New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-10
AMERICA DEFEATS
! ENGLAND AT POLO
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,ddanly Captain LLOYD rushed up
rallop and cut the ball off not a
on the safe side of the line. The
w. Tor Larry's stroke was lost in a
chee' AUS outburst for the remarkable
save. so hoa . foc,,tv for
,,.r the ball that was not equalled
orv other player. His riding, too
.,.r,arIy on Darling, a pony which
.s lame and could not be played in the
match. was good to see. Darling,
A. wav. was gifted with the speed
r.;nd. and in races after the ball
"a his heels to the best Of the
..rican mounts. Az one time Lieuten-
rs,rards broke loose and. carrying
hou almost the fun length Of the
,,s scored pretty goal in four strokes
,.s largely to the speed oc Darling.
,,.r,anant Edwards also was quick TO
,ore advantage of his team mates back
..users and usually was in the right
',,ace at the right time
Gully 50 per cent better than in the first
u.,ch and. hitting with good direction.
49,. feeding" the ball up to Edwards
=, eve-y opportunity and with good re-
sr,,s captain Lloyd tried new com
,,na,,on. which did not turn out any too
Ill He practically eliminated the po-
,,,,ons Of No . and back, and played
,,ro men at No. l. and two at No. 3.
r,,s oftentimes gave the Waterburys the
o,en,nss sought. Captain H. Herbert
uuson. VINO was substituted for Captain
parrett almost on the eve of the first
latch rroved himself in no uncertain
way. His direction was none too good
81, his shots were lard, and he rode
with daring skill
a Message from the Sky.
The crowd was treated 10 an unusual
sigh, AZ half time. AS the players We're
oT the field resting up for moment all
ewes suddenly turned skyward as ST
.croix tombstone came skimming through
tho air in his monopane at sixty miles
an hour. He passed by the field at
great height. made a long. sweeping turn
N the south. and then came swoopng
down and across the field with the ease
and freedom Of an eagle. just as the
rlayers were returning to the struggle.
The crowd. approaching another cen
sation. stood in their places and cheerCd.
Even as they did tombstone sent a
shower Of fsowers down upon the field
with a message Of congratulation 10 the
winning team one Of the Erglishmen
dismounted and pinned a rose. the en-
blem Of the birmingham Club. to his
dark blue blouse. hut it do not prove to
be the mascot so sadly needed.
Before taking up the game in more de-
tail word must be said for the crowd
and the glowing picture. This picture
Rad to be seen to be fully 'preciated
Not a single seat was vacant so far as
could be seen, while hundreds upon hun
dreds stood eight or ten deep behind the
wire screens at the ends and sides Of
the field. The two stands on the west
side, the clubhouse balcony and roof
a3d the big stand on the east side were
a mass Of life and color. There were
lacking the organized cheering and wild
enthusiasm Of a Yale Harvard. or Yale
Princeton football game. there was lack
ing the roar that has greeted the winner
MANY a BROOKLYN or Suburban handi-
CaF there was lacking the frenzied shout
Of a host Of baseball fans" for long
bit at a critical moment; but there was
r'enty Of cheering ana applause, inspired
by the thrilling situations and daring
hackhand strokes that provided plenty of
hose and Indicated plenty Of enthusiasm.
Stands Mass Of Color.
The women were in gorgeous attire
and the stands with all the mad colors
O. painter gone suddenly crazy" pre-
sented dazzling and riotous scene.
Mere man who hears and reads about
creations Of the dressmaker's and MILL
hers art had less reason than ever to
&c skeptical or 10 DOUBT the proper APP
pioation of the word. Some of the
gowns, some of the hats, were creations
IN every sense Of the word
From the number of automobiles
parked outside the grounds one might
have thought that most everybody jour
hered 10 the game in style and luxury.
aundrtds If not thousands. however,
vent by rail. and the trains were so
damned that standing room was at
Premium. Some were Unlucky enough TO
ie side tracked at Jamaica and forced
70 give UP good seats for the welcome
chance Of hanging on straps or seat
backs, but everybody landed at the field
IN fairly good time if not in fairly good
humor.
~ is no eXaEgeration to say that the
automobiles 1ocked Ia Meadow Brook
from all directions. Their approach, or
rather their passing. was marked by
snakelike clouds of dust which later
settled over the adjoining plains as
gray mantle. When parked they made
'oyal show-a show. however which was
neglected in the face Of other attrac-
Mons. There We're cars Of all sizes and
makes from the palatial limousines 10
me Suffering businesslike taxis. and
'neir diSintcgration when the excitement
ended was even more impressive than
their gathering
IL was warm, but "A snappy, lnNlso-
rating breeze. freiehted with a salty
freshness from the Atlantic. tempered
We rays Of the burning sun. which shone
cu' with a fitness not altogether ap-
pecsted 70 make up for being so ef-
ectlally smothcred on Monday, Tues
Cay and Wednesday. when the low hang