The New York herald., 1879-07-06
POLO AT PROSPECT PARK.
SEVEN VIGOROUS GAMES PLAYED BY THE
wEsTCHEsTER CLUB-BALANCE OF POWER IN
FAVOR OF THE REDS

SEVEN VIGOROUS GAMES PLAYED BY THE
FAVOR OF THE REDS.
The charge Of the Westchester Polo Club at Pros
pect Park yesterday afternoon took place shortly
before five o'clock. There two players in blue
and yellow striped Jerseys and three in red and
white. The blues Messrs. August Belmont.
Jr. captain). and Pierre Lorillard. Jr.; the
reds Messrs. Carroll Bryce (captain). II.
Lloyd Herbert and Centre Hitchcock. fairly
cool breeze passed the ground intervals. but
the sun had by means spent it's force when Mr..
Hitchcock. attacking behalf Of the reds carried
the ball straight down to the enemy's goal. The
suddenness of the onslaught demorazed the blues.
and before they could recover Mr.. Bryce had put
finishing touch the business. and made the first
goal almost before the spectators were aware that
the game lad begun.
Instead of afresh the reds hit Off for their
goal, and then for q while the ball continued to
linger. At last Mr.. Belmont got it we'll under
troll and his gray led the rest pretty dance round
the field. chasing one another in q circle like the
wooden horses of the carrousel. His victory was
almost secure when Mr.. Herbert put in his
mallet hooked away the ball. and making
straight for the southern goal reversed the
order Of the hunt. Mr.. Belmont just saved the day
with very neat stroke under the pony's TANKS.
they all rode for the patch Of grass where the ball
lay one behind the other. Indian troopers ride at
u tent peg, and Mr. Lorillard. who came last. got
it. Playing well into his captains hands he made it
over to him for safe keeping and between them they
nursed it scientifically until Mr.. Hitchcock riding
down at pretty sharp angle put 1t again into the
hands Of the reds and Mr.. Bryce carried
it to the southern end. where it passed out
OF bounds within a yard Of the goal post. Once
more Mr.. Belmont hit it out and once more he
started magnificent chase. covering the whole
field in four strokes only to it wrested from him
at the last moment, conveyed back to the goal from
whence it came, and knocked by Mr.. Hitchcock be-
tween the fateful white posts after An uncommoniy
THE REDS SHOW THEIR MErrLE.
Having changed their steeds they again rode forth
to the fray and at the very outset the reds had
the lead. But the cry OF "a. Belmont to the
cue'' was heard, and Mr.. belmont VINO pIays a
gentle game. dribbled the bali out of danger not
without smart collision between the bay he now
riding and Mr.. Bryces gray. Then Mr.. Loril-
lard got in an admirable stroke. long and steady
blacksmIth's hammer but missed, when he followed
1t up and let MIR. Bryce get the control. The ball
went merrily down to the blues goal. and there it
seemed determined to stay for the night Some
times made little trips into the crowd to the right
and left OF the posts sometimes It made feeble
efforts to get into the centre of the field. AS rule
it stuck to the goal and both the blues champions
had to make heroic plunges to themselves, aud
the club prohibits the hooking up of u strikers
malle which is the best device for spelling stroke
and saving game, they held themselves very lucky
when Mr. Belmont again got control and drove his
bay ut u furious speed for the enemy's domains.
Here the continued to be waged with varying
success. There was some wary little fencing be-
tween Messrs Belmont and Bryce; there were
some more less successful displays OF the back
handed stroke; there two OF those straight
drives in which Mr.. Lorillard excels Alter brill
liant squirt Mr.. Belmont rode through the posts
carrying one of them away and running . splinter
into his arm, that in the absence of their most
formidable foe, the reds had little difficulty In get
ting the game down TO their end Of the field where
Mr.. Bryce won the third goal with ease.
REVENGE.
The reds had now all the game to their credit.
Each of their players had won one. This state of
things naturally CALLED the blues. and Mr. Belmont
having sworn by the nine gods to suffer wrong no
morc rushed straight for the hostile camp dro We
the ball furiously between the posts. Score-Reds,
3; blues, l.
There was then a good deal of scufiiing at the
northern end. Nobody could quite make out what
it meant till Mr.. Belmont was seen dismounted in
the middle of the field: and while he tightening
girth Mr.. Hitchcock got Possession OF the ball,
and. after few gentle taps from his mallet. the
fifth game chalKed up to the reds.
The ponies well warmed to the game, and
followed the ball like kittens. Mr.. Hitchcock's
beast had showna tendency toward buck Jumping
but now calmed and going easily. Mr.. Belmont
playing in excellent form. his side strokes be-
ing particularly graceful and effective. But the b. III
would not travel -Four times it hit fairly in the
centre; four times 1t struck saddle and
rebounded Mr. Bryce took 1t half way down
the plain. where it lay for an instant
Lorilard got his chance. clean, quiet hit brought
II half way ck Mr.. Belmont took it up. Setting
his ponyr head to the goal letting the snafie lie
loose he kept it going with gentle strokes and
then made the third with the utmost vigor and pre-
csion. and ,he ball went flying through the very
centre of the posts. The crowd applauded vociier-
ously.
The players wero tired. but decided to play q
seventh game. Mr. Herbert went OF i'll good style.
describing scmicircle a. hc rode and taking tho
ball along with him. The played alter him. and
the luck turned half dozen times before Mr.. Bel
mont. on his iron gray. came for the last time
the fore Ar in the last game he let the pony its
own gait-that his eye might measure the distance
he had aud his arm have full control OF the
mallet--and, catching the ball accurately on the
bound, sent It straight to IT. destination so the
blues the seventh game.
BUEEALO POLO CIIlH