New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10
HURL|NCHAM RIDERS WIN
Meadow Brook Polo Four Taken
Into Camp by Britbns.
PROCEEDS GO TO CHARITY
Game Abounds in Exciting Play
-Victors' Margin Slightly
Over a, Goal.

In the most interesting match % -.
Lakewood polo carnival the INFORMAL
birmingham team. OF England. yesterday
won from the Meadow Brook team b. 5ia
goals % T. There was an admission fee ~
enter the grounds. and the proceeds will
benefit a local charity. the women mana
gers having arranged the game. The morn
ing had been rainy but the game took
place under delightful weather conditions.
and about one thousand we're onIookers.
All the Meadow Brook players and cap
tain Miller used round headed maliets. tbs
other trio square headed ones which wa
the only difference I'm the equipments Th5
English team averaged better hitter-,
both FOR length and In direction. while IN
cohesive tactics and combination plays thew
seemed also to be the better. J. G. Bsres-
ford was umpire for birmingham and J.. 2.
Stoddard for Meadow Brook. two umpires
being a novelty I'm this country. and r. f.
Herbert vas referee.
The players for the Meadow Brook club
wore tire Meadow Broo5 blue and the vie
itors wore block and red colors. But TO-
an accident Burkmaster. OF the visitors.
would have opposed the Meadow Brook
team in the International. The word keeps
cropping Up. but although four OF the best
hllbFfn hiaLNf- III 'rfrdL bflIdlIf L4s
Iingham teams visit Is FOR pleasure alone.
With a half dozen exceptions the ponies
we're imported ones Practically Mr. Whit
1ey mounted both teams. and IN thought
full courtesy he loaned 20 the Englishme1
ponies ne had bought from them IN ths
first place. so they had mounts that
they knew and could depend upon. The
Meadow Brook ponies. with one or two ex-
ceptions. had been used last year at Hurl-
ingham. when they were after the cup.
The teams tested each other IN the play
for the first goal. many long rallies and
out strokes at the sides resulting befors
Meadow Brook made the first count. Whit
ney scoring in three minutes md fifteen
seconds from a pIay-up By Waterbury
The second was runaway goal for Mead
ON Brook In fifteen seconds. NIlburn hit
ting a baCkhander at the thrown-in
which Waterbury passed 20 Collier. who
gained the goal IN two hits
The birmingham men changed from de-
fence TO attack during the play for tbs
third goal, Bucsmsster sf.er three lons
hits Just failing 20 stin ne count IT,
Kept the ball before the goal and from sn
aiding stroke by BuckmaSter BeleNlie
scored in two minutes and ten seconds
The period ended without further count
The lineup and summary follow
Nfsadou Prooz-No I. r :. Collins: 40 ? J,
~ Wa.sr6ury. IT, No : n. T. whitney; back.
pe-ereaux NIburn. -, - ,
Captain De Crespigny; No. ), ". s B1cSInas'er'
oa First neriod Frs goat vhtney. Nlsaaov
brook 8 rs. second goal collier. meadow Eroos.
0.t5. third goal. Bellevills. Uurlinsnan 10
second rerod-Ffrst goal. Buckmsster. Hdri-
iuyaara go. second goal. BucSnlsster. H1rlins
nam i.25. third goal, BellviNe, Hiri gnsIn
POS safety against Miller. = Se-l. foul 0y D
Fourth period--First soa1. Waterbury. MEADOW
Fifh psriod-First goal. Miller. HurIinsharn.
sixth period-Ffrst goal. De Crespisny. FIrl-
insham. $50. second goal. collier. NeadoV
Brook ESQ
Hurlingham-Gosls By play. $. less = .
rena tiles 81 goals
meadow Brook-Gosls ~ play,
There we're also two ot the practtse
matches that have made the polo session
at Lakewood notable. The PLAYERS included
in different teams J. 4. Thomas. Alex
Brown, L. r. StOddard. Hugh DrUry. RAY
nond Belmont, John f. Cowdin. J. A Raw o.
/ Inns. J. a Burden. G Sabiu, ". T.. Cool
win. II. :. Burden. George McFsddin. ".
A. Hazard. ". ~. T HUM. VI. -. Rosen-
zartsn and w. q. LOeW.