▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁capital ▁but ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁far ▁to ▁travel . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁the ▁Miller ▁brothers ▁that ▁began ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Ro e ham pton ▁club ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁this ▁problem . ▁Edward ▁Miller ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Lanc ers ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁to ▁start ▁Rugby ▁Pol o ▁Club ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁War wick shire . ▁His ▁brothers ▁Ted , ▁Charles ▁( an ▁Olympic ▁pol o ▁player ) ▁and ▁George ▁had ▁developed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁pol o ▁p ony ▁supply ▁business es ▁in ▁Europe . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁interested ▁parties ▁and ▁formed ▁a ▁Limited ▁Li ability ▁company ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁club . ▁Lord ▁Sh rew s bury ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁chairman ▁and ▁Ad olph us ▁Cambridge , ▁ 1 st ▁Mar qu ess ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁was ▁made ▁president . ▁▁ ▁Charles ▁Dar ley ▁Miller ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁land ▁which ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Hur ling ham ▁Club ▁and ▁R anel agh ▁Club ▁for ▁ease ▁of ▁transport ation ▁of ▁pol o ▁pon ies . ▁The ▁original ▁facilities ▁included ▁three ▁pol o ▁grounds , ▁a ▁race course , ▁a ▁horse ▁show ▁ground , ▁an ▁area ▁where ▁women ▁could ▁practice ▁driving , ▁til ting ▁and ▁jump ing ▁and ▁st abling ▁for ▁the ▁members ▁horses . ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁a ▁golf ▁course ▁was ▁built ▁with ▁nine ▁holes , ▁this ▁was ▁later ▁expanded ▁to ▁ 1 8