island . . .
534
Meadow Brook . By harry- I)isston
542
Tournaments in the -U .S .A . . . . 546
I')Ie POLO MONTHLY ( ' Up 54 8
Rugby August Tournaments
55))
('irencester
554
Bordon ('hallenge Cup . . .
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Mardon Cup at Exeter . . . 556
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CURRENT TOPICS.
Fir1 Blood to America.
Just as we go to press the result conies through of the first of
the International matches at Meadow Brook, played on September
6th . The defending side drew first blood, the score being :
America
Pos .
1. Mr . Eric Pedley.
2. Mr . E . A . S . Flopping.
3. Mr. T . Hitchcock, jun.
Bk . Mr . \V. F . C . Guest.
to goals .
beat England.
Pos .
1. Mr. Gerald Balding.
2. Mr. Lewis Lacey.
3. Capt . C . T. I . Roark.
Bk. Mr. IT . P . Guinness.
5 goals.
The second match was due to be played on September loth,
and if a third were necessary it was to be decided on the 13th.
England hit the first goal of the match, the score at the end of
the opening chukker being : England 2 goals, America t . The
second period ended 3--2 in America's favour, and they were
still one in front at the end of the next chukker . The home team
led at the end of the fourth period by 5 to 3, and at the end of
the fifth by 6 to 4. After another period England were still two
goals to the had . At the end of the seventh stage America led
by 8 to 5 . Detailed accounts of the matches will appear in our
next issue .

5 04 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1 930.
Mr . Cheever Cowdin's Ponies.
Citroen, an Argentine-bred gelding, fetched L2,000 at the
sale of Mr. J . Cheever Cowdin's polo ponies at East Williston,
Long Island, last month. Firefly, an English-bred brown mare,
fetched L1,200 . Firefly was winner of last year's light-weight
championship, and also the reserve champion at the Meadow
Brook Club Polo Ponv Show.
Foxbury Tournament.
In last month's issue two photographs appeared of the match
for women players which took place in the course of the tournament
week on Mr. F . C. Tiarks's private ground at Foxbury,
Chislehurst, Kent. One picture was described as " The
Invaders," but this as a fact showed the Foxbury team on their
ponies, an error which we hasten to correct . A side from Foxbury
took part last month in tournaments at Hamburg, and
proved successful in the Hansa Cup, defeating the home club in
the final tie by 5i goals to 3.
A New Stick-Head.
That excellent umpire and keen polo enthusiast, Mr . J. A.
Hayes, of Shanghai, has lately been spending a holiday in
Europe. He has been experimenting with a new type of polo
stick-head, and Messrs . Holbrow have just completed one in
accordance with his sketches. Both striking surfaces of this head
are of a somewhat brassie-like contour ; it is not square-bottomed
but of the cigar-shaped pattern . The idea of the rounded
surface is to enable the striker to bring the stick-head and
ball into contact at the proper places, in order to loft the ball
without skying it . This ensures that distance is not sacrificed
merely for height. Mr . Hayes ' s theory is that the flat-bottomed
head is apt to strike the ball too low, whereas the rounded undersurface
prevents the head from getting too much under the ball.
The effect of the head, to borrow an analogy from golf, is to
make the polo-stick more of a brassie than a driver . Mr. Hayes
is uncertain whether a stick-head on these lines has not already
been patented. In any case, the experiment is one in which
polo players will be interested.
American Handicaps.
Last month we referred briefly to the chief changes effected in
the American polo handicaps . Here is a list of the alterations
affecting players with a rating of 6 points :
G . H . Bostwick 4 to 6 A . P . Perkins S to 7
1 . (' . ('owdin . . .
Winston Guest . . .
7 to 6
9 to S
T . D . Richards . . .
M. Stevenson
. . . . . . 6 to 5
~~ to 6
\V . A . Harriman 7 to 6 R . E . Strawbridge, jun . . . . 7 to 6
('vril Harrison . . . 4 to 6 T . W. Webb S to 7
D. Milburn
6 to 7 ('apt . (' . A . Wilkinson 6 to 5
j . P . Mills
S to 6

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Return to the Game.
An interesting feature of recent American polo has been the
return to the game of Mr . Devereux Milburn, whose name appears
so often in the account of past International matches, which
appears in the present issue. Mr . Milburn took part in the
tournament for the Third Westbury Challenge Cup, and his
appearance drew the following note from Mr . James Cooley in
Town and Country (New Yorkl : " Owing to an injury in the
hunting field at Aiken in the spring of 1928, Mr . Milburn was
unable to play- at all that year, or in 1929 . But this year he
carne hack to the game to which he has been so devoted, and in
which for so many years he has been an inspiring and outstanding
figure . His handicap had been reduced from ten to six goals.
The performances he showed in the tournament proved that he
was worth more than the low rating, and unquestionably he will
be put up at the next meeting of the Handicap Committee . But
to say that he was playing as well as he has ever played in his
life is nonsensical. No nian at Mr. Milburn's age can retire from
active play for two years and on his return, mounted on comparatively
inferior ponies to what he played in the old International
days, produce the form that made him famous . It is
not only nonsensical, but in a measure more or less insulting,
because the form that Mr. Milburn showed in his heyday, playing
in the hack position, was of a quality that had never been
shown in that particular position before, and quite possibly may
never be shown again ." Mr. Cooley's prediction of Mr . Milburn's
tentative handicap was soon verified, as he was placed
on the 7 mark at the recent meeting of the U .S . Polo Association's
Handicapping Committee.
Death of Mr. D. Milburn's Father.
Polo players, both in America and here, will sympathize with
Mr . Devereux Milburn in the death of his father, Mr. John G.
Milburn, which occurred suddenly in London on August 11th.
He was in his seventy-ninth year. A director of the American
Express Company, the National Park Bank of New York and
the New York Life Insurance Company, and a trustee of
Columbia University and the New York Public Library, as well
as of Barnard College, Mr . Milburn had been prominent in New
York financial and legal circles since 1904, when he carte from
Buffalo. Previously he had established himself as one of the
foremost lawyers in the State, and was recognized as a figure
of national importance. Mr. Milburn was a close friend of
President McKinley, although in politics he himself was a
Democrat. When Mr. McKinley was shot by an assassin on the
exposition grounds in Buffalo it was to Mr . Milburn's home that
he was carried, and it was there that the President died . Born
near Sunderland, England, on December 13th, 1851, Mr . Milburn
was educated privately in that country, and went to America at
the age of 19. He is survived by three sons, Messrs . John G.,
Ralph and Devereux Milburn .

3o6 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
Inter-Hunts Match.
A match between the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt and the
Heythrop Hunt was held at a pony gymkhana organized by the
Kirtlington (Oxfordshire) Club on August 9th . Col . Blacker,
Mr. O . Holmes, Sir Algernon Peyton and Mr . W. Jackman,
representing the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt, defeated
Messrs . F. Barnet, W . F . Butler, A. Taylor and R . Taylor by
1 o goals to 4.
Wirral Ladies' Cup.
At the Wirral Polo Club, in Cheshire, in the final tie of the
Ladies' Challenge Cup tournament, the holders, the Parkgate
team 'received 5,-) beat the Cassia team by of goals to 8 on
August and . The teams were : —Par/gat( .• Mr. G. M. Browne,
No . 1 ; Mr. R . B . Harvie, No . 2 ; _Mr. W . B . Harvie, No . 3 ; and
Mr . M. B . Rimington'back) . assia .• Mr. R . Midwood, No . i ;
Mr . G . G . Lockett, No . 2 ; Sir Ian Walker, No. 3 ; and Capt. G.
Reid Walker (back).
Crowthorne Cup at Fleet.
The American tournament for the Crowthorne Cup, which
concluded the Fleet (Hants) Polo Club's season, resulted in the
victory of the All Whites' team, an 1 ith Hussars side . They
had a net aggregate of five goals, Mr . W. Withycombe's team,
Ancell's Farm, the runners-up, totalling two goals . The teams
were :—All TT'hites : Mr. R. F . H . P . Stuart-French, No . 1;
Maj . C . W. M. Norrie, No . 2 ; Capt . K . Alexander, No. 3 ; and
Mr . P . M. Wiggin (back) . Ancell's Farm . Mr. J . Withycombe,
No . 1 ; Mr. H . C . Hope-Murray, No . 2 ; ('apt . R . A. G . Woodhouse,
No. 3 ; and Mr. W . Withycombe (hack).
Brighton Tournament.
The Brighton tournament in Preston Park concluded cn
August 8th, Copsdale Court team being victorious with three
wins, the Woolwich Polo Club second with two, and the 8th
Field Brigade T .A .) " B " team third, with one. The winners
are drawn from Fridge Polo Club players, and were captained
by Sir Dermot Cusack-Smith, who, on behalf of his team, received
the Annan Cup, presented by Lieut .-Col. A. C . Jlardon, from
Mrs . Bartlev Denniss, wife of the colonel commanding the 8th
Field Brigade R .A.
Duke of Norfolk's Mishap.
While playing in a match during the tournament week at
Osmaston Manor, Derbyshire, where Sir Ian Walker entertained
a number of polo friends, the Duke of Norfolk took a heavy fall,
sustaining a dislocated shoulder. The match in which this
occurred was between Osmaston and the Cossacks, the latter
including members of the Windsor and Red Diamonds teams.
The Duke of Norfolk, a comparative newcomer to the ranks of

ENGLAND'S IN 'fERNA'I'IONAI, PLAYERS,
Ihe•ye~nn
Photographed on their arrival at New York. (Left to right) ('apt . R. George, Mr. H . P . Guinness, DIr . Aida() Roark, Capt.
Charles "I'reniavnc, ('apt . C. 'I'. I . Roark, and Mr . Lewis Lacey . Having arrived in America a week earlier, Mr . Gerald Balding
is not in the group . Soon after reaching the united States Mr . Aida]] Roark had to undergo an operation for mastoid trouble
and became seriously ill for a time .
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X08 TILE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . 1930.
polo players, is aged twenty-three, and is Premier Duke and
Hereditary Earl Marshal of England . He took up the game on
joining the Royal Horse Guards.
York Summer Tournament.
In the final round of the York Polo Club's summer tournament
on August 9th Mr. \V. Riley Smith's Micro-Organisms team beat
Maj . H . Nickols ' s Foxhunters team ;received ?) by seven goals
to ii . The teams were :—Micro-Organisms : Maj . F . Colley,
No. i ; Mr . R. NV. Hill-Forster, No . 2 ; Mr. C . E . Tennant,
No. 3 ; and Mr. W. Riley Smith (back) . Fo.rhunters : Mr. T . L.
Paisley, No. i ; Capt. J. H . Goodhart, No . 2 ; Mr. J . F . Holdsworth,
No . 3 ; and Maj . H . Nickols (back).
Races for Polo-Bred Ponies.
At their September meetings at Portsmouth the Stewards of
the Pony Turf Club have provided two races, of three-quarters
of a mile and a mile respectively, for " polo-bred " ponies, i .e.,
for ponies already registered or accepted for registration in the
National Pony Society's Stud Book or " Approved Registers ."
The importance of this novel departure can be realized by considering
the relationship between the General Stud Book and
horse-racing . It is obvious that the Stud Book would be of little
value to breeders and purchasers if it were not for the fact that
it enables all interested to follow the lines of successful performers
on the race-course. The National Pony Society have for the past
thirty-five years been engaged in compiling a Stud Book for
ponies bred for polo ; that is to say, of the recognized height
limit of 15 hands. Those who attend horse shows, especially
that of the National Pony Society at Islington, cannot have failed
to observe that, as to make, shape and handiness, the Society
have succeeded in producing an admirable animal of the height
required, and, as far as looks go, likely to play and gallop . But
so far there has been no recognized means of testing the speed
of the stock registered . The Stewards of the Pony Turf Club
have now very rightly resolved that the work of the many breeders
of polo ponies will be helped by instituting races which will serve
to test the speed and stamina of stock of this class . The interest
of such races will obviously be greatly enhanced by the fact that
they will serve a national purpose, viz ., the development of polopony
breeding in this country. " Polo-bred " stallions which
have a record not only in the show ring but as winners of races
will certainly command higher fees at stud and higher values in
the sale ring than those which have only " make and shape "
as a recommendation . It is to be hoped that this experiment on
the part of the Pony Turf Club will receive the attention and
support of breeders and sportsmen generally.
Mr. F. Hitchcock 's Marriage.
Following the International polo on Long Island there will he
an event of considerable social interest in the shape of the
marriage of Miss Mary Atwell to Mr . Francis C . E . Hitchcock,

SEPT . . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 509
Photo by]
[Sport and General.
ENGLAND'S PONIES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MATCHES
passing through Wiltshire lanes on their way to Tetbury Station, whence they
proceeded by train to the London docks .
[Sport and General.
BOXING THE PONIES AT TEIBURY STATION,
whence a special train took the stud and their grooms to the docks .

5;10 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1 930.
younger son of Mr. and Mrs . Thomas Hitchcock, of Broad
Hollow Farm, Westbury, Long Island, and Mon Repos, Aiken,
South Carolina . The marriage will take place on September
22nd, at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs . Atwell in ;Manhasset,
Long Island . The bridegroom is the brother of Mr . Thomas
Hitchcock, jun ., the International polo player . His father has
played and supported polo since 1886. He was one of the
pioneers who started the series of International contests in Newport,
and was a member of the first United States team that
played the British team in Newport in 1SS6. Mr . Hitchcock's
mother is a keen horsewoman, and is largely responsible for
training the younger generation, both boys and girls, in playing
polo.
England's Ponies at Meadow Brook.
After their arrival at New York on August i ith, the seventyfive
ponies from which England's mounts in the International
matches have been selected, were sent to the Meadow Brook
Country Club, where all but eighteen were quartered in the Army
Polo Centre stables at Mitchell Field. The others went to the
Phipps stables in Old Westbury, a mile or two away . The shipment
is the largest single polo lot that ever arrived in the
United States. In addition to Capt . Maurice Kingscote, the
British party which arrived with the ponies included Mr . F . H.
Thomason, Capt. Kingscote's assistant, and Maj . Leonard
Avery, the team manager, as well as twenty-seven British grooms,
who watched over their charges and rode in the vans with them
to the Long Island polo centre . Capt . Kingscote was obviously
relieved and pleased over the safe arrival of his charges at the
scene of action. In an interview he said : " We had a pretty
good crossing ; no accidents occurred, and I think the ponies
came through in good shape . It's the biggest stud we've ever
brought over, and I think the finest that British players have
had vet for an International . Of the lot, forty-one are owned
by the Hurlingham Club, nine belong to I .ewis Lacey, seven to
Gerald Balding, six to Maj . Rex Benson, five to Humphrey
Guinness, four to Capt . Charles Treniav ne and three are loaned
by Capt. Selby McCreery. Sell them ? I suppose some will be
left here, but if we heat the Americans I shall feel like taking
them all hack home ."
Young Ponies for Export.
Some breeders of pony stock will be interested in the following
communication from Mr . B . K . Chowdhurv, P.O. Jagdal, Dist.
Dinajpur, North Bengal, India : " I beg the favour of your
courtesy- to put me in touch with some of the leading polo pony
exporters who would care to export one or two of their stock.
I should desire their quotations for trained ones as well as yearlings
and two-year-olds who are likely to develop into firstclass
polo ponies. Along with their quotation of prices, would
you please instruct them to furnish me with an estimate of cost
of carriage of one, two or more ponies to our post, Calcutta ?

Photo hy]
I cp ., and ( .ury,,
in the stable yard at Pinkney Court, Sherston, Wilts . . just before their departure for the United States . In the foreground
is Miss Joyce Kingscote, the daughter of ('apt. Al. J . Kingscote, who has done excellent service as Master of the Horse
for the Hurlingham Club in preparing for the International matches .

THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . I930.
One breeder who has seen the above letter writes : " I cannot see
how anybody could do business in the manner your correspondent
suggests . Apparently he expects people to quote for ponies
delivered in Calcutta, but what would happen if he did not
approve the ponies when they arrived at his puce is not easy
to see . It appears to me the only safe plan for him to adopt is
to appoint a qualified buyer in this country who would examine
the ponies and pay for them. This would ensure him against
any unsuitable ponies being sent out ."
Mot, hpl [I'aci(ic and Atlantic.
THE UNITED STATES 1'Ul.O DEFENCE COMMITTEE.
Left to right (Standing) : Mr. J. H . Whitney, Mr. D. Stewart Iglehart, and
Mr . Carlton F . Burke.
(Sitting) : Mr. T. Hitchcock, sen ., Mr. A . C . Schwartz, Mr. T. Hitchcock, jun.,
and Mr. George H . Mead.
Women's Matches at Rugby.
A match between two women's teams, representing Rugby and
Melton Mowbray, was played on Viscount Glenapp's private
ground at Cawston Park, Rugby, on August 20th . Play was
keen, both teams showing good form . Rugby led from the start,
and won by 4 goals to 2 . Teams : Rugby : Miss Dorothy
Balding, Miss Cecile Nickalls, Miss Judy Forwood, Miss Bunty

SEPT., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 5 1 3
Balding . Melton ?Mowbray : Miss Penelope Nickalls, the Hon.
Mrs . Edward Greenall, Miss Judy Balding, Miss I_exie Wilson.
Another match in which women players were engaged took place
at Spring Hill on August 3oth, in the course of which Miss E.
Jackman, playing for Abingdon, took a heavy fall and was rather
badly bruised.
Goulburn 's Matches in U.S.A.
The brothers Ashton were beaten in their first game in the
United States by the Old Aiken team, but that was not surprising
in view of the short interval elapsing between this match and
the arrival of the Australians . On August 14th Goulburn played
again at Westbury, and defeated a team consisting of Mr . M.
Phipps, Mr. Gerald Balding, Mr . W. A . Harriman and Mr . H.
Phipps by 8 goals to 5.
The History of a Souvenir.
In " The Diary of a Man About Town," in the Daily News
and' Chronicle, " Quex " writes : " Someone spoke of the forthcoming
polo matches in America, and I bethought me of an
ex-officer who possesses a souvenir of the International matches
at Meadow Brook in 1911. ` I was out in America at the time,'
he told me . ` After the second contest I walked across the
ground, and somehow got talking to Capt . Herbert Wilson, one
of the British team, and when our casual talk ended he gave me
the polo mallet he had used as a souvenir ; and he autographed
it, and so did the other members of the side, Hardress Lloyd,
Leslie Cheape and Noel Edwards ; and the American players as
well . When the war started and I came home from the United
States I brought the mallet with me, and at one period of the
.rar, when a Sportsman's Ambulance Fund was inaugurated, I
handed over that mallet, and by auctioning and re-auctioning
it £i,000 was raised. When I returned from Mespot I thought
of that mallet, and got it again . Naturally, having seen that
I91I polo team play at Meadow Brook, I was interested in
anything to do with it . Some time after the war I was in Ship
Street, Brighton, and happened to look in the window of an
antique shop. I noted a silver cigarette box . Enamelled on the
lid were the flags of England and the United States, and
engraved on the same lid were the names of the players in the
1911 polo matches—the four British players whose names I have
mentioned, and L. and I . M . Waterbury, H . P. Whitney and
D . Milburn, for America . I bought that cigarette box . I wrote
to General Hardress Lloyd, and in his reply he told me that
the Meadow Brook Club gave each player in that series of
matches a box similar to the one I found in Ship Street, Brighton.
I don't know to which player that box belonged . But General
Hardress Lloyd wrote that Noel Edwards was killed at Ypres
in 1915, Bertie Wilson at Monchy in 1916, and Leslie Cheape
near the Suez Canal in the same year.' "

5 1 4 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1930.
THE STRUGGLES
FOR . THE CUP.
1886 to 1930.
Memorable Matches Between England and
America.
The matches this month at Meadow Brook for the International
Polo Challenge Cup, sometimes referred to as the Westchester
Cup, were the eleventh of the series . England held the trophy
from ISM until 1909 . Then America retained it until 1914,
when the only victories gained by an England team on American
soil since the original matches in' 1886 were achieved by the
side equipped by Lord Wimborne and led on the field by Maj.
F . W, Barrett. In 1921 the Americans regained possession of
the Cup, and since that date they have easily resisted our efforts
to get it back . The following is a complete record of the International
Cup matches up to the present year:
1856 (at Newport, Rhode Island, U .S .A.) . England (Capt. T.
Hone, Hon . R . T . Lawley, Capt. M . Little, John Watson)
won, heating America (W . K. Thorn, jun ., R.
Belmont, Foxhall Keene, T . Ititchceck` first by 10 goals
to 4 goals, and then 14 goals to 2 goals.
'goo (at Hurlingham) . England (Capt. Hon . J . G . Beresford,
F . M . Freake, NV . S. Buckmaster, John Watson) won,
beating America (W . McCreery, F . J . Mackey, Foxhall
Keene, L . McCreery) in only match played, by S goals
to 2 goals.
1902 (at Hurlingham) . England won . First match : America
(R. L . Agassiz, J . E . Cowdin, Foxhall Keene, L.
Waterbury) beat England (C . P . Nickalls, P . W.
\ichalls, W . S . Buckmaster, C . D . Miller` by 2 goals
to I goal . Second match : England (C . P. Nickalls,
F . M . Freake, G. A . Miller, W . S . Buckmaster` beat
America (R .
L . Agassiz, J. E . Cowdin, Foxhall Keene,
L . Waterbury) by 6 goals to 1 goal. Third match :
England (C. P . Nicicalls, G . A . Miller, P . W. Nickalls,
W. S . Buckmaster) beat America j . M . Waterbury,
jun ., L. Waterbury, Foxhall Keene, R . L . Agassiz) by
7 goals to I goal.
1669 (at Hurlingham) . America (L . Waterbury, J . M. Waterbury,
jun., H . P . Whitney, D . Milburn` won, first
beating England (Capt. H . Wilson, F . M . Freake,
P . W. Nickalls, Lord Wodehouse` by 9 goals to 5 goals,
and then beating England (H . Rich, F . M . Freake,

SEPT., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 5I5
THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP.
Presented by the Westchester Polo Club in 1886, this trophy is now held
by the United States Polo Association .

516 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
P . W . Aickalls, ('apt . J . H . Lloyd) by 7 goals to 2
goals.
1911 (at Meadow Brook) . America .L . Waterbury, J. M.
Waterbury, H. P . Whitney, D . Milburn) won, beating
England (Capt. L. St. C. Cheape, A. N. Edwards,
Capt. J . Hardress Lloyd, Capt . H. Wilson) first by 4
goals to 3 goals, and then by goals to 3 ; goals.
1913 at Meadow Brook) . America won . First match : America
I.. Waterbury, J. M . Waterbury, H . P. Whitney, D.
Milburn) beat England (Capt. L. St . C . ('heape, Capt.
A. N . Edwards, Capt . R. G. Ritson, Capt . V. N.
Lockett) by 5 ; goals to 3 goals . Second match :
America (L. E . Stoddard, L . Waterbury, H . P. Whitney,
D . Milburn) beat England (Capt . L . St. C.
Cheape, F. M . Freake, ('apt. R . G . Ritson, ('apt . V. N.
Lockett) by 4; goals to 41 goals.
1914 (at Meadow Brook) . England Capt . H . A . Tomkinson,
Capt . L . St. C . ('heape, Capt . F . W . Barrett, ('apt.
V. N . Lockett) won, first beating America (R . I_a Montagne,
T. M. Waterbury, D. Milburn, L. Waterbury) by
S? goals to 3 goals, and then beating America (R. La
Montagne, J. M . Waterbury, L . Waterbury, D . Milburn`
by 4 goals to 2_} goals.
1921 (at Hurlingham) . America (I . . E. Stoddard, T. Hitchcock,
jun ., J . Watson Webb, D . Milburn) won, beating
England (Lt .-Col. H . A . Tomkinson, Major F. W.
Barrett, Lord Wodehouse, Major V. N . Lockett) first
by i 1 goals to 4 goals, and then by 16 goals to 6 goals.
1924 (at Meadow Brook) . America Avon . First match : America
(J . Watson Webb, T . Hitchcock, jun ., M . Stevenson
and R. E . Strawbridge, iunr., D . Milburn), beat
England 'Major T. W. Kirkwood, Major F . B . Hurndall,
Major E . G . Atkinson, L . L. Lacey) by 16 goals
to 5 goals . Second match : America (J . Watson Webb,
T. Hitchcock, jun ., R . E. Strawbridge, jun ., D . Milburn)
beat England Lt .-Col . T . P . Melvin, Major
G . H . Phipps Hornby, Major E . G . Atkinson, L . L.
Lacey), by 14 goals to 5 goals.
1927 (at Meadow Brook) . America (J. Watson Webb, T.
Hitchcock, jun., M . Stevenson, D . Milburn) won, first
beating England "Capt . C . E . Pert, Major A. H.
Williams, Capt. C . T . I . Roark, Major E . G . Atkinson)
by 13 goals to 3 goals, and then heating England (Capt.
R. George, Capt . J . P. Dening, Capt . C . T . I . Roark,
Major E . G . Atkinson) by S goals to 5 goals.
The foregoing may be said to give an exact picture of the
remarkable progress which polo has made in the United States.
Ever since 1909 the game has made rapid strides in that country,
and it has become an uphill fight for England to produce a
team equal to putting up a good fight against the pick of the
American players. It is of interest to recall that the first matches
for the Cup presented by the Westchester Polo Club, of Newport,

THE HURLINGHAM TEAM WHICH CARRII ;1) OFF THE TROPHY FROM THI? WESTCH ESTER POLO
CLUB IN AMERICA IN 1886.
Left to right : The Hon . C. Lambton (Umpire), Capt. T. Hone, Capt. the Hon. R T. l .awle}', Mr. T. Shaw Safe,
and Mr. J. Watson.
In front : Capt. M. Little .
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U.S .A ., took place in September, 1856. The team which represented
England on that occasion consisted of four sound players
who were adequately mounted . Mr. John Watson, who captained
the team, was one of the foremost polo performers of his
day, and though he may not have shone so well in the faster
polo to which we are now accustomed, we shall always remember
him as one of the most effective backs who have ever swung a
stick . He was one of the first men to demonstrate the value of
the hack-hander. Until he brought that stroke into general use,
it was customary for players to hit round and keep the ball to
themselves as well as they could. It was Mr . Watson's influence
which did much for the combination of polo . The late Col.
E . D . Miller wrote : " His teaching was a vast improvement on
what had gone before, and he improved the game to an enormous
extent." It is said that his powerful hack-handers were a revelation
to the Americans in 1886, and were alone sufficient to turn
the scale in favour of his side.
First International Sides.
He was adequately supported in the original England team.
Capt. T. Hone was a brilliant man to hounds, as well as being
a dashing forward on the polo field . Both he and Capt . Lawlev
played for the 7th Hussars when that regiment carried off the
Inter-Regimental tournament from 1883 to 1886 inclusive.
Malcolm Little was another of the best players of the period,
and when he returned from America he helped John Watson's
team of Freebooters to win the Champion Cup at Hu rlingham
in 1887, and also assisted the gth Lancers to win the Inter-
Regimental tournament.
At least one of the American players in 1 886 had enjoyed
experience of English polo . This was _Jlr . Thomas Hitchcock,
who had played for Oxford University in the team which
defeated Cambridge in 1883 . His son, Mr. Thomas Hitchcock,
jun ., has again captained the American team for this year, and
is recognized as the most brilliant player in the world . At all
events, he is the only man who is regarded as being entitled to
the maximum handicap of 10 points, either in England or in
America. Another member of the original U .S .A . International
side was Mr. Foxhall Keene, who, only a youngster at the time,
soon became one of the leaders of American polo.
From the social point of view, the visit of the England team
in 1886 was a great success . Hospitality of the most lavish
description was extended to them, and everything that was
uossible to make their visit an exceedingly pleasant one was
done . The ground at Westchester was beautifully kept, though
rather deficient in length . In the first match the opening goal
was scored by Mr . Keene, much to the delight of the big crowd
which had mustered round the ground . But this success for
America did not last long, and towards the end of the match
everything yvent in favour of the Britishers . The second game
was rather a runaway affair . In a New York paper it was
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Watson, their captain, directed and encouraged his men, not
always in Sunday School Superintendent language, but in a
manner that was so effective as to react on the American team
and stimulate them to tremendous exertions ." After the match
Mr . Watson attributed the success of his team partly to the
superiority of their ponies and partly to their skill in combined
tactics.
General Little ' s Impressions.
Some years later Gen . Malcolm Little was asked to recall his
impressions of the games at Westchester, and wrote the following
interesting sketch : ' ` American polo in 1886 was not, so far as
team play went, up to the standard of first-class English polo.
The Americans rode very handy ponies—I believe mostly
Argentines . They were not as well bred or as fast ponies as
ours. The American team (lid not play well together, and
thought too much of their individual play . They had not then
mastered the hack-hander, and did not try to keep the ball up
and down the middle of the ground . The English team had
learnt their polo to start with mostly in India, where there were
ftall-sized grounds (300 and 200 yards), and no boards. It was,
therefore, necessary to keep the ball in play by playing up and
down the ground . The Hurlingham team was well captained
by Mr. John Watson, one of the best players of his day . Mr.
John Watson, when playing a practice game before the matches,
overbalanced himself and fell off his pony . His horsemanship
on this account was much criticized by the American Press . He
was, however, a very strong and good horseman, which, I think,
the Americans realized in the matches . We were to have played
several matches in America, but as the Hurlingham team beat
the best team America could then produce in two consecutive
matches, the other matches fell through . The ground at Newport
was very good and well kept, hut much too small, even for
ponies of the height then played . The game in America was
commenced by placing the ball in the middle of the ground.
The No . I's started from behind the line and galloped for the
hall . This rule was decidedly to our advantage, our men being
mounted on faster ponies ."
Mr. Foxhall Keene's Team in 1902.
That polo in the United States took a long time in its development
is evidenced by the fact that an interval of fourteen years
occurred before a challenge for the Westchester Cup was issued
to the Hurlingham Club . It was not an organized challenge in
the real sense, being undertaken by four American players who
were in London that season . Only one match was played, and
the visitors were easily beaten . Mr. Foxhall Keene, who played
in this game, was mainly instrumental in bringing a wellorganized
side from the United States to compete for the trophy
two years later. Hurlingham put a strong team into the field in
the first match, which resulted in a sharp surprise, the visitors
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goal . As the score will indicate, there was not much to choose
between the two teams, but the Americans were more accurate
than their rivals in front of the goal . It was mainly weakness
in shooting which brought about England's downfall on this
occasion.
For the second match the Hurlingham Selection Committee
made two important changes in the home team, and these had
the desired effect, as this time the combination proved successful
by a powerful margin. Mr . W . S . Buckmaster did appreciably
better here than he had done in the preceding game, and Mr.
Cecil Nickalls was a brilliant No . I . Mr. Freake and Mr . G. A.
Miller also justified their inclusion in the team. The former of
these players was unable to take his place in the side in the
rubber match, and Mr. P . W. Nickalls, who had played in the
first game, was brought in again at No . 2 . Mr. Foxhall Keene
also made an important change in his side by placing the brothers
Waterbury at No. i and No . 2 . The combination of the English
four was most effective . Each man kept to his position, and
was nearly always there when wanted, the steadiness of Mr.
Miller and Mr. Buckmaster in defence furnishing a splendid foil
to the dashing work of the brothers Waterbury . The result was
another decisive victory for England.
The Big Four.
Seven years elapsed before another team came across the
Atlantic, and this proved to be a combination which was wonderfully
well organized in every respect . Mr. Harry Payne Whitney,
the leading spirit of the adventure, had steadily made his plans
for two or three years before the challenge was actually issued.
He had collected some of the best-class ponies that had come
into the market, and had sedulously drilled his team . It is of
interest to recall that in those days it was not necessary for a
challenging team to send the challenge so early as is now the
case . Troubles were experienced in building up an effective
Hurlingham team.
It was a blow to the home club when Mr . Buckmaster took a
bad fall in the last of the trial matches . His shoulder was dislocated,
so it became necessary at the last moment to find a
substitute for England's leading player . Lord Wodehouse was
invited to fill the gap, ponies were hastily got together for him,
and in the match he had several mounts which were absolutely
strange to him . The fear that England would be overmatched
was only too completely realized, America winning by 9 goals to
5 . One critic wrote : " We were for one thing out-ponied, many
of the best efforts of the English players being thrown away when
it came to a gallop . But, apart from the ponies, the Americans
were better hitters than the home team, showing more skill in
striking the ball when on the more, and greater art in placing it.
Though our players fought indomitably and well, it must have
been disheartening to them to be beaten time after time by the
faster ponies of their opponents." The feature of the match was
the swiftness with which the Americans profited by the mistakes

Till? AMF:E[ 'AN 'l'EAI\1 AT TI1 ItI .IN( :IIAM . 1902.
Left to right : Messrs. R. L . Agassiz, Foxhall Keene, M . A\aterburv, J . L . ('owdin and L . Waterbury .

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of the home team . All through the game the American hitting
was brilliant in the extreme, and in combination there was no
fault to find. In fact, they held a distinct advantage in this
direction . Can this be wondered at, however, when it is remembered
that the four players representing England had not had
a game together previously.
The result of the match caused the Hurlingham Selection Committee
to set about the unenviable work of reorganizing the team.
Capt. Herbert Wilson and Lord Wodehouse were replaced by
Mr. Harry Rich and Capt . Hardress Lloyd respectively. The
last-named played splendidly, but it was all of no avail . The
Americans were in tremendous form, and in spite of Capt.
Lloyd's fine defence proved to be irresistible at several stages in
the game, notably in the fourth period, when they scored three
brilliantly-worked-for goals without a reply from their opponents.
In the end the home players were six goals to the had, and the
International Cup returned to America, after having been in the
care of the Hurlingham Club for twenty-three seasons . The
successful team became known in polo as the American Big Four,
and they retained their places in International matches in 19 11
and 1913.
Hardress Lloyd 's Venture in 1911.
The first attempt to regain the Cup was made two years later,
when Capt . Hardress Lloyd—afterwards Brigadier-Generalwas
entrusted by the Hurlingham Club with the task of taking
the England team to New York . There was general confidence
in his ability to lead the team to the best advantage, but we had
been so badly beaten two years previously that we scarcely
expected to reverse the result at the first time of asking . However,
Capt. Lloyd and his men showed that the spirit of
pessimism which was abroad in England earl- in 1911 was unwarranted
. It is true that the team did not quite achieve its
object, but its failure was a glorious one. The general opinion
of those who looked on at the two International games on the
grounds of the Meadow Brook Club is that England were
unlucky not to win the first match, while in the second game playwas
again so even that the slightest hit of luck was sufficient to
turn the scale either way .
American players and onlookers
admitted that this was an accurate summary of the two matches.
It is probable that if England had had five or six more firstclass
ponies at their disposal they would have brought the Cup
away from Meadow Brook . At the same time, at least a dozen
of the ponies played by the visiting team gave immense satisfaction.
In those days the International matches were played earlier
in the season than is the case at present, the date of the first game
in 1911 being June 1st. Of the members of the England team,
Capt . Hardress Lloyd and Capt . Herbert Wilson had enjoyed
previous experience of International polo . Capt. Leslie Cheape
had corrie home from India specially to play in these matches,
and the same applied to Capt . F . \V . Barrett and Capt. E. \V.
Palmes, who were the reserve members of the team .

THE AMERICAN 1NTERNATIDNAI . TEAM IN 1909.
Left to right : Mr. D. Milburn, Mr. H . P . Whitney, Mr. J . M . Waterbury, Mr. L . Waterbury .
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A few months previously Mr. Noel Edwards, of the 9th Lancers,
had arrived home with that regiment from South Africa.
He had played in England two seasons before, and had proved
himself to be a player of the highest order . Dtrring the first five
periods of the opening match the Englishmen were decidedly in
the ascendant, but an abrupt change came over the game in the
sixth period . "_Mr . Whitney," it was written, " appeared to
realize that heroic efforts were necessary if his side were to win
the game, and fortunately for Meadow Brook he was able, both
by example and precept, to inspire his men—not that Mr . Milburn
required encouragement, for his achievements throughout
the game had been quite worthy even of his great reputation."
Of the English side, Capt . I lovd and Mr. Edwards stood out
as great players. The latter fairly rose to the occasion, and the
spectators were quick to discover and admire his merits . Capt.
Lloyd held the team together like a real leader. Capt . Cheape
was certainly the worst mounted man on the field, which inevitably
prevented him from doing himself justice.
In the second match the scoring was even closer than in the
game which had preceded it. No changes had been made in
the two teams. The match was described in THE POLO MONTHLY
as the finest game of polo ever seen, being full of accurate hitting,
hard riding and brilliant tactics . Every man on the field played
up to the top of his form, and there was not a weak link on either
side. At half-time America was leading by i ? goals to half a
goal, but when the teams rode up for the final period the home
side held the advantage by 4 goals to 2 goals . The last few
minutes of the game were desperately contested . Capt. Cheape
and Mr. Edwards missed scoring by inches, though the latter
hit the final goal of the game . The brothers Waterbury, who
had failed to come off in the first match, brilliantly redeemed
their reputations, and scored all the goals for their side . Mr.
Edwards, as in the former game, was responsible for each of the
English goals. Jlr. Whitney was a tower of strength, invariably
hitting with almost perfect direction, and constantly advising or
controlling his side with great judgment . The same could have
been said of Capt . Lloyd.
The Duke of Westminster's Side.
It fell to the Duke of Westminster to make it possible for the
Hurlingham Club to issue another challenge in 1913 . After the
narrow defeat of Capt . Lloyd 's side, he formed the idea of
sending out a team better equipped with ponies than the players
of 1911 had been . He purchased the best of the mounts which
had played in that season, and in the following year he built up
a stud which, for quality and numbers, was comparable to that
possessed by Mr. H . P. Whitney. The Duke invited Mr . Buckmaster
to captain the team, and he accepted that position.
Unfortunately, Mr . Buckmaster took another heavy fall in the
course of a practice game at Eaton Half in the early spring of
1913, and on account of the shaking-up he received he felt that
he might not be at his best, accordingly resigning from the team .

