The Adelaide Polo Club is a polo club in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
The Adelaide Polo Club is located in Mount Barker, a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia.[1]
The Adelaide Polo Club was founded by William Horn in 1879 at Montefiore Hill in Adelaide, South Australia.[1][2] John Lancelot Stirling, a politician and grazier, also helped found the club.[3] He was an early captain of the club.[3]
On 16 April 1881, the club hosted its first match with other teams from the British Empire.[1] A crowd of 4,000 onlookers attended the match.[1] It took place at the Old Victoria Park Racecourse.[1] The club returned to its original location at Montefiore Hill, until it moved to new grounds at Birkalla, now known as Plympton, another suburb of Adelaide.[1]
Frank Hagger Downer (18 October 1863 – 19 March 1938), the son of Henry Edward Downer, was captain of the club at the time of his death in 1938.[4] Moreover, Sir Arthur Campbell Rymill, a lawyer and politician, was a member of the club.[5]
In 1960, the club moved to Waterloo Corner, another suburb of Adelaide.[1] In 2000, it moved to its current location in Mount Barker.[1]
It is a member of the South Australian Polo Association.[6]
