Modern polo . Phvto bii] [:\r. H. HAYE= Fig. 73-—^^^- L. McCreerys ig- 74-—-^i- Han)Ui iJrasseys • bai ENGLISH PONIES. 177 they always have been ridden for thirty minutes outof the sixty in a tight match. Siren (Fig. 42) and Nipcat (Fig. 70) are poniesof the same class and stamp as the three just men-tioned, but they are not so good from a show point ofview, because they are a trifle short in front andcarry their saddles a little forward. They have beenridden in all the matches played by the Rugby teamfor several years. Nipcats performances are quiteunique. I rode her as a four-year-o
Modern polo . Phvto bii] [:\r. H. HAYE= Fig. 73-—^^^- L. McCreerys ig- 74-—-^i- Han)Ui iJrasseys • bai ENGLISH PONIES. 177 they always have been ridden for thirty minutes outof the sixty in a tight match. Siren (Fig. 42) and Nipcat (Fig. 70) are poniesof the same class and stamp as the three just men-tioned, but they are not so good from a show point ofview, because they are a trifle short in front andcarry their saddles a little forward. They have beenridden in all the matches played by the Rugby teamfor several years. Nipcats performances are quiteunique. I rode her as a four-year-old in the winningteam of the Open Cup in Paris in 1894; she hasplayed in four winning Champion Cups at Hurlingham,in two Open Cups at Ranelagh, and in three OpenCups in Dublin. Altogether she has helped to winten Open Cups. In 1901 she played for thirty minutesin the final of the Champion Cup at Hurlingham, inthe Open Cup at Ranelagh, and in the Open Cup atDublin. Sirens performances are as good, but shehas not been as long at the game. In my opinion sheis the best f
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