Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17
whitney STAMPS
CARRY THE NEWS
T.POLO PONY
Island Bred Mount of Dr.. Will
Baldwin Greatest in the
World He Says

Carry the News and Helen G., the
iva Hawaiian ponies that took part in
last years international polo matches,
came in for high praise from all sides
when the country was pOlO-mad over
the American success in defending the
trophy. but now the limit Of apprOba-
tiUn has been reached. Harry Payne
Whitney, captain of the famous Big
-Four" of American polo, has come out
with the statement that in his opinion
Carry the News is the greatest polo
pony in the world today
The American players are practic-
ing at Lakewood, n. j., and a dis
patch to the Christian Science Mont
Tor. under Lakewood date line Of re-
cent date, says in part:
"Of the ponies sent to Lakewood,
Mr. II. p. Whitney is contributing
nearly twenty, the others being d.
vided among August Belmont, Louis
Stoddard Malcolm Stevenson, Dew
eFeux Milburn and two from Hawaii
The two latter are said to be among
the best I'm the world, and belong to
members of the Hawaii Polo Club of
Z Honolulu. These are William Bald:
ponies are Carry the News and Helen
G..
"Ponies Sent from Honolulu
efforts have been made to pur-
chase these ponies. The owners have
offered the American players the use
OF them for practise, and the cham
pionship matches but will not sell
them. The head groom was sent from
Wheatley Hills, Mr.. Whitney's Long
Island home, to Honolulu to take
charge Of the two ponies. Mr.. Whit
ney rode Carry the News in the
matches OF 1913 and considers him
the greatest pony in the world. He
compares him with his old pony Cot
tontail. which was acknowledged the
most perfect polo mount. Helen c..
owned by, Mr.. Dillingham;. almost the
equal OF Carry the News, was ridden
by Mr. Milburn last year. After the
matches OF 1919 the two ponies were
shipped to Honolulu. and reports state
that they are faster than ever.
Too much credit can not be given
to the Honolulu ponies, and to the
good craftsmanship of their owners,
said Mr. Whitney recently. Garry the
News is, in my opinion, the grandest
polo pony in the world today, and un-
less something unforeseen happens,
he will play big part in the interna-
tienal matches
While Harry Payne Whitney will
not captain this years quartet. 1t is
hoped that he will decide to try for
the team. There is no question but
what he will have a big part in the
practise work and every effort will be
made to have him on the team should
he be able to get into championship
form.
Famous Players Expected
Capt J. NJ. Waterbury, Lawrence
Waterbury and Devereux Milburn,
members Of the champion four; Louis
f. Stoddard. FoXhall p. Keene. NAL
colin Stevenson, Rene La Montague,
and Howard Phipps are the we'll
known players who are practicing
here. and to these will be added sew
eral young players of promise from
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Harry Fitzpatrick ana 20 groOms
are to handle the 80 ponies. An early
observation of the ponies shows that
the Americans will not he surpassed
as to their mounts. The Polo AssOcia-
tion is collecting a remarkable string
of ponies With one or two eXcep-
tions the entire collection Of ponies
that played in the 1913 matches will
again he available for the practise
matches, and many Of them are ex-
pcctod to take part in the champion
ship games