New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
international Matches in June
Will See Well Equipped
Challenging Teams.
MANY PONIES C0RRALLED
Britishers Sparing No Expense
in Selecting the Best IN
Both Players and
Mounts.

.
est team ever brought out by the Hur-
iingham Club Apart from their ability
the Eugiih players viii possess two
marked advantages over the last team
which played al Meadow Brook Then
ponies. j; is said. will bc equal 10 any tha;
this country can produce. and theY have
haG the UpToi cunts OF becoming tamlliar
with the no Onsidc' rule which was
adopted by the birmingham Club, and
which came into lorce in England on Jan
uary /. i9l..
In cNplan,n, the defeat OF Captain
Hardrc.s lLoyds quartet by Meade"
Brook i'm .oll. much stress was laid upon
the fact that the EnSishmen were h'aN-
ily Handicapped iH the matter OF ponies
anu II WIS s3'd II the time that there
could be little doubt that the i-lsish-
men. H. view Of ,u. soOd fight they put
up. would haze captured the cup II they
rad bccn better mounted.
81 the time number OF English jour
mails severely criticised owners ol hfst
class ponies who had not seen fit to Ieho
their mounts 30 that the English player
might have lGct their opponents OF more
equal terms. Those ponies worth haNlhs
which were on sale on the other size
were, so it is said. snapped up by Aine'l-
can purchasers. and thus the contest re-
soFcd itself more OF less into matter
Of which side had the biggest financial
backing. WIKI another half dozen trst
class ponies Captain tiardrcss Lloyd
many think ould have sooUod the tro-
pix. Thi, opinion has been cNptc>sou OH
both sides of tho ocean.
Soon ar.cr the defeat Of the EnEi's'
team iY 1871 The Duke OF Westminster
,ooll over the rolo Cup Recovery tuhd'
with tho intention OF organizing team
of playets and getting together a bunch
Of ponies for the next challenge. lie
had an idea 1T the time of issuing chai-
lenee for 1872. but it was wisely aoan-
doned. as il was thought that by waiting
another year 1t would give time Tor me
collection of a better lot Of ponies.
Th,. selection Of the English team mas
been lcft entirely in the hands of Walter
6 Buckmaster acknowledged to be he
premier polo player in the world lie
will also act as manager ana fleid CAP
tain.
Reports from England say-With 70
CARDS 10 the ponies the duke has secure9
the finest collection Of high class nouns
ever got together in England, ana these
have been placed under tie management
Of Captain T.. l.. Miller. who Is about the
best man over there to lie found for the
task.
No formal announcement of the players
whol will como here has yet been mace
by Major EgertOu Green tho manager
Of the birmingham Club, but ne mas
stated that according 70 the present ar
rangomcut six players viii make the
Journey, AMI unless something untorc-
seen occurs they will be Captain q. Il.
Bellevlle, " ). Buckmaster, Captain
Leslie St George Chepe, I. Nj. freake'
Captain r. C. Riison and Lord Wode-
house.
During the asst fifteen seasons the Old
Cantabs. captained 10y Buckmaster. have
had many notable successes, including
the winning several times over Of some
of the leading events. Messrs. Freske
and Buckmaster will provide the best
thing I'm polo combination that England
can show The two other "probaoles
for the English team are tao soldier
players, Captain Cheape and Captain
Rjtson, both Of whom are away up in
the English handicap list.
Unfortunately. there is some talk as TO
whether Captain Ritson Will be able TO
make the trip, as he was dangerously i'll
last December and Is only now recover
ing. lie Is "A superb player. one great
feature of his game being his wonderful
wrist work. His performances I'm 1911,
both in England and in India, place him
absolutely in the front rank Of English
players However. the hope is expressed
abroad that he may have fully recovered
by next June.
Little that is new can be told about
Captain Leslie ST. George Cheape. He
H. well known here. and is player worthy
OF comparison in strength Of hitting sure
ness of eye and good Craftsmanship with
the greatest Of American backs-Dev-
ereux Milburn. II is said that Captain
Cheape can hit the ball further than any
other man. not excepting the noted Amer
lean back.
The Englishman is player who has
no limitations, and he shines just as well
at forward as at back He will be tower
of strength to the English team at what
ever position MIR. Buclunaster assigns TO
him. He should be all the more service
able TO the side by reason Of his expert
ence az Meadow Brook in 1911.
Mr. Buckmaster, although he says II is
about time he gave way to younger play
ers is still the greatest exponent Of the
game that England possesses He has the
distinction of heading the handicap list
and he is the best general that could
be found for the English team.
=. NJ Freake learned HIS polo when at
Cambridge and under the careful coach
ing OF Mr. Buckmaster soon developed
into a brilliant No. ?. He is always we'll
mounted. and for several seasons has had
one Of the best studs of ponies in Eng
land. He was member of the Hur-
bingham team In 1900 when W. Nc
Creery, r. ]. MacKay. FoXhall Keene and
/. McCreery issued challenge for the
cup and were beaten IN the only match
played by goals TO 2. Mr.. Freake also
played IN the second match, in 1902, when
England won two out Of three-the second
BY 10 and the third by to Amer
lea having taken the first one at to 1.
lie was also in both Of the 1909 matches
Mr. Freake has never played in any other
position but No. 2.
Captain Bellevile has been an Old Can
TAB since he Joined the front ranks. He
lis a hard hitter fearless horseman.
somewhat OF the larry Waterbury
type. and may be depended upon to hustle
even the best Of the backs. Lord Wode-