The New York herald., 1922-08-26
.Argentinians' Polo Rating
Raised; Open Play To-day
Revised Handicaps Send South
Americans to Top in Rum
son Event.
ny DANIEL.


OF the opening OF the international
polo tournament Tor the Herbert me-
mortal cup OF the picturesque cam
pus OF the Iiumson Country Club to-
morrow evening came revised handi-
caps from England which established
the Argentine four as the highest
rated combination In the field OF seven.
The South Americans. who viii face
the Orange county team. captained by
Malcolm Stevenson, In the inaugural.
now show a total handicap OF SO goals,
which means that they will have to
concede their rivals tomorrow seven
goals.
Until to-day the Meadow Brooks and
the Shelbourne House teams, each
with a handicap of 81 goals, were at
the top Of the field in so far as rating
was concerned. The Argntinians We're
down for total of 80 goals and We're
scheduled to receive a goal from the
two top combinations. Now the SEN
sational four from the Argentine will
have to conoede something to every
one of Its ovponents. The rise in it's
total handicap was caused by Hurting
hams changing the ratings of John
D. Nelson and John Miles from six
goals to seven.
These revised handIcaps. by the way.
also raised the rating OF G. V. S.
Douglas of the All ireland team to 5
goals and put Stephen Sanford of the
Angio-American Eastcotts on similar
footing. AS David Miles is an eight
goal man and Louis Lacey, tho re-
markable back and captain of the in
vaders. is a ten goal star-that's the
pinnacle both here and In England
the Argentinians have no man with a
rating of less than seven goals.
Americans Have Good Chance.
The Orange County side has two out
standing luminaries in Stevenson. who
la Of International caIiber, with handi-
cap OF ., and G. G. Rumsey. substi-
tute on the American squad in England
last year, and an 3 goal No 2. w.
Averell Hartman is the lowest of the lot
with 8 goals and Morgan Belmont is
down for 5. Hartman Is playing far bet
ter polo .han would be expected from q
man of his rating and Belmont's work
has been quite a feature this year, 50
1t looks as IL Orange County, with seven
goals In before II takes the field, stands
an excellent chance tomorrow.
The Argentinians, who have created a
greater furore than any other team
which has visited England in recent
years, go into the tournament with re-
marlSable record, complied in the leading
fixtures abroad. In England Lacey and
his mon competed in ten matches and
only once. when John Nelson was i'll and
"a substitute had to be sent in, We're they
beaten. They shot 92 goals and allowed
only ia record which stamps the
South Americans as remarkable scorers
and tournament players.
To-day neither the Argentinlans nor
the Orange County four held any prac-
ticc. The men took short rides 20 Timber
up. but no serious work was attempted.
The ponies of both squads are in excel
lent shane. the mounts of the Argcn-
tinians being in exceptionally fine condi-
tlon. The invaders are remarkably wen
mounted and in that respect Will nave
The edge over their rivals tomorrow
The All Ireland team. which will get
info action for the first time next Tues
dav against the top notch Shelbournes.
led hy Louis Stoddard. was the only
combination hero which held 2 vigorous
workout Tho foreign outfit went over
h "a F,atontown. wherc IL engaged the
home four in spirited tussic in which
fac Irish aggregation was much the
stronger and won by to .. The Eaton
towns We're reinforced by Benjamin X.
Gatins OF che Flarningos. who open their
schedule on Monday against the East
.n@+. The lfna1fr, wqa a follows.