Polo Pooch of the Day went to the French Bulldog we just couldn't stop petting...Tila! She belongs to Jen Murdock, whom some of you will know because she is Collin McCosh's groom. This week's special prize was a "Pampered Pooch" package at the Carriage House Inn, one of our new sponsors this spring! Since Jen isn't a local, she was excited about the free night stay in one of the Inn's Pet Friendly suites with lots of goodies for Tila included!
We spotted Devang Patel taking a break during halftime from his scoreboard keeping duties to do some serious divot stomping. So, we awarded him the Best Divot Stomper award from Sweet Cow Creamery! After all that hard work at the game, a free ice cream sounds pretty nice! Speaking of pretty nice, Gary and Sandy Seccucci had a pretty nice spot set up for themselves this past Sunday. Sometimes all you need for a Best Tailgate Spot is two nice chairs, a picnic basket of treats, and good company! As for the Free 1-hour Personal Training Session with Kenny Ray, Mark Rennie was the lucky winner with number 19 [Don't forget to check your game information sheet you receive at the gate for a number written in the bottom corner of the page. That number could make you a winner!] Mark was happy to receive the prize since he said he never wins anything!
After halftime, players and referees took the field to begin the 4th chukker but had a slight delay. Sergio Muris was taking a leisure stroll across the field and holding up the game...although we're sure he meant no harm. His act did however get a few chuckles in the announcer stand and we may have heard the phrase, "Must run in the family." It was back in the spring that we mentioned a certain relative doing the same thing....we'll let you put two and two together!
Often times we hear people joke about John Gobin's mouth piece he wears...whether it is to protect those pearly whites or to keep him quiet. It was constantly going in and out last Sunday as he could be heard giving helpful coaching to his teammates on Duck Hill Farm. The Duck Hill team roster also includes Bill Patterson, Marcus Onetto, and Bob Stanton. Despite Gobin's coaching efforts, it was C-Spear/Casa Azul [defending champions from the spring season] winning the game 12-11. The C-Spear/Casa Azul team is Eddy Martinez, Matt Sekera, Grayson Brown, and J.D. Cooper. Martinez, with less than 30 seconds in the 6th chukker, hit the ball to the boards and ended the game. If some of you were confused when this happened, don't worry we were too! We were informed that it is a new rule they have put into effect. Go to http://www.uspolo.org/ for a full detailed rules guide, which will explain it a lot more clearer than we can! [Speaking of the USPA, their annual handicap meeting in Aiken is coming up soon...we should see some of the Who's Who in polo coming into town soon!]
Here's a few of our favorite spottings at Sunday's game...
- Kathleen Gobin, working on her laptop in her SUV [we hear the farm has no internet...how do you survive without it? We'd go crazy!] and daughter Skylar in the passenger seat, cheering on her dad
- Alan Martinez, spending some time in the announcer's stand and getting a good view to check out his dad Eddy's moves on the field
- Little Pitcher Schaumann in his bright tie dye t-shirt stomping down some divots with his parents, Christian & Molly and grandpa Steve Groat [They never miss a Sunday polo game!]
- Tara Gail Bostwick, getting her food "to-go" from the hospitality tent and trotting back over to her parking spot
Also, check out the pictures from the Wednesday 12 goal finals game, sponsored by Holley Tractor at Powderhouse field... Congrats to the Willcox team for winning the finals! Most Valuable Player was Collin McCosh and Best Playing Pony was "Kali" played by Ruben Coscia!
This Sunday's polo at Whitney Field is back to it's regular time of 3:00pm. Lindsey will be missing her partner Jessica this Sunday [who is off to Atlanta for the weekend], so Lindsey is looking for a substitute to do the rounds with her. Any takers??
Don't forget: 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! [If he isn't on the field, he can usually be found at the announcer's stand.] Full, social, or parking members get 2 tickets for every Sunday. Prorated amounts available for the fall season!
Until this Sunday, Marco...
POLO!
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