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2011 PALM BEACH POLO SEASON AMERICAN POLO PLAYER | NIC ROLDAN

Cover Photo Cover Star and American Polo Player Nic Roldan shot on location at International Polo Club Palm Beach.

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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT JOHN WASH

n behalf of the International Polo Club Palm Beach, it is my honor to welcome you to the 2011 Palm Beach Polo Season. As President of Club Operations for International Polo Club Palm Beach and The Wanderers Golf Club, I hope you enjoy this enthralling edition of POLO Magazine and the highly anticipated polo season that lies ahead. Once again IPC brings forth a level of play and standard of horsemanship that is second to none, this season will also feature a larger field of teams including notable newcomers and familiar favorite faces. The Palm Beach Polo season will be complimented by a series of medium goal competitions that will include both 12-goal and 14-goal competitions as well as a 16-goal competition, the Everglades Classic in February, for the first time ever. Eight-goal action will start in March with the USPA Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cup play, and the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s championship Tournament finals scheduled for April. O u r new s t at e - of-t he -a r t 11,0 0 0 s q. f t . Ne s pre s s o G ra nde Pav i l ion, w i l l serve as a new home for our weekly Sunday Brunch & Polo event, as well as an event destination, available year round for special events, weddings, corporate outings and more. International Polo Club Catering will offer a new level of sophistication and service for those looking to plan an unforgettable event on site at IPC or at any destination of their choosing. The entire IPC team would like to take this opportunity to thank our esteemed sponsors, advertisers, members and guests for your continued support and loyalty, as it is you who are at the heart of the growth and vitality of IPC.

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ts finally here - the 2011 Palm Beach Polo Season is in full swing, and we are thrilled to be launching this newest issue of POLO Magazine. We take a look this year at the Polo Prodigy, with our signature photo spread, “The Prodigy,” featuring photographs by Stuart Pettican, and fashions styled by Danny Santiago, and with an article by our favorite cowboy, Sam Morton, about Wellington’s original prodigy, Julio Arellano. Morton chronicles polo through

the generations of Julio’s family, starting back in Cuba, circa 1940. One of the highlights of this year’s production for me was sifting through a lifetime of photo albums with Julio’s dad, Carlos Arellano, what a special treat. We also put a spotlight on another famous Wellington player and this years cover model, Polo’s newest ambassador and Piaget spokesperson, Nic Roldan, who was the youngest player to ever win the U.S. Open at age 14. In this issue, Miami based writer John Hood takes us for ride, looking back at the extraordinary history of Delray Beach, where polo was first played in South Florida. We are all big fans of Delray Beach here at IPC, including its incredible selection of restaurants; I am always looking for an excuse to head that way for lunch at The Office, or to treat myself at Spa Eleven!

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THE FIRST

SON OF WELLINGTON

or those of us who were part of the polo community, which existed in the early days of Wellington, Julio Arellano was our child prodigy. Polo pros, trainers, blacksmiths, vets and spectators all knew the quiet, shy, boy who used to gallop around Welling-

ton on a small brown horse that looked to be more pony than horse. When Julioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family moved to Wellington from Nicaragua, it hardly resembled the bustling town of close to fifty thousand that we know today. Back in the late 70â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, he had to walk to meet the school bus that took him to Greenacres, because there was no school in Wellington. Forrest Hill Blvd was a small two-lane road when Julio was a boy, so it was safe enough that Julio was able to ride his bike down to Southern Blvd to visit a friend.

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hen he played polo, he used to wear a helmet with JULIO taped across the front; something his father Carlos did to promote him. Julio played polo all summer in the evenings and Sunday mornings at Palm Beach Polo. Every Saturday at 9:30 in the morning, when he was twelve, he used to take polo lessons from George Oliver, the Hall of Fame, late 9 goal American player. When the children’s television show, Kid’s World, came to Wellington to film a feature piece on Julio for the show, there was an overabundance of local players lined up to fill out a polo game.

They took time out of their day, brought their horses and trailers, and went through the monotonous routine that accompanies filming projects. They weren’t doing this because they wanted to get on TV, but because everyone who played with Julio genuinely liked him and wanted to see him succeed. All of us who played polo with him when he was a boy, cheered him on. We called him Batman, hit him the ball, and watched him run to goal. We gave him a Batman sticker for the back of his helmet, which is something he remembers fondly to this day. You could hardly get a word out of him, except for him thanking his teammates after practice, but on the field, he rode like the wind on his small brown horse with the flying mane.

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Julio receiving a riding lesson from his grandpa in 1977

This year, over twenty years later, the life of Julio Arellano could aptly be titled “The Return of Batman”. Ten years prior, in the year 2000, his handicap was raised from eight to nine goals. It was what we all thought would happen: our local boy going to ten goals. No player wants to admit the burning desire to be ten goals when they are so close; it is almost like a jinx to mention it. But, they all do. Unfortunately, Julio’s stay at his new handicap was brief. The very next year he was dropped back to eight goals, a blow that still stings. Now, ten years later, he has been raised again from eight to nine goals, which gives him the honor of currently being the highest rated American polo player in the United States, and, more importantly, being one goal away from the rating of ten. He was part of the historic Crab Orchard Team that was the first team to win all three of the top three tournaments in America: the CV Whitney, the Piaget Gold Cup and the US Open. This story pales against his life journey, as both a polo player and a man. It is a tale that winds through a violent take-over of two foreign countries and of smuggling polo horses over the border and out of a communist Nicaragua. His story includes being a child prodigy in the largest polo facility in the world, as well as a romance that sprung out of polo and created a family that still plays together from south Florida to northern Wyoming.

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Julio Arellano was named after his grandfather, Julio, a hard working rice farmer from Cuba. The elder Arellano sold his rice to the company that produces Uncle Ben’s rice in the United States and every year Julio, the grandfather, made a trip to Houston, Texas for a convention of rice farmers. In Cuba, the family had horses for the children to ride on their farm but as yet, there were no polo players in the family. In 1960 when the Cuban revolution succeeded and the communist regime took over the government, Julio Arellano Sr. took his wife and five children and escaped to Texas with five hundred dollars hidden in a stick of deodorant. Carlos, the oldest son, remembers the benevolence of the Texans. “I have always called myself an American because everything we had was given to us by Texans; furniture, beds, a recliner and kitchen utensils.” Carlos was somewhat disappointed because he thought when he moved to Texas that he would be able to continue riding and become a cowboy. Unfortunately, the family’s finances did not have room for horses. Julio took a job from an old Texas acquaintance he had met while farming rice in Cuba. He was a supervisor in a rice cleaning plant. After two years, in 1962, Julio began to lease land in Texas to plant rice. He found one hundred and seventy five acres in Winter Lake, Texas and soon had built himself into a prosperous rice farmer. His two oldest sons attended Texas A&M University. In 1967, Julio was approached to travel to Nicaragua and start a rice farm. The Arellanos then settled into their third country in eight years. While in Nicaragua, Julio’s oldest son, Carlos, was introduced to the sport of polo. He went to watch a polo game and was loaned a horse, a stick and a ball. The horse had a bowed tendon but he bought it any way. Before long, he was in practice games and was hooked on the sport for life. In 1969, Carlos made the Nicaraguan National Polo team and was invited to play in the Central American Games, which featured teams from Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica. It was here that Carlos met Francisco Escobar, the father of Louis Escobar, while playing polo. While in Nicaragua, Carlos married Margarita Buraies, the daughter of a Brazilian banker. Soon they had a son, whom they named after Carlos’ father, Julio. A daughter Maria and another son, Carlucho followed. Unfortunately, during this time, Nicaragua was in the middle of political unrest. A corrupt and brutal group of politicians in power gave rise to a gang of discontented citizens, led by a violent anti-government group known as the Sandinistas. The Arellano family had little time to enjoy a productive run as rice farmers: in December of 1972 there was a catastrophic earthquake killing 10,000 and leaving 50,000 homeless in the town of Managua. The corrupt government under President Somoza stole much of the relief money to rebuild the town, which added fuel to the Sandinista regime that raided a government party and took hostages. This set off a chain of raids and hostage taking across the country. Ransoms were paid, Sandinistas executed and government officials were murdered.

Carlos put his family in one bedroom and put mattresses against the windows for protection. A short time later, as Julio senior and Carlos were driving into town just before curfew, Julio noticed something strange on the highway: there were no cars coming from the other direction. Tipped off that there was trouble ahead, Julio told his son to turn the car around and head home. The family realized they had stayed too long and once again Julio, with his family, were forced flee a country in turmoil. One problem was that Carlos had built up a string of polo ponies and did not want to leave them behind. In a clandestine, night operation, Carlos and his groom trucked 13 horses about one hundred miles from the Costa Rica border. The horses were then led every night across the countryside for a week and hidden under trees during the day. Finally, the horses were smuggled across the border with the help of a polo-playing friend. Meanwhile Carlos and Margarita, together with their three children, Julio, Maria and Carlucho, flew into Guatemala where Margarita’s father now lived. They fled the country one week ahead of president Somoza and his successor: just before the Sandinistas took over Managua. The Arellanos moved to Miami where Julio Arellano Sr. resumed his rice farming business in Florida. They leased 2,000 acres in Belle Glade Florida in western Palm Beach County. By this time, a brand new town in central Palm Beach had sprung up from a cattle ranch called Wellington. A businessman with a vision built Palm Beach Polo, the world’s largest and most prestigious polo facility. Carlos moved his family here, as he wanted to play polo. In the early eighties, Carlos and his father went into business with two other families associated with Wellington Polo. In 1982, Carlos and his father went into partnership growing rice with Alvro Carta at Gulf and Western. They went into business farming 25,000 acres of sugar cane in and around Bell Glade. Mr. Carta’s daughter Alina was a young polo player who was one of the top women players in Wellington. In 1984, the Arellanos went into business with the Midolos, whose daughter Sylvia was also one of the top female players in Wellington. Carlos was playing polo in Wellington with a group of agrarian businessmen who were galloping down the polo fields of Wellington on Sundays. This group included the Rodriguez family, the Carta family, and Francisco Escobar and his two sons, Jose and Luis. There were father-son polo tournaments in Wellington. The Rodriguez boys, Frankie and Robert, played with their father Rin, while Steve and Dick Kuhn played with their father, Walt, who ran a stable and polo school in Wellington called Fairlane Farms. Guerry Stribbling played with his sons, Tom and Boone, Alan Scherer played with his sons, Brad and Warren, and Alvro Carta played with his daughter Alina. Carlos was chomping at the bit for his son to join the action, but Julio was younger than the other boys were; the only other kid his age was Bunky Martin who played at Royal Palm Polo Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Carlos and Margarita now had six children of their own.

y 1979, Carlos and his young family were caught in the middle Young Julio began his first polo playing in the Avandano tournament of a country in upheaval. Between earthquakes and in-country at Palm Beach Polo. It was 1981 and Julio was nine years old. fighting, 50,000 Nicaraguans were killed, 150,000 were in exile and “I was embarrassed because I only had one horse. My dad had only one over a half a million people were left homeless. One morning Carlos horse that was safe enough for me to play. Between chukkers, he would was practically shaken out of bed by an explosion two blocks away, walk me around behind the trailers because I thought everybody when Sandinistas fired a bazooka at the Secretary of Defense’s car. would think I was getting on a different horse,” Julio remembers.

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“The only thing I remember about the game was I was trotting one way and everybody else was trotting the other.” Some of the older players that played that day were Michael Sparks Jr., Luis Escobar, Pete Merlos and Ted Moore. “I played practice chukkers at Walt Kuhn’s Fairlane Farms at an indoor/outdoor arena but I couldn’t go all the time because it was expensive,” Julio said. Soon Julio became a fixture at Palm Beach Polo practice chukkers in the summer twice a week at 5 p.m. and on Sunday mornings. The games were an assortment of local Wellington polo players and trainers that were played on the backfields. It was a family type atmosphere and Julio was the kid everyone rooted for. “Those were happy times, the only thing I can compare it to now is Big Horn, Wyoming in the summer. Everyone was friendly and there was no professional negativism.” Julio played polo along side old timers Herbie Pennell and Benny Guiterrez. Vicki Armour once brought Wilt Chamberlain to the field. “I remember Mario DeMendoza brought oranges that were painted white and put them on the end line as a joke for Norberto Esqueta to hit with his mallet.” During this time, Julio was asked to play for Almedarez in two year-end, eight goal tournaments following the World Cup in late April. The finals were played on field one, which was the most prestigious field in North America. It became obvious to everyone who witnessed his first big tournament that he was on his way up the handicap ladder. “Going to ten goals has been a dream since I was 14. I used to sit in the stands with my mother watching Memo on field one at Palm Beach Polo. I’d watch the other team score against Memo’s team and I’d look over and say to my mother ‘Mom! Watch, he’s mad now. He’s going to go down and score a goal, and, sure enough, he would get the ball, and go down, and score.”

“The only thing I remember about the game was I was trotting one way and everybody else was trotting the other.” Julio’s first job, after playing for Almendarez, came playing number one for the Excalibur Polo team in the January and February 14 goal at Palm Beach Polo. He was fifteen years old, rated at one goal, and was paid expenses for his horses and loaned two horses to play. “I got screamed at so much.” It was a discouraging experience. The next year things began to change. Memo Gracida had built the first training facility in Wellington and Julio had been taking lessons every Saturday morning from Memo’s father in-law, George Oliver. He was also playing practice chukkers there on the weekends. Memo at the time was arguably the best player in the world. He had just won the Argentine Open and had a string of U.S. Open wins. He also recognized that, with a one goal handicap, young Julio would be an asset to any team he played on. The following winter, at age 16, Julio was given horses to ride and played in the high goal for the first time at Palm Beach Polo for the Les Diablos Bleu 22 goals team with Memo, Mike Azzarro, and Guy Wildenstein.

