. ▁ ▁The ▁Ro e ham pton ▁club ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁Charles ▁Dar ley ▁Miller . ▁The ▁Ro e ham pton ▁Tro phy , ▁don ated ▁by ▁Mrs ▁Al ison ▁C unning h ame ▁of ▁Craig ends , ▁was ▁first ▁played ▁for ▁in ▁this ▁year . ▁The ▁Tro phy ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁oldest ▁pol o ▁tro phy ▁played ▁for ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁tournament ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁Ham ▁Pol o ▁Club ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁London . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁Junior ▁compet itions ▁and ▁a ▁tournament ▁where ▁all ▁the ▁players ▁and ▁teams ▁were ▁selected ▁by ▁ladies . ▁The ▁cu ps ▁were ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁ladies ▁who ▁picked ▁the ▁winning ▁team . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁O live ▁H ock in ▁started ▁a ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁suff ra get te ▁movement . ▁H ock in ▁was ▁arrested ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁sus pected ▁of ▁an ▁ar son ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁Wal ton ▁He ath ▁belonging ▁to ▁Lloyd ▁George . ▁H ock in ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁four - month ▁sentence ▁in ▁H ollow ay ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ 4 0 0 ▁members ▁paid ▁no ▁entrance ▁fee ▁and ▁though ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁poor ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Hur ling ham ▁and ▁R anel agh ▁clubs ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁case . ▁M embers ▁and ▁regular ▁pol o ▁players ▁included ▁Admir al ▁Lord ▁ ▁David ▁Beat ty , ▁Sir ▁W inst on ▁Church