Horses For Polo Sport Tournament

The History Egyptian Horses For Polo Federation had scheduled 3 deferent levels of Polo tournaments: A, B and C levels. The following Clubs are to be competing in the 3 levels; Gezira, Smouha, Sporting, the Army and the Police. All five are very powerful contenders. In addition, there are another 2 levels for the young Polo Players, under 16 and under 20 years of age. We are now in the middle of the events, Smouha Club and the police are competing for the A level.

Polo Sport

Gezira Club and Smouha are competing for the B level, while Sporting and the Army are competing for the C level. Mr. Sharaf wishes all the clubs the best and he is looking forward to reviving the Polo Sport in Egypt and taking it to the international scene.

Polo Sport U.K Club

The Meadowbrook Polo Club was formally incorporated in 1881. Members played polo regularly on the infield of the racetrack at the Mineola Fair Grounds on Long Island. The Meadowbrook Polo Club's first polo field was created in 1884, leading to Long Island's role as "Polo Capital of the World" during the 1920s and 1930s.

Polo Sport In 1876, James Gordon Bennett, a noted American publisher, introduced the sport of polo to New York City. He organized the first polo match in the United States at Dickel's Riding Academy at 39th Street and Fifth Avenue. In England, the first polo match was organized by Captain Edward "Chicken" Hartopp, of the British Cavalry 10th Hussars, on Hounslow Heath in 1869. However,  one year earlier in 1868, a detachment of this regiment had played a practice game near Limerick. By the 1870's, the sport of polo was well established in England.