El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-15
LORD WIMBORNE. BRITISH POLO
ENTHUSIAST, II TOMORROW

To spend $4,000 on the chance OF
winning a sporting event is a pretty
game sort of a proposition. but it is
just what Baron Wimborne did in his
successful attempt in 1914. a month
before the war broke out, to lift the
international polo cup Baron VIM
borne, who will be AZ tomorrow. has
for years been a polo enthusiast.
When he first announced his inten-
ton Of trying for the trophy then
hold by the American poloists. the
croakers set Up a howl Of derision
Few OF the polo club members and
newspaper experts had any conf
Sence in the project. but that didn't
Ceter the young nobleman. He
planned a campaign in which money
didn't figure. He bought and tried
scores of ponies to get mounts for
the men, all of them British army Of
ficers- He sent out scouts who
secured Europe. India and North and
South America in their hunt for
ponies. First and last, his ponies
cost him probably 100000, although
il may have been trffle more or less.
The 36 ponies which he brought to
America probably stood him an aver
age of $4,000 each, and dozens Of anil
mails were tried and later discarded
before he finally retained the SO for
the game. The job of finding these
ponies cost him a pretty penny. and
EdIC " dS q NOuGllCI1DA1 ALENlls
One Of the best OF British trainers
was engaged. and a small army of
boys. hostlers snd farriers were
brought TO America Before thew
were shipDed across the Atlantic
most OF the ponies were taken to
Spain for six months of special train
ing Lord Wimbo-ne had 81 ponies at
Madrid undergoing the treining and
wedding out process. Picking the
men who were TO ride the ponies pre-
scented a multitude of problems
Scores of army men caps bic OF plav-
ing polo at its best were at the dis
nosal of Lornn Wimborne. The tenn
he finally picked did not contain
some OF the men he desired. but
nevertheless it wss better team than
America could put in the field. Sine
the beginning Of the war a number
IF the crack polo players Of the Brit
ish army have been killed or wound
ed. The 18th Royal Lancers. one Of
the most famous Of "nolo regiments"
has suffered espe ciallv, a score o.
more OF its crack players having
either been killed or wounded.
SOMETHING FOR OLD TINE FANS.
It was on January IS. 1890. thet
Rilly Myer defeated Harry Gilmore in
five rounds at Chicago. That's just
2S years ago today. and the old-time
ldnS viii gel Until from the peru
sal of these names. for Myer and Gill
more were two Of the best Of the old
lightweichts who contested for the
crown in the DAYS WIZ Williams
burg Jack" McAuiiffa seigned as king
Of that division. Just three years he
fore the C;ilmore-Myer contest in Chi
cago. Vary had fought McAuliffe for
the title at Lawrence. Mess. That was
an affair with skin gloves. and JACK
was almost blinded and in a bad way
before he landed the knockout punch
n the 2Sth round At that time Gil
more was the cham7ion OF Canada
Harry fought Billy Nfyer three times
IN the first contest. at St Croix
Wis. he was knocked out IN the fifth
-ound
little Inter Myer repeated by
putting Gilmore TO siee1 in the
first chanfrr. and in the third
meeting Gilmore vs. again ont
cI-sSed Fyer. known rs the
aSfrrafor Cy~Ion~.o fouPhf Nc
Auliffe for fhe title ut New Or
leans n 1890. avd was knocked
out IN the 18th rou-d. After l@av-
ing the ring Gilmore settled down
in Chicago and became a boxing
instructor.