The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-20
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Practice Games by the Yves chester
and Buffalo Clubs.
STUBBORN AND EXCITING CONTESTS,
Interesting Struggle on the Huring-
ham Club Grounds.

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The meet of the westchester Polo Club at Pros
pect Park was down for i've o'clock yesterday after
noon but it was nearly six before the rubicund
vsage of Jack Lyons. the clubs faithful henchman.
came to irradiate tho lower end o. the parade
ground. to which the Saturday games confined
There merry breeze playing with the rags of
the emblazoned banner the pavilion. Under the
maple shade file of carriages with railway mag
mates driving tandem, fashionable DANES in their
barouches and trainers boys in sulky,
drawn by q tiny Shetland pony. The sun cleaned
out at intervals gay contrast OF tins, Of green
hveries and blue wraps. sun bonnets and parasols
stately grays aud white-sockinged bays with coach
men reading the drowsily on their boxes. and
distant shouts Of the baseball players coming family
over the grass. 1t pretty scene for a sum-
mer evening as eye could desire. and thrill of dis
appointment ran round the lines when it was ound
that the only two representative of the club upon
the field were Messrs August Belmont, DR.. and
Pierre Lorillard. Jr For all that the sport
cellent. An unusually large number of ponies were
put through their PAGES, and Mr.. Belmont seized
the occasion try two nags that have not yet been
broken to the games. te
The beginning augured i'll for the evenings sport.
Mr.. Belmont Silver, the we'll known little
gray; Mr.. Lorillard iron gray belonging
Mr.. F. 4. Iselin. Now, Silver is veteran in the
game. He not only plays with farmore than equine
intelligence, but has very pretty turn of speed
into the bargain. so that when Mr. Belmont set his
head for the chalk star in the middle OF the field he
went as straight for the eastern goal il he had
been shot out Of catapult. and Mr.. Belmont, with
three direct shots. had very little difficulty in max
ing the first goal.
Nor was the iron-gray ready then. But just
the huntsman will find an animal stick at the
first hedge that will afterward clear fences like
bird Mr.. Lorillard. having hit off the ball, found
himself carried around it, in front of it, behind
it, and in any direction but the right one. He had
succeeded in drbbling it about half way down. when
Mr. Belmont came with rush, and with three long
strokes made 1t travel as it were. along three sides
OF hexagon running between the posts as it turned
the last ANGLE
GRAND TUssLE FOR THIRD GOAL.
The third was the great game OF the day. Mr..
Loriliara won the cnarge eptng AZ ciaxhg pace;
for use gambolling and curvetting like a war
charger on parade He soon got himself into hope
less tangle with the more sedae Silver till Mr.. Bel
mont broke his mallet. Then Mr.. Loriliard made
for the eastern goal. One shot brought him to the
centre point second within fifty feet of the posts
and fortunately for the house Belmont the third
shot was wild. The ball flew off at a tangent, and
striking Silver in the girth rcochetted out OF bounds
to the left OF the pavilion.
Mr.. Belmont carried it back with fine. clear
stroke and was following it up when his adversary
crowd grew enthusiastic over this feat They had
inst begun to distinguish the intrcacies Of the game
ture. Mr.. Lorillard repeated it. He playing
fast game and collisions were the order of the day
%;a e ea Mo- aSe an
did dash along the lower line, but failed to turn
the eventful corner. Mr.. Belmont put to his
but smashed his malet at the end of them. At last
his opponent brought the ball within few feet of
his goal. Further it refused to bulge, and after
players decided to change them and put the ball
over the line Mr. Belmont then mounted his bay
pony Brick; Mr.. Loriliard a little Texan steed.
known as J. F. The latter was RATHER for speed,
but his mode OF approaching the ball was to de-
scribe large circles around 1t, like vuture round
its prey and this method OF coming toclose
quarters was picturesque rather than prompt, Mr..
to end tussel that had lasted more than half
hour by easy shot at the upper end of the field
THREE SHORT sKIRMIsHEs.
AT seven o'clock Mr.. Lorillard bucked his
armor. mounted q Rosnante which is distinguished
from its fellows by the heroglyphic A. B.. and
followed by Mr.. Lorillard on a black Texan mus
tang to which tine art OF polo was still mystery.
Mr.. Belmont won the charge. but having accom-
plished that the mustang thought its work for the
day was ended and proceeded lelsurely the east
ern eud Of the field. while Mr.. Lorillard made his
first goal at the western Score-belmont, .; Loril-
lard, l.
AS soon as Mr.. Belmont got straight. however, the
Texan went like lightning for the ball. carried it
with which he ridden being powerless to hold
him, carried II trumphantly through the posts and
them like covey of partridges This gallant action
added another game to Mr.. Belmont's score.
But the mustang was indsposed to further action.
He srw Mr.. Lorillard carry 1t down the plain. He
1t lie idly before the goal. while A. b. shifted
at it for q distance. He was completely Indifferent
when Mr.. Lorillard succeeded in wheedling 1t be-
tween the posts. Score-Bemont, A; Lorillard, 2.
Mr.. Belmont at first thought OF riding him with
q curb, but afterward discarded him altogether in
favor of his bay Sancho, while Mr. Lorilard mounted
a dun mustang belonging to Mr.. lselin. Both tho
new mounts went like tho wind, racing so hard to
LAS, flo fOr mt ada
goal.
THREE LAST GAMES
The ponies unchanged during the next game,
and the rs fast as before. Mr.. Belmont
kept ball well down at the further end and when
ever II strayed away the came after 1t at full
speed neck and neck, with names flying. like
down the homestrech. At length. after drbbling 1t
scientifically in broad semicirce. Mr. Belmont got
at it with full force of his arm, and, rising in the
as though hit with baseball bat, 1t went straight
into the goal
For the ninth game the players again changed
mounts Mr. Lorillard returning to the vapid J. f..
Mr. Belmont to the agile Brick. The former went
off with u remarkably fine side-cut, and kept the
ball going with gentle strokes till he could get his
beast into position. His opponent. however, got it
sent it whizzing through the posts and into the pa
vilion. Score-Belmont 2; Lorillard, 2.
And that was virtually the end OF 1t, for though
Mr. Lorillard returned to the battle upon A. b., and
Mr. Belmont put saddle upon his iron gray novice
known as Happy Jack, II was clear no 80
danced. twisted and gyrated much to his own salts
faction, while Mr. Loiillard made goals innumsra-
bio.
SPIRITED PRACTICE GAMES BY THE BUFFALO
CLUB-A PLAYER SLIGHTLY HURT.