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FOREWORD


Chairman’s Foreword


talk elsewhere in this publication of the grounds development plans, I want to focus on the present – the 2018 season. As I write this Foreword, Adolfo


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Cambiaso and Facundo Pieres are dominating the US high-goal season – playing for Guards’ patron Bob Jornayvaz and his Valiente team. So, it will be interesting to watch these two 10-goal stars return to the field as foes once more in the Cartier Queen's Cup – Cambiaso remaining with Valiente, while Pieres joins Michael Bickford's La Indiana. Add into that powerful mix the return of old friends Jo and Max Gottschalk and their Les Lions team, the new high-goal set-up of Andrey Borodin – featuring the latest member of the 10-goal squad Hilario Ulloa – Charlie Hanbury's El Remanso, Spencer McCarthy’s Emlor team, Jean-Francois Decaux's La Bamba de Areco, plus half a dozen other talented squads and we have the ingredients needed to create a standout, 22-goal tournament. With Cartier prizes at the end of this particular rainbow, there really is all to play for. I am delighted to learn of a new sponsor for the Royal Windsor Cup. David Matsumoto and his team from OUT-SOURCING Inc will highlight the importance of our leading 15-goal tournament to a wider audience. Although the 22-goal is thrilling, the 15-goal is often the ultimate dream for most patrons here at Smith's Lawn. I speak from personal experience having won the trophy myself in 1985. The backing of a partner that wants to put this tournament on the global polo map should be applauded by everyone. I believe that my friend, the late Christian Heppe, would be delighted that his beloved Hildon is continuing to sponsor the Archie David Cup. Christian loved polo and wanted to encourage others to share his passion and I cannot think of a more fitting tribute to him. We look forward to welcoming James Burston and his team


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elcome to the 63rd season of polo at Guards Polo Club. Although there is much


from Hildon to Smith's Lawn once again on 1st July. Those venturing into the game for the first time can also find a good home here at Guards Polo Club. Thanks to La Martina's generous support, polo at Oxford and Cambridge is going from strength to strength and the Varsity Day on 2nd June is the perfect showcase for both teams. The increasing popularity of our other youth events, the Copenhagen Cup and Guards La Aguada Youth Tournament, all help to support those at the start of their polo adventures. In return, Guards Polo Club is continually strengthening its foundations to ensure its long-term future. Sadly, this winter we had to say farewell to several good friends of the Club. Although Susan Bailey may not have played polo, her knowledge and love of the game guaranteed her many friends here in the UK and in South America. Equally,


social member Carol Bowden knew as much about games at Smith's Lawn as any professional – rain or shine she would watch polo, be it two-goal or 22-goal. Willie Hancock was a former adversary of


mine on the field of play and I knew how much pleasure he took in watching both his son Marcus and grandson Sebastian playing at Guards Polo Club once he had hung up his own boots. Meanwhile, the death of the Club’s former Chairman, Major General Bernard Gordon Lennox, reminded everyone of the Club’s military links. We may have been a civilian club for almost 20 years, but our military heritage is never far below the surface. The Army introduced many men to the game, not least Major Iain Forbes-Cockell. The Major remained a huge friend of the Club long after he left The Life Guards and his death was a shock to us all. I hope that his daughters could take comfort from the packed attendance at his funeral and subsequent wake at Guards Polo Club. In fact, The Major’s funeral accentuates that we are so much more than the game – we are a community, regardless of


handicap, rank or wealth – and that is something to celebrate. So, let us raise a glass to absent friends and welcome in the new season.


Jock Green- Armytage Chairman


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