ENGLAND'S TEAM IN THE FIRST (IF THE INTERNATIONAL GAMES XI' MI ...11>M\ BROOK IN 1927.
Left to right : ('apt . C. E. Pert, Major A . H . Williams, ('apt. ('. 'I'. I. Roark and Major E . G . Atkinson .
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526 THE I'OLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1930.
A new leader was chosen in Capt . R . G. Ritson, of the 6th
Inniskilling Dragoons, who had a good reputation in India . He
was accompanied to Long Island by Capt . Leslie Cheape, Capt.
Vivian Lockett and Capt . Noel Edwards, with Mr. F . M . Freake
and Lord Wodehouse as spare members of the team . The late
Lieut.-Col . E . D . Miller went with the side in the capacity of
manager . The Englishmen were favourites in the first match,
and their defeat by 51 goals to 3 came as a genuine surprise,
the Americans producing much better form than they had shown
in the preliminary game. The home team were leading by 5
goals to 3 in the sixth chukker, when a mishap occurred to Mr.
Monty Waterbury, who had to retire from the garvie with a finger
broken in two places, as the result of a blow from a stick . His
place was taken by Mr . Louis Stoddard, and the change
apparently did nothing to weaken the American side. For the
rest of the match the Englishmen were aggressive for the most
part, but they failed to score, and though the Americans were
penalized half a goal they made up for this when Mr . L. Waterbury
hit the last point of the match . The last-named player had
never shown to greater advantage on the polo field, while his
brother also did remarkably well up to the time of his accident.
Mr. Whitney again proved himself to be the best of captains,
while it was recorded of Mr. Milburn's exhibition in these pages
that he far outshone even his brilliant playing in former
matches for the International Cup . " Never in the history of
polo," said Capt. Harry Holmes, " had any individual played
a match through with such phenomenal hitting and riding as
Mr. Milburn did in this game." In the second match Capt.
Edwards was displaced by Mr . Freake_ It was anybody's game
right up to the last, the result being a victory for America by a
fractional margin . It was Capt . Holmes's opinion that the
Englishmen, taking the game through, were unlucky to lose,
though he was careful to add that they missed a great many
opportunities of scoring, and therefore could not expect much
sympathy. The challenging team was infinitely better than
during the first game, but it was the same story as in tgrtweakness
in front of goal.
Lord Wimborne's Enterprise.
Scarcely had the excitement occasioned by these great struggles
died away than Lord Wimborne expressed his readiness to take
a team to Meadow Brook in the following year, under the auspices
of the Hurlingham Committee. In the early spring he took his
team and ponies to Spain, where, by the courteous permission of
King Alfonso and other Spanish players, they were able to practise
at a time when the state of the ground in England would
have made polo out of the question . On their return to London
Lord Wimborne's team played sundry trial matches, which made
it evident that the personnel of the side would have to he considerably
strengthened if the enterprise were to prove successful.
Lord Wimborne experienced a good deal of difficulty in building
up his side, and at one time was so much discouraged that he

THE ENGLAND TEAM IN 1914.
Capt. Vivian Lockett, Capt. F . NV. Barrett, ('apt . Leslie Cheape, Capt . H . A. Tomkinson .

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had in mind the abandonment of the whole undertaking . The
Polo Association of the United States heard of his troubles, and
with fine sportsmanship, which was greatly appreciated in
England, offered to postpone the date of the first match for a
fortnight in order to give Lord Wimborne a chance of completing
his team . Fortunately, things straightened themselves out
at the eleventh hour . Sir Douglas Haig brought his personal
influence to bear on the matter, with the happy result that Capt.
('heape was persuaded to join the team . Lord Wimborne,
cabling his appreciation of the American Polo Association's
kind proposals, stated that he would keep to the original fixture
unless further unexpected difficulties arose.
The team reached New York on May 3oth, and almost simultaneously
the news arrived that the " Empress of Ireland " had
foundered in the St . Lawrence, and that among the hundreds who
lost their lives was Mrs. Cay, a sister of ('apt. Cheape. In
consequence of his bereavement this player did not take part in
the first practice game on Long Island, and when he did play
he had the misfortune to be struck full in the face by the ball,
which broke the cartilage of the nose . In view of this accident
the Polo Association of America immediately offered to postpone
the first watch from Tuesday, Tune 9th, until the following
Saturday, and this sporting proposal was gratefully accepted by
Lord Wimborne. It was an example of courtesy typical of the
good feeling which has happily pervaded all the International
struggles for polo supremacy.
Mr. H. P. Whitney's decision not to turn out again in International
polo made an important gap in the invincible Big Four
combination . Mr. Rene La Montagne was called upon to fill the
vacancy and play No. i, while the experiment was tried of playing
Mr. Milburn at No. 3 and Mr. L . Waterbury at back . It
was a surprise for the crowd when the Englishmen took the initiative
from the very start. In the first few minutes of the first
chukker they proved that with ordinary luck they were brilliant
enough to more than hold their own throughout the match . This
is what they actually did do, proving successful by the convincing
score of 8 .', goals to 3.
In his comments on the match, Capt. H . Holmes wrote :
" While Mr. La Montagne came in for a great deal of criticism,
he was not more to blame for the defeat than any other member
of the team . There was not a single player on the defending
side that played up to his form. Mr . Milburn was obviously out
of his position, and this was later proved by his playing in the
second game. Of the Messrs . Waterbury I can only say they
played as well as possible, but the faulty line-up prevented either
of them from showing to advantage. Mr . L . Waterbury-, while
a very sure hitter, had not the distance necessary for a back . I
must say about the Englishmen that never in their polo experience
can they have played so brilliantly . Capt. Cheape absolutely
redeemed himself, and was the popular idol . Capt. Tomkinson
was the best No . 1 I ever saw. ('apt. Barrett was a clear-headed,
cunning No . 3, master of all the tricks, and the most unselfish

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AFTER THE MATCHES OF 1924.
Presentation of the Cup at Meadow Brook by General Robert Lee Bullard,
U .S . Army. The Prince of Wales is in the foreground, conversing with
Mr. Milburn .

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player that has ever been seen on a polo field . Capt . Lockett,
while always a sure hitter and a good horseman, was, until this
year, the typical conservative ` hack .' He demonstrated his
ability to play a broader game, and was continually in evidence,
whether on the defensive or offensive ."
The Cup Returns to Hurlingham.
The only change in the constitution of the teams made in the
second match was that Mr . Milburn exchanged places with Mr.
L . Waterbury . It was a much closer struggle than before, but
the visitors prevailed again, and thus had the satisfaction of
taking the Cup back to Hurlingham. In describing the scene
after this second match, Capt . H . H. Holmes wrote : " What
happened after the game fairly beggared description . Capt.
Cheape threw his stick up in the air, and hundreds rushed to get
possession of it . Almost every polo stick in view was taken
away as a souvenir . The English players are to be congratulated
that they were allowed to get away with their clothing. Lord
Wimborne was bodily seized and raised on high, as were the
team . It was one of the best contests that have ever been witnessed
. There was not a single weak link in either team . Mr.
La Montagne played the game we expected of him, and Mr.
L . Waterbury was at his best . Of course, the reason for the
good showing of the American team was undoubtedly the change
in position of Messrs . Milburn and L . Waterbury. The latter,
as expected, proved an excellent No . 2, and did the work of two
men . Mr. Milburn, while perhaps not quite as brilliant as in
former years, was very spectacular, but occasionally played
without regard to what was happening around him . It was
proved beyond doubt that the two Waterburys were the most
consistent and reliable players in America . "
Mr. Keith Marsham, who umpired for England, wrote : " The
play of the English team in the second match was not so good
as in the first, neither was their hitting so accurate—that may
he accounted for by the ground being slower and cutting up
more. In comparing the style of play of the two teams the
following facts stand out : (I) The English players were better
horsemen and had better control of their ponies . (2) The English
ponies appeared to be better . I do not really think thev
were—but they were ridden better. (3) The American method
of practically always swinging their ponies, instead of checking
and turning, to my mind handicapped them. The swinging
method undoubtedly often pays well, but the ability of the
English players to adopt either method when necessary undoubtedly
gave them an advantage over their opponents.
(4) The American players always seemed to be hanging on to their
ponies' head, which, to the uninitiated, means riding with a
tight rein, thereby deadening their ponies' mouths and making
it difficult to stop, and hence fouls difficult to avoid ; whereas
the English players rode mostly with a loose rein, and thereby
had better control of their ponies, both in stopping and
starting."

THE AMERICAN TEAM, 1927, WHO REPEATED THE TRIUMPH WHICH THEY HAD GAINED
AGAINST ENGLAND THREE YEARS PREVIOUSLY.
Left to right : Messrs. D. Milburn, M. Stevenson, T . Hitchcock, jun ., and J. Watson Webb,

53 2 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . 1 930.
The War and After.
Swiftly following this triumph for English polo came the Great
War, which was destined to leave the game in this country in a
lamentably weak condition . Among the players who had taken
part in International matches, Capt . Leslie Cheape, ('apt. A. N.
Edwards and Capt . H . Wilson made the supreme sacrifice for
their country, together with the twin brothers, Rivy and Francis
Grenfell, who had never been far removed from the International
standard. In addition to these, dozens of young players who
were corning on at the beginning of the War failed to survive
those grins years . The inevitable result was that England found
the supply of first-class players woefully diminished when she
was called upon to defend the International Cup. The challenge
was made in 1921, and the Hurlingham Club Committee
determined to make every effort to meet it successfully.
Their resources with regard to players and ponies were
organized as carefully as possible, and the team which was
brought out against the visitors was made up of four players who
had previously played against America . For some time the
issue hung in the balance, but in the fifth chukker they were
out-ridden and out-driven by the Americans, so that at the end
of the period they found themselves three goals to the had . From
this point most of the life of the game departed . The closing
stages were comparatively tame, and the visitors were left with
.an overwhelming victory . Nobody had expected such a crushing
defeat for the home team . The winners gave a brilliant
all-round display, Mr . Milburn doing wonderful things considering
that, having strained himself in one of the practice games,
he was playing under difficulty . Mr. Watson Webb surpassed
himself, the youthful Mr. Hitchcock was also a great success,
while Mr. Louis .Stoddard was seen to much advantage on Belle
of All and his other exceedingly fast ponies.
In the second match the Hurlingham Selection Committee
decided to make no change in their team, and, of course, there
was no necessity for the other side to be altered after their
triumph four (lays previously. Up to the end of the fifth period
it was either side's game. While America led at that moment
by S goals to 6, they had not had any the better of the general
run of the game . The sixth chukker was the most remarkable
of the whole match. Chance after chance of scoring was thrown
away by the home side, with the result that instead of entering
the last period with the lead of their opponents, they found the
score unaltered . The final chukker saw the Americans score
two goals without reply, and so the Cup again went back into
the care of the Meadow Brook Club, where it has remained ever
since.
The Challenges of 1924 and 1927.
Thus it now became the turn of the Hurlingham Club to
challence for the trophy, and a team was sent to the United
States in 1924 . Our Selection Committee fairly ' ` got it in the

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neck " that year. They were charged with vacillation and continual
changes of policy, though, in fairness, it must be borne in
mind that they experienced difficulties in the shape of mishaps
to players and bad weather during the London season . In each
of the two games played the Americans scored a decisive victory.
The causes of our defeat were not hard to find . Firstly, it must
be admitted that individually in the first game each of the
American players was superior to the British opposite number,
yet not so much as to warrant a score of i6 goals to 5 . Secondly,
the American side was a polo machine which had played together
as a team on good ponies regularly three days a week for two
months prior to the first International match . Thirdly, the
players had confidence in themselves and in their Defence Committee.
On the other hand, the English players had had little
opportunity of making themselves into an effective combination,
as they had never played two games in succession as a team.
In the words of a well-known American comedian : " the English
polo players had to be introduced to each other on the field of
play, as they had not met before ! "
In the last period of the first match Mr . Malcolm Stevenson
was injured . His place was taken in the second game by Mr.
R . E . Strawbridge, jun., one of the American substitutes. The
machine did not function as well as it did in the first match, but
the British had made radical changes in their line-up, thus
destroying the experience gained in the first match . So that
while the American side was weaker than before, they proved
successful again by an overwhelming margin.
Following this debacle for British polo, the Hurlingham
authorities were naturally not enthusiastic about issuing another
challenge at the usual interval of three years . They were enabled
to do so, however, by the enterprise of the Army in India Polo
Association, who arrived at the conclusion that it might be
possible to regain the Cup with a team of players from India,
mounted on the ponies which represented the best stock in that
country. It was a plucky enterprise, and one which was
thoroughly well organized . It naturally enjoyed the wholehearted
backing of the Hurlingham Committee, and though the
venture did not result successfully, it is one which will be agreeably
recalled in the annals of polo.
The first of the two matches at Meadow Brook in 1927 produced
bitter disappointment in all parts of the Empire where
polo was played. The dismay caused by the severe defeat of
the British team was all the keener as it was generally felt that
the vanquished players were capable of much better things . All
this was changed in the second match, in which the reorganized
British team went down fighting hard . That second struggle
was so fine that it is difficult to understand why the first should
have been so tame . The closeness of the scoring in the second
game indicated clearly enough that the Army in India authorities
were not widely out of their reckoning when issuing their
challenge through the Hurlingham Club .

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TRIAL MATCHES ON
LONG ISLAND.
Great interest attached to the various trial matches which took
place on Long Island during August . At the Sands Point Club
on the 3rd the following game was played.
Ii 7hites
Pos.
I . Mr. E . Pedley.
2. Mr. C . Smith.
3. Mr T. Hitchcock, jun.
Bk. Mr . %V. F . C . Guest.
beat Reds.
Pos.
i . Mr. G . H . Bostwick.
2 . Mr. E. J . Boeseke.
Mr. H . W . Williams.
Bk. Mr. J . C . Rathborne.
24 goals .
(received 6) io goals.
In his report of this match in the New York Times, Mr. Robert
F. Kelley wrote : " Cecil Smith is the young Texan cowpuncher
who, six years ago, began to learn the game of polo. Playing
in Texas and through the Middle West, Smith began to attract
attention with his hard, brilliant riding and his hitting. Last
year he came East for his first extended campaign, but an injury
put him out of action, so that this game really marked his debut
in fast, high-goal action, and he gave every indication of being
a natural polo player. At No. i Pedley again gave a fine
exhibition . Hitting on all sides of his mount with confidence,
and for the most part with deadly accuracy, he added nine goals
to the sizable total he had tallied through the previous two games.
Hitchcock and Guest, who seem to be improving in every game
they play together in the back field, again showed to advantage.
Guest's back-hand hitting has improved a great deal, and his
fore-hand drives are, of course, nearly the equal of Hitchcock's
terrific drives . Time and again Hitchcock sent up drives that
cleared the entire pack, and Pedley would pick up for a one- or
two-stroke run to a score, the entire play covering nearly the
length of the field in two or three strokes . "
The Piping Rock Club was the scene on August 6th of the
following match :
Pos.
i . Mr. E . Pedley.
Whiles drew with Reds.
2. Mr. E . A. S . Hopping.
3. Mr. T. Hitchcock, jun.
Bk . Mr. C. Smith.
11 goals .
Pos.
i . Mr. H . E . Talbott, jun.
(and Mr. S . Sanford).
Mr. J. P. Mills.
3 . Mr . H . W. Williams.
Bk. Mr. W. F . C . Guest.
(received 7) i i goals.

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Photo h i MR. ERIC PEDLEY, [Pacific and Atluatic
the brilliant Californian No . 1, making a backhander in the course of a trial
match at the Sands Point Club .

536 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1 930.
Some Imp:r ns of the
American T Matches
By Paul wn .
Mr. Paul Brown's sketches on the left of these pages (top to bottom) depict i1 followi
" Mr. Pete ' Bostwick centres in spite of heavy opposition . " In the cen . (top)
(top to bottom) " Mr . Pedley knocks down a hit-in and scores with his nr' stroke'
SEPT ., 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 537
is Mr. Guest saves " ; " Mr . Mills scores the best goal of the try-out matches ";
ing versus Hopping " and " Mr. Rube Williams stealing* the ball." On the right
Tommy Ilitchcock versus Mr . Hopping. sen ." ; and " dlr. Rathbornc scores."

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Mr . R. F . Kelly wrote : " Guest throughout was a fighting
and often brilliant back, and in front of him the Reds played
with more fight and dash than they have displayed before. Rube
Williams at No. 3 was a hard working, very aggressive player.
At No . 2 young Mills, of Old Aiken, turned in a first-rate game,
hitting nicely and figuring well in his side's scoring. Talbott
and Stephen Sanford shared the No . 1 post, each playing four
periods. Smith shifted from No . 2 to back, and did pretty well
there . Hitchcock was again an amazing figure at No . 3 . Hopping,
in his first game since his had fall here two weeks before,
showed few if any signs of his injury . He hit remarkably well
and rode into play for all he was worth . Pedley again was
scoring more goals than anyone else on the field, getting away
fast to pick up the long passes from those behind ."
Mr . Hitchcock's side put up a convincing performance in the
following game at the Sands Point Club on August loth:
Whiles
Pos .
1. Mr . E . Pedley.
2. Mr. E . A. S . Hopping.
3. Mr. T . Hitchcock, jun.
Bk . Mr. W . F . C . Guest.
14 goals .
beat Reds.
Pos.
I . Mr . W . A . Harriman.
2 . Mr. R . H . Williams.
Mr . J . C . Cowdin.
Bk. Mr. E . Boeseke, jun.
(received 8) 13 goals.
Had the game been played on the flat, the Whites would have
won by a score of 14 goals to 5, which would have been a very
presentable score, for the Reds played well . Boeseke and Cowdin
formed a splendid defence . Boeseke cleared his goal beautifully
time and again, and he came through himself to the attack
with some fine hitting . Cowdin played better polo than he has
exhibited for some time . Up forward, Williams, playing in a
strange position, was hitting hard and bothering the opposition.
With a bit more aid from their No . i players, who were not going
at quite the same pace, the Reds might very well have won.
Pedley was again high scorer for the game, further indication
that the play behind him was going nicely . He made eight
goals . Hitchcock and Guest combined splendidly, and Hopping,
though his hitting was at times unsteady, was a very
aggressive, relentless No . 2 . It was a fine team against good
opposition.
Maj . Leonard Avery, who has been describing the International
matches for the Daily Telegraph, sent home an interesting
description of the doings of the English team soon after their
arrival in the United States. He wrote : " The British International
stud of polo ponies was landed in New York on August
r ith, in splendid condition . The ponies were conveyed from the
Atlantic Transport's landing pier in motor horse-vans to Mitchell
Field, Long Island, a distance of twenty-five miles, and by six
o'clock the same evening they were comfortably installed in the
American Army polo stables . Work was begun on the following
morning, walking only for an hour or two, the pace and time
being gradually increased from day to day until the mounts were

Photo by]
AN AMERICAN TRIAL, MATCH IN PROGRESS [Pacific and dihiuiic.
at the Sands Point Club . BIr. Rube Williams is taking the ball along the boards . Innuediately behind him is Mr . T. Hitchcock,
and on the left is Mr. Chcever Cowdin.

THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . 1930.
considered fit to take part in slow practice games . The first of
these was played the morning after the arrival of the team,
August 15th, on Mr. J . Phipps's ground at Westbury, and the
second three days later. It was not until the 21St that the
greater part of the stud were extended in a trial match at Rosslyn,
Long Island. Considering it was the first gallop since the end
of July, they gave entire satisfaction . The English team, composed
of Capt . R . George, Gerald Balding, Capt . Roark and
L . Lacey, met a picked Greentree side, and won easily by
13 goals to 5 . Capt . Roark scored six of the goals, and )n the
day was easily the outstanding player on the field.
" I have seen two of the American trial matches, in which
their probable final team took the field . In the first were Eric
Pedley, Earl Hopping, T . Hitchcock and Winston Guest . Mr.
Williams, the Texas player, replaced Hopping in the second
contest . In both matches they have been opposed by good,
strong teams, to which they were conceding six and seven goals
respectively. I was very much impressed by the American tactics.
They play a wide-open game at top speed the whole time, and
pass the ball on with very long and accurate driving . They are
much stronger in attack than in defence, as the scores show. In
the first game the final score vvas 20-13, and in the second
19-16. Both were eight-chukker games . Results show that
they do not take care of the opposing numbers very rigorously.
There is practically no riding-off, though a lot of bumping while
making for position . Capt . C . If . Tremayne has been studying
the situation before deciding upon what tactics the English team
shall adopt . The great heat-wave ended just before the arrival
of the visiting players, and within the last week the prolonged
drought has been relieved by several heavy showers . Weather
conditions towards the end of August in Long Island more closely
resemble those to which men and ponies are accustomed in England,
and to (late there has been very little of that humidity which
is distressing to players and ponies alike . "
Capt . Treina.vne and Mr . Guinness, together with Maj . Benson
and Mr. Sanford, played a match against a United States Army
side on August 22nd. The Army won by 12 goals to 6.
Mr. Aidan Roark's Illness.
Mr. Aidan Roark underwent an operation for mastoids on the
22nd . The cause of the ear trouble is stated to be du : to his bad
fall iii England just before he sailed . Early in September it was
reported that Mr . Roark was seriously ill, but as we go to press
he is stated to be progressing favourably . During a trial game
between two American teams on the 23rd Mr . Hitchcock narrowly
escaped serious injury . He had a fall and was badly shaken,
but after a few minutes he resumed playing.
On the 25th an English team heat a picked American team
by 12 goals to S. For the last three chukkers the British team
introduced a new player, Mr. J . B . Balding, a brother of Mr.
Gerald Balding, who played at No . 1, replacing Capt. R. George.
It appears that Mr . Balding, who was visiting Chicago, was

SEPT . . 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 541
telegraphed for. Teams : Britain : Capt . R . George, No . i ;
Mr. G. Balding, No . 2 ; Mr. L. Lacey, No . 3 ; and Capt . C. T . I.
Roark (back) . American Tearn : Mr . H . E . Talbott, jun ., No . 1 ;
Mr. J . Nelson, No. 2 ; Mr . Watson Webb, No . 3 ; and Mr. J . C.
Rathhorne (hack).
A British reserve team, composed of Mr . G . Balding, Maj . R.
Benson, Capt. Tremayne and Mr. H. P . Guinness, defeated Old
Aiken by to goals to 7 . The substitution of Mr. J. B . Balding
for Capt . R . George in the British team on the 28th proved a
good move, for the team showed marked improvement to win
their practice match against Old Aiken by 13 goals to 5 . The
British players seemed to hit the ball harder and at greater
length, and for more than five chukkers kept their opponents to
a single goal, while they themselves scored nine. In the first
chukker Mr. J. B . Balding was struck on the head by the ball,
from the mallet of Mr. J. C . Rathborne, and tumbled off his
mount, badly stunned . His helmet saved him from any seriotis
injury, however, and he resumed play after a short delay.
Gerald Balding was also thrown when he lost his'balance in the
third chukker and went down under his horse's hoofs . He sustained
cuts about the face, but he, too, continued . The British
goal-scorers were : Mr. J. B . Balding (No. 1), 3 ; Gerald Balding
(No. 2), 4 ; Capt . C. T . I. Roark (No. 3), 3 ; and Mr. L . Lacey
(back), 3.
With the first of the International polo matches for the Westchester
Cup only a week ahead, Mr . Hitchcock's picked four
gave the worst exhibition of their career here on the 29th, and
were defeated for the first time. Due either to staleness or too
much experimenting with the No . 2 position, the crack team
were right off their form, both in hitting and team work, and
were not worth a goal throughout the first half, when Rube
Williams was at No. 2. In the second half, with Elmer Boeseke
in this position, the - team were very little better, and their
-)pponents, who played Earle Hopping at No . 2 and Mr. H . P.
Guinness, the British reservist, won by a decisive margin . The
picked side were kept largely on the defensive, but when they
did attack they were usually turned back by the sterling work of
Guinness at back. Guinness ' s performance was as good as any
given so far by any member of the British side, with the possible
exception of Capt. Roark. Capt . R. George having failed to
produce his true form, the English line-up in the final practice
games was : No . i, Mr. Gerald Balding ; No. 2, Mr. Lewis Lacey;
No. 3, Capt . C . T . I . Roark ; Back, Mr. H . P . Guinness.
LEI

542 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1 930.
By Harry Disston.
Meadow Brook ! What a world of tradition the name conjures
. No longer does it stand for a club ; it designates an
institution. So much a by-word has it become that the Philistine
considers it the name of a place, or knows only that it has something,
or everything to do with polo . However, the name has
caught the public fancy to such an extent that it has been used
for everything conceivable. Certainly, " Meadow Brook "
saddles, bits and bridles, polo shirts and caps, but these are only
a beginning . There are " Meadow Brook " belts, suspenders,
shirts, suburban developments, colours, collars and what not.
It is with polo, however, that the name Meadow Brook is
inseparable ; is eternally linked . It is the capital of polo, polo
players, polo mounts, polo matches and the polo public . It is
the Hurlingham of the United States, if Hurlinghami is not the
Meadow Brook of England . The famous players and mounts
of the world have galloped on its fields . All but the first of the
International matches with Great Britain, which took place in
this country for the old Westchester Cup, have been played there.
It was there the matches with the Argentine horsemen for the
championship of the Americas was played, and for years the
Meadow Brook fields have been the scene of the Open Championship,
and, when it was played for, the Senior Championship,
while the Monty Waterbury Cup matches have been played there
since the inception of that event . Play for these trophies, the
Open and Waterbury, is the climax of the polo season when there
are no International matches, and often when there are.
How well equipped the Meadow Brook Club is for its task.
On its grounds are eight of the best polo fields in the country,
huge level stretches of smooth green turf, veritable outdoor
billiard tables ; and consider that it requires approximately ten
acres to build one of these fields.
The Meadow Brook stables themselves, directly in the rear of
the club-house, and separated by a narrow dirt road from the
east stands of International Field, are spacious with accommodations
for ninety mounts, but with it all are not large enough to
take care of the great number who play there from time to time.
In the near vicinity, however, within a radius of three miles, the
facilities are ample, and include the huge converted aeroplane
hangar at the Army Polo Centre, hardly a half-mile distant. In
any event, stabling facilities are seldom at a premium because
most of the polo playing colony and club members stable their
mounts on their own spacious establishments within walking or
easy vanning distance .

SEPT ., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 54 .;
The big robin's egg blue stands of International Field are a
familiar sight to polo enthusiasts, and to those who fly in the
vicinity of Mitchell Field . They are ample, with their 40,000
capacity, even with the small south stands removed, to comfortably
seat all who come, and stands have not yet been erected
the north end of the field . Perhaps this possibility has been,
purposely overlooked, so that the chauffeurs and small boys may
have a free look in, their view hampered only by wire netting,
and sometimes not even that.
Not only such a vast establishment has the club provided, but
a great convenience as well, in the way of accessibility. The
motor approach through Garden City, on Stewart Avenue, and
from the north and south shores along the Jericho Turnpike, the
Old Country Road, the Motor Parkway, the Merrick Road, the
Sunrise Highway and the new State Parkway, on to good cross
Island thoroughfares, is of the best ; and the parking space outside
the side entrance is tremendous, a plain indeed . Very
thoughtfully and conveniently, too, the Long Island Railroad
has run a spur from Garden City to the north entrance, so that
travel by train from New York or Brooklyn is a simple matter.
But the football crowds, the souvenir, programme, newspaper
and candy sellers, the ticket booths, special police, ushers,
crowded stands, train loads and streams of motors—these are
not the real Meadow Brook.
Meadow Brook is a leisurely club, a small, home-like, verywell-bred,
retiring club . Its members number only 200, but their
names are synonymous with old Long Island estates . Ignoring
the hum of aeroplanes, the bustle of almost hordes of golfers, the
whirring stream of motor-cars and the gradual encroachment of
residential and industrial development on the once sleepy plains
that stretched for miles around, the club-house hides unconcernedly—perhaps
a little shy—among the large trees in the small
rise above, where the old brook, from which it takes it name,
once ran.
The Meadow Brook Club was founded in May, 1881, with its
purpose " to support and hunt a pack of foxhounds in the proper
season, and to promote other out-of-door sports ." The petition
for incorporation goes on : " and that the club-house fixtures
and principal place of business thereof is to be at Garden City,
in the Township of Hempstead, Queens County, Long Island,
in the State of New York." And a hunt club it still remains
to-day.
The club-house, originally a farmhouse of the district, the
residence of Mr. A. Belmont Purdv, added to from time to time,
is in the colonial style, primly white, long, low and rambling,
with wide verandahs, well shaded by big trees . The front, with
its pillars, smacks a hit of the countryside in the old South.
The doorway leading into a small hall, is a great delight—a
fine type of early American architecture. On either side in the
front are the dining room and the living room, looking on to
the sweep of wide verandah . The bedrooms upstairs are simple
and quite misleading. They do not impress one as belonging

THE POLO .MONTHLY
[SEPT ., 1930.
to the club, but rather that they are the comfortable quarters of
a country family, two score or more years ago—and they are.
The decorations throughout are restrained and iii simple, good
taste, and the pictures largely old English sporting prints.
The bar is delightful . A small, cubby-hole sort of place, with
a large but dim lantern hung high, giving the effect of a nook
in an old sailing vessel. In the back, leading in from the stables,
is the dressing room, often filled with an air of tension and
excitement, but more often quiet, pervaded by an air of good
fun and a good day's sport, with no concern of winning or
losing. Here hang the mallets of the mighty, the mallets of Mr.
T. Hitchcock, jun., and Mr . D . Milburn, but they hang among
those many others not so prominent, who gallop on the same
fields.
The approach to the club is in keeping with its setting and
design . It is hardly noticed from the Cross Island Road, which
runs from the village of Merrick on the south shore to Westbury.
If you drive northward, passing the Salisbury golf links on your
right, and a wire fence with a vacant golf course and schooling
jumps on your left, past a high hedge and the Salisbury Club
across the trolley tracks, you will find the inconspicuous entrance
at the end of some privet, guarded by two white pines. It might
he the entrance to a private estate for any contrary indication.
If you turn in and follow a gravelled dirt road bending left
under the tracks, you come upon what, if there is no play, might
appear to he a huge lawn. It is that, but often three times a
week goal-posts are put in place, horses and men and a sprinkling
of cars appear, a club round robin is in progress . The field
directly in front of you is the original club field, built nearly
fifty years ago, now known by a number . To build it it was
necessary to divert the small stream running just below the
club-house (the one from which the club is named) . On the left,
and adjacent to this field (you are looking south), is another,
field number 4 . Continuing, the road carries you up a small
slope, and suddenly you come upon the club-house, genially
appearing from beneath the branches of a large elm tree.
The road, after diverging to leake a proper circle in front of
the club-house, returns and continues past the north side of the
club, passing the stables and the incongruous gasoline pump on
the left, and along field number 2 on the right, past the north
end and stands of International (to club members, usually field
number 1), around behind the west stands, bending south and
along Cochrane Fields, the former sandwiched in skirting the
south end of both fields, which is usually used for paddock space.
There are two especially interesting buildings on the grounds,
the diminutive club-houses on International and Cochrane Fields,
the former sandwiched in between the big blue stands . Gay
oases these, where the club members and their guests may retreat
from the crowds, where they may see the polo matches from a
vantage point and keep cool. And there is sufficient lawn in
front and verandah enough for sociable small groups to gather
for tea .

SEPT . . 1930 .] TIIE POLO MONTHLY 545
It is amusing that the flag-poles by the club-house, especially
prominent when approaching from the east or north, were, in
the old carriage days, to support beacon lamps to guide the
young gentlemen to their club through the heavy fogs which so
frequently then, as now, settled over the plains.
In all, the club owns some 2,640 acres . Of course, there are
tennis courts, a fine golf course, used so little in contrast to the
busy Salisbury links across the way, and schooling jumps for
hunters . The old stables, now cement-covered, have been mentioned,
and it was in the stalls of one cf these that the famous
Gav Boy met his death from a falling aeroplane.
The original purpose of the club has not been forgotten . The
Meadow Brook hounds are still a great hunting institution,
although the original kennels are now occupied by the golf house.
They run, however, in the less populous country to the northeast,
near where the fifty couples have been kennelled at Syosset
since 1914.
While not primarily a polo club, polo began to he played at
Meadow Brook very early . The group which later formed the
club began to play on the ground of what is to-day the enclosure
of the Mineola race track. This was in 1879 and 1 SSo . Among
the leading players were Thomas Hitchcock, sen ., August Belmont,
Dudley Winthrop and Benjamin Nicholl.
In the early days, the Rockaway Hunting Club was pre-eminent
in polo. This club and the Country Club of Westchester were
Meadow Brook's chief rivals . It was not until 1897 that Meadow
Brook won the Senior Championship, at that time the most
important high-goal event, defeating the Westchester team in the
final with a team composed of Messrs . Eustis, Hitchcock, H . P.
Whitney and Nicholl. It was not until Mr . AVhitnev, just before
the war, established the Big hour " tradition that Meadow
Brook came into polo prominence . With the return of the Cu p
in 1921 it has grown to a great polo institution, a by-word of the
game, a standard and a principle.
Even as one of the 40,000, one cannot help but be impressed
by the traditions of the club, a little awed by its quiet, aloof
demeanour. Meadow Brook ! What a wealth of tradition the
name conjures .

THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
TOURNAMENTS IN THE
U.S.A.
The following were the results of recent tournaments in the
United States :
Westbury Challenge Cup (played on the flat).
Final .
Aiken
Pos .
1. Mr. E . T . Gerry.
2. Mr. J. P . Mills.
3 . Mr. R. L . Gerry, jun.
Bk. Mr. J . C . Rathborne.
12 goals .
beat Shelburne.
Pos.
i . Mr. Regan McKinney.
2. Mr. H. E . Talbott, jun.
3. Mr. J . Watson Webb.
Bk . Mr. N. S . Talbott.
j goals.
Meadow Brook Club Cups (played on handicap).
Final .
Aiken Knights beat U.S . Army.
Pos . Pos.
1. Mr. Philip Iglehart . 1 . Capt . C. A . Wilkinson.
2. Mr. Dunbar Bostwick . 2 . Lt . H . NV . Kiefer
3. Mr . Stewart Iglehart . 3 . Capt . P . P . Rodes.
Bk. Mr. William Post . Bk. Lt . McDonald Jones.
(received 3) 9 goals . 8 goals.
Hempstead Cups (played on handicap ; 12 goals
aggregate).
Final .
Great Neck
Pos.
t . Mr. W. G . Holloway.
2. Mr. C . H. Ersart.
3. Mr. E . T . Gerry.
Bk. Mr. H. Phipps.
8 goals.
Wheatley Cups (played
Final .
Newport
Pos .
1. Mr. J. H. Van Alen.
2. Mr. W. L . Van Alen.
3. Mr . D. Bostwick.
Bk . Lieut. McDonald Jones.
io goals .
beat Long Island.
Pos.
i . Mr. M. G . Phipps.
2. Mr. H. W. Shaffer.
3. Mr. R . Guest.
Bk. Mr. B . Martin.
7 goals.
on handicap).
beat Delray.
Pos.
i . Mr . J. Schiff.
2. Mr. J . Martin.
3. Mr. T . Preece.
Bk. Mr . B. Martin.
(received 2) 5 goals .

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Junior Championship.
For the sixth time in the last nine years, the polo team representing
the United States Army won the Junior Polo Championship
of the United States Polo Association . The event was held
at Rumson, and the Army swept on to triumph in overwhelming
fashion. To win the event they had to play three matches, and
in those three games they gathered in the tremendous total of
fifty-one goals. The history of the Army in the Junior Championship,
an event of national importance, is of interest (writes
Mr. J. C . Coolev in Town and Country) . It was in the year
1922 that an Army team first came into the picture of national
events . At Narragansett Pier that year, on the grounds of the
Point Judith Club, they won the Junior Championship for
the first time, in the presence of the Commanding General of the
United States Army, General Pershing . In 1923 they won the
event again, and after the lapse of a year they trotted back in
1925 for an encore. By that time they were swinging along in
their stride, and in 1926, at the Philadelphia Country Club, they
won again . Their victory in 1927 made it five out of six, a
record that has never been approached . The return to the ranks
of Junior eligibles of Capt . Wilkinson and Capt . Rodes is largely
responsible for the success of the Army this year . The rules of
the United States Polo Association require that no player can
have a higher handicap rating than six goals and be eligible for
the Junior event . For some years, because of the excellent form
that they had been showing—form that made them International
candidates in 1927—both Capt . Wilkinson and Capt. Rodes were
handicapped at seven goals, and so were ineligible . This year
they were both lowered to six goals, and they at once became
the nucleus for the Army ' s Junior team this year. Their value
to the Army team was manifest . They are both players of long
experience, they have played a great deal together, they know
the game very thoroughly, and individually they are fast, aggressive
performers . With Capt . Wilkinson at No . 2 and Capt.
Rodes at No . 3, combining together as they (lid, groundwork
for a fine team was established, and that team was built up with
the brilliant and deadly accurate Lieut . Jones at No. 1 and the
very steady, hard-hitting Lieut . Kieffer at hack . From many
points of view it was an ideal combination . Lieut . Jones is very
light, and extraordinarily quick to get away, and some of the
runs that he makes and the goals that he scores are amazing.
Capt . Wilkinson is also very light and quick, he has a great
versatility of strokes and beautiful control, and he is constantly
feeding the ball up to his No . 1 . Capt. Rodes is in particularl y
fine form this year. He is hitting much better than he was when
I last saw him, and all during the Junior tournament was playing
his position in superb style . Lieut . Kieffer is a big, hardhitting
player, very hard to ride off the ball."

