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An important early international polo

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An important early international polo

Schätzpreis
1.000 £ - 1.500 £
ca. 1.250 $ - 1.876 $
Zuschlagspreis:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

An important early international polo tournament gold winner's medal awarded by the Argentine Polo Association for the River Plate Open Championship played at Hurlingham in 1907 and won by Western Polo Club, stamped 18k., the obverse engraved with a crest and inscribed PREMIO PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA, CAMPEONATO DE POLO, RIO DE LA PLATA, HURLINGHAM, 1907 , the reverse design with polo pony, mallet & ball and laurel, inscribed WESTERN POLO CLUB, inscribed S.R. MALLET H.H. DRYSDALE, R. LEARED, J.A. CAMPBELL, weight 19gr. This international tournament was played from 1893 to 1895 twice a year at Hurlingham and Canada de Gomez and then annually at Hurlingham from 1896 until 1927 and was the predecessor of the Campeonato Abierto Argentino de Polo (''the Argentine Open'') which has since been played at Palermo. As engraved on the 1907 medal the tournament was won by the team from Western Polo Club made up of John Argentine Campbell, Richard Leared, Henry Howard Drysdale and Stanley Mallet. For some reason the Argentine Association of Polo records and apparently the engraving on the trophy itself show the team as Western Camps and with the name of Eduardo Lucero rather than Mallet as the fourth member of the team (although, it should be noted that, discrepancies in the early records of the AAP are not unusual). Western Polo Club beat Gee-Bungs by 8 goals to 3, to win the championship. The current vendor contacted Dr. Horace Laffaye, the world's pre-eminent polo historian, and asked if he could throw any light on this discrepancy. ''Within days of my request, Horace had checked the newspaper The Standard of 16th September 1907 and discovered that it was Stanley Mallet that had played as the No. 3 of Western and had scored four goals. So a mystery has been solved and the name of Stanley Mallet is added to the list of those players that have won the Argentine Open - the world's most prestigious polo tournament.'' The patron of the Western team was John Argentine Campbell son of John Campbell from Glasgow. Campbell was born on 20th October 1877 in Argentina. He was sent to school at Fettes in Scotland and then went on to Cambridge University. At Fettes he was school captain, played as a forward in the rugby XV and at Cambridge he was awarded a blue for rugby, cricket and athletics. Later he went on to play rugby for Scotland in an international against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1900 and cricket for Argentina against Lord Hawke's MCC XI in the 1911/12 season. Campbell was one of the early 20th Century polo players who were thought to be British in Argentina and Argentine in Britain. Campbell was a very talented polo player. When a handicap list was first published in Argentina, Campbell was one of the four top rated players with a handicap of 9 goals. He was the estanciero of the Estancia El Jabali (Wild Boar) near Carlos Casares in Buenos Aires Province. The foreman at the ranch was Eduardo Lucero who may well on occasion have played as a member of the Western team. Campbell's team mates were Henry Drysdale, Stanley Mallet (his brother in law) and Richard Leared. Drysdale was a member of another prominent Argentine family from Scotland, he was born in August 1877 in Buenos Aires the son of Joseph Drysdale from East Lothian, Scotland. He qualified as a physician in London and volunteered in the First World War and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was killed during the conflict. Stanley Robert Mallet was also an estanciero. He was a 7 goal player. In 1909 he won the Junior Championship at Roehampton, the Ostend Cup and the Prix International. He won the Copa Anchorena in 1910 with the Hurlingham team and the Open Tournament at Media Luna in 1912. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the Inniskilling Dragoons. Richard Leared was also an estanciero in Buenos Aires Province. He played at Media Luna Polo Club, the third oldest extant polo club in Argentina. Leared donated the trophy for the Media Luna Open Tourn

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 8
Auktion:
Datum:
15.07.2019
Auktionshaus:
Graham Budd Auctions Ltd
P.O. Box 47519
London, N14 6XD
Großbritannien und Nordirland
gb@grahambuddauctions.co.uk
+44 (0)20 8366 2525
Beschreibung:

