New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
r. HITCHCOCK, JR., INJURED.
,,,s PONY FALLS UPON HIM AT THE POLO
GAME AT HEMPSTEAD.
,.xropr1,NATr MANS HIP AND KNEE JOINT
pIs1OcATED AND he Is HURT lNTEHN"i'"'
HOW TIE ACCIDENT oCCuRW.D

HOW THE ACCIDENT oCCCRO'p'
r,or,as Hitchcock jr the well-known society
o,,bor Of the Meadowbrook Club and
o, ,o,o n,avcr. wss badly injured on the polo
ne,a =, uemps,ead Long Island, yesterday AFTER
-, AT a late hour last night the physicians
.,.ordance were unable to say how serious
A. coee was as they were uncertain as 'o 'he
s,,or, Of Mr.. Hitchcock's Internal injuries
49,. hitchcock was playing on the Meadow
.-oop team in the game against tne No'h"""S
C,,,n ot the Mcadowbrook Field. In the rourth
,er,od Of the game n furious charse "oM" 'he
,,or tho hall which had been sent two
.htrds the length Of the inciosure NY "iN
,, '"'"1 tho nlavers well punched upon the ball,
~ riding the ponies at fun speed III a''eihpF
a" .s,n pos,tion Mr.. IIitchcocNs pony came
-, -r,nt Of the one ridden by George T. huS'iS'
.no- q, Mr.. Hitchcock's wife. Both animals
uo,rr rapiCily. and Mr.. Eusts's pony struck
~ t1;tchcocks full in the side. knockihs II
&c feet Mr.. Erstis's pony also FELL ou'
-,sor cleared himself Mr. Hitchcock ho"
DIE -, down under his pony. His left leS
- oarqbt under the animals body ana '''''
- Lroe Joints were dislocated Inc un-
,o,o rider was saved from even more Se'r
49, tr,,,rv hv the fac: that his head came u'
:, .bo norv's flank and was thus Pro'e''0'
Nv, tho hoofs Of the excited ana '"i''''
,o, Several Of the players. rean%'iN ''
r,,sness Of the mishap leaped from 'he'' .h,,a
IA ,non the head of Ny Hitchcock poi'S
,,rovan,ing II from rising until MI
had been dragged TO safety ror
Mr. hitchcock was placed In lar'" 49,
.rd was taken to the clubhouse the "aso ,s, t.
,rg drawn by clubmen and groons'
.,.aa man was stretched upon ma'uess'
ia unstairs. and then placed on oV" 80
valentine Mott Of Roslyn. VINO was +. .'.au
,.o ,,ir+ ard worked for half an hour upo"
' 49,, ,,no,,, success Dr. Finn. OF Hemp
' -. oIso summoned. and toSether 'he
.,o,ors did everything possible TO set III,
,, b,t I'M 10 a late hour last nlsi'' NV -.
,aor unsuccessful and Mr.. HitchooCN ""n
.or,,g intense pain. In addition 10 ' as
=, his knee and hip it was sau Una, ho
INTERNALLY hurt, but to what extent 'ou'N
determined. .,.or,ent among
Inc Mrs Hitchcock was among the
e.. - roach her husbands side ana ai'e0 -, -,
MS. h,r, During the ride from the he'o
. .ha clubhouse. she sat upon the eoge % Wv
~ "a he,ne1 her husband as far as poS
Mrs pustis. mother of George T. Enstls
,,rs Hitchcock. tainted. Among 'he
a. o,,,er ,yh, witnessed the accldeht "cie
So po,rront Mrs Kernochan. Mrs. ha'o9'i'
on
49, Lyarpedv. Mrs. Stowe and Mrs. Mo'' anu
the Misses Cottenet and Bro' ,,o
''' 49,. Mortimer was also thrown at the
trt was not hurt. He was ridlns he"
60. and the animal bucked half dozen 'l'ie'
YIN The game ended with the accident 10 M, IT,
,,,,cbcock The score then stood IL 10 III
- of the Rockaway Club. which hau
,'a,a,can of seven goals. The players were
,,.,,a,ro,k-Mort.mer Hitchcock. Harry whitney ana
Eqsts ..v-p. v, Savage. William Anson conovfr ana
Francke. .o ro.oree
NJ hitchcock is one of the best-known young
tosbionable society. He is MEMBER ol
a. number of clubs, including the MetroPol'al'
Knickerbocker. Union, RACQUET ahT MI r louise
"av Hunt. He married Mss MaI5V ,otcorl,
Eustis He is the son of Thomas wreT
1he hrother of Center and Francis Is. HITCH
cock. ,,..o,oocL,s family could
.,,rd IN town last evening. 1t was salu uIa'
.eyarai of his relatives had fastener TO iivu'P -
600 unon hearing the news Of the un1or'ui'a'e
accident.