HILDON ARCHIE DAVID CUP


SUNDAY 5 JULY 2020 HILDON ARCHIE DAVID CUP


TEAMS CLARITA, AFB, CANI, CUATRO ESTRELLAS, OJO CALIENTE/LA GOLDRINA, PINK POWER


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larita added their name to the prestigious Hildon Archie David Cup in early July. They dominated the final of the UK’s


leading 8-goal tournament, beating Clive Reid’s AFB 9-4. Louis Hine, a rising talent in the Hine polo dynasty, was outstanding for Clarita. Not surprisingly his efforts saw him head home with the Hildon Most Valuable Player prize. Chris Mathias’s team were in command


of this final, which has been sponsored by Hildon for the past four years, from the first whistle and had built up a commanding, 5-1 lead at half-time. AFB battled to get back into the game in the second half, with Pete Webb producing some good runs up The Queen’s Ground. Unfortunately for Clive, who had won this trophy with his AFB team a decade earlier, the damage had been inflicted earlier in


the match, enabling Clarita to add their name to one of sport’s most coveted polo trophies for the first time. Louis Hine’s team-mate Jack Hyde,


who has been playing well throughout this tournament, also headed home with a prize. He received the Hildon Best Playing Pony rug for Molly. Fifteen teams had entered the 2020


edition of this tournament, which is played as part of the Hurlingham Polo Association’s eight-goal Victor Ludorum series. It is always a competitive tournament, this particular year being no exception and so the subsidiary Caterham Cup delivered some strong sport too. Honours here went to Louise Jebson’s team Cani. They narrowly beat Justin Taylor's Cuatro Estrellas 7-6 on The Duke’s Ground.


Louis Hine, a rising talent in the Hine polo dynasty, was outstanding for Clarita


The Guards teams that are knocked


out of the Hildon Archie David after the league stages have one further chance of glory as they can compete for the Claude Pert Cup. It is named after a former military player who was Polo Manger at Guards Polo Club from 1957 - 1975. The 2020 winners were Christian Oberschneider and Ana Escobedo’s Ojo Caliente/La Golondrina. They beat Nick Beitner’s Pink Power 8-4. ◆


Clarita: Chris Mathias (0); Louis Hine (1); Jack Hyde (4); Freddie Horne (3). AFB: Clive Reid (0); Alfie Hyde (1); Tomy Marin Moreno (3); Pete Webb (4). Cani: Louise Jebson (0); Celio Garcera(1); Sebastian Chialvo (2); Matias Amaya (5). Cuatro Estrellas: Terence Lent (2); Harry Muddle (2); Oli Hipwood (4); Justin Taylor/Millie Hughes (0). Ojo Caliente/La Golondrina: Christian Oberschneider (1); Ana Escobedo (0); Jonny Good (4); Adolfo Casabal (3). Pink Power: Nick Beitner (1); Ludo Ephson (2); Louis Heard (1); Tom Brodie (4).


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