Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-03
NOT READY TO
MEET EASTERN
POLO PLAYERS
Information That cooperstown
Team Plans to Invade Ha-
wall This Year Causes
CONSERVATION

Hawaii is faced with polo inya-
sion this winter. Mainland papers
have from time to time carried stories
to the effect that one or more crack
eastern polo teams were coming to
the coast for the winter season, and
that journey TO Hawaii was on the
schedule, but the first authentic in
formation to this effect comes in a
letter from Major Collin G. Ross to
Walter r. Dillingham;. which was re-
ceiyed few days ago.
Major Ross, who is secretary Of the
Coronado Country Club, and a well
known polo expert, writes that he has
recently returned from eastern polo
centers, and that he was informed
that the crack COoperstown polo
team, winner Of many big events, was
TO come to Hawaii in November, play
here for a month or six weeks, and
then return TO California for the win
Ter tournament circuit.
- The Cooperstown team is composed
OF Won STAGE, 'Rurlsey. Beadleson and
Stevenson. and is rated almost as
high as the famous Meadowbrook
four that defended the international
cup
Locals Not Ready.
This news has thrown consterna-
ton into the local polo camp. At any
other time these visitors would have
been as welcome as the flowers in
May. and would have been given a
welcome and reception Of the true
Hawaiian brand, but It would be next
to Impossible to get together the polo
men two months from now.
The polo season is closed, or prac-
fically SO; the Oahu clubs stables at
Moanalua will be shut down after the
present. series with the cavalry, and
the string viii be turned out with the
exception OF few green horses which
will be worked throughout the winter
in preparation for next year. Walter
Dillingham;. prime mover in polo, and
captain of the A1l.Hawaii team, ex-
poets to leave for the mainland in q
short time, to be gone several weeks.
Altogether November is about the
worst time imaginable for polo in Ha-
wall.
Plans Made on Coast.
1T looks from this letter of Major
Ross as though Malcolm Stevenson
and Perry Beadelson were really go
ing to carry out the enthusiastic
plans they talked over when we were
all on the coast last spring., said,
Walter Dillingham; this morning. at
that time they. asked II we could
change our playing season to give.
them q chance at us on our home.
grounds. and We said certainly, that
we would do anything to get Them
here. Il was understood. though, that
We would have plenty Of notice, for
polo isn't q game that can be gone In
to hap hazard, and the pony question
has to be considered months in adj
vance. In fact. the tentative plan
was for the eastern team to come
here in 1914, so that the All-Hawaii
team could return with them to Cali
fornla for the 1915 season. Besides,
our ponies have been In training for
more than a year, and have had quite
enough polo. Three of the best of
them. Carry the News. Helen G, and
Dandy, that the Hawaii players lent
for the international matches, haven't
keen sent back to us yet. and this
I also is an important consideration,
lOI 10 IICEt Oil luN0cl0n Va Ills nthNts
We would have to call on every avail
able high-class pony.
Ponies Played Out.
Another thing that makes the pro
posed visit inopportune said billing
ham, lis the ground question II
would be very much better all round
to play these games at Kapioiani Park
than at Mcanalua Such a series OF
games would create a lot Of interest
in Honolulu, and there are thousands
OF polo enthusiasts who would go to
see the matches If they could reach
the field by trolley. Moanalua is a
beautiful location, and has been q
boon to the polo men. but the field
has limitations from playing stand
point. All we need to make q first
class field at Kapiolani is water. Give
us an adequate supply, and in six
months we can have top notch. play
ing surface"
II would be great thing for polo
here to have field as accessible as
lAapiolani. More than three thousand
dollars have been spent on filling in