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Note (Neither Tournament will be)

Neither Tournament will be played under a goal handicap, but both Tournaments shall be played without the "off-side rule."

A match will consist of eight periods of 7 minutes each.

Conditions of Eligibility for Players. 15. No one shall be eligible to play for his Club in the County Cup or Junior County Cup Tournaments, unless he became a Member of such Club before May Ist of the current season, and has not played less than eight times on his Club Ground before June 12th, and not more than six times in all on grounds within the prescribed Metropolitan area prior to the above latter date, except in matches for his country Club, or (in case of an officer on full pay) for his Regiment.

Claim on Players.

The affiliated Club nearest to the residence of any of its Members shall have the first claim on their services in County Cup Tournaments.

Official Handicap of the County Polo Association.

No one shall be eligible to play for his Club in the County Cup or Junior County Cup unless his official handicap has been lodged by the Hon.

Secretary of his Club and has been approved by the Committee of the County Polo Association, such handicap to be sent to the Secretary of the County Polo Association not later than June Ist.

Attendance Book.

The Hon. Secretary of each Club shall keep a book in which the attendance of Members taking part in Club Games shall be entered, and if called upon he shall forward same to the Secretary of the County Polo Association for qualifying purposes.

Ponies. 16.-Ponies played in the County Cup or Junior County Cup Tournaments to belong to Members of the competing Clubs.

Officers. 17.-Officers on full pay shall be eligible to play for the County Cup or Junior County Cup, provided they are Members of the affiliated Club, and are duly qualified.

Responsibility of Hon. Secretaries. 18. The Hon. Sec. of each Club shall be held responsible for the qualifications of each Member of the team entered from his Club.

Substitution of Players. 19. Should any team fall short after the names are once sent in, another Member, properly qualified, may, with the consent of the Divisional Secretary, be substituted. All matters connected with the Tournament (semi-finals and VOL. III finals) shall be decided by the Committee of Management.

Time when Full Team must be on Ground. 20. If the full team is not on the ground within fifteen minutes of the time for play, it shall be deemed to have scratched.

Entry Fees. 21. There will be an Entrance Fee of £2 2s. for each team, and any number of teams may be entered from the same Club. Where more than one team is entered from the same Club, they may play off the tie on their own grounds.

Date for Names of Semi-Finalists. 22.-The names of the teams left in for the semi-final Tournaments must be forwarded to the Secretary of the County Polo Association so as to reach him first post on July Ioth.

Results of all Matches. 23.-The Divisional Secretaries must advise the Committee of the dates of all matches and the ground where play will take place before they are played, with the names of the players and the Club colours, and also of the result immediately afterwards, with names of Umpires and Timekeeper.

Expulsion of Clubs. 24.-Should any affiliated Club through its