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By Betsy Parker
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Thesis: Higher handicap beats practiced teamwork.
On paper, La Union appeared indomitable. Jim Burton’s team featured 7goal New York pro Tony Vita and 5-goal Argentine Quico Gomez, plus local 3-goal pro Doug Barnes.
They’d never played together, but the trio of consummate pros would instantly gel into an fearsome threesome. Surely.
Rival Nash’s Tigers had a pair of pros: Columbian Federico Uribe and Argentine Jonas Larguia, both rated 5, with patron Alan Nash, 2, the only amateur in the U-S. Polo Association Arena finals. The trio practiced together almost daily, and played together weekly at Great Meadow, the home stadium of the Warrenton-based Nash. Larguia and Uribe worked all season with Nash and his ponies, blending into a cohesive unit that thought, moved, and played almost as le.
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