Who Let the Dogs Out...Woof Woof

On Mother's Day as Virginia Beach and Duck Hill/Pony Up battled it out, we found there were MVP's on AND off the field. While Bart Frye of Virginia Beach was named the game's MVP, the CMP girls combed the sidelines to find the most valuable pooch of the day. While all the dogs were looking lovely, it was Gary & Penny Gumingo's Molly who won "Best Pooch" receiving goodies from Bone-i-Fide Bakery! Molly was styling in her pink bandanna with her most important accessory...her leash. A big "woof" goes out to all the spectators who brought their furry friends along.





This past Sunday we also took a look around to find our "Best Tailgate Spot" winner. Without question, it was awarded to the Automotive Workbench who had a large black tent and tables full of food, drinks, flowers, and more! They brought the whole family out for a day of polo fun. They received a gift certificate for dinner at One Hundred Laurens at Hotel Aiken. The mothers were also given a nice surprise for their special day as we strolled around the field handing out white carnations to the moms at Whitney Field.



If we had an award for most creative attire, we would have given it to our colored horse hat ladies! In hats of green, yellow, & red, these ladies left the kids at home for a relaxing Mother's Day at polo. This was the ladies first time at polo and they were all very excited about the half time divot stomping. All the women graduated together in 1968 in Pocahontas, Iowa and we hope they enjoyed their
reunion!



Some three hundred yards seemed to be a bit too far for Ed Bernard of Storm Branch Polo and his pooch to travel, so he decided to just cut across the field after the first chukker. Announcer Bob gave Ed a hard time for this, telling him that he should know better...he responded with a wink and "No, I don't!" and headed into the hospitality tent for some shade.



As for the polo game, it was Virginia Beach [Bart Frye, Omar Cepeda, Ruben Coscia, & Phil Staples] that came out on top, defeating Duck Hill/Pony Up [Bob Stanton, Del Walton, Jose Roderiguez, & Federico Wulff]. Top scorers for the day were Ruben Coscia and Federico Wulff with 7 points each for their teams. One of the most memorable shots of the game was in the 6th chukker...Philip Staples hit an amazing back shot 40 yards offside of the goal from an acute angle! After this Sunday's win, Virginia Beach is now 13-0, which makes them undefeated since last October. Can they be beat?

Some of you may have noticed the line-up change for Duck Hill/Pony Up. We hear Rick Salter headed home to New England to throw a Mother's Day party for his mother while Francisco Eddy was injured in the previous game with a suspected concussion. We wish Francisco a speedy recovery & hope to see him back in the saddle soon!




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Join us next week as we continue the Sunday polo fun at Whitney Field. We will be giving out a polo pooch of the day award again and hopefully the best dressed award! All you skilled divot stoppers be sure to show your moves next week because the Best Divot Stopper hats from APC are back! Don't forget there are still social memberships available for purchase that include a tailgating spot and much much more. [We heard Hotel Aiken owner, Kish, just bought two spots!] Click the link below for the application and more info.

Until next Sunday, Marco...
POLO!