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Lovers of the Horse 



Montreal Polo Team 



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MONTREAL POLO CLUB 



()!,() is ,1 fjrnnd o;aiiH' i'or \\\v (It'velopiiient of dash, vioor and daring-. It is 

 also an intriTsling f^'ainc to watcli. 'V\\v Montreal I'olo ( Muh is the ohlest in (^nc- 



bec Province, and one of the 



in 



the Dominion of Canachi, havino' i)ee 



first oriinnized ni 



snninier of i,S!>!). with uronnds at Si. Lanihert. These oTonnds 



are as ijood as anv on the I'ontinent of America, and are hcantifnlly sitnatcd witliin a 

 sliort distance of the centre of the Island of Montreal. They can be easily reaehed. 

 and members are most regular in attendance during the ])olo season. The Montreal 

 Polo Club is largely responsible for the game being played in both Ontario and (Quebec, 

 for it was the first to show any travelling enterprise. Formed from niend)ers of the 

 Canadian Hunt Club, the mcnd)ershi]) list for the first couple of seasons was a small 

 one; each year, however, the roll has increased until the Club is now a flourishing 

 orfi^anization known not onK to Canadians, but to the nolo olaxcrs of the Cnited States. 

 This Club has the proud di>line|ion of having been the first Canadian polo club to send 

 rci)resentatives to tlie tournament at Saratoga, the honu^ of polo in the Cnited States. 

 Montreal was re])resentcd at this tournament in the yeai' IDO'^ for the first time, and 

 did remarkably well, winning all but one of the games in wliieli I hey competed. 



