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Polo Fields
The Polo Fields is a large multi-purpose stadium and sporting field in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Despite its name, polo is rarely played on the Polo Fields. The facility has a multitude of uses.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sanfranciscodays.com/golden-gate-west/ )〕 There are six regulation soccer fields surrounded by a .67-mile cycle track.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cyclingtales.wordpress.com/tag/golden-gate-park/ )〕 Wooden bleachers overlook the field and track.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://velovecchio.com/polohellyer/polohell.html )〕 Above the bleachers is a dirt track used for running and horse riding.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=5072 )〕
==History==
The Polo Fields has been the site of diverse events over the years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sanfranciscodays.com/park-history/ )〕 The Polo Fields was originally called the Golden Gate Park Stadium and opened in 1906 as a velodrome.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.golden-gate-park.com/polo-field.html )〕 Cyclists from all over the West Coast have used the track for over a century.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Golden-Gate-Park-Polo-Field-Bicycle-Track )〕 In 1967, the Human Be-In counterculture music concert was held on the Polo Fields.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/love/program/love_02_wm_lo.html )〕
The Polo Fields was also the home field for San Francisco-based rugby clubs in the Northern California Rugby Football Union from the 1960's through the early 1990's. It was the site of the Golden Gate Rugby Tournament, held in April, during this time.
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