. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. butwe were to remain in communication with our homes through specialrunners engaged by the Duke; they performed their service withmarvellous exactitude up to our very farthest post on the Karakoramglaciers. At five oclock we went to see the polo match got up in honour of theDuke. The polo ground is very large, and Ues on a flat natural terrace From Olthingthanj:^ to Skardu. 131 to the west of the city, overlooking the great sandy plain and thesplendid amphitheatre
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. butwe were to remain in communication with our homes through specialrunners engaged by the Duke; they performed their service withmarvellous exactitude up to our very farthest post on the Karakoramglaciers. At five oclock we went to see the polo match got up in honour of theDuke. The polo ground is very large, and Ues on a flat natural terrace From Olthingthanj:^ to Skardu. 131 to the west of the city, overlooking the great sandy plain and thesplendid amphitheatre of snowy ranges, between which the great Shigarvalley cuts a wide trench northward. On one side is a high coveredstand, at the foot of which the orchestra played incessantly. All roundwas the festive crowd, diversified by the khaki uniforms of the soldiersand the white, pink or blue turbans of the important personages ofthe place. The polo players were sixteen in number, all dressed inwhite. The Rajah was a first-rate horseman, following and hitting theball very cleverly with his polo mallet, supported by his own side, with. THE RAJAH S POLO TEAM AT SKARDU. their great white cloaks fluttering in the sunshine. It was really a finesight. After the match we went back to our work, and the polo gioundwas invaded by boys, who continued the game on foot, practising handand eve for the difficult art. The Duke deposited with a Skardu merchant the portion of ourprovisions which would be needed for the return journey, also a con-siderable bulk of money. It is a long, tiresome business to count allthis small change. In our few free minutes we wrote letters andtelegrams. At about eleven oclock, after a long hea\^ day of more thaneighteen hours, we went to bed tired out, but glad to have got throughthe first big stage of our journey. We had covered about 225 milesin eleven days among the chains of the western Himalaya. (9221) 1 2 CHAPTER IX. FROM SKARDU TO SHIGAR AND BRALDOH VALL
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