New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-13
POLO At ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Plans Made to ReceiUe German
Team.

team Of German polo players from the Ham
burg club will all probability visit this country
next season, in the progress Of the Worlds Fair
at ST. Louis. and arrangements being
made TO hold a big International polo tournament
there. The idea of such tournament originated
with the ST Louis Polo Club.
AS the American polo interests have usually been
confined to expectations of contests with the Eng
fish players, the news has impaired considerable
activity the polo plans for the coming year The
ST. Louis club has communicated with H. L. Her
bert. of this city. chairman Of the American
Polo Association asking that the tournament. if 1t
can be arranged, be held under the sanction of the
association, and a national committee is being
made up TO take general charge of the matter.
George J. Gould, H. l. Herbert and w. A Haz
ard. the secretary Of the association, will be
among the members As soon as the committee is
complete, meeting will be held to formulate plans
for the tournament
The Western members of this committee G.
Herbert Walker Dwight Davis and Irwin T. Smith,
of the st. Louis Polo Club and NJ VI. Kirkman
of the Onwentsia Polo Club OF Chicago The com
mittee will be known the equestrian polo com
mittee OF the Olympic games. The polo matches
will be part of the Olympic games programme,
and the committee will act in conjunction with the
regular Olympic games committee.
Mr. Walker, behalf Of the St Louis club, has
asked the polo association TO fix the date in June
or early in July but the Eastern men, as it is the
busy season for polo here. prefer May a date in
the fall
No official action has yet been taken on any
of the questions The st. Louis request comes
simply a suggestion, and when the regular
equestrian polo committee is formed. and a meet
ing held, the plans viii more definite shape.
Arrangements viii probably be made for a series
Of games, and trophies will be given for different
grades of players. The St Louis club has some
strong members. two Of its players being rated
at five goals each, that the meeting of Eastern
and Western polo teams will in itself, be a great
aid TO the growth Of the game in this country.
Little is known OF the Hamburg Polo Club here
Few Of our polo men who have played abroad have
met the team but the club is said to be a strong
one containing a number of first class players,
and it is usually represented in many of the big
Continental tournaments. The visit Of the Ger
mans viii surely give Americans a broader view
Of poo and il viii exert great stimulus upon the
game here next season The possibility of arrang-
clubs is being discussed. and in all probability a
Big tournament will be arranged in the New York
The new handicap list of the Polo Association.
which has just been issued will remain in effect
changes, one OF the notable ones being the reduc-
ton Of Jay Gould from five to four goals. He and
ms Drother. Kingdom Gould. raised last year
to the nve-goal standard, an unusually high rating
for such young players. Their game justified it,
part IN polo after the early part OF the year R.
Zen sia OK IN, me Myopa CUB near Boston, has
gwen IN the association. and he now ranks with
highest ranked players In the country. q NJ NJ
Malefoury' )r; who was n nine-goal man during
Two new clubs are rated in the new list the
NeW-orleans Club and the Norfolk Country club
present membership Of the association up to t6lrtv
one clubs The largest IN its history and when the
annual meeting OF the Polo Association is held In
this city next April. there will probably be more
Giiicultg tnan eyer IN arranging tournament dates
Harry Payne whitney and r. l. Beeckman have
been transferred from the Country Club OF West
remains at his old handicap OF eight Goals one ~
the high men in the association. -