Harry Rich

Captain Harry Rich (circa 1875 – 8 October 1930), also known as Henry Rich, was a champion polo player.[1] He was a six-goal handicap player and was the winner of the Narragansett Cup and the Gladstone Cup. He was a member of the Polo Pony Society.[2]

Rich in 1901

Biography

He was born in England around 1875. He had a brother Frank Rich who was the polo instructor for the Prince of Wales; and Herbert Thomas Rich.[2][3]

in 1901 he won the County Cup playing at Eden Park with Percy Bullivant, Hubert Marsham, and Hugh Cardwell.[4]

In 1906 he was described as "brilliant, though he is apt at times to be a little erratic."[5]

He participated in the 1909 International Polo Cup held at The Hurlingham Club with team-mates, Herbert Haydon Wilson, Frederick Maitland Freake, Patteson Womersley Nickalls, John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley and John Hardress Lloyd. His team lost to the United States.[6]

In 1909 he won the County Cup playing at Kingsbury with Julian Winans, Gordon Withers, and Paul Winans.[4]

In 1913 he won the All Ireland Open Cup playing at Hillmorton with William Balding, John Drage, and Stanley Barton.[4]

He died in Hillmorton in England on 8 October 1930 from a self-inflicted double barrelled shotgun wound.[1][3][6]

See also

References
  1. "Poloist Found Shot Dead. Captain Harry Rich Played for Britain Against America in 1909". New York Times. October 9, 1930. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  2. Horace A. Laffaye. "Harry Rich". The Polo Encyclopedia. p. 313.
  3. "English Polo Player Found Shot to Death". Cornell Daily Sun. Associated Press. October 9, 1930. Retrieved 2015-05-16.
  4. Horace A. Laffaye (2012). Polo in Britain: A History. McFarland. pp. 296–297.
  5. T. B. Drybrough (1906). PoloPolo. p. 174.
  6. "Capt. Harry Rich". The Straits Times. October 17, 1930. Retrieved 2015-05-16.


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