548 THE POLO MO\TI-ILI [SEPT., 1930.
" THE POLO MONTHLY"
CUP.
A notable feature of the Irish polo season was the revival of
the tournament for THE POLO MONTHLY Challenge Cup, which
had not been contested for several seasons. The final attracted
a crowd of 15,000 to the Phaenix Park ground on August 9th.
The game was rather disappointing, in that the Quidnuncs,
practically an English side, while stronger on handicap, failed
lamentably to play- up to their rating, and sustained defeat by
9 goals to nil . President Cosgrave congratulated the winners
on their splendid victory, and presented them with the handsome
trophy and replicas. The match was hardly so one-sided as the
score indicates . Mr. Cecil Balding was in good form for the
losers, but he was badly supported all round, and many of his
fine passes were allowed to go astray.
All-Ireland Polo Club beat Onidnuncs.
Pos .
Pos.
Mr. W . Magee . I . Mr . W . De I _anda.
Mr. J . P . A. Larminie . 2 . Capt . Winter.
Maj. T . W . Kirkwood . 3 . Mr. Cecil Balding.
Bk . Mr. J . W. Shackleton . Bk. Maj . Gordon Smythe.
g goals . o goals.
The strongest player on the field was Maj . Kirkwood, the
captain of the winning team . His hitting was a feature of the
game, and he was responsible for some clever combination with
Mr. Magee and Mr . Iarminie . Mr. Shackleton was a sound
hack, but his work was comparatively easy with such a good
No. 3 as Maj . Kirkwood . The first three chukkers were keenly
contested, A .1 .P .C . being only two goals up at the half ay
stage, hut thereafter the leaders assumed the upper hand and
scored goal after goal without reply.
De Landa Curs.
Another interesting event during Dublin Horse Show Week
was a match for cups presented by Mr . W. De Landa, at the
All-Ireland Club, the sides being All-Ireland Polo Club and
Biarritz.
All-Ireland Polo Club beat Biarritz.
Pos .
1. Mr. W. Magee.
2. Mr. I. P . A. Larminie.
3. Capt . Winter.
Bk . Maj . T . W . Kirkwood.
7 goals .
Pos .
1. Mr R. H. Usher.
2. Mr. W. De Landa.
3. Mr. Cecil Raiding.
Bk . Mr . J . W . SHackleton.
4 goals .

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On handicap the teams were fairly well matched, and a good
game was the outcome. Entering the final period, the scores
stood four all, and then A .I .P.C . put on three goals without a
response. In the second chukker Maj . Kirkwood scored, and
this was followed by a goal from Mr . Larminie, who galloped
over half the ground . Then Maj . Kirkwood registered the third.
At the start of the third chukker l\Ir . Balding hit behind.
Biarritz were attacking practically throughout the period, but
they failed to reduce their arrears . Early in the fourth chukker
Mr. Balding scored from a difficult angle . Mr . Magee then
tipped through a centre by Maj . Kirkwood, and Mr . Usher
replied for Biarritz from a free by Mr . Balding. Biarritz kept
up the attack, and from a melee the ball was hit through the
A.I.P .C . goal. The score was now 4-3 . Mr. De Landa
equalized in the next minute . In the final period Maj . Kirkwood
hit two splendid goals, and Mr. Magee one.
Ladies' Cup.
Mr. Maxwell Arnott's Clonsilla team scored an easy victory
over Mr. Shackleton's Beech Park team in a match for the Ladies'
Cup at All-Ireland Club, Phoenix Park, on August 16th. In the
two opening chukkers the play was pretty even, but thereafter
Clonsilla dominated the game . The winners showed excellent
form, Mr. Balding especially. Mr. Arnott also rendered good
service, and Mr. Magee and Mr . Durack have seldom played
better polo .
Clonsilla beat Beech Park.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Mr. W . Magee . T . Mr . E . S. Slocock.
2 . Mr. J . J . Durack . 2 . Mr . J . P . A . Larminie.
3 . Mr. Maxwell Arnott . ; . Mr . " L . Howard."
Bk. Mr. Cecil Balding . Bk. Mr. J . W. Shackleton .
6 goals . I goal.
Cochrane Cup.
In a match for Sir Stanley Cochrane's Cup on the 23rd, Beech
Park, who were weaker on handicap by one point, scored an
easy victory over Carnew. On several occasions Mr. Balding
missed scoring by a narrow margin . Mr. Shackleton played a
good game at back for the winners.
Beech Park
Pos .
1. Herr von Dehn.
2. Mr W. Magee.
3. Mr. J. P . A. Larrninie.
Bk. Mr . J . \V. Shackleton.
4 goals .
beat
Carne

550 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
RUGBY AUGUST
TOURNAMENTS.
Despite showery weather, there was a good crowd at the
opening games in the Rugby August polo tournament at Spring
Hill on Bank Holiday, August 4th, two ties in the Junior Cup
competition being played.
Misterton, who had to give away I' goals on handicap to
Melton Mowbray, were the better all-round side, and in the
first period they gained a substantial lead by scoring four
goals. This they retained till the end . Commander Alexander
(three goals) and Mr . J . Drage two goals` did the bulk of
the scoring for Misterton.
Misterton beat Melton Moxc bray.
Pos .
Pos.
i . Comdr. J. Alexander . I . Maj. T. F . Cavanagh.
2. Lord Cromwell . 2 . Mr. P . Paget.
3. Mr. J. Drage . 3 . Col. F. B . Ilurndali.
Bk . Capt . R . L . Greenshields . Bk . Mr. G. Beeby.
7 goals . (received 1-.',) 5? goals.
Hillmorton, the holders, and the I7th'21st Lancers met on
level terms, but despite the presence of two such experienced
players as Mr. W. Balding and Mr . Eric Forwood iii the local
team, the soldiers won a well-deserved victory . The first half
went all in favour of the Lancers, who led by 5—I at the end
of the third period, but subsequently Hillmorton scored goal
for goal. Mr. N . Dugdale hit several of the Lancers' goals,
and Mr. Desmond Miller played sound polo at No. 3.
17/Ia/21st Lancers beat Hillmorton.
Pos .
1. Mr. N. Dugdale.
2 . Hon . R . G . Hamilton-
Russell.
3. Mr D . J . C . Miller.
Bk . Mr. H . C . Walford.
7 goals .
Pos.
I . Mr. E . B . Forwood.
2. Capt . P. Forsyth Forrest.
3. Mr. W . Balding
Bk. Mr . F. Leach
3 goals.
Two further ties in the Junior Cup were played on the 5th.
The Warriors received I goals start in the handicap against
Chapel Brampton, and retained this lead until the last period,
when Chapel Brampton got three goals and won .

SEPT . . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 55 1
Chapel Brampton
Pos .
1. Mr. H . Drage.
2. Mr. S . J . Barton.
Mr. J. Drage.
Bk. Capt. C . M . Barton.
5 goals .
beat T1 -arriors.
Pos.
1. Capt. H. Rich.
2. Mr. C. T . Aldridge.
3. Mr. F. Leach.
Bk. Mr. F . L . Walford.
(received i') 3l goals.
The tie between The Hill and White House was one-sided.
White House received five goals start on the handicap, but
The Hill wiped off this deficit before the end of the first period.
The Hill
Pos .
1. Mr. H. S . Cayzer.
2. Maj . G . Heseltine
3. Mr . A. Brunner.
Bk. Col. F. B . Hurndall.
15 goals .
beat ll Vhite House.
Pos .
1. Mr. O . Botero.
2. Mr. M . Botero.
3. Mr. H . Freeborn.
Bk . Mr. G . Lawrence.
`received 5) 5 goals.
In the second round, on the 6th, the Lancers conceded five
goals start to Weedon, and were vastly superior in every
department. For the first time during the week the No . 1
ground was used, and proved to be in excellent trim . The
Lancers overhauled their opponents in the third chukker, and
afterwards rapidly forged ahead . Mr . Desmond Miller and
the Hon . R. G. Hamilton-Russell scored most of the Lancers'
goals, and Mr. Sheppard hit \Veedon's only goal i11 the fourth
period.
Semi-Final Round.
1 j th,/21st Lancers beat Weedon.
Pos.
1 . Mr . P. R. Dunn.
2 Mr . M . H. Lopes.
3. Mr . R. B. Sheppard.
Bk. Mr. F . E . Wignall.
11 goals . 6 goals.
Misterton received 1 ,goals from Chapel Brampton, and ,
well served by Lord Cromwell, who scored four times, won a
match v.hich was played in a heavy rainstorm. Mr. Stanley
Barton was the mainstay of the Chapel Brampton side.
.lfzsterton beat Chapel Brampton.
Pos .
Pos.
i . Comdr. I. Alexander . 1 . Mr . H . Drage.
2 . Lord Cromwell . 2 . Mr . S. J . Barton.
3 . Group Capt . J . Baldwin . 3 . Mr. J . Drage.
Bk . Capt. R . L . Greenshields . Bk. Capt . C . M . Barton .
"received 1 .',) 6i goals . 2 goals.

55'- THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1933.
17th,'2ist lancers beat The Hill.
12 goals, (received 51 goals.
The above game was one-sided, the Lancers being better
individually and collectively, and beautifully mounted Mr.
Desmond Miller and Mr . Hugh Walford played good polo all
through, and Col. F. B . Hurndall, who scored his side's only
goal in the last period, worked hard for The Hill.
Final .
17th/ 21st Lancers beat Mister/on.
S goals . (received 5 . 61 goals.
The Lancers had reduced their original deficit to 1 goals by
the end of the first period . They combined beautifully, and
always held the upper hand, but so well did Misterton play,
Capt . Greenshields and Group Capt . Baldwin in particular, that
it was not till the last minutes of the fifth period that the Lancers
took the lead, another goal in the last period giving the soldiers
the victory by S goals to 61 . Mr . Walford, the highest handicapped
player in the game, was at the top of his form, and he
hit several brilliant goals . Mr. Desmond Miller also played
sound polo.
Handicap Tournament.
The teams in the handicap tournament final were Mixed Grill
and the Optimists. Mixed Grill received half a goal start, and
won a fairly even game.
Mired Grill beat Optimists.
Pos.
Pos.
i . Mr. N. Paterson .
1 . Maj . T . Cavanagh.
2 . Capt . H . Rich . 2 . Mr. P . Paget.
3 . Mr. C . T . Aldridge . 3 . Mr. J. Drage.
Bk. Capt . C. M . Barton . Bk. Mr. E. B . Forwood .
(received l 51 goals . 3 goals.
Col . Percy Smith was the official umpire appointed by the
Hurlinghani Committee. The cups and replicas were given away
by Lady Cromwell.
Arthingworth Hall.
The tournaments which should have been played at the
Arthingworth Hall grounds, Market Harborough, were transferred
to Spring Hill . Two ties for the Nimrod Vase were
decided on August 12th.
Red Diamonds beat Misterton.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Capt . J. de Pret . 1 . Comdr. J . Alexander.
2 . Capt . G . Prior-Palmer . 2 . Lord Cromwell.
3 . Prince U . Kinsky . 3 . Group Capt. G . Baldwin.
Bk . Capt. the Earl of Sefton.
9 goals .
Bk. Col. F. B . Hurndall.
(received 3 .',) 6; goals.

SEPT . . 1930 .1 THE I'OLO MONTHLY Si"
Chapel Brampton
Pos .
1. Mr. H . Drage.
2. Mr. J. Dragc.
3. Mr. W . Balding.
Bk . Capt . C . \1 . Barton.
7 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Red Diamonds
5 goals.
Swin/ord Lodge
Pos .
1. Mr. W . Payne.
2. Mr. C . T . Aldridge.
3. Lord Cromwell.
Bk. Mr. H . Sutton.
6 goals .
beat Cobras.
Pos.
I . Mr. J . Warren.
2. Mr. H . Freeborn.
3. Mr . R. Over.
Bk . Mr. L . Walford.
(received 11) 0, goals.
beat TPhilton Lodge.
Pos .
1. Maj . G . Heseltine.
2. Mr . A . Brunner.
Col . P. R . Wise.
Bk. Group Capt. T . Balchv in.
(received ') goals.
beat
Chapel Brampton.
2 goals.
Final.
Swin/ord Lodge beat Red Diamonds.
(received 5 .) 111 goals . 5 goals.
Swinford Lodge put up a surprisingly good game, and, showing
excellent combination, they outplayed Red Diamonds from
the start, and won rather unexpectedly by iii goals to 5 . Mrs.
N . Perkins presented the cup to the winning team.
Divisional County Tournament.
The final of the County Polo Association Divisional tournament,
played at Rugby on the 26th, was won by " A " Team,
who beat " C " Team in a four-chukker game by 3 goals to 2.
The teams started level on handicap . During the game Mr.
Horbury had to retire through indisposition, and Mr. N.
Patterson took his place.
" A " Team
Pos .
1. Mr. W. Payne.
2. Mr. L. Horbury.
3. Mr. E . Forwood.
Bk. Mr. G. Lawrence.
3 goals .
beat " C " Team.
Pos .
1. Mr. J. Warren.
2. Mr. H . Freeborn.
3. Mr. M . Walford
Bk. Capt . G . R . Shaw.
2 goals .

554 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., r930.
CIRENCESTER.
The thirty-third annual tournament run by the Cirencester Club
began in Earl Bathurst's park on August i rth with two ties in
the Junior Cup.
Barren's Gorse beat Royal Scots Greys.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Mr . W . F . Butler . r . Mr. G . R. Trotter.
2 . Mr . H . Adamthwaite.
2 . Mr. H . P. Connal.
3 . Mr . T . Price.
3 . Mr . R . L . Findlay.
Bk . Capt . H . Leschallas. Bk . JIr . A. G . Martyr.
g goals .
(received 1) 3 goals.
Starboard Lights beat King's Dragoon Guards.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Sir E . Durand.
1 . Mr . J. W. Wilder.
2 . Mr. E. A. Philippi.
2 . Maj . T . H . Gladstone.
3 . Capt. D . J. Mitchell .
3 . Lt .-Col . S . Howes.
Bk . Mr. W. F. Holman . Bk. Mr. M . J . Lindsay.
4 goals . (received 2 ;', 3 goals.
Oxford House beat Chesterton House.
Pos .
Pos .
1 . Mr. A. H . Osborne . i . Maj . J. T . Usher.
2 . Mr J . H. Streeter . 2 . Brig.-Gen. E . Paterson.
3 . Capt. E . Fanshawe . 3 . Sir E . Bowen.
Bk . Capt. V . Toler-Aylward. Bk . Maj . A . T . H . Hayes.
3 goals 'received 4) r goals.
In the fourth chukker Sir Edward Bowers took a heavy fall.
He was conveyed home in Earl Bathurst ' s motor-car, and the
match was abandoned . Oxford House at the time of the accident
was leading by 3 goals to Sir Edward was not seriously
injured, being only badly shaken.
Crocks
beat Sherston.
Pos .
Pos .
i . Mr . R . P . Scott . I . Mr. F. N . Lloyd.
2 . Capt . G . H . Fanshawe . 2 . Mr. F. Rich.
3 . Mr. A. B . J . Scott . 3 . Maj . K . Menzies.
Bk . Mr. G . T. Howard . Bk . Mr. S. J . Barton .
5 goals.
3 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Starboard Lights
7 goals .
beat
Warren's Gorse.
(received 2?) 64 goals.

SEPT . . I930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 555
Final .
Crocks
6 goals.
Crocks
3 goals .
beat O.r/ord House.
(received 21) 3 goals.
beat Starboard Lights.
2 goals.
It was only after extra time that the Crocks, composed of
Capt. G. Fanshawe and three Dragoon Guards' subalterns,
secured a well-deserved victory.
Senior Cup.
Only two teams contested
\Villiamstrip team.
IVilliamstrip
Pos.
T . Mr. A . B . J . Scott.
2. Capt. J. N . Bailey.
3. Mr. W. F. Holman.
Bk. Mr. S . J . Barton.
7 goals .
the Senior Cup, which fell to the
beat Chesterton House.
Pos.
T . Capt . D. J. Mitchell.
2. Mr. T . Price.
3. Capt. G . H. Fanshawe.
Bk. Sir Edward Bowen.
(received 11) 31 goals.
The tournament week wound up with a keen struggle in the
final tie of the subsidiary tournament.
King's Dragoon Guards beat Chesterton House.
Pos .
Pos.
T . Mr. J . W . Wilder . T . Maj . J. T. Usher
2 . _Ma j . T. H. Gladstone . Brig .-Gen . E . Paterson.
3 . Lt .-Col. S. Howes . 3 . Sir Edward Bowen.
Bk. Mr. M. J . Lindsay . Bk . Maj . A . T. H. Hayes .
7 goals . (received ?) 61 goals.
BORDON CHALLENGE
CUP.
In the opening tie of the Bordon (Hants) Polo Club's annual
tournament for the Bordon Challenge Cup, R .H.A . (Aldershot)
had a very easy win over Sutton Manor . The 8th hussars,
receiving 3? goals under handicap, were beaten by the Hon . Clive
Pearson's Cowdray team.
R .H . .1 . (Aldershot)
Pos.
I . Mr. R . B . Greig.
2. Mr. H. C . Elton.
3. Mr. R. Mews.
Bk . Capt. C. W. Allfrey.
T 5 goals .
heat Sutton Manor.
Pos.
T . Mr. M . V. Courage.
2. Mr. J. T . Withycombe.
3. Hon . A . Hamilton-Russell.
Bk. Mr. R . E. Courage.
"received 61) j goals.

556 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
Coa'dray
Pos .
1. Hon. W. J. C . Pearson.
2. Hon. Clive Pearson.
3. Mr. T . A. A . Watt.
Bk . Capt . A . H . Ferguson.
to goals.
Bro.rhead House
Pos.
I . Brig . G . Thorpe.
2. Capt . R . \V . Verelst.
3. Maj . C. W. M . Norrie.
Bk. Lt .-Col . I .. Carr.
7 goals
7th Field Bri , ade, R .A.
Pos.
I . Maj . M . A. B . Johnston.
2. Mr. M. G . Roddick.
3. Capt . J. C . Campbell.
Bk . Capt . E . G . Waller.
(received 2-2'-) 7 1- 2 goals.
.Semi-Final Round.
R .H.A . (Aldershot)
9 goals
Cowdray
4 goals.
Final .
R .H ._1 . (Aldershot)
7 goals .
beat Sth Hussars.
Pos .
1. Mr. D . S. Cripps.
2. Mr. C . E . R . Duff.
3. Mr J. C . Vernon-Miller.
B1;. Capt . P. E . F . Chirnside.
(received 5 .',) 6 .1, goals.
beat Odds and Ends.
Pos.
i . Mr. D . Kennedy.
2. Lt .-Col . F . H . Lister.
3. Capt. M. W. W . Selby-
I _owndes.
Bk. Mr. P . T. R . U. Bassett.
received 2P 3-i goals.
beat I7th, 21st Lancers.
Pos.
i . Mr. H . C. Carden
2. Mr. T. Nickalls.
3. Lt .-Col . V . N . Lockett.
Bk. Mr. G . T. Hurrell.
5 goals.
beat Bro .rhead House.
(received 2 ) goals.
beat 7th Field Brigade, R .A,
(received 1 ;) 3 goals.
beat Coa ,dra j.
received 2 ,) 5!, goals.
MARDON CUP AT
EXETER.
For the Exeter Polo Club's annual Mardon Challenge Cup
tournament there were seven entries, including the Taunton team,
the holders.
62nd Field Battery, R.A.
Pos.
I . Mr. R. H. Hannay.
2. Mr. R. J. Thompson.
3. Mr. D. O . S. Adye.
Bk . Maj . R . R. Brooke.
5 goals .
beat Plymouth " B."
Pos .
1. Mr. L. G. Durlacher.
2. Mr. H . Spragge.
3. Capt. G . R. Johnston.
Bk . Hon. K. Rous.
4 goals .

SEPT . . 1930 .] TIIE POLO MONTHLY 557
Ateu'court beat 18th Field Battery, R .A.
Pos.
T . Capt . G . C . Hayter-Flames.
2. Mr . J. F. Paterson.
3. Mr. E . J. _lIardon.
Bk . Capt. S. C . D'Aubuz .
Pos.
T . Mr . P . Heber-Percy.
2. Mr. G. H . N . Wilson.
3. Mr. G . E . Peck.
Bk . Capt . A . B. Macdonald.
received 2ii,) 2? goals.
Taunton beat 65th Field Battery, R.A.
Pos.
Pos.
T . Mr. H . L. P . Walsh .
T . Lt .-Col . Hon . C . T.
Lawrence.
2. Mr . E . P . Dove . 2 . Mr . J. H . Beattie.
3. Maj . L . A. Tones-Mortimer . 3 . Maj . F . H . N . Davidson.
Bk. Mr . H . M. Crosby .
Bk . Capt. G . B . Vaughan-
Hughes.
(received ',-) 5 goals . 4 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Plymouth " .-1 " beat 62nd Field Battery, R .A.
Pos.
T . Capt . A . G . Sparrow.
Comdr. Hon. E . B . S.
Bingham.
3 . Capt . C . S . Fisher
Bk . Mr . P . F . Pfeil.
7 goals . (received 3 ;) 4i goals.
Taunton beat Yez,'court.
5 goals . `received ) 3 ; goals.
Final .
Taunton beat Plymouth " A "
6 goals . 5 goals.
This match on August gth was one of the best and keenest since
the inception of the competition . The teams started level, with
a handicap of two each, and scored goal for goal throughout the
four chukkers . At the end of the fourth chukker they were on
level terms, having scored five goals each . An extra chukker
was played, and Taunton scored the decisive goal . The outstanding
player was the Hon. E . B. S . Bingham, who played
brilliantly for Plymouth.
The cup and replicas were presented by Mrs. Mardon, wife
of the donor .

POLO 55 8 MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
OSMASTON.
There was an entry of six teams for the inaugural tournament
on Sir Ian Walker's private polo ground at Osmaston Manor,
near Derby, in the first week of August.
Osmaston beat Datchet.
Pos.
T . Mr. J. F. C. Dugdale.
2. Mr. O . C. B . Smith-
Bingham.
3. Mr. R. B. B . Cooke.
Bk . Sir Ian Walker.
7 goals .
POs.
Manchester
I . Mr. O . G . Moseley.
2. Mr. D . P . G . Moseley.
3. Mr. F . F . Spiegelberg.
Bk . Capt . G . Reid Walker.
(received 6 12 ) io? goals.
Pos.
II'indsor
I . The Duke of Norfolk.
2. Mr. E . J . H. Merry.
3. Capt . G . E. Prior-Palmer.
Bk . Capt . the Earl of Sefton.
T T goals .
Pos.
I . Lord Erne.
2. Maj . J . A. Herbert.
3. CoI . T. P . Melvill.
Bk . I.t.-Col . D . C. Boles.
received 1 ;) 5 goals.
beat Red Diamonds.
Pos.
T . Mr. A . H . Head.
2 . Capt . A . W. M . S.
Pilkington.
3. Capt . J. de Pret.
Bk . Prince Kinsky.
io goals.
beat Yelderslej.
Pos.
T . Mr. N. Hardy.
2. Mr. T. H . Cookson.
3. Capt . J . G . Leaf.
Bk . Mr. R. Midwood.
(received ) 4 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Manchester beat Osmaston.
(received 6i) 15 goals . 13 goals.
Final .
Windsor beat Manchester.
8 goals . (received .3i) j goals.
Having dislocated a collarbone the day before, the Duke of
Norfolk could not play No . i in the Windsor team, and Lord
Erne, another of the Blues' subalterns, took his place . The
match proved extremely close, the issue being in doubt right up
to the last stroke. The tournament achieved a complete all-round
success .

SEPT ., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 559
CHOLDERTON CUP AT
TIDWORTH.
The annual tournament for the Cholderton Cup at the Tidworth
Polo Club began on August 5th.
Royal Scots Greys
Pos.
T . Mr . G. R . Trotter.
2. Mr. W . P . Connal.
3. Mr. R . L . Findlay.
Bk. Mr. A . G . Martyr.
4 goals .
Oxford House
Pos.
I . Mr . A. H . Osborne.
2. Mr. J. S. Streeter.
3. Capt. E . D . Fanshawe.
Bk . Capt . V. G. Toler-
Avlward .
lo goals.
beat Aliwal Athletic.
Pos.
T . Mr. E . L . Ridlev-
Thompson.
2 . Capt . W. R . Beddington.
3 Capt . G . W. C. Drappen.
Bk . Mr. W. A . Turner.
i goal
beat
King's Dragoon Guards beat
Pos.
T . Mr . J . W . Wilder.
2. Capt. C . E . Nilson.
3. Lt.-Col. S . Howes.
Bk. Mr. M . J . Lindsay.
(received ) 5 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
King's Dragoon Guards
' , F ,
Pos.
T . Mr. W . E . S. Whetherly.
2. Capt. J. G . E . Tiarks
3. Mr. L . R . Warton.
Bk. Mr . D . McCorquodale.
(received 2) 2 goals.
Remnants.
Pos.
T . Mr. E . D . S . Porter.
2. Maj . A . J. R . Lamb.
3. Mr. D . Hall.
Bk . Mr . H . Ashley.
3 goals .
Royal Scots Greys beat Oxford House.
(received T-D To; goals .
4 goals.
( -rocks beat King's Dragoon Guards.
Pos.
I . Mr. R . P. Scott.
2. Capt. A . H . Barclay.
3. Mr. G. T . Howard.
Bk . Mr. D . V . H. Asquith.
5 goals .
Final .
(received ',) 4? goals.
Royal Scots Greys beat Crocks.
(received 1 1 7
2 goals . 3 goals.

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WEST SOMERSET.
The summer tournament season at the \Vest Somerset Club
began on the fine grounds at Dunster Lawns on August igth
with the first ties of the Nest Somerset Junior Cup, which
produced some closely contested struggles.
Skylarks beat
Pos.
i . Lt .-Col. F . H . Liser.
2. Lt .-Col. I_ . Carr.
3. Mr. G . H . N . Lardcn.
Bk . Maj . A. C . Gordon
Smythe.
(received `~ 4' goals.
Sherston
Pos.
t . Mr. J . A. Midwood.
2. Mr. A. David.
3 . Capt . P . J. Butler.
Bk . Maj . E . G . Menzies.
7 goals.
Starboard Tights
Pos.
I . Mr. W. R . Holman.
2. Mr. E . A . Philippi.
3. Mr W . F . Holman.
Bk . Capt. J. N . Bailey.
(5 goals.
Foi hunters.
Pos.
T . Mr. Hubert Sidebottom.
2. Mr. Hugh Sidebottom.
3. Col. J . S. Unthank.
Bk. Maj . H. S . Ilatfeild.
4 goals.
beat IForcesle°r Park.
Pos .
1. Mr. A. S. Gaselee.
2. Mr. D . P . G . Mosele\'.
Lt .-Col . E . Bond.
Bk . Mr. A . S . Rawle.
(received ! }', goals.
beat :llerchistou.
Pos.
1. I .t .-Col. F . Heydon.
2. Mr . G . Madlener.
3. Mr. D . Frost.
Bk . Capt. H . N . Scott-
Robson.
3 goals.
Semi-Final Round .
Starboard Lightc beat
Pos.
Ii7e.ct .Somerset.
t . Mr . T. Collings.
2. Mr. J . H. Sinclair.
3. Mr. W. S . Young.
Bk . Sir E . Durand,
6 goals . (received '2) 4,!,!, goals.
Skylarks beat Shen-ton.
(received 1 ;) goals . 5 goals.
Final .
Skylarks beat Starboard Tights.
!received 2) 6 goals . 4 goals.
The cup and replicas were presented by Mrs . G . F . Luttrell.
7'o be continued.)

SEPT ., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
WEEDON EQUITATION
SCHOOL.
The annual tournament at the Weedon (Equitation School)
Polo Club began on August
played .
18th, two first round ties being
T l'eedon
beat Chapel Brampton.
Pos.
Pos.
1 . Mr. P. R. R . Dunne .
1. Mr. H. Drage.
2. Mr. M . H. E . Lopes. 2. Mr. J . Drage.
3. Capt. B. J. Fowler.
3 . Mr. E. B. Forwood.
Bk Mr. F . E . B. Wignall. Bk. Capt . C . M. Barton.
g goals.
6 goals.
16th/5th Lancers beat TI'hilton Lodge.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Mr. J. B . Paul . 1 . Mr. M . Freeborn.
2 . Capt. G . Babington . 2 . Mr. R . Over.
3 . Capt. J . G. Leaf . 3 . Mr. W. Balding .
Bk . Mr. F. S. H . Lowsley-
Williams.
Bk. Capt . G. R. D . Shaw.
S goals .
(received z) 71 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Weedon beat Rugby.
Pos.
1. Capt. H. Rich.
2. Mr . W. Payne.
3. Mr . C. T. Aldridge.
Bk. Mr. H . J . Sutton.
(received A) 51 goals . 5 goals.
Red Diamonds beat 16th/5th Lancerc.
Pos.
1. Capt . J . de Pret.
2. Group Capt . J . Baldwin.
Prince U . Kinskv
Bk . Mr . F . L . Walford
3 goals.
(received ?) 2 goal,
Final .
Weedon beat Red Diamonds.
(received 51) 71 goals . 5 goals.
561

TII POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . I(130.
Scientific Carriage of
Horses at Sea.
On July 26th the Australian team sailed for New York with
their twenty-five ponies, in the Atlantic Transport liner
Minnewaska," and a week later the International ponies belonging
to the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee left the King
George V Dock on board the same company's " Minnetonka . "
Every pony arrived at its destination without mishap . The
SEC] ION of SPECIALT .v CONSTRUCTED HORSE BOX
on board the Atlantic Transport Line's vessels
Atlantic Transport Line, whose chief offices are at 38 Leadenhall
Street, London, E.C.3, 9 Rue Scribe, Paris, and t Broadway,
New York, have for many years made the carriage of horses and
other descriptions of livestock a matter of study and applied
intelligence.
By their magnificent steamers, " Minnetonka " and " Minnewaska,"
which sail from London to New York and vice versa,
they have provided accommodation in livestock decks fitted with
electric light, overhead fresh water supplies, port holes giving
both daylight and ventilation, in which are fitted, according to
the orders they may receive from their clients, stalls with a width
of 7ft . 6in . and depth of 8ft., varying up to stalls 15ft . by 15ft .,
either with or without padding . A great majority of the horses
are carried loose, the animals benefiting during the voyage from

SEPT . . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
,mAANT IC i
a . TRANSPORT LINE_ ,
MIEN '~S:SMINNETONKA
17r,to hr]
THE PONEES
[ .Short and General.
boarding the atlantic Transport Line s .s. Minnetonka at King George V Dock .

564 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
their freedom and from the fact that they are able to obtain a
measure of exercise, owing to the largeness of their stalls and
boxes.
It is, further, a part of the scientific methods of the Atlantic
Transport Line that these ships are provided with permanent
livestock foremen, who are professional horsemen . The Company's
terms for the carriage of livestock include the services of
these men, and also the provision of fodder and bedding, so
that shippers can, and do, rely solely on the Atlantic Transport
Line for the reception and care of their stock during the voyage.
This system has now been tried out over many years, and has
given complete satisfaction, and to the benefit of horse-owners
and lovers.
Photo by] [ .Sport and General.
Having arrived at the docks, the ponies proceed from the train to the
s .s. Minnetonka .
Horses intended for shipment must be delivered to the steamer
selected in hing George V Dock, London, on the day previous
to sailing, by approximately 2 p .m . On receipt from railway
boxes they are walked up a large brow, through a door iii the
side of the ship, straight into their stalls or boxes.
It is also a part of the method of the Atlantic Transport Line
that all documents, including the Governmental Export Certificate,
the Pedigrees of the Breed Societies, Consular Invoices and
Bills of Lading, must go forward by the steamer, so that on her
arrival at New York all documents are there at the same moment
as the animals, and therefore any questions arising as to documents
are avoided.
The " Minnewaska " and " Minnetonka " are sister ships,
approximately 22,000 tons, length 62oft . and breadth Soft .,
depth 54ft., and the voyage is made from London to New York
in 8-t, days . These vessels are passenger ships, carrying firstclass
passengers only, and are the largest steamers sailing out
of the Port of London.

SEPT., i93o.] THE POLO MONTHLY 5 6 5
DEAUVILLE SEASON.
The polo season at Deauville last month produced a good deal
of interesting play . Among the annual tournaments was that for
the Meautry Cup, in the final of which the Marquis de Portago's
team proved successful, comfortably accomplishing their task of
conceding a start to the Royal Navy team.
Piratas heat Royal Navy.
Pos . Pos.
1. Baron R. Schroeders . 1 . Lt.-Comdr. C . R. W.
Gairdner.
2. Prince O . Halim . 2 . it. E . G . Iieywood-
Lonsdale.
3. Mr. E. H. Tyrrell-Martin . 3 . Lt .-Corn . Lord Louis
Mountbatten.
Bk. Marquis de Portago . Bk. Lt.-Com . C . E . Lambe.
7 goals . (received 41) 4z goals.
This n .atch had been preceded by a very keen tussle in the
tournament, the Royal Navy team, receiving 3?; goals, having
beaten Les Fleurs by 6-', goals to 6 . The losing side consisted
of M. R . Sauerbach, Baron R. de Rothschild, Capt . J . Robinson
and M H. Couturie . In the semi-final round the Royal Navy,
with a start of 31 goals, had defeated the Mosquitoes (Mr . A. W.
Mosselmans, Mr. G. A . Neumann, Capt . H . G . Morrison and
Maj . P . Magor) by S goals to 8 goals, so their decisive defeat
in the final tie came as a surprise.
Coupe Gramont.
The tournament for the challenge cup presented by the Count
de Gramont ended in the success of the Mosquitoes team, after
a closely contested game.
.11osquitoes beat Pumas.
Pos . Pos.
1. Mr. A . AV. Alosselmans . r . Baron R. Schroeders.
2. Mr. G. A . Neumann . 2 . Prince O. Halim.
3. Capt . H . G . Morrison . 3 . Mr. E . H . Tyrrell-Martin.
Bk. Maj . P . Magor . Bk. Marquis de Portago.
(received goals . 3 goals.
Excelsior Cup.
Lord Louis Mountbatten's team were in fine form when gaining
a decisive win in the special match for the Excelsior Cup,
beating the Paris Polo Club's team .

566 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . 1930.
Royal Navy beat Paris Polo Club.
Pos . Pos.
r . Lt.-Com . C . R . W .
Gairdner.
i . Baron R. de Rothschild.
2. Lt. E. G . Heywood-
Lonsdale.
2 . Prince O. Halim
3. Lt .-Com . Lord Louis 3 . Count G . du Bourg de
Mountbatten . Bozas.
Bk . Lt .-Com. C . E . Lambe . Bk . Mr . H. Couturie.
5 goals . 2 goals.
Arthur Capel Cup.
The Cavaliers won the opening tie of the annual tournament
for the Arthur Capel challenge cup, presented by Lady Michelham,
beating the Enthusiasts . In the next tie the Royal Navy
team won by the exact margin of their handicap start, beating
the Pumas' team by 71 goals to 3.
Cavaliers beat Enthusiasts.
Pos . Pos.
i . Mr A. Fauquet-Lemaitre . i . Mr . V . Rosenthal
2. Mr. L . R . S. Hoiway . 2 . Count G . du Bourg.
3 . Lt.-Col. H. G . M . 3 . Mr. R . Treeck.
Pleydell-Railston.
Bk . Maj . S . C . Deed . Bk. Mr. P . W . Dollar.
(received 2l) 5 goals . 2 goals.
Royal Navy beat Pumas.
Pos . Pos.
. Lt .-Com C . R. W . 1 . Baron R . Schroeders.
Gairdner.
2. Lt . E . G . Heywood- 2 . Prince O . Halim.
Lonsdale.
3. Lt .-Com . Lord Louis 3 . Mr. E. H . Tyrrell-Martin.
Mountbatten.
Bk . Lt .-Com. C . E . Lambe . Bk . Marquis de Portago.
(received 3') 7 goals . 3 goals.
Final
. Royal Navy beat Cavaliers.
(received 1) 61 goals .
3 goals.
Du Bourg Cup.
A close struggle for this trophy resulted in the success of the
Mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes
Pos.
z . Mr. A. W . Mosselmans.
2. Mr. G . A . Neumann.
3. Capt . H. G . Morrison.
Bk . Maj . P. Magor.
6 goals .
beat Les Fleurs.
Pos.
r . Mr . R. Sauerbach.
2. Baron R . de Rothschild.
3. Capt . J. Robinson.
Bk . Mr. H . Couturie.
5 goals .

SEPT . . 1930 . 1 THE POLO MONTHLY 5 6 7
Phol : n 1,, .1 THE MI ! i UIl! ES . pot (;eneral.
~cinn;rs of the Coupe Gran :out at Deauville . Left to right : Maj. P. Magor,
Mr . G. A . Neumann, Mr. A . AV -. Mosselmans and Capt . H. G. Morrison.
Photo b y] LOS 1'IRATAS, [sport and General.
a team which has been prominent at Deauville . The side comprises the
Marquis de I'ortaf;o, Mr. E. IT. Tyrrell Martin, Prince O . IIalim and
Baron Schroeders .

