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9780786445271

Polo in the United States : A History

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    9780786445271

  • ISBN10:

    0786445270

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-03-15
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub
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Summary

Though polo is more commonly associated with Britain and South America, the sport also enjoys a strong following in the United States. This comprehensive history describes the evolution of polo in the U.S., from its beginnings in a New York City riding academy in 1876 until the 2010 Open Championship held in Florida. The principal early players and the first polo clubs are covered, as is American participation in the Olympics, polo at universities and colleges, women's polo, indoor polo, and polo in the military. Additionally, chapters also examine polo in the arts and in literature.

Author Biography

A polo player and surgeon, Horace A. Laffaye is on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Polo. His writings on the game include several books and many articles in magazines in America, Argentina and England. He divides his time between Connecticut and Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Forewordp. 1
Introductionp. 3
The Herbert Era, 1876-1921
The Beginnings of All Things Polo in Americap. 7
The First International Gamesp. 20
Polo Across the Landp. 24
The Founding Clubs and the Organization of the Polo Associationp. 40
Individual Handicaps and the Major Polo Tournamentsp. 51
The Westchester Cup: The Pre-War Yearsp. 60
American Polo Players in the Olympic Gamesp. 71
Full Blossom: The Age of Hitchcock, 1922-1939
The Roaring Twenties at Home: West of the Mississippip. 79
The Roaring Twenties at Home: East of the Mississippip. 93
The Open Championship After World War Ip. 112
The Golden Era of the International Matchesp. 118
Polo During the Depressionp. 137
The Open Championship until the Warp. 152
The Game at the Universitiesp. 163
Polo in the Militaryp. 173
The Road to Recovery, 1946-1975
The Home Front, 1946-1960p. 183
International Contests After the Warp. 197
Women's Polo in Americap. 211
Indoor Polop. 225
Polo at Home, 1961-1975p. 231
American Contemporary Polo
The International Panoramap. 249
Polo in America in the Late Twentieth Centuryp. 264
The Literature of Polo in the United Statesp. 291
American Polo in Artp. 300
American Polo in the Twenty-First Centuryp. 310
Current Polo Issues in the United Statesp. 323
Rules of the California Polo Club, 1876p. 337
Clubs Affiliated to the Polo Association, 1890-1900p. 338
Henry L. Herbert's Handicap List, 1888p. 340
Players' Handicaps in 1888, 1890 and 1891p. 341
Winners of Major Championships, 1890-1921p. 342
Winners of the U.S. Open Championshipp. 344
Winners of the U.S. Women's Polo Association Open Championshipp. 348
Chapter Notesp. 349
Bibliographyp. 361
Indexp. 365
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