More than just Polo: The Hamburg Polo Club Klein Flottbek

High-quality polo game on a green lawn with horse and rider in action.

On traditional grounds between Jenischpark, the Elbe River, and the villas of Klein Flottbek, hockey and tennis are played today. When a group of Hanseatic and Anglophile gentlemen became acquainted with the sport in England at the end of the 19th century, polo itself was still relatively new there. That a handful of Hamburgers founded their own club shortly thereafter, on January 3, 1898, […]