New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-06
POLO.
LIGHT BLUES RETRIEVE THEIR FALLEN
FORTUNES.
cEDARHURsT BY SCORE OF SIX GOALS
To ONE ASD THREE-or.prrpa

DEFEAT THE MISREPRESENTATION TEAM At
cEDARHURsT BY SCORE OF SIX GOALS
TO ONE AND THREE QUARTERS
The Meadow Brook Light Blues--Eusts. Baldwin.
Whitney and Nicc-champon pooists for two sea.
sons but this year thrice beaten by the westches.
Newport aggregation retrieved their fallen fort
unes yesterday at Cedarhurst by defeating their
rivals Foxhall r. Keene, Cowdin Waterbury and
Mortimer TO the tune OF goals 10 ~. actually
earned, in the opening contest for a challenge cup
presented by the women Of the Rockaway Hunt
Club
As anticipated IN these columns yesterday. the
game was n record breaker In many respects and
the clubhouse. veranda and lawn were crowded
with the members and their friends. who were on
hand TO cheer and encourage the best two teams
that this country can present. The conditions
ideal for good polo. the day being just warm enough
to suit both players and ponies. and the field as
springy as turf could wei be-
The combatants played on their merits. and the
handicap list was ignored. therefore neither side
had any allowance on the score board 10 begin with.
This increased the interest. and the play proved
what has long been believed-that the two teams
were 30 evenly matched that either could hold Its
own for stif period or two Of play. provided the
equine equipment held out, after wnich strong and
sustained cohesion could be depended upon TO DO the
trick against excessive briliance on the part OF one
or two individuals. As matter OF fact this IL ex-
play on both sides being so exceedingly scientific
that not a single goal was scored during the first
two periods OF fifteen minutes. Then the Meadow
Brook contingent won their spurs by carefuI comoi-
nation play scoring three times In the third period
to their opponents once and Duplicating this per
Torrance in the final. the Rockaways losing quar-
ter goal for tipping ball to safety behind their
own line.
REMARKABLY FINE STRATEGY.
Finer strategy than that used yesterday Is sell
dom brought to bear in polo game. and not on
any other field In this country have switter ponies
been ridden by trained experts In fact. the game
was 30 remarkable that every bout deserves 70 De
described in detail. and would be did space permit,
II must suffice however to follow the movements
Of the PLAYERS during the more important charges
and counter-charges In which the best play took
place.
The referee Mr.. Savage. threw the ball into play
at SCI and the Light Blues got 1t ana TOOK
with a rush southwark. Whitney opening MS game
with a clever short cut under his pony. Then along
the eas, border Nicoll drove It. Cowdn returning
IN brilliant STYLE After the knockout at north
end NIcoll muffed it, then Keene got IT. and packed
eastward where Eustis and Larry waterbury
dealt in exchanges. Then Keene got In one OF MS
characteristic cross shots. and the baii wei" wh'I
ling over the green the troop following Ike mock
q, n,reons After an outside" Baldwin got the
bali out Of the scrimmage but Larry was Oh
hand too close and shot IL under MS own pohys
middle to the north. so that Stanley Mor'''n
could take It along Mortimers pony was Wv
speedy. however and ovefrode the sphere so ,na'
Whitney got in and tipped It across the ""0''
company racing IN pairs 10 the boundary
Keene who was in magnificent form, played
strong shot from opposite the pavilion, out the
ubiquitous Nicoll was In MS right pace anu
backed II 10 the accompaniment OF Ueh'e"uoUs
applause. After this came halt TOT chahse VI
ponies Then the little white app:e bothered all the
"a
whitney away Next Larry" Waterbury put the
bail in front OF his own goal. where II seemed 70
hang Then the entire outfit punched ana " hi'hey
stopped a beautiful effort OF an opponent oy
pushing the ball to rest.
To-day the Devon players meet the Philadelphia
First Team In the second event for the LADIES' Cup.
In a moment Cowdin got on for drive, but let'
1, for Keene whose direction was momentariV
astray Then. from grand knock III Oy -''e'.,
whose strokes were astonishngy strong the oa''
lowered In Waterbury's precinct. with no one else
around Again Mortmer's pony ran him over the
snhere and Covdn had 10 come 10 his relief. no
and Larry then exchanging hard with BALDWIN
and Eustis Baldwin played with all MS repu'eo
dash and spirit. twisting and sauirmihs Hse
Munnpur Hindoo his replies at oaehha"u -
Larrys and Keenes cross shots senoihs Tue ~
tators into a frenzy, Notwithstanding 'he i"o'0''
were there to root for Rockaway.
KEENE GETS WARMED UP.
Later Eustis's pony kicked the ball over the lne,
and then Keene got warmed up and plunged IN
v,c,ously minus his well-known beaver, and mount
cd on dun pony OF whirwind pattern. Play was
next all in front OF the pavilion. BALDWIN Eusis
and Whitney playing better into one another
hands as against the individual excellence OK heehe
and Waterbury. Then 1t began 10 Dawn upon the
crowd that the tide setting IN Meade" BROOK
favor though 10 be sure. many changes Oh ponies
took place before the great third perioo was
reached Then 1t that Greek met Greek IN real
old form. Nicoll putting In his oacknand-
ed sledge hammer blows and Keene as often re-
turning the ball TO quarter field by UNDERMINE
stroke. or reaches over his pony.
Baldwin exchanged fancy clips with Waterbury
ard "Old Inyincibe' Cowdin. and then the pace
got so hot and the charges so rapid that harry
Waterbury and Eustis came together In midheid
with a crash the double outfit going 10 earth, the
coming out OF the mslee unscathed.
So the game went with a rattle ana oans
until the final period closed. the ponies whiting
long before the players acknowledged themselves
done M IL was a game both teams may wei os
proud OF The handicap system being ignored
helped the fight along royalty. and not lew sA-
perts would be pleased 10 see more contests de-
cided on the same basis =.
The score in brief for the two last periods In
which the goals made was as foHows'
THIRD PERIOD
wsadov BROOK .....w c. Eustis ............... 20
Meadow Brook. .......C. C. BALDWIN.
Meadow Brook ........H p Whitney. ...........' I'D
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