The Archive · 1941

Troopers Favoured to Retain Cup in Annual Polo Classic

By "Tu

THE annual Independence Day polo classic between the Cowboys and the Troopers for the possession of the British Cup is once more on the eve and all enthusiasts of the galloping game are again looking forward to, and speculating upon, the outcome of yet another struggle on the Race Ca! ursa field.

The standard of the game is expected to be much higher han that of last year, when through various circumstances a sudden dearth of top ranking American players left only a from which to select the Though there is roughly about the same number of American poloists it appears that with the some of the "old-timers" to the city the "quality" has to some extent improved, This year's tussle should, therefore, prove to be more scintillating than last year.

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

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