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The Varsity Polo Match
The Varsity Polo Match is an annual polo match between the Oxford University Polo Club and the Cambridge University Polo Club, played between teams of four players. Historically it was known as the ''inter-University Challenge Cup'' or ''inter-Varsity polo match''. It is also known as the University Polo Match or by a title that includes the name of its current sponsor (1982 Champagne Taittinger University matches; 1984 Krug Champagne Varsity Polo; from 2007 to 2014, the Jack Wills Varsity Polo, and from 2016 onwards the La Martina Varsity). Members of both teams are traditionally known as Blues, with Oxford in dark blue and Cambridge in light blue. The polo match is held annually, attracting normally around 500 up to 5000 spectators due to royal participants. It usually takes place at the beginning of June at Guards Polo Club. The Varsity Match was most recently contested in May 2025, and was won by Oxford by a margin of 5-2. As of 2025 Oxford has won the match 69 times and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University Polo Club
The Cambridge University Polo Club (often referred to as CUPC) is the Discretionary Full Blue sports club for competitive polo at the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest surviving polo club in Europe and the third oldest in the world. Its annual Varsity Match against Oxford, established in 1878, is the second oldest continuing polo fixture in the western world. History The club was founded in 1873 by John Fitzwilliam. Originally, the colours of the club were maroon and yellow and, after some discussions and the sanction of the Cambridge University Boat Club, the following rule was passed : "That the Polo Five be allowed to wear a light blue polo shirt, white forage cap, and belt". The first inter-university match was held on the Bullingdon Cricket Ground in Cowley, on 27 November 1878. In 1879 the University players felt strong enough to enter a team in the Hurlingham Club's Champion Open Cup, the premier competition of the time. Although the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war.Sheffield 2002, p. 21.Sheffield 2002, p. 263.Hart 2008, p. 2. Haig's military career included service in the War Office, where he was instrumental in the creation of the Territorial Force in 1908. In January 1917 he was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal, subsequently leading the BEF during the final Hundred Days Offensive. This campaign, in combination with the Kiel mutiny, the Wilhelmshaven mutiny, the proclamation of a republic on 9 November 1918 and revolution across Germany, led to the armistice of 11 November 1918. It is considered by some historians to be one of the greatest victories ever achieved by a British-led army. Haig gained a favourable reputation during the immediate post-war years, with his funer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanto Sheridan
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Redmond Watt
General Sir Charles Redmond "Reddy" Watt, (born 1950) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Land Command from 2006 to 2008. He was also the Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea from 2011 to 2018. Military career Reddy Watt was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, and was commissioned into the Welsh Guards in 1972. He passed through the Staff College, Camberley in 1982, and also completed the Higher Command and Staff Course. Promoted to lieutenant colonel on 30 June 1988, he became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards in 1990. He was promoted to brigadier on 30 June 1993 and served as commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade from 1994 to 1995, was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, and was then made Director of Studies and Deputy Commandant (Land) of the Joint Service Command and Staff College in 1997. On 17 August 1998 he was promoted to major general and became General Officer Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952. He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, his investiture was held in 1969. He was educated at Cheam School and Gordonstoun, and later spent six months at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After completing a history degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976. In 1981, Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, he married Lady Diana Spencer. They had two sons, William, Prince of Wales, William and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Harry. After years of estrangement, Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Tomlinson
Claire Janet Tomlinson ({{née Lucas, 14 February 1944 – 12 January 2022) was an English polo player and pony breeder. She was the highest-rated female polo player and coached the English national team she once captained. Biography Tomlinson was born on 14 February 1944, as the daughter of Ethel (née Daer) and Lascelles Arthur Lucas, who founded Woolmers Park Polo Club on a 250-acre estate in Hertfordshire in 1949.{{cite news , url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/polo/10779878/Polo-dynasty-Tomlinson-brothers-Luke-and-Mark-hail-from-rich-tradition-of-horsemanship.html, title=Polo dynasty: Tomlinson brothers, Luke and Mark, hail from rich tradition of horsemanship, date=22 April 2014, work=The Daily Telegraph, access-date=14 April 2019 Her father was instrumental in the revival of polo in England after the Second World War. She went from Wycombe Abbey to take A-levels at Millfield and, while there, was selected for the British junior fencing team. Going on to study ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig
George Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, (15 March 1918 – 9 July 2009) was a Scottish artist and peer who succeeded to the Earl Haig, earldom of Haig on 29 January 1928, at the age of nine upon the death of his father, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Field Marshal the 1st Earl Haig. Until then he was styled Viscount Dawick. Throughout his life, he was usually known to his family and friends as Dawyck Haig. Early life Haig spent his early years at Bemersyde House, Bemersyde in the Scottish Borders, Borders of Scotland."Earl Haig (1918 - 2009)", in ''Amongst the Trees'', The Scottish Gallery, June 2024, p. 16, In 1937 he was a Page of Honour to George VI at his Coronation of George VI and Elizabeth, coronation. He was educated at Stowe School and at Christ Church, Oxford, receiving a Bachelor of Arts, BA in 1939 and a Master of Arts, MA in 1950. During World War II Haig served as a commissioned officer with the British Army's Royal Scots Greys Regiment in Mandatory Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weetman Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray
Lt Col (Weetman) John Churchill Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray (27 February 1910 - 19 January 1995) was a British peer, businessman and polo player. Early life Weetman John Churchill Pearson and his twin sister, Angela was born on 27 February 1910 in Whitehall.George NugentObituaries: Viscount Cowdray ''The Independent'', 21 January 1995 They had four sisters. His father was Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray. His paternal grandfather was Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray. His mother was Agnes Beryl Spencer-Churchill. His maternal great-grandfather was George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough. He attended Eton College and graduated from Christ Church, Oxford. He resided in Cowdray Park in Midhurst, West Sussex. Career Military career Pearson fought in the Second World War, and his left arm was amputated as a result. He received the Territorial Decoration for his service. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel from 1940 to 1941 in the British Home Guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Henry, Duke Of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (Henry William Frederick Albert; 31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was a member of the British royal family. He was the third son of King George V and Mary of Teck, Queen Mary, and was a younger brother of kings Edward VIII and George VI. He served as Governor-General of Australia from 1945 to 1947, the only Prince to hold the post. Henry was the first son of a British monarch to be educated at school, where he excelled at sports, and went on to attend Eton College, after which he was commissioned in the 10th Royal Hussars, a regiment he hoped to command. However, his military career was frequently interrupted by royal duties, and he was nicknamed "the unknown soldier" due to his low profile. While big-game shooting in Kenya, he met the future pilot Beryl Markham, with whom he became romantically involved. The court put pressure on him to end the relationship, but he had to pay regular hush-money to avert a public scandal. In 1935, also under paren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl Of Kimberley
John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, (11 November 1883 – 16 April 1941), styled Lord Wodehouse from 1902 to 1932, was a British hereditary peer and Liberal politician. He was a champion polo player. Background Wodehouse was the eldest son of John Wodehouse, 2nd Earl of Kimberley. He attended Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge.Horace A. Laffaye, ''Polo in Britain: A History'', Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2012, p. 111. At Cambridge, he was a committee member of the University Pitt Club. He started playing polo at university, where he was a member of the Light Blue team. He later played for the Old Cantabs team. He holds the unique distinction of being the only person to win a gold medal at the Olympics in 1920 and a silver medal in 1908, both for polo. Political career and military service Wodehouse was elected Member of Parliament for Mid Norfolk at the general election of 1906. Aged 22 years and 2 months, he was the youngest Liberal candidate a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray
Weetman Harold Miller Pearson, 2nd Viscount Cowdray, (18 April 1882 – 5 October 1933), styled The Honourable Harold Pearson between 1910 and 1927, was a British peer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Background Cowdray was the son of Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray, and his wife Annie Pearson, Viscountess Cowdray, Annie, daughter of Sir John Cass. Political career Cowdray was elected as Member of Parliament for Eye (UK Parliament constituency), Eye at 1906 Eye by-election, a by-election April 1906, and held the seat until the 1918 United Kingdom general election, 1918 general election, which he did not contest. In 1927 he succeeded his father in the viscountcy and entered the House of Lords. He was also a major in the Sussex Yeomanry and a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex. He was the Chairman of the Hurlingham Polo Association, Hurlingham Club Polo Committee until his death. Polo He learnt to play polo at Oxford University Polo Club, Oxford Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devereux Milburn
Devereux Milburn (September 19, 1881 – August 15, 1942) was an American champion polo player in the early to mid twentieth century. He was one of a group of Americans known as the Big Four in international polo, winning the Westchester Cup six times. He is "remembered as possibly the best polo player this country ever produced.""The Milburns and Their Famous Home: 1168 Delaware Avenue" ''Western New York Heritage'', Archive, 2017 His given name has been alternatively spelled as "Devereaux" in some publications. Early life Milburn was born September 19, 1881, in |
