The San Francisco call., 1896-05-10
The Club Team Defeats River
side at Polo Before
Society Folk.
SCORE WAS TWELVE TO TWO.
Visitors Not in Fit Condition for the
Game-BrilIiant Play Greatly
Enjoyed.

Society turned out in summer dresses
and horsy suits yesterday at Burlingame
to see the polo game between the club and
the Riverside team.
Society was on the field in fours-in-hand,
drags and open carriages, in dogcarts and
afoot. and enjoyed the exciting and whole
some diversion hugely.
Dropping into the fragrant fields of
balmy afternoon was the first pleasurable
experience of a few hundred ladies and
gen tlemen, after run of half an hour
from the windy City. They went to
Burlingame in a special train, and imme-
diately upon their arrival frisky polo
ponies began to appear on the grounds.
At the same time, too, the country con-
tingent came upon the scene, accompanied
with rafting and rumbling of heavy drags
and heralded by the horn.
w. S. Hobart's handsome four-in-hand
entered first at speedy gait, driven by
Mrs. q. A. Spreckels; then came the prize
winning coach of c. A. Baldwin, who
held the reins, and presently the club
four-ln-hand dashed up to the ropes,
driven by Mrs. J. 5. Tobln. Less pretentious
equlpages pulled up in the Enclosure,
while the City visitors were making them
serves COmIOrtaDle Oh the CDalTe ana gra0Q
stand, and then horn called the players
into line.
Everything was in readiness for the
game. The stand was decorated with red
and blue bunting, the ground was in ex-
ceilent condition with enough grass to
keep down dust and sufficient open soil to
make il easy and sure for the ponies.
The game was called at 2:45 o'clock, and
from that minute until the finish it was
magnificent sport. While the teams were
not evenly matched and the play was con-
sequently lacking III that quality of sus-
pense and sustained interest which gives
Zest to the conflict, it was accentuated at
frequent intervals with dating runs and
spurts. So it was spirited struggle with
Burlingame, the winning team. at its best,
and the Riverside men close second. 1t
was evident that the losing teams weak
ness was In bad form, against which oods
their skillfui and dashing play was at
fault. They were all a trifle heavy and
not trained down like their competitors.
The ponies were an important factor in
the scores, for the Burlingame men had a
change at every inning, and possibly many
superior ponies also. The result was a
score OF L for Burlingame against 2 for
Riverside.
Walter S. Hobart, R. NJ. Tobin, ]. S.
Iobin and Walter McCreery made up the
Burllngame team. 6. L. Waring, r. L.
Bettner, Il. Maud and c. Z. Maud the
Riverside team. John Lawson was time
keeper and Captain A. Fame -Wainewright
um Dire.
In the first inning the ball went into
Riverside territory, and after Two minutes
through the goal, on Hobart's furious pIay.
Riverside took the ball away next, but
Burlingame interfered when Hobart put it
clear over the players. Joe Tobin caught
it, after hot fight between the teams.
lie was on Cigarette, and won a goal for
BurIingame. This made two goals in ten
minutes.
Riverside went in determined to win
and showed they could give a spirited
fight, in which the ball went back and
forth across the field until caught in
funny scrimmage near the Burlingame
goal. Hobart got it again and made
goal, the third in twenty-five minutes.
In the next innings the gains went in
favor of Riverside, until Joe Tobin caught
the ball and with an exciting dash TOOK it
clear across the field ahead of all to the
Burllngame goal.
The visitors were uneasy, and no sooner
was the ball tossed off than it fell to Bett-
ner, who led his opponents merry race
and got a goal in one minute. He was
cheered for this exhibition Of riding and
pretty playing.
Walter Hobart dashed off with the next
ball, which Joe Tobln picked up after his
m lss. Tobin was we'll mounted and
made fine run that ended in a goal.
There was some hot play in the next in
ming, but McCreery caught the ball, Ho-
bart forged ahead and picked it off to goal.
When the players entered again, after
rest, Hobart made pretty run, which was
backed by Joe Tobin's clever play that
gave a goal in two minutes for Burin-
game Taen Riverside played well, but
met with hot interference, and Hobart left
them all in the rear while he drove to
goal.
McCreery at this time began to feel like
little exercise, so he took a pretty run
and made goal in two minutes from the
start.
He repeated the dose in the next inning.
with goal to his credit in three minutes.
Again his star was in ascendant. Ho-
bart dashed across the field with the ball,
to be stopped by Waring, who rode like a
demon. At this point McCreery made a
goal.
Joe Tobin came in off side when the ball
was going with Burlingame. Riverside
claimed a knock-off, which was barely
given when Hobart ran away with the ball
almost to goal, where McCreery hit it
through the posts.
Waring made dashing play in the next
inning. After getting the ball away it
was taken by G. E. Maud, who made a
splendid run on a little gray pony, amid
wild applause. He made a second equally
exciting run and got the second goal for
Riverside.
Three cheers were given for Riverside
and returned by the vanquished team.
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MEMORIAL DAY.