New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-02
YANKEE POLO TEAM |
BEATS ENClAND'S BLS1
Continued from hrst page.

,ie tam. one Of which was lost ~ louis
and his accurate shooting was Wal NV
ann,auded. captain Lloyd. leaier OF 'ne
Invaders also played sterling polo WHY
cantaip Cheape and Captain wilson
earned we'll merited praise for ther oai
ire and at times reckless work 'ap'""
Ch.ane missed two or three easy SINUS
q, goal. and thus failed to take auNa"-
tage Of glowing opportunities that "ou'u
have meant much 10 his team
Some Room in the Stands.
In sri,e Of the fact that the ofhclaissoi
the Polo Association had announced tha'
practically AL tickets had been so'u'
there were wide patches Of empty spaces
in the east stand. and in this respect the
crowd was slightly Disappointing the
vest stands and clubhouse balcony were
filled 10 overfiowing. however. ana nun
d-eds stood Eve and six deep behind me
f.nces which guarded both ends Of 'he
field The scene needed only few more
,nersons in the east stand To have peen
finished picture The field. while oi'
soft from the heavy rain OF Nennesu"'
was I'm excellent turf. and. PAINTED "S
nature vivid green, made the ""o'e
look like a huge lawn. surrounds" ''
towering terraces Of gayiN p'oo'''i"e
plants
The women. Of covrse-and there were
quite as many women rs M"
lacked on ard applauded, whether "'''
understanding Of the inner roinIS u "o''
were decked out in their smarteSt Il ~
o,d brightest teadgear They "lth the
h,,,A ard whit, bunting. the colors Of me
,,oadov p~ook club. which was drapeo
about the stands and the Ensilsn anu
American Gags. which snapped merriE
IN the vicious breeze out OF the west
nrovided the color The players In thelI
nord fought battle for international sd
premacv AZ polo did the rest to MAKE
,,ic,,,ro Ionr 10 he remembered. smiled On
as il was by = brilliant June sun.
Automobiles we're parked outside the
Enclosure by the hUndreds-one might al
no., say thousands. Judging by the
number " seemed as il the trains were
ro, needed as A means Of transportation
and vet they. too. were crowded.
Americans Favored BY Pennies.
coming in on one Of the trains. a man
whose accent marked him an English
man and whose talk proved his kno"i-
.dee Of rolo EXPIRE ssed himself as fol-
lows. Let those teams exchange ponies.
and the score would have been reversed
and with a bigger margin Of victor.
This appeared TO be the opinion Of
many others. and il is true that the
American ponies. bought without thought
NJ cost and gathered together from an
PARTS If the world where polo IS played
sppesred stronger speedier and more
clever IN V heelne on the ball The Eng
lish ponies were decidedly light in Aesh'
and looked much smaller and scragsier
than the mounts Of the home team.
II the ponies were handicap 70 the
Britors-as no doubt they were-tne
PLAY Of the visitors stood out in holder
relief As said before. they showed
more skill and equal daring IN the early
pert Of the struggle. and fought on TO
the end without showing the least sign
q surrender They found the ban
quicker than the Americans, and had
the harry faculty Of following IT like
hounds the scent Of a fox. They missed
number ~ comparatively easy shots
Tor goal. hoveve with a clear field
enough. in fact, to have turned the tide
N their favor. The Americans missed,
too. on many occasions oftener, in
fact. than the Britons in the scrimmages.
but their shots for goal were better timed
and more actlIrate