ELLERSTON SPRING TROPHY FINALS

Todays games were played on the Home Field. The prelimanary games saw Willowcroft defeat Ellerston Black 10-6 and Garangula defeat Halkeas Group 11-9. The final was between Ellerston White v Sandalford. Sandalford got away to a dream start and at half time had a very good lead but Ellerston reduced that in the 4th then in the 5th chukka White took the lead. The game was played at a cracking pace with some wonderful goals scored. The final score was 13-12 to White. The best players for the White team were Jared McHardy, Sam Hopkinson and Matty Grimes who were everywhere in attack and defense and Max Hutchinson who had his best game of the tournament scoring 2 very good goals in the final. Glen Gilmore and Jock Mackay stood out for the Sandalford team. The scorers for the White were Max Hutchinson 2, Sam Hopkinson 5 and Jared McHardy 6, For Sandalford Olly Cudmore 2, Jock Mackay 4 and Glen Gilmore 6. The
MVP was awarded to Jared McHardy and the Champion Pony was "Centimetre" played by Jared McHardy.

ELLERSTON SPRING TROPHY

Report from Jume Gilmore. The games today were played on the school field on a beautiful warm spring day. Three teams went into today’s games on 3 points and everyone eagerly awaited the results to determine the finalists. They were Willowcroft in the first, Sandalford in the second and Ellerston White in the third. Willowcroft v Ellerston Black:( Black receiving 1 start on handicap) The scores were tied at half time and we thought we were in for a great game of polo but Ellerston Black came out with a great team effort in the 4th Chukka, scoring 5 goals to nil, with James Harper scoring a magnificent 5b. This seemed to take the wind out of the Willowcroft sails and the end score was 11-8 to Black. In covering the best players we would have to mention all the black team with special note to Neil Craig, when he is on his favourite little mare NONAGE, always scoreing 2 or 3 goals. For Willowcroft Damien Johnston played well. Scorers for Black were Neil Craig 3, James Harper 6 and Jeff Fisher 1. For Willowcroft D.J. 6 and Ed Gould 2. Sandalford v Halkeas Group: When Sandalford lead 3-1 at the end of the first they may have been confident, but by the end of the 6th the score was 9-9. In the extra chukka both teams went from end to ends of the field but a penalty converted by Glen Gilmore saw Sandalford win 10-9. Olly Cudmore was tireless in defence. The best players of the game were Glen Gilmore, Olly Cudmore and all the Halkeas team. Scorers for Sandalford were Olly Cudmore 1, Jock MacKay 1, Glen Gilmore 7 and Peter Prendaville 1. For Halkeas Mike King 4, Ali Muzzio 3, Sandra Carder 1 and Dirk Gould 1. Ellerston White V Garangula: Ellerston White were already into the tournament final due to Tournament Rules, however Garanagula were playing for pride. In a fast, open game, the score was 5-5 at the end of the 4th Chukka but White skipped away to finished 10-7. Best players of the game were Sam Hopkinson and Simon Keyte. Scorers for White were Matt Grimes 1, Sam Hopkinson 6 and J McHardy 3. For Garangula Ed Hitchman 2 and Simon Keyte 5.

Team Standings after todays play:

Ellerston White 4 win 1 loss
Ellerston Black 2 win 3 loss
Garangula 1 win 4 loss
Halkeas 2 win 3 loss
Sandalford 4 win 1 loss
Willowcroft 3 win 2 loss
I have not been told officially but from the team standings i think that the final will be between Ellerston White and Sandalford.

