The New York herald., 1878-05-30
POLO.

INTERESTING GAMES Ar JEROME P2nK-
CITING PLAY.
The governors OF the Wsstchester Polo Club have set
apart Wednesdays and Saturdays OF each week Tor
play, and during the season the handsome grounds a.
Jerome Park WILL a. such times, be The of merry
struggles IN thts exciting sport Yesterday being so
close the opening OF the spring racing meeting OF
the American Jockey Club there only lew
spectators present, the members having previously
expressed dlsincllnalion 10 drive tner teams such
distance two days IN succession. The races
tney should attend, aud SO polo yester-
day must be missed. There only four
contestants the field when the umpres called tho
first game Ihe sides were Mr.. A ugast Belmont, Jr,
ana Mr. Grenvile Kane, blues. ana Mr. harry oe-
rchs ana Sir. Pierre LorilIard, Jr, reds. With TWO
intervals Of rest, the gentlemen, up to SIX O'Clock.
played thirteen games, the blues winning seven and
the rods contests lew OF tho number were OF
short duration, while The sixth, tsnth aud eleventh
were very Interesting The first was scored by the
blues In the time II required Mr. Belmont 70 gallop
across the held, ms with two long hls ana no Chance
given the opposing aide TO successfully stop his ca
reer. he sent the Dali through the goal Tho second
game was played Immediately, tho goals boing
changed. Mr.. Belmont and Mr. Oelr'chs charged The
ball The former was first whore he sphere tuy,
but missing u, Ar oeiricns sent ~ bounding toward
the blues territory and following up hts long play
Win anOther 0flaut stroke tne UAil Oouuueu between
the Aass, giving tne game 10 the reds The third and
fourth goal, scored TO the blues by The brilliant
play OF Mr.. Bslront The hitn was won ny the reds.
Mr bclmont missed an opening shot, when DIT.
Oeirchs sent the ball haf way across the Held, anu
hs pony covering .he ground quckiy. sno.n.r ong
shot da Inc work ana the reds secured The victory
SPIRITED PLAY.
Tho sixth contest opened nnsly. MI Bemonts
pony beng aole 10 gaop iastsr than the Others that
xsnema aa almost invariably had me of opsH
lng hits. he charged IN excellent style in This game,
rna r tlalr rirhR au
sent tne bail over near the bue's goal Here me our
engaged In = Lively struggle. Maiies ciashsa, tno
aud the ponies, seeming 20 ca.cu the meaning OF
The hgnt, worked IN anu out VI The kaots tnat
were maze with astonishing case ana ceicrity
A. last the determined mate was ended W
Mr. OclrcDs working inc ball itom beneath tne icet
Or Or Mn Aans,s ... pony, ana n,s' g.v'ng y ..i, =
dasneo through tue blues goal, scoring well earned
victory for the reds Tns games were now three AND
ihres. Inc reds won tho seventh contest, aud Inc
eighth Was scored Ny The bues-sla tie. fhc nintn,
siso won by the Uluss due 70 Mr.. Bsimout's hue
cxecution. he teutL proved exc,liLg. mere we're
three nseees IN the centre The field, another
club mouse, aud the third within lew feet
Of the reds goal nag SO quickly was the position Q!
tho players changed Ia these malict 10 maet
battles that II was difficult 10 count the
strokes and TO see how they were maze.
Several neat back-hauded hits were CREDITED TO
Mr. Oeircns ana Mr. Belmont, and US these players
backed up better NJ this time than in any pre-
several minutes. AT last Mr.. Belmont found lucky
opening. aud, taking advantage oi tho opportunity,
shot the bail clean hi ough the eoa OF The opposing
side. The next, or eleventh, game, was alike TO the
TENTH. Determined play continued IN unusually Ions
time Two bitter melSes occurred and during tnes.
there was gratifying execution by the players MT
Oelrichs tho lucky req who fought tho ball te
safe place, ana then sent u whizzing
through the goal OF tho Dlues Mr.. Loriard, oi The
reds made the lucky hit that scored the twelfth game
tor his side The thirteenth contest WAS extremely
SPIRITED and during an eager scrimmass IN whict
both play ers and ponies worked with = will MT
Oelricns broke mis- mact, and durng ths time Il &C
cup procure another the contest was scored bl
the biuea The games then stood-Biues. Z; Reds, O
On Saturday Afternoon next, alter the Faces y
Jerome, there will be SO oral games played.