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Charles Smith (polo)
Charles Smith was an American polo player. Biography Charles Smith was a seven-goal player.Aaron D. Cushman, ''A Passion for Winning: Fifty Years of Promoting Legendary People and Products'', Lighthouse Point Press, 2004, p. 25/ref> He won the U.S. Open Polo Championship five times. He played on the U.S. Team for the Camacho Cups in 1976 and 1981, and the Cup of the Americas in 1979. He won three C.V. Whitney Cups, two Gold Cups, two Butler Handicaps, and eight 20 Goal or Silver Cups. He won Southwest Intra-Circuit Championship six times and the National Inter-Circuit Championship in 1972. He received the ''Hugo Dalmar Hugo Dalmar was an American polo player. Biography Hugo Dalmar was a four-goal player at the Oak Brook Polo Club, now known as the Chicago Polo Club. He won the U.S. Open Championship in 1971 and 1973, four USPA Twenty Goal/Silver Cup Champion ... Award'' from the United States Polo Association in 1999. He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Dalmar
Hugo Dalmar was an American polo player. Biography Hugo Dalmar was a four-goal player at the Oak Brook Polo Club, now known as the Chicago Polo Club. He won the U.S. Open Championship in 1971 and 1973, four USPA Twenty Goal/Silver Cup Championships (1961, '64, '65, '72), three USPA Butler Handicaps (1955, '58, '72) and the 1956, '57 USPA 12-Goal Championships. He served as Secretaty, President, and finally Chairman of the United States Polo Association from 1975 to 1976.William Clark Hetherington, ''Six Chukkers Of Love'', AuthorHouse, 2005, p. 12/ref> He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization to celebrate the sport of polo.Horace Laffaye, Dennis J. Amato, ''Polo in the United States: A History'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 28/ref> Overview It ... on February 13, 2009. The USPA Hugo Dalmar Award, given annually to an individual who exemplifies good sportsmanship on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Polo Association
The United States Polo Association (USPA) is the national governing body for the sport of polo in the United States. Introduction Established in 1890, by David Grubbs the USPA provides resources to over 4,500 individual members and 250 polo clubs across the U.S. and Canada, including promoting the game of polo, coordinating the activities of its member clubs and registered players, arranging and supervising polo tournaments, competitions and games and providing rules, handicaps and conditions for those tournaments, competitions and games, including the safety and welfare of participants and mounts. The first chairman of the USPA was H.L. Herbert (1890-1921). The first chief executive officer was Peter J. Rizzo (2011-2015). The USPA has established a number of programs for new players to learn the sport in the U.S. including Regional Polo Centers and clubs that host schools and lessons across the country. In 2010, the USPA created Team USPA, a program to enhance and grow the spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Polo And Hall Of Fame
The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization to celebrate the sport of polo.Horace Laffaye, Dennis J. Amato, ''Polo in the United States: A History'', Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 28/ref> Overview It was founded by four polo players, H. Jeremy Chisholm, Philip L. B. Iglehart, Leverett S. Miller, and George C. Sherman, Jr. in Lexington, Kentucky in 1988. The first inductions into the hall of fame were in 1990. In 1997, it was relocated to a ten-acre estate in Lake Worth, Florida. The museum includes a trophy by Paul Storr and paintings by Franklin Brooke Voss, George Derville Rowlandson and Paul Brown. Honorees :''See footnote'' . Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame official website. Retrieved 2011-06-26. * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |