AMERICA’S CUP OF POLO
May 12 • Morven Park Equestrian Center, Va.
PHOTOS BY PAUL SIMKIN
THE EVENT: Four hundred years a er a brave band of 104
British colonists crossed the Atlantic to settle in Virginia, the
U.K. took the inaugural six chukker polo contest 7-3 from the
U.S. – despite a Herculean eff ort by organizer Tareq Salahi,
who scored for the Yanks at Morven Park’s just-completed
polo pitch. THE SCENE: Ladies donned exquisite hats,
the men their best seersucker suits, and the champagne
fl owed in the posh Cartier (U.S. team) and Ritz-Cartlon
(U.K. team) sponsor tents managed by event planners CSICapitol
Services. Queen Elizabeth II received an invite, but
a er her share of equestrian thrills at the Kentucky Derby,
the Helen Mirren look-a-like jetted back to greener fi elds
at Buckingham Palace, missing the chance to watch ’80s
icons Journey members Neil Schon and Jeff Soto play
live. THE GUESTS:Afghan Amb. Salid T. Jawad and wife
Shamim, Italian Amb. Giovanni Castellaneta and wife Lila,
Jim Kimsey, Brian Maccdonnel and Scott Wilfong.
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