Lewis Lawrence Lacey
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Lewis Lawrence Lacey was born in Montreal
the son of a professional Cricket
er. In 1915 he won the Argentine open
and become Argentina's second 10-goal polo
player. Lacy served for England
in World War I before returning to Argentina to pursue his polo
career.
In 1922 Lacey won the United States open championship, he would return to play this tournament every few years. In 1924 he was asked to play for Great Britain in the Paris Olympics
, he did not wish to play against Argentina
so was not selected for the final team. In 1924 and 1930 Lacey captained the English team in the International Polo Cup
. In the 1928 Cup of the Americas Lacey was selected to play for Argentina
. Between 1915 and 1937 he won the Argentine open
eight times.
Lacey also received attention in 1928 for selling a polo pony for a record US$22,000.
The shirts worn in the 1923 season by the Hurlingham Polo Team were created and sold by Lacey, the short sleeved sports shirts had a mounted polo player on the left breast similar to a contemporary style of fashionable shirts.
He died in 1966.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
the son of a professional Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. In 1915 he won the Argentine open
Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo is the most important international polo championship at club level, that has taken place every year since 1893 at the Catedral del Polo in Palermo barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was known as the River Plate Polo Championship between 1893-1923, and as...
and become Argentina's second 10-goal polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
player. Lacy served for England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in World War I before returning to Argentina to pursue his polo
Polo
Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...
career.
Biography
He was born in 1887 in Canada.In 1922 Lacey won the United States open championship, he would return to play this tournament every few years. In 1924 he was asked to play for Great Britain in the Paris Olympics
Polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics
-Results:-Rosters:Argentina* Arturo Kenny* Juan Miles* Guillermo Naylor* Juan Nelson* Enrique PadillaFrance* Pierre de Chapelle* Hubert de Monbrison* Charles de Polignac* Jules Macaire* Jean PastreGreat Britain...
, he did not wish to play against Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
so was not selected for the final team. In 1924 and 1930 Lacey captained the English team in the International Polo Cup
International Polo Cup
The International Polo Cup, also called the Newport Cup and the Westchester Cup is a trophy in polo that was created in 1876 and was played for by teams from the United States and Great Britain. The match is the best of three games. In 1886 it was decided to make the polo match a continuing...
. In the 1928 Cup of the Americas Lacey was selected to play for Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Between 1915 and 1937 he won the Argentine open
Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo
The Campeonato Argentino Abierto de Polo is the most important international polo championship at club level, that has taken place every year since 1893 at the Catedral del Polo in Palermo barrio in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was known as the River Plate Polo Championship between 1893-1923, and as...
eight times.
Lacey also received attention in 1928 for selling a polo pony for a record US$22,000.
The shirts worn in the 1923 season by the Hurlingham Polo Team were created and sold by Lacey, the short sleeved sports shirts had a mounted polo player on the left breast similar to a contemporary style of fashionable shirts.
He died in 1966.