New-York tribune., 1910-09-25
'RPUI LIANT LAWN TENNIS ENGLISH TEAM TO COME
ChaIIenqe for Polo Cup Next
Season Regarded as Certain.
SEVERAL PLAYERS NAMED
Work of Earl of Rocksavage
and 2. o. Grenfen Here a
Revelation.

England Is certain to ehaHengs and piay
next season for the International polo cup
Tr,sleea. IL was a considerable matter of ~
grit that the project 20 send a team 20 thfs
country tn quest OF the trophy during TIE
season tlsst closing necessarily had 20 os
abandoned at the last moment because oc
injury 20 the naaiastay OF their proposed
team From the official source OF the Eng
IIsh Polo Association. the plans for what
viii be the greatest championship series az
the spectacular sport have Just been r1aas
known thrergh the Huringh&H Club
Il has besn arranged TO have Captain
Hardress Lloyd head the team of English
chaIleurers Furthermore. HurIingbsz1
has requested that the following players ae-
company him Captain +. ". Barrett, W
g Buckuaster Captain L ST. C Chsape.
A y Edwards. r n GrsnfeIL. Captain b
H. H. Mathew-LannOwe. Z " Painnes-
and zone or two more" as the Official 10
t1ce reads. Bat since the original notice
was posted Francis o. GEerfen and tne
Earl q Rocksayage have been playing so
brilliantly On the RaneIagh team during
the last six weeks upon American po-o
fields that they have been designated as
worthy or the greatest honor that the com
mittee at birmingham can confer upon
them
That the programme OF the English In
vasiOn Is well arranged may be noted from
the fact that the entire arrangements are
directed by the committee having charge OF
The America Cup Recovery Fund" AT
the present tine the English followers OF
the sport have subscribed the equivalent
Of s25.00O. while IL Is estimated that ap-
proxtrnately s4s.8ee viii be required to as
sumo all OF the necessary expenses Of the
team. such as the keep OF the ponies and
other fnCidsntaIs.
The plans have so far advanced that the
Huriinghan ofsciaIs are now In cOrrespon-
dence with the National Polo Association.
arranging tentative dates for the inte-na-
tionaI polo matches to be held toward the
end of May next year It Is certain that
they Will be played upon the field at
Meadow Brook. On The Hsmpstead Plains.
Long Island They will be held within the
ten days between Monday, May p, and the
last day OF that month. 1911 The reason
for this early daae Is that the Brttons may
return 70 England from America In time for
their own championship cup competitions,
which will begin next year on Saturday.
June 25.
Already the probable date OF the teams
sailing has been scheduled the ponies 70
leave London for this country about Mareh
20. II is hoped by this arrangement that
the challenging players viii get about SIX
weeks practice here before the first Of the
test matches Captain Lloyd has been In
strueted to work the players hard and INTO
form On the fast American ground and then
select the four who snow the best form and
ft N together nost admirably as team
There is no doubt that the EnSlishmen
are determined to recapture the famous
International trophy vrIch the Americans,
led by Harry Payne Whitney. returned 10
this country last year after the English
men had successfully held IL for quarter
Of a century. Their cup recovery ceronniJ-
tee has already purchased nine or the last
est and best ponies 60 be found IN all Great
Britain. an6 II is scouting upon every polo
field and tmplor1ng owners Of first class
ponies 20 help along the prospect OF re-
turning the cup by either selling their pO-
MES outright to the committee. Il selected,
or 70 sell with the option OF taking their
ponies back after the cup matches either
at the same price or with an allowance for
deterioration.
The fact that three Of the men named as
possible for the British Challenging team
have been playing polo IN the United States
this season. participating upon the Flane-
Iagh team. that won the highest houOrs
here. the open championship at the Point
Judith Polo Club. Narrangansett Pier.
p. L. is particularly interesting Rela-
tiveIv aside from the remarkable riding.
combination playing and hitting OF uhe
GrenfeII twins. Revy and Francis, the work
Of the Earl OF Rocksavage is most interest
ing. especially as up 70 this year the earl
was an unknown quantity upon the fields OF
Great Britain
He had been playing almost continuously
in India Fffs advent at home. therefore,
made a sensation. for he seems to have
quaEaed as the greatest No g. other than
W. s. Buckmaster. who rs regarded as the
best player in all England
As the English players are coming for the
CUP it is also noteworthy at this time rfar
they see much good in American polo and
that TIE FTurIngharn committee. n Jtdy or
this year, az a meeting held ar the Cavalry
CFub. abolished frs cid form ltsr" and 70
placed II by baRGiCapping It's men, -thus
taking a leaf ogt or the hook OF the Polo
Association OF America It's highest clas,
IS rated az ten points win w > Buck
master at the top. and four Americans
have the same rating. the hst Including
FoxhaH p Ksene, DevepsUN ALil0Urn.
James " W1Irfbllss IT, nv -~e-'-
Waterbury The three last named played
upon the successfui American team that
recaptured the cup last year
There has been some commend IN this
country as 70 FoxhaH kesnss place. buS
tfat Is the English estimate OF his pfowess-
IN the class az nine points Harry Payne
" Vhfrney has a place and also Captain
Ffartfress Lloyd. who Is 70 Had the cnal-
Iengers: Ceptain f. ". Barrett. Captain La
Sc. C. Cheape. r y. CrenfsH and A W
Edwards, all Of whom are mentioned as
possible players IN this country
r .. GrenfeII takes his place IN the
G lsszs at ei4-hr points. and in the same class
are Captain b r. Fl Mathew -Lannowe-
L W. PaIuas and the Earl OF ROcksavage-
This indicates the relative estimdtion or ths
skill of the players who are TO visit this
country Altogether "a players receive
hfrrTficay,s on the hsC. among them many
Arllerr.sns and world famous H-sEs.ssls--'e5
s6afso pssav tfs game. FOr Instance. CoLone1
John jacob ASt0r Is rated 10 rhe class az
rye points and rhe King OF Spain at four
points