ELLERSTON SPRING TROPHY

Today’s polo was played on the North field and it was absolutely blood freezing!!! Ellerston White v Willowcroft: Willowcroft got off to a good start and were cruising at the end of the 3rd chukka 7-3 but Ellerston turned things around in the 4th to level at 7-7. The games momentum had changed and Ellerston came out the victors 11-9. Best players of the game were S.Hopkinson, J.McHardy, J.LeHardy and D.Johnston. Scorers for Willowcroft were LeHardy 3, D.J. 4 and Ed Goold 2. For Ellerston Max Hutchinson 2, S.Hopkinson 4 and J.McHArdy 5. Garangula v Sandalford: This game never reached any great heights with Sandalford winning 10-5. The best players for the game were Olly Cudmore, Glen Gilmore and Jock Mackay. Scorers for Garangula Jack Archibald 1, Ed Hitchman 1 and S.Keyte 3. For Sandalford Olly Cudmore 4, Jock Mackay 1 and Glen Gilmore 5. Ellerston Black v Halkeas Group: Ellerston Black received 1 start and put this to their advantage scoring 2 quick goals to be 3-1 at the end of the first. They kept this going untill the 5th when Ali Muzzio scored 5 goals (2 penalties and 3 field goals) and Dirk 1 to make the score 12-11 in Halkeas’ favour. With the score tied up at the end of the 6th we went into extra time and after half a chukka Neil Craig scored the winning goal. All the black team contributed to this win and Ali Muzzio nearly won this game with an outstanding effort of 9 goals. Scorers for Ellerston Neil Craig 3, Tom Beim 2, James Harper 7 and Jeff Fisher 1. For Halkeas D.Gould 2, Ally Muzzio 9 and Mike King 2

Team Standings after todays play:
Ellerston White 3 win 1 loss
Ellerston Balck 1 win 3 loss
Garangula 1 win 3 loss
Halkeas 1 win 3 loss
Sandalford 3 win 1 loss
Willowcroft 3 win 1 loss

TEAM WIN AND LOSS AT ELLERSTON

Ellerston White 2 win 1 loss
Ellerston Balck 0 win 3 loss
Garangula 1 win 2 loss
Halkeas 1 win 2 loss
Sandalford 2 win 1 loss
Willowcroft 3 win 0 loss

ELLERSTON SPRING TROPHY

Tuesday 21st October. Todays games were played on North Field on a cool overcast day.
Ellerston White v Ellerston Black. This was a good open game with some nice goals scored but a lot quieter than past White v Black games!!! James Harper received a whack in the mouth and required 3 stitches.White were the winners 14-12.The best players for White were Sam Hopkinson, J.McHardy and Matt Grimes. For Black, J.Harper and Neil Craig, who played his position at 1 very well, had an outstanding 4th chukka on a little mare called NONAGE. Scorers for White: Max Hutchinson 1, Matty Grimes 3, Sam Hopkinson 5 and J.McHardy 5. For Black: Neil Craig 3, Tom Beim 2, James Harper 6 and Jeff Fisher 1. Garangula vHalkeas: This game never reached any great heights and Garangula did as they have in their other games, got away to a good start then fall away. Halkeas took the lead in the 5 th.chukka and ran out winners 10-8 even though they missed a lot of penalty shots. Best players for the game were Ally Muzzio and Dirk Gould. Scorers for Garangula: Ed Matthies 1, Ed Hitchman 3 and Simon Keyte 4. For Halkeas: Sandra Carder 1, Dirk Gould 3, Ally Muzzio 5 and Mike King 1. Willowcroft v Sandalford This game was to see which team would have 3 wins on the board after the game. At half time this game looked like it might be a close encounter but Willowcroft were much stronger in the second half and won convincingly 11-6 with Ed Gould, very strong at back, breaking down any attacking plays Sandalford started. The best players for the game were Ed Gould and D.J. Scorers for Willowcroft: Jamie Le Hardy 3, Damien Johnston 6 and Ed Goold 2. For Sandalford: Olly Cudmore 2 and Glen Gilmore 4.

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Sunday 19 th.October
Sandalford v Ellerston White: 10-9 to Sandalford. The best players today were Jock Mackay and Glen Gilmore. Sandalford back and patron Peter Prendville was very instrumental in the win with some wonderful clearing backhands. Scorers: Ellerston White, Matt Grimes 2, Sam Hopkinson 5 and J.McHardy 2. Sandalford, Olly Cudmore 1, Jock Mackay 5 and Glen Gilmore 4
Willowcroft v Halkeas Group: 11-5 to Willowcroft. This was a good team effort by Willowcroft whilst Dirk Gould tried hard for Halkeas Group. Scorers: Willowcroft, Jamie LeHardy 5, D.J. 4, and Ed Goold 2. Halkeas Group, Sandra Carder 1, Dirk Gould 2, Ally Muzzio 1 and Mike King 1.
Garangula v Ellerston Black. Garangula 11-7. Garangula combined well with Ed Hitchman doing the damage for the winners. For Black James Harper was the stand out player. Scorers, Garangula, Ed Matthies 1, Jack Archibald 2, Ed Hitchman 5 and Simon Keyte 3. Ellerston Black, Tom Beim 1and James Harper 5. They recieved 1 on handicap. Thanks to June Gilmore.

