John Watson (polo)
Captain John Henry Watson was an Irish champion polo player.[1] He won the International Polo Cup in Newport, Rhode Island in 1876 alongside Captain , Malcolm Orme Little, and Captain the Hon. Richard Lawley, 4th Baron Wenlock.[1][2]
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- ^ a b Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in Britain: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2012, p. 33
- ^ "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. January 11, 1902. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
... the American team hopes to bring back to this land the challenge trophy which was carried back to England by John Watson's polo team from the Hurlingham Club ...
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