^"John Elliott Cowdin". Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame. http://www.polomuseum.com/hof_inductees/cowdin_john.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-29. "A player with the famed Rockaway Club, John E. Cowdin achieved a 10-goal handicap in 1894. Cowdin played on the American team in the 1902 Westchester Cup series and was a winner of the first U.S. Open Championship in 1904 with the Wanderers. His other titles include the Association and Added Cups, the Governor's Challenge Cup and the Senior Championship in 1896, 1899, 1902 and 1903. ..."