Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-15
Especial Correspondence

n ONDON. Jan. 6.-At the inter
national polo match here last
year the members Of the Mead
owbrook team not only showed
Engl.shmen that Americans were as
fine players as any in England, but
they also proved to the satisfaction OF
all sportsmen that the combination OF
business with sport was running the
game at the leading English clubs,
This came as n shock to those who
thought first class polo was only to
be seen in England or India. though
there could be no mistake about the
fact that, somehow, most of the lead
ing clubs were practically governed by
dealers" who were always ready to
make money out of the game. or the
Professionalism they can scarcely be
called anything else-the brothers Capt,
F.. d. Miller, c.. A. Miller and c. D.
Miller are easily first They have played
polo both in England and India, and
most countries in Europe: they have a
school at Rugby where they train
EOHltS lOI tllc MlIllc lIeN IuH
the polo at Hurl;nsham. Roehampton
and Rugby. and also have managed
several OF the leading European tourna-
ments -
Their influence on the game, and It's
players. can be judged from the follow
ing facts: Capt. Z. D. Miller Is polo
manager at the Hurlingham club: C. D.
Miller is proprietor of the Roehampton
club. and is assisted In the control OF
it's polo section by his brother c. A
Miller; while the three brothers are the
promoters Of the Rugby clubs. whose
other chief supporter is Walter Jones,
q brother inl law to the Millers. Thus
this family Is connected with three of
the four most important clubs in Eng
land. and its members are the best
known dealers in polo ponies In the
world
There is only one prominent English
in its management. This is Ranelagh
which is sure to become more power
full in the polo world as the years go
by Changes in the relative positions
of the various clubs have aleady begun,
all caused by the Meadowbrook teams
success In the international matches and
the horse dealing propensItles of the
brothers Miller and few others. When
H. P Whitney and his colleagues first
came to England the writer was stand
ing talking to G. a. Miller at Roehamp-
ton Tho subject OF conversation was
the excellence OF the American ponies;
and Mr. Miller said:
SOLD OUT TO AMERICA.
"Ycs. they arc splendid lot. and no
fewer than 16 of them were sold to
America through us (meaning himself
and brothers).
"Mr. Whitney, Perry Belmont and 9TH
er Americans wanted the best ponies
they could buy; and as they were will
ling to pay us better prices than we
could get in England. of course they
secured the pick of our stable Besides
this, as the South African war broke
a large number of English officers.
nearly all the best ponies owned by
military men were on offer and we
got several for Mr.. Whitney in this
way
This was how We were able to sell
them Cinderella, r. Grenfell's old pony,
which is undoubtedly one OF the clever
est and speediest polo ponies i'll the
world"
An instance which happened before
the writer's own eyes may be men
toned The Meadowbrook men were
playing Il game against KlnSsbury, and
an officer who was hard up sent his
best pony oyer to Harry Rich (who is II
horse dealer by trade, though he played
No. In the English team against
America In tho second match) in the
hope that one of the Americans would
buy it. Rich drew j. NJ Waterburys
attention to the pony; and after this
American player had ridden 1t for part