TOURNAMENT REPORTS
BHC Polo repeats a
golden performance
M
omin Sheikh and his BHC polo team notched up a memorable double during August, winning
both the 12-goal Duke of Wellington Trophy and the eight-goal Town and County Championship over one weekend. What makes this achievement all the more remarkable is that BHC did exactly the same thing last year! First Sheikh and his team defeated Kassem Shafi’s Shalimar 7-4 in the Town and County Championship final. They were 2-1 up at the end of the first chukka and continued to strengthen their advantage for the rest of the game. Shalimar struggled at times to get into contention, despite some good goals from Vieri Antinori. The subsidiary honours in the Championship, which had attracted eight teams divided into two leagues, went to Mad Dogs, who defeated Twelve Oaks 7-5. The following afternoon saw the red shirts of BHC Polo prepare for their second final in as many days. This time they faced London Asprey in the final of the Duke of Wellington Trophy. Sheikh had received the trophy from His Grace The Duke of Wellington in 2008 and was keen to repeat that feat in ‘09. He need not have worried as his team won the game 8-6. Max Charlton opened the account for BHC, but Asprey London were 2-1 up at the end of the first chukka, thanks to
some sharp shooting from Chris Hyde and Billy Jackson-Stops. BHC came back into the game in the second with three goals, including one from the stick of their patron. This was in reply to Asprey London’s duo of goals. The third chukka proved decisive for BHC as they scored four goals to only one from Asprey in reply and although BHC
failed to score in the final chukka the damage had been done. The subsidiary final saw Des Byrne’s Northchurch narrowly overcome Rachael Bartels’s Mei Kwei Lu, defeating them 4-3.
Town and County Championship Teams
BHC Polo: Momin Sheikh (0); Tristam Pemble (2); Tomas Gavina Naon (2); Juracy Santos (4). Shalimar: Kassem Shafi (0); Vieri Antinori (5); Juan Cruz Guevara (4); Sophie Kyriazi (-1). Mad Dogs: Paul Cuatrecasas (0); Hissam Ali Hyder (4); Will Hine (4); Alan Fall (0). Twelve Oaks: Ian Wooldridge (0); Charlie Wooldridge (1); Howard Smith (4); Ed Judge (3).
Duke of Wellington Teams
BHC Polo: Momin Sheikh (0); Max Charlton (3); Roddy Williams (5); Juracy Santos (4). Asprey London: Simon Holley (0); Jonny Good (5); Chris Hyde (6); Bill Jackson-Stops (2). Northchurch: Des Byrne (1); Ed Magor (3); Pancho Moreno (6); Chris Crawford (2). Mei Kwei Lu: Rachael Bartels (0); Guillermo Cuitino (6); Gaston Laulhe (7); Sophie Kyriazi (-1).
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