Word: poloist
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mateo, Calif., wishing to attract attention at a friend's Persian ball, one George Pope Jr., poloist, dressed up as a Persian chief, mounted a white horse, rode to the friend's front door, asked for the butler, spurred up the steps past gaping guards, clattered through the reception hall into the ballroom. The band blared. Women squealed. The white horse slithered. Mr, Pope fell...
...White played on the University team two years ago, and was selected for the all-intercollegiate team, an honor which Captain Pinkerton attained last year. Clark is playing on the Harvard team for the first time, although he has for several years been a prominent amateur poloist and starred on the Freshman team last year...
...Edward of Wales made his adieux to the Argentine at the ranch of Poloist Jack Nelson. A special train, preceded by a pilot train, whisked him 700 miles across the pampas to Mendoza. There the Prince changed to a special train of the Trans-Andean Railways, was drawn across the divide by two engines, arrived in the pleasant greenery of Santiago di Chili. He began at once to accomplish five gala days, spiced with Chilean ardor...
Married. Lewis Lacy, famed international poloist, to Miss Nora Frend, at Buenos Aires. H. R. H. Edward of Wales was present...
...Hawks: J. A. Drexel Biddle, poloist; J. Harry Alexander, President of the Turf and Field Club; W. Hayward Drayton, of the Stock Exchange; Worthington Davis, sometime Harvard footballer; Roswel C. Tripp, banker; Franklin T. Mallory, financier, husband of tennis-playing Molla Bjurstedt Mallory...