The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-28
POLO AT PROSPECT PARK.
MToPIA, WITH a LIBERAL H4NDI-
car, BEATS MEADOWBRoOK.

49,
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First Match for the RidlEE and Driving Club
Prizes Almost n TIe-An Enormous Crowd
Sees the sport. Free or Charge, nt Prospect
Park, BroOkISn-BrIllinn ana Fast Play.
Myopia triumphed over M~eadowbrook in the
polo series at the Parade Ground, Brooklyn,
yesterday afternoon, but the Long Island men
found much consolation in the fact that they
were conceding big odds. The New Englanders,
who won the '95 championship, were unable to
bring on their best team, A =. Gardner, Il. q.
Shaw, and II. s.. Agassiz being absentccs. To
equalize matters Meadowbrook dropped II. T..
whitney and b. Nicoll, and the teams in evi.
dence were lined up and handicapped as follows;
Myopla-l, II, IL Holmes, 4 goals 9, e.. G. Rice, o.
3, George II. Norman, Jr, 3; back. +. u. Fay, o.
MehdowhrOok-l, Maxwell Stevenson; 9, r. Hitch.
cock, Jr, s; 0, W. c. Eustls. 3; back, f.. X. stowe. o.
This arrangement when summed up entitled
the Myopia players to a concession of Ave gouls,
and play opened with that serious handicap
confronting tho Meadowbrook players. There
was another big muster OF spectators. and al
though the crowd fell considerably short Of the
multitude at the championship games. the guard
ropes wero lined four deep and those in charge
estimated the gathering at from $1,000 to 10. 700
persons For . crowd Of such proportions tho
order maintained was excellent, the discipline
observed around the lines being duo partially
TO efficient police service and partially to tho
speed OF tho Ramo- which scared the most agile
and onterprising from stepping within reach Of
the ubio ponies.
With an allowance OF Eve goals TO overcome,
Meadowbrook naturally assumed the aggressive
at tn start, but the rush up the field proved ~
tile. the ball going out OF bounds. Myopia then
invested the goal. and pressed 80
hard that Hitchcock was forced to resort to a
| q m fntr atrnIn Mynpfa n ntinna cha of.ra ,nl
Norman scored Tor tho New E1gianders. Ofsido
Efo5TS' M gS M'S AND GHSIn sDr r@shod the tho b b%h
along in rare style. but his final stroke went
wide. Then MeadowbrOoH lot out link, and
splendid combination play between Hitchcock
and Eustis enabled the latter TO score. MyOpia
again endeayored to storm tho M~cgdowbrook
goal and Hitchcock saved by another safety
stroke. Then ensled some brilliant give-and-
take play at racing speed, hut Wild shots
and stowe rushed the bail up. lie was RIDDEN
oil at the critical point, but contrivcd TO pass
the ball 10 Hitchcock, who scored a pretty goal.
Stowe OGtgcnerAlled his, opponents after tho
w'o nursed it along and drove it clean between
in favor + Meadowbrook, but with v l. goal
CAP Of 5 goals to tho credit OF MyopiN. the bull.
le!ln read; Myopia, 8; M~eadowLrook. 2ia.,
a rush Shtch ended in a Knock Behind d. Myopia
made a dashing onslaught. but the defence Was
tOo elGOHk, anu tHc -NcN LhBlinutTS lnTe"
away some good chances by wild overriding.
Eustis then cut loose out OF a scriInmege and
passed to Hitchcock. Stevenson dashed up on
a fast pony, and rode oH all opposi-
ton. leaving the scoring 10 Hitchcock.
who followed the bail for six strokes
TT different angles. and finally sent IT
through. Two successive attempts by Meadow
brook JAILED to connect, and in IL close scramble
Rice had his right eyebrow cut open by y mallot.
A doctor srwed up Tho wound and tho MyoDia
man rcmounted amid hearty cheers. On rcsuin-
ing all cut loose Mt racing pace and tho issue
hung in the balance until Stevenson outrOdc
Fay and set up Stowe. who scored like Ii pool
expert.
Myopia came back into tho game in deter.
= mined style, and Holmes spTInfci away from
the bunch with II long run which he landed In
goal. Meadow brook made things hum in the
third period. and Eustis scored in less than
three minutes. The Long islanders followed up
with some grand team play and Euatis again
shot the Ia. through. Up and down was the
oruer until Hitchcock. on his notct little gray
pony. sailed out of the cluster. He fairly sky.
rocketci the ball, and In three sensational litis
srnt l. through the goal ike a streak. j was the
spectacular play OF the day and aroused general
enthusiasm.
Meanwhile Rice, with his wounded eye. was
an object OF hlmiring sympathy, and he re.
waried his admirers BY making the decisive
stroke of the match. llitChcock's score had
brought Nca6owhrook TO the frunt-7l2 TO for
the first time during the contest, and play
urally put forth all its powers, but the Myopias
were equally bent on tax ng the honors at any
legitimate cost. and Rice nUrscG the ball through
for the decisive point. The following actual
score and corrected summary tell the rest o.
the story: