New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-25

CONTESTS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN
TO-DAY on THE PROSPECT PARK
PARADE GROUNDS.

The sixth annual polo tournament held on
grounds open to the public begins to-day in Pros
pect Park, and the entries for the games scheduled
give promise OF some high class sport An innova-
ton this year is the Offering of a cup by Samuel
d. Warren, OF the Dedham Polo Club for teams
whose aggregate handicap does exceed twenty
goals, which carries with it the junior champion
ship This cup calls for two contests and the
teams entered the Meadow Brook % and
the Philadelphia. who meet at o'clock this after
noon. the best Of these to meet quartet OF Pock-
away players on "Wednesday. To-day's line up will
in all probability be follows: Meadow Brook
2d-Harry S. Page, r. A Havemeyer, R l.
Beeckman and r. E F. Flinsch Philadelphia
lst-J. b. Lippincott. NJ. G. Rosengarten, Albert
E. Kennedy and ]. Frank McFadden.
The Philadelphia players have already appeared
on the circuit III six games and in the last two
weeks have had little rest. Their ponies were tried
10 the limit OF endurance In last Saturdays tussle
against the Rockaway outfit, and inasmuch as they
could not have had much sleep coming over on
the train and must be more less stiff II Is hard
lines that they should have been drawn by the
ponies viii Of course be fresh and IN tb Hr"oN
sibe trim for the battle. AS for the quality of
the players themselves, the Philadelphlans have
perfect this year as they We're in 1877 % sim0si fb aS
won al before them IN their own territory. Fol
surprise that this quartet should have been de
as they were on Saturday, after their gallant
showing against the clever Devonians Thursday
last II their ponies fairly ht however Their
great speed should put them by the Meadow Brook
matter Of individual brance the visitors viii
eclipse the players in the light blue costume
Whether not their cohesive play VIII he rnn9
that which the Meadow Brook can show Is 'I -
question agitating the minds Of their ad
Inirers and this one point, aside from the en-
DURANGO of the horsehesh, viii rest the victory
this afternoon. '-'
The regular championship series for the c,,r OF
fered by William Waldorf Aston begins t0-nnPrr0t,
with contest between two teams from MassaHhu.
setts-Devon and Myopia-whieh embrace the best
polo talent north of New-YOrh Allan Forhes !,
NJ Weld. c.; II. w. Foster and Joshua Crane viii
the yellow sash and cap OF the De4h1n1 cI,,L
and G. G. Rice Robert Shaw "a, II. H. Holmes
and r. l.. Agassiz will don the white silk OF Myopia
on Thursday Eugene Raynal, John L. Cowdin and
j NJ. and Lawrence Waterbury represent the West
chester County club. against G Randolph snoW6 gS
George ". Kendrick 3D. Charles Wheeler and
the MEADOW Brook Light Bluesi-W. Z, Ep r!Iaiy
George P. Eusts, H p. Whitney and BENJAMIN
Nico-are billeted meet the team that wins The
junior championship Wednesday, which on form
as demonstrated on the circuit, should be either
Lippncott. RosengaTten. Kennedy and McFadden
OF Philadelphia. or the Rockaway players W A
Hazard. r S. Conover. Albert Francke and D. II
Savage.
This list rounds out the sport the Brooklyn
Park field for this week no game being scheduled
for Saturday next. already noted IN these col
uInnss for the reason that the Speedway opens on
field The championshi9 series viii. therefore, con
tinue on Monday and Thursday OF next week It
Is of interest in connection with this remember