America Defeats' Britain with Big Handicap: The Predommance of Franklin An American team on Saturday won the Cunningham Polo Chal Tenge Cup, when playing against a British team, and, as judged by the remarks' cone heard -subsequently in the places where polo men foregather the Americans, in their own dialect, were almost the most "sore" over the manner of the victory. When the fight was ver, Mrs: Cunningham, in a parti-calorly charming manner, presented the cup to the winners, and herself received from Mr. McMichael. the British captain, a beautiful bouqvet, following upon which, Mr.
Cunningham, the United States Consul-General and donor of the trophy, made a brief and truly sporting speech which was a better Aczcription of the match than anyone could write. He congratulated his own countrymen on the noticeable improvement in their play ard hoped eventually they would be able to meet the British on level terms and he praised the British for having shown up so wonderfully inst such a handicap.—Thereetter everyone cheered and went ff to exchange ideas and ig was typical of the match, The Hard Ground The match was played under almost the worst possible conditions, for, despite all the efforts made by Mr. Fisher, the ground was like conerete and both men and ponies suffered, but it is hoped, in view of the coming Interport, that at least the ponies will be none the worse. Where it was just a question of arrangements, Mr, Fisher and the committee scored a distinct success, and the big attendance of spectators found every comfort provided for! them. "The teams lined up:—
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