British sport past and present . ^ c.^/tr^c. POLO whose dismay in consequence changed to guttural glee. Onegoal all. Excitement was great as the third game Munipoories came up smiling. Calcutta men serious butdetermined. Again a long exciting struggle, but eventuallya resolute rush of the Calcutta team carried the ball right up totheir adversaries goal, and after a short sharp scuffle it wassmacked through the posts. Two goals to one ; Europeanstriumphant. Aboriginals growling gloomy expletives. After a change of ponies the fourth game began, and itwas soon apparent that the second h
British sport past and present . ^ c.^/tr^c. POLO whose dismay in consequence changed to guttural glee. Onegoal all. Excitement was great as the third game Munipoories came up smiling. Calcutta men serious butdetermined. Again a long exciting struggle, but eventuallya resolute rush of the Calcutta team carried the ball right up totheir adversaries goal, and after a short sharp scuffle it wassmacked through the posts. Two goals to one ; Europeanstriumphant. Aboriginals growling gloomy expletives. After a change of ponies the fourth game began, and itwas soon apparent that the second horses of the Calcuttamen were not equal to the first, the result of which was that theball remained throughout the game in unpleasant proximityto their goal, through which it was eventually hit, the Muni-poories thus winning the fourth game, and again putting them-selves on an equality with Calcutta, the state of the match incommencement of the fifth game being two goals all. Timewas now short, and both sides buckled to in earnest for thefi
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