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JUNE 16USA vs. ScotlandNewport, Newport, RI

Dallas Symphony Honor Guard CupPrestonwood, Oak Point, TX

Father’s Day TournamentMenlo Circus, Atherton, CA

Introductory Polo ClinicDetroit, Howell, MI

JUNE 16 - 17Fathers Day MatchesNew Orleans, Folsom, LA

JUNE 17The Valley ChallengeFarmington, Farmington, CT

Neil Ayer CupMyopia, South Hamilton, MA

Dennis Lalor TournamentKingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Flowers & Bread CupPlay Polo, Westerville, OH

USPA Mountain View Challenge (0-3)Mountain View, Charles Town, WV

Sam Putnam Memorial TournamentDetroit, Howell, MI

JUNE 21 - 2 4Patton Cup (4)Maryland, Jarrettsville, MD

Polo for HeartToronto, Ontario, Canada

JUNE 2 2Independence Cup (2)St. Louis, Defiance, MO

JUNE 2 2 - 2 4Jimmy Bachman Memorial (2-4)Farmington, Farmington, CT

JUNE 2 2 - 2 5NYTSMyopia, South Hamilton, MA

JUNE 2 2 - JULY 1Women’s Championship (12-14, 16-20)Westchester, Portsmouth, RI

JUNE 2 3Patriot Cup Season FinalePrestonwood, Oak Point, TX

Newport vs. BostonNewport, Newport, RI

25th Anniversary CelebrationTinicum, Erwinna, PA

Mallets & Moonlight BenefitMohawk Park, Tulsa, OK

JUNE 2 3 - 2 4Final Spring Season Matches New Orleans, Folsom, LA

NYTSLakeside, Lakeside, CA

4-goal TournamentAtlanta, Atlanta, GA

22nd Annual CD LeBlanc MemorialWill Rogers, Los Angeles, CA

JUNE 2 4Agassiz Club Cup (0)Myopia, South Hamilton, MA

Players ChampionshipKingston, Kingston, Jamaica

Floyd Roth MemorialMenlo Circus, Atherton, CA

Drake Challenge CupOak Brook, Oak Brook, IL

JUNE 2 5 - JULY 15Silver Cup (16-20)Greenwich, Greenwich, CT

JUNE 2 6 - 2 8NYTSMaryland, Jarrettsville, MD

JUNE 2 8 - 3 0Youth Arena Summer Tourney CampSeneca, Poolesville, MD

JUNE 2 8 - JULY 8Pan-American Cup (2)San Diego Surf, Del Mar, CA

JUNE 3 0Independence CupNewport, Newport, RI

MAY 3 - J UNE 2 4Pro-Pool LeagueSanta Barbara, Carpinteria, CA

MAY 15 - JUNE 10Tommy Hitchcock Memorial (10-12)New Bridge, Aiken, SC

MAY 27 - JUNE 10Western Challenge (12-16)Houston, Houston, TX

MAY 31 - AUGUST 2 5Rincon League Pro-Am (6-8)Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, CA

JUNE 1 - 10Del Mar Cup (2)San Diego Surf, Del Mar, CA

Vic Graber Cup (12)Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, CA

White Pants Open (4-8)Mashomack, Pine Plains, NY

JUNE 2Victory CupPrestonwood, Oak Point, TX

USA vs. PolandNewport, Newport, RI

USPA Arena Women’s Challenge (2)Seneca, Poolesville, MD

11th Veuve Clicquot Polo ClassicLiberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ

