New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-11
WORKMAN JUCCLES A
MIGHTY COAL POST
c,owd Wonders at Feat of
strength--It Was a
Papier MaChe One.
FARMERS COME IN AUTOS
asher Incidents at the Inter
national Polo Match on
Meadow Brook Field
Yesterday.

a.o.,ators were amazed rubbed their
"a. and wondered whether or not they
-, correctly. for just before the polo
.,.h began workmen Slaughtered up
-. eosl rosts al the south end Of the
4sld one OF the men lifted the big post,
..,r,sd # around and jusCled it as II IL
"a hsen straw II was learned later
,s,, the posts are built OF PAPER macre.
-,,s e 10 prevent injuries 10 player and
amy colliding with the post.
there was a great crowd Of polo en-
,h,s,ssts along the south ecd az the great
s.6 that knew the sport by the book and
..u.5 the pla, ers familiarly by their first
,.nss Ike A lot OF old friends. That. in
"a, IL what they are for the space was
that especially reserved for the farmers
,rsr whose lands the hounds Of the
Meadow Brook Cub hunt in the spring
,,4 fall MANY n these Long Island
.v-,culturlsts came In their automobiles
s,d Wrought along their families and had
nerr1- tine ~ H. There was easily two
,sopsand o: them. and they had a per
anna acquaintance with the American
,l,vers-a thing which few in the big
s'snds enjoyed.
n. haes along the stands were not At
al APPRECIATED by women who had seats
,long the hack rows The Tapping hunt
Ing sadly disarranged the millinery Of the
,pectators and 50 IL was only a short
ums before the match started that most
o. the flags were caught and furled by
their escorts.
On one OF the special trains 10 the game
4 supporter OF the British team was volu-
BE in telling the splendid tactics the play
srs had mapped out
Whenever Monte Waterbury has the
ball they are going after him in couples.
explained the talker. This is 70 prevent
bin slipping the ball by a hit over or
under the pony 10 one Of his teammates
When met with on a returning train
TIE British enthusiast was silent ana
gloomy.
One Of n. ?. Whitney's friends brought
mallet Of his own invention 10 the
Phipps polo field on Sunday. according 70
one Of a clubhouse group. and asked the
captain of the United States team TO test
u ne lUdlIrL ItdQ tldQ iron DtDQS Dd x
a he smart, and. according TO the in
ysntor. was unbreakable. and would give
an extraordinary distance TO a well-hit
ball
IN wager YOU t9o YOU can't break it,
vas the eager offer and II YOU ike il I
want the team 20 use my .mallet."
Whitney began knocking hall about
With the new club on the first hard hit
the mallet head broke from the shaft
The Hampstead Fire Department.
spelled with capital letters was on hand
IN all its glory. Arthur L. Nichols IN
f1ll regalia, was in command, and n fur
aished another touch 10 the gay scene
OF course. the purpose was 10 protect the
stands against FIRE. but the chief and his
men had nothing 10 do except enjoy the
fun.
The ushers wore white duck suits and
red caps.
Get the names Of the riders and the
names OF the horses" shouted one young
rer who had programmes to sell. He
cared not OF knew not that It was a polo
game and not a race meeting.
hind the stand armed with camp stools
The head of the house purchased admIs-
sion tickets and got his moneys worth
in comfort
rs this a circus?" one small boy asked
In loud voice on entering the Enclosure
and seeing the flags flying.
Don't talk foolish" answered his pa
tronizing brother. who was fully half a
head taller, this Is a house party"
big American flag tapped from the
paddock where the home ponies were
Reid In reserve AZ the southeast corner
Of the field An English flag marked the
quarters where the visiting ponies were
housed.
Such a "honking'' OF automobile horns
vas never heard before. The shrill
1creeca OF the siren was no more musical
nan the deep growl OF some OF the
'baser'' horns
Many man was "stymied" when Il
cane to seeing a good play by one OF
those bobbing aigrettes that women love.
Inc lawn tennis players. who fought out
their own little international match on
fnoay SATURDAY and Monday, were on
tand 10 get some thrills Of another kind.
Maurice z. Mclaughlin. Horace Rice and
Robert D. Wrenn were among those seen
" the crowd.