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H. Ravenscroft, the three of whom with Scott 

 Robson formed a very successful team in 1897. 

 F. E. Kinchant, an extraordinary hard hitter, is a 

 very fine player, who came over in 1898. As a rule, 

 teams from Argentina are greatly handicapped by .the 

 fact that their ponies take a long time to become 

 acclimatised. 



Englishmen who live in the Argentine Republic, like 



Fig. 104. — Mr. Foxhall Keene's American pony "Express. 



to Spend their holidays in England, during which time 

 they get lots of fun by bringing over with them their 

 ponies, which they sell before returning. Although 

 they do not make much pecuniary profit on the trans- 

 action, the sales somewhat help to pay the cost of the 

 good polo which these fine sportsmen obtain. 



