• First recorded history of polo in China and Persia.
  • British officers stationed in India set up the first polo club of modern times, the Silchar Polo Club.
  • Oldest existing polo club in the world is founded, the Calcutta Polo Club.
  • James Gordon Bennett, Jr., wealthy New York Herald newspaper publisher, brings polo to New York from England and helps establish the Westchester Polo Club, the first polo club in America.
  • Great Britain beats the U.S. team in the first Westchester Cup match at Newport, Rhode Island.
  • A system of player handicaps is introduced by the USA.
  • The United States Polo Association (USPA) is created.
  • The height for polo ponies is raised from 14 hands to 14.2 hands.
  • Polo is played in the Olympics<br />(1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1936).
  • In New York City, the USA team defeats the British team at the first U.S. Open Polo Championship.
  • Polo Player handicaps are introduced in England and India.
  • The Indoor Polo Association is formed for arena polo and later becomes part of the U.S. Polo Association. The polo ball used for arena polo is not less than 12.5 inches nor more than 15 inches in circumference.
  • Height restriction on polo “ponies” is abolished.
  • Crowds in excess of 30,000 regularly attend matches at the Meadowbrook Polo Club on Long Island in New York.
  • Walt Disney (amateur polo player) releases a cartoon, “Mickey's Polo Team.”
  • The 40s saw a resurgence in polo, especially in Texas where cowboys took readily to the sport.
  • Elizabeth Daily, Sue Sally Hale (shown), Virginia Merchant and Jorie Butler Richardson are among the first women assigned USPA handicaps.
  • Ami Shinitsky publishes the precursor to today's Polo Players' Edition magazine, official publication of the USPA.
  • The licensing program for the United States Polo Association is formed to manage its trademarks and promote polo.
  • The Federation of International Polo (FIP) is created to promote the return of polo to the Olympics.
  • The USA polo team wins the FIP World Cup in Berlin. The team: Julio Arellano, John Wigdahl, Horton Schwartz, Charlie Bostwick.
  • The U.S. Polo Association celebrates its 100th birthday.
  • Certified professional umpires are developed to deal with the increase in professional players.
  • The Polo Museum and Hall of Fame opens its doors in Lake Worth, Florida.
  • The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club hosts the FIP World Championship - the first time in the U.S. Former U.S. Ambassador Glen Holden, Sr. is elected the first American FIP president.<br /><span style='padding-left:220px; color:White; font-color:White;'><a href='http://www.kaywitherspoon.com/' target='_blank'>Artist – Kay Witherspoon</a></span>
  • The International Polo Club at Palm Beach opens, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Open Polo Championship.
  • The USPA officially challenges the Hurlingham Polo Association of England to the Westchester Cup, making the historic duel the first time it is played in America for 70 years.
  • After a hiatus of 13 years, England defeats the USA in the international Westchester Cup, winning by one goal and taking the historic trophy home once again.
  • The official Team USPA training and mentoring program kicks off with auditions in Florida for young American men and women polo players.