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Thank you to June Gilmore for the reports that she is sending to us for the web site. Unfortunately there are no photos this year. The pics that i attach will be from tournaments throughout 08.Day 1 Saturday 18/10/08. A beautiful day with the games being played on the School field in front of a small crowd. Game 1 Sandalford v Ellerston Black. Ellerston got away to a good start having receiving a goal on handicap and Neil Craig scoring a good field goal. At the end of the 3rd chukka the score was 4 all. Then after a very close match the game ended up in Sandalford’s favour 9-8 The best players on the day were Neil Craig, Jeff Fisher, Glen Gilmore. The goals were scored by: Ellerston Black: Neil Craig 3, James Harper 2 and Jeff Fisher 2. For Sandalford: Jock Mackay 2 and Glen Gilmore 7. Game 2 Garangula v Willowcroft: This was another close game with Garangula getting off to a flyer, lead 4 nil at the end of the first, Willowcroft responded to be 5-4 at the end of the second. The scores stayed close through out the rest of the game but Willowcroft came out ahead 11-10. The best players on the day were D.J,. and Ed Hitchman. The goals scorers were, Garangula: Ed Matthies 1, Ed Hitchman 3 and S.Keyte 6. Willowcroft: Jamie LeHardy 2, D.J. 7 and Ed Goold 2. Game 3 Ellerston White v Halkeas Group. The third close game of the day had only a goal separating both teams at any time. The end score was 9-8 to Ellerston White. There was a very notable goal scored by Matt Grimes in the sixth chukka with the ball bouncing very high and Matty still able to control and slot the goal. The best players on the day were M.Grimes and Ally Muzzio. The goals were scored by, Ellerston White: M.Grimes 5, Sam Hopkinson 1, J.McHardy 3 (known to most of us as Riggs). Halkeas Group: Dirk Gould 1, Ally Muzzio 5 and Mike King 1.

ELLERSTON SPRING TOURAMENT TEAMS AND DRAW

Here are the teams and draw for the Ellerston Tournament.

ELLERSTON BLACK: N Craig 2, T Biem 3, J Harper 6, J Fisher 2. 13

ELLERSTON WHITE: M Hutchinson 0, M Grimes 4, S Hopkinson 6, J McHardy 4. 14

GARANGULA: E Mathies 2, J Archibald 1, E Hitchman4, S Keyte 7. 14

HALKEAS GROUP: S Carder 0, D Gould 4, A Muzzio 8, M King 2. 14

SANDALFORD: O Cudmore 2, J MacKay 4, G Gilmore 7, P Prendiville 1. 14

WILLOWCROFT: S Michelle -1, J Le Hardy 5, D Johnston 6, E Goold 4. 14

The Draw.
SATURDAY 18TH OCTOBER
GAME 1 12.00 Sandalford V Ellerston Black
GAME 2 2.00pm Willowcroft V Garangula
GAME 3 4.00pm Ellerston White V Halkeas Group

SUNDAY 19TH OCTOBER
GAME 4 12.00 Sandalford V Ellerston White
GAME 5 2.00pm Halkeas Group V Willowcroft
GAME 6 4.00pm Ellerston Black V Garangula

MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER - REST DAY –

TUESDAY 21ST OCTOBER
GAME 7 12.00 Ellerston Black V Ellerston White
GAME 8 2.00pm Garangula V Halkeas Group
GAME 9 4.00pm Willowcroft V Sandalford

WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER - REST DAY -

THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER
GAME 10 12.00 Ellerston White V Willowcroft
GAME 11 2.00pm Garangula V Sandalford
GAME 12 4.00pm Halkeas Group V Ellerston Black

