Leopold C. D. Jenner

Captain Leopold Christian Duncan Jenner (1869–1953) was a British soldier and polo player. He held an 8 goal handicap at the height of his polo career. Jenner was also a key contributor to T. F. Dale's book Polo Past and Present.[1]

Biography

He was born in 1869.

Jenner served with the 60th Rifles and the 9th Lancers in the British Army.[2]

His polo playing career began with the Army but he continued to play in London at the Ranelagh club winning the Novices Cup in 1896, 1897, 1899 and 1900. He also won the Ranelagh Public Schools cup in 1901 with the Old Marlburians[3] and the Roehampton Trophy in 1903, 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910. After retiring from the army on 4 May 1904, Jenner became the polo manager at the Ranelagh Club. In 1912 Jenner's handicap was raised to 8-goals, making him one of England's top players at the time.[4]

He died in 1953.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/t-f-thomas-francis-dale/polo-past-and-present-hci/1-polo-past-and-present-hci.shtml
  2. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/kingsroyalrifle00commgoog/kingsroyalrifle00commgoog_djvu.txt
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/stream/modernpolo00mill/modernpolo00mill_djvu.txt
  4. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F60A13FB3C5813738DDDAD0894DA405B828DF1D3
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