An important early international polo tournament gold winner's medal awarded by the Argentine Polo Association for the River Plate Open Championship played at Hurlingham in 1907 and won by Western Polo Club, stamped 18k., the obverse engraved with a crest and inscribed PREMIO PRESIDENTE DE LA REPUBLICA, CAMPEONATO DE POLO, RIO DE LA PLATA, HURLINGHAM, 1907 , the reverse design with polo pony, mallet & ball and laurel, inscribed WESTERN POLO CLUB, inscribed S.R. MALLET H.H. DRYSDALE, R. LEARED, J.A. CAMPBELL, weight 19gr. This international tournament was played from 1893 to 1895 twice a year at Hurlingham and Canada de Gomez and then annually at Hurlingham from 1896 until 1927 and was the predecessor of the Campeonato Abierto Argentino de Polo (''the Argentine Open'') which has since been played at Palermo. As engraved on the 1907 medal the tournament was won by the team from Western Polo Club made up of John Argentine Campbell, Richard Leared, Henry Howard Drysdale and Stanley Mallet. For some reason the Argentine Association of Polo records and apparently the engraving on the trophy itself show the team as Western Camps and with the name of Eduardo Lucero rather than Mallet as the fourth member of the team (although, it should be noted that, discrepancies in the early records of the AAP are not unusual). Western Polo Club beat Gee-Bungs by 8 goals to 3, to win the championship. The current vendor contacted Dr. Horace Laffaye, the world's pre-eminent polo historian, and asked if he could throw any light on this discrepancy. ''Within days of my request, Horace had checked the newspaper The Standard of 16th September 1907 and discovered that it was Stanley Mallet that had played as the No. 3 of Western and had scored four goals. So a mystery has been solved and the name of Stanley Mallet is added to the list of those players that have won the Argentine Open - the world's most prestigious polo tournament.'' The patron of the Western team was John Argentine Campbell son of John Campbell from Glasgow. Campbell was born on 20th October 1877 in Argentina. He was sent to school at Fettes in Scotland and then went on to Cambridge University. At Fettes he was school captain, played as a forward in the rugby XV and at Cambridge he was awarded a blue for rugby, cricket and athletics. Later he went on to play rugby for Scotland in an international against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1900 and cricket for Argentina against Lord Hawke's MCC XI in the 1911/12 season. Campbell was one of the early 20th Century polo players who were thought to be British in Argentina and Argentine in Britain. Campbell was a very talented polo player. When a handicap list was first published in Argentina, Campbell was one of the four top rated players with a handicap of 9 goals. He was the estanciero of the Estancia El Jabali (Wild Boar) near Carlos Casares in Buenos Aires Province. The foreman at the ranch was Eduardo Lucero who may well on occasion have played as a member of the Western team. Campbell's team mates were Henry Drysdale, Stanley Mallet (his brother in law) and Richard Leared. Drysdale was a member of another prominent Argentine family from Scotland, he was born in August 1877 in Buenos Aires the son of Joseph Drysdale from East Lothian, Scotland. He qualified as a physician in London and volunteered in the First World War and served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was killed during the conflict. Stanley Robert Mallet was also an estanciero. He was a 7 goal player. In 1909 he won the Junior Championship at Roehampton, the Ostend Cup and the Prix International. He won the Copa Anchorena in 1910 with the Hurlingham team and the Open Tournament at Media Luna in 1912. During the First World War he served as a Captain in the Inniskilling Dragoons. Richard Leared was also an estanciero in Buenos Aires Province. He played at Media Luna Polo Club, the third oldest extant polo club in Argentina. Leared donated the trophy for the Media Luna Open Tourn

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 8
Auktion:
Datum:
15.07.2019
Auktionshaus:
Graham Budd Auctions Ltd
P.O. Box 47519
London, N14 6XD
Großbritannien und Nordirland
gb@grahambuddauctions.co.uk
+44 (0)20 8366 2525
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