New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
POLO PLAYERS ACCEPT
American Association to Meet
Nottingham Club Here.
OFFICIAL ACTION LATER
Possible Makeup of Home
Team to Play England's Best
for Westchester Cup.

The American Polo Association will ac-
cept the challenge OF the Hurlingnam
Polo Club, of England. for a series OF
games for the America Cup, to be played
in this country next year. This was an
nounced yesterday by w. A. Hazard, Sec
rotary of the American association. He
said that although official action was
yet TO be taken by the executive COM
mittee of the association, there was no
doubt that the challenge would lie ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Hazard received notification BY
cable on Friday night that the challenge
had been mailed and the executive COM
mittee will take official action on Its
receipt.
The makeup of the American team to
defend the Westminster cup occasioned
considerable comment here yesterday,
principally because of the announced re-
tirement Of Harry Payne Whitney. the
American captain of 1911.
II is expected that Devereau Millburn.
of Buffalo. and the Waterbury brothers
of New York, will be selected again, and
chances are said to favor Louis +. Stod-
dard. OF New Haven, one OF the 1911 SUBJ
stitutes, for Mr. Whitney's position.
1t is believed here that the matches
next year will be played Meadowbrook
early In June
London. Nov. 3O-Great interest has
been aroused here by the challenge sent
by the Nottingham Polo Club 10 the
American Polo Association to play a
series of games for the America Cup.
Eight or ten Of England's best players.
will go over to the United States. so that
in case Of accident there will be plenty
OF men on hand to step into any gap.
The team, under the captaincy OF Walter
s. Buckmaster, will probably be selected
from Lord Wodehouse. Captain G. f. Bell
VILE. Captain Leslie, st. c. Cheape,
Captain j. Hardness Lloyd, Captain r. G.
Ritson and F. NJ. Freake, while Captain
f St. ]. Atkinson and b. A. b. Screiber,
with one or two other players, Will be
asked to make the trip.
All these players have been members
OF different teams in the tournaments
this summer, but in order to pull them
more together they will engage in great
deal OF practice next spring at Eaton.
Under the new agreement the matchea
will. II is understood. be played between
June 1 and July s, or as soon thereafter as
the weather permits, 80 that the British
team will not have much time in America
before the matches are played.
The Duke OF Westminster. who will de-
fray the entire cost of the British teams
visit to America. has always possessed
a good stable. He has, however. adde'l
TO 1t by purchase during the season and
IS still on the lookout for more good
ponies, while 1t is probable that Others
will be lent for the AnGlo-American
matches.
H. Payne Whitney and other American
players were in England during the sum-
mer and were said TO be OH the lookout
for good ponies. The papers made an
appeal to English owners to give the
Duke Of Westminster the first refusal Of
any they had for sale.
English polo men. express themselves
as confident OF winning the international
games in America.
Some of the team have wonderful rec.
ords Walter S. Buckmaster acquired
fane with the old Cantabs team. the
winners of the Nottingham cup last sum-
mer. Captain Cheape was a great player
with the team in 1911 and Captain Ritson
has a fine Indian reputation.