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Captain Charles Thomas Irvine Roark (1897–1939) was an English international polo player. He held a ten goal handicap at the peak of his career [1].

Polo career

Roark played for England in the International Polo Cup in 1927[2] and 1930. He won the US Open Polo Championship with his team Hurricanes[3] in 1926, 1929 and 1930[4]. He also captained the victorious Hurricanes team in the Roehampton Cup in 1928 and 1931.

Biography

He was born in Ireland in 1897 to T. I. Roark of Wexford. He was married three times, in 1938 he was married to Patsy Hostetter Smith and they had one son. Roark died on 18 February 1939 from injuries incurred in a fall during a practice match at Pasadena, California. He had been due to play a third International Polo Cup for England that year.

References

  1. ^ http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20A13FC3F5F1B728DDDAC0994D0405B818FF1D3&scp=2&sq=lacey%20polo&st=cse
  2. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,736822,00.html
  3. ^ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,737901,00.html
  4. ^ http://www.sportpolo.com/History/Champions.htm

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