THE SPORT OF KINGS

Polo, as a sport rather than a spectacle, is becoming increasingly popular in America, largely through the interest of the Government in the Officers' Training Corps units at the universities. Ordinarily, polo is too expensive a pastime for any but millionaires and army officers. But with horses and expert instruction furnished by a fostering War Department, the members at colleges with mounted units have been eager to try their skill.

Already Princeton has turned out a championship team, and Yale is not far behind. The big meet to be held in Brooklyn this week will give the game an added impetus which is now hardly necessary for its continued success. At the same time, it should be remembered that the Government is not supporting polo ponies all over the country to make a Roman holiday for the colleges. The object is to stimulate riding in the Training Corps units; to develop athletic skill in the future officers, to teach team-work and coordination,-in fact, to accomplish what sports are everywhere intended to accomplish. Championship teams are very gratifying,-but they are incidental to the work of giving the entire units proficiency in horsemanship which cannot be obtained by riding in a straight and narrow path.