Evening star., 1924-08-10
Britain's Polo Contingent
EarlV New York Attraction
Invasion Already Begun, With Prince of Wales
Center of Interest-International Tourney
Drawing Card

NEW YORK, August 9.-Great Bri-
tain's polo invasion started this week
when the squad of polo players be-
gan lis journey across the Atlantic
in quest of the famous international
challenge cup, the American open
championship and the Monty Water
bury memorial trophy, all of which
will be played for on the field at
Meadowbrook, where all the inter-
national matches in late years have
been staged These games will bring
together the greatest gathering of
notables seen at any indoor or out
door event in the United States since
before the war. Already prominent
foreigners are arriving and members
of the titled aristocracy and royalty
in the person of the Prince of Wales,
the MontbattenS and others Will be
in attendance. The entertaining for
the players and the distinguished for
eigners will surpasS anything since
pre-war days. Most of the parties
viii be given on Long Island, where
the British team Will be quartered
and where the Prince of Wales will
stay while the tournament is on.
IT is said the prince will play polo
AT Meadowbrook while he is on Long
Island. He owns eight of the 46
mounts shipped from England two
weeks ago and which already have
Meadowbrook district. He played them
4 week before they were put aboard
the Minuetonka- The team on which
he took the No. / position won the
game
The prince, who is due to arrive
several days before the tournament
begins, will be extensively enter
tanned on Long Island and at New
port He probably will make a trip
to Altoona, Pa, to attend the 250-mile
a oh INN lifr1 n in m I,2h
day, September 1. The battleship
cruiser bearing the royal party is eX-
pected to make port at either New
York or Boston on August 80.
One of the brightest spots in the
galaxy of brilliant events arranged
for the Prince of Wales is the pro-
gram being prepared at Newport 1t
is the first time that a direct heir to
a throne of any of the leading nations
has affirmed an intention of visiting
this resort and the welcome will be
indeed A royal one. Many of those
who will greet him are known per-
sonally to his highnesS, who. al
though travelling as Baron RenfreW
his exalted rank. Not since the visit
made to Newport by Prince Henry of
Prussia, about 90 years ago, has there
been so much social excitement among
those seldom disturbed even by great
occasions.
1t is practically settled that the
prince will be the guest of Mr. and
Mrs Perry Belmont at their estate
Belcourt, which is one of the show
places in a section famous for mag
nificent homes The season of the year
when he is expected to arrive, early
September, is the time when the
grounds and gardens are at the height
of beauty and the setting for royalty
might be called regal
Plans are being discussed now for
ball in honor of the prince, to be
the climax of what may be termed
true Newport day. The crowded
hours of the short period will contain
more entertaining than ever has been
bestowed upon d single individual.
First there will be gallop across
country, then tennis. a dip in the
ocean at Bailey'S Beach, an informal
luncheon, which a selected few of the
inner circles viii attend, A round at
golf. dinner with a reception to fol-
low, then probably the ball The last
event will outrival in splendor any
affair of the kind given by Americas
weaithiest families.
Although the gala reception at
Newport is among the most heralded
parts of Uncle Sans affectionate
handclasps with the prince, the prin-
ctpal reason for his flying trip to this
country is the international polo
match which will take place at Mead
owbrook, Long Island, during the
early part of next month. These
games will be held on the grounds of
the Meadowbrook Club. which is rated
as one of the most exclusive organi-
cations of it's kind in the world. The
membership rolls contain names IA
nous on both sides of the Atlantic
and admission is conducted on the
plan of most of the well known clubs
abroad where a child of a prominent
family is placed on the waiting list
almost at birth and by the time he
reaches legal age his turn for be-
ing balloted upon will have arrived.
Needless to say, the scrutiny to which
candidates are subjected leaves no
room for doubt as their fitness