Fred W. Dailey

Fred W. Dailey was an American hotelier and polo enthusiast.[1][2]

Biography

In the 1950s, he opened the Waikikian Hotel and the Tahitian Lanai restaurant.[2] They also owned a family farm in Virginia. Meanwhile, he revived the sport of polo in Hawaii, first in Kapiolani Park and then in Mokuleia.[2] It is now known as the Hawaii Polo Club.[2] He also worked for the United States Polo Association.[1] He was inducted into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame on February 7, 1997.[1]

He was married to Elizabeth "Murph" Dailey.[2] His son, Michael Dailey, is a polo player and hotelier.[2] He serves as President of the Hawaii Polo Inn and its management company, Honolulu Hotel Operating Corporation.[2] His grandson, Devon Dailey, attended the University of Virginia on a polo scholarship.[3] He now serves as the manager of the Hawaii Polo Club.[2][4]

Bibliography

  • Polo Is a Four Letter Word: An Equine History of Polo in Hawaii (1986)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Fred W. Dailey's biography
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Erika Engle, Dailey Dynasty: The Dailey family has been long involved in two ventures: Hotels and polo, Hawaii Star Tribune, April 14, 2002
  3. ↑ Oscar A. Hernandez, Polo player bounces back from spill to excel on field, The Honolulu Advertiser, July 28, 2006
  4. ↑ Hawaii Polo Club, Contact Us
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