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pt.1. The pioneers
Edward Hartopp: "this must be a good game"
Thomas St. Quintin: "a great polo pioneer"
John Watson: the founding father
Francis Herbert: "killed a salmon, shot some grouse and played polo"
Foxhall Keene: "a life of pure delight"
Harry Payne Whitney: "total polo".
pt.2. Between the wars
Johnny Traill: an Irishman from the Pampas
Devereux Milburn: a back for the ages
Lewis Lacey: master of the game
Rao Raja Hanut Singh: "there is only one tiger"
Tommy Pope: the horse whisperer
Earl Mountbatten of Burma: a tangible legacy
Jim Ashton: of the brothers four.
pt.3. The superstars
Thomas Hitchcock Jr.: "the best of America was in his veins"
Cecil Smith: the cowboy from Llano
Stewart Iglehart: "best backhander in the game"
Bob Skene: "Hurricane Bob"
Carlos Menditeguy: "to be the best was effortless"
Sinclair Hill: "I'll give you fancy pants!"
Juan Carlos Harriott Jr.: "the aristocrat of polo"
Francisco Dorignac: the chieftain.
pt.4. Shakers and movers
Lord Cowdray: he saved the day for England
John Oxley: patron and benefactor
Kerry Packer: winning whatever the cost
Michael Rattray: player, promoter and environmentalist
Marcos Uranga: a vision splendid
Claire Tomlinson: "the most influential lady player."
pt.5. The great contemporaries
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales: the prince of polo
Alberto Pedro Heguy: Basque blood: passion and verve
Julian Hipwood: a living polo legend
Harold Barry: "a galloping oak with the soul of a poet"
Gonzalo Pieres: superstar and entrepreneur
Guillermo Gracida Jr.: the field general
Adolfo Cambiaso: "there is a kid from Cañuelas."
Edward Hartopp: "this must be a good game"
Thomas St. Quintin: "a great polo pioneer"
John Watson: the founding father
Francis Herbert: "killed a salmon, shot some grouse and played polo"
Foxhall Keene: "a life of pure delight"
Harry Payne Whitney: "total polo".
pt.2. Between the wars
Johnny Traill: an Irishman from the Pampas
Devereux Milburn: a back for the ages
Lewis Lacey: master of the game
Rao Raja Hanut Singh: "there is only one tiger"
Tommy Pope: the horse whisperer
Earl Mountbatten of Burma: a tangible legacy
Jim Ashton: of the brothers four.
pt.3. The superstars
Thomas Hitchcock Jr.: "the best of America was in his veins"
Cecil Smith: the cowboy from Llano
Stewart Iglehart: "best backhander in the game"
Bob Skene: "Hurricane Bob"
Carlos Menditeguy: "to be the best was effortless"
Sinclair Hill: "I'll give you fancy pants!"
Juan Carlos Harriott Jr.: "the aristocrat of polo"
Francisco Dorignac: the chieftain.
pt.4. Shakers and movers
Lord Cowdray: he saved the day for England
John Oxley: patron and benefactor
Kerry Packer: winning whatever the cost
Michael Rattray: player, promoter and environmentalist
Marcos Uranga: a vision splendid
Claire Tomlinson: "the most influential lady player."
pt.5. The great contemporaries
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales: the prince of polo
Alberto Pedro Heguy: Basque blood: passion and verve
Julian Hipwood: a living polo legend
Harold Barry: "a galloping oak with the soul of a poet"
Gonzalo Pieres: superstar and entrepreneur
Guillermo Gracida Jr.: the field general
Adolfo Cambiaso: "there is a kid from Cañuelas."