Northshore Magazine Cup at Myopia Polo

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReIy-NlIevieG6CI_MWWkXHMGV1HPz4YEQTGNd_t_37kuzr2L2l-aCaMH_MP85tX8x257vHNXp7CRQNtCAe2dWkPIFDFkaDZc0O5bls3BqYJjlRuuNsZbRNW27pujeerFle0tbp4vtoUu/s1600/welldressed%2540polo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542943549272082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReIy-NlIevieG6CI_MWWkXHMGV1HPz4YEQTGNd_t_37kuzr2L2l-aCaMH_MP85tX8x257vHNXp7CRQNtCAe2dWkPIFDFkaDZc0O5bls3BqYJjlRuuNsZbRNW27pujeerFle0tbp4vtoUu/s800/welldressed%2540polo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Have you ever attended a polo match? Right here in New England, we have the rare distinction of being home to the oldest active polo club in America. Since 1887, <a href="http://www.myopiapolo.org/">Myopia Polo Club</a> in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, has been hosting polo tournaments on Gibney Field, including the first formal intercollegiate game between Harvard and Yale back in 1907.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxuch9CK928FDp9esF_4pT0vhoy4bXept9YJSPmQsg2IY2dPp5_IzooZBegYc6bgajnBwgxddN5ekAedAtJmQ8K3kmstHUYuw11bV4vImVfM4oIhXfUiKI1zbAwoK8D-gL-xLPOkvH5Z8H/s1600/picnic%2540polo.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMoZMLWWQ3D3OHC_R2LnNhQXr4Ga8V98ABu4gXU3j21VEp3sfxrkaap9gQzwcWVLdVfDg2sNe0LxtT4EjxqOnj12921XezOMflA6qnVK9d2fMuUSJZKIR_nx4It38EO9m_eppUkhl57Vb/s1600/poloblurYBlacker.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542799203547538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMoZMLWWQ3D3OHC_R2LnNhQXr4Ga8V98ABu4gXU3j21VEp3sfxrkaap9gQzwcWVLdVfDg2sNe0LxtT4EjxqOnj12921XezOMflA6qnVK9d2fMuUSJZKIR_nx4It38EO9m_eppUkhl57Vb/s800/poloblurYBlacker.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLV7XN6OM_vY_YVRUMZ-gUxARZudd8mZrb7tXvZmljHOal69F9ultU79wM7c0B3PNvCxosJZFwN6C2hfIdDXTVOjlWEEphBx18qy4c5BdBW9dHG4MVjUd6pGBLJEFTq53zF9_BaDusCqY/s1600/picnicbasket%2540polo.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6zYvb0Hx-gS7nX9avwyd-3xhkrLVFMHnXa3FHmNK9cLSDDDd04glN9WbA0jC9l2ZCSHikDYoh0m1RevyWJR2kv1X3vEIAfkdOX2Flr7QidWmSkrtF93Ikk_cXn7KXHtJoHnpX0oWra8/s1600/twoplayers%2540polo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542397538884002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6zYvb0Hx-gS7nX9avwyd-3xhkrLVFMHnXa3FHmNK9cLSDDDd04glN9WbA0jC9l2ZCSHikDYoh0m1RevyWJR2kv1X3vEIAfkdOX2Flr7QidWmSkrtF93Ikk_cXn7KXHtJoHnpX0oWra8/s800/twoplayers%2540polo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzzAHD6KIY0OTGolyK5_x_ChKFZKiwNR5Az9VB8DmZRbemBLPMSx_-z5IWqrcRnwG1Cfz8GeSKUgd_grfzHkjuv6es1E1rEjoL3-nW6DkHwYoT1L8HL5laOjg2RO4v7faZ9_PxtG4OCJm/s1600/liz%253Alinda%2540polo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542949973630210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzzAHD6KIY0OTGolyK5_x_ChKFZKiwNR5Az9VB8DmZRbemBLPMSx_-z5IWqrcRnwG1Cfz8GeSKUgd_grfzHkjuv6es1E1rEjoL3-nW6DkHwYoT1L8HL5laOjg2RO4v7faZ9_PxtG4OCJm/s800/liz%253Alinda%2540polo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Liz White of <a href="http://www.masonandmadison.com/">Mason & Madison</a> with</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Linda Smith of <a href="http://www.newenglandfineliving.com/retailstore.html">New England Fine Living</a></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Last Sunday, the inaugural <a href="http://nshoremag.com/myopiapolocup/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Northshore Magazine Cu</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">p</span></a> took