New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-09
Whitney and Waterburys Again
Chosen for the American
Team on Eve of
Big Match.
KEENE'S INJURY REASON
Association, After Meeting,
Puts Players Back at Old
Positions and Former
Captain at the
Head.


Waterburys. who defended the In
ternational Polo Cup two years ago
against the English team, were called
upon to defend it again yesterday.
Whitney is again to captain the team.
On the eve Of the big match the
Polo Association reversed its decision
of four days ago at a meeting follow
ing the accident TO Foxhall p. Keene
on Saturday. After a conference at
the Meadow Brook Club Mr.. Herbert.
the secretary, issued the following
statement:
Owing 10 the regrettable accident
to Foxhall p. Keene, causing a loss of
combination and team play which is
essential TO success. IL is imperative
that we select another team. After
consultation with Harry p. Whitney
and the committee, the following have
been chosen: No l, L. Waterbury; No.
2, ]. VI. Waterbury; No 3, II. P. Whit
ney; back, ID. Milburn."
Whitney To Be Captain Of Team.
Mr.. Herbert merely added that Mr..
Whitney would be captain and that
there would be five substitutes Harold
c. Phipps, L. L. Stoddard. Rene La
Montague, NJ. Stevenson and r. l..
Agassiz.
There was no comment needed. With
captain and supporters the same as
when the cup was lifted" from the
quarter century possession OF the Hur-
ingham Club and successfully retained
against the British challengers two
years ago words would have been idle.
The committeeman and the polo play
ers who had been awaiting the out
come Of the executive session hurried
off in various directions in their auto
mobiles, TO reassemble in the late af-
ternoon on the private field of John s
Phipps, az Westbury, as the hint had
gone al ,-It that there was TO be some
"limbef'ng up" play. one uninsormeI
was Robert Gilmore. a grim yisaged
and loyal retainer Of the Phipps clan.
who indeed had orders TO let no one
enter the grounds except the family
and the house guests. August Bel
mont. Rene La Montague, Daniel
Chauncey and a score Of others in au-
tomobiles were stopped as they arrived
and also many parties Of women AMI
men who had walked over from nearby
houses. Presently the tree-shadei
road before the gate was blocked for a
quarter of mile with cars and pedes-
trians. Foxhall p. Keene. his injured
arm in sling OF black silk. was in one
Of the cars Mr.. Belmont explained
who he was, but the gray whiskered
vassal only said: Sure. they all tell
me that sort OF talk
\ newspaper nan standing ny
vouched for Mr. Belmont and the polo
status Of the others. Sure, they all
tell me that, too" rejoined the guard
ian. But the chauffeurs had, after the
manner of their kind. been slowly NOV
ing forward. and there was soon 4
breach in the defending line. Pres
emily the orders came TO open the gates
and there were shortly several hundred
onlookers along the side boards.
The American team and Stoddard
were quickly riding about and hitting
balls as fancy prompted, and Lord
Wodehouse, Captain Cheape, Captain
Miller and Captain Ritson followed
suit Each set had out its own ponies,
There was no attempt to get up
game.
Feeling Of Confidence Returns.
Among the onlool1ers there was Hc
concealment of the feeling that a din
cult problem had been solved in the
best possible way by the Polo Asso-
citation. This was reflected by the re
serve of the pr' nounced supporters of
the British team when the subject Of
friendly wager was brought up. Their
were no offers OF odds against [
American team, and even money
the only basis that would be discuss'
Robert Bullock, for ten years first IN
with the Millers at Rugby, Englan,
who came with the challenEers two
wears ago and is now manager OF n
polo club near Pittsburgh, has come on
for the games and was at the aeid.
He believes the challengers will win,
but would not give odds. The British.
in his opinion, have by far the better
ponies.
Experts often are at variance about
this. and a professional pony man
who was at Hurlingham with the
Americans i'm 1902 and has seen every
cup match since believes the British
ponies are rot as a class above the
American mounts. and in his opinion
they are not so good as they were a
week ago. They are acting "a biz
stale" said he. in the Technology OF
horsemen. "and should hot spell come
on will melt away like butter in the
sun"
To the eye the British ponies seemed
as "fit as fiddle" This is true, too.
of the American nags. a little point Is
that they have had all their work In
rubber coronet bandages. TO protect
their ankles from mallet blows. Those
will be taken off to-day, and the 6.