Lot n° 4378
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A Polo Game in Bagatelle (Paris Polo) in 1932 Stencil by MIL - Lot 4378
A Polo Game in Bagatelle (Paris Polo) in 1932 Stencil by MILIVOY UZELACA circle, a history
It took more than a decade for polo to really take root, for tournaments to be organized and for the first structures to be set up. In Paris, the first matches took place in 1891, first briefly at the Jardin d'Acclimatation, then on the lawn located between the lake and the Avenue des Acacias.
It was in Bagatelle, on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, that the first Paris polo facilities were established. The site, a stone's throw from the heart of Paris and bordering the Seine, had already, on several occasions, seduced a few gentlemen in search of enchanting places. In April 1892, a group of about twenty amateurs met to found the Polo Circle. On the edge of the Bagatelle plain, they obtained from the city of Paris the rental of a piece of land that had been used until then by the officers of the Paris garrison, for training in show jumping and horse shows.
On August 1, 1892, the first lease was signed. On this vast estate, a polo field was laid out and elegant buildings in the Norman style were constructed, based on a model designed by the Count of Urribaren.
The Count of Bondy, one of the first witnesses of Bagatelle d'Antan, described the place with great enthusiasm in the Belle Époque magazine "Le Miroir du Monde": "Polo is attractive as much by the vision it offers as by the atmosphere it creates. As a spectacle, it gives a fiery tangle of broken lines, which pleases by its contrast with the eternal calm curved lines of the decor. Here there is a seism of riders and horses, such a chopped momentum that the necks look unscrewed, that one does not know if the head of a player does not belong to the torso of another. At the tables, subdued by the light shade of the parasols, they are only flower-women who, gentle (at least in appearance), smile from afar at the violent ones who do not see them but know that they are watching them. And for each of the two kingdoms, it seems that the other is the Promised Land. Sisters, cousins, wives, wives of others especially
On April 15, 1893, the circle was definitively formed, and the first season of Parisian Polo began. In June, the 17th Lancers and rugby players were invited. The atmosphere was remarkable, and the guests were very well received and accommodated at the Polo. The French players, still beginners, did not shine against their British elders. But who cares, the Paris Polo asserted its existence. From now on, it would no longer be permissible for players from across the Channel to ignore the path. /A circle, a story ...
The real implementation of polo, the organization of tournaments, the establishment of the first structures, will take more than a decade. In Paris, the first matches took place in 1891, first briefly, in the acclimatization garden, then on the lawn between the lake and avenue des Acacias.
It was in Bagatelle, on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, that the first paris polo facilities were to be established. The Site, a stone's throw from the heart of Paris and on the banks of the Seine, had already, on several occasions, seduced some gentlemen in search of enchanting places. In April 1892, a group of about twenty amateurs met to found the Polo Circle. At the edge of the Bagatelle plain, they obtained from the city of Paris the rental of a land that had previously been used by the officers of the garrison of Paris, for the training in show jumping and horse racing.
On August 1, 1892, the first lease was signed. On this vast estate, a Polo plot was built and elegant Norman-style buildings were built, based on a model designed by the Count of Urribaren.
The Count of Bondy, one of the first witnesses of Bagatelle d'Antan, will describe with great enthusiasm the places in the belle Époque magazine "The Mirror of the World" "The Polo is attractive as much by the vision it offers as by the atmosphere it creates. Like Spectacle, it gives a fiery tangle of broken lines, which pleases by its contrast with the eternal calm curved lines of the décor. Here there is a sism of riders and horses, such chopped elks that the necklines look unscrewed, that it is not known if the head of one player does not belong to the torso of another. At the tables, subdued by the light dimness of the umbrellas, it is only flower women who, soft (at least in appearance), smile from afar at the violent who do not see them but know that they are looking at them. And for each of the two kingdoms, it seems that the other is the Promised Land. Sisters, cousins, wives, wives of others especially...
On April 15, 1893, the circle was definitively formed, and the first season of the Parisian Polo began. In June, 17th-time Lancers and Rugby players were invited. The atmosphere was remarkable, and the guests were very
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