Ham Polo Club

The first ground was next door to Brown Gates House, Church Road, Ham Common, home of the first chairman, Loftus Storey.

[4] The full-sized ground lay between Richmond Gates and Sheen and a regular coach there was Johnny Traill, the first Argentine 10 goaler, who lived at nearby Roehampton.

Using his gratuity Walsh bought the stables and began offering a livery service to club members.

It is widely believed that Lord Cowdray, Arthur Lucas and Billy Walsh were the trio who rescued polo in the United Kingdom after the war.

In 1970, thanks largely to the efforts of the then president Sir David Brown, the club purchased the freehold of the land.

He was succeeded by two further generations managing Ham Polo Club, Peggy, his daughter and Tim, his grandson.

[9] On a Saturday evening in June each year a polo match, dinner and charity auction is held to raise funds for the ChildLine organisation.

An event takes place annually, this year a number of Laureus ambassadors were in attendance including Edwin Moses, Hugo Porta, Sean Fitzpatrick, Daley Thompson and Boris Becker.

[citation needed] The event, started in 1997, raises funds for the charities and foundations supported by The Royal Family.