63 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT., 1930.
Junior Championship.
There were eight entries for the Deauville Junior Championship
tournament, which is open to teams totalling not more than
nine points, and including no player whose handicap exceeds
five points. In the opening tie the Pumas team had an easy win.
Pumas
Pos.
I . Baron R . Schroeders.
2. Prince O . Halim.
3. Mr . E . H. Tyrrell-Martin.
Bk. Mr. S. Lastra.
i t goals.
Penguins
Pos .
1. Mr. R. Sauerbach.
2. Mr. H. Couturie.
3. Count G . du Bourg.
Bk. Mr . G . Pastre.
6 goals .
beat Cavaliers.
Pos.
I . Mr . A. Fauquet-Lemaitre.
2. Mr . H. Hope-Nelson.
3. Lt .-Col. H. G . M. Pleydell-
Railston.
Bk . Maj . S. C. Deed.
(received ) 31 goals.
beat Les Fleurs.
Pos .
1. Mr . V . Rosenthal.
2. Baron R . de Rothschild.
3. Capt . J. Robinson.
Bk. Lt . de Corcelles.
4 goals.
Royal Navy beat Humorists.
Pos . Pos.
1 . Lt.-Com . C. R . W .
Gairdner.
I . Mr . P . Davey.
2 . Lt. E. G . Heywood-
Lonsdale.
2 . Mr . G . Pastre.
3 . Lt .-Com. Lord Louis
Mountbatten.
3. Mr. R. Treeck.
Bk . Lt.-Corn . C . E. Lambe . Bk. Mr. J. Lefebure.
15 goals .
(received 21) 41 goals.
Mosquitoes heat Le Coteau.
Pos.
Pos .
I . Mr . A. W. Mosselmans. 1. Mr. V. Rosenthal.
2 . Mr . G . A. Neumann.
2. Mr. S . Altamirano.
Mr. L . R . S . Holway. 3. Marquis of San Miguel.
Bk . Maj . P . Magor .
Bk . Marquis de Portago.
15 goals . (received 21)31 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Royal Navy heat Pumas.
goals . 3 goals.
Penguins beat Mosquitoes.
goals .
Final .
6 goals.
Ro t eal Navy beat Penguins.
goals .
5 goals .

SEPT., 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 5 6 9
Deauville Champion Cup.
Deaut'ille beat Los Piratas.
Pos . Pos.
i . Mr . H. Couturie . 1 . Marquis de Portago.
2 . Mr . J . Robinson . 2 . Lt .-Col . H. G . M . Pleydell-
Railston.
3. Capt H . G . Morrison . 3 . Marquis de Villabragima.
Bk . Maj . P . 'dlagor . Bk. Mr. E. H . Tyrrell-Martin .
7 goals.
4 goals.
International Cup.
Camber/oz.
Pos.
i . Mr. J . Robinson.
2. Capt. H . G . Morrison.
3. Maj . P. Magor.
Bk. Mr. H . Couturie.
7 goals .
beat Lo.s Piratas.
Pos.
i . Marquis de Portago.
2. Baron R. Schroeders.
3. Marquis de Villabragima.
Bk . Mr. E . H . Tyrrell-Martin.
5 goals.
Tournaments in India.
Quetta Handicap.
Play in the Quetta Unlimited
July 28th.
Staff College " B "
Pos.
i . Capt. F. S . Maxwell.
2. Capt. E . H. Whitfield.
3. Capt . Richardson.
Bk . Capt. E . T. L . Gurdon.
S goals
Staff College " :1 "
Pos.
i . Capt . K . IIatch.
2. Lt.-Col. T. \V . Corbett.
3. Capt. G . F. Banbury.
Bk. Capt . C . E . l . . Harris.
13 goals .
heat
Handicap tournament began on
Scinde Horse " B ."
Pos.
i . Capt. I . C . Byrne.
2. Capt. W. B . Aspinall.
3. Ris . _Malifuz Ali.
Bk. Lt .-Col . J. P . Thompson.
(received i) 2 goals.
beat Yellow Perils.
Pos.
1. Capt . C . T . Edwards.
2. Capt . L . F . Heard.
3. Maj . E . S . W. Peatt.
Bk . Capt. Malik Mohd. Khan.
;received 5) 7 goals.
i51h Lancers beat Scinde Horse " B "
Pos.
i . Mr. J . H . Fell.
2. Mr. W . Ridley.
3. Capt . A . N . Lovett.
Bk . Mr . G . G . Collyns.
6 goals . 4 goals.

Pos.
Scinde Horse "
T . Mr. B. J . Benwell.
2 Capt . G . M . Stroud.
3 . Capt . F . W . S. Watkins.
Bk . Capt. I . F. Hossack.
11 goals .
THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . 1930.
heat Slat! College " C "
Pos.
1. Capt . J. G . Pocock.
2. Capt . I .. V . C. Hawkes.
Maj . S. D . Reed
Bk . ('apt . H . A . Freeman.
received 3` 3 goals.
Stall College " A " heat I ._-1 .S .C".
Pos.
1. Capt . J. McB . Woods.
2. Capt. E . C . B . Shannon.
Maj . G . R . Rae.
Bk. Capt . Tavlor.
lo goals . (received 3',) 41 goals.
Royal .I rlillery beat Roi al ll'elck Fusiliers.
Pos .
1. Mr. A . T . Edgington.
2. Mr. H . G . ('hevis.
3. Mr. J. M . L . Crawford.
Bk. Maj . C . W .
Bayne Jardine.
)eceived goals .
Pos .
1. Mr. H . A . S . Clarke.
2. Mr. R . F . A. David.
Maj . E. Wodehouse.
Bk . _llr . Morgan Lloyd.
2 goals.
Bangalore Junior Handicap.
The crowded programme of the Bangalore " Fortnight " concluded
on July 12th with the final of the Junior Handicap tournament,
on the Palace ground . Delightful weather prevailed, and
a good gathering watched the last engagement of the season.
Mysore Gymkhana and the Mysore Lancers were the finalists.
Starting level on the handicap, the Lancers could not get going
for a long time. The Gymkhana, on the other hand, made a
splendid start . They got well away from the initial throw-in,
notching twice before the game was three minutes' old . In the
end they rode off winners by 5 goals to I, the trophies being
presented by the Maharaja of Venkatagiri .

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SEPT . . 7930 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY 581
STAG-HUNTING ON
EXMOOR.
By Alfred Vowles.
The season with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds to the
early part of September, when this report closes, was distinctly
successful, many good runs being enjoyed by large fields. The
weather has so much to do with hunting, and the happiness and
comfort of those who engage in it, that a few comments may be
included anent climatic conditions prevailing so far this season.
During July and the first week of August much rain fell, often
accompanied by chilly winds, and the three bye-meets and the
first meet, held at Cloutshanz, may be termed mackintosh meets.
On occasions the conditions were so wet and wintry that many
of the field were glad of the shelter of the beech hedges, where
available, while the motorists shut themselves in their cars and
the foot people took advantage of any cover forthcoming . From
a hunting point of view this cool, damp weather was good, for
scent held stronger and longer on the moist ground, and hounds
could work faster and more gaily, the horses keep fresher, with
huntsman and his helpers working with better cheer and comfort
than on hot and breezeless days, when the Exmoor woodlands
and valleys are no places to work hard in . But the thick mists
of the wet early mornings brought trials to the harbourer, who,
on the first four hunting days of the season, including the three
bye-meets, had difficulty in definitely locating his stags, in consequence
of the fog that so enveloped the hills . In point of
weather, Saturday, August 9th, was the first beautiful hunting
day, and the forerunner of many . In fact, there was a steady
improvement in conditions from that date, and by the 28th conditions
had become a bit too lovely, when, from the meet at
Hawkcombe Head, hounds had a most trying day in the great
heat wave, with the thermometer rising to 90 degrees, or thereabouts,
and in Culbone Plantation and adjacent combes of all
places ! But after the rain and cold weather of the earlier season
it will take a great deal of sunshine to bake up Exmoor . Scent
during the warmer weather has been holding well, and there is
no doubt that the earlier wet conditions have done much good in
this regard, the rain well washing and cleaning the soil, and
helping the strong winds to destroy the pollen and nectar of the
sweet-scented herbage of the moor . Only those who frequent the
open spaces of Exmoor in all winds and weathers can tell how
strong is the aroma of plant life there under certain atmospheric
conditions, and well might scent be affected by them.
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582 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1930.
and it was nothing but right that the bitch pack should have the
first run of the season . They brought off a really nice hunt from
South Wood to Withypool, where their stag was accounted for
between three and four o 'clock.
The big dog hounds from the Haddon bye-meet on July 29th
had a hard (lay, but failed to get on terms with the hunted stag,
the latter at the last moment getting away among fresh deer,
after giving a good hunt to the Barle Valley, via Hele Brid ge,
Stockham, South Hill and Highercombe.
The third and last bye-meet was at Heathpoult on August 2nd,
when the weather was stormy, following a misty early morn.
Lang, with difficulty, had harboured in Hart Cleeve, and
although Bawden and the tufters worked hard in the dense
thickets of this stronghold, no warrantable stag was roused.
The first great meet was held at Cloutsham Farm (Mr . Dick
Foster's), when the heavy rain and chilly wind which prevailed
at intervals took away some of the glamour of this usually brilliant
gathering. Nevertheless, a large crowd assembled, while hundreds
took up positions at Webber's Post . The Master kindly
arranged to have Cloutsham Ball tufted, so that the crowd could
see something of a stag hunt. They got fleeting glimpses of
several deer, which pleased them mightily, and anyone of them
with his wits about him could see how wild the Exmoor stags are,
and how fair is the process of hunting them . Later, operations
were shifted to Sweetworthy, where Lang had a good warrantable
stag waiting . Tufters quickly drove him out on to Stoke Ridge
and down valley to Horner, followed by a climb up to Webber's
Post, near which place the pack was brought and laid on . But
the deer was shy of the open moor, and turned hack into the
big Horner coverts, finally eluding pursuit among fresh deer.
The weather had improved by Saturday, August gth, when
the pack of bitches met at Hawkcombe Head . There was a very
large field out, and a great number of motorists and foot people.
Hounds were taken to Bromhani Farm (Mr. Geo. Westcott's)
to kennel, and tufters trotted over the hills to Nutscale, where
Ned Lang had closely harboured a good stag in the open bracken.
He was soon afoot and the pack sent for, the lay-on being a very
pretty sight, not far from Chettisford Bridge . The line went
up over Exford Common, to bear left-handed on to Codsend
floors and along in an easterly direction south of Dunkerry
Beacon. Hounds now turned north and crossed Easter Hill, and
soon were hunting down the long slopes to Eastwater and Horner
woodlands, where, after some bustling up and down stream, the
stag was added to the list . He carried a head of ten points, all
the rights and two a 'top both sides.
The big dog hounds had better fortune from North Molton on
Monday, August i ith, the day being beautifully fine . The
proceedings caught many of the field napping, for the harboured
stag had started running before the tufters reached him, and thus
caused no delay ; in fact, almost directly, Bawden was signalling
for the pack, and great was the surprise and commotion at
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SEPT., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 5 8 3
the message . Hounds were on the line in no time and streaming
through Long Wood and Shortacombe, and hunting very fast
along Long Holcombe, over Sherdon Hill to Sherdon Water,
where came a brief check. This gave the field the opportunity
to come more to the front, and most of them were glad of the
chance, for the pace had been of the best. Re-finding the line,
hounds crossed Dellacombe and went down to the Barle at
Lanacre Bridge, to follow the stream towards Withypool . Their
stag had climbed up to the summit of Withypool Hill and gone
on to the Westwater and the Barle at Brewer's Castle. Hounds
now came to water, and worked hard in river and wood until
successfully bringing their deer to bay a little distance above
Thornton's Bridge. This was a very fast hunt, and one of the
best covered by this report. The stag carried a smallish head
of twelve points.
Exford Horse Show was held on Wednesday, August 13th,
in the field adjoining the kennels, and again was a great success
in every way, despite the stormy weather. The Master, Col.
W . W. Wiggin, kindly entertained to luncheon covert owners
and farmers, whose support and enthusiasm again testified to the
love the \Vest-countryman and others have for stag-hunting.
On the morrow the pack of bitches met in Exford Village, and,
as usual, there was a great crush . Lang brought news of a good
stag lying at Downscombe Bog, and it was arranged to tuft him
with the whole pack—and very prettily hounds (lid it . Their
deer was a galloper, and he made the pace across the open forest,
via Warren Allotment, Pinford, Trout Hill and Buscombe, to
the boundary wall between Somerset and Devon . This he
crossed, on to Brendon Common, reaching in due course Long
Combe and Badgworthy Wood and the cleeves opposite Cloud
Farm . Hounds put the pace on and brought their quarry to
book in the Badgworthy river a few gun shots above Cloud foot
Bridge. A nice even head of ten points, all the rights and two
a'top each side . " Gondola," one of the best bitches, met with
a fatal accident towards the end of this hunt, unfortunately
colliding with a small outcrop of rock on the steep hillside above
the Badgworthy.
The always-popular Brendon Two Gates (alas ! this ancient
landmark will soon be removed in a new road scheme) was the rendezvous
on Saturday, the 16th ult ., when a huge field attended . It
was decided to trek to distant Woolhanger for the tufting, but
nothing came of this expedition, so everybody came back again to
Buscombe, where two warrantable stags were known to be lying.
Tufters quickly had them on the move, and simply made them
fly across the Upper Badgworthy to Tom's Hill, where the pack
was brought for the lay-on . The stags soon parted, and hounds
hunted the line of the better one over Acmead to Lucott Moor,
down to Nutscale and up over Wilmersham Plain to Stoke Combe.
Here came a left-hand turn down valley, through the woods to
Horner, where this galloping forest deer was added to the list.
He carried a head of eleven points, viz ., brow, bay and trey both
sides and two and three a'top .

THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT ., 1930.
The meet on Tuesday, August 19th, was at Hele Bridge, near
Dulverton, the pack being kennelled at Hele Farm, close by . In
Hele Wood Lang had two stags, and in due course tufters succeeded
in forcing them across the Eve and the Tiverton Dunster
main road to Baronsdown, and quickly the pack was rushed out
and laid on . Hounds hunted along the eastern side of the Eve
Valley to near 1liltons, where they crossed to the west side and
continued up through the Hollani Farm enclosures to Winsford
Hill and the Punchbowl . Now cane a left-hand swing along the
hillside to Corner's Gate, and still another left swing across the
western end of Winsford Hill, and so down to the Bade river
under Bradley. Somewhere previous to this the stags had parted
company, and the one now before hounds was hustled up and
down water to such purpose that he was taken soon after two
o'clock. A fair head of eleven points.
Another good hunt came on Thursday, August 21st, when
hounds met at Cioutsham in stormy weather . Several stags had
been harboured in the plantations near Luccombe, and one with
a single horn was got away towards Brockwell and Annicombe,
the pack being rushed out in fine style to the Graveyard and
laid on. A very good run ensued, `reaching to the distant
Brendon Hills, near Gupworthy Farm, via tile Cutcombe Woods,
Croydon Hill, Broadwood and \Vithvcombe Hill.
On Saturday, August 23rd, the bitch `pack met at pretty
Winsford, and there was a very large field out and a great crowd
of sight-seers . Tufters started a good stag on Bye Common, and
gave a nice run to the Barle Valley country, where later in the
day the quarry made good his escape.
The big dog hounds were at Haddon on August 26th, and
gave a good account of themselves, rousing their stag in Storridge
Wood and running him to near Morebath, after a hunt up hill
and down dale, by way of Hartford Cleeve, Haddon Wood,
Bury and Skilgate Wood, to the railway line between Dulverton
and Wiveliscombe ; and all over before 2 p.m. A head of nine
points, with bay, trey and twn a'top on the off, and all the rights
and two a'top on the near antler.
Bawden sustained a nasty toss during this hunt on Haddon
Hill, his horse stumbling in a gutter, and, although being
knocked out for a few minutes, pluckily carried on to the end.
He has quite recovered .

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SOME HUNTING
RECOLLECTIONS.
Though few things are more remarkable than the way in which
fox-hunting continues to survive, despite crushing taxation and
the eneral im poverishment of the country since the Great War,
there are not now he opportunities for young men of moderate
means to take part in the sport that there were prior to the raising
of the curtain upon the world's tragedy in 1914 . The cost is
well-nigh doubled, and many conditions are altered completely.
For example, few people now can afford to mount their friends ;
whilst in the halcyon days of yore a light-weight and a good
horseman would often find himself invited to some hospitable
country house and provided with cattle which he could never hope
to buy. And this perhaps for two or three days a week for a
fortnight or more.
The writer of these random reminiscences was not so fortunate
as to be initiated into the art of venery in childhood, nor ever
to he taught to ride, but learned many lessons in what perhaps
is as good a school as any—the school of experience. If one
has hunted with some five and twenty packs of hounds, and
ridden as many had horses as good ones—perhaps more—one
acquires in the end a good deal of knowledge, one way and
another. Such acquisition is not all plain sailing . Naturally
there are (literal) ups and downs (a good many " downs " !)
on the road towards wisdom, but ultimately what one knows one
knows pretty thoroughly, and as old age approaches with its
stealthy tread there is much to look back upon with amusement
or enjoyment, even if certain incidents might not have struck one
as particularly humorous at the time of their occurrence.
A youth not quite sixteen, who had only been astride a horse
at all less than a dozen times, and this for an hour at a time on
some dejected hireling along quiet suburban or seaside roads,
once found it a little trying to be captured by an uncle and, first,
conveyed to sea in a 40-ton trawler yacht and rendered so
prostrate with sea-sickness that the prospect of the grave,
" watery " or otherwise, appeared as more than welcome ; and
then, secondly—twenty-four hours later—to be mounted on a
" clever " (oh, devilish clever!) little mare in a " banking "
country, in the capacity of acting whipper-in to a pack of harriers,
with injunctions, repeated at frequent intervals in a stentorian
voice, to " Count hounds! " When, atop of a five-foot bank,
one is clasping a horse firmly round the neck, poised perilously
between its ears, neither the remarkable " cleverness " of the
animal—which is obvious enough—nor the number of hounds
" on " appears as a matter of very great consequence . What
does matter is what is going to happen on the far side of the
bank! Once again (and within 24 hours) " the grave " seems
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A year or two later came minor troubles in the matter of the
chase. Opportunity for hunting presented itself—a favourable
one, under the auspices of " the right sort of people "—folk
who knew the game from A to Z and were sticklers for all the proprieties.
The spirit was willing but the privy purse was, well,
weak, not to say- anaemic . The conr'enances of the hunting field
include sartorial details . " Pink " was not expected, but outand-out
" ratcatcher " would not be approved . Fortunately
breeches and boots (a gift from the stentorian uncle), most
immaculate, were to hand . But a coat ? Could the rather ample
black morning-coat of the day be trimmed round the tails a bit
and otherwise modified so as to pass muster ? Taking the outfit
all-in-all, it did so after a fashion . At any rate the novice was
not utterly condemned ; was even assured that he made a more
creditable appearance than had been expected of him.
Then, within another year or so, came a moderate inheritance.
Hunting in earnest became possible, and correct accoutrement
no longer a matter for anxiety . Still, it didn't run to the
" Shires," nor to the setting-up of a stable . It was a case of
being able to get a certain amount of hunting where and when
possible—in odd weeks and days, in a variety of localities, without
any definitely fixed place of abode . And so it continued
to be over a period of years.
For haphazard hunting such as this the hireling is not only a
convenience, but almost a necessity, and the writer lifts a respectful
hat in memory of some remarkably good ones . There was
a little flea-bitten grey, for instance, who doubtless had carried
dozens of undergraduates of the University of Cambridge . He
was barely fifteen hands, but in a fortnight's tenure of his services
came out, fit and well for five days, mostly in heavy going,
with long hacks out and home (eighteen out and four-and-twenty
home was one day), and never turned a hair ! Of course, there
were others ! Another grey, sixteen hands, whose summer occupation
was in the off-wheel of a road-coach, was more or less of
a terror. He had a mouth like reinforced concrete, and a method
of getting across country all his own . The usual expression is
" getting over a country," but " Sam " seldom went over anything.
He just charged like a bull and went through! Hirelings
experience so many changes of riders of varying capacity
in horsemanship that it is not surprising that they are apt to
develop distinct peculiarities . Their lot is not a happy one in
nine cases out of ten, and they deserve the sympathy of any
genuine sportsman . But, unquestionably, riding bad horses as
well as good ones is good practice . The man who has always
had perfectly made hunters at his disposal is unlikely to be a
really sound, practical horseman--just as a man who has always
had his affairs managed for him by someone else is unlikely to
he a good man of business . But to revert to actual recollections.
Most of us whose hunting clays are over retain some memory
which we cherish particularly . Some picture which stands out
from the blur of jumbled-up incidents and happenings crowding
upon us . Here is a scene not too common in occurrence, and so
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fact the fog is hanging about overhead . Hounds in full cry,
and, suddenly, the fog descending like a blanket . Wire! And
Master !hunting hounds himself) and field held up in the smother.
Hounds gone ahead, disappeared completely, running practically
mute. Strong language—though Master is in Holy Orders—and
eventually a disconsolate gathering of horsemen upon some
rising ground, all listening intently . The sound of a horn away
to the right front, then, clearly, the music of hounds, and a
" full orchestra " too ! Abruptly the fog lifts—just as the curtain
in a theatre goes up. Dank gloom is replaced by bright
sunshine. Running hard, a remarkably large pack of hounds is
seen, followed by a considerable field of strangers . This proves
to be our hounds, joined with a neighbouring pack which had
met that day close on the border . A joint hunt ensues for some
five and thirty minutes . Eventually the hunted fox lakes refuge
on the roof of a village school-house . The school-yard is filled
with hounds and children, making uproar indescribable. A
whipper-in climbs uneasily to the roof and dislodges the fox,
which leaps down into the welter of baying and shouting.
Who-whoop ! and two distracted huntsmen are engaged in
separating hounds from children, and then hounds of one pack
from another. The brush to the school-mistress . Mutual
salutations and congratulations between members of the respective
blunts, and then a move for home by both parties.
An experience a trifle Bacchic, perhaps—with " Jelly-Dogs "
conies to mind . A meet of the -- Farmer's Harriers.
Strangers not particularly welcome as a rule, hut the visitor is
provided with satisfactory credentials, and is received most
cordially . Time, twelve noon . Hounds move off . To draw
for a hare ? By no means ! Ten minutes' trot brings the
assemblage to a prosperous-looking farm . Hounds are relegated
to a huge barn, and all and sundry of the human species are
invited to enter the farm-house . Light refreshments and sandwiches?
No, Sir. The Farmers do not believe in
such trifling with gastronomy . Long tables and many chairs.
Huge joints of roast and boiled fowls ; turkey, ham, pies and
pastries ; cheese and cakes ; strong ale ; wonderful whiskey ; port
that would have received the approval of John Jorrocks, M .F .H.
(for " it left a mark in the glass ")—likewise " sherry wine."
The visitor (lid his best (admittedly a poor one) with a constantlyheaped
platter and an ever-filled glass . or glasses ! ( About three
p.m . hounds were released from confinement and hunting commenced
. It was an hilarious business, in which the visitor found
himself co-opted as a partner, fro . tern, by the Master, consultation
being necessary at times upon the point of the number of
hares in view . In reality there were a great many far too many
for hunting purposes—hut it is not improbable that their amount
seemed magnified, maybe doubled, in at least one pair of eves !
Ilospitality has a traditional association with hunting, and
nowhere was the tradition better adhered to than in pre-war
Yorkshire. Newly arrived for a few years' residence in the
many-acred county, a young man holding an official appointment,
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588 THE POLO MONTHLY [SEPT . . 1930.
west and east of England, came near to committing an unpardonable
in Yorkshire) faux pas . Hounds met at the workmanlike
hour of 10 .30 a.m ., and he had sent his horse on to a farm which
the map showed to be close to the meet . Arriving there a little
before 10.15 a .m., he was just about to mount when he encountered
the farmer . More in sorrow than in anger, the latter
addressed him with : " You're not going off, Sir, without coming
into the house ? " Hastily the young man withdrew his foot
from the stirrup and gave the fullest assurances that no such
thought had ever crossed his mind . A neat parlour, quite airless,
furnished in heavy Early Victorian style . Would the young
man have some whiskev ? (in Yorkshire they do not say " a little
whiskey " !) The young man demurred . It seemed rather
early in the day for spirits . But obviously he had to have something,
so a mild suggestion that perhaps a glass of port ? After
all, a smallish farm-house might not have any port, and it might
save the consumption of at least a pint of beer, or something
similar in quantity . But the young man did not know Yorkshire
! Eventually he mounted his horse carrying dead weight
to the extent of not only the best part of a bottle of quite sound,
if a trifle full-bodied, old port, hut, in addition, a large proportion
of a cold bacon pasty about a square foot in measurement !
And this after a substantial breakfast at home no earlier than
S .3o ! He has a dim recollection that he rode most valiantly
throughout the day, but always more or less in a trance, and
with little sense of " the realness of reality," as some German
philosopher has phrased it in a portentous volume of seventeen
hundred and forty pages and six and thirty chapters.
Of curious incidents experienced out hunting, perhaps the following
is worth recording . Scene, a deep " combe " in the
Devon and Somerset country, along the bottom of which runs
a narrow bridle-path . A large field in single file, moving at a
slow trot. To the majority the whereabouts of stag or hounds
a mystery . The near-side of the path is steeply-rising ground,
thickly wooded . On its off-side a little more undergrowth, and
then a small stream, across which there is another steep hillside.
Suddenly a confused noise ! A crash of branches, a woman's
scream ; some sort of " thud " and more crackling of brushwood.
What had happened? The hunted stag, of nearly record size
and weight, had galloped down the hill, through the trees on
the near-side of the track, jumped, and changed his feet on the
back of a lady ' s horse just behind the saddle, and gone on,
headlong, across the stream and up the hill on the opposite side!
The horse had sat down suddenly with the force of the impact,
and the lady had turned a violent back-somersault !
Space does not permit of further reminiscence, but it may be
added that hunting after the English fashion is not confined to
Great Britain and Ireland. The scarlet livery of the chase is
to be seen, and the music of hounds will meet the ear, in countries
adjacent to the Rock of Gibraltar and to the great city of Bombay
; in the Peshawar Vale and on the Down-land surrounding
Ootacamund ; not to mention other the King's overseas
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By Capt. Wilfrid Gordon Aston.
Cars for 1931.
I do not think it is overstating the case to suggest that the
British public has good reason to be grateful to the British motor
manufacturer, who, in these hard times—when there is so much
talk of depression—is showing in an unmistakable and welcome
manner that he still possesses the traditional gifts of enterprise
and pluck.
I do not say that the motor-car trade in this country is booming
; but at all events, by developing its possibilities overseas it
is doing something towards reducing unemployment and its
consequent strain on our pockets ; whilst on the other hand, in
spite of the many difficulties with which it is faced, it is giving
us cars that are better and cheaper than ever before.
I count myself to be fairly closely in touch with car manufacturing
developments, but a month or two ago if anybody had
outlined the price reductions which some of our principal car
makers have effected I would have regarded the thing as quite
impossible. What has happened is, of course, that by improving
his design the British manufacturer has opened up fresh markets
and been able to maintain and even to increase production, and
is thus able to use economies that otherwise would not be available
to him.
Certainly no one has any ground for complaint that even in
these hard-up days he has not a wide selection of really lowpriced
cars to choose from ; and amongst these are to be numbered
many that have a sound title to be considered light luxury cars.
For under £200 you can buy a really well found six-cylinder
vehicle that will do its sixty miles an hour without any marked
fuss or noise, that is good to look upon from without and well
finished within, and that really does afford accommodation for
four ordinary people.
It has always seemed to me that a had mistake was made in
the earlier days of British " Baby " cars in making the body
too tight a fit for normal-sized occupants . Even in spite of this
handicap the " Baby " car has enormously progressed in popularity,
and it is something of which we can be proud that a
typically English design is not only being exported to many
overseas countries, but is being built in large quantities in he
United States, and also in several countries in Europe.
The new class of low-priced luxury car, including such names
as Morris, Singer, Wolseley and Standard, in all of which the
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There is nothing like having a second string, or, as the phrase
goes, ' ` using a hack to save the hunter ." It has been shown
time and time again that to possess two cars definitely reduces
tHe cost c motoring . Up till recently, however, the owner of
a big luxury vehicle, en ioving all its qualities of delightful silence,
comfort, pace and dignity, has scarcely been an enthusiastic
patron of the small vehicle, because it was apt to exhibit none of
these qualities to the required degree . Rut that objection has
clearly now been overcome. You have only to try some of the
new 193I models on the road to a p preciate that in desirable points
thee have been subjected to a development which may justly be
regarded as quite astonishing.
It is generally said that the new tendency on the part of car
makers to publish their future programmes in the late summer or
early autumn reduces to some extent the interest of the Olympia
Show . That may or may not be the case, but one feels very
certain that this year it will be just as well sup ported as ever,
despite the fact that according to some authorities it may not
boast quite so much novelty as on former occasions.
As for that point, 1 have my doubts . The past twelve months
to take one instance alone have seen some very big changes
coming over the gear-box aspect . Originated in England many
years ago it has always been a feature of Riley cars` the silen:
third four-speed gear-box has been extensively developed in the
United States, and has consequently stimulated a great deal cf
activity in this direction over here.
Then in this country the Daimler Company has come forward
with an entirely new form of transmission, in conjunction with a
self-changing four-speed gear-box that had already been well
proved in Armstrong-Siddelev cars . Within the last few months
that excellent device for facilitating gear change—the free-wheelhas
been adopted as standard practice by a leading American
manufacturer. The results it has provided are so good that in
Inv mind there is little doubt that this lead will soon be followed
on this side of the Atlantic.
Meanwhile it is obvious that the more advanced sections of
designing opinion perceive that some day soon radical alterations
will have to be made in car control . Already in the case of the
Daimler fluid fly-wheel transmission the ordinary clutch pedal is
dispensed with, the clutch action being controlled absolutely
automatically, and with no possibility of jar or jerk, by the
accelerator pedal.
A similar object can he attained in many other ways, and in
the development of these alternative methods there has been, to
my knowledge, much activity, so it is quite possible that when
Olympia opens its doors we may find one or two other cars
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No doubt—with reference to the free-wheel—many who perceive
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years ago . They will wonder if there was something initially
wrong with free-wheel devices, and whether it has taken all this
time for various faults to be eradicated. No doubt in some
instances this has been the case, but the real reasons which hale
held back a movement which I ant satisfied is in every way
desirable are otherwise. First of all, even if one is keen on a
free-wheel and recognizes its demonstrable value, one will probably
be disinclined in spending a fairly large sum of money in
having it fitted.
This is an expensive process, because it implies an alteration
in existing things, and the wise motorist prefers to hang back,
therefore, until the manufacturer adopts the device and the need
for any alteration in fitting it does not arise.
In former days car builders quickly saw that they had got
to standardize speedometers, detachable wheels, electric lighting
and starting installations, because so many of their customers
fitted these things as extras.
The free-wheel, however, is not an addition but a change in
the transmission.
The reason we have so many\four-speed gear-boxes with silent
thirds to-day (and there will be more in a month's time), and
the reason why the free-wheel has in one instance become
standardized, are one and the sane . They are that in America
over-production, together with some rather hectic financial
influences, have lately led to intense competition between its car
manufacturers . They must develop new ideas if they are to get
ahead . History has shown that time and time again it is the firm
that is " up against it, " that, on a neck-or-nothing principle,
takes a desperate leap, that ultimately turns out to be a big stride
in progress.
Next to the wide use of the four-speed gear-box—which, by
the way, implies the need for but little extra gear changing—
perhaps the most important technical development is the pronounced
favour into which the positive-acting fuel pump has
come. This is to be found on cars of practically all classes, and
there can be no question but that it represents a move in a
desirable direction.
During the last year or two there has been all too much
evidence that the fire risk in all sorts of cars is not negligible,
and it must be at once granted that the best way in which this
ever-present danger can be resisted is the provision of a tank at
the back, together with some means which will ensure that the
amount of inflammable spirit adjacent to the hot exhaust pipe
or to the ignition system is the very minimum . The positive
fuel pump gives this result, since it implies that in this situation
there is only an eighth of a pint of petrol required to fill the float
chamber . A further advantage is that, however hard the engine
is driven, there is no tendency for the petrol supply to dry up.
Yet, further, there is a distinct saving in weight and complication.
It is interesting to note that even in some of the very 'cheapest
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does not mean incurring very much construction expense, it is
just as well perhaps that it should be provided.
By the way, I note that in a very large number of new bodies
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quarter light is used, and in many instances this is adjustable.
This is certainly a welcome introduction, for all the experiments
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Pow— CONTENTS—October, 1930.
Current Topics . ..
The International Matches
Impressions and Comments. By Harry Disston
Some Sidelights . ..
Sales of Ponies on Long Island
Polo Ponies at Meadow Brook . ..
American Open Championship
Newmarket and West Suffolk . ..
West Somerset . ..
The Biarritz Season
Countess of Dudley Cup . . . . . . . . . . ..
German Championship at ('ologne
Tournaments in India
Notes from Kashmir
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A Glamorous Morning. By Hugo N. Bolton
Hunt Slasterships . ..
Some Hints for Youngsters (IV) . By " Martin Gale "
Hunter Breeding for Profit . ..
MOTORING
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CURRENT TOPICS.
Mrs. Roark's Bereavement.
The visit of Capt. C . T . I . Roark with the English team to
the United States had a tragic ending owing to the death of
Angus Stormonth-Darling, only child of Mrs . Roark. He was
141 years of age. The marriage of Capt . and Mrs. Roark took
place last July . Mrs. Roark accompanied her husband to the
United States, but about three weeks after their arrival her son
was taken ill, and was removed to a nursing home in London.
His mother dashed back to England, arriving in London two
days before the death of the boy . The funeral took place on
September 29th at Kirriemuir, Scotland, where he was buried in
the vault of his father's family.
Pony Question in International Polo.
Some trenchant remarks, with which we do not associate ourselves,
are sent by a correspondent on the subject of the International
matches : " So we've been beaten again, as 1 thought
we would, and I think it must have been on pony power . You
cannot systematically part with all the best in the country and
hope for anything else . So long as we contest the Cup as a
means of making money over the mounts we will never win it.
The conditions of the Cup are absurd, there being nothing International
about them. The only possible fair conditions are where
(1) the Cup is contested alternately in this country and America;
2) the ponies played must be got (bred), reared and trained in

6 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT., 1930.
their respective countries . I see the Australian ponies averaged
L600 apiece, and the International ones fetched a big sum . It's
high time that the Americans are made to understand that
the contest is not a trial of players, but purely one of
dollars . It's the same with the yachting trophy . Let us
say to America : ` Keep your cups, or make the conditions
reasonably fair . ' It merely requires a little courage, and they
would see that we meant business and a fair deal . All these
hackneyed, honeyed words are sheer bunkum . If our sportsmen
can't do it, employ Snowden !
Photo b y] WIIITE SLAVE, ]D000is moss.
an eight-year-old thoroughbred brown mare, ridden by Capt. Roark in the
International matches and subsequently sold to Mr . S. Sanford for £2,600 .
White Slave 's Breeding.
It is recorded of White Slave, who had the distinction of
fetching top price at the sale of the International ponies on Long
Island (reported in detail on another page) that she was bred
by Mr. Guy Fairfax at Bilborough, near York . She was got by
Primary, the well-known East Riding sire, from Circus Girl.
She was trained by her owner's son for polo, and sold to Capt.
Alexander of the i i th Hussars, who was soon to realize that he
had a star pony, which the Hurlingham Committee purchased
later . Circus Girl was by St. Simonimi out of Houp-la by
Rosebery. She produced White Slave in 1822, and died in the

OCT . . 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
following year. These details are recorded in Volume XXV
of the General Stud Book.
A Team for California.
Following the successful polo tournament he arranged at
Osmaston Manor, near Derby, reported last month, Sir Ian
Walker, it is stated, is planning a trip to California, whither
he hopes in January to take a polo team, consisting of himself,
his cousin Capt. Dwyer Reid Walker, Col . Boles and another yet
to be selected.
Taunton Vale Season.
The season of the Taunton Vale Polo Club, which began on
April 16th, ended on August 2gth with two matches, the first
being the final for the Ward-Jackson " Points " Cup, which had
been played for throughout the season ; and the second, a
novices' match, in which the teams contained four beginners,
aged sixteen to nineteen years, two on either side . In the former
match the Challengers beat the Holders (received 2) by 7 goals
to ; and in the latter the Cheepers defeated the Cubs by
4 goals to o . The competing teams were : Challengers:
Lieut.-Com. H . Iiemmis (R .N .), Lieut .-Col . G . Liddell, Major
L . A. Jones-Mortimer, H . L . P . Walsh . Holders : N. B.
Dunbar, A . G . Saunders, Lieut.-Com . H . Wilkinson, H . M.
Crosby . Cheepers .• T. H . Walsh, J . Bayly, G . N . Oates, J.
Phillips . Cubs . J. Ingram, J. Crosby, C . J . Ingram, Capt . C.
Ward-Jackson.
Laversine.
Baron Robert de Rothschild has arranged his usual autumn
tournament season at Laversine, about forty miles from Paris,
where he has two private polo grounds. From October 6th to
the end of the month there will be play at Laversine four days a
week, including tournaments for the Laversine Open Cup, the
Champlatreux Open Handicap Cup and the Chantilly Cup, which
is open to teams totalling not more than twelve points . Layersine
is close to Chantilly, the French training centre, where there
is plenty of accommodation for horses and men . Those wishing
to play at Laversine can obtain all information from Baron R . de
Rothschild, I .aversine, par Creil, Oise, France.
Foxley Cup at Beaufort Club.
The Beaufort Polo Club ' s low handicap American tournament
for the Foxley Cup was won by Sir Edward Durand's Clouds
team, who had a net score of 4 1, goals. Maj . T . J . Longworth's
Skylarks team, the runners-up, totalled 2 goals . The teams
were : —Clouds : Mr . A . W . Mosselmans, No. t ; Mr. A . Brunner,
No. Sir Edward Durand, No. 3 ; and Maj . R. G . Menzies
(back) . Skylarks : The Hon . K. W. Rous, No. i ; Maj . E . M.
Watts, No . 2 ; Maj . T . J. Longworth, No. 3 ; and Maj . A . C.
Gordon Smythe (back) .

