New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-16
POLO.
EXCITING PLAY AT NEWPORT FOR ihE
oELRIcHs CUPs-EUsTIss TEAM
VICTORIOUS.


.,or,,v happeps when scratch teams compete To-
dav,s polo match had in It all the clements oi $50
snort and had exciting Incidents suficient 70 CIV
q zest As intmated In these columns yes'ciud''
tho tronhies played for were ohered oy fieii ''
oo,r,chs with view Of inducing n few OF the men
nm regularly organized teams to play against e1un
other In this Mr. Oerichs was successful as VIM
oil the contestants entered are believed 10 oe'onS
~ the Westchester (NewporD Club, the teams CUM
nr,sed players who have represented other e'uo' III
most of the tournaments on the circuit
The teams we're named after the players VINO are
said 70 have organized them over night. nancy
Mr. Hazards and James b. Eusts IT. 'He
former wearing blue and the latter yelo" coiois'
or more strictly speaking some or the latter "o'e
male green sashcs being all that they couid hhd
hdy before Referee John T.. Cowdin called play
n, ..3o y H. AS lined mp the players were as ioi-
Ious: Hazards team-W. A. Hazard, q W. -
Eustis 6; George r. Eustis, 6: F. f. Conner o;
aggregate handicap. 49, Eusis's team-Maxwell
Stevenson. 4: James B. Eustis. q; Charles wheeler
g. r. Beechman. 4: aggregate handicap H.
Going I'm with a goal In hand. and having a
steady In Wheeler. the Devonian steady
back" and a quick 2, the yellow team was
thought to have fighting chance, but only
chance as nobody expected to see Stevenson do so
much execution he wrought in the second ana
third periods OF to-day's game He was not
however the only player who surprised those
gathered at the boundary boards. William hazard
played the game of his life this afternoon ana
tried the metal of much younger men than MINI
self Representing. he does, the Point judith
and Rockaway clubs principally Mr. Hazard, oy
his marvellous work to-day. rcfuted all that has
ever been said about pooists getting stale when
they pass certain age. losing their nerve ana
all that sort OF thing. To-day Hazard played
with all the abandon OF boy, rode out his oppo-
nents persistenty. picked up 'leavings." smartly
took the initial goal and three others, after well
sustained leads" got a severe shaking up by
nasty fall from his pony when the latter trlpped
on the hill at east quarter, jumped into his sadie
again after four minutes rest and then plunged
into his opponents strongly that the reteree
had to deduct half a goal from his score for an
apparent cross. and then wound up by twice saw
ing goals at his end of the field Not such a bad
afternoons work for a man who was associated
with the earliest votaries OF polo In this country
But to-day's game was prolific Of star perform
ers for the venerable master OF foxhounds. r. r.
Collier who is believed TO be over sixty years OF
age and who fought gallant fight as ne ever
nut up and he has been in quite number Of warm
tussles since he made his debut on the turf Max
we'll Stevenson was his shadow for a goodly por-
ton OF the afternoon. and when Stevenson had to
shoot away forward either James Eustls or
Wheeler took his place so that Collier was up
against the hottest kind OF interference whenever
he essayed to charge or TO carry. This caused
him TO keep higher up in the game than he other
wise would during the first and third periods so
that his team appeared to be punched.
Probably no one player was more In evidence
throughout to-day's game than William Eustis,
who scored brilliantly three times for his side ana
often carried the ball threequarters the length OF
the field 4 slight ailment OF the referees pony
caused a delay OF a couple of minutes and a ball
enormously thrown into play by an outsider ne
cessitated a momentary halt also did William
Eustis's trot to the boundary line and Beechmans
change OF wearing apparel Otherwise time WAS
strictly adhered to, and general change or
ponies took place except In regular intervals after
goals were made. One OF the prettiest fights Of
the day was in the opening play. when James Eus-
It's made the first goal for the yellow team. he
carrying east and through the ruck In remarkable
style. Then he picked leave up nicely In fun
career but missed his second stroke. Wheeler was.
however. IN his proper position, as usual and fol-
lowed up the play Next William Eustis took II
into the corner and the ball hung for a while
Then came "A thrilling between Stevenson and
Collier the latter putting his chestnut at tre-
mendous clip with a View Of backing TO save dis
aster Hazards pretty burst OF speed opposite the
goal post was we'll timed, that William Eusts
could get "on' IN his champion style for the carry
east, Hazard ultimately relieving him and scoring
TO a delightful accompaniment of applause
At the opening OF the second period George
Eustis seemed 10 DO about as he choose with the
ball for space until Beechman registered one
OF his terrible backhanders and the ball sizzled
from his sledgeha miner. Then Hazard got on
the wrong side Of his and William Eustis had
to rush the ball to tho house border and past the
sssemblage for safety. But Stevenson bound
to have tho sphere to himself and got 1t as 1t
went along the north border the second goal for
later lat George Eustis and Wheeler then brought
into each other tho former proving The quickeE,
and surer of the two Next came Collier; out OF
the west at a oreakneck pace IN an an, ef0rt 10
race out James ESst Is. across the he'' out all
no Of aS 1ns D exchsnees Occurred in the
third period, In which Wheeler especially shohe
Wna9 goa EsIs put se trough G the rucE twice
and Beechman often backed the ball to centrei
Wheeler operated just as effectively against him.
putting the ball into the bunch. where 1t hung
| Then James Eustis brought 1t along at racing
clip past the house, his brother, George, trying
a to Thea up b 1e the e bali Simply
would not drive, Hazard then got IN some g3 N,a
seemed SCENE 10 hook bit. which might have cost him
dear. James Eusus's glorious race down the mn
| wofuly and Wheeler had again to come to his
the usse went on . first ST caep r a%d
then William Euss puIngng into Ss oH wi6a no 10
pick the pan out b for clear aroT Sad
Hazards little mishap, and when Stevenson h ,l1
scored again thus u Rss ms S6 aok S to be-
bodys game. .,.,... na ,ha R,ua.
w Tnen ne af th s' af already
! they were placed quarter goal to the ,ba9. but
i Knock Gsi t2s bail H out Of play i agans,
the Blues more if they could. IT was not
e on ar and Was playing like demon. In the over
time he charged repeatedly and ultimately got his
reward the final goal falling to his mallet at eX-
actly ga his effort being yociferously applauded
| Summary of score:
Eustlss tesm-First period : second period ia;
third period 3 fourth period. :; handicap total "a
! Hazards team-First period. 2 second period, D;
third period J. fourth period less u total. ~. WI
| Referee-John r. Cowdin. Timekeeper-D L" WIN
| thIop. jr
Tomorrow "wednesday the great game OF the
/ season will be decded--namely the final for the
! Westchester (NewporU Polo Club cups-the
| Meadow Brook Light Blues meeting the west
| chester (NewporO Veterans without handicap a
contest which should bring together all the leading
| poloists OF this country.
|
! ICE HIGHER TO SMALL CONSUMERS.
| NIL, ha. baan a slipht rise RECENTLY I'm the price