New: VII French Open at Chantilly British Open Home	Polo News Welcome to the worldwide net of polo sport! Here we will share information about polo magazines, networks and many other services for polo lovers. Don't miss the polo news on the web! The United States Open May, 2007 Here or there; with one team or with another; in amateur polo or playing professionally; with this team mate or with another; no changes of scene seem to be able to stop Adolfo Cambiaso, who reaps victories on all sides. Now he again played the most important championship of the world outside the Argentine Open, and won it for Crab Orchard, the team belonging to patron George Rawlings, together with Cobrodan Matías Magrini and Uruguayan David Stirling. With an added value: by scoring the goal that would lead them to victory, he beat Jedi in the final, his worst rival of the Palm Beach season, where he won four of the five trophies at stake. Astonishing. Palm Beach: Skeeter Johnston dies And here again we must make a pause in our story, because we must relate the news that shook the polo world: the death of American Skeeter Johnston, patron of the team by that name, due to a hard bang after a fall in a practice match. Skeeter was harmed during a practice: he died playin polo. Summerfield–such his real name–was a polo fanatic, and one of the team owners who was most passionate and enterprising, equal perhaps to John Goodman in that sense. Death caught this brother of Gillian’s unawares at the age of 53 (she is the patron of Bendabout, champion with Miguel Novillo Astrada in 2002 playing as Coca-Cola), both members of the family that owns one of the most important bottling companies in their country. Curiously, despite the death of its mentor, Skeeterville–with Marcos Di Paola on the team–continued participating in the Open. Up until then it had won one game: from then on, it lost three. But the loss went far beyond the quartette: it was experienced–and will continue to be felt–by American polo as a whole. Ylvisaker Trophy April, 2007 BTA was Cambiaso and his team’s victim in this tournament, particularly in New Bridge_La Dolfina’s definition, where together with Matías Magrini and Martín Valent they successfully defended their title and added a fourth consecutive conquest to their list of 20 matches unbeaten. The second and last 22 goal championship was held in honour of William T. Ilvisaker who–unlike Barry–is still alive. He was a patron, and strangely enough for an amateur, got to play 7 goals. He also won the US Open three times, was a polo entrepreneur in his country and is a proud member of the Hall of Fame. But not through Bill Ilvisaker’s merits did the tournament bring together thirteen teams–almost double that of the previous competition–but rather, because of its closeness in time with the Triple Crown. 23 Argentines played, distributed in four zones, in teams which would produce the quarter-finalists. The recent arrivals were Miguel and Alejandro Novillo Astrada, Bendabout; Lucas Monteverde (Jr.), Silvestre Donovan and Juan Ingacio Taverna, Broncos; Javier Novillo Astrada and Francisco De Narváez (Jr.), San Saba and Facundo and Nicolás Pieres and Ignacio Figueras, Black Watch. Yes: Nico Pieres, he who up until a couple of years ago was playing the Los Potrillos cup and who is still playing the Santa Paula tournament, is actually performing in the United States professional polo with a 5 goal handicap. Polo on the snow March, 2007 23rd World Cup of polo on the snow transported the polo celebration to St. Moritz. As opposed to what happened in 2006, this time Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr.) and Fernández Araujo guaranteed a blue and white presence at the top of the podium. The jump in quality caused by high-goal Argentine players abroad tends to establish marked differences at any time during the year, but above all during the European polo season. No matter what the “surface” on which the tournament is played, whether grass or snow, it’s all one to them. And that is precisely what happened on that immense white surface at St. Moritz. Because with the priceless contribution of Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr.) and of Milo Fernández Araujo, Brioni became champion of the 23rd polo on the snow World Cup at that Paradise of a city. The St. Moritz tournament was, once again, one of polo’s highest, most important points of the European winter, and with three goals made by Novillo Astrada (Jr.), the winner beat Cartier by 4-3 in a very tough final and in a supplementary chukka, before a congregation of 10 thousand people. Whitney Cup March, 2007 Skeeterville, with Marcos Di Paola, made the unexpected breakthrough by beating Adolfito and Magrini who were defeated at Palm Beach after almost 13 months. But the title went to Catamount, with no Argentines, though with the son of one: Nicolás Roldán, who was the most outstanding figure of the final. Social Polo February, 2007 Featuring eight 10-goal players–of which seven were Argentine–the exhibition, whose aim is to raise funds for players and grooms who have been injured or are sick, took place. Cambiaso’s team won, but the most outstanding figure was Agustín Merlos who played as Nº 4. Joe Barry Memorial Trophy January, 2007 In combination with New Bridge–the club belonging to patron Russ McCall–La Dolfina was the absolute winner of the first the Palm Beach high season tournament. Adolfo Cambiaso’s team wore a shirt that was very similar to that which it wore when it conquered Palermo. The guy raised The Championship Cup for the sixth time on the Palermo podium, took a short month’s rest and went back into action. He returned to that pleasant routine that is his lot more than anyone else’s: the routine of victory. And with that extra enjoyment of being able to uncork the champagne bottle in a foreign land but with his home colours.