place on a cool and sunny late spring afternoon. For just $10 per person – with children under 12 admitted for free – spectators could put down a picnic blanket, or sit and tailgate with friends, surrounded by towering evergreens, crisp blue skies and a well-dressed crowd. Both Linda Smith and I happened to have a free afternoon, so we parked along the field with a picnic basket filled with refreshing beverages and light snacks, then later socialized under the tent </span><span style="font-size:130%;">with some of our Northshore friends. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReIy-NlIevieG6CI_MWWkXHMGV1HPz4YEQTGNd_t_37kuzr2L2l-aCaMH_MP85tX8x257vHNXp7CRQNtCAe2dWkPIFDFkaDZc0O5bls3BqYJjlRuuNsZbRNW27pujeerFle0tbp4vtoUu/s1600/welldressed%2540polo.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbhWKAwMiAj1jlsM2hA64zUGE2KEbeO_p_4cyTVpQ_p9D0PkBSFwoKzYhm7vZpuGyMOEEIYtZt56-RsdNI1yWovMsWCR_q4HkrTk0tLc9L16VBxynfdnWZPlGV85NVbues7njX1kpdXN-/s1600/ref%2540polo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615624778999016978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbhWKAwMiAj1jlsM2hA64zUGE2KEbeO_p_4cyTVpQ_p9D0PkBSFwoKzYhm7vZpuGyMOEEIYtZt56-RsdNI1yWovMsWCR_q4HkrTk0tLc9L16VBxynfdnWZPlGV85NVbues7njX1kpdXN-/s800/ref%2540polo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAfoyiH54ppiOlfPeS7dw7USoWSZT6u33UN6LbOweHMZO3JSVf0iBp8plFlmdTONnguQgAqK4TTxohsVkTMQpSlQ43nPUtCR5ikIIJqWq0y-Gq40bBunswE4QPNHDKTtkjXbNa9UvHtFX/s1600/myopiapolo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542940358803746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAfoyiH54ppiOlfPeS7dw7USoWSZT6u33UN6LbOweHMZO3JSVf0iBp8plFlmdTONnguQgAqK4TTxohsVkTMQpSlQ43nPUtCR5ikIIJqWq0y-Gq40bBunswE4QPNHDKTtkjXbNa9UvHtFX/s800/myopiapolo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizX7jIVKGFjr05EmvGZh6xj93LUS9dgct72CHcttByzN7UOIhGS4BQMnAIbjWucFluUvfZaY7IKQkAlaGaDmf92W_rsgLaPgnnKzgutlpcR7HGvFvBqdp3zyqx9sf2G_x3vftkD4hwMRKU/s1600/goalposts%2540polo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615619499005647218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizX7jIVKGFjr05EmvGZh6xj93LUS9dgct72CHcttByzN7UOIhGS4BQMnAIbjWucFluUvfZaY7IKQkAlaGaDmf92W_rsgLaPgnnKzgutlpcR7HGvFvBqdp3zyqx9sf2G_x3vftkD4hwMRKU/s800/goalposts%2540polo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbhWKAwMiAj1jlsM2hA64zUGE2KEbeO_p_4cyTVpQ_p9D0PkBSFwoKzYhm7vZpuGyMOEEIYtZt56-RsdNI1yWovMsWCR_q4HkrTk0tLc9L16VBxynfdnWZPlGV85NVbues7njX1kpdXN-/s1600/ref%2540polo.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADBQQ1abt_fjICf83Nywh39SSzeWUiAGPknSbPW8y7DkklXdHQ6EBAO9cZxMnafH6hcs4Xj6gKWip5DOemP2VL6l2H9tySBNSzNGE4-pq_xzgXq3iemI99y0Ge99egfsO55h3F6060kZh/s1600/3riders%2540polo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Some of the Northshore’s best players and “ponies” charged up and down the field at a lively pace in an attempt to knock a small white ball through the opposing teams end posts. Each match lasts about one and one-half hours and is divided into periods called “chukkers.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> The game is officiated by two umpires who ride alongside the four players from each team, with </span><span style="font-size:130%;">one referee positioned at midfield</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. Watching these amazingly graceful competitors maneuver the 300 yard long field is a site to behold. Just the sound of them galloping, turning, stopping and starting is equally moving. These horses are bred to love the game and they want to win!