THE POLO CALENDAR 1937 : Indian Polo Association CAVALRY INFANTRY TOURNAMENTS

THE POLO CALENDAR 1937

Indian Polo Association : Volume 44, 1937. Printed at the Station Press, 357 Pages + advertisements

These Polo Calendar volumes are very scarce as they were only meant for circulation amongst the Indian royalty and British officials since the game in itself is for the elite.

This book once belonged to Lt.-Col. F.B.B Noble, Commander of the 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry (his name is written to the front endpaper).

CONTENTS INCLUDE:
History of The Polo Association, IPA Stewards, List Of Members, Rules, Station Polo, IPA Championship Polo Tournament, Subalterns Polo Tournament, Indian Cavalry Polo Tournament, Infantry Polo Tournament, Official List of Players, Official List of Umpires. Appendix . . . see images for full list of contents.

CONDITION
A very good copy. Binding very good. All contents present and pages good throughout. Endpapers good. name to front endpaper (F.B.B. Noble, who was Lt.-Col. F.B.B Noble, Commander of the 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry. Overall very good.

The Indian Polo Association was established in 1892. It was formed to effectively put an end to existing, and prevent future confusion in the laws of the game, and to place those laws on a firm, satisfactory and enduring basis. The best, if not the only method, was the formation of a governing body to fulfil functions in relation to Polo in India similar to those of the M.C.C towards cricket. The idea of forming an association to fill it was circulated at the inter regimental tournament at Ambala in March 1891.

Prominent teams of the pre-World War II period included Alwar, Bhopal, Bikaner, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Patiala, Jodhpur, Kishangarh and Kashmir. The majority of the Cavalry regiments of the British Army and the British Indian Army also fielded teams, the most prominent amongst them were the Central India Horse (CHI), Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (PAVO’s Cav), the Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, the 10th Royal Hussars, the 15th Lancers, and the 17/21st Lancers

In 1928 the office of the association moved from Meerut to Simla/ Delhi (Army Headquarters).

(Loc: Desk; Top shelf )