LEADER 03417nam 2200493 450 001 9910797428903321 005 20230202232757.0 010 $a1-4766-0518-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000463081 035 $a(EBL)2146898 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2146898 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000463081 100 $a20070510h20072007 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aProfiles in polo $ethe players who changed the game /$fedited by Horace A. Laffaye ; foreword by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales 210 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$cMcFarland & Company,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (309 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4766-6273-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index. 327 $apt.1. The pioneers -- Edward Hartopp: "this must be a good game" -- Thomas St. Quintin: "a great polo pioneer" -- John Watson: the founding father -- Francis Herbert: "killed a salmon, shot some grouse and played polo" -- Foxhall Keene: "a life of pure delight" -- Harry Payne Whitney: "total polo". 327 $apt.2. Between the wars -- Johnny Traill: an Irishman from the Pampas -- Devereux Milburn: a back for the ages -- Lewis Lacey: master of the game -- Rao Raja Hanut Singh: "there is only one tiger" -- Tommy Pope: the horse whisperer -- Earl Mountbatten of Burma: a tangible legacy -- Jim Ashton: of the brothers four. 327 $apt.3. The superstars -- Thomas Hitchcock Jr.: "the best of America was in his veins" -- Cecil Smith: the cowboy from Llano -- Stewart Iglehart: "best backhander in the game" -- Bob Skene: "Hurricane Bob" -- Carlos Menditeguy: "to be the best was effortless" -- Sinclair Hill: "I'll give you fancy pants!" -- Juan Carlos Harriott Jr.: "the aristocrat of polo" -- Francisco Dorignac: the chieftain. 327 $apt.4. Shakers and movers -- Lord Cowdray: he saved the day for England -- John Oxley: patron and benefactor -- Kerry Packer: winning whatever the cost -- Michael Rattray: player, promoter and environmentalist -- Marcos Uranga: a vision splendid -- Claire Tomlinson: "the most influential lady player." 327 $apt.5. The great contemporaries -- H.R.H. the Prince of Wales: the prince of polo -- Alberto Pedro Heguy: Basque blood: passion and verve -- Julian Hipwood: a living polo legend -- Harold Barry: "a galloping oak with the soul of a poet" -- Gonzalo Pieres: superstar and entrepreneur -- Guillermo Gracida Jr.: the field general -- Adolfo Cambiaso: "there is a kid from Can?uelas." 330 $a"This book profiles over 30 of the most influential polo players from history. 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