Table of Contents Acknowledgments vii Foreword by Nicholas J.A. Colquhoun- Denvers 1 Preface 3 Part I. Pioneering Soldiers, 1860-1914 5 1. The Beginning of Polo in Britain 7 2. The Expansion of Provincial Polo 15 3. Testing the Waters: The Early Internationals 32 4. Initial Tournaments: The Hurlingham Champion Cup, the Inter-Regimental Tournament and the County Cup 39 5.

The Great Clubs and Polo Clubs Near London 47 6. Polo in Ireland 59 7. Spreading the Gospel Round the World 64 8. The Climb to the Summit: The Westchester Cup 81 Interlude I: 1914-1918 93 Part II. Gifted Amateurs, 1919-1939 95 9. A Time for Recovery 97 10. The Olympic Games 107 11. Struggles for the Internationals 116 12.

The Lean Years of the Depression 126 13. British Polo Sculptors and Painters 145 Interlude II: 1939-1945 156 Between pages 156 and 157 are 8 color plates containing 20 photographs Part III. Gentlemen and Players, 1947-1985 157 14. Lord Cowdray Saves the Day for England 159 15. The Royal Family Lends a Hand 180 16. Colonials and Foreigners Change the Landscape 185 17. Renewal of the Coronation Cup 190 18. The Game Grows Unabated 194 19.

Polo Tours Overseas 204 Part IV. Patrons and Professionals, 1986-2011 211 20. The Growth of the Professional Player 213 21. Women in Polo 225 22. An Uneasy Alliance: HPA and FIP 232 23. Literature of British Polo 241 24. Polo in Britain in the Twenty- First Century 250 25. Some Current Issues in British Polo 274 Appendix 1: Letter to The Field, 20 March 1869 285 Appendix 2: Polo Player Recipients of the Victoria Cross 287 Appendix 3: Results of Major Championships 289 Chapter Notes 323 Bibliography 337 Index 341.