New-York tribune., 1902-05-13
POLO.
LAKEWOOD II DEFEATS GREAT NECK
AT wEsTCHEsTER COUNTRY CLUB.

Polo at the Westchester Country club opened
for the clubs annual tournament season yesterday
with game between the second team Of Lakewood
and the Great Neck Polo Club. 1t was the hrst
Of three competitions for the country club cups.
oelng open 10 teams whose aggregate handicap
does not exceed sixteen goals. The hOnors OF the
day were carried of by the Lakewood quartet.
whose high score OF 1874 goals against 3 for the
Great Neck team would Indicate a comparatively
easy victory.
The interesting feature OF the game was that
nearly every player representative OF the
younger material that has come prominently into
the game within recent years Seward Cary one
OF the Buffalo Clubs crack players years ago. was
the only veteran in the game. and he had the
highest handicap the field. He played on the
Lakewood team. The other man who approached
him nearest in point Of time Henry NJ Earle.
one OF the organizers and captain of the squadron
A Polo Club. The latter made efficient back
for the New-Jersey forces. The other two players
were Raymond L. Herbert and J. c. Cooley, jr.
the latter a Harvard student Both showed
Creditable mastery of the game. riding with speed
and hitting with accuracy. Herbert. No. 1 on
the team. sustained his responsible position ad-
mirably. and struck seven Of the fourteen goals
made by the winners. while Cooley made four.
The Great Neck team made its debut into the
polo arena last year II showed lack OF practice
yesterday. The first two periods were the best for
the Long Islanders. for three Of their four goals
made in that time In the remaining two
periods only point scored and that
made by Robbins.
When Referee Barstow threw the bail in at the
of the game. Herbert took it and sent il up
the field. Cooley took of IL and drove
it we'll toward the goal posts until Robbins backed
II by clever shot Cooley soon returned IL. and
then Earle got a chance TO make a run up the Held
after the sphere. scrimmage followed in 'front.'
of the Lakewood posts and before the Grace boys
could extricate the ball Herbert found good
opening. and sent the ball between the posts for
the first count in minutes 81 seconds Cary scored
the second goal for Lakewood Cooley Just missed
scoring. after grand run down the held by knock
ing the ball against the post, and IL bounded out
side the field. He got the goal. however.
J. P. Grace and Morgan Grace scored for Great
Neck. the former making his goal in the fast
time OF Is seconds He got the ball almost the
throw in. and carried 1t down the field in superb
style
Only three goals we're made in the second period.
Robbins making one for Great Neck after long
fight for the bail Lakewood took complete pos
session of the third period scoring four times
The third goal by Cooley. of the most
spectacular Of the day. Cooley got the ball in the
quarter field. and by a graceful lift sent the
sphere high in the air directly over the centre Of
the posts Robbins opened the last period by a
goal for his team. but the Great Neck players had
lost their vim. and Lakewood added four nrcre
goals with ease, making the hnal two in minute
20 seconds. The lineup and summary follows: