George H. Bostwick

Versatility was George H. “Pete” Bostwick’s middle name. When not playing as a fast and slippery forward, he might have well been astride a world class steeplechase horse or negotiating obstacles in the show ring. Horses were his life to his very last day and he wouldn’t have had it any other way.

His roots were at the famed Aiken Preparatory School and his talents attested to an 8-goal rating and a place of honor in the Racing Hall of Fame. He was a man of great initiative, too. “Polo for the Public” was his motto at the Bostwick Field on Long Island, and polo for a purse was also inaugurated there. A much respected internationalist who represented the flag in the playing of the Cup of the Americas, Pete’s name is engraved six times on the U.S. Open Championship trophy and numerous others, too.