New-York tribune., 1922-09-01

storm, by the score OF IL to z.
The pink-shirted riders started with
a handicap Of eight in their favor, it is
true, but they nevertheless .eserve
great credit for the way they handled
one Of the best articulated and best
mounted combinations in this country.
The downpour of rain in the second
half of the game, that made the field
so soft taat it was soon deeply fur
eowed by the flying heels of the ponies,
was handicap to both sides. The thing
that really kept the Shelbourne quartet
from finishing the uphill task upon
which they made good deal OF prog
ress was that the Flamingoes were
egerlastingly on the ball, with the re-
suit that many promising Snelbourne
attack was nipped in the Bud.
The pace of the game was extraor
dinary, in view Of the dangerous condi-
tions created by the deluge. 1t took no
littln nerve on the part of the players
to risk their own necks as we'll as the
legs and lives OF thousands of dollars
worth of ponies by playing the ham
mer-and-tongs game they did up to the
last, even when it was SO dark the ball
could hardly be seen. And contrary to
ali probabilities there was not single
accident, and not even fall of any
qnence.
East and Cooley did the bulk Of the
fighting for the Flamingoes, and the
whole of that teams scoring was done
by this combination.
Flahningo Gets Jump
Play commenced at 5:18. Flamingo
got the jump and scored the first goal
when Cooley found the ball clear and
raced it the length of the field for the
tally. A foul was called on Shelburne
House for crossing, but East failed to
convert the penalty. Flamingo, 9;
Shelburne, 0.
Both teams quickly settled down into
their customary formations, Shelburne
profiting frs when Stoddard slammed
the bali through on short shot.
Flamingo then worked East into posi-
tion for tally. Action became very
fast Again Shelburne shook loose
its speedy No. /, and after run Stod-
dard scored. East retaliated minute
later. Then Stoddard got the ball in
mingo team, ending pretty play with
goal. Flamingo, IL; Shelburne, 8.
BY this time the rain was beginning
to be troublesome. After several futile
gallops by both teams Flamingo flashed
fine BIT Of team-play, in which East
took the ball for long race down the
field, passing it to Cooley for a goal
on a good cut stroke. incidentally,
this was the last Flamingo score. To-
ward the end of the chukker Stoddard
threaded the opposition for fine run,
which was unsuccessful because the
bali bounded off the goal post. Fla
mingo, AZ; Shelburne, 5.
The Shelbourne combination put on
steam in the next period, but since
Flaningo did not give an inch the only
result Of some hard-ridden, well-played
polo under unfavorable instances
was goal by Webb, scored from a
melee. Flamingo, 12; Shelbourne, ii.
Set Off ut Hard Clip.
At the start of the second half both
teams set OFF at hard clip. Shell
bourne tried all the many combinations
il had at it's disposal, but each time,
as it seemed about to get started, a
Flamingo checked the play. At the
end Of this chukker, East's pony fell
the. first victim to the footing, which
was rapidly becoming treacherous, but
neither mount nor rider was hurt.
Flamingo, IL; Shelbourne, A.
After some hard going Webb scored
under the ponies in melee. BY now
the light had failed, owing TO the
storm, SO that it was hard to see the
ball. Belmont, however, made another
tally. .Flamingo, 12; Shelbourne, 6.
In the seventh chukker, both teams
kept up fast pace, but since the rain