New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-09
POLO.
MEADOW BROOK LIGHT BLUES WIN
THE LADIES' CUPS AT CEDARHURST,
DEFEATING THE PLAYERS
FROM DEVON

FROM DEVON
Enthusiastic polo players who have followed the
circuit and have been highly elated by the long
spell Of fine weather which has graced the tourna-
ments thus far, got the drenching yesterday that
must have come sooner or later and 20 were not
more than ordinarily disconnected by the heavy
downpour which drowned out the First Meadow
Brook and Devon players while they fought out
the final for the Ladies' Cups at Cedarhurst AFTER
Philadelphia the deuge was predicted IN more
senses than one by the knowing Observers ana
while all would have been pleased to see the
nluckv young Quakers win out against the famous
I ioht Rlue champions yet very few OF those VINO
had witnessed the Devonans win game after game
on their home fields. really expected TO see Shem
treated TO fair weather and victory after their
migration northward
IA they did last year however. in their contest.
minus handicap against the Meadow Brooks for the
cha,nnionshp Mt Prospect Park. when the score
stood "a TO Z so yesterday the Devon players put
up a gallant struggle and scored goals, less 12
for foul as against l2 less 2. penalty registered by
the sky blue contingent from Meadow Brook. thus
provlng that they are a much stronger and better
drilled aggregation than they We're in 1885, which Is
honor sufficient. considering the length OF time the
present Devon quartet have played together. The
makeup of both teams has changed materially
however since last season. for at that time Messrs
Eustis Hitchcock. Baldwin and Whitney operated
IN the order named for Meadow Brook. and Lippln-
Devon Yesterday the Meadow Brook men On blue)
were w G. Eustis c. c. Baldwin H. p. Whitney
and BENJAMIN Nicoll. against c. r. Snowden. q. w
Kendrck 3D. Charles Wheeler and George McFad-
den lin pink the latter a team that has proved
itself over and again the best that Pennsylva-
MIA car put into the field this year.
The field had already been soaked with rain
when the referee John f.. Cowdin. gave the players
the ball at p. IN. yesterday, and the swift ponies
OF both teams poughed up the soft turf In such
shape that the onlookers expected TO see many
accidents as occurred In Fridays tusse. In this
they were happily disappointed, however the heavy
rain having tendency to turn the turf into mud
that "socked" into the ponies hoofs, and so OBJ
Waited any serious slipping on the turns and in
In IN. first period the teams merely took each
others measure, and Eustis the forward I'm blue,
had barely resumed after making the initial goal
when Kendrick the captain of the pink brigade
returned the compliment each making the dis
covery that there was not much TO choose between
them when IT % to snappy return shots ana
play the careful calculator Wheeler his visa Wis.
and getting the ball TO himself rushed by McFad-
den's guard and scored Meadow Brooks second
honor snowden, who had been butting against
the veteran Ncoll TO good purpose. LETT his side
suddenly and resorted 10 his matured plan Of lead
Ing the field, the result being goal, that was
loudly applauded by the enthusiasts gathering OF
Philadelphians present on the clubhouse veranda
Thus the stood even. to 2. and an interest
ing period closed.
phaanx at once apparent and Nicoll began
to ding his sedge hammer In his old time style.
tudt not LOT NH' III PINK
get past him. Eustis. the meteor got warmed
up too and. being grandy supported by the well
mounted whitney, twice treated the visitors a
cyclonic rush. and each time scored. to a rousing
the pinks their meat" and they proceeded to
eat them up. Baldwin playing royal polo In quarter
field. his clever at end being quickly
followed by duplicate at the other by Whitney.
who dealt the sphere magnificent stroke from the
house border and got a round OF applause for the
effort.
The third period was series Of brilliant ex
Wheeler and Whitney while old Ncol
blocked like a blacksmith at one end OF the field
and McFaoden plunged In strongly at the other
Some crossing and foul riding next In order by
the Meadow Brook men, and safety was also re-
corded against them, the scoring by Whitney
Baldwin and Eustia being not much stronger than
similar play by Wheeler and Snowden the register
then standing Meadow Brook 81; Devon / In
the final three more goals fell 10 the Blues In the
lxll1lls OF Tie team. while only snowden managed