The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
POLO IN The AMERICAN ARMY
OUTLOOK bright AT WEST POINT
UNDER NEW COMMANDANT.
Col. Howe . Pioneer Of the Game There
when Cavalry Instructor Lieut. Col.
Treat Tells How Players Improve In
r HOrsem anship Cost OF Good Ponies.

When Cavalry InatruCtOr-IIeut.. Il Of
treat Tells How Payers Improve in
Horsem ansh,p-Cost OF Good Ponies.
Polo Ia not to dwindie IN its importance
as test OF Workmanship at "est ROM
under the new commandant, Coi' ho~"e'
Instead, the game Will nave IN MN jealous
supporter, and PROOF OF ooi' ho"|e .
interest IL That ~hen ne was on uu'y az
west foint az instructor vi cA'a''y' III
1925, he used cavalry horses LOT mounts
ana ENCOURAGED or,eers ana caoe's 10 piao-
Use hittlng the pan on the cavalry pam
This Will he good news 10 the members ot
the polo ASSOCIATION ana 10 al VINO are
lnterested IN the game, among "Horh 'neie
nave been some fears expressed 'lat WIN
the passing OF Lieut. -oo' 'har'eS w. liea.
as COMMUNICATE lhe ih'e''S' III POI" ''''sh'
owihoie at ives. loih'
IN the oniteo states po'o owes ,h"s' 70
cNilans ior ,ts present STATUS ana olish'
future as a stanoaro country iecrea.'of'
whpn Is precisely the reverse o, 'he s''na-
uon IN England ana 'he bri''S' colohFs,
where the game Is essentially ee'meh'a'
sport ana, TO considerable extent re-
earoeo as an aonenoh 10 'ne 'ol'''a' cavalry
work. Army polo mere Is OF very recent
grown ana at west folft may i" rtearaeu
as grown OF the SEED plah'e" by VOL
HOWE ~nen cavalry lhstructor'
Lieut.-Col' treat Is no" enjoying 'he
sea breezes at Cape Cod on leave OF absence
but he was in New York last month and
acted as Judge for the mounted field
-. ~, c.a ~ W. Cort,.rd.
Sports OF squadron a a' van .or'anut
Park. he Is an optimlst on the OUTLOOK LOT
polo at West Point.
os comma nda nj ot West Point will, know,
$500. - r,I ,,aa., 49,, ~. ;n..rost in ,,olo
enoo" aee anu heeP up .,,e .''e,os' ia Po'o
and' nope 90 more win IL than l nave
been able to do, " was the reply OF Lieut.
Col Treat when asked about polo in the
army. "Cants. Macdonald and Marshal
80 =. WI po;n, ,yor. M, ,,os, A.
no" q. "es, o',''' "e'e NY .noo, GIL
'nusiasuo heipers III al mounted IVORY ana
will he OF great assistance to Col. HOWE
In supervising the practise. 1t ia not
necessar nv 10 work I'm interest there as that
nrows f. sts az than opn ,d, e d. ''
e.. T.. -
r'ease re',ie''ioer t'as IL mas never oeen
our ann TO develop a hien class team at
West Point. The conditions make that
impracticable. All cadets, with few ex-
cantions are keen RI trv We ofrered tho
o.,,.;t,. ~. a... l., .L.;s Wv.
oPpo''u''.y Un'9 W oa.e'e III '"e'' ias'
year. so ohis hHlteo their experience My
object was to take advantage OF the game
to improve horse ma nship in the graduate,
70 &c. III" oea.n II, 1 h" ue.o'ea 70 ms
nI wv, W. ,onoh runra atti c;nnt thn
T. IN The hands of some men tha in 81 h erss
and to imnress ,,non tbe riders the reasnns
share ~ 1'''pes' upon '"e '''e's '''e 'easois
NJ have no doubt that rs the Young men
re yil oontine ~ th u nractise e al hnp
onn s Offers and will learn to re Se
ine and yilI nrohahiv Inv ' b;ob '. oloss
nMe an, H. wiz pd; Unay nuy q. "tsn class
Knows Know how to love and care f for ho p1a
1ntil ne owns ana Trans one , nimsen, Inc
government mas oeen most lberai IN pro
wong Mest ROM WIN ,houa's 10, orlenaI,s
Tbs ne py sa nopt
assistance ASH to ms in making the eI purchaser
Three ways were tried:
FIRST. TO p purchase green ponies never
tr1ed win mallet or LOT sPeed, second
to have a lot selected by an officer who
qualities, and, third, to buy from a polo
pony dealer a lot that had been given about
one seasons training at polo.
although the price of the latter kind
wee e two al, and ss three times above ye
ponies we're found to be cheaper in the end.
So many of the first two classes turned out
useless that believe it is best to have the
culling out and training before purchase.
I am sure that there will be no objection
to keeping up a supply Of good ponies at
West Point and I believe it would he of
advantage 70 officers in the service to buy
their own ponies. the Government to feed
them
sThere ia mn reason yhv the prices OF
non; aa should be 40 hioh II ali comes
from aome eentIemen who can AFFORD
Il paving an exorbitant price for a good
nopv and then every dealer thinks he
aehn;,,d oct the same or more for his ponyS
that OF course. he knows ia a better one.
I am satisfied that ponies good enough
for any one can still be picked up in the
West for much less than 3lOO. | am more
and more convinced. after noting the
different results obtained by different
men riding the same pony. that the pony
il too often made to shoulder the blame.
4 frst class PLAYER and horseman on an
average pony il worth easily four times
"a many goals "a an average man on a
frat class pony,"
Through the annual match between
Snuadron A. the crack militia cavalry Of
New York CITY. and the West Point team;
"a a Judge at the National Horse Show Of
cavalry 6orses and chargers. and as dele
~ate from the Army Polo Club and access
enry clibs to the meetings of the Polo
ASSOCIATION. Lieut.. Col. Treat is very
We'll known to horsemen, They will extend
the hand Of fellowship to Col. Howe,
sLS-,,SL ~. ;alor,,,,ant .bo,,ld tha VAN,