ANTIQUE SILVER PLATE POLO TROPHY - U. S. ARMY - FORT SHERIDAN - 1930 - WILCOX
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:426015 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
A nice old silver plated U. S. Army Polo Trophy - 1930 . Field Artillery . INDOOR POLO 1930 124th F. A. 122th F. ...A. CHI. RIDING CLUB FT. SHERIDAN WON ByWilcox silver co .Some history:
HISTORY OF POLO AND THE MILITARY
Polo in the U.S. Army can be traced back to 1892 when the 4th Cavalry Regiment established a regimental club in Washington State. In 1893, the cavalry at Fort Sill, Oklahoma formed a polo team using Indian ponies. In 1896, there was also Cavalry polo at Fort Riley, Kansas. In 1901, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, introduced polo. When the cavalry was replaced by field artillery in 1907, polo continued as an important equestrian activity throughout the Army. By 1914, there were 17 Army posts playing polo. In 1920, an Army Team was fielded and represented the U.S. in the Olympic Games at Antwerp, with the American squad emerging bronze medalists. In 1923, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff General John J. Pershing invited the British Army to send a polo team to the United States for a first ever international military polo championship. In 1928, the U.S. Army team made it to the final of the U.S. Open, and there were Army polo teams across the U.S. as well as in the Philippines, Hawaii and Panama. In the 1930s, at the height of polo's popularity in America, there were 1, 200 military players, far outnumbering civilians playing the sport. The U.S. Army Cavalry was disbanded in 1950.
Why polo in the Army? Perhaps Gen. Patton said it best: “The virtue of polo as a military accomplishment rests on the following: it makes a man think fast while he is excited; it reduces his natural respect for his own safety - that is, makes him bold; it teaches restraint under exciting circumstances nearest to mounted combat; makes riding worthwhile; keeps a man hard and teaches better horse management.”
Also, the Army Polo Association described the sport as a “vital professional asset, ” that improved players’ aggressiveness, decision making skills, teamwork and physical fitness. USA shipping is $12.50
HISTORY OF POLO AND THE MILITARY
Polo in the U.S. Army can be traced back to 1892 when the 4th Cavalry Regiment established a regimental club in Washington State. In 1893, the cavalry at Fort Sill, Oklahoma formed a polo team using Indian ponies. In 1896, there was also Cavalry polo at Fort Riley, Kansas. In 1901, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, introduced polo. When the cavalry was replaced by field artillery in 1907, polo continued as an important equestrian activity throughout the Army. By 1914, there were 17 Army posts playing polo. In 1920, an Army Team was fielded and represented the U.S. in the Olympic Games at Antwerp, with the American squad emerging bronze medalists. In 1923, the U.S. Army Chief of Staff General John J. Pershing invited the British Army to send a polo team to the United States for a first ever international military polo championship. In 1928, the U.S. Army team made it to the final of the U.S. Open, and there were Army polo teams across the U.S. as well as in the Philippines, Hawaii and Panama. In the 1930s, at the height of polo's popularity in America, there were 1, 200 military players, far outnumbering civilians playing the sport. The U.S. Army Cavalry was disbanded in 1950.
Why polo in the Army? Perhaps Gen. Patton said it best: “The virtue of polo as a military accomplishment rests on the following: it makes a man think fast while he is excited; it reduces his natural respect for his own safety - that is, makes him bold; it teaches restraint under exciting circumstances nearest to mounted combat; makes riding worthwhile; keeps a man hard and teaches better horse management.”
Also, the Army Polo Association described the sport as a “vital professional asset, ” that improved players’ aggressiveness, decision making skills, teamwork and physical fitness. USA shipping is $12.50
