"Why was there a foul?" Serena asked, and her friends shrugged, not really understanding what was going on. Thankfully, Artemis went ahead to explain what was happening.
"Since Red player #1 made a turn against the right of way, the umpire has awarded a penalty hit to team blue."
Geoffrey rode his pony over and positioned him about 40 yards out of the northern goal post as directed by the umpire. The other players milled around on their ponies as Geoffrey took an undefended shot on the goal. The ball went through the posts as the flagman at the end of the field, just outside the goal posts, waved a medium sized orange flag high in the air.
"Goal! Blue team!" Diether officially stated.
And so, the play of the first chukker went and ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of blue team. In the interval between 7 minutes of play, horses were changed quickly, and Leonard went ahead to discuss a new strategy for their team.
