Evening star., 1924-08-17

9 NEW YORK, August l6.-No sport
= ing event ever held in this country
:. will attract such a distinguished
: gathering ~ the international polo
: matches at the Meadowbrook Club at
5 Westhury, Long Island, to be held
: next month. The first game is set
: for September c, weather permitting,
: and the tournament will come t" d
Z close on September Il. The game.
: since ii was introduced in this coun-
try less than half q century aso by
: the late William .>$rault Hazard, has
: made marvellous strides and is now
: played all over the country Some
: wonderful players have been deVcl'
: oped aud the public now is taking a
: keen interest in the game, which
: used to be exclusively for the rich.
: Although MIR. Hazard is known as
: this, father OF polo in America II
: WAS the late James Gordon Bennett
: who introduced the game at Newport
in 1876. Later team was organized
. in this city. rrst playing in a field
at llOth street and afterward at what
( is now known as the Polo Grounds.
Close TO 10000 seats already have
been sold for the matches to be
played at Meadowbrook Club. which
: is in the heart of the most exclusive
: and wealthirst set IN this country.
Prince to Attend.
There will be additional interest
:. both from a social and general pub
= lie point of view in the tournament
: next month on account of the pres
: ence of the Prince OF Wales and other
members OF royalty. The prince Will
: sail from Europe Saturday of next
week on the Berengaria and on his
arrival here will be met by the Third
Assistant Secretary of state. Mr..
Wright. and Maj. y. n. Soibert. mill
: tary aide to the President, who Will
: welcome the distinguished visitor on
: behalf of Mr.. Coolidge. The British
: Ambassador and members of the en-
bassE staff also will welcome the
royal guest. The prince will go di-
rcccly to Washington 10 pay his re-
spects to the Chief Executive and be
2 the guest of the President and Mr..
: Coolidge at luncheon. He will attend
no outside functions: but an Informal
: reception may be given in his honor
: TO which the members Of the cabinet
and their wives will nc invited.
After his visit to Washington, the
: r,rlnce Will go direct TO SyossG,. l.. l.,
: where he will occup" the house of Mt.
and Mrs. James A. Burden. which has
been placed at his disposal during the
polo tournanno Mt. Mr.. and Mrs Bur
den are abroad. but Rogers Winthrop
Will act as host at their estate Need
. less to say there will be much enter.
tanning IN honor OF the prince at the
clubs and private estates on the
5 Isana. Clarence II. Mackay will give
"a large tance on the night Of the first
polo raarcn. September .. al Harbour
: View, his magnificent estate at Ros-
; lyn.
Has Many Invitations.
The prince has received more than
100 invitations from New YORK and
Newport offering hospitality during his
stay, but he will attend few functions
aside from the Washington visit and
: the Mackay dance. He probably will
go to Newport for short stay and
he' entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont, and after the tournament
. viii leave Immediately for his ranch
near Calgary, Alberta.
The Burden estate, where the prince
will stay, is few miles from Glen
sHpad Mr.. Burden purchased the
estate, which comprises l40 hilly
fres. from MrS Theodore Lewis. in
.535. The residence. which he built
.pater. is a large brick one colonial in
..sGe ign, adjoins the property OF Robert
b.. Tod, and is near the home of Harry
PAYNE Whitney, who captained the
International four which brought the
fup back TO this country several years
Rgo.
Will Have box Of Honor.
: The prince, during the polo
matches, will occupy the box Of honor,
lin which also will be the official
guests of tho United States Polo AS
Sociation. This box is in the center
bf the west grandstand and will seat
about 40 persons. The formal inVi-
hons for the box of honor were sent