The sun., 1910-06-26
POEO
CRICk BRITISH TEAM PLAYS
MERE ~ ATGUST NENI.>a~

Accommodation a Meadow BraOk n,
sumlelrut 90 Take Care of uqeat
crowds EVpreted- sagEestloua 90 90
NarklnE % Players WIN Coiera.
Thousands Who kindls and grow excited
over darhlng riding snd ine horaea. hut
Who have often never been speotatora
az a polo match arr taking an Interest IN ne
International games Of August ~. n and
september 5 When the Old Et0nlhnh,
representing Great Britain. play tho tearA
10 he selected by Capt a. ?. whitney -
represent AmcTtua. there Nill he en- enor-
nous gathering 10 enjoy the matches. Cart.
whitney led the Msadow brook team that
won hack the trophy from the Hurlingham
team after a banishment Of tNonty-threo
years and the challenge matChes viii corn-
pare only Nith a yacht race for the American
cup In importance and excitement
How will the Meadow Brook Club. the
uuiet. almost Isolated hunt and polo club.
be able IN accommodate the ruah of aIlee-
tatorsl n h fully hires and half mlIoa
from the Weatbury or Hempstead raillnaA
stations This "a rihe for thoaa VIM
automobiles. who may run down nom tao
city and he independent Of he railro1fs..
but 10 the ordinary spectator the innerVeNIN1
distances must BE- made In slow and hlgA
priced hacks II Il safe "a predict an Ate4ilfIe
ancs equal " q Suburban or BgoofIfn
Handicap race In tho pafmy dayg q itn
sport. and unless there u \ good daa' az
money spent for stands those woo eti1nd
will have diiicnlty In watching the play 1Isa
have many unpleasant. experiences atl49l
20 and getting hack from Meadow bree&.
Imagine the thrOhs AhOat-fOr an Amegin4'a
cup race turned afOot ahOat The aideH1og
at Meadow Brook
There will doubtless Be parking spsccs
for carriage or antOmobils pArtisa and ne
present small stands may BE- extended 1nd
enlarged. but only q soaht properties nf
I the vast multitude that Ia sure 70 attena
could b. seated by these maksshiits.
/ Meadow Brook 10 In the country and Nur-
lingham IN London and accessible, 80 ttat
any planning OF the American club 70 carry
/ out the games In the sefni-aOciniy auenlnq9
\ Of the English Mecca Of the Rame are ~ -
he ia vain There a. - a tloket the a.
/ mand for seats u unsatisied, AZ Mo1ooW
BrOok there VIII be a Derby day crowd 4gd
the travelling and siEhtseelng Oppoftnnnit1f
unless great improvements are made. pIuIns
I iss "a be wholly Inadequate The eotIlIy
I ieaven In tho crush wlll BE- - much oal ~
the picture As II has been az tho Vanderoin
] cup motor races.
rolled and marked out on the hne tnlI
Available. 70 change % either Belmont naIh
| or 20 the United Hunts arOunds AZ hellno4e
rosd ssrs ics ShSi % %ii S not se .is@psdsd o.
Z panic stricken by any rush Of lea ier ep-
l thusiasts out 70 root for the American u4Io
team. Or tho ine held a. Van Cortla1ae
always for polo. would accommodate thou,
sands and u u handy 10 reach, me4t
crowd demands the accommodates ~
which ne american people have 1sla
hall parks and out % door amusernent
/ resorts say those who believe the Meadow
/ Brook club has undertaken too dtnleuls
tash. and now that they are .carded tee
intcrna; 0nai polo matches belong 10 he
: people Nho must b. treated fairly.
point of greet Interest and 81 espeeini
CONSEQUENCE u an International Eerie4 uf
Eames is that the players of each goslt.9n
0u a tesm should ear car or hat Oi color
. 70 he made ofirial by tho Polo Assnciation.
Ail No. rla7ers might Negr white, re next
green. then rcd nnd the hacks hlaek caps
: 0r hats This ar 20 humbcY the positions
I has been siCrested IN TuE StN and ie nov
heing urged IN FieJ. IN rolo notes of tha
current issue Hyme writes
May without being inconslsteut
make a plea for the s1ectator' What n
badly wanted In polo 10 something which
/ VIII increase the interest q the game IN
| the eyes NJ the patient watcher, and as fer
a one can Judge The various Innovations
| which have besn both pTactiaed and preached
during the lat twelve months ere all ~ fha
.
= neglected. I refer 10 the proper ldenin-
cation Of the players fhemselves What
would racing he were ah the iockeye -
I sport the sane cOlDrs. cricket without a
number hoard and the theatre without .
/ prOvrrmme'
In horse shows. athle,ic spSrrs, evenlin
7 football. tho eOnyentence q The apectat0r
has been catered TO Why mo- IN pqlc!
No better insfanre ~ thts could he cited
/ than the international malches % Hurting
ham last summer when four " the moi
notable players IN England dOnned No
national col0rs ihlue -hirts and caps, Wiiu
red rose on the left breast A. coz.
sequence familiar Ngures were enfuelT
| Ohlterated In e general likeness. ana u4
I mode Of Identifying a plaTer Who had
scored a eVal vas ~ mark him down wNh
pair 0f reid glasses and identitTing him
on reaching he middle ~ the Ground.
7 am luoiing sCtual facts The periOm-
auHcs not ot casual spectators hut Of men
expert In folloNinR polo and regularly n
: attendance I'd al the biG matchea (sentlemgo
have n natural shh0rrence 0f being nnrl.
bered prnsumahle u savore to ml1ch ~
| Convict w. hat there could b. no baFm
in 4 rule Insisting that recognized celolNd
I caps should be Norn 10 recognized p0aitior1;
for Instance, back black cap 70. 2. ~
/ cap No. 2 green cap. No. While e14l
] There h no hardship In this. while II wogin
greatly assist the Ordin4rY spectator ~
I following the Rame and belive W1uN
have some e7ect upon ihe play ltself, g'Dp4
/ u has heen tOuiesscd thar one meulhef 81
= lean Il often mistaken for another wtan
viewed from the rear.