Profiles in Polo: The Players Who Changed the Game - Tapa dura

This book profiles over 30 of the most influential polo players from history. The players covered were selected for inclusion based on their overall impact on the game rather than their prowess on the field, although many covered are considered all-time greats. With contributions from many of the worlda??s leading polo journalists, each chapter covers an individual player, and players include early pioneers, those who played during the a??golden eraa?? (the years between World War I and World War II), superstars, game-changers, and great contemporaries. Includes numerous photographs and a foreword by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. The players profiled include: Edward Hartopp, Thomas St. Quintin, John Watson, Francis Herbert, Foxhall Keene, Harry Payne Whitney, Johnny Traill, Devereux Milburn, Lewis Lacey, Rao Raja Hanut Singh, Tommy Pope, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Jim Ashton, Thomas Hitchcock Jr, Cecil Smith, Stewart Iglehart, Bob Skene, Carlos Menditeguy, Sinclair Hill, Juan Carlos Harriott Jr, Francisco Dorignac, Lord Cowdray, John Oxley, Kerry Packer, Michael Rattray, Marcos Uranga, Claire Tomlinson, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, Alberto Pedro Heguy, Julian Hipwood, Harold Barry, Gonzalo Pieres, Guillermo Gracida Jr and Adolfo Cambiaso.

A polo player himself, Horace A. Laffaye is on the Board of Directors of the Museum of Polo. His writings on the game include two books and many articles in magazines in America, Argentina and England. He is the author of The Polo Encyclopedia (2004) and divides his time between Connecticut and Florida.