The Gentleman Magazine Issue 15 | June 2019 | Page 60

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UPCOMING POLO SEASON
AT COWDRAY PARK POLO CLUB
Cowdray Park Polo Club opens its 2019 season on 27th April
with over 400 thrilling matches taking place before the season
ends on 22nd September. Picnics and fizz are very much the order of the day! The all-
important British Ladies Polo Championship also reaches its
conclusion on Saturday 20th July.
An early highlight is the Trippetts Challenge for the James
Wentworth Stanley Cup played as the first fixture of the UK
‘high goal’ season. As the name implies, ‘high goal’ is the
highest level of polo and spectators will get their first view of
the leading international players in action when the Trippetts
Challenge opens on 9th May leading to the Final on 19th May. The season continues with hard-fought matches over the
weekend of 3rd/4th August when three Finals and six
subsidiary finals in the Harrison, Holden White and Cowdray
Challenge Cups are played. And don’t miss Friday night polo
on 7th June and 16th August when you can watch an exciting
match at 5.30 pm, access to the Members Bar and food stalls
and fantastic live music with Brando and The Tommy Guns
respectively,. Admission at the gate for non-members is £5 on
the night.
The King Power Gold Cup for the British Open Polo
Championship, Europe’s leading tournament, opens on 25th
June with nine different trophies being presented during four
weeks of full-on action. One of the trophies to be played for is
the Midhurst Town Cup on Sunday 30th June, when brilliant
polo and a family day out are offered to local spectators for a
special price. Admission is just £5 per adult, under 12s free,
and a selection of entertainments, stalls, food and bars make
for a great introduction to the sport. Newcomers to polo can
expect a warm welcome and a fun, informal day.
Polo continues every weekend right up to the season’s close so
why not take a picnic and enjoy everything that the thrilling
sport and the club’s amazing location have to offer? For a
complete list of tournaments and further information visit
www.cowdraypolo.co.uk.
Gold Cup action ramps up through the Argentine Ambassador’s
Cup on 7th July, Quarter Finals, including the Hungarian
Ambassadors Cup and the Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Memorial Cup, over the weekend of 13th/14th July, Semi
Finals on 17th July and the high octane Final on Sunday 21st
July. Finals day is a gala occasion when you can expect to find
a fabulous shopping village, carousels, food outlets and bars as
well as pre-match entertainment.
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