Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-11

NEW YORK. June no. The in
tcruatioual polo cup orics began
tWs afternoon at tho grounds OF
the fashionable Moadowhrook Hunt
Clrh az Wcsthury. T.. g., some tVcu.
o. miles from this city an. ouriue
,hr remainder of tbis week the CO.
wlt OF the matches between the
champion American quartet and the
Eu-lish challenger. viii bee awaited
eagerly throughout the entire world,
wherever polo is played
The American team. which re-
gained the famous trophy from thu
rritisbprs In 1909 ana successfully
defended 10 in the matches two years
later. is made mp of such veteran. OF
the game as Harry Payne Whitney
Larry" Waterbury. ncyorcauX Mil
burn, S. rhipps. II L. Agassil and
c. G. Rumscy. Payne. Waterbury
and Milhurn were members OF the
American challenging team iu 1909
and the defending team in 1871 and
on both occasions they electrified
the followers of the sport by their
wonderful riding, their dariur and
gll-around team work
Thi. years chalcnsiuu squad is
composed of Captain Leslie ST.
George ChcapD. Captain Vivian Loo
kctt. Captain Noel Edwards and
Captain q. g. Ritsou, with Lord
WWod,housc and Captain r. 81
Froakc as reserve players For the
past four weeks the Englishmon
have been .u this country undergo
ing final preparations for them
selves and their ponies. The team
has had a number of practice match
es ana their play has been widely
commented upon
Interest Boo the International
matches g. intense wherever polo is
played m this country and tho
Meadow brook club has erected
tands capable OF seating 10000
spectators Cmhmon and social
leaders from Philadelphia. Ncw-
port. BOSTON. Washington. Narra-aU-
.,tt Pier Chicago and san Francis
tl were ON hand for the opening of
the matches today That the inter
national contests have stirred up
fho patriotic feelings OF Tho ordinary
sport loving individual as well a.
iho polo enthusiast is evidenced boy
the fact that accommodations were
reserved o., the club for thousands or
general admissions az 90 cents per
head TIE private boxes. however.
have sold Tor from $50 90 $3.50 for
tho entire series.
Polo 8. very ancient game u
is not English. as many people
think. 10 b. supposed 10 be- of Hin
du origin The game was first mr
eostod 90 British officers iu india
hy tho Muniporces and Was intro.
ducoi into England 90 1870. Sis
Years later James Gordon Bennett
introduced the game into Nmr-ir1
mnd BE- has become ono of fhn chIrI
delights of wealthy mcu throughout
Hlr world
The nrf OF thc International
matches took place go Newport Bon
1856. when the liurdiusham team,
capitalized bg John Watson, won the
cup The cup. the gift az The West
chester Polo Club. was taken over
to ENGLAND. where e. remained uu-
go July .. 1909 Americas first
challenge for the cup was given iu
5000 by O. team captainod hy Fozhal
kcaun The Americans uerr M
successful ln 1902 the American
made another unsuccessful attempt
to regain the trophy
But in 1909. twenty-fhrec years
after the cup had been taken f1 Ilur-
bingham. Meadownrook team. ohal
,enginE With the consent of the Polo
Association. brought back tho tro-
ply The team was COMPOSED Of
Marry PAYNE whitney Lawrence
Waterbury J. ~ waterbury and
peteroauV Nllhurn. lu 1qIl tue
same Bir -Four successfully d..