Polo in Argentina

Slide 1: Polo en Argentina

Slide 2: Argentine Championship 2004 , first match The players waiting on line for the referee to throw the ball

Slide 3: Each team has 4 players, the game goes during 8 chakers ( each lasting 7 minutes) and 3 minutes “in between”to rest.

Slide 4: “Chapa uno”,(the Marlboro team) is formed by 3 brothers . They were 4 (till 1 of them died ) and each of them was vallued with 10, the maximun handicap. End of the game, the players embraced each other

Slide 5: That day they won the match and were given a coup

Slide 6: Horses going “home” after the match. Horses can be changed whenever a player need it.

Slide 7: 2004 : Final match for the Argentinian Campionship

Slide 8: Before the match, a parade with old traditional carriages

Slide 9: Tango is danced

Slide 10: The flag is shown all around the field

Slide 11: Siping “mate”, waiting for the match to begin

Slide 12: End of the day, end of the match. People cross the field to watch the new champions be given the cup

Slide 13: Year 2005, “Tortugas Country Club” Championship

Slide 16: Greeting the winners: “Chapa uno”

Slide 18: A militar parede before the final match for the “Argentinian Championship 2005”

Slide 19: Arrivive one of the teams

Slide 20: Polo, a sport that enjoy argentinians with people from all over the world

Slide 21: Year 2007 “Hurlingham Cllub Championship”

Slide 25: A closer view of the referee and the bag where the balls are kept

Slide 26: Changing “taco”: the wooden stick used to strike the balls

Slide 27: End of the game

Slide 28: Argentine Championship 2007

Slide 29: Historical photos. Last time the brothers played together “Chapa uno,”, now sponsored by Toyota won a match, were given a coup, lost the champeonship and decided to retire.

Slide 30: Behind the stalls & field people arriving for the final match

Slide 33: Robert Duval as a polo´s fan, arrives early to enjoy the previous show

Slide 34: Militar bands play before the final match

Slide 35: The 2 teams wait to begin while the journalist take photos

Slide 38: Finish the match, people go to congratulate the winers

Slide 41: The new champions showing the coup

Slide 43: Polo in Argentina has 3 main championships: “Tortugas Country Club”, “ Hurlingham” and the “Argentinian Championship”. Plotos : from 2004 till 2007. By Maria One last look at the seats, now empties. mocampos@gmail.com