The Detroit times., 1913-06-19
II You Are Uninjured When
Your Own Horse Falls Over
You
ANOTHER PONY WILL PUT
HIS FOOT IN YOUR EYE
Then You Can Take Cup Of D
O'Clock Tea and All VIII
BE Well
By HAL SHERIDAN,
fVNrittep for the United Press

Written for the Uniteo FIese.!
NEW YORK, June l9.-Polo Inc!
have played the international polo
matches IN New York, and as IL mas
hoen some time since polo has broken
.wav from association with the lost
And found columns, a little brushihs
nm "a probably needed TO fully appre
ciate all we have heard about H. Inc
class will therefore turn TO page D.
chapter 8. II wilr be observed Oh
taking a look that Uncle Moan wen
eters defines polo as, "A game OF oaii
Of eastern origin resembling hockey'
with the players on horseback. bu'
IN 60 further in our research as 10 the
causes and effect Of polo, We might
sav for the benefit Of the masses that
polo is skinny" on horseback Inc
superiority over the alley SKINNY game
OF our childhood Is readily seen II
IA the horses shins that get cracAeu'
not yours--or We should say, not .no
nlayer's. as polo players are IN the
minority, else all accident Insurance.
companies would have been gaspihe
for breath and looking for Klhus'
considerate receivers long ago.
II requires several things TO play
,,nIo First. and most important, IL
I. ahsolutelv necessary to have SUI
nc,ent wherew.thal in the bank 10
nav funeral expenses and enable the
family To keep up a front In case you
are suddenly taken of. Then agaiu,
one must have enough TO put several
Monies in the stable. 1t being neces-
s.rv IN have a reserve supply In case
the one In use breaks leg or neck,
or otherwise renders Itself more vi
le.s useless. You must also quarry
- "member Of this club -wnlch
,raans additional cash--and nave
your business In such shape that the
administrators will be able 10 se''..
the estate without great dimcuiy. ~
least your business should De III on"pe
40 hobble along for a month OF SO
while you are having leg, q nan
dozen ribs or so, neck or al OH"
put together in the hospitai.
This being the year OF an Engnsn
invasion.v and polo being an AFTER
noon affair one should also cultivate
the habit of drinking tea at ociock'
IN YES. I say, That cawnt De aVoiu-
"a And the ladies will be present
and there's the society end 10 40
IL wing thus outlined the require
ments It may be safe to say tna' !,
Won escape whole from the game, !
Vii, only be the charm OF the laoes
with whom you may take cup ol
"a after a hard game that Will save
Won from being killed jolly well right
Taken by an large there are Two
genealogical effects produced py
noio One brings the desire TO nave
enough money to play the game. Inc
other brings the firm deterlhina.,on
that II you had enough money lou
wouldn't. Teasing the Ola ian;
horse into q good healthy KICK, ial,,
IND down stairs or most any sport ol
that sort, will produce broken arm
or leg without the degree OF unce.'
faintv connected with polo. AT sucn
amusements you know just when II Is
roinr to happen. and can have your
room reserved at the hospital but
a polo you may linger for days
weeks. or months before the pump
Il delivered.
In playing the game. one OF the &C
Icomplishments Is to have your pony
10 trained that when his feet become
tangled or wound around an oppon'
ent'e mallet. he will fall as graceruiiy
n nossible and cover a small amount
Of territory In the descent. thus per-
hitting YOU to have chance or es-
cane. II YOU get from under your own
pony you are pretty saie' outsioe VI
the chances of having an opponent
mount step on your eye. polo pony
that understands just when and VINO
to kick is the most valuable mount
The average pony, as X. kiphng mas
told. Is intelligent and a rare asset
to the game.
Having mounted your pony and
taken up your position on the Held
with the three other members OF the
team, the referee will throw the ball
into play and one player from each
aide will dash madly for 1t. Each
man n armed with a long-handled
mAi1ot--the mallet part being about
~ inches long, and three inches In
6lomoter. The working part OF the
ma1lUt 10 the long side, not the end
n vnur man IL a good one he may be
ahia 70 shoot the ball straight into
TIE onomy's territory at the first swat
ara hrine down a pony on the wing.
10. ob1sct of the game Is TO drive the
AsIl fctWeen the goal posts. which
everv one knows, according TO the
r,,Ies 81 shinny, means that play viii
- started over again when one side
sccompllshes this. The game is di-
Mod into eight periods--four In each
haN Between the halves tea may
s. served, the ladies fiutter abott thJ
horoee. and plans may be laid toE W
49, 800 the casualties II they\MSre
Ilnht DARING the first session 700
rSniee Are vncanny In their love bt
~ rame despite the way they are
nometlmos banged up. They follow
tho boll closely. study carefully Just
vhen 20 vhirl and pound after II, and
- we stated before, timely kicker
{1at uoou some judgment. Is the star
niunbor Of the flock.
Any doubt Of the chances imam
trk9 vixen he HOPE aboard likely
80 posy and enters q real live con
.f1rf vil1 b dispeIled at q list Of the
Gronaltioo which followed the prac
<1S0 wa60o Of the Americans just pre-
,E1ll04 ~ international series. Dew
oG3 1gi1burn was twice thrown
~ ~ o.. stopped on and what-not by
160oro1 hoepoD before the series
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