New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-20
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POLO.
MORE GAMES THAN EVER PROMISED
FOR THIS YEAR-FIRST
ON APRIL Is

Notwithstanding the presence in England TINS
spring of a number Of the best polo players IN
America the programme of contests just announced
by the Polo Association shows no dimnuton OF
interest In fact, clubs have entered the
tournament arena. Great Neck and Rumson. both
of which were organized last season and showed
commendable activity in developing new material
This phase Of polo the most notable feature
OF the season last year. More young players came
to the front than has been the for half a
dozen years previously. and this enthusiasm among
the young set is fully as keen this season Inc
Rumson Polo Club has excellent field near sea
bright y J. and the chairman of the Polo Asso-
citation H l. Herbert, is of the founders OF the
club and an active player in the summer The
tournament there will be held in the first week IN
July and Great Neck will give its games from
July q to 26.
Counting the Rockaway junior games. for which
no dates have yet been assigned. there will be one
more tournament this year in the polo circuit than
last season counting from Lakewood. nineteen be
ing scheduled against eighteen The latter Included
the special for the championships at Brookne near
Boston. which has given tournament OF its
own for several seasons This year the champion
ship tournament will be played at the Saratoga
Polo Club at the same time that the CLUB hoids
IFS annual contest thus really combining tour
naments in one The policy OF changing the cham
pionship locality, adopted last year after five
seasons at Prospect Park. Brooklyn. met with
such favor that the members OF me roo a so IA
to the club holding the championship. and the
proving its field and can offer excellent facilities
for the big games Several other applica tons were
considered. among them being or two from
Philadelphia. \ number Of polo enthusiasts Will
be at Saratoga in the time selected for the cham
pionshp tournament. the racing season begins
there on August and the tournament Will take
place in that week The Junior championship Will
be played the same time. the honor now being
held by the Rockaway Hunting Club
around OF players before the next championship.
The Lakewood Polo Club holds the big honor.
the winning players last year being FoxhaH F
Keene. Lawrence Waterbury, J. NJ Waterbury, jr-,
and {. R Snowden. keene will not be back from
Eigiand TO play in the August games. and he. there
fore, Will not be available for the Lakewood forces
The two Waterbury boys are to play with .heene
in the international games in England next month
and II is not certain whether they will return in
time for the American championships
The first tournament Of the regular polo season
will be held the Georgian Court field Of the Lake
wood Polo Club from April = 10 May 10 The
entries closed last week and four teams were
George J. Gould and six teams entered for the
Herbert trophies.
The handsome offer OF three cups for Juvenile
polo made by William A. Hazard, the Rockaway
club captain, which was formally announced at the
recent annual meeting. formed the subject OF con
siderable favorable comment in DO 10 circles last
week. Mr. Hazard has long been known for his
interest in encouraging the young element TO take
up polo and his cup offered TO the Rockaway Hunt
ing Club has brought out more players every season
during its three years competition. Last summer
IL was outright by one Of the juvenile teams
Instead Of Offering 70 the New-Ycrk locality
alone this season. Mr.. Hazard has extended his
under twenty-one years Of age IN New York.