Polo The Emperor Of Games; super horse polo info by Frank Milburn

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Polo The Emperor Of Games; super horse polo info by Frank Milburn.
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Polo The Emperor Of Games; super horse polo info by Frank Milburn A super thoughtful gift.

Frank Milburn, of the famous polo family, brings you a social history of the sport of horse polo with lots of insights and memorable moments. From the birth of the sport in Tibet, on through the royal courts of Persia and India and eventually to Britain - the entire history is well documented and very interesting to learn.

The rich days of the sport in the 1920's when 40,000 people would gather to watch Tommy Hitchcock in action on Long Island, to 50 years of history in Argentina, where the sport became so violent death was a constant risk, to the famous that have graced the lawns. Winston Churchill, Harry Payne Whitney, Averell Harriman, Lord Mountbatten and HRH Prince Charles and more. Also covered are players such as Pieres, Trotz and Gracida and later Frank Milburn discusses what he sees as the future of this sport. Lessons in polo cheaper than lessons in tennis in New Haven, Connecticut? Perhaps this heralds a new era for the sport.

Throughout the book Frank Milburn chats amiably across the lawns and you feel as if you were actually sitting with him, viewing the whole history in person. An acclaimed author, Frank Milburn brings much wit and good sense to the text. Also included are some photos of times gone by. So whether you watched play at Smith's Lawn or wish you had seen the last JAL cup match, you will be thrilled reading this book and taking the tour, almost as if first hand.

183 pp. Hardback

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