JUNE 2 - 3USPA Sportsmanship Cup (0-2)New Orleans, Folsom, LA

Arena Women’s Challenge (0-3)Seneca, Poolesville, MD

6-goal TournamentAtlanta, Atlanta, GA

JUNE 2 - J ULY 14Summer League (4)Southampton, Water Mill, NY

JUNE 33rd USPA Military TournamentMidland, Midland, TX

Joseph Poor/Stan Bradford CupMyopia, South Hamilton, MA

Morgan Stanley CupPlay Polo, Westerville, OH

JUNE 3 - 15Congressional Cup (6-8)Willow Bend, Little Elm, TX

JUNE 3 - 17Monty Waterbury (12-16)Greenwich, Greenwich, CT

JUNE 5 - 15National Arena Challenge CupCommonwealth, Paris, KY

JUNE 8 - 10NYTS Houston, Houston, TX

JUNE 8 - J ULY 2 2Independence Cup (8)Southampton, Water Mill, NY

JUNE 9Belmont Stakes CupPrestonwood, Oak Point, TX

Newport Cup,Newport, Newport, RI

BritFestMaryland, Jarrettsville, MD

Hartland Polo ClassicDetroit, Howell, MI

JUNE 9 - 10Intra Club Matches (0-2)New Orleans, Folsom, LA

JUNE 10Horses & Horsepower HappeningFarmington, Farmington, CT

Spring FinaleMidland, Midland, TX

CG Rice CupMyopia, South Hamilton, MA

Mack & Madelyn Jason MemorialMenlo Circus, Atherton, CA

Arena Rules and Strategy ClinicMountain View, Charles Town, WV

Great Lakes LeagueDetroit, Howell, MI

Chicago Polo DayOak Brook, Oak Brook, IL

JUNE 13 - 17Centennial CupAcoaxet, Tiverton, RI

Players Cup (0-4)Honululu, Waimanalo, HI

JUNE 14 - 2 4Daniel Samaniego Memorial Cup (2)San Diego Surf, Del Mar, CA

JUNE 15USPA Players Cup (0-4)St. Louis, Defiance, MO

JUNE 15 - 17Arena WCTMaryland, Jarrettsville, MD

JUNE 15 - 2 4USPA Intra-CircuitSanta Barbara, Carpinteria, CA

JUNE 15 - JULY 1USPA Officers Cup (8)Mashomack, Pine Plains, NY

The Poway Polo Club and theSheldon family are hosting the 4thAnnual Russ Sheldon MemorialPolo Tournament, beginning at 10a.m. at the Poway Polo Club.

In keeping with the Powaytradition, everyone can count onhaving fun. Prizes will be awardedfor Best Decorated Helmet, BestNeck Shot, Best Defensive Play,Best Long Shot, Best Goal andBest Use of Electrical Tape.

Russ would surely be proud!

JUNE 24th Russ Sheldon MemorialPoway, Poway, CA

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Note: All dates are subject to change. “USPA” refers to tournaments sponsored or sanctioned by the United States Polo Association.

The last show was held in theCathedral. Chapaleufú EscorihuelaMelicurá, looking for its seventh title(the first with this formation) tried tosqueeze to the maximum the nine goalsconceded by the team of the patronAndrea Ferreira. But Stirling was on fire(10 goals in the afternoon) and managedto equalize the score 11-11 at halftime.After a fourth chukker withoutconversions, La Dolfina Brava took atwo goal advantage in the fifth (14-12).It seemed the story was ending, butAndrés Lariguet put Chapaleufú towithin one goal and the last seconds ofplay were high on suspense. The finalbell allowed the Cañuelas crew tocelebrate a close 14-13 victory.

“I am very happy to have won theRepublic for the first time. I was leftwith the desire after the 2011 finalwhen we lost against La Estrella. Itmakes me very happy for the effort thatAndrea and Adolfito Cambiaso did toput together the organization of LaDolfina Brava, which also had a teamwin the Women’s Open and now we cando this. It is very good that there arepeople who bet on the growth of polo,”said the Uruguayan 10-goaler, the firstof his valuation to lift the cup sinceCambiaso did it in 2009 as leader of LaDolfina Loro Piana.

At the time of the awards, in additionto the trophies for the champions, twomares were honored: Oriental Doctora,owned by Stirling, received the blanketof the Argentine Association of PoloHorse Breeders as the best product,while Clarita, played by Iván Lariguet,received the Jaime Amorín trophy as thebest horse in the final.

Finally, the AAP presented a medal tothe members of Los Baguales, championof the trophy in 1968 as a recognition forhalf a century of their achievement.There to received the present was PlácidoMartínez Sobrado, Alberto Fano,Benjamín Amaya (in the name of hisfather Eduardo, who lives in the UnitedStates) and Eduardo Pondé, whoaccepted for his late brother Rodolfo.

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