Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-08-29
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The British aristoorooy 10 looking nm
IL has invented or discovered, q now zane,
and hss gone In for Il with fresh enthu.
siasm which shows how eroundles are
the charges sometimes brought seainst Il
of being worn out and e6sie. This nev
game Is called "Plolo;" and h simply
the old game Of hockey. which il much
played 1t by vulgar little toys under
aaothe: namo, aud with, in one respect, IN
important variation a. to tho mode Of
playing it. Tho players in Polo .re
mounted on horseback, and tho game may
bo presumed 70 be proportionately elovst.
Cd. Last Tuesday six o&oers of The Life
Gusrda, and xix officers Of the Ninth Ian.
oers, another crack " regim ont, played +,
match ct Polo in Windsor Park, In the
presence Of tho Prince and Princess Of
Wales and = distinguished gathering. I,
was an extremely pretty sight, and a
near an approach to . tournament Of old
a. modern habits and circumstances will
permit. The kni ghts were not clad in
mail, but in flannel Jerseys, buekskin
brooches, and CATERS. They wore armed
not with lanoes, but with long hockey,
sticks, with straight hook Ut ono end and
= leather loop, through which they could
pass the hand, at the other. They were
mounted on stout, active little ponies,
which had their forelegs bandagod a. q
precaution againas ugly blows with the
hookey.sticks. Tho oombatants were dis.
tinguished by different oolors, one side
having caps and jerseys Of white aud red
and the other Of purple. Tho Blues turn
ed out squadron Of guardsmen, with
shining breastplates and waving plumes,
to keep the ground tho band If the reei.
ment in the rich uniform of white and
gold, was also present, and there was a
resplendant trump peter in cloth of gold,
with . silver trumpet, to summon the
knig hts and sound the onset. The umpire
threw the ball, wooden one, into the
midst of the ground, and at once the
game commenced. First the ball was
driven close up to the guards end, then
eight away I" the lancers. Now the
horsemen clashed together over it with a
rattle OF sticks and shouts of battle now
they suddenly opened out and scattered
here and there in chase of the ball. An
other rush would bring them altogether in
q heap, hopelessly entangled, as il seemed,
and the bill, by an adroit stroke, would be
sent flying through the air and of raced
the cavaliers pell-mell after it. Hockey
sticks were splintered in tho melee, one Of
the players the Marquis of Worcester,
the Duke Of Beaufort's son) had his head
cracked by an accidental blow, but went
on playing as soon as he had wiped the
blood from his face and before the end Of
the game some Of the ponies began to
limp and to look as if they thought that
they had at least, had enough Of Ibis
kind Of fun. It was brilliant afternoon
the meadow whore tho encounter took
place u backed by the grand old glades d
Windsor forest, aud The troopers in their
glistening helmets and halberta, the snowy
tents pitched for the Prince and Princess
and their saite, tho long lines of four.horse
drags and carriages and tho rainbow.tinted
assemblage of fair ladies. attired in the
richest and gayest style Of art gave ".
riety and animation 70 tho sosne. Yester.
day The Blues and L.neer~ played anothe,
match vt WoUlwiob, before moro "mix.
cd" body Of spectators. People IN
Thousands aocked down 70 .Woolwioh "a
500 The new prodigy; and il IL cor.
:ainly very kind Of Lords and Gen.
tlemen ofhigh degree to exert themselves
in this vigorous way, and in such
hot weather, for the amusement o.
the ma.sss, Now that We have hockey
On horsebaok, it is suggested that Their,
should DO Sroquet q eksvsl; and there i
no saying how far the new principle O
oqueetzianiaing popular pastin'es may b
carried. Tho Prince Of Wales, who goe'
shooting grouse in tho Highlands in Az
gust Will pay visi1 before the end o
this month 70 the Ameriean squadron i,
Southampton waters.