POLO
AN ICONIC PHOTO FROM 2017: GOLD'S PLAYER HEADING FOR A GOAL, WITH A SQUADRON A RIDER ATTEMPTING TO RIDE HIM OFF... PHOTO BY CHRIS GREER OF WESTPORT
GOLD'S DRAGOONS POLO TEAM PLAYING AT THE FAIRFIELD HUNT CLUB, 1935
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The Fairfield Hunt Club was a big factor in polo since its American inception and was affiliated with the US Polo Association in 1926. The donation, in perpetuity, of the polo field by the Rudkin family ensured an attractive venue and the club won many championships over the years. They hosted teams from Argentina, Canada, The Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Iran, New Zealand and Pakistan. The tradition lives on with the annual Gold's Dragoons Polo Cup championship game in the late summer, fought by members of Gold's Dragoons which had supplied so many foxhunters and polo players over the years. |
THE OBIGATORY CHAMPAGNE SHOWER FOR WINNING 7-4, BY POLO CAPTAIN, JIM DEANGELIS
SQUADRON A TRIUMPHANT AFTER A DRY FOUR YEARS
TROOP COMMANDER JOHN CONLIN CONGRATUALTES DENNIS FITZPATRICK FOR WINNING THE GAVIN ANDERSON MEMORIAL MVP CUP.
In the long-anticipated rematch, Gold’s Dragoons hosted Squadron A at the Fairfield Hunt and Polo Club in Westport Connecticut at a 3 p.m. for The Equus Effect charity polo match.
The polo pitch was in the best shape ever and the tailgaters and vendors filled the sideline with their resplendent set-ups. It was perfect weather for polo, 68 degrees and a slight breeze.
Gold’s Dragoons knew they had a tough battle ahead as Squadron A had reformatted their team to wrest the cup from GD after four years of defeat.
The Key Sponsors of the match were BMW of Darien, Top Dog and the 116 Crown Restaurant located in New Haven, CT. Special thanks to 116 Crown as the champagne sponsor for the last 5 years!
JOHN CONLIN PREPARES TO DRIVE FLAVIA CALLARI TO THROW IN THE FIRST BALL
The infamous GD halftime divot stop (not so much this) and champagne toast (mostly this) as libations were served from the back of a magnificent BMW sportscar and a SUV with free-flowing Veuve Clicquot champagne supplied by the 116 Crown Restaurant.
VEUVE CLICQUOT IN THE TRUNK - FREE FOR ALL DIVOT STOMPERS OF LEGAL AGE
LFT TO RT: GREG MESNIAFF, CHESTER BURLEY AND GUS NIEWENHOUS DISPENSING BUBBLY
LFT, TROOP COMMANDER, JOHN CONLIN, RT, JIM BRODIE, GAME ANNOUNCER
The MVP honors went to a well deserved Gold's Dragoons player, Dennis Fitzpatrick
Our 2025 polo cup final is Saturday, September 6th, to be followed by a classic asado, in place of our traditional dinner dance.