The New York herald., 1921-08-21
Polo Tournament
at Alexandria Bay
Attracts a Throng
Record Crowd at the Thousand
Islands to See the
Matches.

Special Despatch TO THE New York HERALD.
ALEXANDRIA BAY. N. Y, Aug. 90.
y OCTAL activities at the Thousand
Islands always reach their
- height during the polo season,
and this summer is no exception.
Numerous parties for the divertise-
ment of the visiting players and their
families were given during the past
week at the home of different members
OF the cottage colony and at the Thou
sand Islands Yacht Club.
Stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Graham Miles over the tournament are
Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.. Ogilvie, Mr.. and
Mrs A. L. Ogilvie, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick N. Beardmore, Miss Beardmore
Of Montreal, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Case,
Gen. II. c. Bickford and Cecil Cowan
OF Toronto, and Miss Betty Collamore
OF New York.
Over the week end Major G. M.
Haverkamp, Capt. l.. G. Walker, ID.
T. Nelson, Capt. Harrison Herman and
Lieut.. McChesney composing the
members of the Third United States
Cavalry team OF Fort Ethan Allan.
Burlington. VT, were the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Miles, but have now gone
to the Thousand Islands Country Club
for the remainder OF the tournament.
Col. and Mrs. K r. Marshall of To-
ronto. Gen. Eric NcCuaig and Blair Cor
don Of Montreal are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. George c. Boldt.
]. II. A. Acer and Ward Pitheld of
Montreal are stopping during the tour
nament with Mr.. and Mrs John L.
Johnston on Cherry Island.
The first match in the polo tourna-
nent was played Saturday between
Montreal nrst and the Third United
States Cavalry team. The result was a
surprise. as Montreal defeated the Cav
airy. 15 to s. The six goals to the
Cavalry's credit were given In handicap
Montreals team comprised: /. A. E.
| ogilvie q Gen. Eric McCuaig: 3, Major
| II. b. McDougall; back, @. L. ogilvie.
| Tho Third Cavalry lineup was !: l.
4 Major c. NJ. Haverkamp; 2. Lieut.. Nc
| Chesney; 3, Capt. Harrison Herman
back. Capt. D. T. Nelson.
Crowd Sees the Match.
| The game drew the largest number
OF spectators that have ever assembled
to witness polo match here and in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Conde,
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. McDonough.
Blair Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs A. Graham
Miles, Mr.. and Mrs George s. Has
brouck. Mrs. Carrie s. Hasbrouck, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter J. Young, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. Langdon Hayden. Isaac Wiser, Paul
Wiser Miss Helen Eggleston, Miss Ruth
F'nglis, Miss Mary Rumsey, Mrs George
G. Boldt. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j. Noble,
Miss Betty Colamore. Mrs. r. A. Gil
lespie. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas II. Gil
lespie. Mrs. II. L. Gillespie, Mrs Seaver
Jones, J. Norris Olphant, Commodore
James II. Hammond Mr.. and Mrs. AL
van Markle, Eckley Markle. Mrs. Newell
Barnard. Mrs. $. s. McClelland. Louis
McClelland, DIR. and Mrs. Edward A. Pit
cairn. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Sidney Hammond
and Alexander r. Peacock
An equal number OF spectators at
tended the match on Monday between
the Thousand Islands team and the Sec
ond Montreal. Montreal gained another
victory by score OF to Z. The play
ers on the Thousand Islands team In
cluded 90 A. Graham Miles, (2) Capt.
r. q. walker, (3) w. Burns, back, r.
M. Bacon Sd. nfr Miles played brill
iant game and scored four goals In one
period. Montreaps team comprised %
w. w. Ogilvie. (2) Blair Gordon, (S)
II. N. Beardmore back. Ward Pitfield.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Watson, Jr. Of
New York. who are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. william T. Dewart at Reeway-
din. were the guests OF honor at dinner
party given at the Thousand Islands
Yacht Club on Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Fraser OF
Syracuse entertained for their guests.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Walker of Erie.
Pa. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Day OF
Syracuse on Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. James p. Rule of SYRIA
cuse, Mr.. and Mrs Peter J. Young of
New Brunswick N. J., who are spending
the summer at the Thousand Islands
Country Club, We're the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Frazer on their yacht Nelfred
on cruise 10 Brockvile, ont, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant c. Green and Mr..
and Mrs. John Sunnell of SyracNe ar