The Archive · 1925

Indian Standard of Polo

So much is this now an accepted fact in the polo world that an interesting suggestion has quite lately: been made. The suggestion refers! to the England v. America matches, and is briefly ax follows: That instead of Hurlingham endeavouring te select a representative team England—so far not a successful tndertaking—the matter should be handed over to the Indian Polo Association. The main arguments used by those who make the suggestion can hardly be geinsaid. They are that Indian players are "at it" all the year round; that they and their ponies are accustomed to fast grounds like Meadowbrook which English players never are, and that the standard of polo is to-day as high if not higher in India than in England. It is impossible to dispute any one of there assumptions irrespective of others which bear upon the case. Difficulties might arise as to the question of expense, or as to the venture not being under Hurlingham juris diction, but none of these difficulties are insurmountable.

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