Name/Title
Dr.Charles Cary,FounderDescription
Dr. Charles Cary, 1852-1931, Founder of CCB.He was one of America’s leading sportsmen.Dr.Cary played against the first polo team in America at Newport, RI along with his brother Thomas and brothers in-law Laurence D. and Bronson Rumsey and John N. Scatchard. Dr. Cary and W. Harry Glenny got aquatinted with the game of golf thru Canada by Dr. Harry Grant. One day they dug a hole in the triangular lawn near the entrance gate at the Elmwood and Nottingham Clubhouse grounds and put a tomato soup can in for a cup. This was the first golf hole in Buffalo/ WNY. According to a New York Times article dated December 9, 1931,
Dr. Cary “Aided in Popularizing Polo.” The article went on to say that “ Dr. Cary contributed materially to the popularization of polo and golf in this country.” He also took an active interest in aviation and was one of the organizers of the Aeronautical Club of America.
He married Evelyn Rumsey in 1879 , she was the daughter of Bronson C. Rumsey. A women’s suffragist, artist, and patroness of the arts, she painted The Spirit of Niagara , official emblem of the Pan American Exhibition in 1901. The late Charles Cary Rumsey, sculptor and polo player, was a nephew and namesake of Dr. Cary .Cataloged By
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September 10, 2025Update Date
January 8, 2026