Did there really used to be a Ponca City polo team?
Yes! E. W. Marland brought the sports of fox hunting and polo to Oklahoma. The little red foxes they hunted are not indigenous to this part of the country; Mr. Marland had them brought in from Pennsylvania. There are many of them living in this region now, and they are all descendants of a “Marland” fox that got away. Marland hired a “master of the hounds” to direct the hunters in the proper way of conducting themselves during a fox hunt. To become a part of the “Horsey Set” became the elite thing to do in Ponca City.

Polo was also introduced to Ponca City by Marland. He organized a team and set up three different polo fields for practice and for competition. George Marland was very active on the Ponca City polo team and was quite a good player as well.

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1. Did there really used to be a Ponca City polo team?
2. How did the City of Ponca City come to own the Marland Mansion?
3. Did Lydie Marland really destroy her statue?