New-York tribune., 1910-12-11
TANCLE IN POLO MATCH
Date of international Contest
Not Yet Agreed Upon.
ARRANGE LOCAL CUP SERIES
Team That Will Represent Amer
lea to Begin Practice at
Lakewood.

There viii be an international polo match
during the coming year for the challenge
cup which Harry PAYNE Whitney and his
team of Meadow Brook players captured
from the Britons q season ago but the af-
fairs surrounding the challenge. which has
been formally received from birmingham.
are in such tangie that it viii require con-
siderable diplomacy to save the situation.
The fact that the Americans, as holders Of
the cup which England managed to success
fully defend for quarter Of q century, and
the British are eager TO again test their
skill will materially assist in solving the
problem
When the first negotiations for a chal-
lcrGEe match were entered into the early
part Of this year II was believed that the
recent season would include the cup match
es. At the last moment injury to English
players caused the ple- 90 fan through.
ASSURANCES We're nado Jhat 1911 would
surely bring the challenge. Even prelim-
inary negotiations were entered into The
sfshling for the English ponies was en-
gagged. the ponies Ia sail from England on
March % The 5acit understanding was
that the matches would be decided either
In lste April esrlv May. probably the
field of the Meadow Brook Club at Hemp
stead. Long Island At that place the erec-
,ion Of stands WAS begun and considerable
work started in the way of placing the field
sn ideal condition
So keen were the polo officials at Bur-
linsham that. through the Cup Recovery
Fund s40.do had been subscribed up 10
.1srt July. The additional $4,000 needed
has since been forthcoming. The arrange
ruerts even progressed far that Hurting
ham named Captain Hardress Lloyd 10 lead
the British challengers: CAPTAIN i. w Bar
-~tt, w s. Buckmaster, Captain l.. st. g.
Cheape a. n. Edwards Riverside N Gren-
fell. Captain b II. II. Mathew-Lannowe,
r. ". Paln1es and also Francis o. Grenfell
and the Earl of Rocksav age. who played
% well on the Ranelagh team at Point
Judith. were TO be included
In the midst of these preparations the
date for the coronation ceremonies of King
George Y were announced as June 20. This
brought about a pretty how-de-do. The
English championship list had to be revised
Then the English players would have coro-
nation duties to perform. and with the
matches in May they would hardly have
time TO return to England in season That
was where the rub came in.
After due deliberstion at birmingham the
challenge sent to this country for the
week of August q 1t was received by II.
i. Herbert. the chairman OF the American
Folo Association Such a date would bring
about an awkward state Of affairs in this
country Throughout the month of Au-
gust the CHAMPIONSHIPS and the important
cuI, tournaments hold the field of the Point
Judith Polo Club Narragansett Pier
RI In order to contest the international
matches in accordance with the Hurting
ham challenge the foremost American
-as.1o ToIa bssg,e ia .
championships. This fin the opinion Of the
leading men in the sport. would work
distinct hardship. Then an August date
would result in the cup matches being
taken away from Meadow Brook SO the
challenge awaits the action of the Polo
Association later this month with the prob
ability that n compromise date will be
suggested by the leading members, Messrs
X. 4 Hazard. H /. Herbert, Harry
Fayne Whitney and r l.. Agassiz.
Originally the English championships
~ere scheduled for June p. 1t was expect
81 that by playing the cup matches either
in April or MAY the I3ritons would he
easily able to return to compete. 1t was
the decision 10 hold the CHAMPIONSHIPS al
home earlier that caused the challenge
match date 10 be switched to August. So
far the Americans have lost no time in
seeking To prepare for any contingency
that NAV arise All of fl3e leading men
Rave cancelled whatever dates they had at
the California tournaments and those at
Aiken. s c.
In addition 4 series Of cgp matches have
heen- arranged that all of the PLAYERS
eligible for the American international
team may get in the best Of condition TO
begin on the field of George I Gould-S
eetate at Lakewood. y I. These matches
rill start on or about February l. and all
Of the American leaders viii he in the
eaddle Already the ponies being
sroon1ed 10 fitness. and the entire string
.hst Harry Payne Whitney got together
with so much effort for Meadow Brook.
.he best Of the New Haven mounts and
the pick Of the Lakewood stables to be
ir5 commission
The Lakewood tournament IS TO be
o,lcred strictly as a series Of cup matches
Valuable trophies have bern offered and
fre keen rivalry among the clubs and play
ers promises 70 add Zest the games.
George Gould has begun the most eaho
rate preparations for the tournament It
VII an way form 4 preliminary TO the
American season that is 10 follow. and with
tire rick Of the polo players following the
tzlI on the best Of mounts il viii afford
excellent comparison as 70 the relative