chukka

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• An Australian novelist described him as a ‘tall, striking man still capable of playing a couple of useful chukkas of polo… in some ways more British than the British, but with a good deal more elasticity and charm’.
• The first section plays a 6-8 minute period or ‘chukka,’ then will rest and cool off their horses while the second section plays the second chukka.
• For us, the height is really what dictates whether it's a chukka or not," said the brand's vice president of manufacturing, Kevin Shorey. Riding High
• In 1949, when British veteran Nathan Clark, of Clarks shoes, started selling suede, crepe-soled boots based on the ones his fellow officers had been custom-ordering in Cairo's Khan-el-Khalili bazaar, the modern chukka was born. Riding High
• The women's match, which started with the two teams on level handicap, saw Zambia ‘A’ going ahead 10-0 at the end of the fifth chukka and the select side had to wait for a goal by Kenyan Nici Thoenes at the start of the final chukka.
• Hein scored twice, he converted a 30 yard penalty and another goal to put the game at 6-6 going into the fifth chukka.
• Real action started at 15: 00 hrs. with a Ladies Polo Exhibition match, ending after two chukkas in a draw.
• To that end, they invited 200 journalists from all over the world to watch polo last summer, the first time a chukka had been played on the island since the 1920s.
• When casual in khakis, he wears chukka boots, which are ankle-height and often made of suede. The Fine Points of Rugged Work Boots
• Each game comprises two chukkas of seven minutes long, to make sure the giant beasts do not wear themselves out under the hot sun.