New-York tribune., 1904-09-21
POLO BY CHAMPIONS.
WANDERERS WIN TITLE.
THam Work of Boston Players Sue
cessfM at Van CortIQndt.

r7o,o vas bonored yesterday at Van Cortlandt
v,,-k as that sport has never been honored before
r. Nev-York's great public pleasure ground. Eight
,ls-ers who stand without rivals in the game in
Anntrica. ard several of wnon are ranked on a
,or with the leaders in England. met in the first
match ever held here for the open championship
A special contest was arranged by the Polo Asso-
ca+.on in the hope thar several foreign players
would visit this country 20 play al The st. LOUIS
fair The foreigners did NOT come, our the eN-
hibition given yesterday proved the high standard
attained BY American polo
As the rival teams represented piaHels iio4n
various clubs. one was known as the wanderers
and the other ss the Freebooters The Wanderers
won by the scant margin Of half goal running
rhe expectations Of polo experts that rev goals
would be made. and that the entire game 70 the
finish would be close and exciting
The winners were C. r. Snowden, the only Phila-
aelpbian in tie game: John E CoWdin. a veteran
From, the Rockaway Club. and one of the hnest
ulavers who ever welded mallet; J II Water
bury 1r and Lawrence waterbury Of the West
chester Country Club. young players, but who
have Jumped 10 the TOP in the last three years
E-or The Freebooters there were Foxhall P keene.
bo for Years has held the highest position II the
Polo Association ratings, ard three Bostonians,
yaavereux KfiIbur- Joshua Crane. II, and r. l.
arassiz The latter ard Milburn were members u
sbe champion Myopia team that woE the ma
,iora, Championship this year al Na-ragansett
The final score was ~ goals for the Wanderers
.,s > FOR me F-eebooters 40 handicaps were
allowed. The Freebooters actually made four
goals. but lost one for penalties. while the Wan
serers lost one-hals goal through penalties
While the game was fast from the minute Referee
oliver II Bird threw the bsu in there were
accidents 10 mar the enjoyment OF the sport. The
gallery however had a taste OF the traditional
danger attached 70 the game, when II saw Nilburn
a-s cowdin topnIed from their ponies. The agile
vav in which each jumped Up and era ohed his
horse by the bride however. instantly oispelled
the faintesr suspicion Of INJURY
KEENEs TEXIANA ESCAPES INJURY.
Foxhan P Keenes famous ponv. Texiana. the
fastest polo pony IN the world, on which he did
some q his best work in England. narrowly
ESCAPED serious injury IN a melee FOR the ball
IN the third period when the pony stumbled on
the edge Of the board lining the held The pony
lirnped perceptibly for d few minutes. and time
was taken cut bur ia q few minutes Texiana was
dashing I'd and down the field with much speed
as
The atmosphere was close and an uncomfortable
glare hung over the field The ponies were fre-
Quenty changed. as every one was worked % the
limit Of his endurance Tho rhrea renrg rain came
down in steady shower in the final period. and
many left the deld before the finish From six
thousand 10 eight thousand persons must have
seen the match and the arrangements FOR polo
have never been better Ar Van CorrIandt. The
Krandstsnd originally used al Pelham Bay Park
side cf the fed. L accommodated several
hundred spectators seats had also been placed
sleng the top - The long hill that bounds the
western side OF the fed, and these. well the
bank itself were crowded
The parking spaces were on the east side whore
the polo association made IT'S headqua-rers. Fully
fifty automobiles we're lined - on The lower side
OF the field. while long array of coaches and
traps occupied the upper half M and Mrs Alfred
G. Vanderbilt watched the play from coach. and
did Mrs. George J Gould. who was with q
party. composed Of II I. Herbert. chairman Of the
polo association and 3Ir and Mrs. Benjamin Nicon.
The Squadron A coach brought Up a party. and the
Rockaway, Meadow Brook and Westchester Coun-
Try clubs were wen represented. the scene looking
more ike a gay turnout club field than an
assenblage a. 2 public park.
KEENE AND L WATERBURY STARS.
The game. however. was the thing. and IN speed.
agility fast hitting and long carries Of the ball
fully justified the most sanguine explorations that
had been made regarding IL Keene was well up
70 his best while Larry Waterburv. as hack for
the winning team never has been seer n more
perfect polo form.
Play began promptly few minutes after 20
o'clock Keene quickly get the ball rom the
bunch. but Larry Waterbury backed y. only 20
be returned with q Ightninglke stroke BY Crane
Agassz. Crane ard the Waterbury brothers all at
trgcted the attention OF the gallery by their rapid
plays. but the Freebooters al last got the ball,
resumed Eeene vas on Texiana, and his dashes for
The 5zA were beautiful 70 watch. After sorae gen
eral eghtag he got the ball from larry" Wafer
bury and carried & fully half the length of the
field &ibuTn TOOK il alenR sull 6urther. but the
1l5er CID not have fast ponies as his opponents
- -erry waterbury captured me Ban near me
ggaacstane sice of the FIELD. Keene inEaediately
c1tae leaTng down TIE field and with magnificent
sIoke sent the bal. sailing far over the heads OF bis
opponents toward the goal Unfortunately. in the
nght around the posts il was struck out.
II E9s plain that the teams were remarkably Wen
YES kePt wei n the centre OF the field Agassz
el2 keene made one og the longest carries, Agas-
- nla-y breaking ais u1allet just as ne got the
p! away from the boards Then suddenly a horse
esstorlee 70 pole, held its breath Milburn, a
tolAg yEIorc graduate. and az whose IaLhers
R-lsHate man. 5ur. while u appeared as Il his
77lofae had rolled kalf way over him. he was I'D
q a tTinktng and only waited long enough for
Hesn mount before continuing the play.
FIRST THREE GOALS FOR WANDERERS.
me Wanderers soon got possession OF the ball.
she, aided by splendid runs by the waterburys
&c IoWcin, carried IL close 10 their goal lire
"Aen directly IN front q the posts Keene came
lang up IKE a fash He missed the ball one
u me few mistakes he made in the game and
-t-eln- right behind him. sent Il safely between
80 Dssls A mighty cheer went up. as II was the
rf Ia ana hac required nearly eleven minutes
49,, again foF the Wanderers and Larry
s1-e 'aiy made third just before the can OF
.Asassiz scored twice for the Freebooters g., -,
b-'-a perloe placing the game almost on an even
- MS nrsf goal was a beauty as he carried
49, ~ three strokes down the field the second
-~sAt carry toward the posts. but he followed n