Willis L. Hartman
Willis L. Hartman was an American polo player.[1]
Biography[edit]
Willis L. Hartman lived in Wichita, Kansas, where he played polo on the Wilson Estates.[1][2][3]
In 1965, he established the Willis L. Hartman Trophy to recognize the winner of the Best Playing Pony of the U.S. Open Polo Championship.[1][4] The trophy is a silver polo pony manufactured by the London-based jewellers Garrard & Co.[2] The first trophy was given to Lovely Sage, a pony owned by the Hawaiian businessman Ruddy F. Tongg, Sr.[2]
He helped establish the Tulsa Polo Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Broad Acres Polo Club in Norman, Oklahoma, and the Royal Palm Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida.[1] He also served on the Board of Governors of the United States Polo Association (USPA).[1]
He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in Lake Worth, Florida on March 3, 2000.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Willis L. Hartman's biography
- ^ a b c Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, McFarland, 2011, p. 232 [1]
- ^ Ladham Development
- ^ 2004 POLO EXCELLENCE AWARDS: Honoring those at the top of their game. , Polo Players Edition, May 2005