New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
WIN BY FIERCE RALLY
Great Neck Polo Team Defeats
Freebooters in Last Period.
GRACE PLAYS BRILLIANTLY
Desperate, Spectacular Play
Turns Tide and Thrills
Large Crowd.

! An eighth period rally combined with
splendid hitting and swift riding On the
part Of the polo four of the first team of
Great Mech made it possible for them to
defeat the Van Cortlandt Freebooters yes
terday in the final match of the series for
the Blizzard cups in the tournament on the
field of the Rockaway Hunting Club. at
/ Cedarhurst. Long Island. The net score
was IS goals to SO
W. Russell Grace outlined the manruvres
and gave spur TO the garoping charges by
which Great Neck distanced Van Cortlandt
in a thrilling finish. It was the height of
/ spectacular polo. Great Neck threw ali
caution to the winds and followed the ball
! in desperate charges down the field, despite
! all the of1-ridins that Van Cortlandt could
muster against them.
! Except for the last two periods the rest
/ Of the game was tame In fact, riders and
/ spectators seemed TO forget that there had
been any earlier ~periods As the teams
lined up for the seventh period the tally
board showed Van Cortlandt leading by the
score Of . goals to 6. Then hard riding
period followed. in which Van Cortlandt
/ held their opponents down to two goals
which were scored by Z. S. Won S9ade,
whose work at No. 3 position had been most
! creditabIe.
! The fact that the opposing team could
/ check their galIoPs and at times pocket
( the riders as they endeavored TO make the
/ hits for goal or so side ride as TO prevent
+ the necessary long hits disclosed to W
! Russell Grace that the time had come for
/ straight rushing charges and the forcing
of The ball ahead.
That was the way the eighth period.
the ruomcntous one of the match, began,
and Grace. Who had previously devoted
himself 10 riding off the Van Cortlandt
back. Philip BOYER. amazed that player
ov deserving him and setting spurs TO
his uony. He scored the first goal of the
period for his side in exactly fifteen sec
Gads after the gong and with three hits
I OF his mallet That was the sort OF in
/ spuation that the others of the team
needed. Il put them on the jump, and
when Mr.. Grace repeated his performance
thirty seconds later the crowd left its
/ teacups and the tables on the veranda to
watch one OF the most sensational polo
eudings Of the year.
Then Van CortIandt got their ponies up
to the work and the riding off threatened
20 send some of the players tumbilng- A
ali of the keeuneSS OF play ho"eNeI' 'li0
riding was clean. and not 3 spill raarred the
sport. For time it seemed that Van CoTt-
laudt would prevail and that the squirt on
Great NecS-s part was over But not So
FINALLY. Nj Grace changed his tactics as
he found that the Van Cortlandt players
were following him TOO closely, and passed
the ball 10 Hamilton Haddeu, who drove
II inside the Dosrs. Shortly after. Ar Grace
followed with another goal but Il was a
costly one a. in q SCriunaSe there was a
lraa king of Great Neck ma1letS, and y fltle
-ll-y- were getting new ones Walter Nc
C1u-e scored for Van CorrlandJ.
There was one more dash Ap the lleIu II
Tho r0rz that W Russell Grace rode, and
his rider scored goal a. tie gong ended
rna match. and gave Great Neck the sec
0ud set of CUPS il has Won in the tourna-
rueut. the otlcr cups being the Inuepen-
E@T7ca rroDhieS.