The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-13
HUNTER REFUSES TO
COME; POLO IN AIR
Major Won't Leave His III Wife
and Another Good Player
Can't BE Found.
WIMBORNE IN QUANDARY
Baron Either Must Call Trip orr
or Must Get in the
Game Himself.

LpNpoN. May 12.-There was another
uss in the polo situation to-day when
Najor &. T.. Hunter, who was slated to
20 to America as back OH the team
selected by Lord Wimborne, telegraphed
that he would have 10 abandon the trip
OWING to the serious illness of his wife.
Baron Wlmbornc spent the res, of the
day in vainiy trying to get a suitable
man to take Major Hunters place. No
player OF any merit would consent to Join
the team and Baron Wimborne Is con-
uonted with a more serious problem than
he mas yet had TO solve He has the
alternative OF filling the place himself In
which ease the team will be without a
reserve man. or abandoning the trip
entirely.
Tho last minute resolve of MAJOR
Hunter not to make the trip came as a
distinct shock Nearly a week ago Hunter
trst stated that he would have to with
draw from the team owing to the illness
OF his wife. but since then he had recon-
.ldered and until this afternoon was
counted on as member OF the team.
Baron Wimborne said this evening that
when he received the telegram from
Major Hunter he again asked Capt.
Cheape to join tho team and help out
the chall.ngvrs. but that he met with
another refusal The matter has been
submitted again TO the birmingham club
and the committee will meet tomorrow
70 decide what TO do under the perplex ing
circumstances All arrangements have
been made to ship the ponies next Satur-
day aud accommodations have been re-
srvcd for the team on the Carman.a.
esying on May 20.
Baron NimbOrnes polo team won a
match against scratch team at Hurting
nam to-day by score OF l6 goals to Z.
Major Hunter was not in the lineup of
The International four. his place at back
bang taken by an Anglo-Argentine player
named Trail. Baron Wimborne was one
Of IN. PLAYERS on the scratch team.
LoNnoS. May i3.-The Times this morn
ng criticises capt. Chcape In no uncer-
tain terms over his second refusal 10
Join Baron Wimborne's polo team The
article says that taking advantage of per-
.onal considerations il extremely III timed
IN such a crisis and that Cheape should
not allow prejudice or disinclination t.
prevent him helping out his country The
Times appeals to w :. Buckmaster 70
use his influence to send England's hes,
,eam TO America
The news received from London yester-
day afternoon was even more disquieting
than the later dispatches and stated post
lively that Baron Wimborne had aban-
ioned the trip. Early in the evening
THE SvS called up II. l.. Herbert. chair
man of the Polo Association. at his home
1t Lakewood. Mr. Herbert had received
no notification % Baron Wimhorne's re-
ton and WAS surprised to learn of the
venture being abandoned by him.
I'VE shall go on with our preparations
FOR the match just the same" he said.
The challenge for the match came
through the birmingham Club and was
regularly accepted. Naturally we expect
team 10 be sent and IL seems to me only
reasonable tha, the birmingham commit
tee will take the matter up at once and
arrange for team to carry out its chal-
lenge. Al any rate our committee Is
rot IN position 10 take action until We
receive an official communication from
the Nottingham club"
Other polo players We're of the opinion
hat The birmingham Club could not with
draw from the match when negotiations
had proceeded so far. Both countries
have spent an enormous amount OF money
N PREPARATION for the contest and the
Polo Association here will be put TO great
inconvenience " the English team does
not appear. Seats for the games already
nave been allotted. new stands built and
considerable money expended In making
arrangements for the games which We're e
hgt,n on June 8.
Harry Payne Whitney, who has givei
more time to the plans for the defence
~ the cup than any other man, declined
20 have anything 10 say last night on IN
lates, DEVELOPMENT When, however.
was nrs, limited that the English team
might not come over he stated that
was inconcelvable that such thin
should ltpt,N