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The
Mashomack Polo Club
hosted the 17th Annual
Mashomack International Polo Challenge & Luncheon
in June, generously presented by
Nespresso
. The high-
spirited event began with a
Louis Roederer Champagne
Reception
, while Mashomack’s
Young Guns,
aged eight-
years-old and up, rode their hearts out in a rousing exhibition
match. A tented field-side elegant luncheon and the exciting
8-goal International Polo Challenge immediately followed. The
Chairmen of this year’s event,
Bruce & Teresa Colley
,
Parker
Gentry Thorne
and
Karen Klopp,
welcomed the additional
support of sponsors
La Martina, Heather Croner Sotheby’s
International Real Estate
,
Manhattan Saddlery
and
Kokin
Hats
.
After a hard fought battle, the International Mashomack
Challenge Cup was won by
What2WearWhere
against
Wide World Ferrari
, and the
Mathias Guerrand Hermes
Sportsmanship Award
went to captain of the team,
John
Klopp
. The Heather Croner Sotheby’s International Real
Estate’s Best Playing Pony Award went to the well-deserved
Dynamite
, owned by
Philip Mactaggart
.
Pictured:
Bruce Colley (left) and Vikram Chatwal
Photo by Cutty McGill
Great news! Great Meadow Foundation in The Plains,
Virigina, hosted the WEG PREP TRIAL, a mandatory outing
for the USA 3-Day Team as they prepared for the World
Equestrian Games. This new cross-country “polo themed”
skinny fence at
Great Meadows
honors
Great Meadow
Polo Club
,
Twilight Polo
, and the
Great Meadow Polo
School
.
Aaron Rust
, (left) course builder,
David O’Connor
,
USEF chef d’equipe (center), and
Tremaine Cooper
, FEI
and USEF “R” course designer, show off the new polo jump.
Photo by Lauren R Giannini
Opening Day of
Bridgehampton Polo Club
on Saturday, July 19, 2014, hosted by
Town &
Country Magazine
,
with sponsors
Lancome
Paris, Escada
and
Jet Edge
, provided for
an exciting afternoon at the impeccably
groomed
Two Trees Farm
. Many notables,
including a rare appearance by President of
Hearst Publications
Michael Clinton
, enjoyed
a festive day under the gorgeously
outfitted tent sprinkled with floral design by
NYC’s
L’Atelier Rouge
and taking in a high-
speed polo match between
Bash Kazi’s
KIG
and
Peter Brant
’s victorious
White
Birch
. Other notable guests included
Town &
Country
Publisher
Jennifer Levene Bruno
,
Georgina Bloomberg
,
Peter and Harry
Brant
,
Kelly Klein
,
Neil Hirsch
,
Kipton
Kronkite
,
Delfina
Blaquier
,
Brad
Lauren
,
Stewart Lane
,
Daniel Boulud
,
Executive Chef of
Daniel and Elise DiStefano
.
Photo by Rob Rich/SocietyAllure.com
