The evening world., 1911-05-31
FIRST POLO GAME
POSTPONED DAY
FOR CLEARER SKY
Thousands Eager to See Open
ing of International Match
Are Disappointed.
TO CLASH.
Wce-President Sherman, Gov.
Dix and Other Notables
Expected to Attend.

In New York caused . pdstponement
to-day Of the great international polo
match that was scheduled this after
noon-the FIRST Of three games between
the Ar-American team. composed OF
Harry Payne whitney. Lawrence
waterbury, J. NJ. Waterbury jr. and
Devereaux Miiburn. and the All-Eng-
land team. made up of British army
onhcers. The rain would not only have
kept q host OF society folk away from
the game, but would have caused play
ing in a sloppy field with . wet and
Shiny ball.
The first Of the series OF games In
the international cup contest has been
put over until 40 o'clock Tomorrow
afternoon and will be played on the
grounds OF the Meadowbrook Club.
This Is the first international match
that has been played of In this country
since the cup vas won by tho British
challengcrs In 1886. the year II wa Of
fered as an emblem OF the worlds
championship. by tho westchester Polo
Club. OF Newport. and the outcome OF
the present match. although already
discounted In favor OF the American
team. will be awaited with interest
all over the world.
When the players line up before tho
referee on the beautiful neld Of the
Meadow Brook Club tomorrow they
VIII be greeted by . crowd which It Is
expected will exceed twenty thousand.
The list of box-hoiders reads like .
summary OF the Social Register"
VIII 30 Notable rhrong.
vice-President and Mrs. Sherman WIN
BE- in tho club stand, together with
Secretary Of the ~Nav;s,,eyer. Attorney
General wickersham. GOV. D1x and his
stan. the British Consui-Gsneral and
Theodore Roosevelt. who viii b we'll
up in front.
Society viii occupy the boxes and the
stands. and back Of h stands will be
the 5o-cent field. where about all you
will be able to zee will DO the tops Of
the mailets as they swish through tho
air. Naturally. polo being the Kings
sport. you must be able to spend like .
prince. at the least. In order TO have .
clear. unobstructed view Of me cham
pionship games. II all that you can
give up. after paying the price Of return
trip to Hempstead Plains. v 80 cents.
how can you expect to rub up against
the real money that will be out to see
societ.y's favorite athletes play the dar-
l!ngs Of the British army7
Any one who imaSines that polo 10 a
sort OF mounted ping simply
doesn't know the game at all. II Ia
one OF the f~ercest. most murderous
games that civilized or semi civilized
men have ever played and has The
average game of football looking like
the midsummer's afterao0n festival OF
a deaf mute asylum. -
Classy Point In Game.
One OF the classy points OF the game
Is the ride on" where one OF the Llay.
ers. yelling like a Comanche. OF a Pluto
or whatever Indian tribe II is which
made the loudest noise In battle, send
Ills thoroughbred mount after anothe,
fellow whose mount IL going taste
than the Twentieth Century Limited II
pursuit Of . little white. wooden BAH
The ride OF" 10 complete when tn,
balls CHASER 10 1ostled out Of hi
course.
II he breaks q rib or two a. he l
being Jostled. or his horse kicks him
few times across tie nose. so muc,
the better.
All that the rules say on the subjec
10 that the "on rider must not lai
his man across the head with his mau
or kick him out OF his saddle. or an,
thing else that Is just rough stun.
Just to show you how gentle a gam
Iolo Is. August Belmont played n hit
game yesterday afternoon. 1t was n
first time he played since JUNE . OF la
year. when he fell from his pony. while
promptly rolled over him.
August Belmont Thrown.
In yesterdays game. which was
sort OF 'prelim" for to-day's big bout
round robin.' they call it-Belmont
pony stumbled again. n the fire.
fnancier described a beautiful Giro
through the air before he hit Il
ground. He was still hanging on to h
mounts bride as he lay on the groun
stunned. and the horse promptly dance
all over Belmont's arm. An hour lat
4. was announced that no bones we
broken.
The four British cavalry officers wi
are to be In the game to-morro
are the pick OF the army. Il
flower of tho high goal m,
selected by the birmingham Commit
from among two thousand player
They have brought Will them thirt
five ponies. all thoroughbreds. and
the game goes as fast as It is expect
they will need every one Of them II