Toronto Polo Club
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olo in Toronto was played prior to the turn of the century, and then more actively in the 1920s and 30s at Woodbine Racetrack and the Armoury on Avenue Road. Activity ceased during the war years but was later revived in the 50s when a group of equestrians— including Colonel Michael Sifton, Jim Elder, Tom Gayford, Gary Smellie, and Major
Colonel Michael Sifton and sons Derek, Mike and Cliff
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Kindersley—decided that polo would make a great arena game to fill the void of equestrian events throughout the winter months. They began to play in the arena on the estate of Sir Clifford Sifton, located at Lawrence Avenue (now the Toronto French School), and brought in Doc Roberts, the coach at Cornell University, to help them out. By 1960, the Toronto Polo Club was reinstated in the United States Polo Association. In 1965, Colonel Michael Sifton purchased Fox Den Farm in Gormley, just North of Toronto, which in time became
