New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
POLO.
ENGLISH TEAM HAS ABOUT DECIDED
TO VISIT THIS COUNTRY. ON INvI-
TATION OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION
Total (eisht wickets).
Association

ASSOCIATION
Ever since 1886 when English team OF pololsts
consisting OF John Watson H r Iawlev Thomas
Hone and Captain Little defeated Foxhau Keene
and his colleagues at Newport for the American
challenge Cup members Of the association have
endeavored many times to induce a quartet OF
players to go over from this country to England
and wrench the cup away from their English
cousins. but not until this season has the oppor-
tunity presented itself for trial on British soil
Recently Foxhall Keene F. ". Mackay w Nc
Creery and L. McCreery essayed to defeat an
English team on the Hurlingham grounds but were
outclassed as team, though in individual merit
there was not much to choose between the players.
Foxhall Keene. who has been much seen on English
polo fields since the hunting season closed in the
spring, has been working hard to bring about an
international match on this side of the Atlantic,
and matters now stand he appears to have been
successful. as quartet of English players-F. NJ.
Freake, W. 5 Buckmaster Captain the Hon. J. G.
Beresford and A. Rawlinson-have about decided TO
accept the invitation of the American Polo Asso-
citation, and unless something untoward intervenes
they will arrive in this country early in September
and will play a series of games against the best
men the American clubs put into the field at
Meadow Brook, Lakewood Newport and probably
also before the general public the Prospect Park
grounds.
The members of the American association who
recently played in England were there on business
or to spend vacation and the fact that they
joined in the sport on the London neldS cost them
little II anything, extra As the English players
would necessarily have to make the trip to this
country for polo alone the American association
has offered to defray all travelling expenses of the
English team. and OF course extend every courtesy
the several clubs visited. Final acceptance, by
cable it is pretty well understood, will be forth
coming in a day two. If, indeed. the message
has not already been received by the time this
notice appears, as FoxhaI Keene. who arrived yes
terday on the steamer Lucania. has declared that
al and hat &C.
ceptance over the wire is all that is necessary 70
cause members OF the various clubs on this side
to prepare for their visitors.
It is needless to say that this visit OF English
team will give a tremendous impetus to polo here,
as arrangements will undoubtedly be made for the
Britishers to meet all the prominent players in
America in series of spirited games during thls
season and last year polo here has gained many
new friends and the fact that the championships
were decided recently before large crowds on the
public field in Prospect Park right at the height
of the season, instead OF at its close has caused
thousands to follow the fortunes OF the players.
AS to which of the American players VIII eOhl
e+e with the visitors 1t is not easy to make preulc
p tel o,,, decree of surety as several teams
could now be made up here to consist OF eNperts az
every position. For instance, FoxhaH heene hiiIsT
could play No 5 team mace up Oh JUN"
C,ovrd,n at No 2 Monte Waterbury at NO ana
Larry" Waterbury at back NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'i
11-o.orb,,rvs Cowdin and young Eugene ReyhaI
we're recently defeated by the Dedham players, Io
lowers of the sport do not hesitate 10 aver nc
with Eeene on the team instead OF young heyIdI
no other American organization coulo sCa"u ~ ~
against the westchester wizards Inc -
prooL eight blues also very suons' Il
shade less cohesive this year than tney Were lass
saoso1 The team has the advantage OF "elsii1 q
several points inasmuch as WllhaH Eust-S Is -
,Trdo,Ibtedlv line up No. l. George B. Eus'IS a
No. 2 Harry Payne Wnl'neS 0' "
tan1in Nicou at back.
J1r- ~ ITassacbusetts clubs at Myopia and Dedhan1
ought 70 make up between them very s''Oie
80, T., Allan Forbes at No. l, "Roooy Sha" at
seaN. P,,do1nb Agassiz at No and either H H.
IJo,,,os or w H Goodwin at back-that Is pLO
,,Ided Samuel D. Warren, the oIo captain -, %
Oedhams decided not to appear. Inc Feiiis' 80
o,Ibs at Devon and Bala could make up craeA-
cIuOs . a. to,, bv nIacing Jay B. Lippincott at
s.er5 and choosing their Nos 2 ana from
.,,ch r,avers on the circuit as Albert h henneuS,
George W Kendrick, Charles Wheeler, VIZ 49,
had much experience in England anu '4e
den brothers IL, ,r,oI, he ignored
5+ba english players not recognizing II on III.
o+bAr side) all contests here VIII nave ~ W
cidad on the hat-that is to say without 'l'o 80
to either the visiting or local orgahilas +tb
u will he necessary. in order to assure NJ .
-, ~ local teams that The several American
oI,,bs re. together and make up stroHS 80
from their best players. When lhe i1is ISL -,
last visited this country fer what was supposed
70 be the crack American tesit i1bdrsVraI in 1856
There were ma1Fy 4ie poIo was new this country
and young clubs were nucn i1s+ ag english experts
tba1 geveraI of the CLUBS are tou;S.+ satisfactory
tn E Sreat dficuty operating agalnSSt tbere are
,ternstionai contests is the fqeI iI' and Amer
certain derences between e t The ofYside riding of
cah considered bad form in @ 6Rg5rnGi nor mat
here such would not be notiCeu rsctice before the
teams actually compete, SO LLIr.o,1eh1v LI. understand
ana tHs reaured Of them when PLAYING eexpected
erinan crowd OF course, II Is Had3t ad0Ht English
that the An so nrobabiy the visitors VII sJp1y
the american style Of play II IL Is pe5e up wholly OF
that AmeFAbh 5o have Visited Buropean @ fber @
participated IN TO adopt the English style ,5erts ~ s
d0Ho1IHs 5sre With perfect knowledge Oh p'''
W over aa up more than one team bicb this visit OF
WIN te Ivars will lend polo the PIessI .,ctinn
bhslsl1 rbtIne moment to advocate tle .SorotaD
Of polo field in Central r4 T@IH' which BY common
oDsent is eulinenty suited TO tnT Poio strongly
underIylwhS w the Nation as desirable form OF eques
{en exercise, but especially mas mas UI"1,s6 Sithn
trlan olhanever games have been paESu WIZ WIZ
spondedS w, 5istance of the metropolis lnasInucn
a. Rrooklyn will be assureu d sISnt se,,-nJsb SOr
players . series OF games at Prospect PARK
it would certainly seem nothing 6IS bays their
nortunity 70 welcome the players on the spacious
meadows Of Central Park Ihere surrey 5 go6 faet
,Ie I' near the carousal. which could be prepared
without much expense Broo TSE clubs providing the
ms1 and impIements to put the ground IN order
men @ tb bu citV arranging for necessary policing
ana tne eaIG Hundreds Of thousands OF people
would gladly gather TO see this best ana hoOIssI
W. amafeur sports and the pluck, endurance and
OF I1 a'naib ticb TSe PLAYERS exhibit would do much
toward melting other courageous young men 10 en-
sATv % INDUCED in at the country clubs by young
men in easy circumstances and few of great
the very rich can AFFORD to play polo. As matter
of fact hundreds Of young men play polo all over
the world. and many more here would take 1t up
did they but know that quite a lot OF fun can be