The New York herald., 1922-08-20
south AMERICANS
IN TITULAR EVENT
Will Compete for National
Open Championship in
Stellar Field. A
IRISH FOUR ALSO IN 1T
Herbert Memorial Tourney
Will Open Remarkable Car
niyal on Saturday.
IRISH FOUR ALSO IN 1T
BY DANIEL.

staged in this country. The pictur-
esque campus of the Rumson Country
Club on the New Jersey shore will be
the scene of the grand affair. which
viii take the form of two tournaments
the first, the Herbert memorial, on
a handicap basis. and the second for
the national open championships
scratch competition.
In many ways the events will be
even more interesting than an Amer
lea VS.. England series for the famed
international cup. True, there will
be no four representatives of all Amer
lea. However. the men who regained
the trophy in England last year will
play on two of the sides which will
take part in both competitions, and
there will be representative fours from
the Argentine and Ireland. In addition
there will be an Anglo American side
composed of two Americans and two
great British riders.
To start at Rumson.
AS a result the Rpmson carnival will
bring together the greatest number Of
top notch polo experts which ever has
been gathered in one tournament. These
players will represent the best in polo
the world over and the winners Of the
national open will earn honors greater
than those which ever before have gone
TO the national open champions 1t may
be that out OF the series Of events
which Will be started at Rumson and
continued at Philadelphia and Meadow
Brook there vii be an international
series between the United States and
the Argentine. II this hope is not
realized this year it may be fulfilled next
season.
The Argentinians, of course, will be
the cynosures. They arrived here yes
terday on board the Auban and pro-
ceeded TO Rumson TO start practice The
South Americans-D. Miles, j. Miles, j.
u. Nelson and L. l.. Lacey--are coming
from England, where they were the SEN
satlons OF stellar season and carried
everything before them. OF course they
did not meet an All England four But
they encountered the best on the other
side in the course OF their triumphs in
many tournaments and they come here
with the encomiums OF all British
experts.
The Argentinians have been honored
IN the program for the opening dav-next
Saturday. They will meet in the Orange
county four, composed of w. A. Harri-
man, G. c. Rumsay. Malcolm Stevenson
and Morgan Belmont and will get
vigorous tryout. AS the South Ameri-
can team Is rated at 30 goals and the
Orange county handicaps total % the
Argentinians will have to overcome n
five goal handicap before they begin
scoring. This handicap may prove too
much for them
Next Sunday there will be a iull. but
on Monday. August %. the Anglo-Amer-
tcans-the Eastcott four. composed cf
S. Sanford and Earl Hopping. Ameri-
cans. and Major F. 3. Hurndall and
Major Vivian Lockett Britons--will
tackle the Flamingos. who have RAY
nond Belmont J. c. Cooley. F. Roe and
=. X. Gatins in the saddle. The East
colts VIII have TO allow the 22 goal
Flamingos s goals.
All Ireland Gets Handicap.
On Tuesday, August %. the All Ireland
team viii meet the Shelbourne House
four. The Americans will allow their
rivals three goals. The Shelbournes and
the Meadop Brooks are the top handicap
sides each being rated at 81 goals
The Shelbournes will have Louis e.
-
and r. z. Strswbridge. Jr Stoddard
and Webb are internationalists of repute
and East and Strawbridge are among
the topnotchers, too. This side will
have to be watched closely. Any four
with Stoddard and Webb on II will come
mighty close to beating any other four
anywhere.
The Meadow Brooks are sending out
two internationalsts and two very
rr@r
players are Devereux Mlburn the
greatest back OF all time. and Tommy
Hitchcock. +. Skiddy Ven Stade, who
tried for the American side last year,
and Elliott G. Bacon Will hold the other
two positions.
The tournament fer the national open
championship will be started on Nc q .
day September :. labor Day. Thee
will be two matches that day. one IN
the morning between the Flamingos and
the Shelbourne side and another in tn.
evening between the All Ireland AMI
Orange County team. Meadow Brook
will meet Esstcott on Tuesday and on
Wednesday the Argentinians will ell
counter the winners OF the Monday
morning tussle. Tie personnel OF the
various teams. their positions and tie
saddle numbers they will carry at Run :
son follow:
ALL IRELAND.
CGreen and white stripcs)
Position. Name. No.
No. 1-Gouiding, Capt. L................., n
No. 2-Trench, J. A................... q
No. 3-Dougias. G.. v................... Z
Back-Gnl. Capt. r. A...,.............. 8
g ARGENTINE.
(Blue and Whitley
No. 1-Miles. David d............4.......... o
no 2-Mnes, John s...s.s................ 10
NO. 3-Nelson, Jack, ,..t...s.s....... ..... II
Ha n or Isf.f q
EAsTcoTT.
CMauve)
No. f--Sanford. s...................... IA
No. 2-Hoppng r. w.........,....,.... ii
No. 3-Hurndall, Major Y. B............. rs
Back-Lockett. Major v. w............... 10
FLAMTNGO.