Polo Notes.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 138, 10 December 1896, Page 2

Polo Notes.

o A match was played at Feilding yesterday afternoon between teams representing Feilding and Halcombe, the members of the Manchester Rifles engaged in shooting competitions having kindly fired in the morning, thus enabling tbe polo match to be played iv the afternoon. Feilding was represented by R. Barker, N. Gorton, W. B. Gieaen, and P. Giesen, while H. P. Lance, T. Watson, D. G. Riddiford and N. Wilson represented Halcombe. The game was fairly good considering it is so early in the season, although many of the potties and some of the players were somewhat '• raw." It was evenly contested and at the call of time either side had 6 goals to its credit and a final spell was played, the visitors succeeding in securing the coveted goal a fow minutes after starting. In tbe first spell Gorton scored a goal for Feilding while Lance scored for Halcombe ; in the second spell Riddiford scored two goals ; in the third spell W. B. Giesen scored three goals ; neither side scored in the fourth spell, but in the fifth Riddiford scored two, N. Wilson one and Gorton one for their respective sides; in the sixth Gorton scored for the home team, thus equalising matters ; in the " play off" liance scored for tbe visitors who thus won an interesting and friendly game by seven goals to six. Afternoon cea was kindly providid by Mrs E. M. Lewis. Entries for the Feilding Polo Club's sports on the 10th inst. close with the secretary, Mr O. C. Cooper, to morrow evening, the 11th instant. The polo sports to be held on the Feilding race-course on Wednesday next promise to be a brilliant success. Some of the events ato very amusing while all are extremely interesting and should attract a large number of spectators.