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By JULIE REARDON I , Times Newspapers Special Writer • A tailgate competition and the
Vantage Virginia Cup will be featured a* the season opener of Great Meadow Polo’s Friday Twilight Polo s4rie$, which begins this week. The efeijing games feature polo played ufcdejr the lights at Great Meadow’s stpteNof-the-art outdoor arena as the s^n pets over the mountains of the hunt'eountry. ) ljlow in its fourth season, Great Meadow Polo has become a popular gathering place both for local horsferrfen land Washingtonians. The Friday g&mfcs, which begin at 7:30, afford spectators a ringside view of the fastpfcejj action of arena polo. Tailgate njerriberships, which include reserved parktng and catered dinners in the P|ay*rs’ Tent, are nearly sold out, according to club secretary Judy C8in|er. , * Resident Richard Varge is proud of HIs club’s motto, “Ride For CJiaijty,” and its reputation for supPt>rt^ig local charities including Therapeutic Riding, Piedmont Environmental Council, Boy Scouts of Warrenton and the Northern Virginia dancer Society. Corporate sponsors have'taken note as well, including Washington area Jeep-Eagle, which viill sponsor a team this season.
The tailgate theme for this Friday’s opener is “Puttin’ in the Rrt*j” and tailgaters are encouraged in tlwyudged competition. The corporate <tj II
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