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekYhDwPkjQ2UI_cBQNg4phqA8vg-jASwpudAj9u3zR6U7rIS4h2mROReFX2rLYUYY9r5Fy4WkgtWmax7i3dc2ekSs6Uq837m1yO9vEuDMu8G4DJYAPm1wqQNOEBKiK3xwVb86usY2UU5M/s1600/ref%2540polo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6zYvb0Hx-gS7nX9avwyd-3xhkrLVFMHnXa3FHmNK9cLSDDDd04glN9WbA0jC9l2ZCSHikDYoh0m1RevyWJR2kv1X3vEIAfkdOX2Flr7QidWmSkrtF93Ikk_cXn7KXHtJoHnpX0oWra8/s1600/twoplayers%2540polo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L0suxKqhRC2DFJzXhxB84o46u_9-4rQgvkLud-kQ3pzem2Y36rMDbxe189ggqTcc4JY62EFYoDn1gvQTFsZgWZMSmGOS7-ka2OQj62G4lUd0icmo6BPw1w4HcKxChnbNIhoJfhxHbb7G/s1600/polofield.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542794419030642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5L0suxKqhRC2DFJzXhxB84o46u_9-4rQgvkLud-kQ3pzem2Y36rMDbxe189ggqTcc4JY62EFYoDn1gvQTFsZgWZMSmGOS7-ka2OQj62G4lUd0icmo6BPw1w4HcKxChnbNIhoJfhxHbb7G/s800/polofield.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Families, pets and all age groups are welcome spectators at this friendly “game of kings.</span><span style="font-size:130%;">” </span><span style="font-size:130%;">Half-time offers an opportunity for the crowd to get out on the field and mingle with one another while assisting in a bit of field maintenance</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> by searching for, and stomping back into place, clumps of grass or “divots</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> kicked up by the horses hooves. </span> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9255QBUPB56GfH-jkHaH5HykIOwdeQ4RtsxjKEfmcNWCvF3M-XS9YeNSQTtdviKX_cDS30MdDLfAFSGIFAkFx_DbVY3g5zD_eSOEpVcVJ_0gTUDoGiKAG2U_Upt3jvS0GesXZvzj6iks4/s1600/liz%253Anorthshore%253Apolo.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615542787430408498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9255QBUPB56GfH-jkHaH5HykIOwdeQ4RtsxjKEfmcNWCvF3M-XS9YeNSQTtdviKX_cDS30MdDLfAFSGIFAkFx_DbVY3g5zD_eSOEpVcVJ_0gTUDoGiKAG2U_Upt3jvS0GesXZvzj6iks4/s800/liz%253Anorthshore%253Apolo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Closing remarks were delivered by Richard Sedler of <a href="http://nshoremag.com/">Northshore Magazine</a> and the winner’s cup was awarded to the Blue Team. </span><span style="font-size:130%;">I was happy to see that this is an equal opportunity game, with a number of women skillfully competing for each side.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.myopiapolo.org/home.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615624769588038162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofKbFdxvacZQ1ej_fYW33-WHbD8taTGamNxOhTkYmfLHEoN8u8J70TTz_wgiET0n6FIGbXeDeAbk_GCa1yV35EPZHwzNaQSwjaC2nIctPSWoLSqYRKe3PRMizDv8xsqnBIqqJgztrb7v5/s400/myopiapolologo.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 216px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Matches are held at <span style="font-weight: bold;">Myopia Polo Club</span> on Sundays throughout the summer and conclude with the “Last Chukkers Cup</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> on October 2nd. Click here for <a href="http://www.myopiapolo.org/info.html">more information</a> and to view the <a href="http://www.myopiapolo.org/calendar.html">current schedule</a>. I just may have found my new favorite sport!</span> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Northshore Magazine Cup at Myopia Polo

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