POLO TOURNEY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 46, 10 March 1937, Page 6

POLO TOURNEY

Waipawa Leading in Senior Division HIGH STANDARD OF PLAY The second day's play in the Hawke's Bay Polo Club's annual yau ke© tournament at Hastings ytotciday provided many exceJhmt games and a few surprises. The stjcderd of play showed an improvem°r-\, on tho first day, the teams sotfcii .g down better. In the eenior divi3ior Hawke's Bat Wallingford and Rangi :H*ei A again te cured wins in the opou and the last mentioned gained & win in the handicap event, Hawke's Bi 7 haviug to bv content with a draw in this event. On the opening day ali these three teams suffered defeat in the handieap eveut. the present leaders being Waipawa with two wins. Tho ;rnior divismn. in tbe opou, it led by Atua and Rangitikei B with two wins eacb, and ta tho handieap Atua are ieadmp equal tith Taihape aud Waimiii.ma. The performances of Taihape and Atua, two of the younger teams in the junior division have been the' subject of much favourable comment, Atua particularly being praised for their general team work. Results ot yesterday 's gameB are os follow: — SENIOR DIVISION Handieap Games, Hawke's Bay (scr) drew with East Coast (12) 12—12. . Rangitikei A (6) beat Masterton, (14) 18—15. Waipawa (14) beat Wallingford ("3), i6— 12. Open Evente, Hawke's Bsj beat Eaat Coast 12 — b. Rangitikei A beat Masterton 72 — 1Wallingford beat Waipawa 9 — "L JUNIOR DIVISION, Handieap 6am«>, Waima ama (14) beat Whareama (7) 16-15. Taihape (5; beat Hastings (5) 12 — 3. Rangitikei B (5) beat Haumoana (ser) 10- -3. Atua (7) beat Waimarama (14) 16-^-14. , Cpen Events. Whareama teat Waimarama 8—2. Taihape beat Hastings 4 — 3. Rangitikei B beat Haumoana 5 — 3. Atua beat Waimarama 9 — 0. TO-MCRROW'S GAMES. Tho following are the games set down for to-moTiow: — - Cn the I'olo Gronind in the morning. — Haumoana v. Hastings, Rangitikei B y Whateama, .Taihape v Waimarama, Atua v Jia?*?ngs. At the Hastings raceeourse in ihe ar'ternoon. — ^Hawke's Bay v Rangitikei A, Masterton v Waipawa, East Coast v Wal'iiigioi a. The three senior games at the race courso in the afternoon should be excelleut ones, foi the results will have a material effect on the positions of the leading teams. The raceeourse ground is in first- class order, and the teams are uow t.ppit & ehing their best form.