The New York herald., 1921-04-10


small. SO there will be abundant OPP
portunity for recreation for the stay
at-home, whether he elects to follow
the Elusive pellet over miles of pic
turesque golf courses, prefers to meet
an opponents volley at tennis or finds
comfort folding his legs under bridge
table.
Lure of Europe Is Strong.
But the lure of Europe is strong and
if the eye follows these lines of type to
an adjoining page there will be seen
group OF persons who have started for
the old country with a specific purpose.
which is more than can be said of a
great majority of the hundreds of New
Workers who are going or have gone to
Europe. The forthcoming international
polo game at Hurlingham Is the OBJ
iective of a large group of well known
residents of this city.
Miss Jean Fletcher was one of New
York's many fortunates last week when
the Mauretania sailed and the Misses
Polly Lincoln, Katherine Emmett and
Marie r. Lamarche helped signalize the
close OF a period Of many merry weeks
by seeing Miss Fletcher off for Europe.
Hurlingham Is the objective OF Mr..
and Mrs. Louis f. Stoddard, who sailed
last week by the Adriatic. and OF Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Watson Webb and Mr. and Mrs.
Earl W. Hopping. who started for Eng
land on board the Mauretania. Messrs.
Stoddard. Webb and Hopping have stern
duties ahead of them, as they will help
to uphold the standards of American
polo when the Yankee players meet the
Britishers on the English field In the
latter part Of May, and Mrs. Stoddard.
Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Hopping will help
TO form O large American gallery, some
OF which already is on the ground and
more of which is packing up.
In addition to Messrs. Webb. Stoddard
and Hopping, the playeI< selected 10
carry the hopes OF UrIe Sans real
sportsmen to victory art Messrs. Deve-
reux Mlburn. who will captain the In
vaders; Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., who is
in Monte Carlo just now. and Charles
Cary Rumsey. who sailed away two
weeks ago, just as he won a victory, very
unlike that of the polo field, with his
much debated piece Of sculpture.
Lord Queenborough Sails.
Lord Queenborough got away also on
board the Mauretanla last week, TO his
own regret as we'll as that of scores or
relatives and frienis here, and he can
be counted upon to root" as loudly for
the American players as for his British
brothers. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney,
his sister-in-law, already Is abroad, but
will not permit the allurements OF the
Paris salons to keep her away from
Hurlingham during the tournament.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bllt and Miss Grace Vanderbilt other
members OF Lord Queenboroughs large
American family circle, now are In Lon
uon and will keep within easy reach OF
the coming polo battle ground.
Mrs. Burke Roche and her son, Mr..
Maurice Burke Roche. the new Baron
Fermoy, will sail In the near future for
England to join Mr.. Francis Burke
Roche and Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden,
who have been abroad some months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Devercux Mlbu-n have
arranged TO sail by the Olympic on
April 90. Messrs. X. Thornton Wilson.
Campbell w. Steward and II. Coster
Wilmerding started abroad yesterday by
the Rotterdam. Their chief objective is
. motor trip through France and Spain.
but II Is safe to say they will be found
IN the American gallery at Huriingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Goadby Loew and
their daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. For
syth Wlcl<cs also are going over. so that
tho large and important New York circle
that has made sports of fine horseman-
ship possible will be bravely represented
when the American poloists face their
hard tasks at Hurlingham six weeks
hence.
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