The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-21
OPEN POLO CHAMPIONSHIP.
WANDERERS WIN FROM FREE
BOOTERS IN RAIN AND MIST.

Enthusiasm Despite the Downpour at Var
CortIandt Pnrk-Many Notabllitiei
watch tho speeding Ponies-A Close
Match, Fruitful in Lively incidents
All In the rain, which stuck the silk shirts
Of the players like plasters to their Skin
and rose In steam from the hot ponies
there were cheers for the winners and losers
at the end Of the close match for the oper
polo championship yesterday ct Van Cort-
landt Park. The Wanderers beat the Free
hooters, ~ to 8 goals. After the cheering
with curtains up In the touring cars, coach
ing passengers well wrapped in storm
coats, and the unattached depending OF
the well managed special trains. there was
a scurry away In the downfall to belated
dinners, with every one declaring that he
had seen fine match.
In spite OF the showers and lowering
clouds that kept many away, fully 1900
persons were on hand when Referee Bird
threw in the ball at $50 o'clock and Cowdin
got the opening whack at it. On the west
side Of the field tho onlookers occupied the
grand stand and the playing line on either
side, ard fifty or more touring cars and big
automobiles, two or three four-in hands
and a medley OF other vehicles. all filled
with sightseers, were aligned along the
east aide. Here the timers were in the
centre Of an inclosed space, banging out
signals on q big Chinese gong when not
studying their stop watches, flanked on
each side by tents for the players and the
rival camps Of ponies. Within the in
closure, too were some half dozen Fifth
avenue stages each hired by member Of
the Polo Association end bearing his name
on white canvas to guide his invited guests
to the lookout.
1t was gay assembly for such gloomy
day at the city's great pleasure ground and
all were veritable Mark Tapleys Of jollity
under the distressing weather conditions
Next to the pretty girls caught out in light
dresses, the army Of photographers had to
make the most effort to appear careless
about the drizzle and showers. The fast
play, for the first two periods were OF the
dashing and furious order, kept every
body in high spirits once the galloping
began.
II. L. Herbert, president Of the Polo
Association, in a light check suit that
shamed dark clouds, with Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Nicon and Mr., George j. Gould,
were on one of the stages. Nearby w.
Goodby Loew had q coach, with Mrs. Loew.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Brokaw, Howard
Brokaw and Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Wander
bilt among his guests. The yellow and black
road coach, the Squadron, which had been
driven up from the Plaza by A. r. Whitney,
Jr, had as passengers, Mrs. Allen Ryan,
Mrs Daniel Manning, Mrs. j. d. Lawrence,
Miss Beatrice Flagg, Mayor and Mrs. +. c.
Thomas, l.. Victor Fremont and Norman
b. Gardiner.
Usually rival hosts at polo matches,
for once the Rockaway. Meadow Brook
and Country Club Of Westchester contingent
were all In one family arty. and the muster
was a notable gathering.
Here or there were Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Chauncey, Daniel Chauncey, Jr.; all the
La Montagnes, w. H. Sands, Charles T..
Sands, l.. L. Benedict, Jr.; Mortimer Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Waterbury, Miss Water
berry, Mrs. j. c. Cooley and Miss ooley,
Mrs. Lawrence Waterbury. Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. @. Potter, Mrs. o. W. Bird, Maxwell
Stevenson, Mr.. and Mrs. George Adee,
Sidney Dillon Ripley. w. A. Hazard, Mrs.
NJ. Barger Wallack, Harry P. Case, ell the
Franckes. H. S. Page. sporting the only
pearl derby; George l.. Perkins, H. NJ Earle.
j. 1nslee Blair, s. H. Brown, Seton Porter.
Jr,: John Dallett, Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Reynal,
Mr.. and Mrs. T p. Field, How ard N Potter,
and r. j. and P. F. Collier the latter dean
Of the POLO brotherhood.
Captain and Mrs. Charles r. Treat were
down from West Point and Boston,ans on
to cheer for Agassiz, Crane and Milburn
included W. H. Goodwin. the old time
sprinter; Allan Forbes, H. II. Holmes, c. c.
Ramsey. Maxwell Norman and Richard
Fuller But Hhere were the Fhiladei-
phians1 Echo, if it spoke at ALL might
have ', hispered that they had near ali
stayed q" ny through Jealousy at the selec-
Squadron A had an efficient comm ittee
about, all sporting blue badges. Among
the comm itfeenen were R. c. Lawrence,
who saw IT, AT Referee Bird had the best OF
mounts; l.; j; Hunt. Il Barry, A r. Whit,
c. HI. Talbot. Also on band at duty's call
was Capt. Ward OF the kinRsbridge police
station, with detail OF mounted and foot
police.
There were equines OF polo fame within
game az their masters. The speed Of the
bunch, as the play revealed, was In Fox
hall Keene's four, all Western ponies that
have been to Hurlinghsn, and back more
than once The famous bay, Texianna;
Express, O brown; Always, a chestnut,
and Good Enough, black, the only one
of the four that had 10 be ridden with spur
and whip, made UP tie quartet. Ailburn
had an odd piebald and four bays, none
extra speedy but Crane played two real
clippers In tho chestnut, Lullaby, and the
bay, Heritage, with four Others; roam
called Red Fox, two bays, Saratoga and
jim, ard the chestnut FERGUSON. Agassiz
had to lead ! is string, tie we'll known c. est
nut OF nirbe heels, Pink Tn, and lie also
played bay, Champ; two chostnuts, Sunny
jim ard l.iss Cotton, and brown ony.
In the corral OF Tho Wanderers = "a cutie
as fne u lot OF ponies, ard as nothing sue
ceeds like success tho bunch could have
claimed the blue ribbons after the shoe.
Cow din had out his tried ard true friends
OF four or five seasons-the bays Frank and
Quckstep and the chestnut i.aliew God
nth the chestnut Buster Bro'vn and a new
bay. j. M. Waterbury, Jr., rscd to good
advantage the roan Straw berry. the chest
nut8 Simon and Fox and the bays Eros and
Lightfoot. T-5o speedy bays seemed the
best Of La renee WateibuIys lot, ard
Snot- den rode In turn his veteran bay
Chunk Rowdy, the pony bought from
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., last spring: the
chestnut Alazen The bay Merry Buck ard
the chestnut telephone, formerly played by
J. Prank McTadden.
'Thoee arc the sort OF ponies NO should
all ays rec IN polo matches" said Pat Jones,