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FIRST POLO PONY
SHOW IN AMERICA
Meadow Brook Club Will
Stage Event at Westbury,
L. l., Wednesday.

Americas first polo pony show will
be held at the Meadow Brook Club,
weetbury. L. l.. free to all who wish
to enter or attend next Wednesday. Pro-
jected for sports sake. a national benefit
to horse breeding by giving encourage
ment to Americans to raise all the
mounts needed by tho thousands Of rich
men who play the game. is the big idea
Of the show.
To help carry out the objects q Ma
tional Polo Pony Society will be organ
lied during the day. The morning will
be devoted TO nine breeders classes. the
entries to be shown TO halter. Then
will come luncheon and the launching
Of tho new society. In the afternoon
the show will be resumed with seven
riding classes for novice and made
polo mounts. the final class being for
the champion cup. The prizes in the
halter classes will be in cash and cups
will be awarded in the riding classes.
A tentative organization has been
formed which includes many leading
poloists identified with the Polo Asso.
citation. as token OF the amity existing
between the old and the new. The tenn
porary list for the National Polo Pony
Society is:
President. H L.. Herbert vice-presi.
dent, Horace Havemeyer; secretary
William A. Hazard; treasurer, D. s
Inglehart: assistant secretary and man.
| ager, James C. Cooley: executive com
mittee. F. s. Won Stade. chairman, ]
| Watson Webb. F. Ambrose Clark
Quincy A. Shaw, H. T. Peters, D. 8
Inglehart and James c. Cooley.
In a way the objects wih-be identical
| with those of the British Polo Pony So
ciety. which has been In existence fol
| thirty or more years Polo playing has
had strong influence in improving the
breeding OF Western ranch ponies, fol
the only mounts available when the
game was first started here in 1876 were
| thirteen to fourteen hand, rough little
broncos from Texas brought on In car
load lots and averaged at $50 or $50 a
head. Now American ranch polo mounts
bring from $500 to $4,000 each.
Although he has accepted tho presi'
dency and believes in the national valu,
OF systematic breeding of polo mounts
, Mr.. Herbert thinks the show has beer
] misnamed. Since the annual meeting Of
the Polo Association in 1915. when It wal
ruled the hight of mounts shall no
| exceed l6l hands" the word pony hai
been eliminated from the polo rules aud
Technology In this country.
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cepted, the fourth hand declares h,r,-
self Just Of II the three heart bid hss
been regular.
l.. c. d. says: Dummy lays down an
thirteen cards before q card Is led. h.
the leader a right to take advantass :.
what-he sees In the dummy in guch a
case, or must he lead as he otherv,.,
would have led7
As there Is no one to say what \.
would have led had he not seen dummy
and as the leader Is free to open with
any cards he pleases. II would b In.
possible to exact any lead from him On
the ground that he made It Just becap..
he had seen dummy. II It gives him
any advantage. II is dummys fault sr
exposing his hand too soon.
J. T. o. says: One player f,nes h.
has six cards In front Of him, his neigh.
Dor four only. Neither having lifted a
card, they mutually agree to have nav
deal, as A has already looked at Ria
hand and wants to open the Dot
bets they are both out OF 1t and N.
deal stands.
The deal stands. but the two players
are not out OF the pot They must call
on the dealer to draw a card. face down.
from the hand Of six. and give II to The
player who has four only.
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CAMDEN YEARLINGS
TO GO UNDER HAMMER
Progeny of Light Brigade to
Be Sold at Durlands.

The first of the great yearling sales Of
the season OF 1919, which will be con-
Quoted by the Powers Hunter Company,
OF New York. at Durlands June gath,
will witness the passing under the ham
mer of the first real crop OF yearlings
claiming for sire the famous English
racer Light Brigade. Light Brigade, a
son of Picton and Bridge Of Signs. was
bred by Lord Derby in Great Britain.
He Is now at the head OF l. N. Cam
den's Hartland stud. near Versailles,
Kentucky. Senator Camden will be in
New York for this sale. He has sent up
from Hartland in the course of the last
few seasons quite n number of horses
that have distinguished themselves under
colors. notably, Papp. the Futurity win
ner OF 1917. Luke. Solly, Bringhurst and
two-year-old Salt Peter. a son of Peter
Ounce and Yolanda. which brought
$4,000 at public auction at Durlands a
year ago,
English critics regard Light Brigade as
one of the most formidable horses that
has been shipped out OF the United King
dom In quarter of a century. There
was great cry OF protest in the press
when IL was announced that Lord Derby
had sold him for expectation. On the
distaff side Light Brigade belongs TO the
family Of the celebrated Melton, which
Is brilliantly represented among the
successful stock horses OF Great Britain
and Ireland and which has had credit
able racing and stock horse representa-
,tives on this side in Hippodrome, Hurst
Park, Dominant and Pride of India
Picton, n first-class racer. was a son OF
Orvieto and n grandson OF Bend Or.
Light Brigade raced three seasons in
Great Britain, starting twenty-seven
| times and winning sixteen stakes and
being placed half a dozen times. AS a
three-year-old he won eleven races In a
rev at various distances up TO a mile
and a half. His total Of earnings was
about $4,000.
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DAREDEVILS IN 100
MILE AUTO DERBY
Match Between De Palma and
Wilcox May Be Added
Feature.

The demand for entry blanks for the
100 mile darby. the feature event or the
automobile races at Sheepshead Bay
Speedway on July 4, indicates that the
biggest field OF international stars that
ever started in an auto racing classic
In this country will answer the call to
post It will be the first real test In
the East of all the modern racing ma
chimes
Tommy Milton will be back with his
record breaking "Duesie" and will have
as teammates Eddie O'Donnell and Dave
Lewis Ed and Dave will have specially
built cars. O'Donnell is one of the speed
demons from the Pacific Coast, where
he held many road records
Roscoe Sarles. who Is plotting one OF
Barney Oldfeld's Golden Submarines
wants to compete. Jules Goux. the noted
French driver who finished third in In
dianapolis. In another who will probably
ship his car to the Bay track. Gouz
has wonderful Peugeot that has turned
over 122 miles an hour in trial spins
He beat one Of the famous Ballot cars
in one of the elimination trials In In
dianapolis.
An entry blank was mailed to How
dy' Wilcox at his own request He
Is anxious to prove that his victory over
De Palma in the 500 mile classic at In
danapolis on May 81 was not nuke
Wilcox will race in the same Peugeo'
that carried him to victory in the $50.
900 race at Indianapolis.
, The card on July also will include
a match race and short distance sprint
Manager Johnston will hang up good
sized purse for n match between Wilcox
and De Palma. This would be one of tho
gretest specials ever put on at any track
In this country. II would bring into
action two of the noted speed demons OF
tho world In two OF the fastest cars
ever constructed-Packard VS.. Peugeot
Because of the heavy demand for en-
try blanks for the 100 mile classic the
race committee will hold elimination
trials on July 2 and only cars thai
can average 11e miles an hour will
be eligible to start
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VOORHEES, IS HIGH GUN.
Takes Bergen Beach Honors With
DO out OF 100.

Interesting shooting was witnessed
over the Jamaica Bay traps OF the Ber-
gen Beach Gun Club yesterday. III. w.
VOORHEES, was the high scratch gun,
taking the prize with a 80 out OF a pos
sible 100 targets. The high handicap
prizes were taken by II. G. WILDER. j.
A. Howard. F. A. Delbon. A. Koehler and
]. S. Slmonson In the order named.
II was among the handicap gunners
that the close finish was seen. Out OF
twenty-one starters no less than eighteen
finished within ten birds of one
another. The scores:
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TO DEFEND CHESS TITLE.

Kenneth S. Howard OF Rochester,
holder of the state chess championship,
will defend his title IN the Forthcoming
tournament to be held In connection with
the annual meeting OF the New York
State Chess Association at Troy and
scheduled to start on August 8. The in
tercounty matches for the Geneses tro-
ply will be contested on August 4.
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AMATEUR BOXING BOUTS.

The fight for the handsome point
trophy to be awarded the club having
the largest number of competitors weigh
In and compete at the Bensonhurst
Yacht Club amateur boxing tournament
next Tuesday and Thursday evening,
Is keen. The Clark House A. A..
Brooklyn A. A. Saquoit Social Club and
East Side House all have entered large
teams. and entries can be made at
the A A. U. headquarters. 200 broad
way.
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South America Is Latest
To Get the Golf Fever
Sport Is Booming Wide World Over-Orient and
Europe Now in Throes of Game-Miss
Leitch Wins Title
Rx John G. ANDERSON.

Golf Is whiriing along to midsummer
far as this country IS concerned. Re
Gently we learned that South America
Is experiencing the first real touch of
golf fever. that golf balls are selling
at 81 each, and that new links are being
started. Japan. too. is starting new
courses. and the Philippines have two
new nine hole links under construction.
France is awhirl with play. particularly
at LIE TouQuet and La Boulie. while the
rest OF Europe Is beginning to feel that
the relief from war strain finds its best
outlet on the links
Looking TO Great Britain we find golf
ing affairs booming with the roar OF a
rs. The Irish open championship, after
gallant struggle from a lowly posi-
ton, was won by p. O'Hara, brother OF
Peter OHara OF Shackamaxon. The
Irish amateur closed championship held
at PortmarnocN, Dublin, was an easy
win for Capt Carter, who won over w.
Mcconnell by 9 and 7. In the field
| there was Capt. L. Mum. a crack Irish
champion. but he was unable to work
his way past the semi-fnals
An interesting event was held the Sat
urday previous to the start of the cham
| pionship when twenty Irish professionals
! met twenty Irish amateurs. both al
| singles and foursomes The pros won
by IT to 7. with six halves. which Is
about the way such matches would end
| in all sections Of the world.
Tho professionals have been busy. Al
! Buckley, Ray led the field Of four-Ray
Taylor, vardon and Braid-by a stroke
| over Taylor. vardon and Ray won over
| the two former champions by and
in the afternoon fourball contest. Fol
| NJ nat nodded
was Sc and Vardon 81 in the medal
play rounds. One of the features, II
! such 1t can be called. is that in the
whole round Vardon never was able &c
make a 3, something which. he re-
! marked, hadn't happened in twenty
| years. Besides, he missed half dozen
! puts of less than a yard.
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Clubs are trumps and z leads. 7 sna
q want all seven tricks.
The solution Is for 2 TO lead the trump,
which Y wins according to AS play. Y
leads the smaller of his two spades
and q wins the queen. The next lead is
the king of diamonds. upon which Y
gets rid of the spade king.
When z leads the small spade A b
obliged to trump or lose the trick 7
overtrumps and pulls both the outstand.
ing trumps, after which both his hearts
are good.
The defect in this problem Is the
obvious nature OF the opening lead. Is
one attempt with the heart will show
that 1t loses a trick in trumps at TIE
end. In spite of this It is position
that would almost invariably be mis-
played at the card table. Placing the
lead twice in the same hand Is study
in itself, especially for the we'll known
and always difficult ace Jack ten finssse
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HIRscHFIELD AN ENTRANr.

The first entry TO be received for the
swimming carnival under the auspices
OF the Atlantic Yacht Club. Sea Gate,
Saturday, July s, Is that OF Thomas
Hirschfield. City Athletic Club. for the
Metropolitan Association A. A. u. fancy
diving championship. Hirschfield is one
OF the best divers OF this association
and won places in championship events
in 1915 and 1917. He did not compete
in 1918, as he was In the service.
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SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS,

H. c. c. says: A buys for 800. and
feeling that his hand is unbeatable. dis
cards for the widow and shows his whole
hand. saying. Pay. me-" B and c de-
mand that he play the hand. upon which
says he will discard differently. Can
he do so?
No; because after he has laid out for
the widow he must have named the
trump, and exposing his hand as un-
beatable is the same as playing II. The
discard laid out and the trump named.
the discard must remain, as any remark
made by the other players might indi-
cate 10 the bidder that he had made a
bad discard.
G. r. C. asks II there is any rule TO
the effect that when one PLAYER has
melded out in three hand (not auction)
the one who has the lead shall make his
aces at the command OF the other player.
No. He can lead what he thinks best
for his own game.
r. p. r says: Toward the end OF the
hand the declarer threw the remainder
OF his cards face up on the table with
trick" he being In the lead. He holds
the top trump. hearts, there being one
out against him, and he also held an
established diamond suit. The adversary
who held the trump said he would call
diamond lead from the declarer's ex-
posed hand, and would make his losing
trump on 1t.
The declarers cards are not liable 10
call II exposed. as he Is giving no in
formation that could be OF any advan-
tage TO his partner. and Is at a dis
advantage. II anything; therefore the
adversaries have no right to call on him
TO lead diamond
G. G. II. says: The dealer passes.
Thinking second hand has also passed.
the third hand bids three hearts, The
fourth player points out the bid as be-
ing out OF turn and demands a new
deal Is this the correct penalty?
No. The adversarles OF the player in
error must decide whether to accept the
bid or cancel It. II It is cancelled. sec
ond hand bids and the dealer lin this
csse) cannot bid at all. II II is ac-
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PROBLEMS FOR SUN READEas

Bridge problem No. 637 was one Of
those take-all positions in which every.
thing depends on placing the lead in
the right hand at the right time or
forcing the decisive discard from he
opponents. Here Is the distribution:
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White.
White to play Snd win.
Thomas Foy sends .his lite gem
THE SUN: Black men on IL ~
white men on %, 26, ~. MACE
play and prevent white from selu"
king.
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The sacrifice OF the king instead 0.
the man on IS is obviously fatAI q.
once. The failure TO solve tho propt"
must therefore be due 20 THE SUI
correspondents failure 10 MAINTAIN "
opposition OF the kings, II White plA!S
17-22 instead OF l7-lf. tho s'A''"
move, black can draw.
PROBLEM NO, 500. CHECKER
Black.
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CHECKER BINDINGS.

Clubs are trumps and z leads
and 2 want all seven tricks.
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CHECKER BINDINGS.
A member of THE SUN Checker Cup
writes to say: problem No. SS7 was
composed by 'Herakles' and published
many years ago in England. It is given
among the problems collected and pun
lished by L. NJ. Stearns, hut In spite
of the Endorsement OF that eminent AZ
thority II is unsound"
Tho distribution is: Black men o.
12 and 49, king on 80. White men o.
90. 20 and 81, king on % White 70
play and win. The moves given BY me
composer are very short:
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At this point the composer leaves
evidently taking Il for granted thN u
is a first position win. The moves ms
would follow the sacrifice Of the ms"
ON IL would then be:
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BRIDGE PRoBLEM NO. 539
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True Value of Trick
Never Is Realized

cepted, the fourth hand declares him.
self Just Of II the three heart bid haa
been regular.
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BIRD KNOWN IN EVERY STATE
Writer Suggests That the Flicker
Might Well Be Adopted as Amer
ica's National Bird. ...

The alert and industrious flicker is
suggested by Frank NJ. Chapman, writ
ing in "Our Winter Birds" as the ma
tional bird because it is a native of
every state in the Union. He says it
is also adaptive and intelligent, peace
full though brave, useful and beauti-
full, but he cannot sing. The bird
makes up for his failure to contribute
vocal solos by drumming exhibitions
that any trick snare drummer would
envy. When the bird gets on tin roof
or gutter, and is feeling facetious. its
work with its bcak IS marvellous.
ut wins its way peaceaby if it can,
but if it is aroused it fights for all
it is WORTH Mr.. Chapman writes. at
is a beautiful bird, known by many 9th
er names, such as crescent bird, be-
cause of the black crescent on its
breast golden-Winged WOodpecker be-
cause Of the yellow revealed in its
wings when it flies; the cotton rump,
because Of the white on its back, and
the yarrup and yelloWhammer. Its
home Is anywhere between Central
America and Canada and in character,
habits and appearance it is clearly a
credit to the country"
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OWLS Dineative Apparatua.

Owls have Il peculiar method of eat
ing. They eat everything they want,
whenever they find ii, and swallow the
"Whole Works'-wholc. The idea would
be the same if YOU sat down TO dinner
and consumed the beefsteak, plates,
napkins, tablpcloth, knives, forks and
spoons. After the owl has had this
congIomcration in his department of
the interior for some time, and it has
been diGestcd for ell the nutrition
,hcre is in it, his organisms inside per
nit him to drop the refuse out through
his mouth in the form Of Il hard
round pellct-Omaha World,llerald.
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DANISH THE ANTS;
A HOUSEHOLD PEST

An Extension Service worker called
recently at home in Vermont town
and it was not long before the house
wife was telling of her difficulties
one of which was ants. There were
little red ants and black ants which
made housekeeping anything but en-
joyable.
There may be other women who
are having this same experience;
hence, the following formula is given
bMBertha A. Holden, Home Econo-
mics Specialist for the Extension Ser
vice of the University Of Vermont
and State Agricultural College. Dis
solve one pound of sugar in one quart
of hot water and add one-third Of
an ounce arsenate of soda; boil the
mixture, strain, and allow it to cool.
Small sponges should then be dipped
in this liquid, put on shallow dishes
and placed where the ants are found
All food should be removed, and
every precaution taken, because az
senate of soda is poisonous to both
men and animals.
Ants may sometimes be collected
with a bait placed in a small shall
low dish or on a sno1gc, they should
be collected several times daily and
destroyed bv immersion in bot water.
This method rs well rs busting with
horax or c"1cr noH-poisonous RENE
dies, somcti~-c9 proves successful
when the nests are few.
When the nests of ant can be To-
Gated, ,thev may be destroyed by in
iectinp a little kerosene Or gasoline
from the oil can. These remedies are
infammable and every precaution
must he taken to see that no fire is
present.
The presence Of ants can be large
" limited by dsposin@ of all food
that is accessible to tho ants and hv
Fnenino tho PANTRY. refrigerator and
all Infested places clean, well H'red,
and fron from cvnosod food. Food
should he kent in on ant-proof metal
or earthen container.
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In a shopping trip a woman found
two blouses with the same price at
tached to each. One was trimmed
with quantities of fairly good-loohing
but rather cheap, conspicuous lace,
and the other was plainly made,
trimmed only by the hemstitching on
the collar and cuffs. Unable to de-
eide between them, she bought them
both, and was taught Il lesson worth
any wonan's time to lean.
She wore the lace-trimn'cd one to
a picnic cne day arc had the COM
placen+ feeling which comes to a
woman when she is wearing clothes
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pad and sponge it; or stretch it over
a bowl of water and apply the solu-
ton, drop at a time; a medicine
dropper is convenient. Rinse with
clear water.
Alkaline stains are usually caused
by ammonia, strong soda, potash, or
strong soap. Neutlslize these with
vinegar, lemon ju' &c, or weak Ey-
drochlorlc or oxalic acid. Work AS
for acid Stains. Rinse with clenr
water. Caution: Never use hvdlG-
chloric acid on silk.
Bleaching Agents
These are used only when simpler
means fail, and chiefly for white
goods. When boiling watern CT sum
Shine with water or frost, will not
remove stains made by fruit, clear
tea or coffee, or ink, bleach With
oxalic acid, hydrogen peroxide, po-
tassium permanganate, or Javelle
water.
To Use Bleaching Agent
Place the stain over a bowl of hot
water and apply the bleaching agent,
a drop at a time. When the stain
changes color, dip into the water.
Repeat until the stain is removed.
Neutralize with ammonia and rinse
we'll If the stain is obstinate,im merse
it in oxalic acid or Javelle water di-
luted with an equal quantity of hot
water. Neutralize with ammonia and
rinse. Caution: Use Javelle water
only on white cotton and linen. If
the potassium permanganate leaves
stain, remove with a little dilute of
oxalic acid and then rinse.
Stains Made by Iron
Iron rust, some bluing and some
ink stains can be removed by dilute
oxalic or hydrochloric acid applied as
for bleaching. Salts of lemon or
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Things Know 5sS Should VVONAN'S PAGE sT S'S1s
SHOPPING
HINTS

lemon juice and salt may also be
used. Spread upon the stain, place
in the sun if possible and keep moist;
when the STAN is removed, rinse
well.
Directions for Preparing Stain
Removers
Javelle Water. One-half pound
chloride of lime dissolved in 2 quarts
cold water One pound washing soda
dissolved in one quart boiling water.
Pour the clear liquid from the
chloride of lime into the soda solu-
ton. Let the mixture settle and then
STRAIN the liquid through cloth into
bottles. Cork and keep in a dark
place. ~ I'd
Potassium Permanganate. Dis
solve one teaspoon crystals in one
pint water.
Oxalic Acid mark Poison). Dis
solve one ounce crystals in three
fourths cup hot water.
Hydrogen Peroxide. Add a few
drops of ammonia to the hydrogen
peroxide just before using. This
makes it work more quickly.
Common Stains and How to Remove
Them
Blood and Meat Juice. Use cold
water; soap and cold water; or starch
paste.
Bluing Use boiling water.
Chocolate and cocoa. Use borax
and cold water; bleach if necessary
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DOES YOUR MONEY BUY SNOWY
TRIMMING OR GOOD MATERIAL
Choose Clothes Slowly and Thoughtfuy; Avoid Novel
ties, Fads, and Cheap Trimmings, for They Grow
Tiresome-Buy Good Material, Staple
Styles, and Neat Workmanship

simple blouse gave her no cause Tor
self admiration. When she wore it
the first time, she admitted to her
self that although it didn't feel new,
it was comfortable to know her
friends we're looking at her and not
at snowy lace. After its first trip
to the washtub it was a welcome con-
trast to the other, for it was even
prettier than before. The material
was soft and fine and the seams re-
CURED no repairing. Long after the
tawdry, much-trimmed blouse had
been relocated to the old clothes bag
the other was doing service.