Notes

[1] The number three is the pivot man, and he is usually the long ball hitter and play-maker for the team, and also hits the penalty shots. 

[2] The Latin American murderer.  

[3] General Agustín Pedro Justo Rolón (1876-1943) was President of Argentina from February 1932 to February 1938.

[4] A junior polo competition held at Club de Polo Los Indios in San Miguel in Buenos Aires annually in December.

References

- Archetti, Eduardo, Masculinities: Football, Polo and the tango in Argentina, (Oxford, Berg, 1999).

- Argentine Polo Association - records  

- Ashton, Chris, ‘A Polo Leviathan’, PQ International, Summer issue, 2007.

- Coghlan, Eduardo, Los Irlandeses en la Argentina: Su actuación y descendencia (Buenos Aires, Alberto Casares 1982). 

- Chatterton-Newman, Roger, ‘Johnny Traill: an Irishman from Pampa’ in: Profiles in Polo, edited by Horace Laffaye (Jefferson NC, McFarland & Company, 2007).

- Graham-Yooll, Andrew, La colonia olvidada (Buenos Aires: Emecé, 2005).

- Laffaye, Horacio, ‘Lacey Lewis, Master of the Game’, in: Profiles in Polo, edited by Horace Laffaye (Jefferson NC, McFarland & Company, 2007).

- Laffaye, Horacio, The Polo Encyclopedia (Jefferson NC, McFarland & Company 2004). 

- MacLoughlin, Guillermo, ‘The Irish in South America’ in: Aspects of Genealogy (Trinity College, Dublin, 1991).

- Murray, Edmundo, Devenir Irlandés (Buenos Aires: EUDEBA, 2004).

- Olivera, Eduardo, Orígenes de los deportes británicos en el Río de la Plata (Buenos Aires, 1932). 

- The Polo Monthly magazine, September 1912. 

- The Standard (Buenos Aires) newspaper collection. 

- The Southern Cross (Buenos Aires) newspaper. Collection. 

- Traill, John, ‘The Last Chukka’, unpublished memoirs of John Traill. 

Appendices

a) List of 10 handicaps 

The Argentine Polo Association has given the highest valuation, a ten goals handicap, to the following players with Irish roots: 

1913 - John A. E. Traill  

1919 - Luis Lacey 

1943 - Luis J. Duggan 

1954 - Roberto Cavanagh 

1984 - Gonzalo Pieres Garrahan 

1984 - Alfonso Pieres Garrahan 

2005 - Gonzalo Pieres (Jr.) 

2005 - Facundo Pieres 

2007 - Pablo MacDonough 

Also, Eduardo ‘Gordo’ Moore, deserves mention. He obtained the ten goals handicap in 1978 in England although he only obtained a nine goals handicap in Argentina. 

b) Open Winners 

Throughout the history of the Argentine Open, many Irish or Irish-Argentines were among the winners. On a number of occasions, the four members of the team had Irish backgrounds, and these are as follows: 

1904 - North Santa Fé: Joseph E. Traill, Eduardo Traill, Juan A. E. Traill and Roberto W. Traill. 

1908 - North Santa F‘: Joseph E. Traill, Eduardo Traill, Juan A. E. Traill and Roberto W. Traill. 

1913 - North Santa Fé: Joseph E. Traill, Leonard Lynch-Staunton, John A. E. Traill and Roberto W. Traill. 

1925 - Hurlingham: Arturo J. Kenny, John D. Nelson, Eustace Leonardo Lacey and Luis Lacey.