TOURNAMENT REPORTS
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ome great play from Howard and Oliver Hipwood helped Aravali win the last high-goal competition of 2009 at Smith’s Lawn. Karan Thapar’s team received the Duke of
Cornwall Trophy from Graham and Sarah Dennis of Blacklock’s Bookshop after defeating Stefan Sund’s Lost Boys 8-6. Aravali started the game in a strong position, leading 4-2 after the first chukka. Stefan Sund’s Lost Boys found an extra gear in the second and had a 5-4 advantage going into half time. The crowd was then treated to two exciting and fast paced chukkas, with Pancho Marin Moreno and Tomas Ruiz Guinazu on flying
from Aravali saw a great pass from Howard to Webb which resulted in another goal for Aravali. The clock was ticking away but Moreno was still focusing on the game and working hard to keep the Lost Boys’ hopes alive. He produced a flying run down the field to add another to the Lost Boys’ tally. It closed the gap but the bell rang almost as soon as the shot had crossed the line, ensuring an Aravali victory. Moreno was rewarded with the Pommery/Polo Magazine Most Valuable Player Award though. Oliver Hipwood received the Best Playing Pony Award for the eight-year-old grey Snoopy, whom he had played in the first and third chukkas.
form especially for the Lost Boys, although thrilling play often failed to turn into goals.
The scores were level going into the final chukka, which Oliver Hipwood started with a goal. Pete Webb then enhanced Aravali’s advantage by producing a fantastic run down almost the entire length of the field to score. The crowd was still gasping at that great play when a technical foul in favour of Aravali saw Howard Hipwood hit a tremendous shot that looked like it was going to go all the way to goal from half-way line. Sadly it just fell short and in the subsequent melee in the Lost Boys’ goalmouth the goalpost fell down! Some further great play
The subsidiary match for the Blacklock Trophy saw Momin Sheikh’s BHC, winners of the main match in 2008; defeat Rachael Bartels’s Mei Kwei Lu 6.5 - 4. Aravali: Karan Thapar (1); Pete Webb (5); Oliver Hipwood (5); Howard Hipwood (5). Lost Boys: Stefan Sund (0); Tomas Ruiz Guinazu (4); Pancho Marin Moreno (6); Nacho Gonzalez (6). BHC: Momin Sheikh (0); Roddy Williams (6); Pepe Araya (6); Juracy Santos (4). Mei Kwei Lu: Rachael Bartels (0); Max Charlton (3); Joaquin Pittaluga (6); Gaston Laulhe (7).
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