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Autumn Novices ' Cup.
The Folly Farm team won the Autumn Novices' Cup tournament
at the Beaufort Club, beating in the final tie the Starboard
Lights team, who were conceding a half goal, after a fast and
very keenly contested game, by 6 goals to 4 . Mr. T . M . Hilder,
in the fifth chukker, replaced Sir Edward Durand, the Starboard
Lights' No. i, who had a severe fall . Teams :—Folly Farm
The Duke of Beaufort, Capt . M . P . Benton, Capt . A . B . P . L.
Vincent and Mr . H . Lloyd Thomas (back) . Starboard Lightc:
Sir Edward Durand, Mr . E . A. Philippi, Mr. W. F . Holman
and Maj . A . C . Gordon Smythe (back).
Phoenix Park.
A well-contested match was played on the All-Ireland Polo
Club's ground at Nine Acres, Phoenix Park, Dublin, last month,
between the A.I .P.C . and Dublin Clubs' teams, for the Social
Clubs' Cup . The latter side won by four goals to three . For
the winners, Maxwell.-Arnott scored three times and Maj . Kirkwood
once, while the losers' goals all came from J. P . A.
Larminie. The teams were :—Dublin Clubs : Mr. F . J . Lillis,
No. i ; Mr. J. J. Durack, No . 2 ; Mr. Maxwell-Arnott, No. 3;
and Maj . T. W. Kirkwood (back) . All-Ireland Polo Club . Mr.
W. Magrath, No . i ; Mr . R . H . Usher, No . 2 ; Mr. J. P . A.
Larminie, No . 3 ; and Mr. C . Balding (back).
New Irish Handicaps.
The A11-Ireland Polo Club has issued a new list of handicaps.
At the head of affairs are Maj . T . W . Kirkwood and Mr . Cecil
Balding, who are each rated at 7 . Mr. Balding's handicap is
unchanged, but Maj . Kirkwood is raised by one point . No
greater compliment could be paid the popular Hon . Secretary
of the A .I .P .C ., who played with the Quidnuncs' team in England
and figured in the British team against America in 1924.
He is one of the season's outstanding players . Sir Lingard
Goulding and Mr. J. A. B . Trench are on the 5-point mark.
This is a fair rating, as both have played very little this season.
Mr. Maxwell-Arnott is rated at 4, but on this season's form he
is worth one point more. Mr. Jack McCann is also at 4 .
Another player who has been " promoted " is Mr. W. Magee,
from i to 2, and Herr von Dehn is raised from zero to T . Mr.
J . J. Durack might be worth a point more than the 2 given him.
Pony Breeding in India.
Well filled with interesting contributions is the October
number of Horse-Breeding, the organ of the National Horse-
Breeding and Show Society of India . One article of special
importance, " India, a Horse-Breeding Country, " is another
effort to make Indians perceive how they are neglecting their
opportunities for making their country a fine horse-breeding area.
In a contribution dealing with polo pony breeding it is written :

OCT ., 1930 .1 THE POLO MONTHLY
" It will be an interesting investigation to endeavour to ascertain
how we stand in India with regard to suitable blood lines. There
is no doubt that the country has already bred some really highclass
polo ponies, but they have ` come by chance ' and their
production has not been achieved by scientific methods. It
is a line of study well worth the attention of the breeder and the
polo player. The former, if he wishes to breed polo ponies,
or horses with the polo temperament which is so desirable, will
find an instructive and profitable line of exploration in the pedigrees
in the Stallion Register ; and the latter would be well
advised to study the antecedents of the likely looking prospect
which he purposes to buy, as the pony bred on the right lines
will probably train more easily and quickly, and give more
satisfaction and a speedier return for the outlay ."
THE
INTERNATIONAL
MATCHES.
The Cup remains in the United States.
As recorded in our September issue, America beat England
at Meadow Brook on September 6th by io goals to 5 . In the
second match on the loth the home team proved successful again
by 14 goals to 9, so a third match was unnecessary . Thus the
International Cup will remain in the care of the United States
Polo Association for at least another three years.
America were fortunate in that they were able to place their
best available side in the field with each member in the position
which he habitually fills in the game . England, on the other
hand, were obliged to produce a line-up which had not been
contemplated when the players left these shores . Owing to the
fact that Mr. Aidan Roark had to be operated on for mastoid
trouble soon after his arrival in the United States his services
were missing ; Capt. R . George, suffering from a severe cold,
was unable to find his form in the practice games ; while Mr.
Barney Balding, who had been hurriedly sent for from Chicago,
so severely injured his shoulder in one of the last practice matches
that he could not be called on to serve even as a reserve.
All this had the effect of causing Capt . Tremayne (who was
himself suffering from a badly damaged thumb) to appoint Mr.
Gerald Balding to play in the International matches at No . 1,
a position strange to him. Similarly Mr. L . Lacey at No . 2
was in a place which he has hardly ever filled in important polo.
Capt . C . T. I . Roark at No. 3 was the pivot of the team and
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its captain on the field . At back England had Mr. Humphrey
Guinness, who had displayed most encouraging form in the
practice games . In the circumstances the challenging side
acquitted themselves well in both matches . Although beaten by
decisive margins they held a winning chance up to a point on
both occasions.
Individually the members of the Hurlingham side did not
suffer in comparison with their adversaries, the consensus of
opinion being that it was pony power which finally turned the
scale in favour of the home team in each contest . The good
prices made at the sale of England's ponies, however, was a
tribute to the fine work accomplished by Capt . M . J. Kingscote
Photo by] [ II ide II orld Photos.
PARADE OF POSIES
before the first of the International matches at Meadow Brook.
in getting them together on behalf of the Hurlingham Club . The
United States relied on exactly the same team as had proved
victorious against the Argentine in 1928.
England 's Fine Effort in the First Match.
Weather conditions were favourable when the teams rode out
for the first game on the 6th, when the crowd of 45,000 formed
a record for the International series. The home team were good
favourites, but the game had not been long in progress before
it was realized that they were up against a stiff task and would
have to go all out to win . As will be seen by the subjoined
details of scoring by periods, it was not until the last two
chukkers that they were able to claim any predominating
advantage .

OCT., 1930.] THE POLO MONTHLY II
Photo by] [Sport and General
CAPT. R. GEORGE, OF THE ARMY IN INDIA.
Indisposition prevented him from being played at No . l in last month's
International matches .

United States beat Great Britain.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
I . Mr . Eric Pedley . . 8 I . Mr. Gerald Balding 8
2 . Mr . E . A. S . Hopping . 8 2 . Mr. Lewis Lacey . 9
3 . Mr . Thomas Hitchcock, 3 . Capt. C . T . I . Roark 9
jun.
Bk. Mr . Winston Guest .
Io
8 Bk. Mr. Humphrey
Guinness
34
Io goals . 5 goals.
SCORE BY PERIODS.
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 2 I I I I I 2 10
Great Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 1 0 I I 0 0-- 5
GOALS BY INDIVIDUALS.
First Period . Fifth Period.
I . Roark Great Britain 9 . Hopping United States
2. Pedley United States I o. Lacey Great Britain
3. Lacey Great Britain
Second Period.
4. Pedley United States
5. Pedley United States
Siith Period.
I I . Hitchcock United States
12. Lacey Great Britain
6.
Third Period.
Balding Great Britain
13.
Seventh Period.
Hopping United States
7. Hopping United States Eighth Period.
Fourth Period.
14. Hitchcock United States
8. Pedley United States 15. Pedley . . . United States
SUBSTITUTIONS : None.
REFEREE : Mr . Louis E . Stoddard.
UMPIRES : For the United States, Capt . Wesley J . White;
for Great Britain, Mr . Jack Nelson.
TIMEKEEPERS : Al Sadenwatter and Martin Dowling.
SCORERS : Robert Middlekamp and Robert W . Dowling.
TIME OF GAME : Eight periods of j minutes each.
First Period.
For a description of the play, period by period, we draw on
the report of Mr . Vernon van Ness, who, together with Mr.
Robert Kelley and other colleagues, produced a long and graphic
account of the International struggles in the New York Times.
Capt . White bowled in the ball to open the match, Hitchcock
turned it and then Guinness drove in and scrimmage followed.
Guest then turned the ball and hit to Hopping, who centred
the ball, and just as Guinness intercepted Umpire White called
a foul on Pedley for crossing the ball . Roark then made a fortyyard
free hit for the first goal of the game.
Score : Great Britain 1, United States o.
On Guinness's hit-in Hopping turned the ball and Hitchcock
drove to the goal, just missing . On the next hit-in Pedlev

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turned the ball and then rode up between the goal posts, tying
the score.
Score : Great Britain i, United States r.
On the drive-out both teams rode up the field near the British
goal, with Pedley and Hitchcock sending the ball along, when
it was turned in by Roark. It was then taken along by Roark
towards the goal, where Pedley intercepted it, only to have
Lacey steal the ball at sixty yards out and send it through on
a beautiful angle shot.
Score : Great Britain 2, United States 1.
Hitchcock made three strokes down the field, and Roark saved
by turning the ball . Pedley made two drives when Roark again
saved and turned the ball . Pedley was thrown from his mount
and play stopped until he was mounted. Guinness made a long
pass just before the bell after a race with Guest, in which Roark's
mount White Slave outdistanced Guest's Merry Valley . Roark
slashed the ball for the goal and was wide by only a few inches.
That ended the period.
Score : Great Britain 2, United States i.
Second Period.
After Guest had driven out to open the second period Lacey
turned the ball very neatly and came inside the American
defence, but drove to the boards . Hitchcock then hit far up
the field to Pedley, who shot the ball with an angle drive to tie
the score.
Score : Great Britain 2, United States 2.
After the ball was again put in action the teams scrimmaged
in midfield . Hitchcock drove to the side-lines on the sixty-yard
line . Then the ball was turned by Pedley, and just as he made
his drive tor a goal Roark bumped into him and the ball went
over the end line. Roark made a run down the field after a
scrimmage at the sideboard and drove up for the goal, but he
shot wide at the mark.
Hopping turned the ball and Guest hit it twice, driving it up
the field, where Hitchcock missed and Hopping centred . Pedley
then missed a shot for the goal and the ball went over the end
line. Pedlev put the United States ahead a half minute later
when Hitchcock turned the ball at Guinness's drive-out, leaving
a perfect set up for Pedlev, who drove squarely between posts.
Score : United States 3, Great Britain 2.
Guest hit over the end line after Hitchcock, and he had hit
the ball into a scrimmage near the goal, with Hopping and
Hitchcock trying to put the ball in from scrimmage . Roark
rode through and made a thirty-yard drive, which Balding took
up, stroked twice and then drove over the end line just as the
bell rang ending the period.
Score : United States 3, Great Britain 2.
Third Period.
Hitchcock hit out and Hopping centred . Guest missed.
Lacey rode in and made a beautiful pass to Balding, who made
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Score : United States 3, Great Britain 3.
After a scrimmage in the infield and a run down to the west
sideboard, Hitchcock took the ball from Lacey and made a
fine centring shot which Pedley almost put in, the hall hitting
Guinness's mount . Guinness hit out and in a scrimmage near
the east sideboard Balding's horse tripped and fell . Balding
rolled on the ground unhurt just as the umpire's whistle blew
calling time.
Guinness hit out and Hitchcock missed. Roark then broke
his mallet . Coming back on the field with a new mallet, Roark
attempted to turn hack Pedley alone, who had ridden on to
the ball and slipped through the British defence. Hopping
stroked up the field on the vest side and made the most
spectacular goal of the game on a beautiful angle shot to put
the United States in front once more.
Score : United States 4, Great Britain 3.
Just as Pedley was riding on to the ball after this play the
bell sounded, ending the period.
Score : United States 4, Great Britain 3.
Fourth Period.
Lacey missed in a scrimmage after the hit-out and then Hitchcock
made a short hit. Guest came up and drove over the
sideboards . Hopping twice drove down the field, but was
ridden off the ball . Guest then came up behind him and smashed
for the goal and Lacey saved, turning the ball to the sideboard.
The teams rode up the field, the ball finally being driven up
to the end line.
Hitchcock lifted the ball across the field . Pedley and Hitchcock
turned the ball into the centre of the field, Hitchcock sending
a high, long drive that fell twenty yards short of the goal.
Pedley was hooked by Roark as he attempted to take a pass
from Hitchcock, but Hitchcock passed to Pedley, and Pedley
scored a goal.
Score : United States 5, Great Britain 3.
Then followed scrimmages at midfield . Lacey and Hitchcock
engaged in a duel at midfield in which Hitchcock had the better
of it, due mainly to his superior mount Toughey. Hitchcock
turned the hall up the field and Hopping missed a neat angle
shot as the ball hit Lacey's horse.
In the last minute of play Roark broke through the American
defence and sent the ball far down the field, but Guinness was
unable to take the pass as his mount was nearly exhausted, and
Pedley hit across the field to Hitchcock as the hell rang, and
Hitchcock drove to the sideboards, ending the period.
Score : United States 5, Great Britain 3.
Fifth Period.
Guest hit out to start the period . Hitchcock hit to Guest up
the field a short way when Roark turned the ball and centred
it down close to the goal, but there were no British near there
and Pedley drove towards the side, when Roark turned the

I hi bv I TILE STICCESSI'UT, DEFENDERS O F TIIF IN'I'ERNATIONAI . TROI'IHY . f n in orId Milo).
The American players (left to right) are Mr . Eric Pedley, Alr. E . A. S . flopping, Alr. T . Hitchcock, junr ., and
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ball and passed to Balding, the drive being wide . Hitchcock
and Pedlev then sent the ball up the field in series of short
drives, but it went over the end line . After the hit-out, Hopping
drove up the field . The ball hit the sideboard at the
midfield marker . After the ball had been bowled out, Balding
and Lacey over-rode the ball and Hitchcock came up for a long
drive, going wide however. After the ball was hit out it went
to midfield, where a fierce struggle among the eight horsemen
took place and out of which Hopping rode like a whirlwind
upon the ball, meeting it at the sixty-yard line and driving it
straight between the goal posts for another American goal.
Score : United States 6, Great Britain 3.
Half a minute after this, after the teams had scrimmaged for
a few seconds at midfield, Roark took the ball up the field to
the thirty-yard line and Lacey sent it in for a goal.
The gong had sounded just before the run by Roark started,
and when the goal was scored it ended the period.
Score : United States 6, Great Britain 4.
Sixth Period.
A foul was called on Guest for hitting across Balding just
after the ball had been bowled in . Roark had a thirty-yard
free hit, but Hitchcock deflected the ball over the line for a
safety.
Then followed a British run down the field which was momentarily
stopped by Hitchcock, who then missed, allowing the
British to continue far down the field, where Guest turned the
ball . The Americans then made another concerted rush and
had it only a few feet from the goal when Lacey cut in and a
scrimmage resulted with the ball finally going over the end line.
Pedley and Hopping teamed to bring the ball back from midfield
after a hit-out close to the goal, only to lose a fine chance
when Hopping's drive went wide and over the end line. A
series of scrimmages near the east sideboard finally resulted in
a centring pass from Pedley to Hitchcock, Hitchcock sending
the ball through for the seventh United States goal.
Score : United States 7, Great Britain 4.
Guest's long run up-field, in which he twice stroked the ball
to within twenty yards of the goal, was turned back by Guinness,
and right on top of this Lacey, the veteran player on the field,
who had been riding brilliantly for the British, took the ball the
length of the field after the hit-out, and in four strokes put it
between the goal posts to bring Great Britain's score up to five
just before the period ended.
Score : United States 7, Great Britain 5,
Seventh Period.
After the teams lined up Pedley hit out for a short distance
when Guinness turned the ball . A hot scrimmage took place
in midfield . Roark finally got on the ball, and with a sweeping
drive took it down beyond the centre, when Guest turned the

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hall in . Another scrimmage followed, out of which Hitchcock
took the ball and passed to Hopping to send it in for a goal.
Score : United States 8, Great Britain 5.
When the ball was put into play again Pedley took it from
the west sideboard, and in two drives made a desperate try
for a goal which failed only by inches.
The British turned the ball back to midfield, where a hard
scrimmage from one side of the field took place with both teams
fighting hard to get the ball, and with every player missing, until
finally Guinness got hold of the ball and drove it down the
field, where Roark took the pass and drove to the sideboard.
Lacey got the ball away from Pedley, but Hitchcock turned
it down field, though Guinness turned it back.
Hitchcock again turned it back to the thirty-yard line, but the
British, with Guinness leading the attack, once more swirled
up beyond midfield, with Balding and Roark hard on the ball.
A long scrimmage followed until Hitchcock lofted the ball to
the sixty-yard line, where Pedley made a lofting shot that went
wide and over the end line.
Score : United States S, Great Britain 5.
Eighth Period.
The teams lined up on the forty-yard line near the north goal
where the ball had hit the hoard at the end of the previous
period, as the eighth and last session got under way . The ball
was driven to midfield and a scrimmage followed, out of which
Hitchcock passed to Pedley, who took it up field with one drive
to the twenty-yard mark, but then shot wide of the goal . Hitchcock,
riding recklessly, then dashed up and made a beautiful
angle shot, scoring the ninth American goal.
Score : United States 9, Great Britain 5.
When the teams lined up again Hopping took the ball from
the throw-in and drove out of hounds thirty yards beyond midfield
. When the ball was put in play again Pedley and Hopping
drove down to the sixty-yard line, and then in a short scrimmage
a foul was called on Guest, who hit across Balding.
Hitchcock blocked Guinness's free foul shot and Pedley hit
the ball up the field . At this juncture the whistle blew again
for some apparent foul, but after the umpires had conferred over
this for a few seconds they rode to the stands to consult with
Referee Louis Stoddard, and he apparently found no foul had
been committed . Play was resumed with Hopping smashing the
ball out from the cross end, sending it to the forty yard line,
where Pedley put it in with a backhand angle shot.
Score : United States io, Great Britain 5.
Right after this Lacey took the ball from scrimmage and
missed a very long shot, the ball going over the end line . After
Guest had hit out he drove the ball far down field in two strokes,
but fell short when both he and Hopping missed and Guinness
and Lacey turned the ball up the field and it went over the end
line . After the next hit-in Hopping got the ball out of a scrimmage
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Guest took it away from the British, racing down the west
side of the field and driving the ball in two long smashes into
the south-west corner, from where he made one desperate smash,
lofting the ball into the air and wide of the goal . The ball
was hit out and both teams were scrimmaging for it forty feet
from the goal when the final whistle blew ending the game.
Final score : United States io, Great Britain 5.
Tribute to the Ponies.
The match was followed by the usual interviews . When Mr.
Hitchcock came in after the final period he ran into his father
and at once congratulated him on the fine condition of the
American mounts, which had been in charge of the elder
Hitchcock. " This will be one of the hardest fought International
matches I have ever played in," said the American captain,
" and the score does not in any wise indicate how strongly the
games will be contested throughout . Our ponies were superb
and were a big factor in our victory. Not a pony failed us
to-day . Our competition was very strong through the first six
periods, and the game that our opponents played was a
credit to Great Britain . We are meeting a stronger team than
has been sent over here in years ." There was a touch of
optimism in the British camp despite the defeat. Capt. Charles
Tremayne reflected it in his statement to the Press when he
said : " We look forward to next Wednesday's game with
optimism . T never saw six better chukkers than those of to-day's
match, and all eight players did beautifully . " He paid high
tribute to Roark's excellent game, and added : " I think he
was the outstanding player ." The players themselves had little
to say, Lewis Lacey being among those who reiterated the fact
that " it was a great gane ."
Opinions of the Critics.
In critically reviewing the first match in the following morning's
New Fork Threes, Mr. Robert F . Kelley wrote :—" The
predicted runaway of the American side, the overwhelming victory
that had been confidently looked for, failed utterly to corrie
into sight. The Americans won, but they had to fight every
inch of the way against a British team that stood up and fought
back from the opening gong to the close . The teams rode
between a rolling bank of sound from the start to the finish.
Front the opening shout that greeted captain Thomas Hitchcock,
jun ., of the American team, the first of the players to appear,
until the last American attack rolled wide at the final bell, the
spectators, standing most of the time, roared forth their appreciation
of great, fighting polo that was being played before them.
All through the first half and through the sixth period in the
second half, the British side, which had been granted only a
fighting chance, staved with the American side, rode shoulder
to shoulder with it and had more than a fighting chance to
catch it. The score at the end of that sixth period was 7 goals
to 5, with the Americans leading .

y] ENGLAND'S TEAM Al' MEADO\V BROOK, [Iluie II orld
comprising (left to right) Mr . Gerald Balding, Mr . Lewis Lacev, Capt . C. T. I. Roark and Mr . Humphrey Guinness .
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20 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT., 1930.
Then, in the final two periods, the slight edge, the little bit
of team cohesion that had kept the Americans to the front,
finally broke through . The British ponies, which had travelled
so far for this match, fell off a bit and in the last two periods
the Americans rode away. But even then they made no runaway
of it. They had to fight for the three additional goals
that they earned . There were no outstanding heroes on either
side. All eight of the men rode for all they were worth, and
all eight of them had spots of great, superlative play.
If it were necessary to pick out a single man on each team,
perhaps the Irishman, Pat Roark, was the most vivid figure
among the British, and Earle A. S . Hopping among the
Americans.
This was Roark's second chance at the American team. He
had ridden in defeat with the British of 192 . Yesterday he
came very close to riding in victory . He was all over the field,
particularly in the two periods when he sat astride the shortcoupled,
blaze-faced White Slave . His hitting lacked the length
of some of the American drives, but it had direction, and he
was for ever dropping down out of the clouds to break up promising
American attacks. Young Hopping, who had been the
doubtful member of the American team in practice, the youngster
whose post at No . 2 was unsettled until the last minute, rode
and hit as he had never done before . It was the flashing,
stabbing length of his drives that picked up the American team
whenever the amazing, stubborn fight of the British seemed to
have it hogged down, and throughout he was a grim-riding
fighter, bent low over the necks of his ponies in long runs, or
leaning at crazy angles from his saddle to stop other runs ."
America 's No. 1.
" It would be manifestly unfair," continued Mr . Kelley, " to
pick out one man above the others in the American victory.
Pointed at as one of those who had gone into a slump as the
Americans lost their last two practice games, Eric, Pedley, the
first Westerner ever named on an International team, wrote his
name, without any blurred letters, firmly alongside the great
No . i players of history . Pedley was the high scorer of the
game, with five goals to his credit . This does not often mean
much, for others put the ball up in scoring position for you.
But it meant more than usual yesterday. It meant that Pedley,
finding himself against a back in Humphrey Guinness, who clung
to him like a leech and banged into things with gusto, managed
to slip away from this man and to score at least three of his
goals on amazing angles . Twice Pedley turned what seemed
to be wide sallies by the Americans into scores when he came
from out of the pack and poked through the ball just as it rolled
wide . All afternoon he was where he was wanted, and he most
certainly was among the major reasons for the success of the
United States . Pedley and Hopping carried the American
team, more or less, during those first periods when the British
fought back with such surprising strength . There was too much

Photo byl
MR . WINSTON GUEST 111'ide
on the ball in the first of the International matches, which _America won by 10 goals to 5 .
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for Hitchcock and Winston Guest to do in the way of defence
for them to keep pumping terrific drives up as they had been
doing in practice. Pedley and Popping had to work for their
scores, and they came through in superb fashion . Hitchcock,
during the first half, was working furiously to keep the British
from getting away. They hurried him a good bit and his
drives lacked some of the length they often have . But he was
all over on defence, and Guest, called on for more defence than
he had to produce in any of the American matches, came through
handsomely."
The English Players.
" Nor would it . be any fairer," concluded Mr . Kelley in his
criticism of the players, " to give Roark the entire credit for
the British side . Lewis Lacey, the veteran of then all, who
rode in his third International match and in a strange position,
was often a galloping genius, banging into things despite the
fact that he was the lightest man on the field, stealing balls
from Hitchcock and making amazing shots. Lacey was the
Lacey of old, which meant that he was one of the greatest polo
players ever to play the game . Young Guinness, the last-minute
addition to the team, the 28-year-old officer, did all that was
asked of him . He played a sound and an aggressive back—
a hard-hitting back . Now and again he missed, but he missed
as wholeheartedly as he hit, with a full, looping swing, gambling
on all or nothing. The weakest spot in the British team was
in the No. i position. Gerry Balding, though, could not be
blamed entirely for this . He missed a couple of goals that
should have been his, but he was asked to play this position
at the last minute, with no practice and practically no experience
behind him to help him . Then, during the course of play, the
British often played as though they had no No . i, failing to
hit up to him and leaving him riding around out in front ."
Lord Cowdray's Impressions.
Viscount Cowdray cabled his impressions of the matches to
the News Chronicle (London) . Of the first game he wrote : —
" Defeated, but not disgraced ! to goals to 5 may well seem to
those who read the account of the match a severe beating, but
actually until six-eighths of the game had been played, those
who were on the spot were sitting on a volcano of excitement,
and while the Englishman present may have felt that his hopes
were almost too good to be true, it did seem up to that period
to be anyone's game . The first five chukkkers were the best
polo that I have ever seen. All eight players were playing well
and hitting the ball brilliantly, and as for Capt. Roark, who
was the outstanding player of the two sides, I have never seen
a better or more graceful exhibition of hard polo . On the opposing
side two magnificent goals in the second chukker by Mr.
Eric Pedley were a great factor in the result, but although this
robbed England of the lead, we who were watching felt that
such brilliant shots were the fortune of war and not likely to
be repeated . It was in the sixth chukker, with the score at

Gerald Balding was not sufficiently fed and, as almost invariably
happens when a forward is thus handicapped, he began
gradually to • - •nfiden - and towards the end of the game
did not take
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was not anything like up to his usual form . Mr. Lacey was
inclined to get too far back in the game, and with this and a
few other faults corrected there is no doubt that the English
will play much better as a team . Undoubtedly the better side
won . The performance of the English ponies, with only one
exception, was more than up to expectations, and they certainly
held their own with the American string."
" Faster Ponies . "
The special correspondent of the Times wrote : " The
American side had the faster ponies and were able to outdistance
the English team in attack and overtake them in defence . Their
chief strength lay where, beforehand, they had said their weakness
would lie in attack. Both Pedley and Hopping played
a great game . Their shooting powers took most people by
surprise, for they scored goals from long range and from angles
from which most players would not think of aiming for goal.
Hitchcock hardly played up to his reputation . At times his
hitting was the dominating feature of the game, but apart from
that there was little to set him above the other players . Guest,
at back, had the advantage of being very well mounted and
let little pass him. The Americans were the harder riders and
the more strenuous in riding-off. They were out to win, and

\Ir. Paul Brown 's sketches depict the following incidents in the International matches 1) Roa
following a 60 yards ' pass from Hopping . (3) Roark rides Pedley off the ball and ge a go
yards' range. (5) A grand goal by Hopping in the sixth period of the second game. ) Gui
of the second game. (ii) One of the many occasions on which Balding was in positid fre
desperate shot while hampered by Balding . (10) Pedley- scores from 60 yards at an angle 40° .

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v. Hopping, a fine backhander by the English player . (2) A goal by Pedley
d stroke, but Hopping shoots up and steals the ball . (4) Lacey scores from 60
less saves with a superb sliced stroke . (7) Hitchcock hits one of the best goals
of opposition, but the ball was not passed up to him . (9) Hitchcock gets in a
(11) Guinness goes down the field in great style .
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they won . During the game five free hits were awarded, and
all against them . The English showing for six chukkers was
above expectation, and hut for the failure of the defence towards
the end they might have made a closer fight ."
Rival Pony Strings.
There were 154 ponies in the strings available for the rival
teams at Meadow Brook . Of these the Americans had 99, while
the British listed 55, twenty others which they brought with them
not being listed . Each pony bore a number on its saddle cloth.
The ponies and their numbers follow :
GREAT BRITAIN.
1. Aber . 20 . Spook . 39 . Panco Sierra.
2 . Armistice . 21 . Stella . 40. Benedictine.
3 . Cadbury . 22 . Aristocrat . 41. Lady Luck.
1 . Cross Stitch . 23 . Bunworrv . 12. Royal Flush.
5 . Drayton . 24 . Carnation . .13 . Lorette.
6 . Jupiter . 25 . Floss . 44 . Neptune.
7 . Marquise . 26 . Joy Bells . 45 . Lucille.
8 . Bayby . 27 . Llama . 46 . ] .unaris.
9 . Miramar . 28 . Aloneda . 47 . Flecho.
10 . Peter Pau . 29 . Peacemaker . 48. Naimubi.
11 . Anselmi . 30 . Splash . 49 . Sirena.
12 . Dairvmaid . 31 . Terorica . 50. San Lorenzo.
13 . Findennis . 32. Weymouth . 51. Argentina.
14. Lady Pvrcherly . 33 . White Slave . 52. R-artnaby.
15 . Nora . 34 . Guarani . 53. Vixen.
16 . Pocket Pistol . 35 . Rolle . 51 . Listen.
17. Silver Morn . 36 . Manuel . 25. Blue Train.
18 . Sincerity . 37 . Merl Sol.
19 . Sonny Boy . 38 . The Nun.
1 .
2 .
Katrina .
Katrillo .
UNITED STATES .
34. White Heather.
35 . Herald .
67. Galgo.
68. Red.
3. ]3ajador . :36 . Black Dennis . 69. Nimbo.
4 . Zanga . 37 . Flower Bed . 70. Cascade.
5 . Ellen . 38 . Misterio . 71 . Jupiter.
6 . Blue Cloud . 39 . Lovely Lady . 72. Lady Slane.
7 . Andes . 40 . Australia . 73. Gartara.
8. Saucio . 41 . Maravilla . 74. Fairy Story.
9 . Milonga . 42 . Puddle Jumper . 75 . Santos Vega.
10. Cacique . 43 . Biddy . 76. None So Pretty.
11 . Rio Quarto . 41 . Whitey . 77 . Bull Dog.
12 . Celia . 45 . Dod!_e Thorp . 78. Wonder Whv.
13 . Caprichio . 46 . Gamita . 79 . Son of the Hills.
14 . Laura . 47 . Buena . &0 . Chuckle.
15 . Ruth . 48 . Traveller . 81 . Ruby.
16 . Firpo . 49 . Faith . 82 . Sky Lark.
17 . Famila . 50 . China . 83 . Hands Up.
18 . Hispana . 51 . Flapper . 84 . Flying Cloud.
19 . \[aitana . 52 . Marse . 85 . Telly Bean.
20 . Menelik . 53 . Busy Bee . 86 . Wayard.
21 . Gabla . 51 . Toodles . 87. Adela.
22 . Chinoco . 55 . Boyd . 88. Lista.
23 . John . 56 . _Mice . 89. Vimpush.
24 . Toughey . 57 . Tut . 90 . Shot Gun.
25 . Margot . 58 . The Lark . 91 . Late Night.
26 . Shadow . 59 . Clarence . 92 . Apulia.
27 . Churea . 60 . Rip Collins . 93 . Judy.
28. Chico . 61 . Billy Russell . 94 . Rich Girl.
29 . Bonito . 62 . Juan . 95 . Mona Lisa.
30 . Clockwork . 63 . Norah . 96 . Pekoe.
31 . Tonola . 64 . Sunbeam . 97 . Firefly.
32. Verne . 65. Socks . 98 . Citroen.
33. El Calitan . 66. Bombardier . 99 . Magical Bloom .

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AMERICA WINS THE
RUBBER.
No changes in personnel having been decided on, the same
teams as before came out for the second match on Wednesday,
September loth, when the game was played in perfect weather
under a cloudless sky . Another success gave the Americans the
rubber victory . The crowd was again over 40,000 strong.
United States beat Great Britain.
14 goals . 9 goals.
SCORE BY PERIODS.
United States I 2 2 I 0
Great Britain 3 0 2 0 2
4 1
O I
GOALS BY INDIVIDUALS.
First Period.
Filth Period.
1 . Pedley . 12 . Balding.
2 . Roark . 13 . Roark.
3 .
4 .
Lacey .
Lacey .
14 .
Sixth Period.
Hopping.
Second Period . I5 . Pedley.
5 . Hitchcock . 16 . Hopping.
6 . Pedley . 17 . Pedley.
Third Period.
Seventh Period.
7 . Balding . IS . Roark.
S . Lacey . 19 . Pedley.
9 .
Io .
Pedley .
Hitchcock .
20 .
Eighth Period.
Pedley.
Fourth Period . 21 . Lacey.
r I . Guest . 22 . Pedley.
23 . Pedley .
SUBSTITUTIONS : None.
REFEREE : Mr. Louis E . Stoddard.
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UMPIRES : For the United States, Capt. Wesley J. White ;
for Great Britain, Mr. Jack Nelson.
TIMEKEEPER : Al Sadenwatter.
SCORER : Martin Dowling.
Again we draw on Mr. Vernon van Ness for his minute description
of the game chukker by chukker in the New Fork Times.

First Period.
Mr. Nelson howled out the first ball and Hitchcock hit down
the field, where Roark turned it back toward the centre, and
after some turning and twisting, all within the thirty-yard zone
in front of the American goal, the hall was driven over the end
line. Guinness hit out. Hitchcock stole the bail from under
Lacey's horse but missed . Roark turned the ball up the field but
missed . Hitchcock turned the ball down the field but Guinness
saved, and then Tommy drove the ball to Pedlev, who went
racing down the field and in three strokes had sent the ball in for
a goal.
Score : United States 1, Great Britain o.
Roark, Lacey and Guinness turned the attack and Guest rode
in to turn the ball, hut Guinness turned it again and then Lacey
passed to Roark, who scored from half-way down the field in
two fine drives.
Score : United States i, Great Britain i.
From the centre of the field I. acev took the ball sailing down
the field and scored.
Score : Great Britain 2, United States i.
A moment later Lacey came back to score again with two
strokes after stealing the ball from Hitchcock.
Score : Great Britain 3, United States 1.
Play for the period ended when Roark hooked Hitchcock's
mallet as he was about to drive, and the ball went to the boards.
Score : Great Britain 3, United States i.
Second Period.
Hitchcock scored quickly at the start of the second period,
taking a drive from the boards by Hopping and making a fiftyyard
smash.
Score : Great Britain 3, United States 2.
Hopping turned the ball toward his goal . Pedlev centred
and Guest hit up the field, with Pedley riding hard to reach
the ball and take it away from Roark to score.
Score : Great Britain 3, United States 3.
Hopping made a sixty-yard pass to Hitchcock, who missed.
Then came a long discussion regarding a foul, and the United
States finally was allowed a sixty-yard free hit, which, however,
Hitchcock missed as Lacey made a beautiful save right at the
goal . Balding missed a smash sixty yards out. Right after
this Guest and Hitchcock hit wide of the goal on successive
attempts . The teams scrimmaged back and forth, but though
both sides turned the ball time after time and made concerted
attacks, the defence on either side was too strong and players
were missing too much on close run-ups as the play halted.
Score : Great Britain 3, United States 3.
Third Period.
The British still were rushing their attack when the third period
started, and Guinness took the ball all the way up the field,

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.A fine action picture o an incident in the second International match : Jlr. Hitchcock (right) is seen hitting a goal, the other
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making one final smash, which Balding took up twenty yards out
and shot in for a goal.
Score : Great Britain 4, United States 3.
The brilliant Lacey rode in with a vengeance and made a
smashing drive that scored another British goal.
Score : Great Britain 5, United States 3.
After some more daring riding, during which time Lacey took
the ball away from Hitchcock, Pedley, taking a pass from a
hot scrimmage, drove the ball in.
Score : Great Britain 5, United States 4.
Some of the wildest riding of the game was staged at this
point . In one of these wild scampers the American defence
finally penetrated the British offensive and then, having checked
that, began one of their own with Hitchcock driving hard, finally
smashing the ball between the uprights before the session ended.
Score : Great Britain 5, United States 5.
Fourth Period.
The American riders hit into this period with a greater force
than in the previous one . They put together an attack that
sent the ball up to Pedley, who smashed for the goal only to
have it saved by Roark . But a moment later, after the ball
had gone over the sideboards, Pedlev and Hopping scrimmaged
for the ball and sent it up to Guest, who drove it in for the
only score of the period.
Score : United States 6, Great Britain 5.
Guest and Hopping smashed their wavy through the British,
but could not get near a goal . Then a foul was called on
Hopping for crossing the ball, but Guinness's attempt for the
free hit was blocked. A foul was called on the British a moment
later, but it also failed to produce a goal as Balding saved
on Hitchcock's drive from the sixty-yard line . There was a
good deal of scrimmaging before Roark turned the ball towards
his goal, and when the American defence caught it and held
it near the centre of the field a series of close scrimmages resulted
until the gong sounded ending the period.
Score : United States 6, Great Britain 5.
Fifth Period.
Thirty seconds after the fifth began Balding took a pass
from Roark and sent it between the posts.
Score : United States 6, Great Britain 6.
Hopping after the hit-in sent the ball down the field in two
long drives, where Hitchcock took the pass and missed a smash
at the goal . Guinness hit in, then drove the ball up the field.
Guest rode across in front of Roark and a foul was called on
the Americans . Roark scored from the forty-yard line.
Score : Great Britain 7, United States 6.
Both teams battled around the centre of the field in several
scrimmages which eventually brought the ball near the side,
where Lacey turned it with a ripping smash which Guest saved.
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rode out and drove the ball up the field . Roark intercepted
and was driven towards the boards . Hopping centred and got
set for a smash when Roark came riding madly through to reach
the hall first. Roark ran full tilt into Guest. Guest's mount went
down and Guest was thrown heavily . The whistle was blown
and time taken out as officials rushed to Guest's aid . After
working over him two or three minutes Guest was revived when
the period had ended.
Score : Great Britain 7, United States 6.
Sixth Period.
Pedley opened the sixth period with a smash to Flopping
which Hopping leaned upon, driving through Guinness and
Lacey to score thirty seconds after the start of the session.
Score : Great Britain 7, United States 7.
Yhoh by] II pdr II orld Tholes.
AMERICA'S TEAM WITH THE INTERNATIONAL. CUP,
which was presented to them by Mrs . Charles Trenuvn..
Hitchcock with a beautifully executed backhand shot turned
the ball to Pedlev, which the latter just missed driving in . The
American attack wheeled again and then Pedlev scored on an
angle shot.
Score : United States 8, Great Britain 7.
After an interlude of sweeping runs Pedley passed to Hopping,
who made a pretty angle shot for a goal.
Score : United States 9, Great Britain 7.
Still in his stride Pedley eluded the British defence and drove
in for another goal just before the period ended.
Score : United States lo, Great Britain 7 .

