Polo in Argentina : a history / Horace A. Laffaye ; foreword by Chris Ashton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laffaye, Horace A., 1935- author.

Ashton, Chris, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polo--Argentina--History.

Polo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a comprehensive history of polo in Argentina, from its beginnings in the 1870s to the summer of 2013. The history of the early pioneers is explored with data not previously published, gathered from contemporary sources. International competitions include the Olympic Games, the Cup of the Americas and the World Championships. Particular attention is given to the major clubs, the Argentine and Hurlingham Open Championships, and the National Handicap Tournament. Several of the elite players merit individual or family mini-biographies. Several myths in Argentine polo are debunked, bas

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Chris Ashton; Preface; 1. How Polo Started in Argentina; 2. The First Clubs and Polo in the Hinterland; 3. The Game Is Organized: The Polo Association of the River Plate; 4. The Oldest Clubs: Venado Tuerto, Hurlingham, Media Luna and Las Petacas; 5. Early Championships 1893-1900; 6. First International Game and Tours to England; 7. Early Prominent Polo Families; 8. Palermo: Polo's Cathedral; 9. The P.A.R.P. Championships Prior to the Great War; 10. 1914, Changes to the Rules, and All That

11. 1922, a Time for Change: Polo Became Argentine12. Polo in the 1920s; 13. Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo 1923-1930; 14. Gold Medals Only: The Olympic Games; 15. Argentina versus U.S.A.: The Cup of the Americas 1928-1936; 16. The Big Clubs: Growth and Evolution of Los Indios, Tortugas and Coronel Suárez; 17. Visitors from Foreign Lands; 18. Argentine Tours Overseas; 19. Don Paco Ceballos and the National Handicap Championship; 20. The Argentine Open Championship in the 1930s; 21. The Years of the Great Depression; 22. The War Years and the Aftermath 1940-1950

23. El Trébol and Venado Tuerto: The Glorious Days of the Giants24. The Changing of the Guard; 25. The Growth of the Game 1950-1960; 26. The Cup of the Americas 1950-1980; 27. The Aristocrat of Polo: The Times of Juancarlitos Harriott; 28. The Days of Coronel Suárez versus Santa Ana; 29. The Expansion of the Game in the 1970s; 30. Argentine Military Polo; 31. Travels Abroad and the Development of Professionalism; 32. Argentina and the Federation of International Polo; 33. The Era of La Espadaña; 34. Myths in Argentine Polo; 35. The Decade of Indios-Chapaleufú

36. 2005-2013: The Years of Ellerstina and La Dolfina37. International Matches in the 21st Century and Some Final Thoughts; Appendix A. Polo Championships; Appendix B. Polo Pony Awards; Appendix C. Presidents of the Asociación Argentina de Polo; Appendix D. List of Polo Clubs in Argentina; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781476614915

1476614911