Captain Harry Rich (circa 1875 – 8 October 1930), also known as Henry Rich, was an English champion polo player.[1] He was a six-goal handicap player and was the winner of the Narragansett Cup and the Gladstone Cup. He was a member of the Polo Pony Society.[2]
Rich in 1901
Biographyedit
He was born in England around 1875. He had a brother Frank Rich who was the polo instructor for the Prince of Wales; and Herbert Thomas Rich.[2][3]
in 1901 he won the County Cup playing at Eden Park with Percy Bullivant, Hubert Marsham, and Hugh Cardwell.[4]
In 1906 he was described as "brilliant, though he is apt at times to be a little erratic."[5]
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