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Howick

Polo season in the Midlands in full swing

In the final of the A
section last weekend,
Rustic Concrete Mooi River’s Harry
Tiles • Pavers Mandy (right) and
Matthew Crowe of
Cladding • Various sizes Seven Oaks fight for
possession of the ball
at the annual Lions
Contact Lyn or Rob River Polo Tournament.
Coming up in support
are Myles Williamson
3 Geekie Road, Howick (opposite Merrivale (at left) and Andrew
KwikSpar) • Cell 082-578 0659 or Skead.
telephone/fax: 033-330 7054 (a/h).
Picture by Julia Rees
Photography — Cell:
073-141 4844;
web:
www.juliarees.co.za;
e-mail:
julia@juliarees.co.za

Showroom now at
Blackwood Centre,
Nottingham Road!!
The polo season is in full swing at the
Midlands clubs of the Karkloof, Lions River
and Mooi River and offers a thrilling spec-
tacle for those who like a fast game.
Lions River last weekend hosted its an-
nual Lions River Club Tournament with eight
teams.
“It was a very successful tournament,”
said tournament director John McKenzie “—
Harry Mandy’s polo pony called Body days and 10 am on Sundays each weekend.
Shop won the Vuma Feeds “best playing So, with polocrosse also taking place on
pony” award, and runners-up were Guy weekends, “it’s quite a social scene at the
Williamson and Ned Kelly (or, rather, their club,” John concluded.
ponies, that is). And visitors are most welcome!
Looking to the future, in August Lions
River will be holding its annual 4x4 tourna-
nds
ment, a big and bustling affair.
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most enjoyable and relaxed.”
In the end, Mooi River sides came out
tops, winning both divisions, their A team
taking the A section and their B team walk-
ing away with the B section.
dance of players — probably one of the big-
gest memberships around,” John said.
“There’s great spirit here, plenty of partici-
pation and varying levels of polo.”
Practice commences at 12 noon on Satur-
is distributed door-to-door in Hilton,
Merrivale, Howick, in Oak Park and
Montrose in Pietermaritzburg, and in
shops in Boston, Mooi River,
Rosetta and Nottingham Road.

Senior golfers, find

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tired people”, since one seems not to retire of the 27 SAGES branch golf tournament as
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G ATTIC ROOFS AND DORMERS OUR SPECIALITY rowing, through the opportunity to make new and R50 competition fees.
friends and thereby contribute to a positive Sages was founded on the 3rd December
Member of the Truss Plate attitude gained through the experience of 1974 and has grown over the years to twenty
Deliveries and Association of South Africa playing golf at a reasonable cost on the sce- seven branches in the Republic of South Af-
nic Midlands Golf Courses? rica.
quotations Then look no further than the SAGES The local branch is known as the Natal
throughout Telephone nos: (033) 397 Senior Golfers Society, the South African Midlands Branch, which incorporates the
KwaZulu-Natal 0876, 387 5438, 397 9277; Golfing Embassadors Society. Midlands golf clubs of Estcourt, Mooi River,
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Ample Parking at: golf at a different course each month mostly Club, Maritzburg, Noodsberg Sports Club
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lands Sages Home Club.
in the grave and the other hovering. The principal object of this nonprofit so-
Saturdays: 7:30 am - 1:00 pm For details consult a SAGES member from ciety is to provide golfing and social recrea-
one of the Midlands Golf Clubs. tional amenities for its members.