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By NANCY TRIBINO SCHOPPBT
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An exciting match it was last Thursday afternoon ll the Rappahannock Polo Team whacked the 8v*-ounce ball through the goal posts live times for a 6-2 win over the British Army Team. The Britons gave the Rappahannock riders good competition, though, as they galloped at hill speed * -on thgjflQ x 200y«fd polo held, awing* mg their mallets and yhipe and 8«»mg‘ 1 fw gods on a field the size of threa football fields.
The outside polo field is located ^at Castleton on Route 618, between the Route 722 intersection and the Laurel Mills store. It is owned by C. W. “BAT Fannon, Jr., who also supplied the thoroughbred horses for the match.
The Rappahannock team consisted of Bill and Chet Fannon, both of Castleton, Daniel Fernandez of Argentina and Phillip Staples of Ruther Glen in Caroline County, Va.
On the British Army Team were Maj. John Rogers of the Prince of Wales Royal Hussars team, Mqj. Sean Mahoney of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Capt. Marcus Keane of Queen Mary’s 13/18 Royal Hussars, and Capt. Nigel Jackson of the 14/20 King’s HusThe
rules of polo are similar to those of hockey with two tpsms of four players trying to drive the ball through their opponents’ goal posts. The Rappahannock players were wearing white
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