The sun., 1897-05-09
The points in tho cup competition were as fol-
PoLo PLAYERS ARE READY.
Prizes Announced for the Early Journeys ana
and tho New Handicap.


The Polo Association has sent out the list OF
prizes to be competed for at the first five tourna
ments OF the season and also the new handicaps
for 1897. The season will begin on May 20 and
in the opening quintet of competitions the
players and their ponies must visit in three
States. The dates and the particulars regarding
the prizes follow:
May 20 to 28--Country Club grounds, Brookline
Mass. Brooklne Cups for teams OF four Individual
prizes to he won outright, Open to all under the
present handicap. Entries TO close Monday May 10.
westchester. y. Y. Country Club OF westchester
Cups for teams OF four Individual prizes to be
Entries close Friday. May 2l.
June to l2-pevon Polo Club Grounds Devon. Pa.
The 4 den Cup offered by A. H. A den. for teams of
four, under the published handicap. to be the prop
Whining club to- hoa the cup FOR sea 'hc
yidual prizes added. a cup offered by Mr.. John r.
dividuai prizes added. Open to teams whose handi.
cap does not exceed sixteen i6) goals. ALI entries
June il TO 20. Country Club Grounds. Bala Pa
The Morrell Chtllenge Cup. presented by Col Edward
three times. To be played for annually the P6Ila
delphia Country Club grounds. Individual prizes
Polo Association Cups-For teams of four Individ
ua prizes To he won outright Open TO all under the
handicap OF April 10. 1897. All entries close Friday,
June 2s to July 3. Meadowbrook Club Grounds.
westbury, l.. I-NeadOwbrook Club cups for t. ans
OF lnuINluuhl prizes 10 De won outright. open
10 all under the handicap OF April 49, 1897 Entries
close Friday. June IL.
Entries must be made to tho Office of tho Polo
Association, Is Church street, with II. L. Her
bert, the Chairman
Twenty clubs are included in the handicap
list, and each individual player is rated accord
ing to the estimate placed on his skill by tho
Polo Committee. The rating is an important
part OF the game. for in the tournaments teams
and pairs whose handicaps aggregate less than
their competitors Will he allowed the number OF
goals between their own handicap and that OF
their competitors, The strongest clubs the
Meadowbrook. with twenty.six, and the Rock
away. with twenty-five players. In all 292
active players are handicapped. Those with
handcaps OF five goals or over are mentioned in
the following list
Foxhall Keene. Rockaway. 10; J. z. Goodwin, Rock
away, %; r. l.. Agussiz Brookline. 81 Robert O. Shaw,
Baldwin Meadowbrook, 8; Benjamin Sicoll. Morris
county. u. W. Bird. Meadowbrook, z; E. q. Potter,
Wcstchester, Z: l.. Waterbury, Westchester a J. NJ.
Waterbury, Jr., Westchester. z; Edward NJ. Weld.
7. Eustis, Meatowtrook. q; +. C0noyer. Rock.
away. u; Winthrop Rutherfurd. Rockaway, u;
J. =. Stevens u; T. A. Havemeyer, Jr Westchester
SewsId Cary. Buffalo, u; Dr. Charles Cary. Buffalo.
wentsia, 8; August Belmont. Meadowtrook, 81 II. =.
Whitney, NJ aduwbrOOk. " W. e. Eustis. Meadow.
brook. 3; Il. M. Aplleion Myopia. ,; A. r. Gardner.
Myopia, g. and Albert Francke Rockaway b.
The twcnty-eight listed are the first team men
in the twenty clubs and probably rs skilful in
the game as any similar number OF players in
the world. The Essex County Country Club has
rejOincd the Polo Association. There are sev.
eral droves OF Western ponies now on Long
kept busy in selecting fresh mounts for the
sons