Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31
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Novel and Interetine Game Graphical
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A Novel and Interentfue Game Graphically
I Descrii ed.
The Rider end Dricer has the following in
teresting account of the latest addition to the
lists Of manly sports:
Mr.. Barrie's night at the Riding and Driving
Club is past but his name will always 60 where
| ever foot ball on horseback is played. Mr..
Barries desire to produce something novel led
him to consult with the bold cross-country
rider and polo-playing Clarence Fl. Robbins
and the famous T. T. Lawrence OF the Crescents.
an old Yale foot ball man. To the latter 1t 1.
due that the game retained its own character
istics. No moro changes were made than be-
came necessary to transfer the game into the
saddle. The following rules were formulated:
1. There shall be four players on q side and
ponies only shall be used.
2. The regulation Rugby foot ball shall be the
ball used
g. The goals shall consist OF two planks one
at each end of the ring, six yards long by foot
in width. and at distance OF eight feet from
the ground. The goals shall be nailed to the
walls Of the ring.
4. goal may be scored when player, while
mounted touches the ball to the goal.
5. The referee shall toss up coin, and the
captain calling the turn shall elect either the
ball or the field.
the field of play, one long whistle by referee
meaning play.
7. When player dismounts and picks up the
ball he shall be allowed one foot in the stlrrup
before an opponent can modest him.
g. The ball shall be carried under the right
arm unless within Ave yards Of goal or about
to make pass.
g. 1t shall be considered a foul to grasp
player about the body or interfere with him In
any way if he has not the ball. Kicking tho
ball on the ground shall be counted foul, also
passing ball while standing on ground. for
ward pass shall be considered q foul.
10. Penalties for fouls shall be the loss Of
ball. and the committal of three By either side
in one-halt shall be counted as goal By the op-
posing side, and for every foul over three one
quarter goal shall be counted.
II. The game shall consist Of even halves Of
ten minutes each and the interval OF res. shall
be five minutes.
Unnecessary roughness and dangerous block
ing shall, il repeated, dislualify player.
Ont of these rules but -four, namely. 5, 6, Z,
8, were strictly observed. !lule was ignored,
as there were five players q side. Rule stood.
Rule WAS amended. the goals being markedly
ribbons eight feet apart, above the wainscoting.
Rule was amended, obliging the player to re-
tain the ball after touching the goal. dropping,
making no score. Rule suffered the most an
initiation. in fact, i. was totally ignored. Rulo
10 was almost entirely forgotten.
The halves were ten minutes each. with ten
minutes rest, change Of horses permitted, the
same in polo.
The teams lined up as follows:
Reds--C. Fl. Robbins, captain; n. Z. Dreier,
Frank Van Anden, Francis d. Beard and VIM.
Candee.
Blues-F. T. Lawrence, captain; W. H. Err
hart, J. T. Pirie, l.. N. Glib and s. c. Pirie
(substituted).
EMPIRES n Downs and Cornelius
Doremus.
Immediately after the music ride the teams
entered the ring. and at 9:45 W. T. Bull of Ylae
fame blew the whistle calling the teams in line,
The Reds won the toss and chose the ball.
Robbins making rush past the Blues and
scoring first goal in one-fou-th Of minute. On
the kickoff the Blues lost the ball, and. though
Candee brought it to the Blues goal he failed
to score Beard took the ball on short pnss
ball away from Beard and shot straight as on
arrow for the Reds goal, followed by all the
riders. Arriving at the goal the pony stopped
short and sent him headlong against the wains-
coting. Candee again captured the ball and 1t
shortly went to the Blues on foul tackle OF
Boards. Glib made a fine rush, but Was
stopped by fouling. Losing the ball in the next
rush, Glib dismounted. regained it. mounted
and made splendid goal. Time. four minutes.
On the kickoff it was tho Reds ball. From
now on to the finish of the half the Blues dis
PLAYED a remarkably strong defensive game.
up proved futile. Time was called with the
ball in Blues territory. Score even at the end
of first half.
When the whistle for the second half blew ].
T. Pirie, jr., had the ball, but Beard got it
away; he brought it to the Reds goal. but.
dropping it in the touch, lost the score. Erhart
picked it up. Lawrence took the next rush,
but his horse became confused in the scrim-
mage ensuing and refused to bulge. Then
Pirie again tried his lack, but soon dropped the
ball: Robbins was near by and in possession in
an instant. When trying for the goal he
dropped and recovered it. After some hard
tacklIng Robbins broke away still in possession
of the ball, aad getting free Of the crowd,
wheeled and made half circle, and in a rush
made the Blues goal and touch on a dead run.
Time, three minutes. Erharts rush on the
kickoff being checked by Beard, the bali Went
on the ground, when Frank Van Anden picked
it up. In the scrimmage that followed he ad
vanced it and Beard took it, but soon lost it.
He shortly made another try for goal, again
dropping the ball. Dreier now got the ball,
but passed to Robbins, who failed to score.
Candee attempted rush, but failed. Robbins
once more had the ball and the Blues once
more showed that their strength was more in
the defensive than in the offensive.
Robbins next attempt very cleverly
headed off by Erhort, but he followed itup by two
splendid rushes, dropping the ball on the touch
for goal. Beard, on his larger Rufus, showed
his way through the Blues, ana nnlsheu by
dropping the ball in goal when time was called.
The final score was-Heds, 2; Blues, l. Aside
from Boards mount the teams were pretty
evenly matched, but there IL doubt that his
big horse played havoc in the Blues whenever
there was a scrimmage.
The game as proposed by Mr.. Barrie was, Of
course. an experiment, and, although the re-
hearsals gave fair promise, it was but natural
that he should feel anxious as to the final re-
suit He is now however. resting On his laurels,
and is the recipient Of congratulations from all
his fellow members.