Biography
Bart Evans was born in Mission, Kansas. [1] He first played in Kansas City at the age of 18. [1] [2]
Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The population was 9,323 at the 2010 census.
Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had an estimated population of 491,918 in 2018, making it the 38th most-populous city in the United States. It is the central city of the Kansas City metropolitan area, which straddles the Kansas–Missouri state line. Kansas City was founded in the 1830s as a Missouri River port at its confluence with the Kansas River coming in from the west. On June 1, 1850, the town of Kansas was incorporated; shortly after came the establishment of the Kansas Territory. Confusion between the two ensued and the name Kansas City was assigned to distinguish them soon after.
In 1972, 1975, and 1976, he won the Butler Handicap. [1] [2] The same year, he won the US Handicap C.V. Whitney Cup, and in 1983, the U.S. Open Polo Championship. [1] [2] In 1985, he won the Monty Waterbury Cup. [1] [2] In 1988, he won the Westchester Cup against Australia. [1] [2] In 1988 and 1989, he won the US Handicap C.V. Whitney Cup again. [1] He also won the American Cup (formerly 16 goals), the 1993 Silver Cup, the Pacific Coast Open and the International Gold Cup, and two World Polo Championships. [1]
The US Open Polo Championship is an annual polo championship in the United States. It is organized by the United States Polo Association (USPA). It was first played on September 20, 1904 at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx in New York City. At the first game the Wanderers defeated the Meadowbrook Freebooters.
The Monty Waterbury Cup is awarded annually in polo at the Meadowbrook Polo Club in Westbury, Long Island. The first match was in 1922. It is named after James Montaudevert Waterbury, Jr. In 1956, Herbie Pennell was the winner.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
He lives on a ranch in Midland, Texas with his wife nina and their two sons. [2] His son, Robert Evans, played with him at the International Gold Cup. [3] His second son, Gene Evans, teaches polo at the Meadowbrook Polo Club. [4]
A ranch is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to the practice of ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle or sheep for meat or wool. The word most often applies to livestock-raising operations in Mexico, the Western United States and Western Canada, though there are ranches in other areas. People who own or operate a ranch are called ranchers, cattlemen, or stockgrowers. Ranching is also a method used to raise less common livestock such as elk, American bison or even ostrich, emu, and alpaca.
Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County.
The Meadowbrook Polo Club, located in Old Westbury, New York, is the oldest continuously operating polo club in the United States, first established in 1881.
He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on February 17, 2001. [1]
The Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3), non-profit organization to celebrate the sport of polo.