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Julio’s parents, Carlos and Margarita Arellano

“Mimi and Memo and that family at La Herradura, I have to attribute a lot of my success to that, starting with the lessons with George Oliver. I practiced a lot at Mimi and Memo’s, and I got to play in my first high goal tournament with Memo.” The following year, Julio was raised to two goals and was invited to play for the Rolex team with Geoffrey Kent, Juan Badiola and Carlos Gracida. The following October, Julio was called to Kentucky to play for Guy Wildenstein at the finals of the U.S. Open in Lexington. It was a surreal experience. “Friday night you fly into Kentucky, and then we won the Open. I went back to the hotel had a shrimp cocktail and pecan pie and the next day I was back at school. My mom made me take my books. She’s a great lady.” Julio was then raised to four goals. Julio graduated from Cardinal Newman High School in West Palm Beach, Florida and then went on to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. The summer of his nineteenth year, Julio went to California to play with Memo, Carlos, and Ron Bonaguidi. It was then that he met another great lady, Meghan Murphy. Meghan was eighteen and

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Julio mid-swing sporting his notorious yellow helmet

working as a groom for the summer. Meghan came from two generations rode Heguy off the field and all the way around the trailers. Outback of polo players. She was originally from Kansas City where her grandfa- won by a large margin and beat a strong team captained by Adolfo ther, Robert Dominic, had played at Kansas City and several other clubs Cambiaso. By now, Julio had peeled his name tag off the front of his including national tournaments at the old Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado. helmet and moved into his own barn. He found himself in a profesMeghan’s father, Brian Murphy, was playing at Rancho Santa Fe in San sional sport that was not professionalized. There are no agents to find Diego. “When I met her, I knew she was the one,” Julio said. The follow- jobs for you. No minimum deals, which pit you against players who will ing summer Julio was playing in Chicago and Meghan was working her play for next to nothing and, in the meantime, the expense bills for the first polo job. Julio began to cook dinners for Meghan. “After our fourth horses mount. Julio and Meghan now had their first son, Augustine. date I asked her if she wanted to get married.” Julio remembers. There Every fall, in October and November, Julio, like every other aspiring was some opposition on both sides of the family because of their age, but professional polo player, would have to get on the phone and contact Julio wouldn’t take no for an answer. She was his first and only girlfriend. perspective patrons for winter jobs. “I would have gladly paid an agent In 1995, after a three-year engagement, they were married. That year, 10% of my salary to get me work as I was coming up, but there aren’t Julio played in the U.S. Open in Meadowbrook, New York, for Outback any in polo.” Agents in professional football usually make 3%. with Memo Gracida and Tim Gannon. It was a turning point in his polo career. He was playing horses that Memo had sold Guy Wildenstein. His It was at South Shore Polo in Wellington, Florida, where Julio showed job was to guard Nachi Heguy. Carlos Gracida, who was on the Outback his mettle at this time. He went by his barn after church to check on team, was injured and replaced by Sebastian Merlos. “Sebastian was on things and saw three grooms standing around a pond where a horse fire, and, on Carlos’ horses, he couldn’t be stopped,” Julio said. Julio, on (not his own) was in the water tangled up in seaweed over his head. Memo’s horses, took Nachi out of the game to an extent that the frus- “I couldn’t believe these guys weren’t doing anything,” he said. So, Julio trated Heguy began to whip him across the back. Julio, in response, took off his shoes and shirt and jumped in wearing his church clothes.

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Flyer for the Central American Polo Championship in Grenada, Nicaragua 1972

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The grooms pitched him a water hose that he tied around the horse’s neck and the two were pulled to safety. His career is full of accolades; Julio has won the US Open four times. He has won the Federation of International Polo championship while playing for the United States in Berlin. In 1991, he was voted young player of the year and in 2005 he was voted most valuable player of the US Open. In 2008, he won the scoring crown of the North American Polo League with 115 goals for the season.

style of play is not flashy; he will be the first to admit that he doesn’t possess the stick work of Facundo Pieres or Cambiaso. But, what has set Julio apart from many of his contemporaries is his consistency, and field generalship. He plays an open flowing type of polo, much like his childhood mentor Memo Gracida.

In the last ten years, Julio has been blessed by being a part of some winning programs. With Steve Van Andel and Orchard Hill Polo, Julio reached the finals of the Silver Cup, the finals of the 22 goal, and the finals of two U.S. Opens. After this, Skeeter Johnston gave Julio his first year-round job, and Julio made it to the finals of the Open with Skeeter. It was the first time that Julio was afforded an opportunity to significantly upgrade his string of horses. “It gave me a steady income to really buy horses.” It’s a never ending process, and, as far as horses go, there is always one better. Cambiaso may own up to a thousand horses and yet he still comes to Florida and buys five more in the winter. Constantly refining his string of horses has paid off for Julio, as Julio’s brown mare True, won best playing pony honors in the US Open finals this year. Of recent highlights, Julio sites being able to come to Wyoming and work, “The friendly atmosphere and being able to watch my kids play in the Big Horn Polo Club, next to the Flying H where I play, is awesome. This summer I got to play in a practice game with Meghan and our two sons, Augustine and Lucas.” Meghan and Julio are both dedicated parents. “We used to have to drive the horses at the last minute to where we were going to play but we decided that wherever we play, we take the kids, (which now includes their daughter and youngest, Hope). We’ll go on a three week trip in our RV. We’ve been through Maine and most recently, Yellowstone Park. It’s the highlight of our year,” Meghan says. Julio is a fan of statistics. “I love to read stats in the paper. I wish there was more of that in polo like in other sports,” he says. “I always look for statistics in the newspaper, but, compared to other sports, you get very few stats in polo,” Julio says. Despite being a sport with a long history, there is a poor record of statistics. For instance, who are the top ten goal scorers in the history of the U.S. Open? Or who are the top twenty scorers in the high goal, and how many goals have they made? Julio is one of the fittest men in polo, which comes from a grueling workout program. He is built like a greyhound, which, as any horseman can tell you, is the best way for your horses. Jockeys are handicapped by the pound on the racetrack; it only makes sense in a sport like polo that weight plays a huge factor. “He is one the hardest workers I have ever seen, an amazing athlete who’s incredibly conditioned” says Meg Guion, fitness trainer for Fitnesinsight.com in Sheridan, Wyoming. Julio keeps busy with his training and practice, so he can compete with the up and coming players.His

Photography by LILA PHOTO: Julio celebrating Crab Orchard’s US Open win in 2010 with teammates George Rawlings and Adolfo Cambiaso

Julio has played through three transitions of high goal in Wellington. Palm Beach Polo started it all, then the majority of players formed their own league at South Fields Polo in Wellington and finally International Polo Club built a world class facility, along with its sister club, named after the first US Open team, The Wanderers. “When IPC (International Polo Club) came along, it filled the void for a high goal venue in the United States,” Julio says. It only makes sense. Looking back on this past year, Julio sites being a part of the winning U.S. Open team at the International Polo Club in Wellington, as one of his life’s highlights. “It was a great opportunity to be able to play with Adolfo Cambiaso at Crab Orchard. When I got on the team, my goal was to say ‘if they don’t win, it’s not Julio’s fault.’ I started practicing penalty shots in January. The hard work paid off as Crab Orchard swept the three twenty-six goal tournaments at the International Polo Club this past winter. They were the first team in history to do so. Julio scored the last three goals for Crab Orchard in the final chucker. “George Rawlings was great to play with, and, to be able to play on the same team with Cambiaso was amazing, all you have to do is take your man and the rest takes care of itself,” he says humbly. When reminded that he scored the winning goal, on a long run, during the final seconds of one of the preliminary tournament games, he gives the credit to his horse. “I knew if I got the ball on that mare that they couldn’t catch me. They hit me the ball and I went like…he paused, Batman?” I offered.

Sam Morton is the author of Where the Rivers Run North and Land of the Horse. | samuellongmorton.com

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THE PRODIGY Photographed By: Stuart Pettican Stylist: Danny Santiago Stylist Assistant: Claudia Mendoza Fashion Intern: Ana Negri Prop Stylist: David Arthur Fittin Prop 1st Assistant: Steve Hernandez Prop Assistant: Mia Fernandez Prop Intern: Fernando Rodriguez

Players: Jeff Hall Brandon Phillips Matthew Kibble

Models: Mena Lovin , Next Models Jordan Nichols, Next Models Jaedra Wedel, Front Models Molly Mellinger

On Him:

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Jewelry Credits Piaget Polo Fortyfive standard automatic with cutaway Dial in titanium on black rubber strap.

Fashion Credits Vest, Loro Piana, Loro Piana Boutique Worth Avenue. Jeans, Wrangler, riding boots and knee pads, The Tackeria Wellington, FL. Shirt, Hugo by Hugo Boss, Hugo Store Aventura Mall.

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Jewelry Credits

Fashion Credits

Piaget Polo Fortyfive standard automatic with cutaway dial in titanium on black rubber strap.

Jacket, Loro Piana, Loro Piana Boutique Worth Avenue.Shirt, Salvatorre Ferragamo, Salvatorre Ferragamo Boutique Worth Avenue. Pants, Prada, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center. Shoes, Luca Luca, Luca Luca Boutique Worth Avenue. Brush, Whip, Helmet, all by Hermes.

On Him: On Her:

Piaget polo in rose gold with diamonds on bracelet.Piaget Possession Celebration chain ring in yellow gold with diamonds.

On Her:

On Him:

Vest, Loro Piana, Loro Piana Boutique Worth Avenue. Jeans, Wrangler. Riding Boots and Knee Pads, The Tackeria Wellington, FL. Shirt, Hugo by Hugo Boss, Hugo Store Aventura Mall.

On Her:

Shirt, Loro Piana, Loro Piana Boutique Worth Avenue. Pants, Prada, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center. Handbag, Prada, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center. Belt And Boots, Vintage, Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;madeleines North Miami Beach.

On Him:

Jeans, Wrangler. Riding Boots, The Tackeria Wellington, FL.

Jewelry Credits

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Piaget Polo Fortyfive chronograpgh in titanium on white rubber strap.

Swim Trunks, D&G, Saks Fifth Avenue Palm Beach.

On Him:

Girl With Glasses:

On Blonde:

Piaget Ladies Polo Fortyfive in white gold with diamonds on white rubber strap. Piaget Funny Heart Earings in white gold and onyx. Piaget Possession Celebration chain ring in white gold.

On Her:

Piaget Possession Toi Et More bracelet in white gold with diamonds.

Swimsuit, Red Carter, Everything But Water, Boca Town Center. Sun Glasses, Tom Ford.

On Brunette:

Swimsuit, Red Carter, Everything But Water, Boca Town Center. Sunglasses, Chanel.

On Brunette With Hat:

Swimsuit, Red Carter, Everything But Water, Boca Town Center. Staw Hat, John De Medeiros, John De Medeiros Boutique Worth Avenue. Scarf, Emilio Pucci, Emilio Pucci Boutique Worth Avenue.

Jewelry Credits

Fashion Credits

Piaget Polo in rose gold on brown alligator.

Dress, Milly, Jacket-St. John, St. John Boutique Worth Avenue. Belt, Neiman Marcus Private Label, Neiman Marcus, Boca Town Center. Boots, Tory Burch, Tory Burch Boutique Worth Avenue. Sunglasses, Gucci, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center.

Brandon Phillips: Matthew Kibble:

Piaget Polo Fortyfive Chronograph with cutaway dial in titanium.

The Prodigy:

Piaget Polo Fortyfive Standard Automatic with cut away dial in titanium.

Jeff Hall:

Piaget Polo Fortyfive Chronograph in. *All Piaget Polo Fortyfive watches on black rubber strap

On Her:

On All Players:

Polo Uniform.

On Prodigy:

Jeans, The Tackeria Wellington, FL Boots, The Tackeria Wellington, FL Knee Pads, The Tackeria Wellington, FL

Jewelry Credits On Her:

Limelight Tonneau xl in rose gold with diamonds on bracelet. Piaget Possession Celebration chain ring in yellow gold.

On Him:

Piaget Altiplano in yellow gold on brown alligator.

Fashion Credits On Her:

Playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shirt.

On Him:

Jeans, Wrangler, The Tackeria Wellington, FL.

Jewelry Credits On her:

Piaget possession hoop earings in yellow gold with diamonds. Limelight Tonneau xl in rose gold with diamonds on bracelet.

On him:

Piaget Altiplano in yellow gold on brown alligator strap.

Fashion Credits On her:

Dress, Phillip Lim, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center.

On him:

Jeans, Adriano Goldschmied Jeans, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center. Pullover, Gipsy, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center. Shoes and belt, Armani.

Jewelry: Piaget possession earings in white gold with diamonds, limelight party cocktail ring in white gold with diamonds, sapphires and pink tourmaline. Piaget rose motif necklace with pave diamonds.

Fashion: Gown, Herve Leger by Max Azria, Herve Leger Max Azria Boutique Worth Avenue.

Jewelry Credits On Her:

Piaget earings in white gold with diamonds. Limelight party cocktail ring in white gold with diamonds, sapphires and pink tourmaline. Piaget rose motif necklace with pave diamonds.

