New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-08
RAIN AGAIN BLOCKS
PLAY FOR ,.P0L0aCUP
Second Match in Series Now Set
for Tomorrow on Account
of Soggy Field.
SHIPPING ORDERS CHANGED
English Ponies Will Be Held An
other Week-Lieutcnant Ed
wards to Stay with
His Team.

polo PLAYERS have had enough hut tire 'Hin
was rersisteot Yesterday. and ncces STATED
the third rostponemcn; IN as many avs OF
the second match for the international POLO
CUP No efforts will he made to prlnE me
teams together to-day. on account OF '"e'
sossy field. out weather permitting the'
great struggle will be resumed tomorrow
az go O'CLOCK. when the British army OFF,
cers all work hard to turn the tables and
wire out their defeat in the first match
Just one week ago.
II the Enclishmen win tomorrow. the'
third and deciding match will lie PLAYED
early next week. as all complications over
the ponies and invading players appear to
have been smocthed out.
Lieutenant Edwards. who scored four
goals for England in the frs; match VIII
not be lost TO his team as an extension vi
his leave was secured yesterday ana ne
will sail with the other members 81 the
team On Wedne sday. Further than mat
the shippinc order on the ponies Was cam
ccIled for the Atlantic Transport liner MIN
neapolis on Saturday. and stalls engaged
FOR the Minnetonka. wnicn sails a week
later.
According "a a representative Of one of
the express companies, the bond OF A2v"
in possession of the customs officials, TO
protect the country against the sale OF any
OF the ponies. nd consequently the loss oil
duty. does not expire until July ).
II was not generally known until NeSter-
g Stt.s1
ny the Morris European and American EX-
press Company al the time the thirty-hve
ronies in tn English string arrived in this
country. on April 3. Because IF an error
there were no bills Of lading and proper
documents IN this country AT the time the
ponies arrived aboard the Minnetonha. In
order 10 get the ponies ashore it became
necessary to execute two bonds, approx
niately Of $4,000 each. and this was done
a. the instance Of Henry VI Earle, who
has attended 10 the necessary business ar
Engagements. The three bonds in round fig
ures totalled S15oCoe. When tho bills of
ladne and other documents had been prop
erly registered the first and second bonds
were cancelled. leaving only the so-callcd
exhibition" bond IN force
Mr. Pomarance Of the express company.
stated Yesterday that the bond was issued
to the customs department to cover posi-
hle duties becabse of the sale of ponies
while in this country. II was executed
that an accurate description of every one
of the thirty-fve ponies was attached TO
and formed part OF the document. He
ex3lained that the government would re-
lease his company from The bond when the
customs officials had carefully checked off
each pony leaving this country. 1t would
lie impossiAle. because Of the nature of the
document. to substitute an inferior COW
pony. for instance. for one of the valuable
pony mounts
lie stated that i'm talk lie had with Dr.
W. J. Nolan, the English veterinary. last
week. he understood that one Of the ponies
1 had teen sold. II was no secret. he added,
VI that AL were Tor sale at a price if any
" American farcied ono or more of the lot.
When the time came for the ponies to
leave this country the duty on any that
had been sold would 10 deducted from the
bond. thus making the transaction proper
end regular There was no question as To
Tn. bond being ample to protect the gov
crnmont. as 81 was required that IT he made
for ~p amount twice the sum of the regular
duties that micht bc levied. ON this basis
the FncHsh polo ponies are valued at APP
IroNimately $50 each.
There have been a number Of enthusiastic
pclo PLAYERS 10 look over the English
mounts with tho idea Of making purchases.
IN 81 the thirtv-hve werc the pick of Eng
ueh stables. and in the estimation Of OK
rer.S would equal anything in the peerless
Moadcw Crook string if better acclimated.
anlv recently there was a rumor that +.
- rr,,,.e Of Boston. had purchased q
nu-,ror 90 the best e the string. Il J.
,.-,t,b,a that the old leader Of the Myopia
(cur mad some such plan in his nina, a.
taoucb lie later decided not TO take the
ponies
40, orlv arc the ponies bought for the
English cup team with the cup Recovery
Fund ready 20 stay with American play
ers. but also the ones loaned 10 the team.
,r,o,g f,is number are: Dorothy and
Pigeon. loaned 10y Lord Ashhy -. Lcdgers;
Led George loaned 10y his grace the Duke
Of Westminster; Spy loaned by LORD
r,.,lnerv. and others Ionies that are the
personal property # the caNairy onlceis
Include Melton. Pigeon n. Darling, Lady
Fiz Price. Try Again, WarinS' swirl
Starlight. Morning Star and Tucan.
rrne enforced delay in continuing the
match did MOI disturb the British cavalry
Officers yesterday Captain Leslie ST.
George Chcapo and Lieutenant A. Noel Ed
wards Spent the day at ". Butler Duncan
bonoe and with Captain j. lIardrcss Lloyd
elevated some time to working out a few
NJ The uonies. The chief amusement of
csn,air Cneape and Lieutenant Edwards
,r,s i.r being intcrviewed by a number OF
,erorferS The King wants MS 10 return
r., once 80 that ne can ride Energy az the
hood OF the coronation procession" sravcly
stated Captain Choape And Lord Kitch-
amer has cabled for Pretty Boy; he's partial
a. white horses" remarked Lieutenant Ed
wards.
There was a lot Of confidence among the
E,i,ops They say all they want IL their
,,o,ios in fair condition 10 win anyway
,bev feel that fortune is favOrins them,
ne Darling and Dorothy. two OF the best OF
the ponies have rounded into condition and
viii he n valuable addition to the string in
the game tomorrow.
All OF the American ponies worked at
tho whitney stables. Harry Payne Whit
nov came over 10 the international field he
,ueon 10 and II O'Clock in the morning
lie had &. p. Beadleston eallop n pony up
end down the field pulling up short 50 AS
. 10 nudge the condition Of the turf 1t was
81 socev that the American captain eX-
rreesed doubt as 10 it's being ready even
Tor q game tomorrow. Later he was
,ojncd bv Captain Lloyd. the leader Of the
English challengers. and the two had
,,..choon together ~ Mr.. Whitney's home
,Io American trio Larry and