New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-29
ENGLISHMEN WIN AT POLO.
POOR PLAY BY THE AMERICAN TEAM.
THE VISITORS EXCEL IN WEIGHT AND HoRsEMAS-
sHIP-A DIsAGREEABtE INCIDENT.
lBr TELEoRAPa THE rRIBusE1

THE VISITORS EXCEL IN WEIGHT AND HoRsEMAS-
sHIP-A DIsAGREEABtE INCIDENT.
lBr TELEoRAPa THE rRBusE-1
NEWPORT r. l., Aug. 28.-The hopes of the
admirers of the local polo players that after their expe
rience on Wednesday, the homo team would make
a better showing, together with the thought that
this the last opportunity to see the
playing OF the English team. drew TO the
polo lot to-day crowd larger than that OF
Wednesday last The first carriage appeared three
hours before the ad, ersed time for play. Two COM
plete lines OF teams OF all description encrcled the
playing space and half before the game began,
taking all the desirable space, while two rows OF car
rsees outside these had poorer chance TO witness the
play. The seats and club house were filed. the mem
bers OF the club AMI their lady friends occupying
the latter. Deadhead Hill was crowded as completely
procession pouring on 1t for two long hours could
crowd IT, Every tree, fence rock and spot giving any
view Of the taken long before play
began. Every roof, window and piazza In
the neighborhood, together with the string
OF wagons, drags and carriages outside
the fence points OF vantage whence the games
viewed All the lovers OF sport displayed bouton-
neres ribbons with the coors Of the competing teams
blue, and yellow The hope that the Americans would
profit py their experience OF Wednesday was frutess
for the Englishmen fairly made show OF them The
score, one-sided IL 49, does not fully express
the difference in the playing, for the American
goals were both scratches Team play not thought
Of and outside Kcene until the last even indi
vidua play was q variety. Tho "Yellows" were seen
at times in . group rs though waiting lor
something 10 turn up. They seemed to play without
any heart In their work Hitchcock, who usually plays
good game best in fact Of tho home players did
nothing One-sded though 1t was however the specta-
evidently enjoyed it. for the applause on the ground
was heard On the baseball lot in the rear Of the Ocean
House. The sides we're the same on "Wednesday. +.
o. Beach, OF the westchester Club, taking Mr. Robbins
place referee.
The Englishmen started in vigorously from the frat
and had the home players go completely at their
mercy that at the end OF forty minutes
the play stood l3 to 9 in their
favor The Americans then braced up and for seven
teen minutes both sides struggled over the seven
teenth game without scoring-thc home players for the
they wanted. Keene and Lawey AGAIN faced e'en
nrst was .sas once rs f+an rb ana
on took 1t only 10 lie returned by one OF Wstsons
back hand-rs. sending ito Lawley, who scored eoal
for the English team: Ipe-SS o.a game Watson
taking ball and passing II TO Lawley, VINO scored 10
Sne run u.t missed the goal Little then tried but Keene
was before him, doing all the work IN TINS game,
some good spasmodlc hitting 10 the next but eonid not
follow NJ, watson with his back strokes a away,
in 43O. Tue NTH was short, Hltchcoek
1 ro. for the Westbesters Tmr-I5 seconds Law
lev took the ball the sixth put lost TO Hltchco X VINO
after good run turned by one of watson oac.
.troses Belmont made stop ~ goal. but Lswlsr
getting another scored goal making hve Tor he
Thorn made gooi try Tor goa IN tae M
but the English team play was again TOO mncn
for him. scrlmmase followed; :, ns -o US
without opposition in 1870. Belmont. Thorn ana keeue
then did some good WORK 10 lhe uu :, ONLY
one and Az minutes before Lawry scored the .rventh
score. .T ts ernta goal for hi. side 30 After play
ing one OF the tenth game time wa 10, o
close OF the fret twenty minutes Inc seofe oe'Ns' e
on resumng the game Hone secured the nlntn Rans
y.lA
stop by Belmont OF Wat-ous run .nd close MI Ior goa
II was only dsl a IN Inc LOT twelfth game gave
the specl some hope morn ana beno. ooI n
hanied stroke. Little made TWO good tries for goal
missing ana beng sIopped ny thorn. Inc Ainei
cans tried for goal but Watson was there WIN DIS PACK
strokes and kept them of until he broke bis maiet
when Hitchcock took the second goal Tor me Anercsn
IN minutes. The home pAJtrs were WeaA a. usu.i ,
in me next game. making however one try Tor goal
through the held, scoring the eieNehth goa IN 80
The fourteenth va. marred by eolllslV ,
claimed foul saying that 1t was the most dlsgracriu
piece OF borsewanship he had ever seen me ci =,
the visitors in this respect as the English players nave
made many fouls. IN fact we're e1ntihu.iy u iSo
ing them without challenge. Little ran lhto
the trees but escaped injury, and soon soon
avn wav m the next taking goal fortyhve seconds
When the sixteenth game began the Americans again
showed signs of fe and played the remaining s1 min
utes OF the second period without giving their
opponents chance TO score. 49,, --,.... 10, .ho
bnring the many OF the carriage. let Tue
grounds the spectators losing interest III such ono
sided game. heavy fog came down, shutting ouI tne
view and obscurng the opposite side or the OI "heh
play was resumed Keene tried for goal put was
/ ~ Wa:son, who usual vas on mana, anu
fakn scored what proved be the last goa OF the
/ game the score being IA to =. Tlme-9 minutes Inc
remanin minutes of play was spent In some
OF the most aud interesting play seen mere
Roth sides worked WE'LL the Lugiishmen not letting up
/ IN their work, but Americans playing so much
stronger that 10 impossible for them To score
Good stops made at both goals aud eXceeni rling
~ fnes approaching recklessness feature Of the
| Americans play. $1,000
! Tue Encishmen accordingly win the $1,000 cup and
faellu Al
ahnnt noO that the Americans 10 not know The visit
mrs were all except Little heavy men who have played
polo for years. Their play also shows now much more
| OF science the game IA across tue WAFER
| more years Than here. where most OF the
present polo players comparatively boys Reside the
Fupi.ninen The home players In return for their e1
pndiure nave gwen the people an opportunity 10 see
some good clish polo players ana nave given mem
evssthe best kind Of lesson by receiving such severe
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