Fashion Credits: On Her:

Gown, Herve Leger by Max Azria, Herve Leger Max Azria Boutique Worth Avenue. Shoes, Jimmy Choo, Jimmy Choo Boutique Worth Avenue.

On Him:

Suit, Armani Collezioni, Neiman Marcus Boca Town Center. Shirt, Hugo by Hugo Boss, Hugo store Aventura Mall. Shoes and belt, Zara The Gardens. Tie, Stefano Ricci, Maus & Hoffman Worth Avenue.

Auto credits: Pagoda Vintage Mercedes Benz

Jewelry Credits On Her

Piaget Limelight Paradise earings in white gold with diamonds. Piaget Rose Motif ring in white gold with diamonds. Piaget Possession Toi Et Moi bracelet in white gold with diamonds.

Fashion Credits On Her: Gown, Luca Luca, Luca Luca Boutique Worth Avenue. Shoes, Jimmy Choo, Jimmy Choo Boutique Worth Avenue.

On Him:

Pants, Bottega Venetta, Bottega Venetta. Shoes And Belt, Bottega Venetta, Bottega Venetta. Vest, Vintage John Varvatos Henley, Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;madeleines, North Miami Beach.

Fashion Credits Piaget Polo Fortyfive standard automatic with cutaway dial in titaniumon black rubber strap.Vest, Loro Piana, Loro Piana Boutique Worth Avenue. Jeans, Wrangler. Riding Boots and Knee Pads, The Tackeria Wellington, FL.Shirt, Hugo by Hugo Boss, Hugo Store Aventura Mall.

Join us for an exciting season of World Class Dressage in Palm Beach Florida. Mark you calenders for ﬁve CDI’s this season: three at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center and two at the IHS Horse Park at the Equestrian Estates. Each CDI will also offer a full schedule National Open Show as well.

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Wellington Classic Dressage Wellington Classic Dressage Autumn Challenge Gold Coast Dressage Fall Fling Wellington Classic Dressage Holiday Challenge Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge I Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge Gold Coast Dressage Opener CDI W International Horse Sport Dressage Premiere Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI W International Horse Sport Freestyle Derby Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI W Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge II CDI 1* International Horse Sport Champions Cup CDI 3* Dressage at Equestrian Estates Gold Coast Dressage Finale I & II International Horse Sport Invitational & Series Final Wellington Classic Dressage Challenge III Gold Coast Dressage May Dressage Gold Coast Dressage Schooling Wellington Classic Dressage in the Tropics I & II Gold Coast Dressage Schooling Wellington Classic Dressage Fall Challenge I & II

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POLO SPOTLIGHT | NIC ROLDAN COLUMN

Polo Spotlight A

merican Polo Star Nic Roldan will charge the field once again at International Polo Club Palm Beach. Swinging a mallet since he was a toddler, and with a family history of Polo (father Raul was a Polo player himself and has supported Nic since placing him on his first horse) Nic seemed born to do this. In addition to sharing a sport that means so much to him and the community, Nic will continue his partnership as a brand ambassador for Piaget for the 2011 Palm Beach Polo Season. Having recently traveled to Geneva, met with Piaget CEOs and toured their international headquarters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Piagetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shared support and passion for the sport Nic loves make the partnership a perfect match.

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City of Destiny

The Storybook History of Delray Beach By John Hood Warning: This is a Florida story. Like all Florida stories, some of the good guys go bad, some of the bad guys make out good, and it isn’t always clear which is which. There’s heartacheand loss, desperation and ruin. And a cloud of malfeasance as thick as thieves. In the end though, it’s the story of a people who weren’t content to merely endure – they had to prevail. A story of bold souls, who made for themselves a place in the sun, both despite, and because,

others

said

couldn’t be done. It’s a story of resilience and vision, determination and triumph; of hope becoming a course of action, dreams being realized, and of faith in the final frontier. The story of a city some called Destiny. Photography by: LILA PHOTO

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nce upon another time, in a very different South Florida, a U.S. Congressman, a civil engineer, a couple of railroad operatives, and a handful of farmers found themselves on a launch crossing a long lagoon, just south of, what was then, the very end of line. In front of them, lay a landscape so vast and unexplored that most folks still considered it to be a proverbial “middle of nowhere.” But, by the time these men alit from their craft, hauled themselves through the muck, and disembarked from the barge, that took them down a meandering inlet, each and every one of them was fully convinced that this was America’s last piece of prime Promised Land.

The congressman doing all the convincing was one William Seelye Linton, a Republican from Michigan’s 8 th District. A year earlier, Linton had come to this desolate area south of Lake Worth – first with former Civil War Major Nathan Boynton; later with a bookstore owner named David Swinton. Backed by Swinton, the congressman had amassed an impressive swath of lush wilderness, which he was now angling to develop. To that end, Linton had brought along E. Burlsem Thomson, the civil engineer, and W.W. Blackmer, a clerk for Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railroad. Thomson had been enlisted to map the swampy swath into a town; Blackmer represented the railroad, which would be necessary if said town were ever to become a destination. The farmers weren’t just along for the ride either – they were the prospective purchasers of Linton’s lots, and the very ones he counted upon to tame the wilds.

William Seelye Linton | Photo courtesy of Delray Beach Historical Society

After a rather awe-striking journey, the group put in at the Orange Grove House of Refuge, a way-station for shipwrecked sailors, operated by the U.S. Life-Saving Service (a precursor to the Coast Guard). Officially known as House of Refuge No. 3, the simple structure, built of hearty Florida pine and almost organically designed, was one of the rare oceanfront dwellings between West Palm Beach and Miami. And its setting atop the sandy ridge that arose between the waters of the Atlantic and murk of the swamp provided a picture perfect vantage point for Linton to make his pitch to the would-be pioneers. It didn’t take long. Within weeks all the available plots of land had been sold, a post office was established, and a town was officially born. The year was 1895, and that town was called Linton. As the first of the many communities that would eventually pepper the fertile stretch of swamp and sand between Lake Worth and Biscayne Bay, Linton should’ve been blessed

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The Colony Hotel | Photo courtesy of Delray Beach Historical Society

with all the advantages bestowed upon those that get in the game early enough to write the rules. But when the player who brought the pen to the table is using invisible ink, there’s no reading the writing – even if it’s on the very wall you’ve just built. In this instance the pen happened to belong to the town’s namesake and what was written could well have been titled: It’s My Game and I’m in It to Win It, or How to Flim Flam Friends and Fleece the Neighbors. Whatever the title, it seems Linton got caught up in all the heady, wheeling and dealing going down at the town’s founding, and the ensuing bout of land fever induced him to flip both his own parcels, as well as parcels of land that he didn’t own. Unfortunately, the majority of the folks doing the buying were farmers, who’d invested pretty much down to their last dime. So when the winter of ’98 brought about a deep freeze that killed off much of the crops, many of the homesteaders were forced to try and mortgage their properties. Of course, this is no easy feat when there are no properties left to mortgage. Wiped out, way past weary, and with no recompense, many of the men then fled back to Michigan. Congressman Linton ran right along with them.

Okay, so maybe the events didn’t happen in quite that order (like all Florida stories, facts are as fluid as whatever waterway gets in someone’s way). But Linton did flee, before either the long arm of the law caught up with him, or the banks could foreclose on whatever properties he really did own. And he did so posthaste. Whether the speculating politician was really criminally corrupt, or simply severely overextended, is by now a moot point. The truth is his actions helped bring about the town’s initial bust, and from then on out its folk equated his name with mud. What do you do when you get mud on your shoe? Well, you wipe it off of course. And in 1898 the good citizens of Linton voted to wipe the name of the town’s founder right off the map. In its place came Delray, an Anglicized version of Del Rey, which was the town outside of Detroit where many of the early settlers had been raised. And the man who suggested the new name was none other than Linton’s old barge-mate – W.W. Blackmer. These days the name of Blackmer is largely forgotten; even the street originally christened in his honor is now unceremoniously known as NW 5th Avenue. But, unlike Linton, that particular name-change had nothing to do with malfeasance. Blackmer was one of the good guys, and he not only helped steward the fledgling town through

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banization, the Yamato members were so well-liked and respected by the people of Delray that when Roosevelt signed the Executive Order calling for the internment of America’s Japanese, the community banded together to keep them free. And while the Colony’s dream didn’t turn out quite as planned, and many eventually turned elsewhere for their livelihoods, George Morikami stayed on well into the ‘70s, at which time he gave his land to Palm Beach County. It is now The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Among those of European descent not yet mentioned, perhaps the most notable is Adolf Hofman, one of the hearty farmers whose pineapples, tomatoes, peppers and beans did much to give Delray many a banner year (“The Banner Town” would become another city slogan). Hofman, a German immigrant, combined his agricultural knowledge, unceasing resilience and knack for a good land grab into a kind of mini empire. And his life would inspire more and more people to come to the region in order to do likewise.

Adolf Hofman in 1912

stormy seas of uncertainty; he was instrumental in ensuring Flagler’s East Coast Railroad chose it as the next stop. (Though with the State of Florida giving ol’ Henry 8000 acres of land for every mile of track he laid and both Julia Tuttle and William Brickell offering half their Miami Riverbank holdings if he would head south, Flagler would’ve undoubtedly run his railway to the end of America, whether there was a next stop or not.) Of course, W.W. Blackmer didn’t make Delray a success all by himself. He had lots of help. And it wasn’t limited to those of European extraction either. Former African American slaves and a few of their B . Later a small contingent of Japanese farmers also made their mark when they founded the Yamato Colony, which was backed by Flagler (who wanted more produce to ship) and blessed by their own Emperor (who apparently needed to get rid of a few citizens). Noble souls of the soil, all of whom had been displaced by their home country’s rapid ur-

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Hofman’s efforts were many and varied, and they could easily be a blueprint for how to succeed in a brave new world. He and his wife Anna, a charter member of Delray Ladies Aid Society, used his home to host the first services for the Evangelical Lutheran Church. When the time came to construct an actual edifice, Hofman served on the building committee. (That wooden church still stands behind Trinity’s North Swinton Avenue sanctuary.) After excessive dredging of the Everglades adversely affected his crops, and Flagler’s monopoly on shipping sharply limited his profits, Hofman turned his farmland into new neighborhoods, among them Del-Ida Park, Las Palmas, and Ocean Breeze Estates. (The Royal Palms Hofman planted can still be seen gracing Sea Breeze Avenue.) And, when the town needed a financial institution of its own, he banded together with four other men to found the Bank of Delray, which made its first loan in 1914 to a retailer named Abraham George, (George’s store, A. George and Sons, would exist on East Atlantic Avenue until 1997.) Like many of America’s financial institutions, The Bank of Delray (later renamed The Delray Bank and Trust) would close because of the Crash of ’29; unlike most of those failed institutions however, Hofman, and his fellow directors personally made good on all deposits. But, even in its relatively brief existence, the Bank would back some of Delray’s most spectacular development, including the construction of the Colony Hotel and the Arcade Building, both of which proudly still stand on Atlantic Avenue. The Colony, which is now known as the Colony Hotel and Cabana Club, dates back to 1926. It was designed by Addison Mizner, and his associate, Martin L. Hampton (the

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architect also behind Downtown Miami’s Congress Building and South Beach’s Old City Hall). Originally known as the Hotel Alterep, after its first owner, Albert T. Repp, it was picked up in 1935 by father and son, Charles and George Boughton, and renamed The Colony. For decades, the resort kept to a seasonal schedule and in 1948 a sister hotel opened to serve those summering in Kennebunkport. I In 1990 the inn went year-round and it hasn’t looked back since. Listed among the National Trust’s prestigious Historic Hotels of America, The Colony continues to attract a cross section of colorful visitors (i.e. director Gordon Parks and Leonard Nimoy, aka Spock) and it remains a testament to the succession of visionaries who saw a bright future in Delray. Better yet, to this day the charming landmark remains in the Boughton family – not only is Charles’s granddaughter, Justina, the current GM, but the ghosts of both Charles and George continue to lurk about, and it’s now also a favorite among spirit seekers. That’s right: The Colony is haunted. While the 1923 Arcade Building may not boast its own ghosts, the presence of its early clientele can still be felt, especially in the back bar, of what once was the Arcade Tap Room. Bootlegger Joe Kennedy drank here, and so did his mistress, undoubtedly to avoid being scoffed at by the snobs living up by his family’s Palm Beach compound. Nobel Prize-winning poet, and playwright, Edna St. Vincent Millay, tipped back a few at the Tap Room too, probably because some of that set didn’t dig her swinging either. (In Millay’s case though, her marriage was officially an open one.) And, at least one Winston Churchill, reportedly wandered in a time or two as well, most likely the grandson, who was a long standing, part-time Palm Beach resident. Add to that mix the gaggle of illustrators, who kept studios in the Building, and basically used the Tap Room as their own front parlor, and you’ve got a heaping helping of table-hopping that ran the gamut of society’s swingingest swells. The Arcade Building didn’t boom overnight however – Hofman was forced to foreclose on its owners just after the Building’s completion and The Tap Room wouldn’t open until 1933. But, as the upstairs spaces became occupied by cartoonists, such as Fontaine Fox (creator of “Toonervilee Trolley”) and H.T. Webster (“Casper Milquetoast – The Timid Soul”), and the shops went to the likes of Sadie Sundy (daughter of Delray’s first mayor, John Shaw Sundy, of Sundy House fame), another well-heeled Northerner was making some of his own bold moves; moves that would pave the way for Delray to become the seasonal center of an even more exclusive universe.

