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Any sport would judge itself fortunate to have a friend like Stephen Gose, even once in a generation. An amateur who epitomized sportsmanship, he fielded numerous U.S. Open teams…

A 9-goaler, versatile anywhere on the field, Lewis A. Smith’s mastery helped anchor American polo in the recuperative postwar years…

The ultimate goodwill ambassador, Fred Dailey required no prodding as he represented, with charm and dignity, the best of American polo….

A bright meteor in polo’s sky, William T. “Bill” Ylvisaker had an astonishing presence in some 50 years in the saddle and the committee room…

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…

Say “intercollegiate polo” and coach Stephen “Doc” Roberts emerges head and shoulders above the rest…

A big man in a big era was Robert E. Strawbridge Jr. For 20 years he stood at the helm of the United States Polo Association overseeing the famed pre-war flowering of the sport…

If polo was ever in need of an angel, it was at the time when Paul Butler gave a beleaguered postwar sport a lavish new center and a home for the U.S. Open Championship…

A determined competitor and a gentle heart rolled into one, that was William A. “Billy” Mayer…

Seemingly effortless talent is what Roy M. Barry always projected. While a 9-goaler, he, with but a few others, held the mantle of America’s best…