Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-08

v--~sN oIO Is truly sport for
kings" II is one OF the best
outdoor pastmes known but
Il is also the most expensive
The cost Of the ponies, me
grounds, the hire oil lhe
grooms and the purchase OF
the equipment amount to an enormous p,,
sum during season, Probably yacn'.
,ny horse racing and automoblling are
me only other pastlmes calling Tor the
ey,ondinire of so large q sum OF the
.nain NJ the realm" This feature OF
polo naturally debars the general pupllc
from participation A strong interest,""
ho,yeyer has been and always VIII De
manifested in the recreation by sport
lovers no matter what their station
The recent carnival Of polo at Geor.
Tlan Court, the luxurious nome OF
George Gould at Lakewood ~ De- az
fordod a pleasant Introduction 10 the
regular summers sport some OF the
hest mallet wielders in the united
states played on the millionaire 5
grounds. The tournaments were 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 IL most popular IN the
east. The Polo association has entire
charge Of the tournaments and cham
n,onsbips 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 TINS
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 IL 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 Brookine 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 Rooka-
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, Phlla-
delphla Country, Devon and Bryn Mawr
OF Pennsylvania, Dedham and Myopia
Of Massachusetts Point Judith Or. 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 its debut this year. II 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 will be made up
Of Westehester and Rookaway 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 "outrd-
err" and his younger brother Monte,
who for several seasons has been look
ed on as creased ightnlng" 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" Nj
coll This quartet will endeavor 10
prove to the young Dedhamites that
their victory on the Prospect field last
year was a huke.
Myopla put In the field this season the
star performer, Robert Shaw, Jr., with
his steady and remarkably clever col.
league, Adolph Agasslz c. C. Wright
and the old standby, Blackwood 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
Aa.a I..A..lI In In ..na.l. Il ~.