This man’s name was John “Jay” Phipps. Eldest son of the mighty Pittsburgh steel magnate, and a true lover of everything equestrian, Phipps had already parlayed his father Henry’s pioneering investments into a real estate portfolio, that included a full third of the town of Palm Beach. Now the scion was angling to develop an assortment of withering pineapple groves he’d purchased west of Lake Worth, and just north of Delray. The first of these large parcels Phipps dedicated to the development of a tony subdivision, christened El Cid. Then he did what all equestrian-loving tycoons are wont to do – he built himself a polo club.

Joyce McMurrian (Pawley) and Stewart B. Iglehart with BPP, Circa 1950

Like sewing machine heir Paris Singer, whose Everglades Club set the stage for Addison Mizner’s Mediterranean Revival style to take over the region, Phipps seemed to believe Palm Beach was getting a little crowded. And, while Singer and his pals were working on opening The Gulf Stream Golf Club, still one of the most exclusive in the world, Jay Phipps and his brother, Henry, were busy founding their own Gulf Stream Polo Club. The minute the first ponies hit Phipps Field in 1927, it was unquestionably a singular sensation. In addition to the fields, of which there were three, Gulf Stream boasted fourteen stables, capable of housing more than 150 polo ponies, as well as a complex of frame cottages, built especially for the players and their families. Also on the grounds were facilities for tennis, and, of course, the obligatory yacht club. In 1929, the Social Register gave it a nod, and throughout the ‘30s it served as the only action south of Aiken. That stellar decade of play wasn’t entirely without mishap, however, and, during the 1936 season, Prince Serge Mdivani (of “The Marrying Mdivanis”)

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was thrown from his mount and killed. Mdivani, who’d ditched starlet Pola Negri, after she’d lost her fortune in the Crash of ’29, and divorced opera singer Mary McCormic, in a headline-racked trial, had only recently wed his sisterin-law, socialite Louise Astor Van Alen. Louise, his newly wed wife, was in the stands when he took his tragic fall. Strangely, Serge Mdivani’s brother Alexis, who’d left Louise Van Alen, to marry Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, was himself killed, in a horrific traffic accident, in which he was decapitated. But, I digress. Until World War II, Gulf Stream Polo Club was the be-all to end-all of play in the breakaway town north of Delray. And, though Stewart (“Mr. Polo”) Iglehart, George Oliver and Michael Phipps brought back the action in 1946, it is unlikely there was a headier time than in that first pivotal full decade. In 1954, the competing Palm Beach Polo opened in Wellington, and, in 1964, Gulf Stream (renamed Gulfstream) moved to Lake Worth. The grounds, now house a private school. In 1928, between the construction of the Arcade Building, the introduction of polo, and the retrofitting of The Colony, Delray became Delray Beach, and the ever resilient city once again altered its destiny. Just as the name Delray nullified the sullying done by Linton, the change to Delray Beach helped keep the town sound through the Crash. And, though the switch may have tempered the legacy left by those who lived off the land, the early pioneers haven’t been forgotten - just check the street signs. Their efforts continue to resound, in fact pineapples, which were grown by everyone from Hofman to the Yamato, and can now be found affixed to everything from a subdivision, to the Arts District, are as prevalent as ever. Stepping up, when things are coming down, is how a town remains in the game, and Delray Beach continues to step up with the best of them. More to the point – it’s flourished. These days, Delray Beach is hotter than ever, and there’s not a square foot of Atlantic Avenue that isn’t popping with the kinda action that the likes of Linton and Hofman wouldn’t pay dearly to see. Delray Beachers, such as Scott Frielich, Rodney Mayo, Dave Robinson and Butch Johnson have between them Delux, Tryst and 32 East (not to mention Dada, around the corner on Swinton), and restaurateur David Manero, boasts both The Office and Vic and Angelo’s. Then again, maybe the town’s founders envisioned this kinda growth from the beginning. After all, good, bad or a bit of both, it takes vision to build something from nothing. And it takes visionaries. Those gifted enough to see ahead to their own destiny. Top Left: The Boughton Family, Owners of the Colony Hotels & Colony Cabana Club in Delray Beach. From left to right: John S. Banta, Florence M. Boughton, M. Boughton and Agnes C. Boughton Bottom Left: John Shaw Sundy, founder of Sundy House Opposite: Photography by: LILA PHOTO

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Delray Beach’s Best photos by: Jeffrey Delannoy

Murder on the Beach

32 East

Delux

Since Florida’s been the site of some of the most spectacular crimes in history, it only makes sense that the state would also be home to many of the most accomplished crime writers ever to get into the game. And Murder on the Beach has hosted them all. As the only store in the state that focuses on mystery fiction, though its stock covers crime writing of every stripe, owner/operator Joanne Sinchuck’s book-filled nook is not just a favorite for Floridians of the genre, it’s also become a must stop for every touring author who counts crime as their raison d’être.

Opened nearly 15 years ago, in one of Delray Beach’s more historic buildings, 32 East has become a mainstay for discriminating diners. Perhaps, that’s because owner Butch Johnson is as hands on now, as he was when the eatery first opened. Maybe, it is simply due to the fact that Executive Chef (and Partner) Nick Morfogen, continues to create the kind of sensations made possible by stints at such renowned institutions as Le Bernadin and Le Cirque.. Whatever the case, the mix of small town attention, and big city flair, makes 32 East a place that sates people in the best possible ways. Why else would they keep coming back for more?

For all the wining and dining available on Atlantic Avenue, actual nightclubbing was always in short supply. Delux changed all that. Now Delray Beachers not only have a place to play well into the wee hours of the morning, they can do so in a setting that rivals some of the best in the region. Okay, so it isn’t South Beach. And maybe you won’t find the likes of Kim Kardashian shaking her rather considerable assets out on the dance floor. But, do you really miss travelling all that way to rub elbows with buncha C-List celebrities? Of course you don’t.

Vic & Angelo’s

Tryst

Dada

Vic & Angelo’s may have been born over in Palm Beach Gardens, but its Delray Beach offshoot is by no means some second cousin. In fact, restaurateur David Manero has ensured that this relative is accorded the same respect as its elder. The results speak for themselves: night after night of wall-to-wall diners, all singing along to Sinatra, and reveling in the kinda old world fare that makes Naples the stuff of legend. The lunch crowd doesn’t slouch either; in fact, they all seem to look as if they’re in on a secret, though if success is any barometer, it’s one of the worst kept secrets in history.

Launched by some of Delray’s most esteemed restrauntuers and power-players, Tryst was destined for success before it opened its doors. But despite the success of some of their earlier ventures (including Dada, Delux and 32 East) it’s unlikely the team behind Tryst could have predicted the kind of packed house Tryst opened to. Of course, being located just off the corner of Atlantic and Swinton doesn’t hurt…nor does a pub-like atmosphere built for a brave new world. But if everything its owners touch turns to gold, Executive Chef Julian Greaves delectables turn to butter once they leave your fork.

If scores of awards and reader reviews are any indication – there’s no place like Dada. Housed in a residence dating back to Delray’s initial heyday (and rumored to be haunted by its previous owner) Dada is modeled in the popularized southern fashion of roadside eateries raised out of Granny’s antiques. Recalling nostalgia for a Bohemia that never truly existed, whether or not Hugo Ball, Tristan Tzara or jean Arp actually ever envisioned such a creation amidst their wild nights, if they were around today they’d surely deem it comparable to their own beloved Cabaret Voltaire (albeit one that offers mac’n’cheese).

273 Pineapple Grove Way (561) 279-7790 www.murderonthebeach.com

290 East Atlantic Avenue (561) 278-9570 www.vicandangelos.com

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32 East Atlantic Avenue (561) 276-7868 www.32east.com

4 East Atlantic Avenue (561) 921-0201 www.trystdelray.com

16 East Atlantic Avenue (561)279-4792 www.deluxdelraybeach.com

52 N Swinton Ave (561) 330-3232 www.dada.closermagazine.com

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The Office

Deck 84

Colony Hotel & Cabana Club

Another coup in David Manero’s ever-expanding empire, in addition to the two Vic & Angelo’s, the restaurateur’s also a principal in DeVito on South Beach, The Office hit Atlantic Avenue with all the fanfare of a marching band. Little did anyone know though, that its members were all foodies, or that once the band marched in, they’d never, ever leave. How else to explain the fact that getting a table takes both the luck of the Irish and the patience of a saint? That hasn’t seemed to stop folks from trying though; if anything it’s only made them even more determined to get their fill of what’s been billed as a “modern American gastropub.”

Recently opened, by veteran restaurateur Burt Rapoport, in a relatively secluded spot on the Intracoastal, Deck 84’s almost hideaway location is a boon to the kinda diner who enjoys a conversation with their meal. That’s not to say folks aren’t showing up, mind you. But that those who do tend to know where they’re going, and they’re happy to be having an experience unlike what’s generally found on Atlantic Avenue. Besides, who doesn’t dig a reasonably-priced, waterside restaurant?

Founded in 1935 by father and son Charles and Boughton, who took over after the inn’s initial designer (Martin L. Hampton) bowed out in 1926 The Colony remains one of Delray Beach’s most revered landmarks. Back in the proverbial day, the hotel only opened seasonally. In 1948 a second Colony started serving summer guests in Kennebunkport. As the town became a year-round destination, the Mediterranean marvel followed suit and it hasn’t been closed a day since 1990. Over the years, the Colony’s attracted an impressive collection of guests, yet none of them quite as notorious as the ghosts of its founders, who allegedly continue to watch over their property.

Sundy House

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Home of Delray’s first mayor (John Shaw Sundy) and site of numerous Delray milestones (including the signing of the cities incorporation papers) this structure has not only earned a spot on National Register of Historic places, it epitomizes the need for such a list. Built in 1902 on what was the highest ground in the town, the House housed several generations of Sundy’s until 1987 when Sadie Sundy finally said goodbye. Though an earlier attempt to turn landmark into an antique shop and tearoom ultimately failed, the initial restoration of the dwelling and grounds undoubtedly allowed for Sundy house to become the boutique inn and restaurant it is today.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. That’s apparently what happened to Nicole Olden, who was so miffed by her spa that she went out and started her own. Six years later, the formed Smith Barney VP presides over an 11,000 square foot spa which houses seven outdoor cabanas, a tanning pool and private areas for men and women featuring waterfall showers. Additionally, the ‘Eleven’ brand boasts its own line of skincare products, baby apparel, a boutique and a partnership with PlumTV. If that wasn’t enough, Oden’s preparing to open another (22,0000 square foot) facility in Las Vegas.

201 East Atlantic Avenue (561) 276-3600 www.theofficedelray.com

106 South Swinton Avenue (561) 272-5678 www.sundyhouse.com

840 East Atlantic Avenue (561) 665-8484 http://www.deck84.com

525 E Atlantic Ave (561) 276-4123 www.thecolonyhotel.com/florida

1440 North Federal Highway (561) 278-1100 www.elevenspadelray.com

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internationalpoloclub.com American Polo Players: Jeff Hall and Brandon Phillips

An Insanely Elegant Sport

By: Charity Baker

t was an opportunity; it was a complete reverie. To write about anything…on Lacrosse, I immediately, thought of two seemingly dead-end references: my picturesque childhood at the Ellis School for girls, and subsequently, my never-ending crush on T.S., a boy who played Lacrosse at my boarding school. Yes, I played Lacrosse as a young girl, and he was a varsity athlete, who held my attention for three full years, in all his Viking godliness. Lacrosse is just one of those sports played by Holden Caulfield, and the boys from “The Dead Poets Society.” I mean, didn’t everyone play lacrosse when they were young? Or, is it just what we did on my side of the country. The question evolved, I knew there must be so much more.

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PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND FACTS ABOUT THE GAME Abandoning fashion for the moment, personal experience is a great starting point. At the Ellis School for Girls, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lacrosse was a seasonal, mandatory, gym practice. We played in the fields behind the old Nabisco factory, our rigorous morning drills in usually frigid weather, which were eased, by the fragrance of sweet, baking crackers melting into the air. I’ll not soon forget those memories, and the tantalizing morning scent, keeping me company with my lacrosse stick and Mrs. Francomb’s pounding voice. Straight to Pittsburgh from Germany, first generation, she taught us the intricacies of stick and ball technique with her severe European accent and thick stodgy physic. She was downright frightening, and if I remember clearly, a consistent shade of grey from head to toe. Fear of Mrs. Francomb made most of us a quick study for whatever sport-du-jour was served. I ended up uncharacteristically being a left-handed Lacrosse player, although in my field hockey, tennis and golf games I was always right-handed. We were taught Lacrosse as soon as we were big enough to hold a stick and charge. There are essentially four types of Lacrosse games played today worldwide, including men and women’s teams-Soft, Box, Field and Polo.

FASHION, FEAR, & JUST THE FACTS

here are facts and plenty of statistics about the game. Fearing this from the onset, with a burst of unidentified willpower, I decided to tailor this article to my most sincere interests. I focused singlehandedly on the impact that Lacrosse may hold over the fashion industry. Getting ahead of myself, I determined to insert ambiguous implications of future influence in the ready-to-wear collections worldwide, or at least resurrections of elegance lost. Why fashion and Lacrosse seemed an obviously compatible pairing, and focal point for this article, now escapes me. I recently heard mention of Lacrosse on the latest season of “America’s Next Top Model”. For those Lacrosse fans out there who watch the show, you might remember that one of the final four contestants was a tenacious Lacrosse player. Obviously, it was time to get the facts.

