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Tlu.fam srrtam, lht tlt:phants tnunprl. rtritmun/ nms atf(ltr pilrh al
tJu Oll~1ml II 'tuld Rttphanl Po!IJ .t!Hociation UwmpirmslufJf
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wretched bali'''
arc nothing
ncw ;H rolo matchc~. But
when vour mn_ulll 1•cigh'
3 1 tOll' tlu:n: 1• a ccrtam
.tddcd piqu<tncy w t~tc
faccdJ?Ia•cr .• t~lu~tcammale J('rk~ to a!tcntion
from IX'nr;uh the peacefullh:&dc ufhi, pith hclmet, The hall r.ndcs pa~t
the dt•pham\ lrgs and m
between th t· ~ualpost~ .
The f;tm ~crc;nm. the
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aw.uc. "Plca)c, get off
•hc -uu• hall'" he IH:)l$
"' Ia: ••atthcs lm ch.mcc~
of "inning the Annual
arcthck<.-ent'\l.and!TK·an\\";th nu ....:mt:
of dccorur,n. the\ barge
their •••l' 11110 t!lc hc:w-
off the ball!
GET OFF that
Expletive~
c.t mount~.
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in ~omhcm :\'cpa! di~ap&rips with the game and
really ~eem to enJOY the
pear under a huge pair of
•.u~kcr"~ fc'ct.
chal\cn~e lkt~•ccnchuk
The ch:1mpion$hip~. Thenoollolllsp&inttheireleph:uus ka~ the ckph:11ns arc
·.,hith take_ place ever}
e•·erym.o....U.~~:rorexlralu ck
§\•oppcd O\tr and the
De~ember m_the Ro1·al
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pia• en remount Four
~!~:;~fK~h~o;:1~u:~~;;clg~~~~J ~~u~~ ~~:~~W~o3~~)~'~f~ril:~~~~X,o:~ ,o than thj'
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an uweter.ue .. (:r~~ta"
.-\ V. J im l:'.dwards
England LO tilkc pan m her liN tournament
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c<~rn('
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up to me and
polo, vou h<l\'C ckphams.lct's
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I ju~t han'!: on to the tall.uurh_e;t\e
the back lcQ;S" .\head for he_n~lm
Yuu pla\- knark
rhl\'
elephant
my~clfup
~cl~~r ~t ,!ca~~i~~~~~~~ ,~ ~ri 1\ ~H\:~-~~~~~~ ~~~t~ ,!~~;~~\~~\?~:~ cl~;h~~t!~ ~~~~u:;~~~~h~~~i~
~tRk.o;, ~t'l clephanH rcaSv." But thts "as no
toke, for ~mcc then. niCks and t'lephants
ha•·e bc~:~1 ''ready" c:n·r• Dc:cemb('t fo1
re<1u1red uut lwre . But ~wtnl{tn~ the extra
lon~ polo ~tick take~ enormous strength:
onl) one or two malt- pbyrr~ are able to
\mcrica, Great Bntd..Lil and GrrnMny gath·
cred to_ match tl~etr ~kLII, .1\;;un\t hnmt•
tj'affi\, I or the m<L)Ont\ of the \'e.Jr, the polo
l·!cl1' a ~r.vmg :1:1c! pb~HOI\I(r<•uaJ fm .!It
local \'illai!:C, but dunn!.! polo \\Cek tt 1~ tr.m~-
week' I\·(' lx:cn h;m!{ln'!:O\'er my bakony at
homr, .. Kate ..a~~. ~llltlinl!' .tlenm,ball,.,ith
a hroQm to l(_ctlnto prac:me."
\\tJntnl na~e. accc.m:im~ tO :'.lator Kakt••h Pa~•t'\' ~fthr lndL<ILI :\nny, been plol)11l!!;
r~:~3;j~,~~~d~~:·cil.~~~~b:r~~~. (1\'I'T lht \•'Orlcf ~~~~:~'l~~lll:.t~~d\~~O~~:~~:lo~:/~i::,~~~~~ ~~i:i
I' hi~ lfeccmh_cr.. playn\ from India. thr 'uck \\tth two h;md). " Fort he pa-~t fc"
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mp-. ,u\d ~l'l'<ll~h\' ru•h m,\1, .• md Jn<;trad o\
'U!I,.U lump• thc'stCelh Me n·w:wd"rl ••nit
•urk~ ol raw ,_uga.r cane .utd hn·r.
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l'l;tH'l.• •II pillioll-11) le he hind the1r
ori\l'l',,tlwmnfwlli,~UIIt'<lnnh h' ;ilc.'ll'{th
•.. r •·o;~r~c thi:,:h-hurnin~ ut[w ilL<" indi•·
,.,-n,ahlt· ..,nJMth<lfr tlw ro·m' .md tlrt· ~pur;
~l'lr; rt~ht up thert:<m tlw dt·ph:uu
Lx~(JUI kh;~.Johu I itlc\', t.optain of the
ll;uhi ~atlu~. _behc1_es the ewnt L' run wuh
thr rrl.1xrcllt·d ol .\ K<'ll\,ut pu!o duh
"\".,hotly takj'~ it wr~ •criou'h, e\·enhofh
want< 10 win. but not tk~pt-r;tteh·." Tlw
edw hom tlw lw.~>J·, lutdw.Ltl ,,. tltt·~
dJ.Il~\' dowu the !idrl. Pl.t\rr' dir\'ll dKH
Unvc_t~ \\lib hull s-;·y•· pto·(-hU<ll '" chq
tn a• tho tl'tL•I"Il m•nmt•K,u tht· •·nm·m('
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Chm•.m fur l•h:n ha, b<'come .111 ;umu;d
l'l'-ti\.o\. Tlu· dl'phanl~ p!:l~ .ut inlpu!l.mt !'ark, tc·.un I \Jlei~LILI' .oro- ..t """-d tnt;
p.Lr! ~~~ f<ort·,tlilr.l.orah \\r!l hu,do· forhe\t h.Kk .,lclu·' ""''! '" l.u" 1\.LIIIL tlu- mn/11;
"1dding
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llnn'c IU't s1t t!H·n· hkr· .1 'tufll·tl
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1.\c·nwl\ t• LUto~tul nmod L::\l'tjll.
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that r~.1m <>Ill' \\ll"tthcd-loukm~~;\\hll<· c.:ol.lt
drph.ui1~ n·nnn triumph:~n1h from thr [;~_'I
t.n.nli11!f1lu· ''·"Oil .. mrl p.u:tf~•· hk, kin~:• Ill ~~~~dd~~ti~~-~~~~ :\:::~;~,'~~:~·:\;;~· ~:~~~~' ~~~~- ~~-~.::~ L ~s \\hhh thr Prm(c" plt'•ctU• tn till' ~111t' 11/o
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