Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-21
ENGLISH POLO TEAM YOUNG
Players Coming Who Learned the
Game in India.
HARD TO COMPARE THE PONIES
Public VIII Have n Chance 20 Wit
ness the Indian style Of Play,
which Differs from the
English Materially.


NEW YORK. May 2o.-The organizing Of
the English challenging polo team has not
been an easy matter. Buckmaster. admit
ted as being the leading player in England,
could not come owing to illness. and one
or two others found that they could not
play in May. Notwithstanding these diff
ficulties. Captain Lloyd was able to call
upon the other four officers, and all being
soldiers. possibly this may turn out TO be
the best combination that England could
raise. At any rate, they are all young and
dashing players used to the hard and fast
game that is played in India, where the
condition Of the ground is very similar TO
that in this country. The greatest diff
Guilty incurred by the Britishers was, per-
haps. the collecting together sufficient
first class ponies. Some Of the owners
who had really good ponies did not come
up to the occasion and would neither sell
nor lend their mounts. one cannot blame
them. for a good pony is worth keeping at
any cost, but still for an International
match they might have been more liberal.
1t is impossible to compare the English
string with the Americans, as the English
ponies are only Just beginning to gallop
hard, but they do not look so level a lot
as Harry Whitney's, and indeed, they
could hardly expect to be, considering the
fact that Whitney has spent some years
and large amount of money in getting
his stud together, while Lloyd has had only
some eighteen months and a limited purse
to find his ponies The English team is
fortunate in one respect, and that is that
they are all lightweights and all are ex-
cellent riders
Different style of Play.
In the course of these games the public
will be able to see the Indian style of play,
which differs greatly from the English
game, and is infinitely superior to 1t. since
the ground is much truer and faster in
India. on the other hand. the team may
experience some difficulty at first in man
aging their mounts, as the Indian Arab
ponies and. ''walers" are easier to play
than the thoroughbred English ponies.
The English team will be selected from
the following: Captain Hardross Lloyd
Captain F. w. Barratt, Captain Leslie
Cheape, Lieutenant w. E. Palmes, Lieu
tenant Noel Edwards. The first named
is to head the team. 1t is interesting to
note that all of these players have played
and, in fact, learned the game in India,
which may veritably be called the school
Of polo" A short account of their polo
ANPuAaAlohh may us VI lHltIeBls
Captain Lloyd played for his regiment
the Fourth Dragon Guards, and captaIned
the team on several occasions into the
finals Of the inter-regimental tournament
in the 9Os. Since then he has played a
great deal in England. He has represented
Ireland against England and is the only
player of this quintet who has played
against America In an International match.
Well known officers.
Captain Rattle Barratt Is a well known
player. both in India and England In India
he helped his regiment. the Fifteenth hus-
sars, to win the inter-regimental for four
years in succession. In England he has
played for the Tigers. team organized
by Count Jean de Madre, who. by the way,
has done great deal for Indian polo
players by helping them to play in Eng
land and without his aid some OF them
would never have been able to play In
first class polo in England.
Captain Leslie Cheape learned his polo
In the Ninety-third Highlanders, where he
gave early proof of his ability. A few
years ago he Joined the kings dragon
guards, and since then his rise to be a
first class player has been a rapid one.
For the last three years he has captained
his regimental team into the final OF the
inter-regimental. In England he generally
plays for the Tigers.
Lieutenant BILLY" Palmes is pupil Of
Colonel John Vaughan's, and has played
in the last five winning teams Of the in
ter-regimental for his regiment the Tenth
hussars, a great record He is wonder
full shot at goal. regardless Of the posi-
ton of the ball. In England, he, too. has
played for the Tigers
Lieutenant Noel Edwards gives the IN
preston of having a great polo future
ahead of him. He has played for his regi-
ment the Ninth lancers, for some years,
and two years ago made such an impress
sion in England that he would probably
have played against America then II ne
had had more experience.