Henry Lloyd Herbert
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Henry Lloyd Herbert was the first chairman of the United States Polo Association
in 1890. He developed the polo handicap
system in 1888.
United States Polo Association
The United States Polo Association is the national governing body for the sport of polo in the United States since 1890. The USPA provides resources to approximately 3600 individual members and 250 polo clubs across the U.S. and Canada, including coordinating and supervising professional polo...
in 1890. He developed the polo handicap
Polo handicap
A polo handicap is a system created by Henry Lloyd Herbert, first president of the United States Polo Association, at the founding of the USPA in 1890 so teams could be more evenly matched when using players with varying abilities....
system in 1888.