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Seventh Period.
The seventh period was hardly under way when Roark, skirling
the American defence, sent the ball home for a goal.
Score : United States 1o, Great Britain S.
After the hit-out the Americans took the ball to midfield,
where Guinness turned it back towards the British goal, but
his drive for a score missed . On the hit-out again the ball went
flashing to the sideboards on a stroke by Hopping, and Guest
then took the ball in two long drives to the centre, only to
miss when he made a final smash. The British concentrated
on the defence around the ball sixty yards out from the
American goal, when Hopping dashed through, making a
beautiful pass to Hitchcock, who in turn passed it to Pedley,
who put it in.
Score : United States Great Britain S.
Scrimmages were the order until the session closed.
Score : United States i 1, Great Britain S.
Eighth Period.
When the riders came out for the final period the Americans
immediately staged a fast and rushing attack, putting together
a combination game. Hitchcock passed to Hopping, a long
stroke which Hopping passed on to Guest, but which Guest
missed . Hitchcock made another drive for another American
goal a moment later, but the hall went wide . However, Pedlev
got the ball thirty yards out, and at an angle drove it in.
Score : United States 12, Great Britain S.
Right after this speedy and accurate hitting Lacey got away
from the rest of the field and, alone, carried the ball seventy-five
yards or more down the field, where he hit what appeared to
be a shot that was too short . However as he and Guest rode
between the posts the ball rolled in after them for a goal.
Score : United States 12, Great Britain 9.
That was the end of the British attack and brought on the
final concerted smashing drive of the Americans. Hitchcock
and Hopping made beautiful passes in rapid succession, and
each time Pedley put the ball between the uprights for goals,
giving him three for the period and nine for the game.
Final score : United States 14, Great Britain 9.
Mr. Hitchcock's "Hardest and Fastest" Match.
Mr . Thomas Hitchcock, jun ., was very modest in acclaiming
the victory of his team . " This was not only the hardest but
also the fastest International series I have ever played in," said
Hitchcock as he dismounted after shaking hands with all of
the members of the British team . " Anyone who saw the game
to-day knows it was hard fought right to the end. I did not
think we showed any marked superiority until the final period,
when we ran our score up . This was the strongest team to try
for the cup in years, and but for the misfortunes suffered by
members of their team after they arrived in this country they
might have presented an even stronger front against us."

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In a statement issued later from his home Mr . Hitchcock
declared : " The American ponies went remarkably well . . I
attribute this to the fine training by T . Hitchcock, sen ., assisted
by John Kenny . The United States players were in wonderful
physical condition, thanks to Trainer Joe Fitton ."
Capt . .Charles Tremayne, who still had a bandaged left hand,
watched his team from the sidelines go down to defeat . " It
was one of the greatest games I ever witnessed," said he, " and
our men played beautifully. But against the marvellous o pposition
of the Americans we were only beaten by a better team ."
How The Players Shaped.
In the course of his comments on the second match dlr.
Robert F . Kelley wrote : " It was a contest well worthy of
the great crowd that watched . Concentrated attention held over
after the close as the thousands stood to watch Mrs . Charles H.
Tremayne, wife of the non-playing leader of the British side,
step forward to present captain Thomas Hitchcock, jun ., with
the old-fashioned bowl which the British sought . The pent-up
appreciation roiled forth in a great cheer as BIr . Hitchcock
raised the cup to his bps and then passed it to his team-mates,
and they in turn handed it to the Britons . There was glory
enough for both sides . A major share of the honours must inevitably
go to the sandy-headed American captain and to a
sort of dappled-grey mare which bears the saddle cloth No . 1
and answers to the name of Katrina . Katrina played twice.
during the match under the American captain, but it was in
the sixth period that she stepped into polo immortality . And
along with her stepped the entire American team . For the first
five periods England was not only fighting hack but at times
doing more than that . The challengers jumped away to a startling
lead of 3 goals to 1 . Then, when America equalized the
score in the second period, they went to the front again at the
start of the third with what had every appearance of a real
attack, an attack that came near to bowling the Americans over.
But the Americans braced to tie the score once more and in
the fourth session forged ahead to a one-goal lead . Still that
was not all . In the fifth the Britons recorded two goals to regain
the lead ."
A Fateful Sixth Chukker.
" The Americans were magnificently mounted for that sixth
period," says Mr . Kelley, who adds : " Eric Pedley was
astride Citroen, which had played so well for J . Cheever Cowdin
in the past ; Earle Hopping had the fine Mistrio ; Hitchcock had
called on Katrina again, and Winston Guest was on Sunbeam,
a veteran mare of these matches . There was no stopping them.
Hitchcock was everywhere . The Britons could not send the
ball away from him . Lieut . Humphrey Guinness drove in a
perfect sixty-yard hit-in from behind his goal, only to have
Hitchcock come streaking through to set it up again . The
British launched an attack, only to have Hitchcock cut across to

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t1 goal from AIr . Ilopp ,nc is stick in the second International match . AIr. Guinness (left) had made an ineffectual effort to
check the attack .
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36 TIIE POLO MONTHLY [OCT . . 1930.
turn the tables . His mallet whipped the ball from every angle.
" On top of all this Pedley and Hopping, handling their sticks
as if magic wands, galloped through gaily to the attack, slipped
away for two goals a-piece and the fight of the British had at
last been stopped . After that it was simply the sight of a great
American team and its powerful slugging strength for the rest
of the game. But even that could not wipe away the memory
of those opening periods ."
Tribute to Capt. Roark.
Mr. Keller proceeds : -" While Hitchcock carried off chief
laurels, the slim Irish captain of the British side, Charles Thomas
Irvine Roark, was very close beside hint . Roark was a superb
player. Granted a bit more power to his strokes, Roark's game
would have been the best that modern polo has ever seen . Only
in the length of his drives did Hitchcock have anything to show
above the field leader of the Britons . There can be no doubt
any longer that Pat Roark is to be numbered among the truly
great of polo. And riding with hint to share credit for most
of the British showing was the diminutive, grey-haired Lewis
Lacey, playing what was, perhaps, his last International polo
game. Lacey had said in 1928 that he was through with International
polo, but he was prevailed upon to return for just this
year . And it has left the niemory for Meadow Brook of a
magnificent artist. It was mainly due to Lacev that the British
gained that stunning lead with three goals in the first period.
Lacev scored two of them and throughout that chapter he was
almost unstoppable . And through the rest of the game he and
Capt . Roark, with an astounding show of individual brilliance,
actually fought the United States almost to a standstill . Gerald
Balding played a much better garvie at No . 1 than he had
shown in the first contest, and Lieut . Guinness showed improvement
over his fine form of that same garvie. It was a better
British team, but it still lacked completeness . It still suffered
from the fact that it had had to be thrown together almost at
the last minute because of injuries and illness ."
Selection Justified.
" The American four fully justified the selections that had
been made," writes Mr . Kelley. " Few teams have ever had
to face a harder, more stubborn set of opponents . Perhaps the
name of Pedley should be written at the top, for his nine goals
reached one of the highest totals that any individual has ever
had in International play. Most certainly he was an outstanding
player . He was more than that, he was a great No . 1,
for he had to work and he had to play fine, cool and heady
polo for nearly every one of those goals . Young Earle Hopping
had his troubles getting started, but when he (lid he was riding
with his reckless, swinging speed . Flailing with his long, looping
stroke and thrusting home the killing strokes, this youngster
at the age of 22 has become a vivid figure in International polo.
And to Guest must go credit not only for the great polo that

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\ gallop with Capt . Roark in connnand of the ball in the second ramc at 'Meadow Brook, which America won by 14 ;;owls to 0 . -1
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38 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT., 1930.
he played but for the magnificent job of self-effacement . Fitted
by nature and inclination for the roving and sensational post
of an attacking player, Guest dropped back to play a sound
and a great game at back . He did his job with a finish and
polish that marked him definitely as a most worth-while successor
to Devereux Milburn, whose play at back set a standard for
all modern polo to the old teams of this country . In addition,
Guest came back to play after a stunning fall in the fifth period
that threatened for a time to put him out of action. Roark
banged into him at the close of the period and Guest went down
f h to by] MR . A1NSTOS Gt-EST TAKES A FALL . [Planet A'e.s.
An incident in the fifth chukker of the second International match.
heavily, only his instinct causing him to roll free of his pony's
feet, and for five minutes the game was halted . Then he
remounted to go into that memorable sixth period and to carry
on through the rest of the game at undiminished pace ."
Second Game Not so Good as First.
Viscount Cowdray's final comments in the News Chlol :icle
were as follows : " When I first arrived in Long Island I was
greeted by an old American friend with the cheering news that
he considered the defending team to be five goals better than
any team America had ever produced. With the memory of
Payne Whitney, Devereux Milburn, and the other giants of
old, I was politely sceptical, but after having seen the form

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in the first match I was not so sure that he was over-stating
the case . The second game, however, for the first two chukkers
hardly confirmed so flattering a description, although probably
nerves played a considerable part. The third and fourth
chukkers were fast, and more like Saturday's game . Half-way
through the third we led by 5 goals to 3, but then lost a couple
of goals. All our side were playing right up to form, and
although Balding had been missing, he had been doing a lot
of hard work . At half-time, with a lead of 6 goals to 5 against
us, it was anybody's game . The second half of the game was
disastrous, in so far as the sixth chukker the Americans were
all over us. They pulled out all their best ponies and scored
four goals. In the remaining two chukkers we had as much
of the game as they did, but, of course, fighting against time
made us very ragged . Throughout the game Guinness played
brilliantly. He was taking chances which usually came off, and
the natural corollary was that Pedley occasionally got away,
and if he did, it was almost a certain goal_ Roark played
nearly as well as he did in the first game, and Lacey played,
it anything, better . As a team we played better than in the
first game there was not the gap between the No . i and the
No . 2, but as an exhibition of high-class polo to-day's game
(lid not compare with the treat which we were given in the first
match ."
Lessons To Be Learnt.
The special correspondent of the Times wrote : –" It was only
towards the end of the sixth chukker that the game was lost.
Until then England had held their own and were more often
in the lead than their opponents, but three decisive minutes
then gave America a lead of three goals, which they did not
lose in the two succeeding chukkers. The better mounts of the
American players decided the issue, for at that period IIitehcnck
and Pedlev could give the English players several yards iii
twenty, and either get clear away or get back to save their side.
Lacey was easily the outstanding player to-day . The American
side were more even than previously, but Pedley only- touched
his best form in the last three chukkers . The English suffered
from the lack of an experienced No . i, and though Balding
was more reliable than on Saturday, he was clearly not the
man for the position . Beaten, but not disgraced, the English
team may learn the lesson of training and schooling faster and
more vigorous ponies, and picking their team early and sticking
to it . Only by long continued and assiduous practice together
and with first-class ponies can the English team succeed in
regaining the Cup, which in past years they held so often ."

40 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT ., 1930.
IMPRESSIONS AND
COMMENTS.
By Harry Disston.
The International matches between England and the United
States for the Westchester Cup, always a sporting event of marked
distinction, were particularly outstanding this year from a number
of viewpoints . The recent challengers were considered England's
best team since the war, with regard to both men and
ponies. The United States, too, was represented by a new and
much younger team than had carried its colours for a decade.
An unusual interest was displayed in the mounts, and there was
speculation regarding England's possible adoption of the
American style of game . With unfortunate mishaps to her leading
No . i candidates, England was forced, a week before the
first game, to alter her line-up.
I agree that England's team was the best seen in a match for
the Westchester Cup since 1914 . Americans were enthusiastic
over them, and their thrilling play brought as large an ovation
as the scoring shots of their rivals . The matches were far more
exciting, far more interesting, and, if you like, a good deal more
closely contested than the scores indicate. Perhaps it was the
outstanding feature of the series that here was great polo, traditionally
" international." Despite America's successes and the
liberal margin of goals in both matches, they were closer and
more exciting to watch than the three games with the Argentina
two years ago.
On the field there was everything that is polo . Goals at
difficult, almost absurd, angles, spills, long runs down the field,
hair-breadth saves, and attacks quickly turned to vigorous offensives
by the defence, sensational hits and disappointing misses,
hard riding-off, spirited races for the ball . These thoroughly
thrilling games brought the large crowd to its feet almost
continuously.
From the beginning America had a great respect for England's
team . Reports were that the pony string was the best ever sent
abroad, and the feeling was that this year's would be the closest
matches for a long time past . And, in spite of the score, they
were . The greatly increasing public interest manifested itself in
a crowd of spectators, estimated at forty-five thousand, turning
out for the first game, filling the long blue stands on either side
of the field to capacity, and people were standing three deep at
the north end . Nor were there, apparently, any fewer to witness
the second game.
To return to the field of play . Why did America win ? Why
did England lose ? One is tempted, from an impression of the
matches as a whole, to remark merely because America scored
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American mounts were at a slight advantage in speed and weight,
and perhaps condition . Mr. Pedley, the American No. r, played
in that position better than Mr . Balding did for England . There
was more distance to the strokes of the winning four ; and some
attributed victory to their better condition . On the other hand,
Mr. Lacey and Capt . Roark were brilliant . The visiting mounts
were in fine trim. England's team played the American game,
all of her men having played on American fields before, three
of them to the point of thorough familiarity.
It was, we might conclude, these slight margins of superiority
in mounts, in length of hitting, that gained victory for America,
and no doubt that was the fact . However, an analysis of the
play shows that victory might better he attributed to team play,
and that ultimate of team play, reserve power.
It was not until the end in each case that America took the
definite lead . In the first game, while the United States led
by a margin of two goals at half-time, it was not until the seventh
period that they definitely drew ahead . In the second match
America was leading by the slim rnatter of one goal, which turned
to a like advantage in England's favour in the fifth, and then
in the sixth started that remarkable scoring spree which netted
eight goals to England's two . It is interesting in this connexion
that this sort of thing has been a characteristic of Hitchcock
teams during the test matches . Of the fourteen, I can think of
only two exceptions to a heavy scoring in the final, or the seventh
and eight chukkers ; and on at least four occasions this resulted
in turning defeat into victory.
Team play was an outstanding feature of the American game:
long passes up, placements to the centre and boards ; leaving the
ball promptly, hardly without command, passing at speed and
at distance, and riding to position . The winners had a No . t
well forward to take passes from the rear, a back turning the
play, an aggressive, hard-riding No . 2, fitting his play in almost
perfectly with the able field general at No . 3.
The fine work of the American four is apparent from the number
of goals scored by Mr . Pedlev at No . r . Five of the American's
ten were his in the first game, and nine of his team's fourteen
were hit by hint in the second.
Without detracting at all from Mr. Pedley's accurate hitting
and individual ability, the /caw deserves the credit for the goals
scored . Always well out in front and in good position, Pedley
had the ball passed well up to him by Hitchcock and Hopping.
It is significant also that Mr . Hopping, at No . 2, hit the second
largest number of goals.
Mr . Winston Guest fitted into the team as an exceptionally
fine back—of the offensive sort . In this there was a marked
change from the Mr . Guest who played back in the final game
with Argentina in 1925 . Then he was a No . 2 playing in the
No. 4 position ; hut, to the surprise of many, the young giant,
who may be termed a natural No . 2 and is well known thoroughly
to enjoy himself up front, played through the last month of trial
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42 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT., 1930.
game at back—surely and effectively turning the play, takin g
few chances and seldom being drawn out of position.
Young Mr . Hopping played a splendid game. His position
was the only one about which there had been any doubt since
early in August. At the beginning of the test campaign he
suffered two falls which affected his play, but even after a complete
recovery and an evidence of top notch polo a number of
other candidates were tried for the position he plays best . The
junior Mr. Hopping's fine work in the last four trial matches,
however, left no doubt that the No . 2 post should fall to him.
It is understood, too, that in addition to his individual prowess,
Hopping's ability to fit into the team play of Pedley, Guest and
Hitchcock, and especially the moulding of his play to Mr . Hitchcock's,
was an important influence in his favour.
Mr . Hitchcock, the American captain, was a power indeed, but
he was not brilliant. He did not dominate the play as he did
in the trial matches . His long shots went down the field at the
right time and to the right spot, but he was not the familiar,
spectacular " Tommy " of less important matches . With the
responsibility of being field captain and Chairman of the Defence
Committee weighing upon him, his efforts were given largely to
the play of his team, to the direction of the action . Success
depended so largely on the co-ordination of the team . To use
a local phrasing, the American team '' clicked ."
I have mentioned that Capt . Roark and Mr. Lacey were brilliant
. They were in the thick of it all the time : off for runs down
the field, shooting for goal at top speed and at difficult angles,
and scoring between them eleven of their side's total of fourteen
goals : Mr. Lacey seven of them, Capt . Roark four. A joy to
watch, they displayed some of the finest individual play seen this
season . But that, perhaps, was the trouble ; their play did not
contribute well enough to the functioning of the team.
Mr. Gerald Balding appeared a rather poor No . 1, especially
in contrast to the United States head of attack . True, it was a
strange position for him, but accuracy on occasions was not all
one might desire. The ineffectiveness of the British at No. i
was not so much a matter of Mr . Balding as it was of Mr . Lacey
and Capt. Roark. Playing well forward, Mr. Balding seldom
had the ball passed up to him to carry on . His Nos . 2 or 3 were,
it seemed, for ever coming through . He was well out in front,
but rather alone.
Mr. Guinness did well at hack . His hard hitting and vigorous
defence were a powerful asset . But he, too, seemed somehow to
be too often detached from the team—or was it that the other
members were too much away from him ? Despite the fact that
two of his hits-in were turned to goals for the United States,
Mr. Guinness performed his duty in a striking manner, though
he was not quite on a par with Mr . Guest.
There was considerable speculation here on how well the British
would play in the American style : hitting off the irons, indulging
a frequent interchange of position, long passing, hard riding-off,
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Decidedly England did meet her opponents with a similar brand
of polo. Of this there might have been little doubt, with three
of the team well versed in it, while Mr. Guinness takes to Meadow
Brook polo quite naturally.
Taking a broad view of both teams, the great importance of
the No. i position stands out. The handling of that post, not
alone by the player wearing a " r " on his back, but by his
team-mates as well, was largely responsible for the result. It is
a long cry from the days when, with or without an offside rule,
No . is duties were largely those of interference to the accurate,
hard-hitting forward who is relied upon for the major portion
of his team's score. No longer is it a matter of No . i watching
the back, but rather, now, the back marking his opposing No . 1.
The mounts of both teams came in for a greater share of glory
and a greater popular respect than ever before . The American
captain was inclined to give the credit for victory to the exceptionally
fine condition of the team's ponies . This was, of course,
a tribute to his father, master of the American stud and captain
of his country's first International side in 1886 . The custom,
instituted only a few years ago, of distinguishing each pony with
a numbered saddle pad corresponding to its description in the
programme was continued . A large number of the spectators
were always turning to that page, and the navies of outstanding
horses were heard frequently in the stands—Tonolo, Katrina,
Lovely Lady, White Slave, Lady Luck, Argentina.
Interest was taken in the question of which would be the equine
heroes of stamina, the two-period ponies and, mavhap, a threeperiod
spartan . There zeas such a strongheart—Mr . Charles
Schwartz's stout chesnut gelding Tonolo Earle Hopping's
favourite, who played in three periods of the second game, following
two in the first match, a record equalling that of the
famous Gay Boy.
An analysis of the ponies' activities shows that in the first
game the United States used nine for two periods each, as against
England's four, while the count in the second shows that the
United States used seven ponies twice or more (Tonolo, three
periods`, while England only used three of her string in more
than one period.
Mr. Pedley played three ponies in two periods, Mr . Hitchcock
four, Mr. Guest three, and Mr. Hopping used only Tonolo more
than in one period . Mr. Balding played a different mount each
period, Mr. Lacey used three for two periods each, while Capt.
Roark and Mr. Guinness each used one pony in this manner.
The stars for the United States, besides Tonolo, were _parse,
Wavard, Alice, John, Toughey, Laura, Socks, Lovely Lady,
Maravilla and Sunbeam ; and for England Lady Luck, Mainumbi,
Lunares, White Slave and Nora.
No comments on the matches would he com plete without
remarking on that sad incident in the fourth period of the second
game, when Joy Bells, carrying Capt . Roark on the way to a
goal, suddenly pulled up lame. It was thought she had broken
her off foreleg, and to the distinct pain and sympathy of players

44 THE POLO MONTHILY [OCT . . 1930.
and spectators she was virtually carried off the field . Fortunately
it turned out not a break but a bad twist, allowing her at least
to retire to the stud farm.
It appeared a little premature to those who noticed it that the
attractive Westchester Cup was brought from the Meadow Brook
Clubhouse to the verandah of the lodge between the stands when
the English team was going at its best, and leading on the scoreboard.
Perhaps, however, it was the adherence to still another
tradition--that only once—in IQ02—did the series require more
than two matches . The American team, it was frequently
remarked, was this year thoroughly representative, thoroughly
democratic. For the first time, all the players were not from
Long Island, or, more properly, Meadow Brook . Mr. Pedley,
it is pointed out, comes from California, while Mr . Hopping is
not a member of the Meadow Brook Club!
As a result of the auction at Mr . Fred Post's, at least thirtyeight
of the British string remain in the United States. White
Slave and Lady Luck brought the top prices of $13,000 and
$to,000 from Mr. Sanford and Mr. J. H . Whitney, while Cross
Stitch and Pocket Pistol were next, bringing $7,50o and $6,800
respectively. The injured Joy Bells, bid in by Mr . Balding at
$400 for breeding purposes, will, 1 presume, stay on the American
side of the ocean . The average price of $4,000 is slightly less
than it was thought the string would fetch, hut these are rather
bearish times.
SOME SIDELIGHTS.
The record crowd for the first match at Meadow Brook included
notables in every walk of life. The British Ambassador at
Washington, Sir Ronald Lindsay, cheered his countrymen on
from the official box. Viscount Cowdray and his family were
there, and the Chairman of the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee
afterwards said that he had never seen finer polo than
in the first six periods . Capt . the Hon. Frederick E . Guest
was watching his son play against his country ; Army and Navy
officers, statesmen and leaders of finance, society and sport
jostled elbows with thousands of others who carne in by special
trains and hundreds and hundreds of automobiles, which lay
parked in the surrounding meadows for miles about during the
play . The setting was all there on a grander, much bigger
scale than it had ever been before . Two veterans of the 1927
American big four sat in the stands to watch America triumph
over the British . They were J. Watson Webb, the dashing lefthanded
No . 1, and Malcolm Stevenson, who played No . 3 in
front of Devereux Milburn in that series . Milburn was not
present and was understood to be in Scotland.
In the International matches the helmets worn by the American
players were white, with the exception of Winston Guest's, which
was blue, and the familiar orange headgear of E . A . S . Hopping.
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OCT ., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 45
with a red encircling hand, while Humphrey Guinness had
one of black . Gerald Balding had one of the American fashion
in brown, and Lewis Lacey had the orthodox white helmet.
For the first time posterity will be able not only to read and
eee hut to hear about an International polo match . The opening
contest between the British and American teams was movietoned,
extensive arrangements having been made to put the contest
into the talkies . Future generations will he able to hear Hitchcock
and Hopping calling to each other across the field as their
mounts galloped about, and to hear the roar of Roark rising
above the din of hoof-beats and the applause of the crowd.
In the second game the American ponies were outpaced in the
early periods, hut before half-time was reached they were showing
better in the short dashes, and through the , balance of the
game their stamina made them stand out. As evidence of this
Hitchcock used only five ponies in the eight periods, while
Hopping used his favourite pony Tonolo three times in the
game. Hitchcock twice used Katrina . Eric Pedlev did his best
scoring of the day in the final period astride Wayard, which
had been a favourite with him in the series . After the game it
was found that all the American mounts had come through without
injury despite the gruelling match, and though the string
was composed of more than seventy ponies, fewer than a third
of these had seen action . Among the English ponies in the
second game the most serious casualty was to Joy Bells, who
appeared to split a pastern when Capt. Roark was riding her
in the fourth period . " There is little chance that she will be able
to play any more polo," said Capt . Kingscote, " but for sentimental
reasons we will not destroy her, but will save her for
breeding purposes . "
In a leading article after the matches the New Fork Times
said : " America's victory was for the first time a broadly
national triumph . The West was represented with the East on
Capt . Thomas Hitchcock's junr .'s smashing Four . It was also
the triumph of the Hitchcock family, not the least factor in the
result being the marvellous condition of the United States
mounts, which all summer long have been under the eve of the
father of the young captain . Perhaps the happiest element in
American success was the unanimity of the team's backing by
the public . Before, due to the practice of selecting a Four in
advance and then changing its personnel several times, there
was factional feeling behind the removed candidates . There was
also an underlying sentiment that sufficient opportunity to qualify
was not given to players from other parts of the country . This
year Capt . Hitchcock and the Defence Committee invited
aspirants from all parts of the land, and there was no quarrel
with the final choice.
The English played gallantly and fought to the end . Bus
the misfortunes which befell some of their best players and the
long sea. voyage of the ponies were in themselves almost fatal
obstacles to victory, even if the American Four had not been
so excellent a team ."

4 6 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT., 1930.
Sales of Polo Ponies on
Long Island.
The most important series of sales of ponies in the history of
American polo began on August 20th with the disposal of Mr.
T . Cheever Cewdin's stud at East Williston, Long Island . Brief
details of this sale were given in our September issue . Mr.
Cow din, one of the best known players in the country, brought
nine head to the sale, but disposed of only six, placing reserve
prices on the three others which were not reached in the bidding.
Citroen, an Argentine-bred gelding, was the one to bring the
high price. In all, the six brought a total of $30,Soo, an average
of slightly more than $5,100. Citroen was purchased by
Mr. Robert I.ehman, for whom he subsequently '0:M1 thC
championship of the National Polo Pony Society at Meadow
Brook . Two others of the six sold brought $6,000 each . The
first of these was Fire Fly, a brown mare . Fire Fly, bred in
England, was the winner last year of the light-weight championship,
and also of the reserve championship, at the Meadow Brook
Club's polo pony show. She was bought by Mr. Fred Post,
acting as agent for a party he declined to name . Mr . Post
also bought in the other, which sold for $6,000 . This was
Strumma II, chesnut mare, and a full sister to Citroen.
The summary of the sale is as follows :
PROPERTY OF MR. J. C . COwDIx.
Firefly ; Mr. Fred H . Post $6,000
Anca Mora ; Mr . J. C . Rathborne 2,800
Brownie ; Mr. Alfred H . Schoellkopf 3,500
Compamento ; Mr . J. M . Schiff 2,500
Citroen ; Mr. Robert Lehman io,000
Strunnna II ; Mr. F . H . Post 6,000
The Goulburn Stud.
On August 3oth Messrs. William Post and Son sold twentyfive
ponies belonging to the Goulburn team for a total of $7j,600.
The Australian ponies brought prices ranging from $1o,000 top
to $90o low, thus striking an average of around $3,000 each.
Isobel, a six-year-ola bay mare with two years of polo, drew
the $to,000 bid from Mr . J . C . Cooley . The next highest price
was $S,000 for Hopalong, a nine-year-old chesnut gelding, and
first under the hammer, purchased by Mr . H . E. Talbott, junr .,
acting as an agent. Mr. Winston Guest made a successful hid
of $5,100 for Coaster, a ten-year-old gelding and a veteran at
polo. Coaster played four years with the Goulburn team, and
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years. Maj . Leonard Avery was the heaviest buyer of the (lay,
acquiring five ponies for a total outlay of $2I,7eo . His highest
bid was $6,500, paid for Play On, a nine-year-old (lark chesnut
mare, and for Checkers, a handsome silver chesnut mare, he paid
$5,000. The sale was conducted by Mr. George A . Bain, and
the bidding was so brisk that all ponies had been disposed of in
less than an hour. A crowd of seven or eight hundred, all
apparently deeply interested in the ponies, had assembled on the
field to watch the animals paraded by the grooms halt an hour
before the sale began . Among other purchasers was Mr. G . H.
(Pete) Bostwick, who paid $4,400 for two ponies . Details:
Hopalong ; Mr. II . E . Talbott, junr $8,000
Phantom ; Mr. Dewees \V . Dilwath 1,000
Coaster, Mr . Winston Guest 5,100
Linda, Mr . Rod Tower 1,000
Play On ; Maj . Leonard Avery 6, 500
Boomerang ; Mr. J . C . Cooley ',Goo
Isobel ; Mr. J . C . Cooley
Patch ; Mr. J. C. Cooley ',Soo
La Barba ; JIr . G . H . Bostwick 3,100
Checkers ; _Maj . Leonard Avery 5,600
Magic ; Maj . Leonard Avery 4,000
Mannequin ; Mr . II. E . Talbott, junr 1,700
Wirragulla, Mr. R . B . Honeyman, junr 2,600
Au Revoir ; Mr. R . B . Honeyman, junr 3,500
Medley ; Maj . Leonard Avery 1,700
Storks ; Mr . H. C . Phipps ',Soo
Meta ; Mr . D . \V. Bostwick goo
Enid ; Mr. G . H . Bostwick 3, 100
Snipe ; Mr. \V . C . Langley ',goo
Lady Hilda ; Mr. Dewees W . Dilwath 1,500
Debutante ; Mr . J. C . Cooley 4,200
Codge ; Mr . George H . Mead ',coo
Splinter ; Maj . Leonard Avery 3,500
Sportsman ; Mr. George H . Mead ',Soo
Incognito ; Mr . C . Huntington Erhart 1,300
International Team Ponies.
Total $77, 600
The ponies which had either been played in the International
matches or held in reserve for them by the England team, numbering
48, were sold on September 12th . Averaging slightly
under $4,ocO apiece, the ponies, which included forty of the
Hurlingham Club string, six of Mr . Lewis Lacey's and two of
Mr . Gerald Balding's, brought a total of $183,400 . The whitefaced
bay mare White Slave, ridden for two periods in each
game by Capt. C . T . I. Roark, brought the highest price,
$13,000, and went to join two notable ponies of other years in
the stable of Mr. Stephen Sanford, leader of the Hurricanes.
White Slave became the third highest priced pony that the game

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has seen, third only to the $22,000 Jupiter and the $13,500 Judv,
also owned by Mr. Sanford.
While Judy, bought in 1926, and Jupiter, obtained in 192S,
were both born and bred in the Argentine, this newest addition
to the most famous pony stud in the world is an English
thoroughbred, registered in the General Stud Book. She is
15 .1 hands, and eight years old.
Next in line in the matter of price, at $Io,000, was Ladv Luck,
a small chesnut mare which Mr . Lewis Lacey owned, and which
played for him this season . She went to Mr . John Hav Whitney.
Among English purchasers at the sale were Lord Cowdray, the
Chairman of the Hurlingham Club Polo Committee, and Maj . Rex
Benson, a member of the Hurlingham sub-committee which
assisted Capt . C. H . Tremayne in preparing for the International
matches . Details:
PROPERTY OF THE HURLINGHAM CLUB.
Amber ; Mr . H . C . Phipps
$3,200
Armistice ; Mr . G . E . Kent 4,200
Cadbury, Mr . H . Armstrong 1,500
Cross Stitch ; Mr . J. H. Whitney 7, 'Soo
Drayton ; Mr. Stephen Sanford
Jupiter ; Mr . J . S . Phipps
4,5 00
4,700
Marquis ; Mr. William Schoellkopf
2,100
May Fly, Mr H . Armstrong 2,200
Mirimar ; Mr . J . H . Whitney
2,500
Peter Pan ; Mr . J . S . Phipps 3 , 500
Anselmi ; Mr . Gerald Balding
2,800
Dairymaid ; Mr. H . Armstrong ;oo
Findennis ; Lord Cowdray
5,100
Lady Pytchley- ; Mr . J . M. Heckscher i,400
Nora ; Capt . F . E . Guest
2,600
Pocket Pistol ; Mr . J . Howland Paddock 6,800
Silver Morn ; Lord Cowdray
2,500
Sincerity ; _Maj . Rex Benson 3,500
Sonny Boy- ; Mr . J . M . Heckscher 1,900
Spook ; Mr . J . H . Whitney 6,000
Stella ; Maj . Rex Benson
3,500
Aristocrat ; Mrs . ] E . Davis 3,400
Bun Worry ; Mr. Wingate
2,100
Carnation ; Mr. Dunbar Bostwick
3,100
Floss ; Mr. H . Armstrong 5,100
Joy Bells ; Mr. Gerald Balding
Ioo
Llama ; Mr. H . C . Phipps 5,oco
Moneda ; Maj . Rex Benson
2,000
Peacemaker ; Mr . Raymond Guest
3,000
Splash ; Lord Cowdray
2,000
Teorica ; Mr. Morgan Belmont
1,800
Weymouth ; Mr . Stephen Sanford
6,500
White Slave ; Mr. Stephen Sanford
13,0co
Benedictine ; Mr . Harold E . Talbott, junr 3,000
Gunari ; Gen . Howard S . Borden
800
Holly ; Mr. Stephen Sanford
6,100

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Manuel ; Capt . F. E . Guest 3,500
\Teri Sol ; Mr. R. Lehman
5,000
The Nun ; Mr . R . H. Hassler 0,000
Panco Sierra ; Mr. H . Armstrong
1,500
PROPERTY OF MR . 1 EyIS L. LACEY.
Lady Luck ; Mr . J. H . 'Whitney
10,000
Royal Flush ; Mr . A . Charles Schwartz 5,coo
Lorette ; Mr. G . H. Bostwick
2,700
i•
Photo I'd THE Ill RI .INGll_ d C1 .t"l3'S FINDENN1S, [I) uni 1 I „ -,s.
an Irish thoroughbred by Rathdennis . This good-looking young weightcarrying
pony played in the International matches and was subsequently
sold to Lord Cowdrac for T1 ,020.
Neptune ; Mr. R. B . HoneYman, junr 2,700
Lunares ; Mr . Harold E . Talbott, junr . . 5,600
Mainumbi ; Mr . John Schiff 4,500
PROPERTY OF MR. GERALD BALDING.
Argentina ; Mr . Bradley Martin 2,500
Blue Train ; Mr. J . H . Whitney 3,500
Total $IS3,400

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Citroen the Champion.
Mr . Robert Lehman's chesnut gelding Citroen won the championship
of the twelfth annual show of the National Polo Ponv
Society of America on September 16th, at the Meadow Brook
Club . This compact Argentine pony, which carried Mr . Eric
Pedley in the International matches, came through in the lightweight
class and then won over four other winners in the championship.
Reserve went to Judy, Mr . Stephen Sanford's famous
chesnut mare that Mr . Jack Nelson brought up from the Argentine
in 1626, bringing her total of winnings for the day to three,
for she had won the heavy-weight class and an earlier one, shown
in hand, for mares suitable to produce polo ponies . Mr . Harold
E. Talbott's bay mare Lista, another Argentine-bred mount, was
placed third in the championship class.
The judges were 11r. Jack Nelson, Mr . Carleton Burke, Capt.
C . T . I . Roark and Mr. Robert E . Strawbridge . Citroen was
played for several years by Mr . J. Cheever Cowdin, and brought
the top price at the dispersal auction of his string . The awards
were :
Class 1 (mares, four-year-olds and upwards, for players riding
up to 1i5 pounds ; suitable to produce polo ponies) .—I, Mr.
Stephen Sanford ' s b m Bridesmaid ; 2, Mr . W . A . Harriman's
b m Nena ; 3, Mr. Harold E. Talbott, junr.'s br in Good Mark.
Class 2 (mares, four-year-olds and upward, for players riding
over 1i5 pounds ; suitable to produce polo ponies) .—1, \Ir.
Stephen Sanford's ch m Judy ; 2, Mr. W. A . Harriman's b in
Miss Buck ; 3, Mr. Harold E . Talbott, junr .'s b m Lista.
Class 3 (riding class, for polo ponies that have been played
regularly by boys 16 years of age or under) . 1, Alan Corey,
junr.'s b iu Mother ; 2, F .. Skiddy von Stade's b g Pippin ; ,,
F. Skiddy von Stade ' s g m Gray Filley.
Class 4 (polo ponies bred by members of the National Polo
Pony Societe) .—1, Mr . W. A. Harriman's ch ni Nebula ; 2, Mr.
W . A. Harriman's ch m Fudge ; 3, Mr. J. Watson )'ebb's ch n1
Esther.
Class 5 (novice polo ponies, playing in 1930 for the first time;
suitable for players riding under 175 pounds) . 1, Mr . W. A.
Harriman's ch m Nebula ; 2, Mr . J. Watson Webb's ch in Esther;
Mr . Charles B . Wrightsman's ch m Alice .

OCT: , 1930 .] THE POLO _MONTHLY 5 1
Class 6 (novice polo ponies, playing in 1930 for the first time;
suitable for players riding over 175 pounds) .—1, Dr. J . D.
Richards's br g Tibit ; 2, Mr. Edward McVitty's ch g Ibn
Walker ; 3, Mr. Ray Bell's br m Dattel.
Class 7 (best polo pony, light-weight ; suitable for players
riding under 1i5 pounds ; .—I, Mr. Robert Lehman 's ch g
Citroen ; 2, Mr . Robert Iehman's ch g Hopalong ; 3, Mr. W . A.
Harriman's ch m Nebula.
Class S (best polo pony, middle-weight ; suitable for players
from 1i5 to 200 pounds).—1, Mr . Harold E. Talbott, junr . 's
ENGLAMYS PONIES [T . pical.
arrive at Meadow Brook. Riding at the head of the string is
('apt. Maurice Kingscote.
b in Lista ; 2, Mr. J. Watson Webb's ch m Valley Maid ; 3, Mr.
Harold E. Talbott, junr .'s br ni Good Mark.
Class g (best polo pony, heavy-weight ; suitable for players
riding 200 pounds and over).—r, Mr. Stephen Sanford's ch in
Judy ; 2, Mr. A . Charles Schwartz's ch g Tonolo ; 3, Mr. Lewis L.
Lacey-'s br g San Lorenzo.
Class io (best polo pony in show) .—1, Mr. Robert Lehman's
Citroen ; 2, Mr. Stephen Sanford's Judy ; 3, Mr. Harold E.
Talbott, junr.'s Lista .