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Welcome to the worldwide net of polo sport! Here we will share information about polo magazines, networks and many other services for polo lovers. Don't miss the polo news on the web!

The United States Open

May, 2007

Here or there; with one team or with another; in amateur polo or playing professionally; with this team mate or with another; no changes of scene seem to be able to stop Adolfo Cambiaso, who reaps victories on all sides. Now he again played the most important championship of the world outside the Argentine Open, and won it for Crab Orchard, the team belonging to patron George Rawlings, together with Cobrodan Matías Magrini and Uruguayan David Stirling. With an added value: by scoring the goal that would lead them to victory, he beat Jedi in the final, his worst rival of the Palm Beach season, where he won four of the five trophies at stake. Astonishing.

Palm Beach: Skeeter Johnston dies

And here again we must make a pause in our story, because we must relate the news that shook the polo world: the death of American Skeeter Johnston, patron of the team by that name, due to a hard bang after a fall in a practice match. Skeeter was harmed during a practice: he died playin polo.

Summerfield–such his real name–was a polo fanatic, and one of the team owners who was most passionate and enterprising, equal perhaps to John Goodman in that sense. Death caught this brother of Gillian’s unawares at the age of 53 (she is the patron of Bendabout, champion with Miguel Novillo Astrada in 2002 playing as Coca-Cola), both members of the family that owns one of the most important bottling companies in their country. Curiously, despite the death of its mentor, Skeeterville–with Marcos Di Paola on the team–continued participating in the Open. Up until then it had won one game: from then on, it lost three. But the loss went far beyond the quartette: it was experienced–and will continue to be felt–by American polo as a whole.

Ylvisaker Trophy

April, 2007

BTA was Cambiaso and his team’s victim in this tournament, particularly in New Bridge_La Dolfina’s definition, where together with Matías Magrini and Martín Valent they successfully defended their title and added a fourth consecutive conquest to their list of 20 matches unbeaten.

The second and last 22 goal championship was held in honour of William T. Ilvisaker who–unlike Barry–is still alive. He was a patron, and strangely enough for an amateur, got to play 7 goals. He also won the US Open three times, was a polo entrepreneur in his country and is a proud member of the Hall of Fame.

But not through Bill Ilvisaker’s merits did the tournament bring together thirteen teams–almost double that of the previous competition–but rather, because of its closeness in time with the Triple Crown. 23 Argentines played, distributed in four zones, in teams which would produce the quarter-finalists. The recent arrivals were Miguel and Alejandro Novillo Astrada, Bendabout; Lucas Monteverde (Jr.), Silvestre Donovan and Juan Ingacio Taverna, Broncos; Javier Novillo Astrada and Francisco De Narváez (Jr.), San Saba and Facundo and Nicolás Pieres and Ignacio Figueras, Black Watch. Yes: Nico Pieres, he who up until a couple of years ago was playing the Los Potrillos cup and who is still playing the Santa Paula tournament, is actually performing in the United States professional polo with a 5 goal handicap.

Polo on the snow

March, 2007

23rd World Cup of polo on the snow transported the polo celebration to St. Moritz. As opposed to what happened in 2006, this time Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr.) and Fernández Araujo guaranteed a blue and white presence at the top of the podium.

The jump in quality caused by high-goal Argentine players abroad tends to establish marked differences at any time during the year, but above all during the European polo season. No matter what the “surface” on which the tournament is played, whether grass or snow, it’s all one to them. And that is precisely what happened on that immense white surface at St. Moritz. Because with the priceless contribution of Eduardo Novillo Astrada (Jr.) and of Milo Fernández Araujo, Brioni became champion of the 23rd polo on the snow World Cup at that Paradise of a city. The St. Moritz tournament was, once again, one of polo’s highest, most important points of the European winter, and with three goals made by Novillo Astrada (Jr.), the winner beat Cartier by 4-3 in a very tough final and in a supplementary chukka, before a congregation of 10 thousand people.

Whitney Cup

March, 2007

Skeeterville, with Marcos Di Paola, made the unexpected breakthrough by beating Adolfito and Magrini who were defeated at Palm Beach after almost 13 months. But the title went to Catamount, with no Argentines, though with the son of one: Nicolás Roldán, who was the most outstanding figure of the final.

Social Polo

February, 2007

Featuring eight 10-goal players–of which seven were Argentine–the exhibition, whose aim is to raise funds for players and grooms who have been injured or are sick, took place. Cambiaso’s team won, but the most outstanding figure was Agustín Merlos who played as Nº 4.

Joe Barry Memorial Trophy

January, 2007

In combination with New Bridge–the club belonging to patron Russ McCall–La Dolfina was the absolute winner of the first the Palm Beach high season tournament. Adolfo Cambiaso’s team wore a shirt that was very similar to that which it wore when it conquered Palermo. The guy raised The Championship Cup for the sixth time on the Palermo podium, took a short month’s rest and went back into action. He returned to that pleasant routine that is his lot more than anyone else’s: the routine of victory. And with that extra enjoyment of being able to uncork the champagne bottle in a foreign land but with his home colours.