Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-24
POLO PONIES AS
PUBLICITY
AGENTS
Wise Euuines Brought Hawaii
Into Print 0ftener Than
Any Other Boosters :

has been accomplished by the three
blue-blooded eQuines that travelled all
the way from the islands to the Al
lGntic coast. to help America retain
the international polo trophy. Walter
G. Smith and his troupe Of laughing
senatorial inQuisitors: Duke kahana-
moku with his bagful OF worlds A.
4. Il. records; Sam Hop and his Ce-
lestial ball tossers. and Guy Green
with his Hawaiian Indians, are all
doing their part to bring the islands
to the front, but from what has ap-
peared in the public prints Il looks
as though Helen c.. Carry the News
and Dandy had done more than any
CT the aforementioned boosters. In
fact. from the frequency with which
this equine trio has been mentioned.
and the extreme closeness OF the
scores, II Is quite possible that kthe
Hawaiian ponies turned the scale be-
tween victory and defeat for America.
The Meadow Brook poloists went
Through the country with fine tooth
comb for horseflesh. and the comb
ings represent the best that generous
| sportsthen had to offer. When the
| word comes that Carry the News Is
one Of the best ponies that ever played
international polo. and that Larry
Waterbury played star game on
Helen C, II can be easily understood
how much These two ponies meant to
the successful cup defenders. +. F.
BaldwiIi's Dandy did not become &C
climated In time to play, although he
was greatly admired by the critics.
J Here Is what a New York dispatch
sent out the night before the second
game has to say OF the Hawaiian DO
pies:
Enough that each member of the
American side feels tit and the ponies
are neighing for the game. And these
ponies-from Harry Payne Whitney's
Hawaiian bred Garry the News TO
Devereaux Milburn's Eve can well
claim to represent the American pony
breeding union.
From Far Hawaii.
The mounts In the opening match,
won for the United States, included
seven from California, five from
Texas, six English, three Irish and
the clever little Hawaiian sprinfer II.
ready mentioned. whitney used
Hawaiian pony. J. NJ. Waterbury and
Stoddard, who took his place when
he was injured. used three English,
two Texan and one Callforni8 pony.
Milhurn used two Engliah. one Call.
fornian. one Texan and one Irish
pony. Larry Waterbury used two
Californian, two Irish and one Texan
| pony.
Most Of the American pole ponies
are called Wyoming stock. and are
one-thfrd to one-fonrth thoroughbteds.
Four Hawaiian ponies were loaned
to Mr.. Whitney by the Hawaiian polo
| players for the international series.
and these ponies have real names and
pet names. al well. For tnstarIke
Lawrence Waterways chestnut pre-.
fers to answer to PiffIe. although
that Is not her stud name.
Some Clever Mounts.
Among the particularly clever DO
MES are Whitney's Siren, Carry the
News. Blue Ribbon and Acrobat. Lar
ry Waterbury's America, Laredo and
Peggy, and Milburn's Temby and No
hawk. All take as lively interest IN
the game as their pilots.
San Mateo Comments.
San Mateo ,poloists also had a keen
interest In the pony situation. Under
Hillsborough date line, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle published the follow
ing comment the day after the first
international match:
In the opening game Harry Payne
whitney, captain Of the American
team, dide his most effective work
while mounted on Carry the News.
While on this chestnut mare In the
third period he outsprinted the field
and made brilliant run which re-
suited in score. Carry the News,
1t will be remembered, was one of
the ponies of the A1l-Hawaiian team
which took part in the recent tourna-
ment. It was ridden by Captain Wal
ter Dillingham; and belonged to DIR.
VIII Baldwin of Honolulu. This mag
nificent animal took first place In the
polo pony show held at Ell Palomar
field.
Another Hawaiian pony which Is a
big asset to America is Helen C. This
pony was formerly the property of
George Cameron and was named after
ms wife. 1t was presented to Walter
Dlilingham, who considers the ami
NAL the best polo pony he has ever
ridden, and he said he would not part
with 1t for any price.
Helen C., Garry the. News and DAN
dy, all Hawaiian mounts, were loaned
10 the American team and were sent
east Immediately after the tourna.
nent .
Big Jim, the famous army horse
which was brought from Monterey on
a special train by Charles w. Clark
to save San Mateo from defeat at the
hands OF the splepdidly mounted Ha-
waiian team, is attracting a great
deal of attention in the international
games. Big Jim was ridden by viii
Deyereaux, the dashing No. OF the
Slashers, who could not have hoped
TO have outpointed the Hawaians
without the noble work done by Big
Jim in carrying Devereaux during his
Wild PUSHES for the goal. Devereanx
sent Witch, crack mare which he
lode in the tournament, and which