Full Description
Though polo is 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 to 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.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Dennis J. Amato
Introduction
Part I. The Herbert Era, 1876-1921
1. The Beginnings of All Things Polo in America
2. The First International Games
3. Polo Across the Land
4. The Founding Clubs and the Organization of the Polo Association
5. Individual Handicaps and the Major Polo Tournaments
6. The Westchester Cup: The Pre- War Years
7. American Polo Players in the Olympic Games
Part II. Full Blossom: The Age of Hitchcock, 1922-1939
8. The Roaring Twenties at Home: West of the Mississippi
9. The Roaring Twenties at Home: East of the Mississippi
10. The Open Championship After World War I
11. The Golden Era of the International Matches
12. Polo During the Depression
13. The Open Championship until the War
14. The Game at the Universities
15. Polo in the Military
Between pages 180 and 181 are 8 color plates containing 22 photographs
Part III. The Road to Recovery, 1946-1975
16. The Home Front, 1946-1960
17. International Contests After the War
18. Women's Polo in America
19. Indoor Polo
20. Polo at Home, 1961-1975
Part IV. American Contemporary Polo
21. The International Panorama
22. Polo in America in the Late Twentieth Century
23. The Literature of Polo in the United States
24. American Polo in Art
25. American Polo in the Twenty- First Century
26. Current Polo Issues in the United States
Appendix 1. Rules of the California Polo Club, 1876
Appendix 2. Clubs Affiliated to the Polo Association, 1890-1900
Appendix 3. Henry L. Herbert's Handicap List, 1888
Appendix 4. Players' Handicaps in 1888, 1890 and 1891
Appendix 5. Winners of Major Championships, 1890-1921
Appendix 6. Winners of the U.S. Open Championship
Appendix 7. Winners of the U.S. Women's Polo Association Open Championship
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
