Snake Bite versus Shalimar Nick Pepper with Hildon Best Playing Pony, Patsy
to goals. Meanwhile, teenager Milly was playing well above her handicap and had no qualms in riding off some higher- handicapped opposition. Nick Pepper kept Snake Bite in contention, well supported by David Ashby, but Shalimar’s 6-3 lead going into the fourth and final chukka was a tough one to overcome. Ashby started this chukka with a penalty and Pepper, who later received the Hildon Best Playing Pony prize for the 10-year-old Patsy, shot through a field goal, but it was not enough. Milly produced another successful race to goal – despite Thomas Coid’s best efforts to stop her. Nico Roberts, then confirmed Shalimar’s dominance by firing through a 60-yard penalty – the final goal of the match – with two minutes remaining on the clock. The sub final, for the Caterham Cup, was equally competitive. Not surprising as 26 teams had entered this year’s Hildon Archie David Cup competition, ensuring that all those that entered had to be at their peak for every game. This Caterham Cup match saw a 7-5 win for Mindi Byrne’s Tex8n Polo. The Chairman of the Hurlingham
