New-York tribune., 1900-07-15
WITH THE POLO PLAYERS.
TEAM WINS THE CEDAR
HURST CHALLENGE CUP.

Ideal weather players and ponies in the pink OF
condition, field fairly good and gay crowd OF
polo enthusiasts hand to cheer the winners all
helped to make The final contest for the Cedarhurst
Challenge Cup enjoyable affair
There was little doubt to which team would
win the delphans-Lippincott, Rosen-
garten, Kennedy and Frank McFadden-had al
ready disposed of the second Meadow Brooks and
the Westchester wizards. This, and the fact that
the Quakers carried aggregate handicap OF sew
enteen goals. did the Rockaway players-Haz-
ard. La Montague. COnoveT and Savage-was sur
fcient deter the Cedarhurst contingent from
LAYING any odds on the home team, and, as mat
ter of fact. it only question of how long the
Rockaways could hold their adversarles 10 an
even score. That they almost effected this up TO
the middle of the game speaks we'll for their CO.
heson so far and for the stamina and speed of
their ponies but that is really all that can truly
be said for them, the Philadelphia riders eX-
eelled the local players in style and combination
on the last two periods and their ponies were far
superior when it came to racing point to point in
the wind up.
Albert Francke the referee, threw the ball into
play at 500 o'clock, and, with the usual intervals
the sport continued until 71s o'clock. The Rock
aways opened very WELL indeed, and ConOvers
drive alone would have put figure on the board
had his direction been shade better Mctadden
stroke from the quarter was next feature, and
then Conover tipped the ball across cleverly, SO
that La Montague could carry 1t down Then all
rode it and punched opposite the goal La Mon
tagne coming through at the right moment and
scoring with the greatest of ease.
In effort to back the ball out of danger IN
the next round La Montague unfortunately struck
the ball to his pony's hoof. from which it re-
bounded and so made a goal for the opposite side.
His next play much more creditable. however,
he scored from centre field by pretty shot
right through the group that massed in front
of the goal Later in the period his pony failed
TO respond and so he had to let Rosengarten get
the ball away from him and score on clear lead
of the field
Savage, who played charmingy at back, was also
unfortunate in this period by giving the ball the
wrong direction and scoring once for Philadelphia.
This players double saving of disaster for his side
eicted enthusiastic applause also did the stroke
MhlCh young La Montague made when he picked
the ball from under Kennedys fast mallet right in
touch of the goal.
From this time forward Kennedy and Rosen-
garten played spenddly together the latter reach
ing the Rockaway goal no less than eight times
Al FORWARD Lippncott aided his colleagues
great speed on his big. white footed hay pony
were pronounced features of the game.
AS a goal keeper McFadden was most effective,
necessary 10 say that several times he got we'll up
INTO the game and then raced out all comers TO
play of Hazard and Conover Hazard was espe-
cially valuable TO his team IN the last bout, his
Hls UP through the goal after Rene Montague had
given the ball its direction was perhaps un-
reference
bit too great for recovery and the crowd was duick
to acknowledge the move. Savage proved strong
cara just Detore the closing bell and his shot
at an angle from the quarter brought forth loud
applause. Altogether II A satisfactory game to
necessity for increasing the handicaps OF the
Philadelphia players, which has been attended in
The summary: