The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-05

will be used include three belonging to
II. p. Whitney. They are Royal Dia-
mond, Ragtime Queen and Harkaway.
They are all three as splendid on the
field as they are magnificent in the
show ring.
The skipper of the American team,
Mr.. Milburn, will ride two English bred
ponies owned by himself Tenby and
Corker The former played In 1911,
1913 and 1914. and Mr.. Milburn says he
is to-day playing better than any Of his
other ponies. CorlSer played in 1913
and 1914, and is still going strong.
j. Watson Webb will use two Of his
own ponies that are again on their own
ground in Eve and Naughty Girl. Mr..
Heclxscher will, be represented by Sum
beam, and f. Ambrose Clark by Kitty.
Mrs. Stoddard's Irish bred Auntie Age
will be used, as will Cinders, the prop
erty of Mr.. Strawbridge.
At the time of writing 1t Is as I'M
possible to discuss the English ponies
that will be used by the Englishmen in
the big games as it is to designate their
team. Until the four players. with re-
serves. are definitely selected it is futile
to try to name the ponies.
Favors English String.
However, am convinced. good judges
and the majority of onlookers to the
contrary, that the pony element of this
great galloping game is in favor of the
Englishmen. Their speed has not been
so conspicuous as yet but the English
IDEA of playing polo does not often show
up a pony in this respect, especially
in trial games, when the English player
is not seen "all out" A national char
acteristic more pronounced in polo than
In any other game.
The ponies / have watched in action
have quite as much speed and have the
advantage of more substance and handi-
ness. That they are so green they have
TO be played with severe and abnormal
bits and rigging Is absurd-many Of the
ponies seen in the preliminary games
are playable without the use Of martin
gales, and even snafiie bride ponies
are seen. In explanation to the unini-
tiated. this means that some of the
ponies are so we'll schooled and have
such wonderful dispositions that it is
only necessary to use the mildest kind
OF brides or the minimum of restraint
to produce the very necessary obedience
required in a polo pony.
With both teams capable of showing
the most brilliant polo that has ever
been seen--and the game has become
faster as the seasons roll by--it Is the
supremacy in ponies that will be the
deciding factor.
In conclusion the ponies under the
care of Johnny Lambert. who was twen-
ty-two years with Mr.. Hitchcock, an old
international player and the father of
the prcsen. No. 2, arc In perfect condi-
ton. Unless misfortunes happen to the
following ponies in the few strenuous
weeks of play that are ahead of them.
then 1t is practically certain they will
be ridden as follows:
Devereux Milburn: Corker. lola.
Lucky Strike. Ragtime Queen, Royal
Diamond. Sonora, Sunbeam, Teddy and
Tenby
j. Watson Webb: Cinders, Eve. Ma
talie, Naughty Girl Irish Rose and Miss
Jacobs.
t. Hitchcock. Jr: Auntie Age. Hark-
away, Major, Mary, Nance Oldham,
Sandy H., Selma and Mineola.
c. c. Rumsey: Belle of All, Hansel-
eta, Kitty, Matilda, Peggy, Sandy.
Sugar Babe and Pick EN-.
If it should be necessary to replace
one or more Of these players with Louis
Stoddard or Earl Hopping, then with
little change the substitute would use
the ponies OF the player he replaced