Smiths Lawn

To celebrate 50 years of polo at Smith's Lawn Guards Polo Club has commissioned Major JNP Watson to write the definitive history of the sport at Windsor. Polo correspondent for Country Life for some 20 years Major Watson meticulously charts the development of Europe's largest polo club from its humble beginnings in a muddy field in the heart of Windsor Great Park to the present. Today the club plays host to some of the most famous polo tournaments in the world including the Queen's Cup and the Coronation Cup. In-depth chapters on the influence of the Royal Family on the Club and influential players throughout the decades make this publication a must for all polo enthusiasts across the globe. An outstanding collection of illustrations illuminate the text and bring the sport to life.

Publisher: Quiller
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 192
Author: J N P Watson
Author Notes: A former regular officer in the Royal Horse Guards, J.N.P. Watson started his polo in the army and later represented teams around the world and was for several seasons a playing member of the Guards Club. He was on the editorial staff of Country Life and polo correspondent for The Times. In 1982 he was awarded a Winston Churchill Travelling Fellowship in recognition of his writings on animal welfare and wild life conservation. J.N.P. Watson has written a number of books including The World of Polo, Past & Present. The author lives in Sussex