FRIDAY 24TH OCTOBER - REST DAY –

SATURDAY 25TH OCTOBER
GAME 13 12.00 Willowcroft V Ellerston Black
GAME 14 2.00pm Sandalford V Halkeas Group
GAME 15 4.00pm Garangula V Ellerston White

SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER - FINALS -
GAME 16 11.00am T.B.A.
GAME 17 1.00pm T.B.A.
GAME 18 3.00pm FINAL ELLERSTON SPRING TROPHY

FINAL 4 AND 14 GOAL

The final of the Elysian 4 goal was won by LSA Recruitment. The game was low scoring with 1st chukka score going all the way till the last. Taman Kuda were up 2 1/2 - 1 but LSA fired up in the 4th to take the final 4 2 1/2. The champion pony was awarded to Taman Kuda patron Kim Goodall's "Jamaica" who he bought off Jeff Banard early this year. The MVP was James Shepherd. The 14 goal final was played for the Australian Open Trophy between Willowcroft and Halkeas. The two women patrons marked each other hard all he game and it was a good game to watch. Willowcroft jumped out to a 3 goal lead a nd it was not till half way through the 3rd chukka that Halkeas got their 1st goal. DJ was making his come back after tearing his riding muscle early in the tournament and he was in dlistering form with great support from Ed and Jamie. Halkeas did not play badly it was just one of those games were Willowcroft could do nothing wrong. The final score was 9-5 to Willowcroft. The MVP was Jamie Le Hardey and the Champion Pony was "Blonde" played several times by Ed Goold and the Team of Ponies also went to Ed with "Blondie", "Locket" and "Smooch". Mike King made a heartfelt speech after the presentation thanking all those who had stuck by, and with, him over the termoil of the past year and hoped that polo would not be over at Elysian Fields but he did not know what the future held for him. I am sure our readers , along with us, wish Kingy and Kelly all the best for the out come ahaed. Thanks for the boost you have given Qld and Australian polo and we WILL see you again Mike.

ELYSIAN 4 AND 14 GOAL FINALS

After the 4 goal play at Elysian the important polo took place. Glen Gilmore is a great supporter of Kids Polo and 4 children, with a couple of big kids, had a couple of chukkas across the field. It was great. Here are some pics of the Johnston Twins, Chad and Louis, Lachie Gilmore and Grace Barnard.

The finals in the 4 goal will be layed out between ASL Windows and Taman Kuda. There were 3 teams that could have made it to the finals to challenge ASL Windows before yesterdays games. If Taman Kuda befeated Ballandown then they were through but the were defeated by 1/2 a goal so that ment the winners out of City Motor Auction and Alsace would go through. BUT they had a draw and that ment that a count back was won by Taman Kuda so they got to the final. In the 14 goal Halkeas were through to final but there were 3 other teams that could make it. Sandalford, who played Halkeas first, Willowcroft and SEQP who were playing each other next. Halkeas played their other string of horses and were beaten convincingly by Sandalford which ment SEQP could not make the final but Willowcroft had to win to knock Sandalford out. They did win so the final today is between Halkeas and Willowcroft.

ELYSIAN 14 GOAL

Wednesday the 8th results. Halkeas and SEQP had a draw 14 all. Willowcroft, with the replacement for DJ after tearing his riding muscle, Sam Hopkins, defeated Custodian by a couple and Sandalford defeated Garangula. The teams are very even and Fridays games will decide the finalsist. The first 2 games, Halkeas v Sandalford and Willowcroft v SEQP. Any of these 4 teams can make the finals. Stay tuned for these results.

THE COST OF POLO

Please click on the blog title to read a very interesting article on the Polo Barn web site written by Steve Crowder in the US. Yes it is in US dollars and there are expenses that we do not incur in Australia but it is a good breakdown of what it costs to play polo and a lot of the article is relevent to the professional player. Please check out the Polo Barn web site to get the latest news and results from the USA. www.polobarn.com

INTERNATIONAL POLO CLUB 2009 SCHEDULE

The following dates are for the Florida high goal season at the International Polo Club for 2009
Joe Barry Memorial Cup 20-Goal Jan. 08 - Jan. 18
Ylvisaker Cup 20-Goal Jan. 15 - Feb. 01
NAPL Tournament (Open to all teams) 20-Goal Jan. 29 - Feb. 22
C.V. Whitney Cup 26-Goal Feb. 19 - Mar. 08
USPA Piaget Gold Cup 26-Goal Mar. 05 - Mar. 29
Stanford U.S. Open Polo Championship 26-Goal Mar. 25 - Apr. 26

