The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-22
POLO WITH BRITONS
AWAITS THEIR WORD
American Association Will
Challenge as Soon as the
English Are Ready.
SCHEDULE is DELAYED
Officials Meet Here and De-
eide to Withhold Action
on Programme.
SCHEDULE is DELAYED

Only little hope for championship and
uo-e important interclub competitions
iris year was held out at the annual
meeting OF tho Polo Association at the
downtown Club yesterday afternoon.
While there Is some chance that the
championships will be played at Point
Judith next August and that the Inter-
circuit cups will be contested for, the
officers OF the association were not in
,'Ined TO make too strong a promise.
They declared that they were hopeful
and that they waited on the various
,'lt~ 10 make known their plans before
the national association took any action.
In accordance with this policy no
dsfnite dates were announced. Henry
J.. Herbert. who once more was elected
chairman OF the association, and William
4 Hazard. who again was honored with
the secretaryshp, declared that the
schedule making had been put over for
several months and that another gen
cral meeting would be held for that pur-
pose. In the meantime the various clubs
holding membership in the association
will make up a census of the players
who are likely TO be available for polo
next summer and advise the aesocia-
ton of their plans and desires
While the officers and delegates did
nothing about q programme FOR the
year they were not averse to talking
International polo Mr.. Herbert declared
that a challenge would be sent for the
International cup just as soon as the
birmingham Club showed that IL was in
position to receive such Il call to play.
This may come as early as 1920. for
me Raneiagh, Roeha mpton and other
ZIG polo clubs in England already have
Gra%n Up schedules for this year and
intend 20 swing into greater polo ac-
.vity than ever before
10 Per Cent. in Service.
Twenty-one clubs had delegates at the
7'eeting, the biggest attendance In years.
IN addition to rejecting Messrs. Her
bert and Hazard the association re-
"ectsd the entire executive committee,
which Is composed Of the following
Major August Belmont, Joshua Crane,
Col. John c. Groomo. w A. Hazard,
Mex 7. Primm. Jr.. Dudley L. Rogers.
". Plunket Stewart and Harry Payne
Whitney. Owing to the lack OF play
asst summer there were no handicap
changes
Nc. Herbert told the delegates OF the
splendid service the members Of the
association had done for the nation. OF
me lao members listed by the asso-
ciaton zoos went into the army, maxi
ing turnout OF 10 per cent. No other
sport can even approach that showing.
COMMISSIONS were won by 643 members
SIX are Major-Genersls and six Briga-
dler-Generals Mr.. Herbert said:
Activities among the members OF the
polo clubs which form the nucleus OF the
Polo Association have, as we all know.
been more identified with the needs OF
Uncle Sam than with the sport which
n kz1
reeds OF the nation.
".t has been thoroughly proven that
the men who have INDUCED in and en-
owed the Fport have shown the rapid
lhought muscular activity, with the
ability 70 withstand fatia . that IL SO
mach required in time OF war. Since the
'st annual meeting OF this association
'a"i- services have been well appreciated
g every department OF our national
government in which they have served
IS = shown by the promotions which
0ars been conferred upon them
4 Proud Showing,
We have found II quite impossible 20
to-7' Ia:o a complete list of titles, ow-
= =" The many promotions and changes
~ 1siressss, bat our list OF polo players
y ne amy now shows six Major Cen
-Uss, While two were listed one year
'f' ~ Embellishments there are
&C. Six, while two were listed last wear
"'0fA's have increased from 6 to 40 :;
'H'enant-Colonels from to 90 :
MAJORS from 10 To 23e there were then
.25 CAPTAINS; now cas-: Lieutenants
nave decreased from 435 to 25 on ac-
'0H0t OF promotions; sergeants and cor
pora's, FL. There are also 341 other polo
naNers whose ranks have not been def
tr'e!y accerta!ned, making n total o..
i,".o IN the service out OF a membership
OF l'i4n, which Is an average OF 20 per
cent. OF the whole. a showing OF which
we ot1cers and delegates OF this associa-
uo0. l feel sure, are Justly proud
During the season OF 1918 officers
ana men a. various military canton
,0"nts played quite regularly. particu-
iaT'r those AZ Camp Kearny, California
boih English and Americans Joined with
10 civilian players at the Coronado
country Club and played throughout the
lear Tor the benefit of the Red Cross
only two OF the Eastern clubs re-
ported regular weekly games. The Rum
f'7 Country Club. Rumson, " j., had
~ active season. teams being made I'D
81 civilian players and military men on
.faVe. Similar conditions existed at the
MeStche"tsr Country Polo Club, West
CHESTER, =. Y.
"Scu NJ lamps.
There has also been considerable
POO az Camp Sheridan, Montgomery,
Ala AZ Fort Sam Houston, San An
''H!o' Tex. where tho Fourteenth Cav
80 was located, and at Camp Logan,
I-ousfon. Tex. successful season was
"a at the Camden Polo Club, Camden,
. G., principally for the Red Cross A
great many polo grounds were used for
forSe shows. gymkhana events and vari-
Gus war benefits. notably at the Bryn
NaVr Polo club, under the management
ot Major and Mrs. r. f. Strawbrldge.
Ahe ore at the private ground of ]. s.
In'pps' Westbury L. J., proved u great
success
80 many identified with polo are still
IN the Service the sport may not reach
me dignity OF championship events the
coming season, nor Is there likely TO be
"a Immediate resumption of the inter-
Circuit contests, Tournaments in which
visiting teams take part on the old time
scale Will probably be superseded by
mora home club play and by matches
wan near by clubs. There can be no
possible thought OF a challenge from the
Fo.o Association for the international
'nn, won back 80 CALAMITY BY the team
Iepresenting England in 1914. until the
birmingham club has had ample time TO
rem and prepare its sadly depleted polo
ranks
1t Is Mr.. Hazards and my own opin-
ion that the sport will be extensively
revived when the great number of polo
paying soldiers has been mustered out
They will likely be glad 10 shake Off the