Segway polo
August 20th, 2008
Polo on a segway? Sure, it’s been done for four years now. Go here for a photo.
Freakonomics says this…
Intentionally or not, the game hearkens back to early matches of auto polo, which helped to popularize the automobile in the 1910’s. This Times article describes one game, held in 1912 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The Library of Congress has a few intriguing photos of auto polo players in action.
Auto polo has faded from the scene, but not before demonstrating the agility, durability, and overall cool factor of the then-newfangled automobile. Might Segway polo do the same?
…and has a few links.

