The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup, is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and United Kingdom. The match has varied in length over the years from a single game to the best of three games. In 1886 the two nations decided to make the polo match a continuing competition. A total of 12 matches were conducted between 1886 and 1939 between the two countries. The tournament was suspended during World War II and, due to changing times and interests, not revived until 1992.[1] The last match was held on July 28, 2013 at Guards Polo Club.[2]
The cup was first awarded to the team of Capt.John Henry Watson in 1876* in Newport, Rhode Island. The cup was later purchased by a subscription and presented to the Westchester Polo Club in 1886. It was won again in 1886 and 1902 by English teams from the Hurlingham Club. *This is unlikely. Capt. Watson served with the 13th Huzzars in India from 1874 to 1882. He is documented as winning the Grand Military Steeplechase of India in 1878. (British Newspapers 19.03.1878).
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Westchester Cup was the most anticipated event on the sporting calendar in the United States.[4][5]
Winner
The cup has been won a total of 10 times by the United States and 6 times by England, including the initial 1876 match. The match was suspended in the 1940s due to World War II and was not revived until the 1990s.[6][7]
^Webbe, Alex. . Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
^Staff. "England takes on USA for the Westchester Cup". Guards Polo Club. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
^"Monte Waterbury, polo player, dead" (PDF). The New York Times. 29 August 1920. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^. Time magazine. 19 June 1939. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
^"Polo Cup Gift of Deed. August Belmont's Proposals Accepted by Hurlingham Club". New York Times. 30 June 1912. The Hurlingham Club of London has accepted the proposal of August Belmont for the International Polo Cup. The document covering all the details of the deed of gift was framed last year by Mr. Belmont after a consultation with the Hurlingham Club.
^"America Wins, Polo Cup Stays" (PDF). New York Times. 14 June 1913. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
^. 2009 Westchester Cup. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
^"Polo Ponies Sail To-Day. Will Be Used in the International Match at Hurlingham. The Pick Of Six Stables. Twenty-four in All, Furnished by Gould, Mackay, Cowdin, Agassiz, and "Larry" Waterbury". New York Times. 11 January 1902. Retrieved 5 April 2011. Twenty-four of the most valuable and thoroughly tried-out polo ponies to be found in the United States will sail early this morning for England on the steamship Minneapolis. They represent the string which, with the addition of Foxhall Keene's ponies, already in England, will be used by the American players in the coming international match with the crack players of the Hurlingham Club.
^"The Coming International Polo Contest". New York Times. 2 March 1902. Retrieved 7 April 2011. International athletic contests have become so numerous lately that they have almost ceased to be a novelty. Their interest, however, has not diminished, and if one looks at the yacht racing rivalry between England and America for an example, it would seem as though popular enthusiasm increased with each new contest. ...
^"American Polo Victory. Englishmen Beaten in the First International Cup Match" (PDF). New York Times. 1 June 1902. Retrieved 20 February 2015. The first test polo match for the American Cup was played at Hurlingham to-day between the English and American teams, the latter winning by a score of 2 goals to 1. The weather was fine and the ground was good, but soft. An enormous crowd, including many ladies, was present.
^"English Polo Team Wins. Americans Beaten at Hurlingham by Six Goals to One. Second Contest For The Cup. Honors Are Now Even, and the Deciding Match Will Be Played on Saturday" (PDF). New York Times. 10 June 1902. Retrieved 20 February 2015. The second game of polo for the international cup was played to-day at the Hurlingham Club, and the English team won by six goals to one. The Americans have the satisfaction of knowing that the game was one of the most brilliant ever played at Hurlingham.
^"English Polo Team Wins. Americans Beaten in Deciding Game for International Cup. Score was 7 Goals to 1. Splendid Plays by Keene, but the Defense of the Losers Was Weak. Muddy Field at Hurlingham" (PDF). New York Times. 22 June 1902. Retrieved 20 February 2015. England won the third and decisive polo game to-day at Hurlingham in the series of international competitions for the American Cup and the trophy, which has been in possession of the English poloists since 1886, will remain in this country, probably for a number of years to come.
^Polo in the United States. McFarland. 1 September 2016. p. 66. ISBN9780786480074. John Hardress Lloyd was joined by four Army captains, Frederick Barrett, Leslie St. C. Cheape and Eustace 'Bill' Palmes, all 10-goalers in India, and Herbert Wilson, a 9-goal handicap player. Lt. Arthur Noel Edwards was the designated spare ...
^"Polo Match to Be Played To-morrow. Sunshine and Wind Needed to Dry Out Field. Rainstorm Passes Away" (PDF). New York Times. 8 June 1911. Retrieved 31 December 2013. The international polo teams received another day of enforced, rest yesterday, made necessary through unfavorable weather conditions for the playing of the second match of the cup series, which will be decided to-morrow, weather permitting. The rainstorm passed away late yesterday afternoon and fair weather is predicted for to-morrow. ...
^. Time magazine. 15 September 1930. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011. Critics had predicted a runaway for the Americans. This did not happen. Through the first half, and until the seventh chukker. the Englishmen made it hard. Lacey's Argentine ponies outran the bigger U. S. mounts for a while; first Guest, then Roark and Hitchcock broke mallets. Lacey stole the ball from Hopping and Hitchcock for beautiful shots. What the English team lacked most was an accurate goal shooter like Pedley. Consistently the ball was fed to Balding at No. 1, but under pressure, Balding's shots were sliced, sometimes missed entirely.
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The International Polo Cup also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and United Kingdom The match has varied in length over the years from a single game to the best of three games In 1886 the two nations decided to make the polo match a continuing competition A total of 12 matches were conducted between 1886 and 1939 between the two countries The tournament was suspended during World War II and due to changing times and interests not revived until 1992 1 The last match was held on July 28 2013 at Guards Polo Club 2 1921 American team 1909 British team 1902 American team 1886 British team Contents 1 History 2 Winner 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory EditThe cup was first awarded to the team of Capt John Henry Watson in 1876 in Newport Rhode Island The cup was later purchased by a subscription and presented to the Westchester Polo Club in 1886 It was won again in 1886 and 1902 by English teams from the Hurlingham Club This is unlikely Capt Watson served with the 13th Huzzars in India from 1874 to 1882 He is documented as winning the Grand Military Steeplechase of India in 1878 British Newspapers 19 03 1878 In 1909 James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr Lawrence Waterbury Harry Payne Whitney and Devereaux Milburn formed a team dubbed the Big Four that won the cup from the English 3 The same team was successful in 1911 and 1913 but lost the cup to England in 1914 In the 1920s and 1930s the Westchester Cup was the most anticipated event on the sporting calendar in the United States 4 5 Winner EditThe cup has been won a total of 10 times by the United States and 6 times by England including the initial 1876 match The match was suspended in the 1940s due to World War II and was not revived until the 1990s 6 7 Year Winner English Team American Team Score Venue Date1876 England Capt John Henry Watson This is unlikely JHW was serving with 13th Huzzars in India 1874 to 1882 Newport1886 England Thomas Hone Richard Lawley Malcolm Orme Little and Capt John Henry Watson William Knapp Thorn Raymond Rodgers Belmont Foxhall Parker Keene and Thomas Hitchcock Sr 10 414 2 Newport1902 England Cecil Patteson Nickalls Patteson Womersley Nickalls Frederick Maitland Freake Walter Selby Buckmaster George Arthur Miller and Charles Darley Miller Rodolphe Louis Agassiz James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr John Elliott Cowdin Lawrence Waterbury and Foxhall Parker Keene 1 2 6 1 7 1 Hurlingham from May 31 1902 to June 21 1902 8 9 10 11 12 1909 United States Herbert Haydon Wilson Harry Rich Frederick Maitland Freake Patteson Womersley Nickalls John Wodehouse 3rd Earl of Kimberley and John Hardress Lloyd Lawrence Waterbury James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr Harry Payne Whitney and Devereaux Milburn 9 58 2 Hurlingham1911 United States Leslie St Clair Cheape Arthur Noel Edwards John Hardress Lloyd and Herbert Haydon Wilson with Arthur Noel Edwards as the alternate 13 Lawrence Waterbury James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr Harry Payne Whitney and Devereaux Milburn 4 5 2 75 4 5 3 5 Meadow Brook from May to June 9 1911 14 1913 United States Leslie St Clair Cheape Ralph Gerald Ritson and Vivian Noverre Lockett Lawrence Waterbury Louis Ezekiel Stoddard James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr Harry Payne Whitney and Devereaux Milburn 5 5 3 4 5 4 25 Meadow Brook on June 14 19131914 England Henry Archdale Tomkinson Leslie St Clair Cheape Frederick W Barrett and Vivian Noverre Lockett Rene Morgan La Montagne Jr James Montaudevert Waterbury Jr Devereaux Milburn and Lawrence Waterbury 8 5 34 2 75 Meadow Brook on June 15 19141921 United States Henry Archdale Tomkinson Frederick W Barrett Lord Wodehouse and Vivian Noverre Lockett Louis Ezekiel Stoddard Thomas Hitchcock Jr James Watson Webb Sr and Devereaux Milburn 16 5 14 5 Hurlingham1924 United States Thomas William Kirkwood Teignmouth Philip Melvill Frank Brereton Hurndall Geoffrey H Phipps Hornby Sr Eric Garnett Atkinson and Lewis Lawrence Lacey James Watson Webb Sr Thomas Hitchcock Jr Malcolm Stevenson Robert Early Strawbridge Jr and Devereaux Milburn 16 514 5 Meadow Brook1927 United States Claude Ernest Pert Richard George polo Austin Henry Williams John Pitt Dening Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Eric Garnett Atkinson James Watson Webb Sr Thomas Hitchcock Jr Malcolm Stevenson and Devereaux Milburn 13 38 5 Meadow Brook1930 United States Gerald Barnard Balding Sr Lewis Lawrence Lacey Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Humphrey Patrick Guinness Eric Leader Pedley Earle Hopping Thomas Hitchcock Jr and Winston Frederick Churchill Guest 10 514 9 Meadow Brook on September 15 1930 15 1936 United States Hugh Hesketh Hughes Gerald Barnard Balding Sr Eric Horace Tyrrell Martin and Humphrey Patrick Guinness Eric Leader Pedley Michael Grace Phipps Stewart Birrell Iglehart and Winston Frederick Churchill Guest 10 98 6 Hurlingham1939 United States Robert Skene Aiden Roark Gerald Barnard Balding Sr and Eric Horace Tyrrell Martin Michael Grace Phipps Thomas Hitchcock Jr Stewart Birrell Iglehart and Winston Frederick Churchill Guest 11 7 9 4 Meadow Brook1992 United States William Lucas polo Cody Forsyth Alan Kent polo and Howard Hipwood John Gobin polo Adam Snow Owen Rinehart and Robert E Walton 8 7 Guards1997 England William Lucas polo Cody Forsyth Howard Hipwood and Andrew Hine Julio Arellano Michael Azzaro Guillermo Gracida Jr and John B Goodman polo 12 9 Guards2009 England Luke Tomlinson Mark Tomlinson James Beim and Eduardo Novillo Astrada Adam Snow Mike Azzaro Nic Roldan Jeff Blake polo and Jeff Hall polo 10 9 International2013 England Luke Tomlinson James Beim Mark Tomlinson and John Paul Clarkin Marc Ganzi Polito Pieres Nic Roldan Mike Azzaro Jeff Blake polo 12 11 GuardsExternal links EditInternational Polo Cup team photographsReferences Edit Webbe Alex The Westchester Cup Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 3 October 2010 Staff England takes on USA for the Westchester Cup Guards Polo Club Retrieved 11 July 2013 Monte Waterbury polo player dead PDF The New York Times 29 August 1920 Retrieved 19 September 2010 Sport Westchester Cup Time magazine 19 June 1939 Archived from the original on 3 December 2007 Retrieved 27 September 2010 Polo Cup Gift of Deed August Belmont s Proposals Accepted by Hurlingham Club New York Times 30 June 1912 The Hurlingham Club of London has accepted the proposal of August Belmont for the International Polo Cup The document covering all the details of the deed of gift was framed last year by Mr Belmont after a consultation with the Hurlingham Club America Wins Polo Cup Stays PDF New York Times 14 June 1913 Retrieved 24 November 2009 Facts Westchester Cup International Polo Great Britain vs United States 2009 Westchester Cup Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 4 October 2010 Polo Ponies Sail To Day Will Be Used in the International Match at Hurlingham The Pick Of Six Stables Twenty four in All Furnished by Gould Mackay Cowdin Agassiz and Larry Waterbury New York Times 11 January 1902 Retrieved 5 April 2011 Twenty four of the most valuable and thoroughly tried out polo ponies to be found in the United States will sail early this morning for England on the steamship Minneapolis They represent the string which with the addition of Foxhall Keene s ponies already in England will be used by the American players in the coming international match with the crack players of the Hurlingham Club The Coming International Polo Contest New York Times 2 March 1902 Retrieved 7 April 2011 International athletic contests have become so numerous lately that they have almost ceased to be a novelty Their interest however has not diminished and if one looks at the yacht racing rivalry between England and America for an example it would seem as though popular enthusiasm increased with each new contest American Polo Victory Englishmen Beaten in the First International Cup Match PDF New York Times 1 June 1902 Retrieved 20 February 2015 The first test polo match for the American Cup was played at Hurlingham to day between the English and American teams the latter winning by a score of 2 goals to 1 The weather was fine and the ground was good but soft An enormous crowd including many ladies was present English Polo Team Wins Americans Beaten at Hurlingham by Six Goals to One Second Contest For The Cup Honors Are Now Even and the Deciding Match Will Be Played on Saturday PDF New York Times 10 June 1902 Retrieved 20 February 2015 The second game of polo for the international cup was played to day at the Hurlingham Club and the English team won by six goals to one The Americans have the satisfaction of knowing that the game was one of the most brilliant ever played at Hurlingham English Polo Team Wins Americans Beaten in Deciding Game for International Cup Score was 7 Goals to 1 Splendid Plays by Keene but the Defense of the Losers Was Weak Muddy Field at Hurlingham PDF New York Times 22 June 1902 Retrieved 20 February 2015 England won the third and decisive polo game to day at Hurlingham in the series of international competitions for the American Cup and the trophy which has been in possession of the English poloists since 1886 will remain in this country probably for a number of years to come Polo in the United States McFarland 1 September 2016 p 66 ISBN 9780786480074 John Hardress Lloyd was joined by four Army captains Frederick Barrett Leslie St C Cheape and Eustace Bill Palmes all 10 goalers in India and Herbert Wilson a 9 goal handicap player Lt Arthur Noel Edwards was the designated spare Polo Match to Be Played To morrow Sunshine and Wind Needed to Dry Out Field Rainstorm Passes Away PDF New York Times 8 June 1911 Retrieved 31 December 2013 The international polo teams received another day of enforced rest yesterday made necessary through unfavorable weather conditions for the playing of the second match of the cup series which will be decided to morrow weather permitting The rainstorm passed away late yesterday afternoon and fair weather is predicted for to morrow At Meadow Brook Time magazine 15 September 1930 Archived from the original on 30 January 2011 Retrieved 5 April 2011 Critics had predicted a runaway for the Americans This did not happen Through the first half and until the seventh chukker the Englishmen made it hard Lacey s Argentine ponies outran the bigger U S mounts for a while first Guest then Roark and Hitchcock broke mallets Lacey stole the ball from Hopping and Hitchcock for beautiful shots What the English team lacked most was an accurate goal shooter like Pedley Consistently the ball was fed to Balding at No 1 but under pressure Balding s shots were sliced sometimes missed entirely Wikimedia Commons has media related to International Polo Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title International Polo Cup amp oldid 1082647630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
