Polo Dinner Dance
The 2024 black tie Polo dinner dance was held at the Fairfield Hunt Club, 174 Long Lots Road, Westport, on Saturday, September 7th, starting at 6.30 pm and concluding at 11 pm. This is also our annual guest night when we invite spouses, adult children and other friends to share an evening with Gold's Dragoons.
Guests were entertained on arrival by the pipe major, Terence McGovern. With the guests seated the troop officers "marched on" led by the pipe major and the Mess Vice President, Ox Gara, carrying the troop guidon. followed by the mess president and the captain of Polo, Jim DeAngelis, Hon. Treasurer, Chester Burley and Membership Secretary, Robert Kovacs.
Dancing was be provided by the Joe Holmes Swing Band, our orchestral quartet from prior years. At the band break we had a brief video presented by the Equus Effect, our chosen charity and pledge cards were be available on the tables to donate to this very worthy charity.
After the presentation we opened a bottle of champagne the old-fashioned way - by saber - and all polo players, foxhunters and members of Gold's and their guests are invited to imbibe from the polo trophy.
Thereafter, the evening returned to dancing and concluded by 11 pm.
In 2025 the dinner dance will be replaced by a classic asado at the Hunt Club, following the game, on Saturday, September 6th
Photos from the 2024 event are below. Photos from prior dinners can be seen in the Gallery tab.
The 2024 black tie Polo dinner dance was held at the Fairfield Hunt Club, 174 Long Lots Road, Westport, on Saturday, September 7th, starting at 6.30 pm and concluding at 11 pm. This is also our annual guest night when we invite spouses, adult children and other friends to share an evening with Gold's Dragoons.
Guests were entertained on arrival by the pipe major, Terence McGovern. With the guests seated the troop officers "marched on" led by the pipe major and the Mess Vice President, Ox Gara, carrying the troop guidon. followed by the mess president and the captain of Polo, Jim DeAngelis, Hon. Treasurer, Chester Burley and Membership Secretary, Robert Kovacs.
Dancing was be provided by the Joe Holmes Swing Band, our orchestral quartet from prior years. At the band break we had a brief video presented by the Equus Effect, our chosen charity and pledge cards were be available on the tables to donate to this very worthy charity.
After the presentation we opened a bottle of champagne the old-fashioned way - by saber - and all polo players, foxhunters and members of Gold's and their guests are invited to imbibe from the polo trophy.
Thereafter, the evening returned to dancing and concluded by 11 pm.
In 2025 the dinner dance will be replaced by a classic asado at the Hunt Club, following the game, on Saturday, September 6th
Photos from the 2024 event are below. Photos from prior dinners can be seen in the Gallery tab.
MESS PRESIDENT AND TROOP COMMMANDER JOHN CONLIN, WITH DAUGHTER VICTORIA
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PIPE MAJOR TERENCE MCGOVERN, MEGAN MCDONALD AND MESS VICE PRESIDENT, OX GARA
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JOHN GELATI (TROOP QM), KRISTIN AND MARTIN PURCELL
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LFT. GUS NIEWENHOUS (TROOP JUDGE ADVOCATE) AND STEPHEN RYAN
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LFT TO RT, DAVID RYAN, RORY CAPRA, GUS GRAVOT, STEPHEN RYAN
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BARTON HYTE AND ROBERT KOVACS (MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY)
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LFT TO RT, ANUPAM MARTIN, JOHN CONLIN, ANJALI MARTINS
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JULIE AND JIM DEANGELIS (POLO CAPTAIN)
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VICTORIA W, RODDY GOW AND BARBARA BURIAN
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BARTON AND ALYSON HYTE
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PRESIDENT'S TABLE, CLOCKWISE FROM GEORGE JACKSON (FOREGROUND) DAMIAN AND PAMELA CREGEAU, RODDY GOW, VICTORIA W, JOHN CONLIN, LINDA PAGAN, EMILY CANTRELL, GUS NIEWENHOUS, JOANNE JACKSON
MR. VICE'S TABLE, CLOCKWISE FROM OX GARA (FOREGROUND) TERENCE MCGOVERN, THOMAS TEAR, STEPHEN RYAN, RORY CAPRA, JOHN DUCHESNEAU, DAVID RYAN, HARPER EWING, SHANE PAULES, MEGAN MCDONALD
WINNER OF THE CHARITY AUCTION, MARTIN PURCELL, GETS TO DO THE SABRAGE. LEFT IS MESS PRESIDENT, RIGHT IS JIM DEANGELIS PLANNNING TO FILL THE CUP WITH CHAMPAGNE
MR. VICE LEADS THE POSTPRANDIAL CIGARS. LFT TO RT, MEGAN MCDONALD, STEPHEN RYAN, RORY CAPRA, OX GARA, THOMAS TEAR, SHANE PAULES