Robert Gould Shaw, II

A star of the first magnitude “Bobby” Shaw was considered to be one of the titans of the late 19th and early 20th century American polo. Honing his skills on the fields of Myopia Hunt Club, he achieved a rating of 9 goals. Among his many accomplishments, he won the Senior Championship (the National Championship) in its inaugural year of 1895 and again in 1904, the 1892 Polo Association, Championship and Added Cups, and the Astor Gold Cup.

His play was described as incredibly brilliant and, having also assembled a fine string of ponies, he defeated the best teams in the country in what were then the top contests in the early days of polo.