GAME SCHEDULES AND DATES FOR ARGENTINA

Game Schedule for the Argentine Triple Crown Tournaments including: The Qualifying Tournament, Las Tortugas Open, Hurlingham Open and the Argentine Open. Las Tortugas Open Sept. 23rd- Oct. 11th ‘08
Qualification Tournament For Hurlingham and Argentine Open Begins Sept. 22nd 115th Hurlingham Open Oct. 14th - Nov. 1st ‘08 115th Argentine Open Nov. 11th - Dec. 6th ‘08
Qualifying Tournament Zone A: Alegría, El Paraíso and La Baronesa Zone B: Santa María de Lobos, Trenque Lauquen and Coronel Suárez.
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd ‘08 Zone A - Alegría vs. La Baronesa (1) - 11.00 - Field 1 Palermo

Zone B - Santa María de Lobos vs. Coronel Suarez (2) - 13.00 - Field 2 Palermo
Friday, Sept. 26th ‘08 Zone A - El Paraíso vs. Loser game 1

Zone B - Trenque Lauquen vs. Loser game 2
Oct. 1st, 08: Field 2 – 13.00 – Zone A Alegría Park Hyatt:(Ruki) Jack Baillieu 8, Francisco Bensadón 8, Frederick Mannix (h) 7 an Luke Tomlinson 8. Total: 31.
El Paraíso: Julio Novillo Astrada (n) 8, Ignacio Toccalino 7, Guillermo Willington 7 and Alejandro Novillo Astrada 7. Total: 29.
Field 1 – 15.00 – Zone B Trenque Lauquen Fila: Juan Agustín García Grossi 7, Hilario Ulloa 7, Pablo Jauretche 8 y Jaime García Huidobro 8. Total: 30.
Coronel Suárez Cuatro Tacos: Stuart Erskine 7, Gastón Laulhé 7, Sebastián Harriott 7 and Juan Harriott 7. Total: 28.
Tortugas Open Zone A: Ellerstina, Pilará e Indios Chapaleufú II. Zone B: La Dolfina, La Aguada and Black Watch.
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd ’08Zone A - Ellerstina vs. Pilará (1) - 16.00 - Field 6
Wednesday, Sept. 24th, ‘08Zone B - La Dolfina vs. Black Watch (2) - 16.00 - Field 6
Saturday Sept. 27th ’08 - Zone A - Indios Chapaleufú II vs. Loser game 1Sunday

Sept. 28th ’08 - Zone B - La Aguada vs. Loser game 2

Saturday Oct. 4th ‘08 - Zone A - Indios Chapaleufú II vs. Winner game 1Sunday

Oct. 5th ‘08 - Zone B - La Aguada vs. Winner game 2
Saturday, Oct. 11th ’08: Final Qualifier of Zone A vs. Qualifier of Zone B
115th Hurlingham Open Zone A: Ellerstina, La Aguada, Indios Chapaleufú II and the Qualifier of the lower handicap. Zone B: La Dolfina, Pilará, Black Watch and the Qualifier of the higher handicap.
Tuesday, Oct. 14th ‘08 - Zone A Ellerstina vs. Qualifier of the lower handicap(1) La Aguada vs. Indios Chapaleufú II (2)
Wednesday, Oct. 15th ‘08 - Zone B - La Dolfina vs. Qualifier of the Higher Handicap (3) Pilará vs. Black Watch (4)
Saturday, Oct. 18th, ’08 - Zone A Winner 1 vs. Loser 2 Winner 2 vs. Loser 1
Sunday Oct. 19th ‘08 - Zone B Winner 3 vs. Loser 4 Winner 4 vs. Loser 3
Saturday, Oct. 25th ‘08 - Zone A - Loser 1 vs. Loser 2 Winner 1 vs. Winner 2
Sunday Oct. 26th, ‘08 - Zone B Loser 3 vs. Loser 4Winner 3 vs. Winner 4
Saturday Nov. 1st 08 - Final Qualifier Zone A vs. Qualifier of Zone B
115th Argentine Open Zone A: La Dolfina, Pilará, Indios Chapaleufú II and Qualifier of the lower handicap. Zone B: Ellerstina, La Aguada, Black Watch and Qualifier of the higher handicap
Saturday 11–15-08 Zone A - La Dolfina vs. Qualifier of Lower handicap (1) Pilará vs. Indios Chapaleufú II (2)
Sunday 11-16–08 - Zone B Ellerstina vs. Clas. de mayor hcp. (3) La Aguada vs. Black Watch (4)
Saturday Nov.22 ‘08 - Zone A Winner 2 vs. Loser 1 Winner 1 vs. Loser 2
Sunday Nov. 23rd ‘08 - Zone B Winner 4 vs. Loser 3 Winner 3 vs. Loser 4
Saturday Nov. 29th ‘08 - Zone A Loser 1 vs. Loser 2 Winner 1 vs. Winner 2
Sunday Nov. 30th ‘08 – Zone B Loser 3 vs. Loser 4 Winner 3 vs. Winner 4
Saturday Dec. 6th ‘08 - Final - Qualifier Zone A vs. Qualifier Zone B

