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In 1980, businessman Peter M. Brant purchased Conyers Farm for $18 million. At the time, it represented one of the largest plots of undeveloped land near a large city. A devoted polo player, Brant said that he hoped to develop a community of people who were polo enthusiasts. The land at Conyers Farm was sold in lots of at least 10 acres (4.0 ha ...
His father, Harry Payne Whitney, had been an avid polo player and thoroughbred racehorse owner, and C.V. Whitney followed in his footsteps, winning the U.S. Open polo title three times. Since 1979, the Greenwich Polo Club at Conyers Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut, has awarded the C.V. Whitney Cup to the winner of an annual polo tournament.
Later, continuing an association with J. P. Morgan, he was the first president of Bankers Trust. Late in his life, he consolidated 20 farms to create the 1,481-acre (599 ha) tract known as Conyers Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut. Conyers Farm remained unoccupied for 15 years after Converse's death.
Greenwich Polo Club is a polo club and event venue in Greenwich, Connecticut that was established in 1981. It is one of only three polo venues in the United States offering high-goal polo (20 goals or above). The club hosts high goal polo matches throughout the summer, tournaments typically beginning in June and concluding in September.
The veteran actor recently listed his Wellington, Fla., polo farm for $26.75 million, according to South Florida blog Gossip Extra. This doesn't mean Jones is giving up the sport.
The main aim of the association is to develop polo as a sport accessible for everybody and to set high educational and infrastructural standards for Polo schools all across the world. [2] [3] [4] Therefore, PIPA develops and establishes polo academies and polo schools [5] worldwide and enables existing polo schools or clubs to become a partner ...
He later founded the Chattanooga Polo Club, later known as the Bendabout Polo Club. [2] He served as the long-time president of the Gulfstream Polo Club in Lake Worth, Florida . [ 1 ] He served as vice president of the United States Polo Association from 1979 to 1989, president from 1980 to 1984 and as chairman from 1984 to 1988, and still sits ...
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