13/01/2016
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The History of Polo in Argentina
As the story goes, the first Polo match being played in Argentina was held in the room Negrete, owned by David Shennan, in the city of Ranchos, Buenos Aires Province. August 30, 1875. They faced the Town and Country teams. It is said that other matches played earlier. But that date marked the first official game. Polo Argentina reached the hands of the English, the majority farmers, which made landfall in the province of Santa Fe. What caught their attention was the ability that had the gauchos, to ride ba****ck. The sport was known in 1858 by British officers serving in India. At first it was practiced only in the military field. But then he transcended all who loved equestrian sports.
But who better to talk to someone who really knows Polo, and she is Alejandra Ocampos, PoloLine journalist and press agent of La Aguada.
How were the beginning in our country, and print the English had to watch the play countrymen?
What surprised the English proficiency was the huge horse that had these Creoles. The pole of the English, these countrymen they applied the rules of the duck, with the advantage of managing the horse with one hand. That was the passion of the gaucho, of countryside, unique riders, for whom the horse was no secret.
One of the pioneers of polo in Argentina, was a British named Francis Balfour, who started playing polo in 1890, in England and arrived in Argentina some time later. Another pioneer was an Irishman, Frank Kinchant who formed the team The Petacas, name of a stay in the province of Sante Fe, of which he was an administrator, with three pawns Sixto Martinez and his brother Jose, and Francisco Benitez. These skilled horsemen and foremen won the Open in 1895 and 1896.
A few years earlier in 1888 the pole is rooted in Argentina, with the foundation of the Hurlingham Club, by Campbell, Fortune, Ravenscroft, Robson and English. In 1892, as there are already about fifteen polo clubs, the creation of an entity that would group is decided. The Polo Association was born of the River Plate; in 1921 when adding more clubs changed its name to the Argentina Polo Federation, and the September 14, 1922 takes its final name, Argentina Polo Association, with the merger of the two.
What we could say that it can be considered the most important event in the world?
In the first week of April 1893 was held at the Hurlingham Argentine Open from 1923 that was to be known as the Argentine Open Polo Championship, which over the years would become the largest in the world. By then it was known as The River Plate Polo Championship, and had two locations: one ranking in April at the Hurlingham Club and the final stage, in October in Canada de Gomez, Santa Fe.
The handicaps for the players in Argentina came into force in 1912, through the British mode. That year four players reached 9 goals in Argentina, John Campbell, Luis Lacey, Hugo Scout Robson and John Traill; the latter was the first player in Argentina to reach 10 goals. In 1915 Luis Lacey became the second country ten goals
How were the beginnings in Palermo?
If we speak of the Cathedral of Polo it is certainly Palermo.
What is now known as Campo Argentino de Polo in Palermo, it was officially opened on October 27, 1928, on the former site of the Society Sportiva Argentina, created in 1907 by Baron Antonio de Marchi. That day, a civil-military party was held, winning the Civil 8 to 6. This year in November, St. Agnes became the first team to win the Argentine Open in Palermo courts.
What is the Republic Cup and particularities have?
The Republic Cup tournament Argentina is unique in the world. The event, created in 1929 as a National Championship with Handicap, on the initiative of the then President of the Argentina Polo Association, Francisco Ceballos, and to which he instituted the Republic Argentina Cup in 1938, has the distinction of having no handicap limit; It is the only tournament in the world where players can participate 0-40 goals from around the country who compete in a split classification circuits, the winners participate in the finals in Palermo.
What was the first all-Argentine team that won the Argentine Open Championship?
In 1926 Martin Iron Hurlingham became the first integrated native Argentines team win the Argentine Open. They were Francisco Ceballos, Ramón Videla Dorna, Justo Padilla and Enrique Galarreta. Until then the winning teams were composed of British or Argentine descendants of English players. It added that the Martin Iron is a reference in English to Martin.
Who was the famous Astrada Paisano?
In 1930 an Argentine team called Santa Paula toured the US. with excellent results and is considered the best performance so far by an Argentine team. The soul of that team was called Manuel Andrada, known to all as the "Paisano" the foreman was a former stay made legend, reaching 9 goals and one of the few in his time who won six championships in Palermo, with five different teams: to Santa Paula in 1930 and 1933, with La Rinconada in 1931 with Turtles in 1935, with the Indians and the Shamrock in 1938 and 1939 respectively.
