Dening Hooks Hitchcock 1927 International Polo Match at Meadow Brook Conte Drawing by Paul Brown

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Captain John Pitt … Read more Art Sz: 10 1/2"H x 16"W

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Captain John Pitt Dening (1894 - 1929) was a soldier and British India champion polo player. He participated in the 1927 International Polo Cup.

1927

Winner: USA 6–3

English Team:

Claude Ernest Pert, Richard George, Austin Henry Williams, John Pitt Dening, Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Eric Garnett Atkinson

American Team:

James Watson Webb, Sr., Thomas Hitchcock Jr., Malcolm Stevenson and Devereaux Milburn

Score: 13-3 / 18-5

Venue: Meadow Brook

Provenance: Santa Barbara Polo Club

Founded in 1911, the Santa Barbara Polo Club in Santa Barbara, California is the premiere equestrian polo club in the Western United States. The club, located between the foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

In 1911, the Santa Barbara Polo Club was declared an official polo club by the United States Polo Association. During the 1920s such stars as Chaplin, Fairbanks and Will Rogers all competed here. See less