New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
POLO.
BRILLIANT GAME STOPPED By INJURY
TO MORTIMER.

vr,novv nRooK AND wEsTCHEsTER TEAMS Io
PLAY rsp CONTEST AGAIN NEXT FRIDAY.
u,o-,o,,s dov players and ponies IN the pink OF
oordi,,on ana large crowd OF spectators wound
I'm 70 the highest pitch OF enthusiasm. describes
in brief the condition of things at west Nne''
Yesterday at the opening OF the polo contest pe'".
The famous Meadow Brook and Westminster Ne'ei
ans. The conditions all pointed TO n record-preak-
ing game and az far 1t went IT was sucn ~
every sense of the term. Stanley Mortimer VINO
played forward for Westchester came 10 s'eI
I'm the third period and got such Dad shah'He w
in a collision with John f. Cowdin that ne was
unable 10 resume play and the contest was aee''eu
of. Both sides agreed TO cancel the score az II
stood, ALL and play the game over "s"''' ''N
Friday the same field
At the time OF the accident 6;4S D. M MI
Cowdin was in possession of the ball ana uriNihs
IL down the field. He had shouted to Mortimer 10
go ahead The latter had replied In the aniriha'Ne
and WAS riding hard when he endeavored 10 turn
his ponv This resulted In his crossing Cowdn, ana
their two ponies came together with crash. Nor
timer went TO earth with the wind knocked out OIL
him His pony gaoped to the stables. MT MOT
timer revived somewhat as no was Delhg assis'eu
across the field, and was then put into a carriage
and taken his home little dazed ana suffering
from shock but with no bones broken
MANY EXCITING INCIDENTS.
The game was rcmaTkdDle oHo III "'''' -
spents and fairly brlstled with exciting Incidents
Foxhall p Keene, the star polo player OF this
country once again proved his right TO tho title
by exhibiting at intervals much OF MS oio-urne
brilliance and daring. Cowdn. The lnvlncioie'
received the Hons share Of applause In return ior
his magnificent charges. clever cross-heid play ana
sunerior generalship. Larry Waterbury was.
however the particular pet OF the experts, and was
reneatedly applauded for his dexterous return
strokes powerful drives from the rear ana his
clever goal keeping-a position entlreV ne" W MN
on the Meadow Brook side every player did ms
level best Harry Payne Whitney and [. BALDWIN
divided the honors. with Eustis and Nieoll, the
latter proving, of old. true ana steaoy oacA
TO team trained to the minute
The players, their positions and handicaps were
as follows .
MEADOW BROOK. WBSIcWW6 eS,1mat r q
~ ; R %siinsy S srGssa Ii FoTSs1.
4-Benjamin Nicoll..... s 4-IAwrence Waterbury
Total ............. % Total ................' y
The ball was thrown at o'clock, Westchester
having won the toss and chosen the north end.
Cowdin picked It out Of the ruck and took 1t south
for a lead and Whitney returned 1t with rather
poor direction" Keene then drove oriliantiy
along the east boundary and toward centre he'u,
where Waterbury got on and carried 10, so"'
close without making ii. Then came inau Ia,
IN the border with Whitney on. BALDWIN iolo"eu
and turned It neatly in front of the posts, where
Keene got in nm old-time stroke that hteraiiy
brought down the house. Then Nicon showed MIN
self an expert at back-handed strokes Mo''nhei
afterward riding off his man. while Co"uh got
lead But Baldwin on it. like the lndlan he H.
and Waterbury met his back tip with one OF the
same kind and placed the sphere "iie'e ''''''
Mortimer could attend to 1t.
Tustis the meteoric forward then got possess
SION and held it down field while BALDWIN kept
Waterbury away At this stage II looked ike
tie as both sides were playing an equally sTohs
game Eustis and Cowdin alternated at scoring at
half-minute intervals Whitney also registered
after short and sharp the full length OF the
field.
A saving stroke by Cowdn at the Meadow Brook
house was the signal for uProariSus ppsween
that nearly unseated him. Cowdin then drove marc
TO centre and Mortimer reached over a nor Eustis
necessarily. Then up the east D0rueI oaiJ g9,in
and waterbury lunging INTO s escf the bail around
Keene trying in vain 10 outride MN. -
HEAT TOLD ON PLAYERS AND HORSES.
On going into action for the second bout II was
clearly seen that the intense heat was telilhg on
nIavers and their mounts, and neither side APP
peared able to get advantage Eusts' heene'
Whitney and Cowdin played their pssrtss e RG
demons and as often one got a LEAD OF me IeIo
another dUPSagq ms ms mdde Of y the period
called while player readlus,eu e,rt ~ the
again respite was ASIA faieu io' y" "O'0'
Tarry Waterburys drive across the field and
Keenes hard ride along me ne most bTiiiant play
- tha afternoon was Keenes stroke over MS pony
oeck which resulted in goal from quaI,,G,r nT r
81, H,bo north end Mortimer noticeaplH un
eouaI TO the management of his ponies ana sew.
eral times they away with MN, one uSe " po"'
carving him clear TO the boundary ooaIus orLod
As the battle grew warmer the crowd got "otkJ ia
m 10 high pitch of enthusiasm, ana many az oI1
~ ~ niava1 vent through every twist and turn or
ne came in fancy as he carried away by the
BALDWIN opened The final bout In his old.tme
stvie Keene replied in kind. For grana hhsn
W'ota mi shot
surely increase his handicap. Then the collision oc,
Cured that untitled Mortimer for further play ana
prema turely closed one Of the most SPIRITED con-
tests ever seen polo field,
THE SCORE