New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-11
I ord Wimborne Must Send
Team or Look Foolish,
Is Sentiment.
MICH DEPENDS ON
CHEAPE'S ANSWER
,,cluded in Probable Lineup
with Tompkinson, Barrett,
Bingham and Hunter.
- c,hle 10 The TrIbune. J

London. May 1l.-Lord Wimborne
said last night that the makeup of the
English polo team still was uncertain
and that the exact lineup could not be
determined until the players reached
New York.
To a direct question az 10 whether
The departure Of the British team now
was assured. Lord Wimborne was eva
sjve. saving, That depends as 10
whether the desired players can be Sc
cured" II looks, nevertheless as
though the challenging team would de-
part according TO schedule.
Lord Wimborne must send team or
look foolish in both England and Amer
ica. The majority Of the birmingham
committee would hate to recall the
challenge. and the problem now Is the
social jockeying and the expense.
Pony Question Again.
Lord Wimborne, il is understood,
takes the position that as birmingham
&c making the selection the club mem
hers should help with ponies. The
present string does not compare 10 that
Of Meadow Brook. Major Egerton
Green is leading a strong agitation for
All British players TO turn over their
hest mounts 10 the challengers. but the
birmingham, Roehampton and Rane-
lsrh cracks. with ambitions in the
London polo season. are unwilling TO
sacrifice their personal playing pros
poets 10 help TO insure national success.
F. VI. Freake and Lord Wodehouse are
unable 10 see their way TO place their
services ct the disposal Of the Hurting
ham subcommittee, which was hur-
rledly formed TO organize a team. Cap
tain l. st. George Cheape's answer has
not vet been received. If he accepts.
and Major Hunters domestic affairs
rernit him 10 go, the probable forma-
lion OF the team will be II. A. Tompkin-
son. CAPTAIN Cheape, +. w Barrett
and Major c. w. Hunter, with Captain
Bingham in reserve. Lord Wodehouse
sill be missed, as his game at back is
20 per cent better than when he was in
America last year. Captain Cheape is
also in much better form, and if he goes
viii be assured Of much help from the
army crowd in the matter of ponies.
Refusal Means Dismemberment
But if Captain Cheape does not ac-
cept. where are we?" is the question
now being anxlously and animatedly
discussed here. The general impress
sion is that Cheape's refusal TO go may
break up Lord Wimborne's chance Of
being able to send a representative
team. and he may feel that his respon-
sibiliues are at an end. Captain
Cheape's mental attitude is undeniably
the cruX Of the situation. He may
feel precluded by his present obliga-
tons from following Lord Wimborne's
fortunes. seeing that 10 do so might 70
HIM seem acknowledgements of the team
~ which he has been playing this last
week. with such brilliant success.
ln such case, says the polo expert of
"Tue Daily Telegraph ii should surely
hchooye the birmingham Club to ask
vs.. G.. Buclmaster to cut the Gordian
knot Of the difficulties. Buckmaster
considers Englands making default
an unthinkable thing, and team must
no sent if a representative one can be
found I'm time Buckmaster feels
natural disinclinatiOn TO take over at a
moments notice Englaud's fortunes
with literally only five days 10 become
acquainted with perfectly strange pO-
MES while his own have not had enough