There is ample evidence that the first to play polo in America were actually the English Texans. "The Galveston News" reported on 2 May 1876 that Denison Texas had a polo club which was before James Gordon Bennett established his Westchester Club or attempted to play the "first" game. The Denison team sent a letter to James Gordon Bennett challenging him to a match. The challenge was published 2 June 1876, in "The Galveston Daily News". By the time the article came out on 2 June, the Denison Club had already received a letter from Bennett indicating the challenge was offered before the "first" games in New York.