New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-20

on n mar with that over the water. There may
hc some little doubt about the polo compared
with the strength Of the game played bJ English
cxperts. but this has not yet been conciuslNeiS
determined and will not he until the Rockaway
men meet representative English team
HOW THE MEN CAN DANCE.
About dancing there is no doubt, and there Is
n.ohoIlr rot Ouardsman in all Of the Household
r.,;.ror,s who would not meet his match at
raI,rtrrst If American actresses invarlaoN
....;o., ,lo host dancers few Of them would nave
60 Ioo,, further than Ccdarhurst and even as 10
- ,herc is an impression that they OFTEN LOOK
T..,ror and fare worse And then the people
ah.,, Codarburst are horscy not hor'ey IN
49, 1isa,reoblc sense. but horscy in a way t'a'
&; -, MOI, agreeable in the men, and not OpJcc'loh-
able in the women
With SO manv people fond OF sport ana So'lr'.
- tb, rcighborhood il was not surprising tH'u
a., organization similar to the English county
cIuh should have been projected. II was IN ISIS
hot ,bo club idea assumed shape and quarters
,,.,ro socured in a commodious farmhouse at f9r
pocl,o,vov Hunting was then the sport To }"
fouor,cJ and IL was in reality the cause ol the
horn club J. d. Chccver who is we'll ana
tovoroblv known for tie energy he displays IN an
directions WAS the first master of ioAh'NhIS' an"
,yitb tlc first Little pack of six or cIgH' 'o"P0'
no showed such good sport that hunting ~ o'''c
,,,t upon a firm footing and became an lhStl'u''""
an Long Island The first runs were not Inv
identified AMI stately affairs runs to tAe hoch'""S
HANDS now are Choppers were tt"h numerous
and riders found WAYS to open the most intricate
and botlling gates Most of the men were theh
rc,v ot fine business, ard II is admitted that therr
was some foundation for the fun made oil the hui''
BEGINNING TO PLAY POLO
II was some five years after the organization
- tho Climb that polo was taken up. The men had
bccorne proficient i'm cros-c0uniry work ana re-
orircd n more extended field for the display oil
equestrian ability Polo flied the requirement.
THO FIRST fold was established at Lawrence ana
At thc time was one of the best in the country.
Not a little money was spent on il ana members
nut in a treat deal of efficient practice. Shooting
and tennis have always had their votarieS among
rho members In 1883 the Rockaway Hounds ana
the Queens County Hounds were made INTO one
poci end Frank Gray triswold assumed the mas
tersblp He showed capital sport until 1883, when
bc rrtircd ard was succeeded by Rene La Mon
taouc with a new pack from the kennels oil 'he
Earl Of Pembroke Mr. La Montague, with foN-
hall Kcenc ~ whip continued in ofice untll ias'
March, when Farley Clark was elected master
The prospects Of the sport under Mr.. clark are
brighter than ever. and the hard-ndlnS mem
bcrs eXncct to enjoy some runs TINS COM
ing scaSan that for pace ana Fencing
will eclipse those Of the past. The hounds are IN
GOOD condition and are as level a lot rs can be
ro,pd on this side Of the Atlantic. The kennels
are we'll constructed, and the lodging, feeding and
boiling rooms are perfect in every detail that
will in any way contribute to the weI-Deing OF
hounds.
THE CLUBHOUSE AND GROUNDS.
In lss4-'8j the twenty acres of desirable land
NOW owned by the club were purchased. and the
clubhouse, which is one Of the best Of its sort.
was constructed at an expense Of $4,000. Work
m the new polo field was begun at the same
time and it has been improved from time to time