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Polo (III]) ;it tlic ra])ital of Ontario. However, now that the game has got a firm 

 hold there, and is in the hands of men like Colonel Williams, who are indefatigable 

 in anvthing thev undertake, the game is hound to ])ush rapidly aliead. A Polo 'I'ourna- 

 uicut is held in Toronto in the latter jxirt of Se]>tend)er. In addition, other matches 

 are arranged for a beautiful cup, presented by Lieut. -Colonel Meighen. of Montreal, 

 to the 'I'oronto Hunt Club for annual competition on their grounds, which, by the way, 

 e\|)erts declare are among the best, if not the very best, on this continent. The 

 Toronto Clul) |)resents pewters to the winning team. 



The Ontario Jockey Club has al.so shown an interest in the game by having a ground 

 made in the eastern section of the enclosure formed by its splendid mile track. Un- 

 doubtedly during this and coming years, this new ground will l)e the scene of many 

 iiupoi'taut matches. 



Montreal, in 1!)()7. had a most successful season, not only winning the Canadian 

 Chamj)ionslii|) from Toronto. l)nt also coming out ahead in the "(Irand Union" Tour- 

 nament at Saratoga. \.Y.. and only missing the "United States" 'l\)urnameut at the 

 same place by three-<|uarters of a goal. Montreal, however, had the good luck to 

 .secure two most excellent plavcrs in Messrs. Heiuw Robertson and .lustine Freeman, 

 gcntlcnicn who a(((nircd their knowledge of the game in the west, and who had 

 previously tigurcd on victorious teams, representing High liiver, at tournaments both 

 in 'Toronto and in Montreal. Captain Pickering is another splendid |)layer that 

 Montreal has had the good luck to i-nlist. 'These three, and Lieutenant-C^olouel 

 Meighen, made u|) the team that won at Saratoga, as well as in the other matclu's in 

 which Montreal successfully competed in 1!)07. .Vs regards the general history of the 

 game at the Commercial Caj)ital of Canada it should be mentioned that the Montreal 

 Club was organized in 1!)()1 and has made continual progress. Of 11 matches played 

 in 1!)()7 tlu' Club won !). It was the (iist Canadian ("lub to send a team to take |)art 

 ill a regulai' American Polo 'Tournament held under the auspices of the American 

 I'olo Association. 



I'lie Western i'olo Association has a vigoi'ous existence, bt-iug al)le to l)oast moi"e 

 clubs than any other Polo Association in the Dominion. Its membership is fourteen 

 (ir fil'teen. I'nder its auspices a toiirnaineiit was held in \\ inni|)eg in 1!)()7, when 

 High Itivcr, with unrivalled consistency, won. 'Th(> competitors, besides Winnipeg 

 and High River, were (^uAppelle, Indian Head and Souris. 



\[ present the President of the 'Toronto Hunt Polo Club is Mr. Alfred Reardmore, 

 \\\i(> |)re.sented the fiist cup. with Colonel Williams, Captain; Ca])taiu Douglas Young, 

 Secretary-Treasurer, and Major Klmsley, Captain Strauben/.ie. Messrs. I). AV. Raxter 

 and Ewart Osborne, members of the Kxecutive. A moving spirit in the progress of 

 Polo in 'Toronto, has been Dr. Cam|)bell Meyers, to whom, and to the HuTit CHub, 

 admirers of the ancient game in the (^ucen (ity of Canada owe a great <leal. 