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Soft Lacrosse is for beginners, usually played in gym classes, and covers the most basic techniques. It is like the bunny slopes for an aspiring Lacrosse athlete. It is a wonderful introduction to the game, and ideal for the gentle player, who just wants to have simple fun. Lacrosse in general, is an action packed, vigorous sport, so Soft Lacrosse, is almost an oxymoron. I remember a few classmates, who would have preferred Soft Lacrosse to what Mrs. Francomb was teaching. Box, or Indoor Lacrosse, is a game with six to a team, played indoors, and introduced to Western Civilization from Canada in the 1930’s. The original idea was to cover ice hockey rinks with artificial turf, presumably during off-season, in order to sustain a necessary level of revenue. The game enjoys some unique twists, such as the 30-second shot clock where each team must take a shot at the goal within 30 seconds of possession, and more technical issues, such as shorter stick requirements. It’s a lot of fun. We played a modified version of Indoor Lacrosse in middle school on the gymnasium basketball courts, when the weather outside was unseasonable. I must mention that the ball, which is made of a very hard rubber, had a tendency to ‘bounce’ with merciless speed and velocity, causing not-unsubstantial injury if you were caught in the line of fire. However, all-in-all fun was had by those who embraced it.

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Most popular is Men’s Field Lacrosse, notorious and traditionally American, reinterpreted from our European ancestors, who modernized the game, which originally came from the Native North Americans. Today it is a two goal, offense vs. defense, 10 to a team endeavor, played on a football-sized field with lots of action and enthusiasm required. Running, body and stick checking, and four-quarter play comprise the basic structure. Get the ball in the opposing goal, which is usually 6 feet by 6 feet wide. Thematically compared to Rugby, Hockey, Basketball and Soccer, this is a fast moving activity, requiring immense stamina to run, and technical skill, which is required for the stick work. Padding, of course, is mandatory. A small fact about Woman’s Field Lacrosse is that there are three times as many Women’s Lacrosse teams today than there were in 1990. This popularity would account for my hearing about it in the mainstream life-style venue, such as “America’s Next Top Model”. Woman’s Lacrosse is similar to men’s, sans the body checking, which I always thought was a nice advantage, considering we didn’t have to wear as much padding as the boys. Less padding equals faster play! It is really all about the running, unless you are playing Polocrosse, which brings us to our fifth style, and most recently popularized version of Lacrosse. Also re-invented in 1930’s, in both England and Australia, this sport was originally intentioned to teach horseback riding, and has since been coined the poor-man’s Polo. I will discuss this in more depth to follow.

HISTORY AND RITUALS With savage prestige, Lacrosse is considered America’s first sport. It was conjured and developed by the North American Natives over centuries, ‘discovered’ by the French, and adopted and refined by European immigrants around the 1900’s. In eighth grade, I was on the JV (woman’s field) Lacrosse team. Our school had three teams to cover the 3-season year: Field Hockey for the fall, Basketball for the winter, and Lacrosse in the spring. Arbitrarily, I was left-handed at Lacrosse, I was thrilled, not to mention intrigued, to discover this. Later, I discovered that this is not unusual. Part of any sport, worth its weight in equipment, is the rituals of battle. I remember ‘taping up my stick’, too elaborately perhaps, to keep the plastic end-cap in place, and to give some grip on the shaft. Also, I can remember molding my mouth guard each year, in the boiling water on our electric stove, with my mom helping me. And, of course, finding the right kneepads, which was always very important. No helmets back then, or eye gear, but you can see those trends today. What I remember most from Lacrosse was lots of running, throwing, scooping and dodging the wickedly hard ball, which could leave a huge bump, if it hit you in the shins, which happened often enough. Fearless youth get the most enjoyment out of this game.

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istorically, Lacrosse was the first American Sport. The Native Americans for all kinds of reasons conceived it. Here are the top 10 Lacrosse facts I never knew: Lacrosse is considered the first American Sport, created by the North American Natives. Eventually dubbed “Tewaarathon” (Little Brother of War), the game was used to prepare young men for warfare, and to develop their fortitude and manliness. Aside from preparing warriors, Tewaarathon was practiced to study the ‘art’ of war, to resolve conflict, to ritualistically heal the sick, and played spiritually, for ceremony, which was thought to be a gift from their creator. Thus, by playing the game, this gift was given back to their creator in thanks. The Natives would decorate themselves, and their sticks, with elaborate war paint before games. Ceremonial dances and feasts occurred before and after the games. Games could last for days, and involve hundreds of men. Goals for these games could be set miles apart.

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Rules were made up, usually the day before a game. (Wouldn’t that freedom be a refreshing twist today?)

These men were warriors. With conditions that could challenge both the heartiest and most lithe of modern day athletes. In my recent examination of Lacrosse, I feel as though the pure beauty of this sport is still an enchanting gift from our predecessors. Luckily, it has not changed too much in spirit. The level of enthusiasm required to endure such strenuous sporting today has not waned, but stayed central to the spirit of the game. The reader might ask now, what was the transformation, which brought their game to ours? Essentially, it was composed of three parts: the Europeans, civilization, and yes, time management.

Side betting was a ritualistic part of the first Lacrosse games, between women folk, family friends, as well as enemies. Balls were made of deerskin, clay, stone, and wood. (That hasn’t changed too much.)

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These men were warriors. With conditions that could challenge both the heartiest and most lithe of modern day athletes.”

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Discovered by the French Jesuit missionaries, it was the English who reduced the Tawaarathon ‘ceremony’ from days and days, into the 90-minute (plus/minus) gesture of war training we know today. They called it civilization, and renamed it ‘Lacrosse’. Lacrosse has since clung close to the East Coast, stretching down to Florida, and up through Canada, with pockets of historical Lacrosse play found in Colorado, Texas, and some Mid-Atlantic States (such as Pennsylvania). Recently, Lacrosse is gaining popularity in the South and Mid-Western states. And, many versions of the game are enjoyed internationally, specifically the Polocrosse invention in countries as far reaching as Dubai, and Australia, although equal attention is given in our own Unites States of America, and of course South America.

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POLOCROSSE AND FINALLY, FASHION “Nothing goes out of fashion faster, than fashion”, as my painting teacher would pontificate every time we met for class, (I believe he was the author). And, for the four years I heard this, and much like the saying “I can’t win for losing”, I never really understood what he meant.. I couldn’t translate it, or break down the sentence, into a discernible message that would spiritually or emotionally transcend. Both of these sayings are contradictory, but maybe that’s the whole point-- and in the contradiction comes a disguised sarcasm of personal defeat. I challenge the notion that Lacrosse is both fashionable and everlasting. Let’s start with Polocrosse, Lacrosse with horses. As of late, it is both fashionable, and a winning combination of two awesome sports: Polo and Lacrosse. Perhaps in this compromise of rules and regulations, you may have heard Polocrosse heralded as the ‘poorman’s polo’. It is more accessible to play than Polo proper, and played with a relaxed but ever rugged joie de vivre. Outlined earlier, Polocrosse dates back hundreds of years, but was ‘cultivated’ by the English, to teach riding to gentlemen, and exercise the horses. Today it is very popular in countries such as Australia, Dubai, England, and our own Southern United States. Matches consist of 4-6 players in (8) minute periods called ‘chukkahs’. The end-goal is the same as in Lacrosse, and playing fields replicate those of Polo, both indoors and out. Word on the street, this game is Rugby on horseback. It’s simple, fast and rough- most notably because of the body checking. The challenge in this game, of course, is the immense balance required to make contact with the other players while on horseback. Strategically, player assignment is key; the players are each designated to an opponent, one-on-one, for the entire game. I should add that there is no switching of horses throughout. One of the main physical concentrations during the game is to get the ball out of your opponents stick, and, of course, to score goals! Players of Polocrosse are adrenaline junkies, lovers of speed and action, and reports from fans are always two thumbs up! Finally, as a fashion influence, let’s examine the fall 2010 Menswear Line for GANT, by American Fashion Designer Michael Bastian. You heard it hear first: the ‘elegant’ game of Lacrosse is where scholars become ‘primitive’, and where Machiavellian violencemeets-the-Harvard-elite. Recently, I watched a gorgeous video on YouTube of Michael’s design process and personal mission; it brought me right back to boarding school, and my admiration of T.S. After school, he marched across the green open fields, carrying his lacrosse stick, adorned with sweat and dirt from the games. Mr. Basian has captured the knightly character, equipped with tousled hair and warrior instinct. The line comprises sweaters, jackets, shirts, scarves and pants: all emblazoned with a lacrosse player in silhouette. He designs in preparatory school colors for our American men, capturing the essence of education, sports, and regality all in one.

Lacrosse Fashion | Photo provide by GANT

It really did put my inquiring mind to rest, that a sport as calculating, yet ethereal as Lacrosse, could transcend into an established American fashion house. In addition, Mr. Bastion was smart enough to seize the opportunity, seeing this sport of class and integrity, and combining its essence with his own vision and making it into today’s fashion. Founded by our Native Americans, it has crossed every border, been adapted to modern sport cross-training trends, and to gender equality. Lacrosse has settled into everyday life. Lacrosse literally means ‘the game of the hooked stick’, and for this writer, it is proof, that anything is within reach, if you want it enough. Just ask the players.

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By: Michelle Leshem

FOR THE LOVE OF TRAVELING Big In Japan! Japan’s graceful stone garden was the inspiration behind the latest camera made by LOMO. The CC A Japan Edition is so limited that only 1000 pieces are available worldwide. Available at lomography.com $399.

The Cultured Gypsy Louis Vuitton’s 2011 European Cities City Guide includes unexpected cities such as Oxford and Porto Cervo to city favorites like Paris and Berlin. About 7,000 curated addresses to galleries, hotels, restaurants and more. Available at Louis Vuitton, $135.

It’s A Snap! Quintessentially, a club synonymous with quality accessibility 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for whatever your heart desires from hotels, to the opera, private jet service and more. With offices in every major destination you could say you have your very own PA worldwide. Available through Quintessentially, $1500./yr.

FOR THE PALATE

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee Now coffee lovers can get that coffee house feel with Nespresso’s chic coffee machine CitZ with milk frother for those perfect cappuccinos and lattes. Available at nespresso. com $349.

Sweet Talk For the dark chocolate connoisseur, Noka presents the Vintages Collection. A compilation of the finest single estate dark chocolates that are individually presented in an elegant black box. Available at Noka Chocolate, $49.

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Ice Box A tribute to the eternal style of Brut Yellow Label, Le Fridge is the new must have from Veuve Cliquot. This individual box is a nod to the refrigerators of the 1950s which keeps a bottle of Brut Yellow Label at the ideal temperature for at least two hours. Available at purplepalate.com, $90

FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC

Safe & Sound Audiophiles around the world are rejoicing for Mcintosh’s newest stand-alone tabletop sound system with cd and mp3 player. Yes it’s pricey. But it’s also McIntosh...a brand synonymous with the highest quality sound system. Available at Mcintoshlabs.com, $7,500.

Not Your Daddy’s Jukebox The latest in digital jukeboxes, Wurlitzer presents Lyra, the very best jukebox in its class. This jukebox’s modern makeover, comes with Adam Art audio, a 15” touch screen for creating an easy playlist and space for over 60,000 MP3s. Available at Gibson upon request. $3,393.

Get Your Rocks Off For the die hard guitarist, Rock Royalty introduces their customized one of a kind Kaged Black Stingray guitar featuring 1.66 carats in black and white diamonds set in sterling silver. The custom guitar is wrapped in natural black stingray with a white center cut diamond. Available at rockroyalty.com, $25,000.

Creative Use of Space Sonoro’s limited edition Internet radio not only looks good but is multi-functional too! The MINI Rocks Sonoro radio offers listeners, 18,000 Webradio stations, an alarm clock, external iPod docking station and charging function. Available at sonoro-audio.com, $645.

Lyrically Juicy Raffa and Rainer, Miami’s favorite folksies bring you a melodic body of jazz, blues and folk that not only comforts your soul but is the perfect background music for dinner parties to decompressing. The album took two years to create, with 30 guest musicians and more than just a small dose of layered sounds. Available on itunes.com and Sweat Records, $10.

FOR THE KIDS

Soft As Velvet Only the best in organic skin care when it comes to your lil’ bambini. Little Twig’s sage and mild skin care has soothing lavender and is certified cruelty free by PETA. Available at littletwig.com, $18.99

Rock Around The ultimate in rocking fun for children, made from veneer core birch plywood, and with its German engineering to guarantee that smooth ride. Available at yliving. com, $290.

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FOR THE HOME

Bird’s-Eye View For the mid-century modern enthusiast, this handmade welded steel and aluminum bird feeder also acts as an outdoor sculpture and comes in white. Available at joepapendick.com, $95.

Play it Cool Cool your 16 bottles of wine in a sleek crocodile patterned fridge with a temperature and humidity controlled environment, so your wine can mature to full perfection. Available at Fendi Casa, $14,180.

Horsing Around This unique lamp is manufactured from Himalayan salt, known to be recommended for its health benefits. The lamp contains 84 different minerals just like the human body. Available in horse, natural and elephant form at International Polo Club’s Retail Shop, $69.

Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear When we saw these rugs, we didn’t know if to fi rst “aww” or “ooh”. Well we couldn’t help but do both. These hand sewn designed rugs are made from recycled teddy bears. The rugs not only symbolize the histories of its owners’ childhoods but how awe inspiring they are for the home, especially when derived from your childhood. Artist, Augustina Woodgate is interested in melding the past and the future into something new and tangible. Available at spinellogallery. com, price furnished upon request.

Burn The Candle At Both Ends What better way to give your home the scent of fragrant soy candles and also moisturize your hands? The folks at Soy Delicious, use 100% purse soy wax with a high concentration of fragrance oils. So while you get to fill every room in your house with exotic scents you also get to give your hands a treat! Available at soydelicious. com, $34.

Dear Me! This modern and innovative hybrid take on the deer form is made with jewel beetle wings, caribou horns and coyote fur, created by artist, Enrique Gomez de Molina. Meant to be both fascinating and humorous, the surreal piece showcases genetic engineering and human evolution. Available at spinellogallery.com, price furnished upon request.

Paper Trail Rolling papers put to good use, these paper bowls are made by Japanese papers bound together in a tight spiral designed by Takumi Shimamura. 100% recycled, these bowls are water resistant and durable. Available at gretelhome.com, $94./ small and $170./large.

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FOR MOTHER EARTH

Eye Candy Before you throw away that candy wrapper, think of the environment. Ecoist did. Their strong, sturdy and water resistant bags are made out of recycled candy wrappers coated with cellophane. Large enough to fit the essentials, this bag is ready for you to hit the town. Available at ecoist.com, $118.

The Cream Of The Crop The name says it all: “Soft Hands Kind Heart”. Next time you moisturize, you’ll be happy to know that you will be helping combat and raise awareness of sex trafficking of children and young people. 100% of the proceeds go to The Body Shop’s global partner charity, ECPAT. Available thebodyshop-usa.

Napoleon Dynamite Aventus, the newest creation by master perfumer, Creed, introduces this men’s fragrance as a celebration of strength, power and success. Inspired by the life of the historic emperor Napoleon, this fragrance is a worldly blend of the “man who savors a life well lived”. Part of the proceeds from U.S. sales, benefit American Rivers, a non profit group protecting U.S. waterways from environmental harm. Available at creedboutique.com, $280/ 4oz.

Off-The-Cuff Brangelina designed these special edition cufflinks for Asprey. Named ‘The Protector’ they are made with 18ct white gold, black diamonds and emerald. The proceeds, will go towards the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict- an organization co founded by Angelina Jolie. Available at asprey.com, $11,000.

Fill Someone’s Shoes “TOM’S shoes was founded on a simple premise: One for One”. For every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need. As shown: ‘love is the new black’. Available at toms.com, $54.

FOR THE PET

Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries No need to hide this pet bowl away! Pussycat and owner, will love the modern and clean design of the bowl. Available at invotisshop.com, $9.80.

Hot Under The Collar For the dog with distinguishing taste, this white woven leather and gold leash set is made out of 100% Italian woven calf leather with gold plated stainless steel hardware. Available at vonderbitch.com, $225.

Sweater Action Soft pure Mongolian wool jumper with its roll neck and triple cable detail is truly a classic design for your furry friend. Available at petpalette.com $45.95

A Bed of Roses For the pampered pooch, WOWBOW created the sleekest and most comfortable bed for your best friend. The Mija bed is crafted from 10mm thick acrylic and furnished with luxury faux suede cushions fi lled with shredded ‘memory foam’. Not exactly for the frugal pet owner. Available at wowbow.co.uk, $900.

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Dream On Leave it to a brand that encompasses love, to design jewelry based on the dream catcher. H.O.W.L (handle only with love) created this 18K gold chain passed down by family, with raw turquoise beads that release negative energy to bring friendship. Available at The Webster, $550.

A Mixed Bag! The quintessential crossbody bag. Big enough to carry your everyday essentials and the perfect transition bag from day to evening. Made with premium grade South African farmed ostrich custom-made to your color preference. Bordeaux Ostrich, Made-to-Order, other colors available at 1perdiem.com, $1299.

Eye Candy Stones, studs and sparkle. You will be sure to stand out with these pumps. Available in an assortment of colors. Available at samedelman.com, $200.

Has A Ring To It This gorgeous sterling silver ring is so elegant with its 2.37 ct. diamond and 29.95 ct. moonstone, it speaks for itself. Available at lorenjewels.com

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Smells like Roses This bracelet is made of 18 carat rose gold and is set with several wavy rows of rose cut and round cut white diamonds, totaling 9.52 carats of rose cut diamonds and 24.12 carats of round-cut diamonds. Available at kingjewelers.com private label, $72,000.

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Easy Rider Sharp yet tough at the same time, these boots have a zipper opening on the inner sides, dark chocolate leather and made with Blake Rapid construction. Available at paulsmith.com, $525

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In The Bag This essential leather overnight bag continues its tradition of serving the traveler with it’s lightweight body, its handy inside and outside pockets and its solid brass components. With the embossed IPC luggage tag and gold coloring IPC lining inside this bag is a treat. Available in black or brown at International Polo Retail Shop, 14x21x12 $269.

Case In Point Snug basket-weave leather iPad case leaves very little wiggle room, keeping the computer both clean and protected. Available at bottegaveneta.com, $540.

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Erica Phillips & Ali Solimine Pinch Sitters “To us the Palm Beach Polo Season not only means having all of our friends in the equestrian world in one place, but it also means that we get to see Brandon and Kris have the opportunity to play the most competitive polo the United States has to offer!”

Blake Brothers Pine Tree Farms Tom - “I look forward to the Palm Beach Polo Season because my brothers are back in town and we get the opportunity to play polo and work together.” Jeff - “Even though I am from New York, Wellington is my home now, and I love being here and spending time with friends and family and playing polo at the highest level.” Jeff (Far right) Tom (center) Brad (Left)

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Robert Kiger Elegante Polo “As a polo player and a business owner, I believe the winter polo season here is unique in the world of polo. Over 100 players and 5,000 horses converge on Wellington for four months for the best polo in this country. It’s spectacular to watch, It’s good for business community of Palm Beach County, and it’s good for the game itself.

Irene Perez La Martina, Wellington “After 23 years, I still look forward to the excitement of the season. It is always great to see our many friends, clients and new faces of the sport of polo. Looking forward to a great year.”

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REWIND

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 2010 Palm Beach Polo Season Every Sunday January 3rd–April 18th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

2010 was a record season for IPC, bringing in the largest number of spectators since its inception. Guests enjoyed the highest goal polo seen in the U.S. at one of the most impressive Polo facilities in the world. World-Class athletes, celebrities and notables from far and wide visited Wellington to be a part of the 2010 Palm Beach Polo Season.

01. Adolfo Cambiaso. 02. Nespresso’s Michelle McFaul presenting a machine to Crab Orchard’s George Rawlings and Hilario Ulloa. 03. Bridal shower enjoying Sunday Polo. 04. Enjoying a glass of champagne at the divot stomp. 05. Fans cheering during Sunday Polo. 06. Sarah Scheffer, Michelle Rivera and Kelly Murphy enjoy half time. 07. Friends and Family at Sunday Polo. 08. Friends at Sunday Polo. 09. Nacho Figueras and Larry Boland. 10. Georgette Escobar cheering from the sidelines.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 2010 Palm Beach Polo Season Every Sunday January 3rdâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 18th, 2010 International Polo Club Palm Beach

Photos by: LILA PHOTO 2010 was a record season for IPC, bringing in the largest number of spectators since its inception. Guests enjoyed the highest goal polo seen in the U.S. at one of the most impressive Polo facilities in the world. World-Class athletes, celebrities and notables from far and wide visited Wellington to be a part of the 2010 Palm Beach Polo Season.

01. IPC mascot Chukker with polo fans 02. Nick Manifold and Kelly Klein. 03. Michelle Woods and Jeffrey Donovan. 04. Polo Action. 05. Jeffrey Donovan (star of Burn Notice) and Michelle Woods departing by helicopter 06. Jeff and Michelle Hall. 07. Patagones player during the match. 08. Matthew and Aliza Byrne with children Leo and Hudson. 09. Tailgate fun. 10. A young fan enjoys a half time ice cream. 11. Wellington High School Marching Band on Opening Day.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 2010 Palm Beach Polo Season Every Sunday January 3rdâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;April 18th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

01. US Open Polo Action. 02. Parachuter on opening day. 03. Chelsea Harshman and Anand Ravipati. 04. Piaget Polo Team before a match. 05. A young fan 06. Bachelorette party enjoying Sunday Polo. 07. Mascots at the US Open Polo Championship 08. Scott Disick, Kourtney Kardashian, Toy Roxanne Wash, Yulia Wash. 09. Young fan and his canine friend.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Nespresso Grande Pavilion Every Sunday January 3rd–April 18th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

IPC’s Nespresso Grande Pavilion was host to a slew of fabulous events and guests throughout the 2010 season. With delicious Nespresso beverages or glasses of Veuve Clicquot in hand, Polo players mingled with South Florida’s movers and shakers, with the occasional celebrity sighting adding to the glamour of a fabulous Sunday.

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01. Sunny Bishop, Lauren Fleet, Kelena Kultiasnova, Samantha Munday, Dawn Walsh 02. Brunch Guest Enjoying Champagne. 03. Martin Pepa, Becky Feldman and Michael Tomei. 04. Nic Roldan and Amber Valletta. 05. (Back row) Kris Kampsen, Brandon Phillips, Luis Escobar (front row) Ali Solimine, Erica Phillips and Georgette Escobar. 06. David Sabin, Angela Baker, Shamin Abas, Remi Laba, Aymeric Clemente. 07.Nacho, Jason Binn and Alan Lieberman. 08. Guests in front of the Nespresso Grande Pavilion. 09. Ashlee Harrison, Misha Ezratti, Pier Harrison, Jessica Millman and Greg Lieberman. 10. Tiffany Levy, April Levy, Chelsea Harshman, Anand Ravipati, Jeff Blum and Becky Feldman enjoy a Veuve Clicquot Jeroboam. 11. Gleicy Santos and Isabelle Fontes enjoying a Nespresso.

Social Scene Rewind 2010 Nespresso Grande Pavilion Every Sunday January 3rd–April 18th, 2010 International Polo Club Palm Beach

Photos by: LILA PHOTO IPC’s Nespresso Grande Pavilion was host to a slew of fabulous events and guests throughout the 2010 season. With delicious Nespresso beverages or glasses of Veuve Clicquot in hand, Polo players mingled with South Florida’s movers and shakers, with the occasional celebrity sighting adding to the glamour of a fabulous Sunday.

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01.Fashion sponsor LUCA LUCA. 02. Matthew McFaul, Michelle McFaul, B. Michael, Mark-Anthony Edwards, Dr. Gaga. 03. David Sabin and Wisler Pierre Louis. 04. Inside the Nespresso Grande Pavilion on Sunday. 05. Driveway to the Nespresso Grande Pavilion. 06. Sean Drake, Michelle Leshem, Jackie Mailhe and Sasha Lauzon. 07.Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian. 08. Nancy Argott, Carlos, Danny Santiago, Stephen Boylan, David Fittin (front). 09. Polyana Santos and Katie Francesconi.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 2010 USPA Piaget Gold Cup March 7th-March 21st, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO IPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club sponsor certainly made their title tournament one to remember in 2010. From Jeffrey Donovanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entrance via helicopter, to synchronized swimming, to outstanding Polo action, guests at the USPA Piaget Gold Cup had much to be dazzled by. With a VIP closing party that pulled out all the stops, we are wondering how Piaget will outdo themselves in 2011.

08 01. Yves Piaget and Adolfo Cambiaso at the awards ceremony. 02. Piaget flags lining the driveway. 03. John and Paget Critchett, Alyssa Enlish and Katie Cophenhafer. 04. The Piaget Gold Cup. 05. Synchronized swimmers at IPC. 06. The Duffy family and friend. 07. Nic Roldan ready for match. 08. Melissa Ganzi and Larry Boland. 09. Larry Boland, Michelle Woods, Jeffrey Donovan, Yves Piaget, Nicole Davis and Nic Roldan. 10. Piaget Polo balls

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 2010 USPA Piaget Gold Cup March 7th-March 21st, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach

Photos by: LILA PHOTO IPCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club sponsor certainly made their title tournament one to remember in 2010. From Jeffrey Donovanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entrance via helicopter, to synchronized swimming, to outstanding Polo action, guests at the USPA Piaget Gold Cup had much to be dazzled by. With a VIP closing party that pulled out all the stops, we are wondering how Piaget will outdo themselves in 2011.

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01. Michelle Woods and Jeffrey Donovan have a laugh with Nic Roldan. 02. Jeffrey Donovan (Star of Burn Notice) departing by helicopter. 03. Crab Orchard celebrating their victory. 04. Terry Duffy, Beatrice Vuille-Willemetz, Delfina Blaquier, Nacho Figueras, Yves Piaget, Larry Boland and Lauren Duffy. 05. Crab Orchard with the Piaget Gold Cup. 06. Guests at the Piaget Party. 07. USPA Piaget Gold Cup. 08. Polo action. 09. Champagne during the Piaget Gold Cup Finals party. 10. Larry

Boland, Nacho and Nic Roldan admiring a Piaget timepiece.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 USPA 106th U.S. Open Polo Championship™ Sunday March 28th–April 18th, 2010 International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO The 106th US Open Polo Championship™ brought the exhilarating polo action fans have grown to expect from the tournament to IPC for the 7th year running. Featuring the sports most notable stars pitted against each other in a match that showed tremendous skill on both sides, Crab Orchard came out victorious over Team Audi.

