New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
WOMEN MAKE A
SUCCESSFUL BOW
AT INDOOR POLO
Red Birds Defeat Crusad
ers in Exciting Game at
Central Park Academy.

An exciting and holly contested game
Of indoor polo at the Durland Riding
Academy marked the first interclub
feminine match ever played in this
city. The prizes, set Of silver cups
presented by the Durland Polo Club,
were won by the Central Park Riding
Academy Red Birds. from the Crusa-
ders. of Durland's, BY a score Of .
goals to 4.
Two ten-minute periods were played
under the regular rules. The players.
VINO are amateur patrons OF the two
riding schools and pro minent in the as
semblage on fine afternoons on the
Central Park bride paths, were young
girls who demonstrated cleyerness as
riders and as poloists The Red Birds
were Miss Adele Leonard, Miss Lillian
Schroeder and Miss j. +. Moehle, and
prised Miss Dorothy Buchanan. Miss r.
X. Marsh and Miss Sophia Pond.
The girls played in biouses, helmets
and white breeches and shiny black
boots. The Crusaders wore white
biouses and green neckties. while the
Red Birds wore blouscs Of fiery Grim
son. Miss Moehlc played without q
helmet, but guarded her forehead and
head with leather pad, in football
style.
zone Of our girls was hit in the face
at practice with a mallet,' explained
Miss Moehle, when asked if she WAS
irpersonating masked marvel 80
/ thought u wise TO play m a guarded
pad instead Of a helmet, as | wear
glasses, you know
Miss Adele Leonard made the first
goal from scrlmmage for the ked
Birds, Miss Dorothy Buchanan. by a
clever long hit soon after scoring for
the Crusaders. The Crusaders made
the third goal through two dashing
hts by Miss Pond. who stole of with
the ball. but the count was almost I'M
mediately tied again by Miss Schroed-
Ter getting a tally FOR the Red Birds.
There were thirty seconds Of play
overtime. as the referee had 10 wait
ior the ball 10 hit side wall. and
finally Miss Leonard. by the longest
flying hit Of the game, caught goa ].
This gave the lead TO the Red Birds
by to 2 for the first period.
Miss Buchanan made the only two
goals scored by the Crusaders IN the
second period. Before making the sec
end goal Miss Buchanan had fall
that looked for an instant Ike seri-
and later had an opportunity 10 hit n
goal.
Miss Leonard lost her mallct in one
Of the rushes, but instead OF riding TO
the sides and yelling for a new stick.
rs a man would have done, she proved
the nimbleness of the girls BY jumping
OF the mount. picking up the maliet
and remounting, all without aid and as
quickly as a Tod Sloan or Garrison
might have done the trick.
Miss Schroeder, by well-timcd
:ush. secured another goal for the Red
Birds. which tied the score at all.
The last goal was the clevcrcst Of the
game. perhaps. Miss Moehlc stealing
the ball away from Miss Pond and, by
a long hit. followed by short placing
shot. securing the final tally just as
the referee blew the whistle for time
uD."
Pos Red Birds Pos Crusaders
MIS-, Adele Leonard Hiss DJsIny Buchanan
Mise D. Schroeder Miss l.. j Marsh
9-Nle, : T. MOBILE Miss sophia Pond
Goals earned Rid Birds 3: Crusaders. 4.
Individual soals-Nss buchanan. o. Miss Leon
ard. .. Mis- Schroeder. Afiss Pond. J. Misc
Rec" Rs,eriee-Ar.her " Ianny Timer and scorer
II. " Rose.