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May 17, 2007
Greenwich Polo Season, 2007
OK, polo fans, you've waited all year for this. Now, it's finally going to happen.
The 2007 spring/summer season of the Greenwich Polo Club is about to begin, with the first match set to start on Sunday, June 3, at 3 p.m.
This is the real deal, my friends. The top polo players and the best horses in the world will be right here in little Connecticut. And you can see it for only $25 per carload.
This is 20-goal polo or better, and it doesn't get much better than that. (That means that, in a typical "20-goal polo" match, the final score will be something like 9-11.)
Like I said -- a cheaper date than the Bluefish, and a lot more fun, too.
Chatterbox caught up with club spokeswoman Alison Kelly, who spoke to us from the middle of a tornado:
Actually, we were on the lee side of the clubhouse.
Alison is a pretty decent polo player herself, having played on the Yale team in her college days. She said that April's torrents have done wonders for the field, which is already regarded as one of the best polo fields in the U.S.
So, visit Greenwich Polo for the whole story (the Web site is much improved this year).
Here's the spring/summer schedule; I'll talk about the fall season in a couple months.
June 3: Thomas B. Glynn Memorial Cup
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
June 10: Thomas B. Glynn Memorial Cup
Rolls Royce Atlantic Region Owners Association
June 17: Thomas B. Glynn Memorial Cup
June 24: East Coast Open
July 1: East Coast Open
Independence Day Celebration
Cornell Club of Fairfield Country Alumni Event
Columbia University Club Alumni Event
July 8: Asprey Summer Season Cup Match; Asprey Ladies Cup
July 15: East Coast Open; Barbados Challenge Trophy
One more thing -- the polo field is huge, about the size of nine football fields (10 including the sidelines). That works out to about 10 acres. It's the largest playing field in sport. To put that in terms that most people can understand: You could fit 491 regulation badminton courts on a single polo field.
Plus, the GPC has two polo fields situated end-to-end; the effect is truly jaw-dropping when you visit for the first time.
So, hope to see you there!
Posted by john on May 17, 2007 9:40 PM
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