New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-10-01
Famous Polo
Field To Be
Cut Inte, Lets
old Westchester Grounds,
Where the Waterburys
Learned Game, to go at
Auetion Next Saturday

ureracy at Meaoo" DIV" :.
leland next Saturday. the ploheio %
me westchester Country CLUB, wa''n
NAV Justly be called the birthplace o,
the game in this country, Will De pia'eu
under the hammer Of an auc1iohee' ~
he SOLD in building sites.
On the green sward overlooking fei,
how Raw and facing down the Sound
.bs late Monty Waterbury, his brother
rarrv and Foxhail Keene, who were
Tho team that finally brought the
.r.ernationai challenge cup to this side
:, ,be Atlantic, learned the great In
a;.r esrne. As boys the Waterburys
a,asr The urging of their father, James
N Waterbury. still a member of the
wsstcheste- Club, developed into two
n the greatest players the game has
.v,r seen. The field is as level to-day
"a vhen the polo cracks of the country
ecnrregated there.
The building, which has been used
&c clubhouse since the old club
bu;lding was destroyed fire early this
year Is we'll stocked with trophies of
he prowess of it's members on the
nolo field, tennis courts, golf links and
on the water. Punch bowls, cups
vases and other emblems are on dis
nlay. On these are names of men well
Known in many walks Of life. On one
cuo won in a baseball match are the
nsrbes of the Adees. One of the Adees
d now president of the club. On an
other cup are the names of the Water
burys. Keene, Gene Renald and some
others.
Club Second Oldest
The club is the second oldest in the
country and is being sold because it
cannot get sufficient financial support
10 continue. Mr.. Adee intimated yes
terday that if the club had an eighteen
hole golf course instead of nine holes
and the club house had not burnt down,
Bryan L. Kennedy, Inc, auctioneer
woald not have been commissioned to
sell the property, polo field, golf links
tennis courts and wellkept lawns in
home building sites for whatever the
public will pay
The club was organized in 1883 about
six months after the Country Club at
Brookline, Mass, which is the oldest
club of the kind in the country. The
Westchester club was first located on
what is now Pelham Bay Parkway
When the city took this property fo,
what is now Pelham Bay Park Mr.
Waterbury purchased the present acres
and many more from the Mutual Life
Insurance Society, which held the mort
tage. Mr.. Waterbury sold the property
later to the club for just what it cost
him.
The Country Club of Westcheste,
was organized in the library of Mr.
Waterbury's home by Pierre Lorillart
ir., Alfred Seaton jr., Lorillard Spencer
r., Francis A. Watson, De Lancey A
Kane, c. Oliver Iselin, William S. Hoy
and Henry A. Coster. The first presi
dent was Mr.. Waterbury.
The Country Club Polo team, con.
aisting Of j. NJ. and Lawrence Water
bury, Foxhall Keene and John j. Car
pin, won the polo championship of the
country in 1899 and 1900, and on two
oseasions represented the United States
IS the national polo team in England
1.-THE club has had annual invitation
the winners of these events were G..
$. Campbell, H. W. Slocum, H. A. Tay-
lor R. D. Wren, NJ. D. Whitman, B. c.
Wright, H. Ward, w. j. Clothier, viii
liam A. Lonnard, r. Morris Williams
and W. N. Johnston.
During the existence of the club
lour different classes Of one-desig.l
Yachts have been raced in Eastchester
nRV and InDcy IolonA ~
tne clubhouse. Among the owners of
these yachts were C. Oliver Iselin,
IN@ewpury ID. Thorn, Cornelius Wander
bit and Edmund Randolph.
Historic House To Be Sold
one OF the five houses to be sold
On THIS property, the famous ola house
Ncw owned by H. M. Rollins. was built
PRIOR TO the Revolution. fter the battle
y. Long Island In ITS the American
army came across the East River and
msfehed 70 White Plains. This house
. Jas usea BY Lord Howe, commander in
saaef OF the British forces. as his
@s.aaaquarters,. and the story is told
H. sae British officer who first saw
ii, muse rode his horse into the front
A. and Tor years the footprints of
"a norseshoes could be seen in the
ss ~ noor. The house is located on the
spss er OF Stadium and Rollins ave-
val, l' . point of history is the stone
Fs, a., running from Campbell Drive to
4sss .ae s., Bay, 100 odd feet south of
Ceona.,r race In James Fenimore
S s;Sspers book, "The Spy" which is q
usssd is OF actual incidents that han
B;, rsa curing the Revolution, Harvey
Bs;t;s,. ens spy, in order to escape the
ma a''sn, built himself into this wall
Th successfully eluded capture.
Jonnesi uo house burned down on last
H. and in view of the fact tina,
sam. new Lexington Avenue subway
enh eS within a short distance of the
iem, property, and yielding to public
rn lAao Tor desirable home sites. thu
ann aetermined to subdivide thi.
hSpelty in attractive plots and give
fSl }paoiie the benefit Of this delight
NV ocation for home building.
hundreds of thousands of dollar,
n oeen spent in the past by the club
tina eeiautifying this property and nut.
~ IN fine system of sewers whicI
a.. is In as good shape as wher
iaprovsn Inc property is ready fol
kAown nIo. uhe passing OF the wei
viii pace will start at / o'clock anc
been continue ss,l until every parcel ha:
aeaa soid; By the time contest al
I'D NV Brook has been decided ths
orona. estcnester polo field will be the
shen, 20 0i score of owners, many OF
0n Will erect homes on it.
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runners = in Realty
form Nov a.