| 词条 | Auckland Polo Club |
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The Auckland Polo Club is a historic polo club in Auckland, New Zealand. Founded in 1888, it hosts many national and international tournaments, including the annual BMW Polo Open. LocationIt is located in Clevedon, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2] The Wairoa River flows nearby.[1] HistoryIt was founded in 1888, making it the oldest club in New Zealand.[3][4][5] It is affiliated with the New Zealand Polo Association.[6] It is a reciprocal club with the Guards Polo Club in England.[7] There are five polo grounds.[1] Sir Maurice O'Rorke, who served as the fifth Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1879 to 1890, was the Captain of the club.[8] Other early players included Thomas Morrin, Major Geoffrey Buddle, E.C. Meysey-Thompson, T.C. Williamson, and T. O'Sullivan.[5] The club has 200 members, 61 of which are polo players.[2] They won the New Zealand Savile Cup in 1976, 1977, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1990 and 1993.[5] Every year from October to March, the club organizes four matches a week.[1] It also hosts the annual BMW Polo Open Tournament.[9][10] The club president is Tony van den Brink.[10] References1. ^1 2 3 Auckland Polo Club: About the club {{NewZealand-org-stub}}2. ^1 Clevedon: Auckland Polo Club 3. ^Horace A. Laffaye, The Evolution of Polo, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2009, p. 54 4. ^Geoffrey Rice, Heaton Rhodes of Otahuna: The Illustrated Biography, Canterbury University Press, 2008, p. 63 [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fyUNAQAAMAAJ&q=%22auckland+Polo+Club%22&dq=%22auckland+Polo+Club%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UJDPVIv9JovhaLWqgeAB&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ] 5. ^1 2 Horace A. Laffaye, The Polo Encyclopedia, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2004, p. 22 6. ^New Zealand Polo Association: Clubs {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202164333/http://www.polo.org.nz/index.php/color-clubs |date=February 2, 2015 }} 7. ^Guards Polo Club: Reciprocal clubs 8. ^{{cite book | ref=harv | last= Chadwick | first=Joseph | title=Men of Mark in the World of Sport in New Zealand | year=1906 | publisher=Brett Prtg. & Publishing Company | url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K0wDAAAAYAAJ&q=%22auckland+Polo+Club%22&dq=%22auckland+Polo+Club%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=UJDPVIv9JovhaLWqgeAB&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBw | page=243}} 9. ^Auckland Polo Club: BMW Polo Open 10. ^1 Georgina Bond, Polo open hopes to inspire resurgence for 'sport of kings', National Business Review, February 23, 2013 4 : Polo clubs in New Zealand|Sports clubs established in 1888|1888 establishments in New Zealand|Sports venues in Auckland |
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