Winfield, Foxdale Equine Both Blew Their Competitors Away!

The finals for the APC Fall 4 goal tournament were held at 11AM Sunday morning at Powderhouse field. Winfield defeated Natural Soda 5 - 3. The "Baltimore Bachelor" Jeff Embow was the top scorer for Winfield, while Cindy Kelly was named the unofficial MVP by APC club manager, Craig Fraser for her "stellar defensive work." That's how you "shake & bake," right Cindy? The winning team received $150 gift certificates to Floyd & Green and the finalists, Natural Soda, received $50 gift certificates to the Willcox restaurant. Congratulations to Winfield and thanks to all the teams who played in the APC Fall 4 goal!

For the 3PM game at Whitney Field, Crestview met up against Foxdale Equine in a match for the APC 12 goal sponsored by Holley Tractor. The Crestview team in their memorable & bright pink jerseys was Keegan Walsh [substituting for patron, Alan Meeker], Omar Cepeda, Alan Martinez, and John Eicher. Foxdale Equine in white jerseys took the field with Hugh Worsham, Ruben Coscia, John Gobin, and Phillip Staples. It must have been all that wind but during the game, 3 of the 4 Crestview team members took a spill off their horses. Luckily all players and horses were okay! Omar was the only one who stayed in the saddle from Crestview. Maybe the falls had them a bit shook up, because after going into sudden death overtime Foxdale won the game 14-13 with a penalty shot. Their win takes them to the finals on Wednesday at 4PM against The Willcox team at Powderhouse field.

If we had a prize to give out for most dogs at a spectator spot, it would have gone to Tiger & his crew...and the 5-7 dogs lounging in their tailgate area. Instead, we dubbed him as the "Best Pooper Scooper" for the day! Great job keeping up with all those pooches, Tiger! Speaking of pooches, our favorite pick was Gunter, a beautiful doberman that we saw as an itty bitty pup last spring and now he's HUGE! Polo Pooch of the Day wins treats from Bone-i-Fide Bakery and Gunter couldn't wait to get his paws on them!

In the 2nd chukker when Alan Martinez took a fall off his horse, we were too busy choosing our Best Dressed winner to even notice. [Sorry, Alan! You know we love you!] Ms. Chris Powers had on the cutest skirt with ribbons & bows on it...she said she got it off Ebay! I love a stylish bargain shopper who doesn't even have to leave the house! A surprise for two of our adult divot stompers was free access to the hospitality tent, which we awarded to Jan Leek and her daughter Ali, who was celebrating her birthday! Our little divot stomper award from Sweet Cow Creamery went to Halle Parks, who was so enthusiastic about her stomping she kept right on after the game was over!

Best Tailgate Spot this week went to a group that never misses a Sunday polo match. They are always cheering on the teams and are to blame for Charlie Bostwick's nickname, "Chucky 3 Sticks." They are a very enthusiastic group made up of Ben Young, Sara Hair, John Gustavson, Andy Brown, Brittany Rush [and this week Megan & Tim, visiting from Columbia!] Not to mention, they are always quick to offer us CMP gals a cold beverage as we make our regular trail around the field!



A reminder to all of our Sunday regulars, polo at Whitney field this Sunday will be at 12:00pm so that you can also catch the 20 goal finals for the USPA Monty Waterbury at New Bridge Polo Club at 3:00pm. For all Whitney Field Sunday games, it is a $5.00 admission per person. If you want to check out the hospitality tent, pay $15 more for complimentary food & cocktails! The hospitality tent is free to all Aiken Polo Club members! If you are interested in becoming a member of APC, please see Charlie Bostwick for details! Full, social, or parking members get 2 tickets for every Sunday. Prorated amounts available for the fall season!

Until this Sunday [at 12:00pm - don't forget the time change!], Marco...

POLO!

A few pics from Sunday, September 20th...

Sorry for the delay...
Jessica's computer is back in business =)

Stay tuned tomorrow for the blog from last Sunday...

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!

Win,Win for Winfield in the Fall Season Opener!

The last bit of summer was trying to hang in the muggy air, but fall polo season is here either way! Scoring the first goal of the season was Billy Raab for the Aiken Horse team. Joining Billy on Aiken Horse for this tournament are Pam Gleason, Gary Knoll, and Justin Pimsner. This past Sunday, Aiken Horse took on Winfield comprised of Jeff Embrow, Taylor Freeman, Rick Hartnett, and Miss "Shake & Bake" herself, Cindy Kelly. Although Aiken Horse was the first to score, it was Winfield coming out on top, winning the first game of the fall season. Although not on the field with his dad, Willie Harnett "caught" a piece of the action in the 4th chukker when a fly ball came his way. Careful, Willie...isn't that collarbone still healing up?



The CMP gals made their rounds during the first two chukkers to select their Polo Pooch of the Day. We were delighted to see some of our former winners like Molly and Lucy wagging happily on the sidelines. The Hartnett family dogs were out also to support Winfield. While Tizzy and Mouse were keeping Ann Hartnett busy, Willie's hound Maggie was just a howling to show her support. We finally decided that a red haired golden retriever named Cody should get the goods, or rather the goodies from Bone-i-Fide Bakery!



Our Best Tailgate award, receiving a gift certificate to PRIME Steakhouse, went to Sunday polo regulars, Mr. & Mrs. Burns. Without fail, they are present every Sunday and always on time. Sometimes the best tailgaters are the most loyal ones, too! Besides, we love Ms. Burns' sunflower hat and since we don't have a Best Hat award, we had to give her something!

Little did we know at first glance that the very person we chose as winner of Best Dressed to receive a gift certificate to Equine Divine was actually wearing a shirt from the store! Katy Judd had the perfect look in navy shorts, a white peasant top, sandals, and her hair pulled back to beat the heat!



Our Best Divot Stomper was Allie from Boston who received a hat from Aiken Polo Club and a gift certificate to Sweet Cow Creamery [the perfect gift after a hot day at polo!] The lucky raffle ticket holder for a free gym training session with personal trainer, Kenny Ray went to new Aiken local Judy Likener who just relocated from New Jersey.

Although the hospitality tent was absent this past Sunday, it will be up and at 'em this Sunday! Aiken Polo Club wanted us to put the word out that 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. Full, social, or parking members get 2 tickets for every Sunday. Prorated amounts available for the fall season!

Don't forget about the One Hundred Laurens' one year anniversary and fall polo kick-off party this Sunday! It's the perfect way to get the fall polo season in swing!

Until this Sunday, Marco...
POLO