ill , ▁the ▁Mar ques ▁de ▁Villa vie ja , ▁Lord ▁Hugh ▁Sal is bury , ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁Mik h ail ▁Mik h ail ov ich , ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁West min ster . ▁King ▁Alfonso ▁XIII ▁of ▁Spain ▁was ▁so ▁fond ▁of ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁he ▁paid ▁for ▁a ▁grand stand ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁club house ▁for ▁his ▁ent ou rage ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁Inter - war ▁years ▁▁ ▁Pol o ▁and ▁e quest rian ism ▁at ▁Ro e ham pton ▁recovered ▁quickly ▁after ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁now ▁being ▁managed ▁by ▁ ▁Clement ▁Charles ▁L ister ▁who ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁John ▁Arthur ▁Edward ▁Tra ill ▁and ▁the ▁Miller ▁brothers ▁took ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁new com ers ▁to ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁pol o . ▁▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁key ▁pol o ▁players ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁including ▁ 1 0 - goal ▁Charles ▁Thomas ▁Ir v ine ▁Ro ark , ▁ 9 - goal ▁Eric ▁Hor ace ▁T yr rell - Martin ▁and ▁John ▁Arthur ▁Edward ▁Tra ill . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁App lic ants ▁must ▁be ▁proposed ▁and ▁second ed ▁by ▁their ▁personal ▁friends ▁for ▁membership ▁of ▁Ro e ham pton ▁Club . ▁C andid ates ▁are ▁invited ▁to ▁attend ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Club ▁who ▁may ▁end or se ▁their ▁application ▁before ▁subm itting ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁for ▁appro val . ▁A ▁week ▁prior