John Arthur Edward Traill (1882–1958) was the first Irish–Argentine

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polo player. He was born in 1882. He married Henrietta Margaret, from Scotland, and they had children John and James. Traill owned a ranch in Argentina and imported polo ponies for the

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, training them in

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. He was also a coach at

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when it was revived by Billy Walsh. His name appears as winner of the

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several times, alongside teammates such as the Marquess of Villavieja, Jack Nelson and Major Philip Magor. Traill won the Argentine Open ten times during his career. He died in 1958.

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1882 births 1958 deaths Argentine polo players Irish polo players Roehampton Trophy {{Argentina-polo-bio-stub