01. Julio Arellano on the awards platform. 02. Charging down the field. 03. Welcome to the Arcalux US Open Polo Championship™. 04. Lupe Roldan, Brandon Phillips, Nic Roldan. 05. Melissa Ganzi, Ines Lalore, Camila Cambiaso & friend. 06. George Rawlings celebrating Crab Orchard’s Victory. 07. Team Audi flag. 08. Fans enjoying an elaborate tailgate 09. Georgette Escobar, Amy Azzaro, Tamara Gerber. 10. Tory Burch in the Nespresso Grande Pavilion Fashion lounge.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 USPA 106th U.S. Open Polo Championship™ Sunday March 28th–April 18th, 2010 International Polo Club Palm Beach

Photos by: LILA PHOTO The 106th US Open Polo Championship™ brought the exhilarating polo action fans have grown to expect from the tournament to IPC for the 7th year running. Featuring the sports most notable stars pitted against each other in a match that showed tremendous skill on both sides, Crab Orchard came out victorious over Team Audi.

01. Barbara Kravitz, Lucas Ortiz, Danielle Ortiz. 02. Cambiaso fans. 03. Diego Echeverri, Carrie O’Rourke, Former Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, Angela Baker, Troy Mcnichols, Shamin Abas. 04. Crab Orchard celebrating their victory. 05. Marc Ganzi taking a shot. 06. U.S. Open Polo Championship™ Trophy. 07. Fashionable guests at Sunday Polo. 08. Parachuter landing on the field. 09. Ladies enjoying champagne at the half time divot

stomp. 10. Packed grand- stands for the U.S. Open. 11. Kelly Bea, Mary Jo Galindo and Hector Galindo.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Women’s Championship Tournament Party April 7th, 2010

Eau Spa at The Ritz Carlton Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

The Women of the Polo World celebrated in style at the Beautiful Eau Spa at The Ritz Carlton. The event, hosted by notable female player Sunny Hale, was in honor of the finals of the Women’s Champion Tournament.

01.Christine Dirocco, Sunny Hale, Neri Terem. 02.Brenda DuPont, Wellington Mayor Darell Brown, Sherry Brown and George DuPont. 03.Greg Mangram, Evelyn Perez, Amy Albornoz. 04.Stormie Hale, Gene Evans, Sunny Hale. 05. Irene Perez, Maureen Brennan, Sunny Hale. 06.Ines Cendoya, Sylvia Firestone, Allyn Maix, Kelita Torres. 07.Ladies enjoying the WCT gift bags. 08.Lee and Chris Frankhouser. 09.Krystal Chik, Kelita Torres, Erin Scheibel-Janney, Angela York, Mayor Darell Brown and Sunny Hale. 10.Nikki B and Karen Goor.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Easter Sunday Sunday April 4th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

It was an absolutely beautiful Easter Sunday at IPC, complete with childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s egg hunt, a half time Hat Contest and of course the best high goal polo the country has to offer. Sumptuous Easter brunch and entertainment from some of South Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite mascots rounded out this picture perfect spring day.

01. Amy Azzaro and friend, Ashley Maguire, Kathryn Maguire (front), Toy Wash with the Easter Bunny. 02. Let the egg hunt begin. 03.Cheers to the hat contest winner. 04. Three Generations of Maguire ladies; Kathryn, Kathryn and Ashley. 05. Derek Brit, Carl and Iris Apfel. 06. Youngster scouting the annual Easter Egg hunt. 07. Winning team Valiente. 08. Emily Molina, Evelyn Molina, Natalie Molina, Nicky Danger. 09. Becky Feldman, Megan Harris, John Wash. 10. Hat Contest Winners with the Easter Bunny.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Annual 4th Grade Polo Day January 19th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach

Photography: LILA PHOTO The annual event held at IPC was a day of polo fun for area 4th graders, who got to cheer on young players Matthew Cohen, Nico Escobar, Cipriano Echezarreta and Hilario Figueras. The Polo up and comers played along side Nacho and some of the sports other elite, making up teams Mattahooch and Black Watch for the day.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 IPC Summer Series Summer 2010

Wolffer Estate Vineyard, Delfina Blaquier @ Vered Gallery in East Hampton, Bridgehampton Polo, The Hampton Classic Horse Show and Big Horn Polo Club, Wyoming The IPC family hit the road this summer to check in with our equestrian counterparts around the Country. It was a fun filled weekend in the Hamptons, complete with a memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cocktail event at the Beautiful Wolffer Estate Vineyard, a trip to see show jumping at the Hampton Classic and some Long Island Polo action in Bridgehampton. IPC also hosted an event and attended the Rodeo in Wyomingâ&#x20AC;ŚYeehaw!

01. Shamin Abas, Peter Farmer, Helen Gifford, Michelle Farmer. 02. Frank MacNamara, Julie Pickens, Allan White. 03. David Walentas, Jane Walentas, Lin White and William White. 04.Stu Frankel, Mary K Shaughnessy, Lynn Frankel, Dennis Shaughnessy. 05. John Kikoski, Maggie Lewis and Joan Roe 06. Alan and Diana Lieberman, Toy Roxanne Wash, Ramona and Mario Singer. 07. Frank and Patricia MacNamara. 08. Carla Corts, Michelle Campos and Sara Semprini. 09. George & Chrystine Tauber. 10. Hajan Karabey & Ann Thomas.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 IPC Summer Series Summer 2010

08 01. Angela Baker and Michelle McFaul. 02. Nacho talks with Rachel Zoe and husband Roger Berman. 03. Julie Pickens, John Wash, Toy Roxanne Wash, Delfina Blaquier, Sara Semprini. 04. Michelle Campos, Julie Pickens, Nacho Figueras, Angela Baker, Sara Semprini. 05. Paula Doyle, Diana Tashman, Joan Tashman. 06. Horse Jumping. 07. The IPC Group in Wyoming. 08. Meghan Arellano, Mary Jo Galindo.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Annual Polo Ball April 10th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

This year’s Polo Ball theme “Club Gaga” brought out the wild pop princess in all guests, with costumed dancers, airbrush tattoos and brightly dazzling colors galore. Hosted by all the 2010 Polo teams playing at IPC and benefitting the Curing Children’s Cancer Fund, members and friends had a ball dancing the night away in the eccentric carnival themed space.

01. (Back row) Marc and Melissa Ganzi (front row) Lucas LaLor, Lauren and Terry Duffy. 02. Angela York, Emily Guiza, Tiana Smicklas, Barbara Grimes and Joanne Smicklas. 03. Partygoers on the Dance Floor. 04. Stephanie Brown, Gillian Johnston, Martin Brown & friend. 05. Kara Feildman, Jarrett Fisher, Annie Sun, Michael Mancuso and Jory Schwartz. 06. Michelle McFaul and friend 07. Guests enjoyed airbrush tattoos. 08. Taryn Harnett, Greg Gingery and Leslie Simpson. 09. Jeff and Michelle Hall with a Lady Gaga look-alike. 10. Jessica Wittenbrink and Robin Flemin

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 The Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic June 27th, 2010

Governor’s Island, New York Photos by: Clint Spaulding/Patrick McMullan for Veuve Clicquot.

The Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic brought out New York City’s Society in style to perfectly compliment the Sport of Kings. Event Co-Chair Nacho Figueras’s Black Watch took on Prince Harry’s Black Rock team in a match that captivated the impressive crowd of spectators. Proceeds from the event benefitted the American Friends of Sentebale, a charity Prince Harry works closely with.

01. Team Black Rock. 02. Prince Harry & Nacho Figueras. 03. Team Black Watch. 04. Team Black Rock and Team Black Watch. 05. Gail King, J Kushner, Ivanka Trump. 06. Veuve Umbrellas in the crowd. 07. Mark Cornell, Mayor Bloomberg and Nacho Figueras. 08. Susan Sarandon and Prince Harry. 09.Larry Boland & Nacho. 10. Prince Harry and Nacho Figueras at the Awards Ceremony.

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The World is Coming to Palm Beach March 9-11, 2011

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Santa Barbara Polo July 9th–August 29th, 2010

Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club Photos by: KIM KUMPART PHOTOGRAPHY

20-Goal Polo in Santa Barbara last summer exceeded all expectations. Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club hosted the Mayor’s Trophy starting on July 9, followed by the Robert Skene Trophy, Lucchese USPA America Cup, and Bombardier Pacific Coast Open concluding on August 29. Team Lucchese was undefeated throughout.

01. Action on the field. 02. President of Lucchese, Paul LaVoie inside the Lucchese trunk show at SBPRC. 03. Robin and Bob Fell. 04. Paul Vitagliano - Bombardier, Barry Bonds, 2010 Bombardier Pacific Coast Open Winners Team Lucchese - Jason Crowder, Andres Weisz, John Muse, Adolfo Cambiaso, Brant Dalhfors – Bombardier. 05. Sheva Miran and Katie Turpin. 06. Crowd enjoying the match at Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club. 07. Polo Action. 08. Crowd out at the halftime divot stomp. 09. Bill and Sandi Nicholson. 10. Adolfo Cambiaso and Wesley Ru.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 AMG-Mercedes Miami Beach Polo World Cup April 23rd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 25th, 2010 Miami Beach

Photos By: Alex Webbe The Polo Life The growth and popularity of beach polo at the seven-year-old Miami Beach Polo Club continues to serve as a attraction to a host of sports-minded people who might otherwise never get an opportunity to see the game of kings played. Featuring some of the games top players, the annual Miami Beach Polo World cup is an event that makes the general public more aware of the game, benefiting not only beach polo, but all of the clubs in South Florida.

01. Model and International Polo Player Paula Chermont signing autographs. 02.AMG at Trophy Press Conference. 03. Nacho Figueras. 04. Pony Parade down South Beach. 05.The tent at Miami Beach Polo. 06. Jerry Bruckheimer with Chet Lott and his wife. 07. AMG vs. Morgan Stanley Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Polo Cup. 08. Miami Beach Polo Models. 09. AMG vs. Morgan Stanley Match Play. 10. AMG VIP Tent with Setai South Beach Hotel in Background.

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The FTI Winter Equestrian Festival hosts Palm Beach County’s most unique entertainment option every Saturday at 6pm from January 22 to April 3. Enjoy an evening of fine dining, shopping, and entertainment for the whole family, while watching world class show jumping competition. Take part in the action from a box seat or from the upscale International Club. Several VIP seating options are available. For ticketing and box seating options, please contact Annette Goyette 561-779-1660 WWW.EQUESTRIANSPORT.COM

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Lucchese International Polo Club Palm Beach

2010 Palm Beach Polo Season

Photos by: Kristy Furg/The Polo Life & LILA PHOTO As one of IPC’s esteemed sponsors, Lucchese had quite a presence during the 2010 season. The Lucchese Boots Lounge was back this year to fit members and players with the perfect custom boots. A one of a kind boot was made just for IPC and presented by Lucchese to IPC at the finals of the US Open. Don’t miss the 2011 Lucchese Boots Lounge February 19 th and 20 th!

01. Ann Thomas and Charles Ward at Lucchese Poolside Trunk Show. 02. Bill Kraft and Paul LaVoie. 03. JC Western Wear staff with Sam Spector and Paul LaVoie (both holding polo boots). 04. Lucchese on Piaget Championship field at IPC 05. The Whole Extended Lucchese Team Family. 06. Team Lucchese signing autographs. 07. The Lucchese Boots Lounge at the Mallet Grille 08. Kourtney Kardashian (in Lucchese Boots) getting a Polo Lesson from Nic Roldan. 09. Lucchese’s Paul LaVoie and John Muse, IPC President John Wash, Heather and Andres Weisz. 10. Team Lucchese receiving a trophy.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 AYSO Soccer Tournament July 5th–11th, 2010

International Polo Club Palm Beach Photos by: LILA PHOTO

The best youth soccer teams from around the country descended on Wellington this July to participate in American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) National Games. 3,000 soccer players ranging from ages 4–19 took over the polo fields for a week of fun competitive games.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 EFG Bank and Equus & Co Polo Around the World Photos by: Centaur Photographic and Gregory Ratner As Private Advisors to the Global Equestrian and Polo community, Equus & Co. are involved in Polo across the globe. For EFG Bank, Equus & Co. has organized corporate sponsored polo teams and official bank sponsorships in Palm Beach, England, Sotogrande (Spain), Shanghai, Argentina, Punta del Este and continues to expand its influence on the Polo community as it branches out to new global markets in 2011 with a focus on Europe and Asia.

01. Cartier International Day 2008 – Prince Charles at the Coronation 2008 with the two teams, England (Audi) vs. the Australian EFG Bank Polo Team held at Guards Polo Club. 02. EFG Bank 2008 Season Polo Team featuring (left to right) Jim Whisenand, Luis Escobar, Jeff Hall and Whistle Uys. 03. EFG Bank Argentine Polo Team 2009 – Cartier International Day 2009, Coronation Cup (England vs. Argentina) held at Guards Polo Club, England. 04. Nine Dragons Hill Polo Club to play the Royal Salute Polo Club Gold Cup 2009 under the colors of Equus & Co, Team members (from left) Jim Whisenand, Luis Escobar, Sebastian Amaya and Dino Asvaintra. 05. EFG Bank Argentina Polo Team – Copa Desafio Argentina vs. Brazil Punta del Este Polo Club, January 2010. 06. Cartier International Day China Polo 2008 – Commonwealth vs. South America Polo Teams. Luis Escobar and Martin Ravina members of the EFG Bank Polo Team played defending South America Colors. 07. EFG Bank Polo Team 2008 – Royal Salute Gold Cup held at Nine Dragons Hill Polo Club, Shanghai, China. 08. EFG Bank 40 Goal Team (from left) Adolfo Cambiaso, Agustin Merlos, Pablo McDonough, Juan Martin Nero.

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Social Scene Rewind 2010 Bobby Genovese’s Vancouver International Polo Helping Others BG Capital Management Corporation Chairman and Founder, Bobby Genovese, has parlayed successes in the boardroom and on the polo field into opportunities to support children’s organizations throughout the world. Genovese is a longtime supporter of Toronto’s annual Polo For Heart fundraising tournament benefiting area heart/stroke research charities, as well as the Vancouver-based Face The World Foundation, raising millions for non-profit children’s organizations throughout Canada. Internationally, he is involved in several humanitarian efforts, including Pride ‘n Purpose, the charitable arm of Sir Richard Branson’s South African game reserve, that helps disadvantaged communities living adjacent to the reserve.

01. Genovese escorts fellow Face The World Foundation supporter, Goldie Hawn, to its annual gala. 02. Bobby Genovese Team Vancouver International Polo. 03. Genovese with Pride ‘n Purpose Foundation kids. 04. VIP takes top honors at Toronto’s Polo For Heart.

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POLO FIELDS 3 - 5

WELLINGTON ZONE BLEACHERS

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MAIN ENTRANCE GATE ENTRY SUNDAY POLO GA PARKING PIAGET FIELD HALF TIME DIVOT STOMP POLO FIELDS 3 - 5 NESPRESSO GRANDE PAVILLION BRUNCH VALET CHAMPAGNE STOP SUNDAY BRUNCH & POLO BALLROOM CONFERENCE CENTER WEDDING PIER WELLINGTON ZONE KIDS' AREA CHAMPAGNE STOP IPC CAFE MEMBER VALET RETAIL SHOP SHOP IPC GRANDSTAND SEATING 7TH CHUCKER SPORTS HOUSE & WILL CALL CROQUET LAWN SUNDAY CROQUET SPA AND SPIRITUAL CENTER MEMBER SWIMMING POOL APRES POLO PARTY MALLET GRILLE (MEMBERS ONLY) FISHING

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For the avid rider, My Horsey Bag is designed to transport your riding boots and store your cleaning tools. Not just a pretty bag, it meets the rider’s needs for function too. Made of a delicately worn Delon Calf leather it is accompanied with a sporty touch. Available at Loro Piana, $6150

As classic as the sport of polo, the Tula Moxie hat will never go out of style. Hand-woven palm with a 2” brim that’s not only functional against the sun but it’s made out of a sustainable fiber that is environmentally friendly and harvested twice a year. Available at the International Polo Club Retail Shop, $49

3. Keep A Close Watch On Polo

8. If The Shoe Fits

Those who love to watch polo stay together. ‘His’ and ‘Her’ Piaget Polo watches; an iconic staple since 1979.

Designed exclusively for the International Polo Club by Stubbs & Wooten, the brand’s legacy is a tradition of designing and handcrafting in Europe its unique shoes and slippers for ladies and gentlemen. This classic slipper will take you from day to night or polo to cocktails. Men’s Marine Blue Linen Shoe, the ladies Flax Linen Shoe Available at the International Polo Club Retail Shop, $495

a) His- Piaget Polo FortyFive, Titanium case, steel godroons with a 50 hour power reserve, chronograph and a large date window. Available at Piaget, $17, 900. b) Hers- Piaget Polo Lady FortyFive, 18 carat white gold case, set with 50 brilliant cut diamonds approximately 0.7ct. Available at Piaget, $26,900

4. SUN IS SHINING Enjoy Edward Beiner’s take on fusing employee loyalty with a bold fashion forward styled frame. Named after his long time store manager, the “Dawn” sunglasses are a modern take on an old classic frame. Color choices include a deep navy blue, black, crème brulée and tortoise shell. Available at Edward Beiner, $280

10. 5. The Mane Attraction Beautiful bi-color palomino and blonde horsehair adorned by swirls of natural color cultured peach pearls. The horsehair and pearls emerge from dangle earring settings of spiraled 14k yellow gold, sterling silver and copper. Available at solenarodesigns. com, $500

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9. BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE The folks at La Prairie have created the Swiss Suncare Collection to offer advanced sunscreen protection for the face. Cellular Anti-Wrinkle Sun Cream SPF 30 combines highly potent anti aging technologies into a luxurious cream. Available at laprairie.com 1.7 OZ / 50 ml, $140

10. TWO FOR ONE Form and function in one beautiful reversible leather tote designed by Hermes. Reversible tote is available in Taurillon Clemence calfskin; as shown in ruby/bougainvillea. Available at hermes.com, $3650

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Now over 100 years old, Barbour, a British brand, is a 4th generation owned company who has developed a unique understanding of clothing that is truly fit for the country lifestyle. The Barbour Liddesdale Jacket is a classic nylon quilt. It features a diamond quilted outer and a smart corduroy collar with two large pockets in the front. It is fully machine washable. Sizes S-XXL. $149

Whether traveling to the office, a vacation or a simple trip to the market, this tote will serve its purpose. It has an embossed IPC tag on the outside and gold coloring IPC lining inside. Available in black or brown 16x14x6 $189

Made exclusively for IPC by La Martina, these IPC leather bags come in a variety of colors including red, brown and creme.$198

New this season are the unisex IPC belt embossed with International Polo Club on the back and the logo on the end. It ranges in sizes 28-44 and is available in in blue, brown or white leather. $79

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The IPC Director Chair comes in two different sizes from bar height or dining height and a variety of colors including red, sand and chocolate. All chairs have a heavy weight canvas seat and back with a dark finish wood frame. Chair backs are embroidered with the IPC logo. Custom embroidery available. Bar $299 Dining $275

Hats and jerseys are sold exclusively at the IPC Retail Shop. Pictured, Crab Orchard and Piaget. Other teams are available too. Check them out in the shop and show love for your favorite team. Starting at $29

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The classic rugby style shirt for men is made exclusively by La Martina. The men’s long sleeve shirt comes in navy and gray. $150

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Keep cold drinks colder and hot drinks hotter with these lifetime guarantee tumblers. Available in both 16 oz and 24 oz sizes, reduce condensation and rings, and you can freeze em’ or place them in the microwave. $15 and $19

Preppy clothing line, Vineyard Vines exclusively designed for International Polo Club, 100% silk ties. Available colors come in blue, purple and salmon. $85

Classic low profi le fit, these 100% premium cotton twill branded visors have a Velcro closure and are embroidered with a polo player. Comes in black, navy, white, red, khaki, green, Texas orange and pink. $25

This men’s charcoal vest, exclusively made by La Martina for International Polo Club’s Mini Collection for 2011, acts as two vests in one with its reversible touch. $234

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Ways to Enjoy Sunday Polo

e invite you to join the world’s polo elite who descend upon Wellington each season to enjoy their love of the sport and its lifestyle, in one of the world’s most prominent polo facilities. Located in the heart of South Florida’s famed horse country, International Polo Club Palm Beach (IPC) is home to the legendary Palm Beach Polo Season and the excitement that comes with it. Every Sunday, fans ﬂock to IPC for the highest goal tournaments played in the United States, including such prestigious competitions as the

USPA Piaget Gold Cup, and U.S. Open Polo Championship. IPC is considered one of the most celebrated and well-equipped polo facilities in the world, attracting the world’s top players, including Aldolfo Cambiaso and Nacho Figueras, and America’s top rated players led by Julio Arellano, Mike Azzaro and Nic Roldan.

The 2011 Palm Beach Polo Season runs from January 2 nd through April 17 th , and offers a variety or ticket and hospitality options including the following: • • •

Our luxe ﬁeld side Sunday Brunch in our newly built Nespresso Grande Pavilion (Available starting January 16th) Viewing options from our private boxes and grand stands. Casual ﬁeld side experience in our Wellington Zone and popular tailgating spots.

Sunday Polo Line-Up 12pm Sunday Champagne and Croquet 2pm–5pm Nespresso Grande Pavilion Open & The Wellington Zone Open 3pm Polo (Piaget Field) 4pm Half Time Divot Stomp 5:15pm Trophy Presentation

Sunday Polo Tickets & Hospitality Tickets

Sunday Brunch and Polo Ticket Options Enjoy the featured Sunday match and all the breathtaking high goal polo action from this field side oasis. Join us for a gourmet buffet brunch, musical entertainment, Nespresso Café, Veuve Clicquot Champagne bar, and much more. Cocktail Pass: $50 per person (January – April) Includes access to Nespresso Grande Pavilion, Pre-Match Toast with Passed Hors d’oeuvres & Select Cocktails (2pm-3pm) Two glasses of champagne or beer. Both of the following Brunch levels include: • • • • • •

Front Gate Access Nespresso Grande Pavilion Access Pre-Match Toast with Passed Hors d’oeuvres & Select Cocktails (2pm-3pm) Gourmet Buffet Brunch Nespresso Coffee Beverages Full Cash Bar Available

20 Goal Tournaments (January – February) General Admission $15 per person Reserved Lawn Seating $25 per person

26 Goal Tournaments (March – April) General Admission $20 per person Reserved Lawn Seating $35 per person The Wellington Zone (open to ticket holders from 2pm to 5pm) Wellington Zone offers fantastic views of Piaget Field and features a new delectable Greek Café and Champagne Stop. There is also a full cash bar available.

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Champagne Brunch & Polo: $100 per person (January–February) Additionally includes 2 glasses of champagne or beer. $120 per person (March–April) Also includes two glasses of champagne or beer. Veuve Clicquot Brunch for Two: $300 (January – April) Also includes premium ﬁeld side seating, one bottle of Veuve Clicquot and complimentary valet parking.

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International Polo Club Catering can bring the same, famous “IPC experience” directly to your next affair. From a simple dinner party to a lavish wedding, corporate event or a gala charity affair, International Polo Club Catering sends in catering’s “A-Team” to handle all aspects of your event. Unlike most caterers, International Polo Club Catering owns a 10,000 square ft. warehouse filled with fine china, glassware, linens, tables, and seating, and any number of theme decors. Any design, any creation, any look and feel can be produced on the spot. In addition, IPC Catering will handle the entertainment, secure the locations, take care of the parking, all of the details from top to bottom, to make your next event stress free. International Polo Club Catering provides a new level of sophistication and service that will generate an unforgettable special event either at International Polo Club Palm Beach or at any destination in South Florida INTERNATIONAL POLO CLUB PALM BEACH

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HIGH GOAL

MEDIUM GOAL

20 Goal Tournaments: Herbie Pennell Cup ....................................Jan 2nd, 2011 Joe Barry Memorial ....................................Jan 5th-Jan 23rd, 2011 Ylvisaker Cup .............................................Jan 20th-Feb 20th, 2011 Iglehart Cup ................................................Feb 16th-Feb 27th, 2011

Jan 7th–Jan 28th, 2011 ...................South Florida Challenge Pro-Am (12 Goal) Jan 8t h–Jan 29 th, 2011 ............... Wanderer’s Classic (14 Goal) Jan 9 th–Jan 28th, 2011................ Intercoastal Challenge Pro-Am (12 Goal) Jan 28th–Feb 25th, 2011.............. Jan Pamela Challenge (12 Goal) Jan 29 th–Feb 26th, 2011 ............. Freebooters Classic (14 Goal)

26 Goal Tournaments:

Feb 25th–Mar 25th, 2011 .............Alligator Challenge Pro-Am (12 Goal) Feb 26th–Mar 26th, 2011 ...........Everglades Classic (16 Goal)

C.V. Whitney .................................... Feb 12th-Feb 27th, 2011 Piaget Gold Cup .............................. Feb 24th-Mar 20 th, 2011 U.S. Open ......................................... Mar 17th-Apr 17th, 2011

Featured Sunday Polo Schedule:

Mar 23rd–Apr 3rd, 2011 ...............President’s Cup Qualifier (8 Goal) Apr 6th–Apr 16th, 2011...............National President’s Qualifier (8 Goal) Apr 1st–Apr 15th, 2011 ................WTC (Women’s) * Field 2

Jan 2nd, 2011 ..................................... Herbie Pennell Cup Jan 9 th, 2011 ..................................... Joe Barry Memorial Cup Jan 16th, 2011 ................................... Joe Barry Memorial Cup Jan 23rd, 2011 ................................... Joe Barry Memorial Cup Jan 30th, 2011 ................................... Ylvisaker Cup Feb 6th, 2011 ..................................... Ylvisaker Cup Feb 13th, 2011 ................................... Ylvisaker Cup Feb 20th, 2011 ................................... Ylvisaker Cup Feb 27th, 2011 ................................... CV Whitney Cup Finals Mar 6th, 2011 .................................... Iglehart Cup Finals* Mar 6th, 2011 .................................... Piaget Gold Cup Mar 13th, 2011 .................................. Piaget Gold Cup Mar 20th, 2011 .................................. Piaget Gold Cup Finals Mar 27th, 2011 .................................. US Open Apr 3rd, 2011 ..................................... US Open Apr 10th, 2011 ................................... US Open Apr 17th, 2011 ................................... US Open Championship Finals

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