Hipwood • Under 15 • Three chukkas • Team handicap: -8 – -5 goals The Hipwood section was named after Julian and Howard Hipwood. Formerly both 9 goal players, the brothers were the pinnacle of English polo throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. Taking part in The Argentine Open and playing in over 20 Coronation Cups between them, they are two of the most successful English players in polo history and both started in Pony Club Polo. HPA British Junior Polo Championships Hipwood Teams 2015: Longdole (-7): Kiki Severn (-2), Arthur Luard (-2), Cruz Heguy (-1), www.polotimes.co.uk
Henry Frisby on the ball for Beaufort
Semi Finals by Beaufort 4-3½. The SubSubsidiary Finals for The Daily Mail Trophy saw Longdole beat Taunton Vale, having qualified with a 6-3½ win over Foxcote on Friday 31 July, and the opposition with a 9-2 win over Beaufort Highlander. In the last match, Beaufort Highlanders beat Foxcote. Jilly Emerson commented to Polo Times, “The Hipwood section is the right progression for the younger players from one-chukka Pony Club polo through to adult polo, while many of the players in the Buckmaster section are already playing in adult polo – Buckmaster allows them to play with their peers and gives them a chance to play ‘four man’ polo and to make their own decisions on the field instead of playing in front of a professional player. We are very lucky to be able to play our matches on so many of the best grounds in England, which also helps the players to improve their game.”
Monte Swain-Granger(-2)/Marcus Speed (-2) Kirtlington (-7): Christian Oberschneider (-2), Zak Beim (-2), Jose Riglos (-1) , Johnny Beck Brown/Frank Barlow (-2) Northwood (-5): Milly Hine (-1), Ned Hine (-1), Luke Wiles (-1), William Harper (-2) Taunton Vale (-5): Tamara Gibbons (-1), Charlie Turk (-1), Jaz Stanhope-White (-1), George Hobbs (-2) Beaufort (-6): Freddie Jodrell (-1), Henry Frisby (-1), George Deverall (-2), Ed Walker (-2) Dalmahoy (-7): Freddie Younger (-2), Lorna Fleming (-2), Ben Barnes (-2), Capucine Granchi (-1) Beaufort Highlanders (-8): Willa Gravell (-2), Tom Jodrell (-2), Archie Fuller (-2), James Baillie (-2)/Nick van Oppen (-2) Foxcote (-8): Brina Horvat(-2), Aleksander Horvat (-2), Freddie Pritchard (-2), Jack Aldridge (-2) The Hipwood section saw really ferocious polo from all players. In the Hipwood main Final for The Smail Trophy, Northwood beat Beaufort at the start of a winning weekend for Ned and Milly Hine which would also see them taking home the Pony Club Surtees Division I title. Luke Wiles and William Harper, who both exhibited some excellent shots in a high quality Final, joined them on the team. The final score of 7-2½ had not changed since half time, with an early lead from Northwood countered with a redoubling of effort from Beaufort in the second half. However, it wasn’t enough to alter the score, and Northwood remained victorious. Ned Hine’s Pepa won the Polo Times Best Playing Pony Award. In the Subsidiary Final for the Emerson trophy, the Kirtlington team beat Dalmahoy by 7-2, having been knocked out in the
Photograph by Robyn Hine
With the score 5-4 to El Remanso, Terence Lent then took a 60 yard penalty to equalise, followed by another Emlor goal from McCarthy to take Emlor into the lead 6-5½. At the end of the third chukka, anything could still have happened in the fourth, with no clear advantage to either side. The pressure of the fourth chukka seemed to get to the players as it opened with fairly scrappy play and a lot of fouls. The deafening El Remanso sideline support merely seemed to encourage Emlor to fight harder, though the ball still pinged around the pitch like a bagatelle. With one minute to go, the game opened up with some huge hits from both sides, and Terence scored a fantastic goal to keep a safe margin from El Remanso. With just seconds left on the clock, Emlor won a 40 yard penalty, and in the dying seconds of the game, Araya put it between the posts to ride out the winners, 8-5. Ollie Severn’s Sambo was awarded the Polo Times Best Playing Pony Award. The Subsidiary Final saw Surrey Union lose out to Oatleys by 5-4, despite starting with a 1½ goal advantage. In the first chukka, goals came thick and fast. Notable play from D’Artagnan Giercke couldn’t foil the skill of Jamie Grayson and Harry Hickmet however, and Oatleys forged ahead. Despite a pug on the pitch stopping play, an excellent run from Grayson upped the score for Surrey Union in the closing seconds. The fourth and final chukka saw huge hits back and forth, but bouncing balls and mis-hits from Surrey Union were picked off by Oatleys. A huge team effort eventually saw Valentine Hutley get a goal to make the score 5-4, but with victory less than a point away, Surrey Union couldn’t pull back the match in the closing stages, and Oatleys ran out the winners.
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Photograph by Rosanna Turk
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The victors, Northwood, with their trophy
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