New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
MEADOW BROOK FOURFAS1
0verwheIms Opponents In One.
Sided Polo Game.
ENGLISH IN GOOD FORM
Visiting Players Present Phi,
Strength in Saddle and Per.
form Splendidly.
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Lakewood. y. j.. April 2a.-with the n.
ternational four In the saddle N.adov
Brook almost shut out the practic. nj.
four to-day by A score Of yJals 70 a,
the Georgian Court field here. The Err,,..
team also played w.ll. In fac, the vo,.
or tho ttnm was easily the best |, IA.
shown. Two 81 the Engllshmen r.~.
mounted on the opposing side. but svs,
with Captain H. Herbert Wilson and Can.
tain +. ". Barrett 10 help them m.
Americans were defeated by score =,
-. goals TO s.
II was the opinion Of experts after care
ful observations and comLarisons q ,hs
Meadow Brook end English plsyin- ,b..
the Americans are not perfectiug nlay,
strokes and team WORK y successfully
meet their opponents II seems 10 be ,hs
effort Of larry Payne Whitney. the cap
tain ~ the defending team. % keeu hi.
men In their present fine condition. All 81
the men will rer;ain over mere for several
days Of rest
In order 70 make the practice matches
closer the Meadow Brook ponies are Being
used b. the picked four The only excep.
tlon is In the case Of Louis Stoddard, who
has fine string The New Haven PLAYER
is at the top Of his form, his riding OF
and hitting in tho furious gallons being
true and good OF the sixty Meadow Brook
ponies here L. J. Fitzpatrick. tho trainer.
had forty-four on the field to-day. All CT
the stables have rounded into form ard
are ready for the International game. Only
one change vas made in tho lineup to-day,
and that was when J. Cheever Covdin -.
placed Joshua Crane IN the nth period
The English team had It's full strength
In the saddle Individually the men played
well. The team combinations we're loosely
worked ard hurt the score. This SIDE o,
the game Is being worked UP 20 rs climax
In the cup matches
Lieutenant 4. Noci Edwards. az No. ,.
aid Captain Leslie 81. c. Cheape, at No z
made the centre OF tie -Four fast ona
Both ';sed their hackhand hits to exc.llen.
advantage. Al passing the ball while upon
tho gallop tho two proved brilliant ana
clever In the seventh period the two
made the run Of the field. passing the ball
twice. and Lieutenant Edwards shot ,he
goal from near the centre Of the field. rhs
play was we'll appauded. Captain ].
Hardness Lloyd is a good field director.
but seems 10 be a bit slow Captain n.
Herbert Wilson. while on the Greens.
played strongly. His hitting was timely:
shots had good direction and his backhand.
crs were accurate Captain T. ". T. Palmes
viii likely give way to Captain z. ".
Barrett. who IS now showing good form.
While his shots are choppy. the direction Is
certain, and he rides off his man well.
All the Englshmen are picking I'D the
American style Of meeting the ball when
ever possible.
Alex. Brown. for ths Americans, made tia
last run ar the end OF the fourth period
He hooked To the ball near the north goal
passed the entire team by short. clever
slots, and lodging when clear cut two long
strokes for goal while galloping F. H
Prince later took Alex. Browns place and
J. c. Collier replaced r. L. Agassiz in tho
fifth. .a-