The first tournament of the Eldorado Polo Club’s 2012 – 2013 season – the 4-Goal Holiday Tournament – came down to a final with two very Canadian teams. On one side, the somewhat seasoned Pat Powell and his Blazers aggregation, and on the other, Gordon Ross and his Remax Real Estate Group.
Powell, with Kyle Fargey running the ship, has had a very successful run over the last several seasons – including a victory in the Pacific Coast Governor’s Cup – and it was thought by many that the trend would continue in the Holiday Tournament. Canelo Sylvestre and newcomer Frank Galdon would complete Powell’s group. Ross – in town for a few weeks – was very intent on winning as well. To that extent, he enlisted the help of Fargey’s sister Dayelle, who very quickly brought Joe Henderson and Emma Stachowicz into the fold – a rather formidable 4-goal organization as it turned out.
Remax started very aggressively and within the first minute of play, Dayelle Fargey scored her first of three on the afternoon. Kyle Fargey returned the favor, and it was tied until Henderson scored his first of three as well and the opener ended with Remax up by one at 2 – 1.
The Fargeys exchanged single counters in the second and it was 3 – 2 in favor of Ross and Co. at the half.
The third was pretty much all Remax as Dayelle Fargey and Henderson combined to score three to take a four goal lead into the final stanza. Were it not for some very aggressive defensive play by Powell, it could have been much worse.
Sylvestre and Kyle Fargey scored once each in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough and Ross and his Remax foursome captured the Eldorado Holiday Tournament by a 6 – 4 score.
Stachowicz, based on her tenacity and very obvious underrated ability, was selected as the Most Valuable Player.
Eldorado Polo Club – 2012 Holiday Tournament
Remax Real Estate (4) – Gordon Ross, Emma Stachowicz -1, Dayell Fargey 1, Joe Henderson 4.
Blazers (4) – Pat Powell, Frank Galdon -1, Kyle Fargey 3, Canalo Sylvestre 2.
Tony Gregg