Though they had a full aflernoon's play, the Polo Club on Saturday took 8 rest from tournaments, devoting the Jwhole of the playing period to practice work. It" was noticeable, how-lever, that this did not cause any difminution in the number of spectators along the boards, and it only can be Jemphasised that a remarkably and most gratifyingly large section [Shanghai foreigners appear definitely [to have adopted polo as their Satur-Jday afternoon entertainment if not [themselves playing any games.
'Within the club, interest seemed mainly to centre' round the new French Cup, which it is anticipated] is going to' cause something of revolution" in Far Eastern polo circles. Presented for _Interport contests, it has not the restrictions of the Keswick Cup, which, though it may be played for by any ports, must be fought for in alternate years in Hongkong and Shanghai, irrespective of folders or challenge ers, Thus, Tientsin and Peking might have to go to Hongkong play for the trophy, even though the Colony had not held the cup f years.
The only game yesterday which might call for comment was one in which several of the senior players were engaged and which in a way might be regarded as an early Inferport trial for some of them. Allman, Rodger, L. K. Taylor, and [Congreve opposed Andrews, Browne, Robinson, and McMichael. The latter team won by 7-3.
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