New-York tribune., 1910-06-28
ROCKAWAY WINS AT POLO CRAG|N GETS A SHOCK
Beats Meadow Brook Freeboot-
erS in Hard Fouqht Game.

The Rockaway polo team defeated the
first team of the Meadow Brook Freeboot-
ers in a match. which was finished after
darkness had set over the field on the
Phipps estate, near Westbury. Long Island.
yesterday, by the close score of SJb goals TO
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No other competition in the series includ-
ed in the Meadow Brook tournament has
been SO hotly contested. c. c. Rumsey led
the Meadow Brook four In the match, and
his young Wife who was Miss Mary Harri-
man, stood on the side lines and yelled her
self hoarse In the other match the Mead
ow Brook team, with two international
players In the saddle, defeated the second
team of the Meadow Brook Freebooters by
| 10 goals to 7a4
| In the latter game Monte Waterbury
and Harry Payne Whitney did most of the
work for the winning team, and by their
clever riding and accurate shooting kept
the crowd applauding.
In the fourth period ]. S. Phipps hooked
TO the ball on the throw in, and. racing up
the field, shot a goal. with the others gal
| Looping after him. His brother, II. c.
Phipps, at back, accomplished some excel
lent work
The match in which the Meadow Brooks S
first team met Rockaway proved the rous-
ing contest Of the day Both teams set out
to ride at a fast and furious pace. This
soon developed into recklessness q the
part OF J. Cheever Cowdin, who VaS penal
lied twice for crossing. The hard hitting
of Robert J. Collier, combined with the
splendid riding off of Rene La Montague,
| jr helped the team materially. On his side
c. c. Rumsey played the game Of his life
his credit and he
worked both Raymond Belmont and James
A Burden, ir. to the limit of men and
ponies.
In the final period, with only a few mo-
ments to play, it was so dark that the men
could not see the ball. In one of the
scrimInages Rene La Montague, jr.. hit his
pCny's forelegs with the mallet and Grip
pied the beast. Then il was found that In
the excitement of the close play La Mon
taene himself was injured in the right leg.
The line-ups follow:
MEADOW BROOK l. FREEBooTERs II, Han
ii PRipPs MePsr No No il aE * WassT6%4y Rsyna
=. bury. jr.. 81 No Sd. Milburn.-... 8
No Al P whitney 8 Back G. Milburn, Jr. 5
Back-H- c Phipps o
Total handicap. .21 Total handicap. .
Goals scored-For Meadow Brook Harry
Payne whitney. .: ]. s Phipps. 2; H. c. Phipps,
?: James NJ Waterbury. jr.. 4; penalzed none;
net score 10 goals. For Meadow Brock Free
hooters Lawrence Waterbury, 4; T. ;. Key
nal. 2: lost by penalty. Il goal for safety; net
score with handicap allowance of % 1A goals
TsIne OF Inatch-Eisht periods of rs minutes
each. Referee-H. H Holmes Timekeeper and
scorer-E. e. Smith.
FREFBOOTERS l. ROCkAWAY.
NJ &c {. sumsev No II J. Collier.
No 3-Ravmond Bel No 2-Rene La Mon
mont. tasne j
No 2-Ismes a Bur No. al. e. Cowdin.
den ir Back. Cheever Cow
BsctLw. @IH G. Loew din,
Goals scored bv-For Meadow Brook Freeboot-
ere &c @ Rurnsey 2: Raymond Belmont, |;
lost by penalty, 4 goal for safety; net score. y.
goals. For Rockaway-RobeIt J; si, SolIisT; ;:
Rene La Montague. jr, !; John 4 CoWdin. l.
lost by penalty l y goals for fouls; net score
az goals Time of game-Eight periods Of . n
minutes each. Referee-H. H Holmes llrne-
Keeper. G. Smith.