Show SPORT ac PO ff r T THAT A 1 COSTS ore g 1 0 hl A DAY it 4 AX k MA air F racing la Is the doport of kings polo la Is the sport of mil pea any king even he bo may be an insignificant indian potentate or a ruler roler of a balkan state with a pocketbook of slim proportions roay may own a racing stable but only a man ot of great wealth can afford to maintain a big string of bf polo ponies for race horses it if they hoy are fast can earn their keep and malie make a profit for their owner but a polo pony Is nothing but an expense exzenie from the day ho he Is bought until the day of hla hie death the only thing he can earn is a modicum of glory and a few c ups cups which as a rule do not cost as much as lite ills saddle and bridle prom from this it may inay be gleaned that between racing and polo there Is a distinction with a difference harry payne whitney spent A on the international polo series of games played at meadow brook L 1 I the duke of expenses for the polo challengers amounted to all this tor for the sake bake of a stiver silver trophy worth the cost of polo depends largely upon the inclination and desire of the soloists ts to spend money some men can enjoy the sport at an outlay of a few hundred dollars a week while others othera will spend as many thousands II 11 L herbert chairman of the polo association recently said bald in reference botha lo 10 tho cost coat ot of polo atall it all depends on lioy mh a man w wishes ta y spend on the ghine game ah one e man mah may be satisfied to own and maintain three ponies while another will want at least thirty at his command the expense Is much ith liu a that of the opera one man can enjoy it for a dollar while it will cost another thousands for a box harry payne whitney and the duke of westminster own and keepin heep in training tho the largest string siring of polo ponies in america or england the maintenance of these ponies costs costa them thousands ot of dollars dolla i rs each year they tire are the tha backbone of the sport in this country and abroad doth both enjoy tho sport thoroughly and as they are sports at the sport the anonby that they spend yearly Is to theto thein but a trivial matter hut but for their generous support of the tha game there would not have been any international national matches during 1909 1911 and mr whitney supplied the sinews Bin owis of war which sent abroad in 1009 the american team of which ho be was the captain it was hla his outlay of money and purchase of many great polo ponies that enabled the americans to win tho the cup which the englishmen had won and kept for 23 years this year tho the duks duke of westminster defrayed the expenses of the english challengers until he came to the financial reecie the english players had bad abandoned all hope of bringing the ponies over here to play for the trophy and the duke of westminster each own 30 polo ponies they hire trainers to develop the speed of the ponies and tench teach them the elementary parts of the game tho the valary of these trainers la Is each in addition to that there are a big corps of stable lads to support for the attend ants n not at only receive salaries ranging aiom roin 25 to 40 a month but in addition are allowed their lodging and board this with the coat of food saddles bridles bandages lotions medicine and the attendance of a veterinary costs coats many thousands of dollars A good polo pony these days costs many thousands of dollars in many anany respects hie his value Is as groat great as A jacj bacq horse though his earning capacity is considerably less than that of the latter the best ponies are bred in ireland and england but of late years the ponies bred in texas california and the hawaiian Raw hilan islands are equal it if not superior to the foreign bred horses there Is now such a great demand for poil ponies that they are specially bred tor for that purpose la in 1876 when the I 1 hrat first games of polo were played in IN now low york it wits was possible to buy ponies for priced ranging from 36 to mr air herbert once bought a pony for 35 that afterward developed into a crackerjack and his bla value soared to 2000 of course that was a an exception nowadays ponies suitable for polo cost coat from to 2000 each when mr whitney prepared prepa riDd for fa r his bis campaign in england in 1909 he be spent 1 for ponies since then he has added many more inore to hla his string arid and has spent at least it will be seen been by this that he be has expended in tho neighborhood of tor for ponies alone one of his hia ponies cost coit him this was the high water mark paid tor for any pony but many good ponies have cost 7 00 the duke of westminster has spent in the neighborhood of for his aggregation gre gation of ponies the ponies that wore were used in the international matches were wade up in large part pari ot of those owned by mr air whitney and the duke of several ponies however have been donated for the use of tho the players by various americans and englishmen who aro are interested in the game it takes several years of hard bard training to lo make a pony suitable for pole playing ile he Is usually bought when three years of 0 age and for two years Is taught the elementary parts ot of the game such as not to shy atthe jp to ty follow the ball to break quickly anit and to obey tho the slightest louch lauch of the reins on his neck most moist ponies are trained so eo that the rider way may guide them by simply touching them on the right or left side bids of the neck with the relna reins many persons not familiar with polo consider the fastest pony tho the best pony this Is an erroneous idea while speed Is an essential qualification for a pony he Is utterly worth less if he ha does not know the game thoroughly and Is not subject to in plant c v atrol it if his speed cannot be 9 checked hell run over the ball and carry hla his rider out of the zono MM of play A pony that will twist and turn tum as ae though on a pivot and then break and race mee at top speed and stop in scantly at command la Is the ideal polo mount ills value la Is beyond price there are many tp who cannot afford to maintain large strings of ponies and hire a trainer most moat of these men have from three to six elx ponies in their string they place th the e ponies in a public training stable the cost its ie 30 a month for each pony these public trainers hire stable lads to exercise and take care of the ponies one boy looks after four ponies the actual cost of teed feed for a pony to la 12 a month some ot of the expenses other than those of buying and maintaining the ponies costa cost the players many dollars the balls made of light willow are furnished furnie hed to the polo association at ten cents each one firm has a contract to furnish the polo associations with balls the mallets are worth w orth from 2 to each the th heads of the mallet are frequently broken in the game or during practice it costs a dollar to replace the heads tho the helmets the players wear cost from 4 to 7 each the riding boots are worth from 16 15 to 25 the riding ang breeches cost from 8 to 12 J 4 J yx A good exa mple of an A farm table white table linen la is important in making things attractive it if white th ta ble linen Is not within the reach 0 of everyone it la Is surely in power to set the table well tho the knives forks and spoons are sometimes apparently thrown at the talo with no boldea adea of order one has to bo be careful to get his own water glass etc the knives and spoons should bo placed on the and tho the forks on tho the left of the plate at even distance from the edge of the table tabla with the water glass at tha eald id of the knife the napkin Is usually placed at the left of tho the fork all dishka should be placed inside the lino line of plates and so be out of ones onea way way in eating cracked and broken dishes are not permissible at abc any time the cracks and chipped place hold bold dirt and microbes mic robes and are unhealthful beside being ugly to look at al A little garnish of parsley on a cold meat dish or a hard boiled ess egg sliced on the greens or the butter made into neat pats or slices will help wonder fully in making the meal attractive in this connection we might mention the use of flowers anthe on the table most farm tables I 1 have seen have been too crowded for flowers but when we do away with some of the unnecessary things there will be r room 0 om for ft a flowering plant or a vaso vase of pretty cut powers flowers v |