Thursday, September 24, 2009

Hats Off to Aiken Horse for their win over Casa Azul 8-4!

It was a dog day afternoon last Sunday, as the CMP gals were really put to the test when choosing their "Polo Pooch of the Day." We were happy to see our regular pups in attendence...Molly in her new scarf for fall and Zack, all grown up since we saw him last spring! We also said hello to Chukker, Dale, Spartacus, & sweet Tallulah Belle. But we decided that the Bone-i-Fide Bakery prize should go to Scout, with those beautiful blue eyes [and he gave Lindsey some unexpected puppy sugar!]

Just a few spaces down from our pooch winner, we found a nice little tailgate set up by the O'Neil Family. Cheese, crackers, & yummy beverages in a cute little basket. We thought their tailgate picnic was enough to win the One Hundred Laurens gift certificate for the Best Tailgate Spot! Mrs. O'Neil was very happy with the prize & said she couldn't wait to use it! Eat some garlic chili shrimp for me! Mmm, good!

Looking stylish & snagging our Best Dressed award [a gift certificate to Equine Divine] was Ms. Elizabeth Tudor. She was one of the first fans we saw that day and after making our lap around the field, her outfit left an impression on us! The real treat for the day was having the cast of "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding" make their way across the field [from their party at Jane Page's back patio] during halftime for "Tina" in her bright red hat to show off her stomping skills & win Best Divot Stomper! In the 3rd chukker, Bob decided to play a little "New York, New York" from the announcer stand for our visiting actors who had been doing shows all week at the Washington Center for the Arts. They showed their appreciation from their porch party by lining up for a few leg kicks Rockettes' style in time with the music.

A few of our favorite spottings from Sunday:
- Karen Reese coming from the hospitality tent sans a tent entry wristband [when polo club manager Craig Fraser asked her about it, Karen gave a sneaky shrug & said, "Oops"]
- Justin Pimsner racing right in front of the announcer stand after a near head on collision in the 3rd chukker and yelling a few choice words not for children's ears...after seeing firsthand the almost accident, we can't say we blame him!
- Sunday sideline regular, Alexis Reece making good use of her dog Reggie's dog bed while making Reg sit on the grass

The hospitality tent was up & Dan's cooking was smelling great! Don't forget: Only APC Club Members will have complimentary access to the tent. If you are not a member, there will be tickets to the tent available for $20 at the gate. [Keep in mind that your $5.00 admission is included in that price, so for a mere $15 you can enjoy the tent with the APC Club Members!] The hospitality tent not only provides a shaded seating area but yummy food and a bar stocked with beer, liquor, and wine!

If you are interested in becoming a member, please see APC President Charlie Bostwick. If you don't know who he is, grab a CMP gal & we'll point you in the right direction. Full, social, or parking members get 2 tickets for every Sunday. Prorated amounts available for the fall season!

P.S. Sunday, September 27th is a day full of polo & we can hardly wait! 11AM at Powderhouse field is the finals for the first Fall 4 goal tournament: Winfield VS Natural Soda. Then, right after at 1PM Willcox VS Duck Hill Farm playing the remainder of their rained out game from last week. Next stop, head to Whitney field for the 3PM game Foxdale Equine VS Crestview and your CMP girls will be making their usual rounds! But wait, there's more. What, more polo?!? YES! The USPA Monty Waterbury 20 goal tournament will have Pony Express VS Bendabout at New Bridge - Field 1 at 5PM. So, come out this Sunday & get your fill for polo in Aiken!!

P.P.S.
Dell still hasn't come to fix CMP photographer, Jessica's computer but we will upload those pictures soon! We'll be sure to take plenty of extra ones THIS Sunday to make up for it!

Until this Sunday, Marco...

POLO!

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