Polo Gup Stays America Wins Polo Gup
America defeats England 41 to 40 in a polo match at Meadow Brook Field. The lively contest featured five goals per side with Capt. Ritson and Larry Waterbury among key players. Spectators packed the stands amid ideal weather as trains ferried crowds to the Long Island venue and thousands witnessed the dramatic early-season clash.
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England
America
Yankees
Whitney
Capt
Ritson
Lockett
Larry Waterbury
Meadow Brook Field
Manhattan
Meadow Brook
Long Island
Long Island Railroad
Pony
Polo Association
Broadway
Wheatley Hills
Dame Hion
Meadow Brook Club
Mr. .Phipps
Eae A
Firsh
Foxhall Keene
Stoddard
Cee
KE. D. Miller
Hua Crane
Capt. Ritson
Waterbury
East Side
West Side
Hariem
Bronx
Fifth Avenue
Second Street
English Triumph in Pole match Stuns 30,000 Fans
The Defenders and Challengers clashed with Britain's Britons in an epic polo contest. England led early and late, with Stoddard and Lockett key as America clawed back to a narrow deficit before final English surge. After the match H L Herbert presented silver cups to the Americans.
Americans Fall Short in Dramatic Polo Cup Defense
The United States polo team, led by Captain Whitney, battled England to a narrow loss in an eight period match. Stoddard and Waterbury scored for America while Milburn and Cheape led England with multiple tallies. The close contest featured strong teamwork, fierce riding, and penalties that shaped the final score 4 to 4.
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Harry Payne Whitney
United States
America
England
Hurlingham
Whitney
Stoddard
Roland
Oliver
Cheape
Capt. Ritson
Lockett
Freake
Milburn
Ritson
Waterbury
Ade
Charge
Jet
Mlenes
Wich
Ae Urn
Chéa
Emi
Agers
Haden
Ake
Chea Freake
Kreake
Lane
Freake and Whitney
Dave
Pony
Pena
Ore
L. E. Stoddard
L. Waterbury
H. P. Whitney
F. M. Freake
D. Milburn
R. G. Ritson
Ee Vv. Lockett
Weiss Aaalil
Veeeeeekian
S—Cheape
Polo Crowd Fetes U S Victory at Meadow Brook Match
A large crowd filled Meadow Brook for the polo international, watching Americans edge Britain in a nerve tingling seventh period. Notables including Gen Calhoun Justice Crane and Vincent Astor attended amid a sun drenched, festive scene.
Watching the Struggle at Meadow Brook Polo Match
A cosmopolitan crowd gathered at Meadow Brook Field to witness a polo match described as a spectacle surpassing a society event. The American victory in the first game stirred widespread interest as spectators watched galloping riders surge down the field in a dramatic dash toward the goal.
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Meadow Brook Field
Waterbury
Freake
England Favored in Intermassemnes Match Despite Waterbury Loss
London observers expected England to win the game as the American team appeared weakened by the absence of Monte Waterbury. The evening crowd showed little excitement, amid belief England held the edge.
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London
Monte Waterbury
England
Australian on Campania laments polo loss at sea
The Cunarder Campania arrived from Liverpool with 359 cabin and 700 steerage passengers. A steerage passenger suffering pneumonia was landed at quarantine. An Australian first cabin passenger named McLellan said the English team sailed on June 7 and sighted two small icebergs at 08 North 43 30 West.
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Queenstown
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Anx
McLellan
Campania
Lost pin at polo game shrouded in mystery
J McLoughlin Jr and a polo party at the Hotel Plaza report a valuable diamond horseshoe pin missing after the Tuesday game. McLoughlin notes the loss was only discovered yesterday and suspects the pin fell near the neat stand or ground by the clubhouse. A thorough search found no trace.
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J. McLoughlin, Jr
Hotel Plaza
McLoughlin
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