New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-05-12

CHANGES IN THE OFFICIAL HANDICAP
NEW RATING OF THE PLAYERS.

Polo like most other sports which have been
adopted by American enthusiasts has been much
improved since its advent here In 1876 but OF the
many distinctive features that mark the sport IN
this country so decidedly American as
the system OF handicapplng the players Just as
In horseraclng weight for equRlizes the
chances OF entries, so In polo the penalzing or
players certain number Of goals. according TO the
dexterty displayed speed and eleverness OF ponies
used and ability at mallet swinging. as demon
strated Ia actual matches. encourages young
devotees enter the lists against the more expert
performers. gives the latter harder work 10 win
contests. and, altogether, adds materially TO the
zest when honors are even. toward the end OF ex-
citing contests. More important, however. IS this
American system OF rating players. when IL Is
understood that members OF the several clSs are
hy the method forced to play up definite
standard and thus admit OF their tactics and value
being correctly gagged.
The system has had a fair trial here since the
formation OF the American Polo Association in 1890
The rating is arrived at after careful considera-
ton OF the merits OF each player by a committee
Of experts. whose decisions are accepted gladly by
the players at large The list is changed at the
beginning. about the middle and the close Of
every This year the new schedule has just
come from press. and while the tournament now In
progress ut Lakewood is conducted under last
years handicap. the next meeting-at West Ches-
ter. y. Y. May Is TO 25-win line up the CON
testants at their new rating which II vii. be WELL
therefore, for followers of the sport 10 keep In
mind. Some of the changes in the rating OF the
players in the clubs in the vicinity OF New-York
as follows:
Camden Country Cluh-R. L. Barstow, captain Of
the team now on circuit inereSsed frGm to :; A.
X. q. Whistler. 2; J. TeaIe. reduced from to
aRd Mex W eS Long Grace
MoTsn w M snd j. p with 1he RosS0s
smith are all cipher. or single goal players exce2:
fairly good players, but because t.ey have not Yet
been seen much In regular match games The club
At Lakewood. George J. Gould. who Is now gen
orally regarded as 4 patron Of the sport has made
listed players being p. F. and Robert Collier the
from to WHERE at he should have Seen s
had he @ hd s a as Jy Cd
from 2 to 5; which he richly deserves. John E.
seldom play IN front Of FoxhqIi ?. Keene before
the chairman Of The association Is increased from
brother raf Monte is increased from to 5 Peter
; Last but by no means least. are George Gould's
midget mailet swi9gers Jay and kingdom Gould
most wonderful rating in the history Of the game
Of the youngsters and their tender age.
At Meadow 0a, b0Uk IN stu raes
his age and nOn-appeaTance, except in the
AIKEN much oWer handap Hsry Pnyne WEtnsR
and W; c; Eusts, the light blue Ayers. stil stand
Of HARRY 5. Page; who s Increased from 8 g 4
possibly on account OF MS clever hOrSemanShfp.
benjamin Ncoll as stated above. has donned
the Lakewood black and gold
The Morris County Club. OF MOrristoWn y. J..
keeps its original list intact. the Messrs KisselL
Headley, Henderson. Kinnicutt and Kountz, with
Messrs Thorn Lord Hartes and Kemeys filling
out the roster at their last years rating
In the ROckaway Club the young players c. p
Dixon 3D. and Daniel Chauncey.' jr., have been adj
mitted the lists with rating OF >; their young
compa MONS. RaEd. Monte" La Montague Bene-
dict and Mcpherson Kennedy stand at last years
handicap: +. 5. Conover has been reduced from g
10 g. probably because of his absence from play for
some time; Rene La Montague. the hoy wonder
now carries goals instead OF his phenomenal
g. though his game this season would
dictate his fitness for the heavier burden. and b.
Taller has dropped out.
The Somerset County Club. at BeTnardsville. y.
j. il represented by Colonel f. A. Stevens. A. s.
Alexander has been rightly increased from 20 4.
and Richard Stevens from ! TO 2. II. l.. Stevens
stays at and E. A. Stevens at 2.
Staten Island still has it's captain, Morton Smith
at 8; John Wilmerding at and DIR. Mckee Henry
Boody and the Phzer brothers at 2 George SiderI-
berg has been increased from to l, and has
Frank Carnegie c. H. Hart stands at 9 in
stead of q Messrs. III. c. Graef and t. r. Hostel
ter Join 2 and l respectively. and Mr.. Robbins
drops out
Squadron A. OF New-York city. shows Mr.. Earle
cleverest player g. formerly o. Messrs. Colby
and Douglass from 0, III. s. Kip the same, and
Messrs Clifford. Hoeninghause and William Wright
increased from o to goal