The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-10
WEALTH and BEAUTY THERE
CROW DS FILL STANDS AND
CHEER WINNERS AND LOSERS.

WOmen's Costumes Make scene .\urac.
! tive Nervous Excitement Through.
/ out contest auto Nuu Through
| Clouds y; Dust Many Ot Thosr Present
| Perhaps the many DELAYS whetted the
! appetite of the public for polo. for III"
crowd at yesterday game was much
larger than for the frat game. when the
| American team won by scant margin
OF one and half points. Yesterday
this crowd filed all the stands. They
crowded all around the rail four and five
deep, and in sona spots still more. and
many who corld moi ge, seats on the
stands occupied seats nn the las Ms
There was all tn. excitement wan'"d.
and If such games could l." mt on rrGu
iariv polo would he tho most popular
/ srrr. in the coun'rv.
! N was nerve rae >iry day from start
to finish, In the first period the American
team took .hc lead. although they w"ro
forced to make 'wo safctic-. hut when
IN" game was ha'f over the scores wcG.
even. Then 1t Was nip and tuck 70 the
and. At fr'' 'Ac American supporters
were delighted with IN YORK of tholr
team and dcclG'"d ;ha' Il was ali over.
/ The Waterhurvs were all right and 'ho
game would be won in welk They hoi
several occasions To- change TN, 's views
during the hours contest.
! Cheer after cheer rang ont across
the field for the good work Of men on
each team. and intense was everybody
on the game thai all s'rared "a II ,layrr
drove the ball and oil aroan"d when he
missed or when the ball would roll ont
Of bounds near goal
The crowds started from thr city
earlier than on the open ng dsy. ani maav
more specials all crowded were run
There were the same vcnderS of flags
at the gates and the same pcdlrrs of
chewing gum and peanuts 4 westerly
wind swept across the field. making the
flags snap detiantly. and the scene was
just a. pretty as ever
Many hncheons We're served in the
Meadow Brook Club house. and until
the last moment those who hal seats
on the stands on the clubhouse kept
in the shade because the s'in = ravs w"ro
hot and the breeze was not strong enough
to temper them.
Under little clump Of trees manv
of the best known Of the Long Island
hunting set gathered and chatted T.. ID
Morgan. preside mt of the Meadow Brook
Club. was on hand early to see that al
arrangements were being properly car
ried out II l.. Herbert. presiden,
Of the Polo Association. too vas there
early. He. like Mr.. Morgan. was busy
man. Mrs Morgan and Mrs. Herbert
arrived later.
MIR. and Mrs August Belmont were on
hand early. and among others who chatted
before the game started were Mrs. Oliver
Hartman, who wore "a stunning green
gown and hat; Mrs. Reginald c. Wander
bilt. who was cost umed in white chiffon
trimmed with the English blue; Miss
Eleonora Sears. who wore n costume Of
the English blue color; Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph \. Ellis. Judge Norman Dixie. Mr.
and Mrs. W. Butler Duncan. Foxhall
Keene. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Haieht. Miss
Kate Cary. Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Parslow
Morton ". Smith. James A. Blair, Jr
Rear Commodore Francis NJ Wilson OF
the Atlantic Yacht Club. Commodore
Edgar +. Luckenbach of the Crescent
Athletic Club. Commodore &. T. Pierce
Of the Riverside Yacht Club. H. +. Ed
ridge. George 4. Cormack. secretary of
the New York Yacht club. who know :
every one; col. Daniel Appleton of the
seventh Regiment who Wed with Bi :
Ben Kelley IA the biggest man "a the
game: +. G. Potter, Lionel II Graham.
Horace White. F.G. Stephenson of Mvopia
u well known golfer: Randolph Hurry
George Orvis who is to start an Ekwanok
Polo Club; sydney Maddock. 4. 4. Clapp
l I psla,. Enrt "a ha
Apawamis club golfer. Charles Is Mac
donald. the first American golf champion
Robert c. Watson. Pierr. l.oriliard. Jr
Of Tuxedo. and Mr.. and Mrs Ernest r.
Lorillard. Mr.. l.orilard says he now
realizes how much time he spent work b
ing for others on the regatta committee.
Bet ween = and o clock the aut omoble-
had been arriving AZ short intervals and
those VINO came on them looked fresh ano
dainty. but a. the time for the game drew
nearer the procession was enlarged unit
there was steady string of motor car
coming from Garden city and Hemp
stead which reached a. far a, one coulo
see. These cars lifted the dust and dir
On the road until II seemed a. # there wa
a thick fog rolling in from the sea. on,
II was "A dirty brown color. Those wh,
were unfortunate enough To have to rid,
through this We're pictures when they
reached the field. The first car lfte,
some dust, the second ran into that ano
lifted some more. The third car increaseI
the cloud. and so il went on.
Harry r. Eldrdge when he reached tn,
field looked as if he had fallen OF the ca
and rolled in the dirt. His friends chaTeo
him but after short retirement in III,
clubhouse he came out as immaculate Al
ever. Men and women were in the sam,
pitiable condition when they reached tn,
grounds. Each seemed To have a vcnee,
of dust and oil. but strange to say tn
, dainty costumes were not touched, thank,
to the busters worn.
1t was very representative crowd
The women hcped much TO make tn,
picture enhancing. They wore the mos
o bewitching costumes made OF dainty an,
. tilmy materials and of all the most ajtrac
a tive colors. fh"v seemed determine,
that the British visitors should bc honure,
. for the Efforts ,hey had mad. 10 rrCaptur,
, the cup.
The band played, the flags waved. ia,
stands gradually filled untll there was no
an empty seat and thea came IN" parad,
of ponies and these were commented %,
and admired. Then the PLAYERS came out