New-York tribune., 1900-05-25
MEADOW BROOK.
ROCKAWAY,

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The game marked the opening of the Meadow
Brook polo tournament season, and a large repre-
sentation of the Westbury and Hampstead cot
tagers was present watch the sport. Among these
were Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
ney Dillon Ripley, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver w. Bird H.
L, Herbert, Samuel Willets Mrs. Sidney Smith,
Mrs Robert Stevens Mrs. Theodore A Havemeyer
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Kernochan, Mrs. c. Albert
Stevens. Miss Fannie Cottenet, Miss May Barnum
Mr.. and Mrs C. j. Peters Mrs. j. E. s. Hadden.
Mrs H. Van Rensselaer, Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs
Herman Duryea Mr.. and Mrs. Norman de r.
Whitehouse. Ralph n. Ellis Miss May Bird. Hamil-
ton Hadden Harry Bull, Robert ]. Collier, F. o.
Beach Henry NJ. Early. w. Butler Duncan. Mon
tague La Montague, r. T. Francke and NJ. Allen.
At the throw in. Hazard quick to catch the
ball, and he sent it by few rapid strokes toward
the west goal, which he had chosen on the toss
up. Clarence Mackay got the sphere al the
end of his mallet. and with his speedy
mount made pretty down the field. until
he, in turn. brought TO bay by Conover. The
latter made magnificent back the goal posts
and In a scrimmage with Beeckman. the latter
came out second best with a broken mallet.
Conover, "Sledgehammer Conover," as his club
mates on the polo field have aptly dubbed him.
was gradually warming up 10 the game. and he
had goal In view he could not stop until it
made and in three and one-half minutes he scored
first blood for the dark blue of Rockaway.
After five minutes of stiff play Conover
scored again. Then came an opportunity for as
brilliant and as speedy bit of play as is often
the bali quick as Hash at Re throw n rode hs
pony after the ball like the wind was unerring
in his strokes. With three long strokes he made
the first for Meadow Brook in the short space
or fifteen seconds. 1t wonder that the
Meadow Brook fraternity hugged itself with joy
Beeckman got the ball when next put in play
and Stevens soon started for another run but
struck 1t outside Then followed two minutes
OF fast play. during which Conover and Savage
gave clever exhibition of passing and backing the
bail. Mackay and Stevens made long carries with
the ball, but at the critical moment either Conover
or La Montague blocked the Meadow Brooke .
plans and each made goal for the dark blue be-
fore the loud gong rang out time.
Young La Montague, who. for youth of only
seventeen years. is becoming every day the wonder
of the polo critics, distinguished himself nobIy In
the second period by making two elegant goals The
kid as the gallery styled him. plays as steady a
game as polo veteran. while his swing is as csay
as 1t is powerful He gives way to the tempta-
uon TO hit the bali when II should be left for an
other and his steadness and good Judgment are
Invaluable. He and Conover easily carri "a off the
honors of the Rockaway team
Mackay ard Reeckman the powers behind
the Meadow Brook polo. The home club showed
more speedy mounts than their opponents and IN
was a treat for any horseman watch Mackay
trying 10 outride the ball he for long runs
down the field. He rode OF his new ponIes
put the one which attracted attention was
the we'll known Maltese Cat. of the best polo
ponies In the country, and which Mackay Recently
purchased al a good round price from Harry Payne