The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-06-14
The Schedule


The cost of the ponies, the
grounds, the hire OF the
grooms and the purchase of
the equipment amount to an enormous
sum during a season. Probably yacht
ing, horse racing and automoblllng are
the only other pastimes calling for the
expenditure of so large sum of the
coin OF the realm This feature OF
polo naturally debars the general pupllc
from participation. A strong interest,
however, has been and always VIII be
manifested in the recreation by sport
lovers, no matter what their station.
The recent carnival of polo at Geor-
gian Court, the luxurious home, OF
George Could at Lakewood, N. D., al
forded pleasant introduction to the
regular summers sport. Some OF the
best mallet wielders in the United
States played on the millionaire's
grounds. The tournaments We're the
first ever given on such an elaborate
scale by an individual either in America
or England, the home of the game.
Although polo is INDUCED in all over
the country, it is most popular in the
east. The Polo association has entire
charge of the tournaments and cham
pionships Twenty-Five clubs form the
association, and each is represented Ell
Their in the list of officers or in the eX-
ecutive committee. The big events this
year are mainly scheduled for the east
though both Onwentsia-the home of
the golf club of that name near Chicago
and st. Louis figure as holders of
tournaments.
The national championship is now
held by the crack Dedham team of Ded-
ham, Mass, which captured the leader
ship at Prospect park, Brooklyn, last
summer Pursuant to the rule, the Win
ming team is privileged to nominate the
scene of the next seasons championship
meet. Dedham has decided on the
grounds in Brookline, the beautiful Bos-
ton suburb. There in the fall the pre-
miership will be fought out
Among the polo clubs that have al
ready shown good form are the Rocka-
way Hunt the famous wearers of the
dark blue and formerly worlds cham
pions; Camden and Aiken Is. CO Coun-
try, Great Neck, Buffalo, Meadowbrook
and Westchester of New York, Phila-
delphia Country, Devon and Bryn Mawr
of Pennsylvania, Dedllann and Myopia
of MASSACHUSETTS,. Point Judith (R. ID,
Newport and Saratoga will fall into line
very shortly,
Tournaments at the Philadelphia
Country club, Bryn Mawr and Devon
indicate increased interest in the sport
in the keystone state. Bryn Mawr
makes it's debut this year. 1t is an off
shoot of the other Pennsylvania organ
izations.
The line up of the players on many
teams will show changes. Several new
men of worth have been brought OUT
by the preliminary contests Some of
these recruits have displaced veterans
who while growing up with the
game have also collected dust in their
hinges and gathered cobwebs in their
eyes.
A team of champions win be made UP
of Westchester and Rockaway players,
probably consisting of John E. Cowdin,
the wizard" Robert Collier, now fully
recovered from last seasons accident
and who is playing his usual snappy
game; Larry Waterbury, the premier
'twister," back stroke" and "outrid-
err" and his younger brother Monte
who for several seasons has been look
ed on as creased lightning in the mat
ter of gaining clear leads over swift adj
versaries. Among the Meadowbrook
players are such well known poloists
as Harry Payne Whitney, W. c. and
George p. Eustis and Rare Ben Mi
coll. This quartet will endeavor to
prove to the young Dedhamites that
their victory on the Prospect field last
year was huke.
Myopia put in the field this season the
star performer, Robert Shaw, Jr, with
his steady and remarkably clever col
league, Adolph Agassiz; G. c. Wright.
and the old standby, BlaclSwood Fay,
who will hold the goal posts clear of
enemies throughout the circuit. Ded-
ham is playing the redoubtable for
ward, Allan Forbes, with Joshua Crane,
Jr., and Moses Williams, who did such
fine work in last years championship.