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22 economist sunsuntribune polo for heart saturday june 18 2005 sas5ssatfsr add adhd ocd autism tourettes syndrome finally a safe alternative for your child t dr 5 samji amji 1 i clinic i helping children reach their peak potential we also treat depression fibromyalgia vertigo in adults 5805 whittle rd mfssissauga 1920 eljesmere rd- glte3l6- scarbcbugh v schedule a tomore lets face it mention the word polo to the average cana dian and images of swimming pools explorers or prince charles will likely come to mind but for many canadians polo is synonymous with horses and the two go back a long way in fact polo could very well be the oldest team sport known to man according to the united states polo association the gov erning body for polo in the us and canada the sport dates back about 2000 years when it was likely first played oiii a bar ren campground by nomadic warriors it served as valuable training for cavalry and by the middle ages was played from constantinople to japan in the early 1800s british tea planters in india witnessed the game and by the 1850s the british calvary drew up some rules polo was well established in england by the 1860s then in 1876 james gordon bennett a noted american publisher balloonist and adventurer was captivated by the sport and brought it to new york where it caught on immedi ately within 10 years there were major clubs all over the east including newport and long island in die early 1900s polo took on olympic status george dupont executive director of the national museum of polo and hall of fame in lakeworth fla says the first olympic game was played in paris in 1900followed by london in 1908 antwerp in 1920 paris in 1924 and berlin in 1936 sadly polo hasnt seen another olympics since but theres a group work ing on trying to reinstate it as an olympic sport in canada polo was a cowboy sport in the west long before the advent of organized rodeo in fact says calgary author tony rees in his book the galloping game the game was introduced in the west some 20 years before britain caught on from the first match in southern alberta in the 1880s the games popularity spread like wildfire through the foothills ranchlands and it made an impact across the county too canada is now an international polo contender too team canada has competed at federation of international polo fip tournaments and in 2004 polo canada comprised of the canadian polo association and the polo training founda tion canada hosted a junior australian team in calgary and toronto while canadians were hosted by south africa new zealand and australia later this summer a junior canadian team is off to england as guests of the hurlingham polo asso ciation and the pony club polo look for this and other exciting specials in this weeks action packed insert full or fantastic specials limit 2 per customer whifc wppliej las irnfofe only voiid 061805 ihrough 062405