154 SIDELINES FEBRUARY 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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FEM Pololympics II
was held in Buenos Aires on
December 8th, 2013. International women polo players living
in Buenos Aires area, or visiting for the Palermo Open Finals,
from various countries teamed up according to their different
nationalities. Nations competed against one another for the
honor of winning the first
Nelson Mandela Polo 4 Peace Cup,
named in tribute to the visionary champion of Peace Nelson
Mandela who made us all winners, may he rest in peace.
The U.S. team, left to right,
KC Beal Krueger (c),Courtney
Asdourian, Sheryl Sick and Paige Beard
A significant milestone in polo history will be celebrated
February 14th as it will mark the 25th Anniversary of the
Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame Induction Dinner
and Awards Gala.
Being inducted this year will be former
10 goal star
Adam Snow, Peter Perkins
- an icon of the
40s and 50s -
Paul T. von Gontard
and
Willie Tevis
for
outstanding lifetime contributions to the sport. Horses to
Remember will be awarded to
Mike Azzaro’s Beetlejuice
and
C. V. “Sonny” Whitney’s Fuss Budget.
If you would like to join in the celebration, you may purchase seats
for the dinner up to a week in advance. Reservations are $200.00 each (tax deductible portion $100.00). The 25th
Anniversary Gala and Silent Auction will take place at the Museum of Polo and is the most important fundraising event
for the Museum each year, so we hope you will help support your Museum – a 501 (c) 3, not-for-profit organization.
Contact Brenda Lynn at the Museum of Polo, (561) 969-3210 or (561) 969-7015, e-mail:
for
further details, information, or to make your reservations. Pictured: Living Hall of Fame Inductee Adam Snow on Hale
Bopp.
Photo by Shelley Heatley
More Asides on pages 184 and 188
Our sympathies go out to
the
Orthwein
polo family on
the passing of their mother,
Ann T. “Nancy” Metcalfe
, age
92, who died peacefully at her
residence in St. Louis, Missouri
on December 4, 2013. She is
survived by four sons and three
daughter-in-laws,
Adolphus
Busch Orthwein, Jr.(Judy)
of Atlanta, Georgia,
Stephen
August Orthwein (Ginny)
of Wellington, Florida,
Peter
Busch Orthwein (Beverly)
of
Greenwich, Connecticut and
David Thornley Orthwein
of
Eolia, Missouri, and eleven
grandchildren and eleven great
grandchildren.