THE POLO MONTHLY [(CT . . 1930.
AMERICAN OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP.
The tournament for the Open Championship of the United
States began at Meadow Brook on September 13th.
Temple/ou beat Eastcott.
Pos.
Pos.
I . Mr. R. Guest.
t . Mr. C . V. Whitney.
2. Mr. W. Guest.
2. Mr. E . Tyrrell-Martin.
3. Mr. L. Lacey.
3. Mr . E . \V . Hopping.
Bk . Mr. H . P. Guinness. Bk. Mr . W. Post.
IS goals .
4 goals.
SCORE BY PERIODS.
Templeton 4 I 4 I 2 2 I--1S
Eastcott 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Goals—Templeton : AIL Raymond Guest 7, Mr . Winston
Guest 6, Mr . H . P . Guinness 4, Mr. L . Lacey i . Eastcott:
Mr . E. \V . Hopping 2, Mr . E . Tyrrell-Martin I, Mr . W . Post i.
Sa11db Point
Pos.
I \Ir. W. A . Harriman.
2. Mr. E. A . S . Hopping.
3. Mr. J. D . Nelson
Bk . Mr . A. C . Schwartz.
S goals .
beat Old .4i/ooe.
Pcs
1. Mr. E . T . Gerry.
2. Mr. J. P . _Mills.
3. Mr. S . B . IClehart.
Bk . Mr . J. Rathbornc.
5 goals.
SCORE BY PERIODS.
Sands Point 0 2 0 4 o I I o— S
Old Aiken o I o o I o I 2— 5
Goals Sands Point : Mr . AV~ . A. Harriman 3, Mr. E . A. S.
Hopping 3 ; Mr. J . P. Nelson, penalty goal awarded by umpire.
Old Aiken : Mr . E . T. Gerry, Mr. J . P . Mills, Mr. S. B. Iglehart,
Mr. J. Rathbornc 2.
Hurz'irairc s heat Rosi_t'u.
Pos.
Pos .
t . Mr. S . Sanford .
i . Mr. H . E . Talbott, junr.
2 . Mr . E . Pedley . 2 . Mr . Cecil Smith.
3 . Capt . C . T . I . Roark . 3 . Mr . G . Balding.
Bk . Mr . R. E. Strawbridge,
junr.
Bk . Mr. H . \V . Williams .
to goals . 9 gals.
SCORE BY PERIODS.
Hurricanes o I 0 2 2 I 2 I I—Io
Roslyn 0 0 I 0 3 I I 3 c— 9

Phnlo by]
VALE TEAM,
winners of the Inter-Collegiate 'tournament in the United States, defeating Princeton in the final by 11 goals to O.
Members of the side were Mr . Hardie Scott, Mr. J . 1'. Mills, Mr. Stewart Iglehart and Mr. J . C. Rathborne .
[T,,/iwf.

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Goals—Hurricanes : Mr . S . Sanford 3, Mr . E . Pedley 3, Capt.
C . T . I. Roark 2, Mr. R . E . Strawbridge, junr., 2 . Roslvn :
Mr. H . E . Talbott, junr., r, Mr. Cecil Smith 5, Mr. G . Balding
2, Mr . H . W. Williams ?.
History nearly repeated itself in this match, as the Hurricanes
and Roslyn polo teams rode into the ninth period before Capt.
C . T . I. Roark drove through the winning goal that carried the
Hurricanes into the second round of the national Open Championship
by a score of io goals to q. Last year these two teams
battled for twelve periods in this tournament, and it was the
same British player who decided the issue for his side, which
later won the championship.
Semi-Final Round,
Templeton heat Sands Point.
goals . S goals.
SCORE BY PERIODS.
Templeton 2 I 3
Sands Point o i 2 I 0 2 0 2— S
Goals—Templeton : Mr . Raymond Guest 5, Mr. Winston
Guest 6, Mr . L. Lacey 3, Mr. H . P . Guinness 2 . Sands Point :
Mr. W. A. Harriman 2, Mr. E. A. S. Hopping 6.
Hurricanes heat Greentree.
15 goals . 13 goals.
Seven of the goals secured by the winners in this match came
from Capt . Roark's stick.
Final .
Hurricanes beat Templeton.
6 goals .
5 goals.
Details of the play in the final tie, together with an account
of the Monty Waterbury Cup tournament, won by Roslyn, will
he given in our next issue.
In the Newmarket and West Suffolk tournament the matches
opened with :
Melton Mowbray Rongham.
Pos . Pos.
I . Mr . O . Botero . I . Mr. C . Leader.
2 . Mr . M . Botero . 2 . Mr. W . Crosse.
3 . Mr. P . Paget . 3 . Maj . T . Wilson.
Bk. Mr. G . Beeby . Bk . Capt. G. Horne .
This resulted in a win for Melton Mowbray.

OCT ., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY 55
Ph , vo be] Jl l :l ."fl l\ Mt \\ BRAY, [Frank Griggs.
competitors for the Junior Challenge Cup at the Newmarket and West Suffolk
Club. The team was composed of Mr. P . Paget, Mr . O . Botero, Mr. G. Beeby,
and Mr. M. Botero.
Photo by] 71'u HUSSARS, [Frank Griggs.
who played for the Senior Challenge Cup at the Newmarket and West Suffolk
Club. The team comprised Mr. R. Younger, Mr. J. H. L. Musker,
('apt. J . Fielden, and Major Breitmever .

TIIE POLO MONTHLY [OCT . . 1930.
7/12 Hussars
Handle)' Cross.
Pos.
Pos.
i . Mr . R . Younger.
1 . Mr. T . Leader.
2. Mr. J . H . L . Musker.
Mr. Harry Rich.
3. Capt . J . Fielden.
; . Mr. Basil Jarvis.
Bk . Maj. Breitmeycr .
Bk . Mr. Felix Leach.
Handley Cross were the winners.
These games were for a Junior Challenge Cup presented by
Mr . H. R. hing, for teams not exceeding 7 handicap.
The Senior Challenge Cup, presented by Brig .-Gen. Howe,
was for teams whose handicap does not exceed 13 goals.
In the finals, Ilandlev Cross proved the winners in both events,
rather easily. The ground played remarkably well through the
Photo hrl MRS. FELIX LEACH . SENR . . [Fronk Griggs.
presenting cups to Handley Cross, the winners at the Newmarket and Test
Suffolk Club's Tournament.
(Left to right) : Mr. Basil Jarvis, Mr . T. E . Leader, Capt . Harry Rich, and
Mr. F. Leach, junr.
On the right is Capt . Fish, the umpire.
matches, and was much benefited by the liberal distribution of
moss litter during the winter, following late autumn seeding.
The Handley Cross team put up a good show in both events,
and further instanced the necessity of constantly playing together
to fit in that sine qua non of the game—combination . Maj.
Breitmeyer showed great leadership for the 7th Hussars, as also
did Mr. G. Beeby sfor Melton Mowbray), who had three very
promising young players in front of him : the brothers M . and O.
Botero with Mr. P . Paget, who will show good form with added
experience .
[The above was held over from September .]

OCT., I930.] THE POLO MONTHLY 57
WEST SOMERSET.
The West Somerset Polo Club's annual summer tournament,
which began on August 25th and concluded on September 6th,
proved successful under the capable management of Maj . H . de
rreville. The weather, on the whole, was fine, and large numbers
of spectators witnessed the many entertaining games . The
Nl'~'1 hy'I JERMVN STREET ." [Topical.
winners of the junior Championship at the West Somerset Club . (Left to right)
Capt. 1'. j. Butler. ( ' ol. L . ( 'arr. Major P. Magor and Mr . A . Brunner.
meeting of Jermyn Street and Starboard Lights in the final of
the \Vest Somerset Junior Championship produced a surprising
result. Jermyn Street, who received l , won decisively by 10
goals to 2 . Teams : Jcruz j'n Street : Mr . A . Brunner, Col . L.
Carr, Capt . P . J . Butler and Maj . P . Magor (back) . Starboard
Lights . Mr. E . A. Philippi, Capt . J. A . Bailey, Mr. W . F.
Holman and Mr. S. Barton (back).
The first two or three chukkers gave promise of a fast-galloping
game. Then Starboard Lights went to pieces, and, with Butler
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their own way . Brunner scored five goals and Col . Carr two,
and Butler and Magor one each. For Starboard Lights, Barton
played at the top of his form, and shared the scoring with Bailey.
Mrs . Blofeld presented the cup.
Novices' and Nursey Cups.
The ties in the Novices' Cup (given by Mr . G. Madlener) and
Nursey Cup competitions were among the hest of the tournament.
The competing teams were Starboard Lights and Skylarks and
Worcester Park and Merchiston in the Novices' Cup, and Panmure
and Burnells in the Nursey Cup. Teams : Starboard
Lights : Mr. W. R . Holman, Mr. E . A. Philippi, Mr. W. F.
Holman and Sir E . Durand (back) . Skylarks : Mr. T . Collings,
Col . L . Carr, Mr. J. Drage and Maj . Gordon Smythe (back).
Worcester Palk .. Mr. A . S . Gaselee, Mr . H. S. Gaselee, Mr.
D . P . Moseley and Mr. A . S. Rawle (back) . Merchiston:
Lt.-Col . C . A . Heydeman, Mr . A . Brunner, Mr. G . Madlener
and Capt. Toler-Aylward (back) . Panmure : Mr. T. M.
Hilder, Mr. F . H . Buckenham, Mr. M . C . Houlder and
Mr. O . G. Moseley (back) . Brune/1s : The Hon . K. Rous, Mr.
N . Docker, Mr . J. H . Sinclair and Maj . K . Menzies (hack).
The first game, between Starboard Lights and Skylarks, was
the best of the three . It was very evenly contested, the score
being equal at the end of practically each chukker, and it was
only in the last minute of the final period that Starboard Lights
secured the winning goal and won by 7 6 . Merchiston were
victorious over Worcester Park by 5—3, and Panmure defeated
Burnells by a similar score.
In another Novices ' Cup tie the teams were :—Selworthy : Mr.
Hugh Sidebottom, Mr. H . Sidebottom, Capt . A . B . P . L . Vincent
and Mr. T . Hilder (back) . Sherston : Mr. N. Docker, Mr.
J . H . Sinclair, Capt. J . N . Bailey and Maj . K. Menzies (back).
Ashleigh : The Hon . K . Rous, Mr . D . P. Moseley, Maj . Gordon
Smythe and Mr. R . B . Glover (back) . Chapel Brampton : Mr.
H . S. Gaselee, Mr. A. AS . Gaselee, Mr. J. Drage and Mr. O . G.
Moseley (back).
Selworthy beat Sherston by 7—6, extra time being played to
reach this decision, and Chapel Brampton beat Ashleigh by 5—4.
The final for the President's Cup, between Eastleigh and
Williamstrip, was witnessed by a large crowd . Eastleigh won
by g—7 . Teams :—Eastleigh :• Mr. A. S . Gaselee, Capt . J . N.
Bailey, Mr. J . G. Morrison and _Maj . P . Magor (back` . Williamstrip
: Mr. W. F . Holman, Col . L . Carr, Mr . P . Dollar and Mr.
S. Barton (back).
On paper the teams were well matched, the handicap in each
case being IS . A splendid match, full of life, was the result, no
fewer than sixteen goals being scored, of which Eastleigh claimed
nine, and so won the cup . In the first two minutes three goals
were scored, and at the end of the first chukker Eastleigh were
leading 3—1 . Splendid work by Gaselee and Morrison saw
them leading 6—3 half-way through . After this Williamstrip
improved considerably, and five minutes from the end were losing

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by the odd goal in 15 . Bailey made the issue safe, however,
by increasing Eastleigh's lead to 9-7.
Starboard Lights and Merchiston met in the semi-final of the
Novices' Cup, and a fast game was the result . The teams were :
Starboard Lights: Mr. W. R. Holman, Mr. E . A . Philippi, Mr.
W . F . Holman and Sir E . Durand (back) . lllerchiston : Lt.-Col.
C . A. Heydeman, Mr. A . Brunner, Mr. G . Madlener and Capt.
Toler-Aylward (back).
Merchiston, who received a half, won by 1 ? goals, Heydeman
scoring for Merchiston and Mr . W . R. Holman for Starboard
Lights.
I !iota by] _MERCHISTON, [ To pi ca l .
winners of the Visitors' Cup at the West Somerset Club . (Left to right)
Lieut .-Col. C. A. Heydeman, Major H. S. Hatfeild, Mr. J . A. Midwood
and Mr. G. Madlener.
In the final tie of the Novices' Cup Merchiston had a comfortable
win, for, receiving a half goal, they beat Selworthy by 1 o ,,
goals to 4 . The Senior Cup tournament was very closely contested.
Eastleigh, who received a goal and a half handicap
start, beating another _llerchiston team by 6 goals to 6 . Teams :
Merchiston : Mr . A. Brunner, Mr. D . J. Frost, Lt .-Col . C . A.
Heydeman and Capt . V . G . Toler-Aylward (back) . Se/worthy:
Mr. Hugh Sidebottom, Mr. Herbert Sidebottom, Capt.
A. B . P . L. Vincent and Mr . T . M . Hilder (back) . Eastleigh:
I .t .-Col . L . Carr, Capt. J. N . Bailey, Mr. J . G . Morrison and
Maj . P . Magor (hack) . Merchiston : Mr. G . Madlener, Capt.
E . D . Fanshawe, Capt. H. N. Scott-Robson and Maj . H . S.
Hatfeild (back) .

6o THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT . . 1930.
The Biarritz Season.
Playing at the Biarritz Polo Club, in the opening tie of the
annual tournament for the Biarritz Cup, Lt.-Col. H . G . M.
Plevdell-Railston's Bendlers, conceding a goal and a half, beat
the Marquis de Jaucourt 's Voganidras.
Bendlers beat I - oganidras.
1. Mr . B . AVeininger . i . Mr. R. Loewenstein.
2. Mr. H . Schoelkopf . 2. Marquis de Jaucourt.
3. Lt .-Col. H . G . M. Pleydell- 3 . Lt .-Col. M . J. K. O'Malley-
Railston . heyes.
Bk. Maj. J . M . Graham . Bk . Mr. J. M . Elizalde.
6 goals . received 1 ) 4 goals.
The Marquis of Portago's Pirates, an all-Spanish team, had
a fairly easy win at the Biarritz Polo Club, in the first round of
this tournament.
Pirates
beat Vagrants.
i . Marquis de Portago .
T . Mr. M . Larregain.
2 . Mr . J . Zobel.
3 . Mr . M . de Jencquel.
2 . Maj . H. C . Alexander.
3 . Count M . de Zogheb.
Bk. Count of Velayos .
Bk. Maj. J. Halliday.
5 goals . !received i) 1 goal.
Filial . Bendlers beat Pirates.
g goals . received i',) 4.',- goals.
Mackey Challenge Cup.
Pirates beat Bendiers.
i . Marquis de Portago . i . Mr. R . \Veininger.
2 . Count de Velazos . 2 . Maj . W. D . Morgan.
3 . Capt . J. Olivares . 3 . Lt .-Col . H. G . M . Pleydell-
Bk . Count de la Maza.
io goals.
International Cup.
~Vanish Tear
1. Marquis de Portago.
2. Count de Velayos.
Count de la Maza.
Bk. Marquis de Villabraguna.
6 goals .
RaiLton.
Bk . Maj . J. M. Graham.
5 goals.
beat English Team.
I . Maj . W . D . Morgan.
2. Lt .-Col . H . G. M . Pleydell-
Railston.
3. Maj . J . M . Graham.
Bk. Mr. \V . H . Williams.
1 goal.
Military Cup.
The Spanish Army team beat the French Army team in the
First of the annual series of three matches for the International
Military Cup.

oc-r ., THE POLO MONTHLY 6i
.Vanich Arm j'
1. Capt. Don J . de Sotto.
2. Capt . Don J . Olivares.
3. Lt.-Col. Count de la Maza.
Bk. Lieut. R . Pombo.
5 goals.
Basque Cup.
Bendlers
i . Mr . R. \Veininger.
2. Maj . \V. D . Morgan.
3. Lt . .Cu1. H. G . M. P ley dell-
Railston.
Bk. Maj . J . M . Graham.
7 goals.
beat French Army.
t . Lt. Brau.
2. IA . Carreyre.
3. Capt. d'Arexy.
Bk. Lt . Dechani.
i goal.
beat Yo;anidra.
i . Mr. R. Loewenstein.
2. Mr . J. M. Elizalde.
3. Lt .-Col. M . J. K. O'Malley-
Keyes.
Bk. Count de la Maza.
(received i ?` 41 goals.
Countess of Dudley Cup.
Under the auspices of the New South \Vales Polo Association,
of which Mr . C . G . Stephen is the president and Mr. Ken Austin
the honorary secretary, the first round of the Countess of Dud -kw
Cup competition was conducted at Kensington Race-course,
Sydney, on July 2nd . The going was rather heavy, but not so
soft as to militate against good stick work . This year's entry
was small in comparison with recent sears . Reduction in quantity
effected a reduction in quality . The Ashtons were earning
laurels for Australia in England . Harden could not come, and
several other centres were not represented . The results were :
Giindagai heat Canberra.
i . Mr. H . Fraser . i . Capt . R. Irving.
2. \Ir. J . Fraser . 2 . Mr . D . W. D . Nicholl.
3. Mr . \v . Horsley . 3 . Mr . N . Downes.
Bk . Mr. H . C . Osborne (capt.` Bk . Capt. J . M.
Blakiston-Houston.
4 goals . 3 goals.
J1usa'ellbrouk
t . Mr . A . R . Gilder.
2. Mr . F. L. Crane.
3. Mr . F . L. Bragg.
Bk. Mr. D . M . Bell . (capt.
21 goals.
Semi-Final Round.
Gundagai
t [ goals .
heat S t'dne v.
i . Mr. J . W. F . Collins.
2. Mr . A\ V . B . Allen.
3. Dr . J . C . B . Allen.
Bk. Mr. E . R. White.
i goal.
heat itirr,rtitrlla.
t . Mr . L . Waller.
2. Mr . C. Weeks.
3 . Mr . G . 13. Waller.
Bk . Mr. Ken . Mackay.
3 goals .

Final .
TILE POLO IIONTIILV [OCT., 1930.
dlusi'ellbrook beat Assamaiiders.
1. Dr . R. M . Crookston.
2. Mr. F . _McIntosh.
3. Mr . C . Skene (capt .)
Bk . Mr . F . R . Danter.
9 goals . 4 goals.
i11uswellbrook beat Gundagai.
to goals . 3 goals.
In the absence of the Governor-General, I .adv Stonehaven
presented the trophies . The Governor, Sir Philip Game, was
also present to congratulate the winners, and, in time-honoured
fashion, to drink with the players in the handing round of the
famous cup. Muswellbrook beat Gundagai in the final for the
Countess of Dudley Cup by to goals to 3 . They deserved
victory, which had been theirs last in 1924 . A less experienced
four represented the centre this year, but there was no doubt of
its fine mounting, its dash and all-round proficiency. Team
understanding advanced with its successive wins . On scarcely
one day of the tournament were weather conditions suitable for
fast play. For that reason the 1930 tournament will be memorable,
for, though rain has occurred in past seasons, it was never
so persistent as on this occasion . Consequently, in addition to
horsemanship, skill with the mallet was a great factor . lluswellbrook
possessed this skill in a high degree, and A. R. Gilder,
excellently served by all his supports, proved the outstanding
No . i of the tournament . Gundagai began with great dash,
which was not sustained, the reason being the greater accuracy
and steadiness of the opposition . The Frasers might have been
dangerous with, say, ('urtis Skene as a No . 3 to inspire them.
They had, however, to make their own way past defence of a
particularly reliable order . Gundagai went under to a cleverer
side.
Past Winners of the Cup.
1910 . ZVarromnine : Mr. j . R . Perry (1), Mr. H . W. Stevenson (2),
Mr. Walter Webb (3), BIr . G . C . Mack (back).
1911 . lluswel/brook : Mr . H . Is . A. Pearse (1), Mr . Bruce
1912 .
White (2), Mr . H . H . White (3), Mr. D . M. Bell (back ) .
The Governor-General (Lord Denman's team) : Mr . C. C.
Stephen (1), Lord Denman (2), Capt. H. S . Nutting (3),
Capt . G. C . R . Burnham (back).
1913 . Xarromine : Mr. L . M . Webb (I), Mr. H . W. Stevenson
2), Mr. Walter Webb (3), Mr. G . C . Mack (back).
191I . Narromuinc' . BIr. L . M . Webb (1), Mr. H. W . Stevenson
(2), BIr. Walter Webb (3), Mr. G . C . Mack (back).
1915-21, lapsed, owing to the war.
1922 . ( ' 00111a' Mr. J. C . Crisp (i), Mr . V . S Allen (2), Mr . E. N.
Allen (3), Mr. F . V . King (injured), and Mr. W . O.
Litchfield (backs).
1923 Cress-brook : Mr . B . C . Bell (i`, Mr . J. C . Allen (2), Mr.
R. M . Bell 3), BIr. J. Allen (back .

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192 .1 . 11u.,zec//hrook .• Mr. II. B. A. Pearse (1), _llr . Bruce
White (2), JJr. H . H. White (3), Mr . D . M . Bell (hack.
1925 . Harden : Mr . A . C . McLaurin (I), Mr . J . K . Ross (2 ,
Mr. \V . F . Ross, capt. (3), Mr. T . F . Ross (back).
1926 . Hardee : Mr . A. C . McLaurin 0), Mr . J . K. Ross (2),
Mr. W . F . Ross, capt . (3), Mr. T . F. Ross (back).
192; . Harden : Mr. A. C . McLaurin (I), Mr . J . K. Ross (2
Mr. W . F . Ross, capt . (3), Mr. T. F. Ross (back).
1928 . Goulburu : Jlr . P. S . K . Ashton (1), Mr . G . G. Ashton (
Mr. J. II . Ashton (3), Mr. R. R . Ashton (back).
1929 . Gonlburn : Mr. G. G . Ashton (1), Mr . J. H . Ashton (2 ,
Mr. Curtis Skene (3), Mr. R. R . Ashton (back).
Sir J. J . Garvan Cup.
The Sir J . J . Garvan Cup is an Open Handicap Cup for all
teams, including teams ineligible to compete or not entered for
the Countess of Dudley Cup, and also for teams beaten in that
competition . Results :
Sydney Deal Canberra.
(received 7) 7 goals . 6 gcals.
A .vsauranders beat I1irragalla.
to goals . (received 4) 4 goals.
Final .
1 .vsaurand,'r.v beat Sydney.
17 goals . (received to) w o goals.
During the week the Dudley Gibson Memorial Cup pony
award-; were made as follows :—Heavy-weight novices : Mr.
Curtis Skene's br in Ebony ; Mr. John Collins's b m Madge.
Light-y-eight novices : Capt. J . Blakiston Houston's ch m
Pomilana ;Mr. L . R . \Vhite's b m Bonny . Messrs. H. Chisholm
znd Co . conducted their annual sale of polo ponies at their Randwick
stables . The bidding was far from spirited, and prices
realized under the hammer of Mr . Ken . Austin were almost
ridiculously small in comparison with last year's . Many ponies
were withdrawn as the reserve was not nearly reached . There
were few buyers. 1'he highest price paid was 6o guineas by
')BIr. McLeod, who purchased six of the nine ponies sold of a
catalogued list of 54 .
German Championship
at Cologne.
Cologne Polo Club can be congratulated on the success of their
tournament, commencing on July 31st and ending August 4th.
The weather was perfect, being a spell of real summer between
two deep depressions, as the weather prophets say . The ground
was in the hest possible condition, and remained so during the
whole tournament .

It was unfortunate that the President, Baron W . von Oppenheim,
was unable to join in the tournament, as he had not
sufficiently recovered from his nasty accident in Frankfiirt, where
he had his jaw broken ; this was very trying for him, and a great
loss to the Club, as they had to revise their team for the German
Championship Cup. Unfortunately, Bremen was unable to send
a team, and Hamburg could only come on Saturday, the 2nd,
until Monday, the 4th . Also, the English team which had been
hoped for could not manage it. Notwithstanding these disappointments
the week was a great success, and the well-known
hospitality of Cologne rounded off a very enjoyable week.
POLO Al' COLOGNE.
('apt . F. Jackson on the ball passing to Baron E . von Oppenheim and
followed by Baron von _Munns,.
The Frankfiirt team were the successful ones this year, carrying
off the following three cups : German Championship, Waldemar
Oppenheim Cup and Heisterberg Cup. Although It would have
been gratifying to see the other teams win something, this sporting
combination, comprising J . Mertz, No . 1 ; A . V. Alumna,
No . 2 ; Baron M . V . Bissing, No . 3 ; and H . V. Gans, back ; well
deserved their triumphs.
The Hamburg Club was unable to put in its best team, owing
to several unfortunate mishaps . Cologne, being a new club, was
not quite strong enough to hold its own with these more mature
teams, but the improvement shown this year points to them very
soon being a team to reckon with . Capt . F . Jackson is the
trainer. It is hoped that next year more teams will come to this
tournament ; they will be sure of a welcome . The following were
the results of the different tournaments :

OCT., 1930 .] THE POLO MONTHLY
July 31st—First round, German Championship .
Frankfurt beat
Cologne.
I . P . Ladenburg.
1. Dr. Stubing.
2. A . V. Mumm.
2. H. Hiedemann.
3. Baron M . V. Bissing.
3. H . C . Scheibler.
'Bk . H. V . Gans.
Bk . E . V. Oppenheim.
6 goals .
3 goals.
This was a poor game . Frankfurt were not playing up to
form, and there was no outstanding play . Scheibler did the best
for Cologne.
BARONESS WALDEMAR OPPENHEIM PRESENTING THE CUP
at Cologne to Baron von Mumm, captain of the Frankfurt team, with
Herr Gans in the foreground and Baron von Bissing behind.
First round of Waldemar Oppenheim Cup .
Frankfurt beat Cologne.
Pos . H 'cap . Pos . H ' cap.
1 . Mr . Thornton o 1 . Baron Salvadori o
2 . J . Mertz o 2. Baron E. V. Oppenheim o
3 . Graf P . Montgelas o 3 . Capt. F . Jackson . . 2
Bk . R . Flinsch . . i Bk . R . V . Kleist . 0
(received 1) 61 goals . 6 goals.
This was a very good game, both fast and even . Cologne
lost on bad team work . Jackson hit five goals for Cologne. The
outstanding players in this game were Flinsch and Jackson.
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2

THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT . . 1930.
August ist--First round, ron Heisterberg Cup.
Frankfurt beat Cologne.
Pos . H'cap . Pos . H ' cap.
i . J . Mertz . o i . Dr . Stubing . . o
2 . A . V . Mumm i 2 . Baron E . V . Oppenheim o
3 . Baron V, Bissing . . 2 3 . Capt . Jackson a
Bk. H . V. Gans o Bk. H . C . Scheibler . o
3 2
io goals . (received 6 .I,, goals.
Frankfurt played well up to form, and won on team work.
August 2nd—Final, Waldemar Oppenheim Cup.
Frankf eirt heat Hamburg.
Pos . H'cap. Pos.
H'cap.
i . Mr . Thornton 0 i . H . J. Insernhagen
2 . P. O . Ladenburg . 0 2. Dr . Neubauer o
3 . Graf Montgelas . 0 3. E . Ottens . o
Bk. R . Flinsch .
Bk . Baron E . V. Oppenheim o
9 goals.
An uninteresting game.
I I
3 goals.
Ottens played well for Hamburg,
_ .ugnst 3rd-Final, German Championship.
Frankfort beat Hamburg.
Pos . Pos.
1. J . Mertz . i . H . J . Insernhagen.
2. A . V . Mumm . 2 . \V . Berkemeyer.
3. Baron V. Bissing . 3 . Dr. Neubauer.
Bk. A . V. Gans . Bk . E . Ottens.
S goals . 5 goals.
Frankfurt had the better of this game all through, and played
very good polo. Mumm was in great form.
August 4th—Cologne Cup (American Handicap), Final.
Whites beat Blues.
H'cap . Pos . H'cap.
I . Baron Salvadori o i . Mr . Thornton . o
2. J . Mertz . 0 2 . Peill, Hiedemann . o
3 . A . V . Gans . . 0 3 . Capt. Jackson . 2
Bk. E . V . Oppenheim . o Bk . Graf Montgelas . o
0
(received goals . i goal.
This was a well-fought game . Blues had bad luck in losing
Hiedemann in the last chukker owing to an accident, or would
have won this cup . Jackson and Montgelas played consistently
well, and Baron E. V . Oppenheim and Gans for the winners.

OCT., J930.i THE POLO MONTHLY 67
POLO IN INDIA
Bangalore Gymkhana Club.
The Bangalore Gymkhana Club's Open and Junior Handicap
Tournaments were well filled, though it was hoped that there
would have been entries from Jodhpur and Bobbili from Ooty.
Entries were made from Secunderabad, but the political situation
prevented these teams from leaving their station . The Open
Handicap, for a challenge cup presented by H .H . The
Maharaja of Mysore, produced some very high standard polo.
The holders, the 8th K .G .O. Light Cavalry, were unable to get
leave from Secunderabad, and the final resulted in a very hard
fight between the Royals and Indore . The Royals, giving Indore
goals, were just able to beat them by scoring 2 goals . Indore
had come a thousand miles for the tournament. H .H . The
Maharaja of Travancore presented small cups for the winners.
The Junior Handicap Tournament was for a challenge cup,
presented by the Raja of Bobbili . The holders, the Q .V.O.
Madras Sappers and Miners, were beaten in the first round by
Indore and the final was between Mysore Gymkhana and
Mysore Lancers . The former played extraordinarily well,
Jemadar Dasarat Rao being an outstanding player ; they won
by 5 goals to i after starting all square . H .H . The Maharaja
of Venkatagiri presented small cups for the winners . The
tournaments were played on the palace ground of H .H . The
Maharaja of Mysore, who very kindly allows the Gymkhana
Club to use this ground for their tournaments . This is a lovely
ground, kept in perfect order and only used on these occasions
nowadays, His Highness being too busy to play, though he
was a keen player in his day. It is in beautiful surroundings
within the palace grounds, with a grand-stand and a banked
side for spectators . Large crowds attended every day . The
teams in the finals were as follows :

6S THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT . . 1930.
Open Handicap.
:I'he Royals
Pos.
r . Mr. Peake.
2. Mr. Scott.
3. Maj . Fitzgerald.
Bk . Capt . Wilson.
(Team handicap, io .)
2 goals.
Junior Handicap.
Mysore G ymkhana
Pos.
I . R . S . Nanjaraj Urs.
2. Jemdr . Karim Beg.
3. Jemdr . Saved Hussein.
Bk . Jemdr. Dasarat Rae.
(Team handicap, 5 .)
5 goals .
beat Indore.
Pos.
i . Jemdr. Shabaz Khan.
2. Capt . Mohd . Shafi.
3. Maj . Hirasingh.
Bk. Gen. Bhawani Singh.
(Team handicap, 7 .)
(received i') 0 goals.
beat Mysore Lancers.
Pos.
i . Jemdr . Abdul Rajack.
2. Daff . Maj . Krishna Rae.
3. Mr. Basavaraj Usa.
Bk . Jemdr. Khader Khan.
(Team handicap, 5 .)
I goal.
Quetta Unlimited Handicap.
The semi-finals of the Quetta Unlimited Handicap Polo
Tournament were decided on August 1st. Despite had weather
the attendance was large . The first match was between the 15th
Lancers and the Scinde Horse " A," who conceded 2 goals
on the handicap and won by 7 goals to 2[.
Scinde Horse " A "
Pos .
1. Mr . R . J. Benwell.
2. Capt. G . M . Stroud.
3. Capt. F . W . S . Watkins.
Bk. Capt. I. F . Hossack.
7 goals.
Staff College "
Pos.
I . Capt . K. Hatch.
2. Lt.-Col . T. W. Corbett.
3. Capt. G . F . Bunbury.
Bk . Capt . C. E . L . Harris.
II goals .
beat 15th Lancers.
Pos.
I . Mr. J . H . Fell.
2. Mr. C . Ridley.
3. Capt . R. N . Lovett.
Bk . Capt . G . G . Collyns.
(received 21) 21 goals.
beat Royal Artillery.
Pos.
I . Mr . A . T. Edgington.
2. Mr . R . G . Chevis.
3. Mr. J. M . L . Crawford.
Bk . Maj . C . W. Bayne
Jardine.
(received 6) 7 goals.
In the final the Scinde Horse " A " defeated the Staff College
by 41, goals to 3 . Receiving i goals on the handicap the
winners led by 41 goals to o at the end of the second chukker,
but after this the Staff College settled down to play a determined
game. They were, however, a little too late in clinching the
match .

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The final of the Quetta Extra Unlimited Polo Tournament
was played on August 27th between the 15th Lancers and the
Hopefuls . It was a hard-fought match in which the Lancers
were victorious by 5 goals to 4, an extra chukker with widened
goals being played . Considering that the Lancers were a much
superior side the Hopefuls put up a creditable display in spite
of having started plus 3 goals on the handicap.
The Scinde Horse met the 15th Lancers in the Six Chukker
Polo Tournament and beat them by 9 goals to 4 . A large
gathering turned out to witness the only six chukker match of
the season, and splendid polo was seen :
Scinde' Horse beat 15/h Lancers.
Pos .
Pos.
1 . Mr. R . J . Benwell . 1 . Mr. C. Ridley.
2 . Capt. G . M . Stroud . 2 . Capt . R. N . Lovett.
3 . Capt. F . W . S . Watkins . 3 . Capt. J. A . Greenway .
Bk . Capt. I. F . Hossack . Bk. Lt .-Col. J . St . C . D.
Stewart.
9 goals . 4 goals.
Abbottabad.
The last two chukkers in the Abbottabad Summer American
Polo Tournament were played on August 9th. Unfortunately
an interesting day was marred by an accident to Col . Campion,
who in a collision in the first match sustained a broken collarhone
and slight concussion . The class of polo varied somewhat
in both games, but at times the spectators witnessed an exhibition
of clean hitting and good team work . The competition
was won by the Wild Birds, who were successful in all three
matches that they played, the Hazara Mountain Battery being
second with two wins and one defeat.
Secunderabad.
Good polo was witnessed at the Bowenpilly ground on August
22nd when Nawab Salar Jung's " A " team, represented by
Mr. Armstrong, Nawab Shah Nawaz Jung, Mr . Towfeek Ali
and Mr. Omar Daraz Khan (back), beat the 8th King George's
Own Light Cavalry, comprising Risaldar Syed Amir-ud-Din,
Mr . J. W . C . Platt, Mr. J . M. W . Martin and Major F. H.
Worlledge (hack), in the final of the Secunderabad Low Handicap
Tournament by 5 goals to 2 . The Cavalry received one
goal on the handicap . Four silver trophies were presented to
the winners by Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur.
Poona.
The final of the Poona Midsummer Polo Tournament was
played on September 1st between the local " D " and " A "
teams. It was a hard game, but scrappy in places, " D " winning
by 4 goals to 2. The first chukker saw " D " open the
scoring through Watkis, with Picken equalizing with a penalty.
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POLO 7 0 MONTHLY [OCT ., 1930.
second chukker proved goalless . There were frequent misses.
Picken again equalized for " A " as the bugle sounded at the
end of the third chukker. " D " scored twice in the last
chukker through Battiscombe and Watkis . Teams : " D ":
Capt. Battiscombe, Lieut . Shillington, Major Watkis and
Risaldar Sant Singh . " A " : Lieut. Howard, Lieut. Pets,
Capt. Picken and Capt. Brunter.
NOTES FROM
KASHMIR.
I have been up here (writes a correspondent from Srinagar,
Kashmir about a fortnight, having spent the hot weather down
in the Plains at Meerut, and it is a great relief to once more get
cool . I arrived here in the middle of a polo tournament, the
Srinagar High Handicap, for a challenge cup presented by Her
Highness Shree Maharani Sisodhaniji and four miniature cups
presented by Mr . W. Nedou. The entries were :
H .H. the Maharaja of
Kashmir's Team.
Pos . H'cap.
i . Maj . Rajkumar Jaichand
2. Jamadar Gandharbsingh
3. Col . Nawab Khusru Jung
Bk. H.H . the Maharaja of
Kashmir
Pilgrims.
Pos.
J . Lt . Nasibsingh .
2. Capt . M. W. Reed .
3. ( ' apt . P . B . Sanger
Bk . Col. R . Anderson
3
5
4
13
H'cap.
. o
Hopefuls.
Pos . H'cap.
I . Jamadar Sirdar Ali . o
2. Capt. Krishensingh . o
3. Daffadar Waryamsingh . 0
Bk. Risaldar Daleepsingh .
Raiders.
Pos . H'cap.
J . Thakur Ramsingli . . o
2. Capt . Faqirsingh .
3. Maj . W. A. Broadfoot . 5
Bk . Brig. H. Bethell .
3
Palace Team.
Pos . H'cap.
I . Rajkumar Padamdevsingh o
2. Capt. Mohd. Yasin Khan
3. Capt. M . Anoopsingh .
Bk. Maj . Devisingh .
4
4
9
9

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Photo by]
MYSORE GYMKHANA,
[Palace Studio, Mysore.
winners of the Bangalore Junior Handicap Tournament, for a challenge cup presented by the Raja of Bobbili . (Left to right)
R. S. Aanjaraj I]rs, Jemadar Parim Beg, Jemadar Sated Hussein, Jemadar I)asarat Rao . This photograph was taken outside
the grand-stand of the Maharaja of Mysore's private race-course at Mysore, the polo ground being in the centre of the course .
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72 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT ., 1930.
I motored up through Lahore, Rawalpindi and Murree, some
Boo miles, and through most delightful scenery, although in places
the road was rather narrow, with perhaps a drop of a hundred
feet between oneself and " the Great Majority ." His Highness
the Maharaja of Kashmir, a great sportsman, is one of the very
keenest of supporters of polo, and has a stud consisting of close
on seventy playing ponies, all of which have been most carefully
selected . He pays the best price for any pony that he thinks will
suit either himself or one of his team, and will give as much as
fourteen thousand rupees (over a thousand pounds) for any pony
that he likes . And what is also appreciated is the promptness
of the cheque as soon as the pony has been vetted sound . These
prompt and businesslike transactions go a tremendous long way
in the cause of polo in this country, and have naturally helped
many a promising young player into a prominent position in the
polo world . Thus the Maharaja of Kashmir has collected one
of the finest studs of polo ponies in this country, consisting of
thoroughbred, English, Australian and the Indian Countrybred.
Several of the last-mentioned come from the famous Vanrenen
Stud . If these ponies went to America and were auctioned there,
I am sure that they would show a goodly profit on the original
outlay.
Polo is played three days a week (Monday, Wednesday and
Friday) throughout the season, which commences in June and
ends in September. Three challenge cups are played for during
this time. These cups are graciously presented by Her Highness
Maharani Sesodhaniji, Her Highness Maharani Katochiji and
His Highness himself.
His Highness has two of the most attractive polo grounds one
can wish to play on, both full-size, with the most excellent turf
imaginable. The richness of the soil of these keeps three motormowers
in constant use . There are also riding schools and
schooling grounds near by . New elaborate stables are being
built, also some excellent paddocks and grass and forage farms
laid out. Owing to the political situation and the activities on
the Frontier, polo this season was not at its best, as, at the
invitation of His Highness, the 15th/19th Hussars at Risalpur
and the 9th Lancers of Sialkot were coming to play here, bringing
some sixty or seventy ponies with them, as well as many other
players from other parts of India, but were unable to avail themselves
of this kind invitation . Any keen polo player who brings
a pony or two to Kashmir is always given every encouragement
and more than a kindly welcome by the Maharaja . Anyone
wishing to play next season should write to His Highness's
Personal Secretary, Srinagar . There are plenty of stables to be
had at Nedou's Hotel, which is opposite the polo grounds, where
there are some fifty boxes, at Rs .S 1 - per month a box. Forage
can be bought at moderate rates.
In addition to these polo grounds at Srinagar, there is another
polo ground at Gulmarg, some 10,000 feet up in the hills, and
twenty-nine miles away from the city of Srinagar . Gulmarg has
now become famous as a golfing resort . This polo ground has

OCT., 1930.] TIIL POLO MONTHLY 73
POLO PONIES,
the property of I1 .1I . the Maharaja of Kashmir.
MATCH BET\VEE\ KASHMIR AND THE PILGRIMS
in the Srinagar High Handicap Tournament .

