"Harvard Polo Club 1883-1905"

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The constitution and bylaws of the Harvard Polo Club with a list of officers and members 1883-1905

[29] pp.

Printed … Read more The constitution and bylaws of the Harvard Polo Club with a list of officers and members 1883-1905

[29] pp.

Printed for The Club

1905

8 1/2" x 5 3/4"

*foxing condition noted*

The Harvard University Polo Club (also known as the Harvard Polo Club) is the intercollegiate polo program of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1883, it is among the oldest collegiate polo organizations in the United States.

Origins (1883–1900s)
Polo was introduced at Harvard in 1883 when a group of undergraduates began playing during summer months in Newport, Rhode Island, and later leased a field and stables in Watertown, Massachusetts. A regulation-size grass field was prepared in 1884 along the Cambridge–Watertown Highway.

In 1885, Harvard won the Newport Championship Cups, defeating the Westchester Polo Club and Meadow Brook Polo Club — the first major tournament victory for a U.S. college team. See less