The Archive · 1937

All Praise To Klaxons

The senior tournament for the Army Cup was won by Klaxons consting of R. B. Moller, Dick Harris, Painter and Culbertson. This side triumphed through superiority in all branches of the game, including ponies, although carrying.a heavy handicap of 5 for Dick Harris. This is twenty-five per cent over the maximum when handicaps are based on a high of four in a four chukker match, The present system of handicapping is not the best that can be devised for local purposes. A maximum of two points per chukker for the highest class players would allow of greater latitude.

The British Cup (July 4) between two American teams was won by Cowboys made up of Lutey, Sprague, Dick Harris & Culbertson by a score of 11 goals to 5, which in itself tells the tale,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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