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September 16, 2007
Polo season closes in Greenwich
Maybe it was because the weather was perfect for polo. Maybe it was because the Giants stink this year. Whatever the reason, the largest crowd I've ever seen at the Greenwich Polo Club turned out today (Sept. 16, 2007) for the club's exciting season finale.
Some of the best players in the game were there, including superstar Mariano Aguerre, the 10-goal master of the polo universe. (A 10-goal handicap means that in a typical match, he'll score 10 goals.)
This was one of those rare 20-goal matches, meaning that if things worked out the way that they were supposed to, the final score would add up to at least 20. It did.
Mariano, with GPC's home White Birch team, was there to play against the Heathcote team, led by another master of the grassy field, Magoo LaPrida , a seven-goal handicap player.
White Birch won the hard-fought match 12-9.
Here are some pictures from the afternoon:
The Sacred Heart University's Equestrian Team turned out -- maybe to get some pointers? From left are Kristen Trimboli, Shelton; Sarah Buttelman, L.I.N.Y.; Casey Marino, Andover, Mass.; Melissa McQuade, Lindenhurst, N.Y.; Kelly Daley, Stamford; and Jessica Caruso, Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.
The Veuve Clicquot trophy table.
A number of spectators came with pretty elaborate spreads. This delicious table was set up by polo fans Paul Hansen and Martha Heinze of Westhampton Beach, L.I. (That's Martha with the brown leather jacket; she's with her friend Monique Schulman of Bedford, N.Y.)
Fans wait for gametime.
John Cole, perhaps the best polo announcer on the planet.
The snack bar behind the grandstand.
For this match, the GPC sprung for the luxury loos. This one had marble countertops.
Anyone for a souvenir?
Bombadier was one for the event sponsors, who treated everyone to a flyover.
First chukker action.
The Greenwich Polo Club has two polo fields end-to-end, creating a grassy expanse about as large -- no exaggeration -- as 16 or so football fields.
Stomping the divots after the third chukker.
Posted by john on September 16, 2007 7:47 PM
