Colonel Tomkinson, manager to the British polo team, has announced that for the second match. with America, on Wednesday, Captain George and Captain Dening will replace Captain Pert (No. 1) and Major Williams (No. 2)—Reuter.
America ftetains the Cup Meadowbrook, Sept. 14.
The second game-in the International Polo series took place to-day in fine weather and before a huge: crowd, The turf was perfect. America beat Great Britain by 8 goals to 5, America thus retain the Westchester Cup.—Reuter.
Webb (U.S. A.) got the ball at the outset and made a brilliant dash towards the American goal, until foul by Atkinson (Britain) [claimed and allowed, Hitchcock A.) easily scoring. On lining up} Milburn (U. 8. A.) dre from al?!
[sharp angle towards the British goal Jand after a brief scrimmage Hiteh-Jcock scored.
George (Britain) was playing well fand Several times got near the American goal but was brilliantly ridden off by Milburn, Roark and Dening (Britain) made a combined dash and almost scored, the ball rolling out a few feet from the posts.
Hitchcock dominated the game. He scored the third goal just be- Est fore the finish of the first chukker.
Early in the second the British made a fine drive, Réark leading. The ball was at the American goalmouth when Milbira with a boekhari swing saved, sies in midfield; until Dening made a fine sideline dash, dribbling nearly the whole length of the field, but missed'the goal By inches, After a hard-riding battle with Atkistzon, Webb scored America's fourth goal.
Th the third the Amerieany were foreed to fight harder and for the forst time the same seemed more even but the Britist, while playing better, lost good.' opportunities through faulty driving.
The fourth chukker opened with a foul by Ametiea, Roark storing a brilliant penalty drive. Then: after some splendid midfield passing At-'Kinson scored Britain's second, but America sven retaliated; Hitchcock, makitig the score 6/2 with a beautiful soaring drive from a penalty] shot.
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