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The Polo Report by Steve Crowder.Click here to read articles for Aug. '04
General Polo News . . .
2004 Circuit Sportsmanship Award - Call For Nominees - The Circuit Sportsmanship Award is presented by the Association to promote good sportsmanship in polo and to recognize those individuals who exemplify this quality. Each Circuit Governor, with the advice and consent of a committee of his choosing, may designate one recipient of the award. If anyone from the Pacific Coast Circuit has a nomination they can sent their nomination it to Pat Governor Pat Nesbitt, 205 Lambert Rd., Carpinteria, CA 93013 or e-mail: sandyherron@aol.com.
Sept. 2-5, '04: 3rd Inch International Polo Festival 2004, 2- 5 September 2004 - Inch Strand, Dingle, Co. Kerry in Ireland. This year over 20 teams from around the world will compete for the Inch Trophy and the Ungodly Cup on the strand at Inch. This is Ireland’s largest polo event and now in its third year. In a series of matches Irish teams will take on a number of teams from Malta, Argentina, South Africa, the United States, Scotland, England and Wales. Click here to visit the official Web site for this event.
On July 25th the Lakeside Polo Club held a Ceremony of Willis Allen's Life. The intent was to offer a "make-up" ceremony for those who could not attend the June 24th celebration in La Jolla. The Lakeside event was planned using a seat-of-the-pants method, typical of Lakeside, and turned out to be an unforgettable afternoon, also typical of Lakeside. Click here to continue Reading.
FIP World Championship Update - The eight teams that will be competing in Chantilly, France for the title of FIP World Championship VII Champions are Mexico and USA from Zone A (North and Central America), Chile and previous champions, Brazil from Zone B (South America), England and host country, France, from Zone C (Europe), and Australia and Pakistan from Zone D (Africa, Asia, Oceanic). Click here to continue reading.
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