NEWS FLASH

Congratulations to Jeff and Trudi Barnard on the birth of their daughter on Monday morning the 6th of October. She weighed 5pounds 5 ounces. We wish them well.

PINK PICNIC POLO DAY

The Pink Picnic Polo Day was held on Sunday. The first game was the final of the womens tournament between FH Polo in green and A&L Windows in pink. FH Polo got away to a fast and furious start with Philipa Fitz-Henry scoring early in the 1st. Green attached the goal several more times but good defense from Sandra Ballard and Sue Lock saved the pink team. At the end of the 1st it was 1-1/2 to green. The 2nd started the same way as the 1st with Philipa scoring 2 running goals. The pink girls rallied and attacked towardes the end of the chukka but it ran wide. 3-1/2 to green. The 3rd chukka was fast and furious, the speed that these girls played at was great and even the men were suprised how fast it was going, with both teams attacking the goals but no more goals were scored. Pink took a penalty but missed and the ball was cleared by Philipa and taken all the way to the goal but she could not get it through. Another penalty was awarded to pink and the ball stopped beside the post but would not roll across the line. The pink girls fired up then and Sandra, again on the "young" one Ziggy, Stole the ball from a dangerous attack by green and turned the tables to score. 3-1 1/2. Another penlty was given to pink and converted. The chukka ended 3-2 1/2. The 4th started with Philipa attacking again on Salabre then counter attack from pink as they hit 2 more behinds. A knock in across the goal by Yvonne Freskie was picked up by Philipa and taken all the way to score. Some of the watching men were in awe and several of the male players comented on what a great goal it was. 4-2 1/2. The pink girls were not don yet though and an other good goal was scored by Amanda Pierson for pink. 4 3 1/2. With the clock winding down the ball was thrown in and taken from the lineout by Sue and --------------SCORE. The bell went and A&L Windows had run out the winners by 4-4 1/2. Well done to all the girls playing in the tournament as i think they have set a great standard for ladies polo and everyone that watched the the final were thrilled with the standard of play. The MVP was awarded the Philipa Fitz-Henry. The next game was the Patrons game and this was won by Talmore. K. Goodall -2, M. Huebner 0, R. Ross 0 and N. Ford 0. One of the highlights of this game was Wayne Fussel riding out to start the 4th chukka on a grey 10hh pony. The 2 14 goal games played saw Halkeas, once again come back in the 6th afater being 3 goals down against Willowcroft, to win by 1 goal. Muzzio and Arizona dominataed the chikka and ran several rings around the oppisition. In the 6th also DJ was replaced by Craig Wilson after tearing his riding muscle. He is going to be replaced for the rest of the tournament by Sam Hopkins. The second 14 goal game was won by Sandalford over Custodian by 2 goals. Thank you the Mike King for the use of Elysian Fields to help the polo community to raise funds for NBCF.

