The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-28
POLO.
Brisk Action on international Match and
New Handlcaps.

An Informal cable h Secretary Hazard
/ OF the Polo Association. IN response 70 his
/ letter OF last week inviting team from
| HurlinVhem to play in this country, states
that the players are almost certain 70 come
over for the simmer and fall. Those named
TO make the Journey are ". u Buchmaster
who would hive brougnt vera team last wear
(. but for a fall in game, in whidh some Of his
ribS were broken, \ BuNliu-,n. Frank VI.
teahe, capt. Lloyd aud capt wilson What
has ,iincird the matter was the promise OF the
Folo Association TO send team over 10 play
Tor the International cup ueNt year n the
birmingham Club would accept the invitation
Tor this year
There viii be no action taken on the formal
acceptance that 10 expected 10y mail until
tue annual meeting OF the Polo Association
~ March, when arrangements viii be per
ietted for chain Of tournaments IA which
u" visitors VIII play. The trip viii probably
be wound up by the participation OF the
birmingham team ia our open championship.
Noue OF the matches will count Tor tue inter-
national challenge cup. Ihat trophy won
Nv SIR Juhu NHt>uu'- team at Newport ia
1855. has since been at birmingham. where
our pay rr~ must gU TO play Tor ~. The one
attempt under proper auspices ia regain tue
cup Was 10 l10', when a lonr picked from
Iohu CJNdin, u. J.. Aga-siz, FoNhali keene
and The two Waterbury-. was beaten at Hur-
linghah, bN two matches 10 one NO VINO
are named to come over this-llmmer. Mc--rs
DuNhlhd-N'I ana fI'Hhti were tAtu ON lhc
birmingham team
SO far there ara no bids in for the chnm-
pioushtps but Van COrtlHndt and Prospect
parks as pubic fields lead In favor for both
events Private clubs with small and uu-
enthusiastic muster Of onlookers, are no
longer IN regard for the important tournH-
nients ait hough both the Countp club at
Brookline and the Philadelphia Country
cub are as acceptable Hs the tWo city parks
II J.. Herbert II IN North IHronn on hunt
ing trip. and no announcements will be- nHde
regarding the selet untl his return.
which will not be until after the tournament
OF the Camden. ) c. Polo club.
The new handicap li-i gives ratings 10
mguy young players Who were not 80 penal
ized last season. and also stineu- up the
ratings OF the middle division OF the PLAYERS.
over 4uJ ARE now rated active players on
the list, which viii be revised ~ monthly
Intervals during the seasOn 20 govern nll the
tournaments OF the circuit. Only the fol-
over. rating SYNONYMOUS with being IN the
class A division;
Nine Lawrence Waterbury. wcsichcstcr Fox
hall keene. Meadow Brook n J.. AgAssz. Myopa.
Eight. VI Waterbury. Jr, Westchcstcr " =
whitney Meadow Brook John T.. CoUdiu, Rocsn
way
Seyen-Thomas Hitchcock Jr Meadow Brook.
SlI c Randolph Snowden. Bryn Mawr Charles
Wheeler. Bryn Mawr Joshua Crane Jr. nedham.
NJ Weld, Dcdhhm Il @. shaw. I'd. Myopia
Five VI g. Rosengartcn. Jr, Bryn Mawr r.
Strawbrldgc Bryn MAwr Elton CLARK. ncdham.
BENJAMIN Nicoll. Lakewood. Kingdom Gould Lake
wood \ 5. Alexander Meadow Brook. o " Bird.
Meadow Brook. n, r.. 7 Finish, Meadow BROOK.
W Rutherford Meadow Brook. l. stevens.
Meadow Brook. Deyereaux Milhutn Myopla Il
La Montague, Jr Rooksway' Samuel c DAVIS.