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POLO. 
The first match of the season was played at Charlton Park, on the 14th May, 
against Chiselhurst and resulted in a victory for the home team by 9 goals to 2. 
The combination of the Artillery was much better than that of their opponents 
and they appeared to have the advantage in ponies. For the visitors Mr. Nickalls 
and Captain Bruce did most of the work, the latter playing a very good game. 
The sides were as follows :— 
Royal Artillery. 
1. Captain Schofield. 
2. „ Ferrar. 
3. Mr. Aldridge. 
Back Captain Hanwell. 
Chtselhurst. 
Mr. Beck. 
,, Nickalls. 
Captain Herbert. 
,, Bruce. 
As the R.A. band was away the 3rd Dragoon Guards kindly lent their’s on this 
occasion. 
Woolwich Garrison v. Ranelagh. 
This match was played, on the 28th May, at Charlton Park. The ground was 
in excellent condition, owing to being continually watered for two days and, in 
addition, helped by the showers we had that morning and the preceding day. 
The ball travelled fast throughout the game. Soon after the commencement a 
good back-hander by Hanwell brought the ball well up to their opponents’goal, 
where a point ought to have been scored, A good run by Hargreaves relieved 
the Ranelagh goal and a little later good play from Longfield scored a goal for 
Ranelagh. Captain Ferrar now made a good run, which should have resulted in 
a goal had he not broken his stick and failed to score. As soon, however, 
as the second ten minutes began Ferrar scored for Woolwich and the period ended 
one goal all. The ball at the commencement of the third ten minutes kept close 
to the Ranelagh goal line till Hargreaves again brought it down and scored the 
second goal for his side. After the hit out Captain Schofield got right away with 
the ball, but unfortunately hit wide. The second twenty ended—Ranelagh, 2 goals ; 
Woolwich, 1. The fifth ten minutes opened with a good run from Ferrar, but 
Ravenscroft, on his Argentine pony, was not to be defeated. During the last 
ten minutes Ranelagh again scored and thus won by three goals to one. We 
missed Aldridge, who was away with his battery at Shoeburyness. Hanwell did 
all he could to save defeat, but he was continually pressed by Hargreaves and 
Balfour, both on very fast and handy ponies. The sides were:— 
Woolwich. Ranelagh. 
1. Captain Schofield. Mr. Hargreaves. 
2. „ Ferrar. „ Balfour. 
3. „ Nolan, 3rd Dragoon Gds. Captain Longfield. 
Back „ Hanwell. Mr. Ravenscroft. 
Royal Artillery v. Hurlingham. 
This match took place on Saturday, the 22nd, at Hurlingham and the following- 
report of it is extracted from CJ Land and Water.” 
Royal Artillery. Hurlingham. 
1. Mr. J. B. Aldridge. Mr. H. Bentley. 
2. Captain H. M. Ferrar. Earl of Harrington. 
3. ,, J. Hanwell. Mr. Gerald Hardy. 
Back „ H. Schofield. Captain Bulkeley-Johnson. 
The visitors were well mounted, the ponies played being—Mr. J. B. Aldridge, a 