ELYSIAN 4GOAL, 14 GOAL AND WOMENS TOURNAMENTS

It was all go on the Elysian Fields Wadham fields today with 6 games played today. At 9am a 14 goal match between Garangula and SEQP saw Garangula win by 1 goal. Three 4 goal games followed that. The first was won by LSA over Ballandown by half a goal. The second was a draw between Alsace and City Motors Auction. The third was a win to Taman Kuda over Mortimores. Next came the 2 ladies games. the first was between FH Polo and City Motor Auction with the later winning by half a goal and the second had The Pink Ladies run over the top of the Pol Roger team by 4 goals. The finals of the Ladies Tournament will be played between FH Polo and The Pink Ladies tomorrow at the Pink Picnic Polo Day at 10am. At 11am there will be a Patrons match with Labour City: A. Northcott -2, J. Freschi 1, A. Russo 0 and W. Fussel 0 playing against Talmore: K. Goodall -2, M. Huebner 0, R. Ross 0 and N. Ford 0. At 12.30 the first of the 2 14 goal games are on with Halkeas taking on Willowcroft and then Custodian playing Sandalford.

Elysian Ladies Tournament

Game 1: City Motor Auction. 1 Allessia Russo, 2 Bec Northmore, 3 Piet Barnard and 4 Rebecca Arnott. Pol Roger. 1 Jo Reid, 2 Cathy Wallis, 3 Nino Smith and Annie MacDonald and Judy Brian played as 1 player in position 4. Tex Webster was given the job of trying to tell these women when they were wrong and lucky for him they were not wrong too often. The crowd was minimal with only the die hard supporters and family present to watch a game of polo that was played much better that the handicaps would lead you to think. In the 1st chukka all the players on the field had a hit of the ball as it was taken up and down the field. A penalty was awarded to both teams but the shooters were unable to score and the chukka ended as it began with a half start to City Motor Auctions. In the early stages of the 2nd a penalty was taken by Nino and she scored the first of the game. ½ to 1. The 3rd chukka saw open play with Piet running the length of the field only to have the ball stolen by Nino in the goal mouth and taken back to her goal but it went wide. Piet was on the attack all the way through the chukka having 2 more attempts on goal but the score never changed. City Motors took a penalty which was cleared and in a team effort by Pol Roger the ball was taken to the goals were City Motors scrimmaged and cleared the ball to safety. The 4th was the same with the ball being bruised up and down the field until Cathy Wallis put it through to take her team, Pol Roger, to the victory. ½ to 2. Well done to all the players.

Game 2: FH Polo. 1 Robin Fitzhenry, 2 Cindy Padman, 3 Phillipa Fitzhenry and 4 Yvonne Freskie. A & L Windows. 1 Chloe Hunt, 2 Amanda Pierson, 3 Sandra Ballard and 4 Sue Lock. Lance Shepherd, after seeing what an easy job Tex had, took the whistle in this game. The A&L Windows had gone all out and had pink shirts and matching saddle cloths. I am not sure if the FH Polo teams spent the first chukka looking at how good their opposition looked but at the end of the first the pink girls had run the greens all over the field with Chloe and Sandra both scoring goals. The 1st ended 0 to 2. The green girls composed themselves in the 2nd and after fast play up and down the field Phillipa scored from the field. Moments later a penalty was awarded to FH Polo and Robin was on her game scoring to take the score to 2 all. Sandra Ballard came out on a very impressive “young” one in the 3rd and attacked relentlessly. She took a penalty but it missed and on the knock in she stole the ball but was unable to find the posts. Stlii 2 all. The 4th started with another penalty to pink but again the ball would not cooperate. Robyn also took another penalty but it was met in the goal mouth and cleared. The play went to and froe until Yvonne Freskie was able to score to give FH Polo the win. 3 to 2. Again well done to all the players.

ELYSIAN 14 GOAL DAY 2

Today Willowcroft defeated Sandalford by 1 goal. The second game saw Custodian defeat SEQP in the last chukka 8-6 and the third game was a thriller with Elysian making a great come back on the shoulders of that man Muzzio riding Arazona to defeat Garangula 11-10. In the 5th chukka Elysian were behind 10-6 before they made a mad dash for the line and were able to score the winning goal with 5 seconds when Simon Keyte rode off to change his horse and a knock in had to be taken before he returned. muzzio was able to intercept it and that was that.