Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-04

.,,a, Yacht races viii have been
,aatIod bv that time, and IL - arsueu
,hot tho prospective games VIII occupS
- ,.,r,,lete attention OF the spOrt@ioNihs
community. ,,,,>-rpI,
>,rVpoRT THE PRESENT CENTRE.
-, now All the polo devotees OF the
-, ore centering about Newport. vi
tnoust 9Th the tournament OF the roIn'
1.,5,,h country club begins at Nara
..'at, nIer At Newport proper there
LII he tournaments from August I'm
80 the 9th: then the players move 10
yIlqham. Mass. where series OF gaines
LII be played from August 26th 10 Au-
us. sist Hamilton, Mass, VIII nav
Inc teams from September ID 10 li'h'
ard pedham. in the. same state, from
Sen,ember 10th to the 2lst. with the
championship games taking place the lirst
lie ~ october, the dates thus set VIII III
in easily. =. l.
a difficult matter to pick the probable
winner. for the reason that the players
~ the western cities and those OF the
eastern have never met in regular con-
tests.
CHICAGO'S CRACK PLAYERS.
For instance. the best players In the
chicago team are unknown quantities.
These men are +. J. Mackay. Y. S. Ken
n,lv w V. Jacobs. and II. VI. Mcln-
tosh IT is the same with the 81. Louis
plavers. the best OF whom are o. il.
Mersrnan. Gist Blair. g. Z. Doan, Jr.,
and 4. $. Cushman. The ST. Louis Coun-
try Club and the Chicago club will
probably send teams 10 compete, and
IL either of these should happen TO cap
ture the championship. it would be
IL. 80,
ON the public form Of the players II
would seem that the Meadow Brook
Club should Nave a first mortgage on
the championship. This club has many
Of the most noted players among its
members, and nearly all Of the richest.
Riches count for a good deal in polo
playing, as the very wealthy man can
afford to buy the finest polo ponies in
the market and keep a whole stable full
of them.
AUGUST BELMONTS RECORD.
Among the Meadow Brook men who
have done good work this year is Au-
gust Belmont who recently won fame as
the promoter OF the bond syndicate.
Mr.. Belmont keeps more than twenty
polo ponies in his Long Island stables.
and in this class OF horse-fesh alone
has about 10000 invested He has
three times that amount in race-horses.
Mr.. Belmont is always in a position to
give his friends q mount In the polo
contests. He Is very energetic player,
and is almost reckless. His average
this year compares favorably with the
best, and he will probably figure in the
Meadow Brooks team in the champion
ship contests.
YOUNG WHITNEY A GOOD ONE
r,la Of L..
Brook Club is Harry Payne Whitney. son
OF the ex-Secretary OF the Navy. Young
Whitney has mighty income, and as
his favorite sport Is pole, he INDUCES In
II literally. He has a stable of twelve
polo horses, and is constantly buying and
selling In an effort TO improve the gene
raj character OF his collection. He has
more than once paid as high as 5000 for
a pony which was ''mallet wise" almost
to the degree or perfection. He has a
fine seat and cool head, and although
he is not what can be called brilliant
player, he makes few blunders and is a
safe man to rely upon in an emergency.
OTHER MEADOW BROOK EXPERTS.
Tom Hitchcock. Jr., the man credited
with being the finest amateur rider in
America, not excepting Foxhau Keene.
Is also a member OF the Meadow Brooks.
and captained the team last year. He
has not played this summer, and being
out OF practice. IL is not probable that ne
will figure In the championship tourney.
Moses Taylor, the young man whom II
Ia said may take as his bride Miss Ger
trude Vanderbilt. daughter Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. also belongs TO the Meadow
Brooks. He Is the great chum Of Harry
whitney and maintains fine stable Of
horses. He has the making Of q great
player. being q firm rider. with a level
head and strong nerves. but he has not
vet had the experience OF the older men.
Stanley Mortimer. one Of the first polo
nlayers In the country, belongs to the
same club. George Lord Day 10 also .