The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-18

ALREADY MAKING PLANS
TO RECAPTURE TROPHY
Next Challenging Polo Tenn May he
Picked by Series Of ElimfnR-
ton Matches.

New York. Juno J7.-America Will
send challenging team abroad next
year tn recover the West Chester cup
tile international trophy.
Official announcement OF the decision
to challenge the British holders, is ex-
pocted within three weeks. 1t Will BIO
made 10y the National Polo Association.
Cnotiici;.lly. there is discussion over
the prospects of series of elimination
trials with teams from the various
clubs of tho country The issue has
been raised. Some of tho Western
clubs seem TO favor tho selection Of
the challcngers through an elimination
series. in precisely the way that tho
Americas cup defender ie selected
Every season develops now polo ex-
perts in the society clubs. Southern
California has produced excellent polo
The Onwentsia Club. OF Chicago, is
clanorinE for recognition. and the Vir-
GINA season always brings out new
material.
To-day. August Belmont, Jr., secre-
tary of the Meadow Brook Club, de-
MED published story that the club
had tried TO take tho challenging
rights away from tho National Asso-
citation. IIo said:
These are plain misstatemcnts
Really they should be answered by tho
polo association. or tn seven mem
hcrs on tho polo committee in tho Ma
tional Association only two are from
meadow Brook. and the national mem
hership Is just what 1t says--nationnl
in scope.
Perhaps. when the first serious Of
tort was made to lift tho cup Meadow
hrook was best equipped. IL not tho
only club fully equipped in this coun-
Try with players and the entire where
Withal To make Il good stiff fight for
thy trophy. Certainly the teams did
WIN the cup and defended IL splendid
~ l'ut we do not try to control the
association
No Hone From Army.
army o'hccrs can never successful
~ compete with tho crack polo teams
or England until Congress changes IT'S
attitude and fosters this manly .port"
thus spoke BriSadler- General Rob
ert Is. Evans at Governors Island to-
any. when asked If there was hope of
recapt"rinE the polo trophy by the
organization and perfection of II polO
team of United States Army officers.
Army officers" the general CON
tlniied, are not rich, and polo is n
rich mans sport. Congress forbids tho
use OF money for polo or horse shows.
lor a clause has been Inserted in the
appropriation bill that prohibits the
use or any money to dcfray the ex-
penses of going around Thus YOU
see. the officer is discouraged.
1T Is true that many officers OF the
mounted service organizations take an
"N'''' ''''itst III polo, paying The
game whenever they can. But their
mounts are limited i'll number, and in
no case arc they sufficiently well
trained TO put into a spirited game
polo player. to insure good play
ing, must have at least five or six
ponies. These animals must be stur-
dy and we'll trained. Some that were
used Mt Meadow Brook cost from So OOO
to $4,000 each. There are no officers
who could meet this expense from
their salaries. l favor the encourage
ment of the sport, for 1t is not only
- wonderful game. but by playing IL
an officer can but improve upon his
workmanship"