74 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT ., 1930.
not been played on of late, and has been allowed to become a
golf practice ground, whilst His Highness's residence at Gulmarg
has been generously given as an Emergency Hospital . His Highness
is a strong hitter, has a marvellous eye, and is a sure shot at
goal, even from the sixty yards' line, so is thoroughly well
worth his four-goal handicap . He and Col. Khusru Jung, Lis
popular Personal Secretary, form a powerful defence of their
team, which has won many tournaments this season.
The Maharaja and Col. Khusru Jung may be seen playing in
England, providing the dates of the Round Table Conference
will allow the time. However, some half a dozen ponies have
already been purchased in England, with a view to playing there
if possible, and then proceeding to Cannes on their way back to
India. Srinagar is situated on the River Jhellunl, which runs
through the heart of the city, with the famous Dal Lake in close
proximity. On non-polo days one has wonderful fishing, also
shooting and golf. On the lake there are bathing and picnic
parties galore. There is a proposition to build an enormous
boulevard around this lake, which will be about six to seven
miles, and to erect attractive villas looking over it.
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Hunting, like everything else, varies in quality . In the Shires,
on the grass, over flying fences after straight-necked foxes in a
galloping country—that is the ideal picture, and represents sport
in excelsis . But there are countries where the hunting is slow,
and one may stop in a large wood pretty nearly all day without
the chance of a run . Hounds cannot, as the saying is, bolt their
fox. He has so much covert that he manages to elude them for
some time ; while, if he is obliged to take to the open at last, he
only slips across a field or two into another big wood, where lie
reaps the benefit of an almost limitless shelter . Then hounds
have to do their work all over again, which is rather disappointing,
and the huntsman is inclined to fume . This sort of thing
often takes place in a cramped district, much of which is hilly,
with nasty undulations and plenty of ploughed land just where
they are not wanted . In certain regions of this character some
of the fences are impracticable, so that riding straight across
country after hounds is virtually impossible.
Between these contrasts there may be intermediate stages or
localities where the riding is good, and here enthusiasts are prone
to " one good day and three fizzles," the one good day making
up for all. There are probably many grass fields most tempting
to the eye of a man on a horse ; farmers do not object to their
land being ridden over ; shooting is not allowed to interfere
objectionably with the pursuit of the fox, and it is always pleasant
to be out in the fresh air while riding a hunter who knows his
business.
Then there are the hill countries, where hunting is often a
matter of business as well as pleasure, for foxes swarm in the
mountain fastnesses, and farmers complain grievously if they are
not kept down . In such districts the sport savours of oldworldism,
which is perhaps somewhat out of place nowadays,
though hill hunting possesses its attractions . Those who would
enjoy fast twenty- or thirty-minute gallops, with plenty of jumping
and pace, and with a fox rolled over at the finish, will find
little pleasure on the moorlands, for though as a rule more houndwork
can be seen on the hills, there are not infrequent occasions
when the pack slip away down some ravine or other, or over a
hilltop, and are lost to sight, or it is impossible, owing to some
morass or precipice, to follow them.
In the Midlands, where fox-hunting has flourished since the
days when riding to hounds became popular, the enclosures are
large, the fences for the most part strong, and the going is chiefly

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grass. It is, therefore, little wonder that counties such as Leicestershire,
Northamptonshire and Warwickshire provide a hunting
country that is the best in the world . With suitably placed
coverts, a well-bred pack of hounds and a plentiful supply of
foxes, the Shires appeal irresistibly to those who love the art of
crossing a country in the wake of a flying pack. Fields were
large a century ago, but they are larger still now, and this is
especially noticeable in the fashionable countries, where everything
is done in the best of style . Men who aspire to first-flight
rank, and who can afford the expense, naturally turn to such
Hunts as the Belvoir, Cottesmore, Quorn, etc ., whose huntsmen
and hounds have been famous for generations, and whose territories
provide riding country that is second to none. From the
facility of the Midland Counties in holding scent over the large
pastures, and the low growth of the fences, which permits a
command of country on all sides, hounds are able to go fast from
an absence of impediment, and men can get to and live with them
from the same causes ; but in the anxiety to have a good run the
followers appear to forget, or to be ignorant, that to see hounds
working is one of the prettiest sights, and one of the greatest
pleasures that can be afforded to those who love the science of
the chase. The hunting run, where hounds prove their real
worth, is now judged by many to be " dead slow "—to be the
antithesis of " the thing " which most followers long for as
" harts for the water-brooks " : hence a galloping country
attracts the first-Right men who hunt for society reasons.
A glance at a hunting map of the United Kingdom will show
at once that very few districts at all suitable for sport are now
without their Huni kennels, and even in the suburbs of large
cities foxes are often found among the villas—almost in the streets
—notwithstanding that the riders are much hampered by wire.
It was feared that hunting would suffer badly owing to the breakup
of so many large estates, as well as the multiplicity of small
holdings, but happily those fears have been falsified, and
although the chase has serious obstacles to contend with in some
parts, so it has had for longer than the oldest fox-hunter can
remember, and there seems to be no evidence that hunting is
viewed with anything but favour among the farming community,
upon which it depends so largely for its well-being, despite the
great changes in the ownership of land.
Time was when a number of important packs were maintained
by their Masters entirely at their own expense, but these
are the days when every man who hunts regularly must pay his
share towards the upkeep of the pack and the country of his
choice. There still remain a few private packs of importance
where followers are not asked for a subscription, or a " cap "
demanded, though they are generally expected to contribute
towards the poultry and damage funds .
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THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT ., 1930
By Hugo N . Bolton.
Just as the 9.50 pulled into Waterloo there came a sound to
stir the chords of memory . From a distant platform came a
whimpering, questioning cry from a young fox-hound, wondering
what all the noise and bustle could mean.
How the years fell away !
Ten, twenty—aye, thirty—and a September morning in the
Duke of Beaufort's country came leaping back across the pages
of memory.
Old hounds were acting as " tutors " to the young draft undergoing
schooling in preparation for the serious work which lay
before them . Of a sudden a wise old hound gave tongue. The
youngsters in the pack took her cue, and a moment later a
three-parts-grown fox cub came bursting out of the spinney.
Will Dale, that great huntsman, handling his hounds like a
loving mother, brought them out hard-a-crack on the cub's brush.
A ten minutes' push and scramble through hedges " blind "
with tangled growth, and the first whip jumped off his horse
and performed the obsequies on the short-lived cub.
A word from Will Dale and the whipper-in, with the " mask "
of the fox in his hand, approached the boy on the chesnut polo
pony. Just a dab of " blood " on either cheek, a whoo-oo-op
from Dale and the handful of cub-hunters present, the frenzied
search for a bit of string to tie the trophy to the saddle—every
detail comes back crystal clear !
That gallant little pony has long ago gone where all good
ponies go, and Will Dale has been gathered to his fathers for
many a year. But the mask of the fox-cub hangs on the wall
above me as I write—eloquent memento of an unforgettable occasion,
made to live again by the call of a hound, feeling as homesick
as I felt of a sudden, for the jangle of curb chain on bit, the
creak of a saddle, the smell of the clean, sweet earth as the sun,
with a touch of magic, sweeps the gossamer webs off the grass,
leaving the imprints of a horse's feet on the dew-drenched foliage .

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HUNT
MASTERSHIPS.
Many Gaps Well Filled.
"Towards the end of last season there was more than the usual
number of resignations of Masterships . Partly this was to be
accounted for by the fact that money is exceptionally tight this
year. Another reason, it is sad to state, was the death of many
M .F .H .'s on the active list . It is all the more agreeable, therefore,
to be able to record that nearly all the gaps have been
satisfactorily filled. New blood has not been found wanting,
and exceedingly few packs begin the new season with vacant
Masterships . Only in one or two unimportant instances have
packs been given up . On the other hand, there are several new
institutions, so the strength of fox-hunting establishments in
these islands remains pretty much the same as it was this time
last year.
Some important packs have had to replace M .F .H .'s who have
passed away. In the Warwickshire country the loss caused by
the lamentable death late in December last of Capt . C . I . Smith-
Ryland has been made good by the decision of Lord Willoughby
de Broke to continue in the sole Mastership of the pack . It is
settled that he will be assisted again by Mr . Walter Buckmaster
as Deputy Master, this being the arrangement which held
good in the second half of last season . The tragic death of
Col . Sidney Green during the summer deprived the Cottesmore
Hounds of one of their Joint Masters . Mr . W. J . Baird continues
in sole control . In the Belvoir country Mr . Charles Tongue has
been joined by Col . G . Colman.
A veteran M.F .H . passed away a few months ago in the person
of Sir F . Villiers Forster, who had hunted the South Staffordshire
country for a great many years . Mr . W . T . Norton, who
had been Joint Master with him for two or three seasons, is now
joined by Col . Douglas T . Seckham . Another M .F .H . of long
standing, who died in February last, was Mr . H. W . Selby-
Lowndes, Master for an exceptional period of the East Kent
Hounds. He is succeeded by Col. A . ffrench Blake. The
Rufford Hounds suffered a loss by the death in March of Mr.
Thomas Losco Bradley . The pack will be hunted this season by
Mr. Robert W. Kaye, Col. Isaac and the Marquis of Titchfield
in Joint Mastership.
A fine old Welsh fox-hunting enthusiast was lost by the death
of Sir Edward ('urre . His famous Welsh pack at Itton Court
will be carried on by Lady Curre, with Maj . S. Reynolds as
Acting Master and huntsman . Col . Boucher James, the Master
of the Stevenstone Hounds, (lied in July. The new Master of

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the pack is Mrs . James, who will carry on the hounds with Mr.
D. Horndon as Field Master . Yet another loss sustained by
fox-hunting was the passing of the Duke of Northumberland,
who had hunted the Percy Hounds for many seasons . The
Duchess takes over the Mastership for the present season.
An interesting change has occurred in the arrangements of the
Quorn country, where Maj . Algernon Burnaby is joined by Sir
Harold Nutting, who until two seasons ago was associated with
the Mastership of the Meynell Hounds . The last-named pa.±
also has made a change in its control since the end of last season,
Maj . B . Hardy having retired from the Joint Mastership . Mr.
C . Hilton-Green goes on as sole Master, with the assistance in
the field of Sir William Bass . In the neighbouring Atherstone
country Capt . E . Ramsden remains in office, but this season he
will be hunting only part of the district, Mr . Reginald Wright
having taken over the other division with Arthur Thatcher as
his huntsman.
Col. Eustace Hill has given up the East Essex Hounds, and
is followed by Mr. A. K. Motion . Owing to the retirement of
Capt. W. P . Browne, the Mastership of the Portman Hounds
will be solely in the hands of his ex-partner, Mr . W. B . B . Scott,
who intends to hunt the pack four days a week . Lieut.-Col.
J . E . Munby has left the South Wold country in Lincolnshire,
and it has been arranged that Maj . W . H . Rawnsley shall carry
on the country for the Hunt Committee . This does not mean
that Col . Munby will cease to have a pack of hounds, as he has
merely gone to the Derwent country in Yorkshire, where he succeeds
Mr. S . S . Lockwood. The Rev. E. A. Milne has lost the
assistance of Maj . Lord Digby in the Mastership of the Cattistock,
but he has been joined by Mr. A . H. Higginson, of Massachusetts,
U .S .A., the president of the M .F .H . Association of
America.
One of the newly-established packs belongs to Mr . Hulton-
Harrop, who is to hunt the South Shropshire hill country two days
a week . In South Devon Mr . \V. Whitley is succeeded by Maj.
G . A. Burgoyne, while Mr. N . G. T. Cliff follows Capt . F . W.
Forester in the Wilton country. Brig.-Gen . A . D . Miller is
joined in the Mastership of the South Oxfordshire by Brig .-Gen.
E. S. Hoare-Nairne.
A new woman M.F.H . is Miss Rosamund Harrison, who has
taken over the duties formerly filled by Mr . James Cadman and
Mr. F . R . Haggie in the North Staffordshire country. Mr. H.
Johnston and Col . E . R . Kewley have resigned the joint control
of the Hursley Hounds, and are followed by Maj . L . A . Jackson.
In the Surrey Union country Maj . F. C. G . Naumann has
retired from the Joint Mastership, and Mr . C . E . Heath has
found a new partner in Maj . H. D. Roberts. When he took
over the East Kent country, Col . ffrench Blake left the Grove
Hounds short of a Joint Master, but Sir Albert Bingham goes
on in conjunction with the Hon . Charles FitzRoy, a son of Lord
Southampton.
In the Lamerton country Mr . J . E . B . Lethbridge and Maj .

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E . F . S . Rodd are succeeded by Capt . G . Babington . The
members of the Ludlow Hunt have found a new leader in the
person of Mr . G . H. Coldwell, who takes over the duties formerly
filled by Capt. W. H . Ockleston and Mr . J. H. Gold . In the
Wylye Valley Maj . and Mrs. Burgoyne are followed by Mrs . F.
Ellis and Mr . F . T. Spanton . Mr. Nigel Campbell having
retired, Mr . E . T . Tyrwhitt Drake is joined by Mr. S. G . R.
Barratt in the Old Berkelev country. One of the most interesting
of all the new arrangements is the appointment of Mr . H . C . Cox
to join the Duke of Beaufort in the Mastership of the widespreading
Badminton country.
Capt. W. R. Bailey succeeds Mr. E . Pemberton Steer in the
Llangibby- country. Capt. George Bellville becomes sole Master
of the Woodland Pytchley by reason of the resignation of Mr.
G . S . Lucas. Capt . J . Garle is the new Master of the Silverton
Hounds, in succession to Mrs . A . Pape and Maj . Knight Bruce.
Mr. J . R . Heaton has given up the Sedbergh and Lunesdale
Hounds, and is succeeded by Miss Freda Weston, while Mr.
T . B . Nelson is the new Master of the Ullswater Hounds.
Several changes in Irish hunting country have to be notified.
Sir G . Coltlntrst joins Capt . A. H . Hornby in hunting the
Muskerry Hounds. Mr. A . P. Pollok has retired from the Joint
Mastership of the County Limerick, leaving Mr . H . S . Persse,
the famous racing trainer, to go on alone . Owing to the retirement
of Mr . F. A . Kenney, the East Galway Hounds will be
hunted for the Committee by Maj . A . G . Waller, while in the
County Galway country the Earl of Altamount has joined Mr.
Bowes Daly in the Mastership. Mrs. C . Malone has retired from
the joint control of the Westmeath pack, and Capt. C . E . Winter
goes on alone.
SOME HINTS FOR
THE YOUNGSTERS.
IV.
" Let us Talk of Hunting."
By " Martin Gale ."
Let us talk of hunting ; and it seems so fitting to do so now.
The hedges, which have been " blind," are half their summer
size, and the fields of green waves in the wind are now flat and
listless under the relentless hand of Jack Frost . But we hunting
people can hardly do without you, Mr . Frost, for you thin out
the hedges and beat down the undergrowth in the ditches and
open up to view many a nasty place ; you help us to see where
* Nos. 1, 2 and 3 of the series appeared in "I'HE Pot .o MONTHLY for Mav,
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to " take off " and where and on what we are to land . And so,
when you nip our fingers and make that early bath feel so very
cold, we'll say you are not a had old fellow, for you have,
perhaps, saved us many a fall.
Every year as the hunting season conies round I seem to hear
more about the supposed cruelty of hunting . You will hear just
the same sort of talk, and perhaps I can tell you a few things to
help you to answer those who fancy you and I and all hunting
people are only completely happy when we are being cruel to
foxes . The best way to deal with these people is to tell them
the truth, and don't lose patience and get angry with them.
Your case is too good to require any assistance but what the truth
will give. Now, does anyone suppose that a cat likes being
chased by a (log? Well, I don't, and therefore I suppose a fox
doesn't care over much for having a pack of hounds after him.
If I chase you in a way which will frighten you, then it seems to
me that is a form of cruelty ; and if a fox is chased and is,
consequence, frightened, then fox-hunting would be a form of
cruelty. But the fox has to he killed, and I will tell you why.
You know, Mr . Fox is rather like us : he has quite a fancy for
good things to eat—lamb, ducklings (oh ! roast (luck and green
peas!), chickens, pheasants and all sorts of game—but whereas
you and I pay for what we eat, he just steals his meals . Well,
I don't blame him, but just imagine what a state of affairs it
would be if foxes were allowed to live and multiply . You and
I might enjoy the green peas, but how about the duckling with
them ? Old man Reynard must be killed, then ; surely no one
will deny that ; but how is it to be done?
Poison him ? Well, perhaps ; but what else are you going to
poison at the same time ; for remember, you can't mix poison
with jam and spoon it into his mouth ; and have you seen an
animal dying from poison ? Horrible ! I like to forget it . Yes,
poisoning is more cruel than hunting.
Trap him ? All right, all you who think we hunting people
are cruel—hut I've seen more than one fox with thick wires from
traps eaten into his legs . Lucky fellow to have got away, but
how he must have suffered . I wonder if he thought of Mr . Rat
round the corner, waiting to finish him off and get a good meal
when he was still alive but too tired to struggle any more . 1
could tell you tales of trapped animals which are simply too
horrible . Yes, trapping is more cruel than hunting, don't you
think so, Mr . Critic of the wicked hunting man ?
Shooting ? Surely this is the way to do it ? I once saw a fox
riddled with bullets, however, he had just been peppered with
them . Poor old fellow, you may be a thief, but nobody wants
to lame a thief as punishment for his misdeeds, especially if he
has to get about himself to save himself from death by starvation.
On a summer's day recently I saw an old dog fox dragging one
hind leg. How (lid you come by it, you old rascal? Not being
hunted, I know . Yes, shooting is more cruel than hunting, for
when we hunt our fox we lose him or we kill him . Of all the
foxes I have hunted, I can assure you that death for them has

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been instantaneous when the pack overtook them ; and think of
all those which get away by their cleverness, as the majority do.
Well, good luck to them if they live to steal another day, even
if our duckling isn't on the table to join the green peas which
we grew for him.
And, my dear young friends, talking of cruelty, do you keep
cats? Whether you do or not, you will find, very likely, that
the very people who are so much against hunting do keep them.
Of all the disgustingly cruel things I have seen it is a cat " playing
" with a wounded bird, a broken wing or leg, its body
lacerated, letting it fly or hop a few yards, only to pounce on it
again ; and so it goes on until death happily overtakes it. I do
not blame the cat—that is its nature—but I have no opinion of
a person who keeps such a " pet," knowing that it will always
treat a bird or mouse like that, and who will call a hunting
man cruel.
Oh, and don't forget you will be told of the cruelty of staghunting
. The wild red stag which is hunted on Exmoor by the
Devon and Somerset Staghounds does not go in for a two- or
three-course dinner like a fox ; but see the damage he does to
standing crops of oats and wheat . How many plates of porridge
and loaves of bread he will spoil in a night, goodness knows!
But he must be much more expensive than old man fox . You
will be told how beautiful and noble he is . Yes, I agree, a stag
at bay is a wonderful sight, but he can't be allowed to increase
in number, and he, too, must be killed.
Trapping, poisoning, shooting? No, none of them . The
same arguments against them apply ; and remember, I tell you
his death at the hands of the huntsman is also instantaneous.
You will be told that foxes and stags are " preserved " for
hunting people to enjoy their sport . Yes, so they are, but this
preservation means that they are spared possibly one or other of
the horrible deaths I have mentioned, and an Exmoor stag is
certain of living for at least four years at the expense, to a large
extent, of the farmers, and may live much longer. A stag is not
a " warrantable " stag to hunt until he is a four-year-old.
There are so many things I could talk to you about in regard
to hunting, that I really hardly know where to begin. There are
certain customs in hunting which play a very great part in our
behaviour in the hunting field, and I think you should know
something about them . It is all very simple, but you must listen
carefully to what I say.
You are a very young person, and you will be hunting with
people of all ages--some, perhaps, quite old—but whatever their
age may be you must remember that courtesy and deference are
always expected of young people, especially iii the hunting field,
and you will understand me when I say you must not make
yourself noticeable in what you do or in the way you speak.
You must always try to be as much as possible in the background,
and in no sense what we call " throw your weight about ."
Having said this, I want you to understand that all we hunting
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our age may be, and it does not matter what our birth may be.
We may be heirs to titles or sons of farmers . Everybody in the
hunting field is on the same footing . You must recognize,
further, that hounds must be your first consideration . You must
always have that in mind—you must never interfere with them
in any shape or form, particularly so in regard to making a noise
at covert-side, in such a way that it will make them lift up their
heads from the work they have in hand. You must then consider
the Huntsman and the Whips . You must always give way
to them, wherever they are, or whatever you are doing . Their
job is a very hard one, and requires all their attention and
concentration, and you, in your small way, can really do quite
a lot to help them by setting a good example to others. You
have no idea how sorrie young people, and people who have
hunted for years and who should know much better, will talk
and laugh at covert-side, and pay so little attention to what is
going- on around them that they will even stand in the way of
the huntsman and whips, when just a little thought would have
taken them to one side to leave a passage for those who are
busy and only too anxious to show the best sport.
Now, having said that, remember it is everyone for himself
when hounds are running. You must never cut in or take the
place of someone else at a jump . You must always have consideration
for others ; but equally, just because you are a little
fellow, there is no need for you to give way to anyone just because
that person is older than you. If you have a pony that can
jump, just set about the job and don't bother about anybody
else. If he refuses, turn him round and give someone else a.
chance. If someone else fairly has the preference at a jump, let
him go, but you go after him.
Hunting is a great game of chance . It is chance whether the
scent is good . It is chance whether the line of country is good.
It is chance whether we survive the " sticky " places, and if we
corrie down at a jump we are entitled to look for any help which
we require from those who follow the hunt
Now this I want you to remember . Always, always, stand by
to help anyone in distress . If you see any man or woman fall
at a jump, or even pull up when hounds are running, you must
offer assistance even at the risk of spoiling your run . You must
never hesitate, never pause for one moment . If anybody is in
trouble, it is your place as a sportsman to offer your help, and
don't leave them until your own common sense tells you that yore
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The demand for good, weight-carrying hunters is not likely to
fall off, and they realize satisfactory prices. Rich men can afford
to indulge their taste in that respect, and so long as they have
a chance to ride across country after hounds they will not stop
to count the cost . The better class of farmers, who have the
means to breed and keep heavy-weight hunters, and can spare
a day or two a week in the hunting field, will do well to consider
keeping two or three brood mares suitable for breeding weightcarrying
hunters . The motor-car may supersede, and in many
instances has superseded, the " harness horse," and lowered his
price ; but it will never affect the weight-carrying hunter, though
it may at once be said that the breeding of hunters is a line that
takes a lot of care, combined with good judgment, to he made
to pay- ; but pay it will if the breeder is a lover and judge of
this class of horse.
Tune was when the farmers of this country bred a large number
of hunters ; but of late years they have not shown much enterprise
in regard to the hatter, and the best horses are now largely bred
in Ireland . Of course, it is useless for a novice to enter this
business, as young hunters require to be " made," and here the
question of riding calls for consideration . It is not every farmer
who is a first-class horseman, and unless such horses are ridden
well, especially at the start, their education will he spoiled . In
what are termed good hunting countries we often see a farmer
who rides well to hounds ; or, failing that accomplishment on his
part, he may have a son or two who are skilled in that department,
and love to display their " gift of going ." The position
in that event is ever so much easier, and it will not he necessary
to employ professional talent for schooling, and so diminish the
profits when a sale is effected.
The selection of, say, two or three brood mares is the first
consideration, and this is a matter of no small moment, for if
they do not answer the purpose it means 'sacrifice later on. As it
is, it cannot be denied that the majority of the mares used for
hunter breeding by farmers do not come up to the necessary
standard ; many of them are hardly of a sufficiently good or suitable
stamp to meet the requirements of the case, and this is,
without a doubt, one of the principal reasons why in so many
instances satisfactory results fail to be obtained in this branch
of horse-breeding on farms. One sees hunters got by light
thoroughbred stallions out of under-bred common-looking mares
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and the light-legged type of horse. Again, a cross between a
lightish cart-horse sire and a blood or nearly clean-bred mare
occasionally results—by a mere fluke—in the production of horses
that turn out useful for hunting purposes, although hunters which
have an appreciable strain of cart-horse blood in their veins are
nearly always deficient in staying capacity when it conies to
galloping through heavy going or at a fast pace, whilst they also
do not possess the big-hearted courage that distinguishes the
highly-bred hunter in which there is no taint of the cart-horse.
To produce good stock there is nothing to beat a long, low
mare, which should have good shoulders and good, flat bone,
and she will be all the better for having two crosses of thoroughbred
blood in her. A good animal need not be passed because
she is worn on her legs, for it shows she has done her duty ; and
if she has been yoked she will he able to earn her keep if by
chance she turns out barren any year, and during the time she
is not suckling. It is well to cross such mares with a thoroughbred
stallion, not too long on the leg, with plenty of timber under
him, nicely-laid shoulders and a good loin, when one cannot be
far off the mark with the offspring . When the youngsters arrive
the mares should be given a fair chance to do them well, for on
the first few months of their lives depends whether they grow up
with a sound constitution or otherwise.
After the mare is safely served again and it gets into the month
of May, providing there is a bite of grass and a sheltered situation
the foals can be turned out to roam at will until they attain
the age of five or six months, when they will he quite ready to
take away front the mother. Fresh pasture land must now be
provided for them, with a comfortable box to run in at leisure,
and if they are supplied with a few oats and a little bran each
day, with some sweet meadow hay in the winter, they will resist
all weathers and grow both bone and muscle, and come out in
full bloom early in the spring.
From the age of yearlings up to three years old the foals can
practically run untouched, unless their feet require a little dressing.
Arrived at the age of three, the more serious business of
life for them commences, for then is the time to take them in hand
and carefully cultivate a mouth and get them used to different
strange objects, such as trains, steam-rollers, motor-cars, etc.
Too much should not be attempted at once, and there is no need
to be in too big a hurry to mount . After carefully leading them
about for a week or two, this will suffice to finish the first part of
their education, until December, when it will be again time to
take them in hand and trim them into shape. The following
summer the young hunters must be got up from grass in good
time, and given ample walking exercise daily, so that they may
later be taken to the cub-hunting meets, when there is generally
a good opportunity for the owner to let prospective buyers cast
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CONCERNING MOTORS.
By Capt, Wilfrid Gordon Aston.
The 1930 Olympia.
One supposes that it is possible and truthful to say that each
succeeding Motor Exhibition at Olvnipia is better than any which
preceded it, but there are unquestionably sorrie which are distinguished
more than others by the big measure of progress which
they record . This is singularly- the case with this year's Show,
for I certainly cannot recall any of those which have gone before
in which such striking development and really important progress
was in evidence.
The first point that deserves consideration is the amazing stride
that has been made by British car manufacturers in giving value
for money . It would be interesting to know if there is any commodity
whatever which can compare with the modern motor-car
in this respect.
It is certainly four or five times better value than its equivalent
was in the pre-war era, when a pound was worth a pound and
not the mere ten shillings that it is to-day . Let us cast our
minds back for a moment to 1914 in order to appreciate this point.
At that time %25O ould purchase, so far as English vehicles
were concerned, a light car that, by comparison with the presentday
model, was chiefly notable for its shortcomings. It had an
engine of about one litre in capacity. It afforded accommodation
for two people only. It was very definitely of the open type,
and its hood and screen were not effective in keeping out the
weather. It had an acetylene and oil lighting outfit . It had to
be started by hand. It had brakes on its hack wheels only, and
so on and so forth.
To-day the same suns of money as was required to purchase
this somewhat crude affair will buy a product that even only
two or three years ago was quite inconceivable . It comprises a
well-balanced, smooth-running, powerful six-cylinder engine, of
ample capacity for its work . A well-designed, well-finished and
commodious four- to five-seater saloon body, with four doors and
six lights.
Every thinkable item of detail equipment that can make for
comfort, convenience and efficiency is furnished, and throughout
both chassis and body-work the material and workmanship are of
the very best. Then, too, look at the performance that this latterday
low-priced car provides . Sixty miles an hour is a corm-nonplace
with it . Somewhere about fifty is an easy cruising speed,
and an average of close upon forty can be maintained without
very much difficulty.
Because it has an engine of reasonable capacity it will do practically
all its main road work on top gear, and it is thus extremely
easy and free from fatigue in driving.
The outline I have given is characteristic of quite a large group

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92 THE POLO MONTHLY [OCT ., 1 930.
of new British cars, though it is not only to this class that the
new effort on the part of our manufacturers has been confined.
Many models coming well under the £500 mark are really of
amazing and all-round excellence, and are equal in every respect
to cars which, only three or four years ago, were listed at very
close on double that figure.
The incentive to all this progress is obvious enough. Widespread
r idustrial depression has reduced the car-purchasing
power of the public, a difficulty that could only be met by reducing
price s and offering better value for money . Then on the
other hand there has been the realization that the Dominion and
overseas markets of the world are ready enough to absorb British
cars if those cars are of the right kind and come at the right price.
The problem has been by no means fully solved, but it has
been tackled in a bold and workmanlike way, and sufficient success
has already been achieved to warrant very big hopes for the
near future . In these circumstances I hold that we have every
reason to be proud of our British motor industry, which is certainly
doing its share towards upholding prosperity and reducing
unemployment.
An impression which I gain from the new range of 1931 models
is quite definitely this : that cars are tending automatically to
group themselves into two well-marked divisions ; namely, the
low-priced—up to, say, £400 or thereabouts—and the expensive
from £i,000 or so onwards . In either of these groups, of which
it goes without saying the first-named is far and away the more
numerous, one has at command an extremely wide choice of makes
and models.
On the other hand, the cars that come between £400 and £i,000
are not so numerous as they were only a year or two ago, for in
so many instances what were then called medium-priced vehicles
have been lowered in price so as to appeal to a new and much
larger public.
Meanwhile the representative type of luxury car remains almost
without exception at its original figure, or is even more expensive
than formerly . I deduce from this state of affairs--which, incidentally,
I feel confident will be even more clearly marked in
future years—the influence of what may be termed the " two-car "
policy.
Thousands and thousands of motorists have discovered for
themselves the important fact that it is actually cheaper to run
two cars than one. Instead, therefore, of buying one Lboo car
they prefer to have a couple for the same money, and it is this
that has caused a falling off in medium-priced car demand.
Now a man who can afford a genuine luxury car can, so to
speak, have his second or third vehicle without worrying about
what they cost him . Hence the principle of keeping two cars or
more has not to any extent affected the luxury vehicle market.
From the numerical point of view the four-cylinder engine must,
I assume, still enjoy preponderance amongst British car manufactures,
though it is very evident that the six must now be
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six-cylinder jobs are ! Some of the 1931 models which 1 have
recently been trying have been quite a revelation, for, in spite of
their quite high efficiency, there is no suggestion of roughness
or strenuousness about their power plants.
It is a pity the new generation of motorists does not realize
how very different engines were in the old days . If they did
they would even more fully appreciate what the car designer has
done for them . He, as far as this country is concerned, is still,
unhappily, handicapped by a form of tax which every year
becomes more obviously unfair and hampering . To a certain
extent he has begun to throw off its influence, for now we find an
engine rated at 15 or i6 h .p. taking the place of that which a
couple of years ago was rated at 12 . In this connexion it must
not be forgotten that to increase the cylinders from four to six
has automatically increased the rating for a given engine capacity.
Still, however, power plants on the whole, particularly in the
lower-priced classes of car, have gone up in size. There is not
the slightest doubt that they would be better still if they were
yet further enlarged.
One rather surprising thing is that in this country there has
been little or no development of the eight-cylinder engine (luring
the past twelve months, the situation being even more difficult to
understand in view of the immense strides which this type has
made in popularity in the United States, where at the present
time eight-cylinder models already outnumber sixes . I fancy,
however, that we shall not have very long to wait before the
" eight " strongly asserts itself and becomes very much more
typical of British car practice than is the case to-day.
One thing the 1930 Olympia Show proves very conclusively,
and that is the absurdity of talking about any such thing as
finality in car design . There is evidently just as much scope for
improvement and for the exploitation of ingenuity as ever there
was ; and, indeed, there is hardly a principle used in any car
that can be regarded as an absolute permanency. It requires no
great vision to be able to perceive that before very long big
changes will be made in transmission systems . Even if we have
still to put up with some of the shortcomings of the ordinary
gear-box, we are to he relieved of at least others of its
disadvantages.
The vogue which has been established for the self-changing
gear, which not only does away with the need for skill, effort
and judgment in a manoeuvre which has always been the
motorist's worst bugbear, but also eliminates the big clumsy lever
that has always been a nuisance, is very evident . Then, too,
there is only one conclusion to be drawn from the much wider
standardization of four gears and the introduction of boxes giving
as many as six ratios.
It may seem curious that the multi-cylinder engine, which was
introduced and became popular largely because it enabled a car
to do so much of its work " on top," should now become associated
with a multi-speed gear-box . The reason for this is that
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undergone a big change . Out in the open country roads give far
more scope for safe high speed than formerly, whereas at the same
time in towns traffic has become more and more congested . Two
different sets of conditions have therefore arisen, and both cannot
be adequate met unless a reasonable number of gears are available.
This number could certainly have been provided in what
we may now call the old-fashioned sort of gear-box, but then
there would have been the objection of the difficulty and unpleasantness
of frequent gear-changing . 'When, however, gears
are silently and automatically changed, and when the energy
required for this purpose is drawn from the engine, the whole
case is altered, so that the car is as light to handle and as pleasant
to drive as if, in fact, it did everything on top.
Another point, too, is worthy of note . This is that already
in . everal cars the clutch has been to all intents eliminated . In
some it is still used for getting away from rest, but there are
others in which this function is performed automatically.
It does not require much boldness to prophesy that very soon
there will be plenty of cars controlled by two pedals only, both
so light in action as to be quite incapable of causing fatigue.
Another development which this year's Olympia brings forward
in an unmistakable manner is in connexion with body-work, the
flexible method of construction being now prominently associated
with rigid metal panelling . Even the most persistent supporter
of the fabric body must grant that it does not boast the pleasing
appearance of paint, varnish or cellulose . Even when it is brand
new it looks dull and uninteresting . As it grows older it becomes
dowdier still, and can only be renovated by the application of
new fabric . Now the metal-panelled flexible body, whilst enjoying
the advantage of being free from any stress and strain imposed
upon it by slight distortion of the chassis, is, first and last, good
looking.
Its upper portion may be covered with fabric for the sake of
lightness, but up to the waist-line it is glossy, and thus makes
an appeal to the eye, and is of far greater durability than would
otherwise be the case.
Again, in regard to body-work, it is clear that many of the
leading constructors are breaking away from conventional
methods and are evolving lines which, beside being graceful, are
appropriate to a fast car . It is worthy of mention that the chassis
manufacturer has also been at work in the same direction, and
has been studying the problem of obtaining a more attractive
appearance, particularly in regard to the radiator, bonnet, etc.
In this matter there is a factor which is somewhat deceptive.
Most of the 1931 models give one the idea that they are higher
off the ground than their precursors. As a matter of fact, this
is not really the case at all. In many instances they are distinctly
lower. The point is, however, that in the interests of
providing imposing and dignified appearance, even when the
wheel-base is comparatively limited, a tall radiator is associated
with a high waist-line of the body, and, beyond doubt, the
effect is agreeable .