New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17
POLO.
OF AN EVENLY BALANCED
TRANSPORTATION AS WORK
COMING CONTESTS.


Squadron AS exhibition of polo IN its first match
game recently against a team from tho West
chester Country Club highly creditable to the
troopers, and the fact that they were able to win
their initial contest shows that there is good polo
material in the newly organized club. The troop
ers have demonstrated that their enthusiasm for
the sport is of the practical kind, and while the
four men who the novice cup for the squadron
are among its most promising players there are
nearly dozen others who pushing them hard
for team places. Henry NJ. Earle, the only ex-
perlenced player in the squadron. has graceful
and powerful swing. When he hits the ball
squa-ely (and he seldom misses) there are few
polo men who send it greater distance. He
can also be depended on to keep his when
nearing the goal posts It is surprising to see how
accurate some Of the cracks at almost any
other part of the field than close to the posts,
when the next shot means a goal For some pc
culiar the ball then seems to shoot off from
the maLet at most unexpected angles and, in
stead Of scoring runs out the wrong side OF the
posts.
In this respect w c. Eustis Is Of invaluable aid
to the Meadow Brook team. His never fails
him, and the frequent repetition of his name as
goal maker when the Meadow Brooks play is due
to the fact that the ball Is passed up to him for
that very purpose.
OF the new Squadron men, Everett Colby is
making brilliant mark for himself He has evil
IDENTIFY taken note Of Earle's fine swing. and al
ready shows a good second edition Of that style.
He is not afraid to swing his malet when riding
down the ball. getting what golfers would term
a full swing. instead Of the weak stroke that
reaches barely above the pony's shoulder Colby
rides we'll. is quick at dashing in and is quite
tolerabe at backing. One more month OF practice
should improve his game as to make him
strong support to Captain Earle H S. Kip and
r G. D. Douglas did we'll for beginners. One great
among the Westchester four, was the tendency to
bunch too much. When there was tussle at
getting the ball nearly every man would run in.
before. II the ball did get well out it probably
unguarded and If Earle, Allen possibly Colby.
field clear for goal Several long runs of that
character We're made. The other men were not
fore getting anywhere near the line.
Inc new man on the Ne5tchestef team was j.
his graduation two years ago a member of
the university golf team, and is a scratch at
but seldom on the links. He has obtained a neat
among the Lakewood polo broncos and for
who has only buekled down to the game for
Major J; c. Cooley who Is seldom seen in polo
Westchester player at an early date The next
troop pair contests for cups given by Mrs H. NJ
The prize list which has just been issued for
the contests to be played at the Rookaway Club
sport as was the case last year at the popular
Cedarhurst Club It is. probable that the first
game win not be played until after the final cham
pionship contest on July 8. The prizes the
Cedarhurst Challenge Cup, the Ladies' Challenge
Cup and the Blizzard cups. There Is no handicap
limitatio for the first two and each is to be won
three times before becoming the property OF the
club. This season will be the sixth for
the Cedarhurst cup; 1t is now held by Devon.
Meadow Brook and the Country Club OF West
chester each has victory, and Rockaway's
second team has two. The ladies' cup was a new
trophy last year and was won by the Meadow
Brook four with Foxhall P Keene and the late
Columbus @ Baldwin. The Blizzard cups are open
10 teams whose aggregate handicap is not above
Is goals
Following Cedarhurst. the Saratoga Polo Club
invites its confreres TO It's field for q weeks
sport from July 30 Is. This will be Saratoga's
entrance into the polo tournament circuit John
Sanford has offered four attractive cups for teams
above Is goals and the Saratoga Club offers in
dlvdual prizes for teams Of aggregate handicap
OF IS goals under
Entries for the Cedarhurst contests close with
H l.. Herbert June 90 and for the Saratoga
games on July 8.