The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
POLO PLAYERS WILL
FLOCK TO RUMSON
Country Club on Banks Of the
shrewsbury Will Hold
Tourney.
FIELDS AT THEIR BEST

There will he no polo at Lakewood this
spring. but that does not mean idleness
for lovers of the game In this vicinity,
for Ru,nson will I'LL the void. Plans have
been made for fostering polo on a larger
scale than ever before at the Rumson
Country club. Its two fields are ready
now. or will be ready with a day or two
OF sunshine TO help them dry out prop
erly, and the first practice anne will be
played next Saturday, weather permit
ting.
Rumson stands In a fair way to be-
corNc the spring polo centre Of Amer
lea. just as Lakewood has been in the
past. George Gould's field at Lakewood
was IN use last spring. but he and the
members OF his family have not par.
ticipated In the game for several years
and II has been decided at last TO dis
continue attention to the polo plant.
Rumson. with every facility that Lake
wood possessed and the further adj
vantage Of being nearer to New York.
has an opportunity to do much for polo
and intends to take advantage Of 1t.
Invitations were sent out last week TO
prominent players of practically every
club identified wi'h polo in this part OF
the country asking the men to make use
q: the I,umson fields for practice and
also announcing plans FOR the coming
spring tournament of the club. which will
run from May 6 to May Ii. Preliminary
TO the tournament there will lie games
three times a week. ola Tuesdays. Thurs
days and saturdays, most of them
probably cut IN and out contests that
will enable many men t" get in action.
stable accommodations are available
for nearly 100 mounts within two miles
ot the I,umson clubhouse. ~ that visit
ing players will he able to bring along
as many ponies as necessary. A polo
manager will Ice at the fields constantly
To he of service 20 those who might want
to have a workout on days when no
games are scheduled
The active business man vii, ind
Rumson much more convenient for him
than Lakewood was. He can leave his
cffice ia time To- tax, a 3:3p train. reach
Rumsou in time for a game. have din
ner at the clubhouse u lie back IN
New York by $50 without having TO
rush about to make connections. The
clubhouse is about two miles from the
railroad station. but any guest will find
an automobile waiting for him " he
telephones the club h. 10 on his way.
i.umson's fields are In better condi-
ton now than In any previous spring.
The sandy formation OF IN. ground
causes rain 10 soak in rapidly. SO that
III" fields are ready for play n few hours
after "a shower, one of the fields WAS
constructed entirely ON artificial ground.
filed in with a thick layer % loan
over the sand. Both hay. been under
tn" care OF an eNI~rt ground keeper and
gardner during tn" winter and have
been rolled to a beautiful dcgT.. OF
smoothucss. With the exception Of the
M.adowprook field used FOR the las, in
ternational matches. Their. probably
never was y better polo field in the
United states than the match field at
Runson and certaihly there Is no bet
ter Held anywhere now.
The tournament next month will ne
an open competition. on u handicap
basis. With the leading Polo association
members aking part Han a dozen
teams are expected to cou.crt". En-
tries will close shortly before the emo
OF this month. probably abou, a week or
two before tho beginning Of Ia. t"urna-
meni on Nay Il.
Howard :. Borden is chairman of th.
polo of the club. Tia. other
members being W Strother Jones. Wal
ter : Mcclure and W. Warren Barbour.
They are enthusiastic over the prospects
for the coming season and energetic in
their efforts TO bring interes, in the
game to III. point they think II should
attain.