Report: Scone Junior Polo School 2014
25 OCT 2014
Frank Bragg, President, Scone Polo Club sends this report on the Twentieth Scone Junior Polo School 2014:
This is the twentieth year of conducting the school with 67 players participating. A large percentage were from the local area. We lifted our age limit to nine, this was probably ideal numbers with a very relaxed school with no congestion issues around the shed at lunch time etc.
I would like to say a very special thank you to Anto White for his time in organising and coaching. It is an amazing effort considering the amount of years and the enthusiasm and passion which he continues to bring to the school. Groups went from A to F, with seventeen instructors kindly giving their time voluntarily. This year we had split groups for B, C & F only.
Year & No of Junior Players:
1 1995 12
2 1996 15
3 1997 18
4 1998 28
5 1999 34
6 2000 39
7 2001 45
8 2002 Cancelled due to drought
9 2003 31
10 2004 39
11 2005 52
12 2006 56
13 2007 Cancelled due to EI
14 2008 44
15 2009 47
16 2010 53
17 2011 46
18 2012 87
19 2013 85
20 2014 67
I would again like to thank all the instructors who gave up their valuable time. Anto White, Jack Archibald, Alec White, Will Hunt, Matt Grimes, Peter Grimes, Guy Kirkpatrick, Earl Herbert, Tony Johnson, Glen Gilmore, Rob Archibald, Gus Boonzaaier, Andrew Williams, Kirsty Sullivan, Paxton Pulford, James Lester, Alex Barnett & Mike Mauritz. I would also like to thank James & Sally Archibald and Tina White, Noddy & Charch Warner for their continuing support & help.
I would like to thank our other helpers: Doug Robertson & John Sylvester.
Sally O’Regan did a great job with the catering for the coaches, helped by Nic Robertson.
We received generous sponsorship from NSW Polo, IRT Transport supplied halters and $1600, Jorge Scanzi supplying prizes & Joe McInally’s photos .
The MVP Trophy: This year we officially presented the Anto White Trophy for the MVP in Group A to Harry Foley. The trophy has been engraved with the winners as follows:
1995 Nick Haydon
1996 Nick Haydon
1997 Robert Archibald
1998 Henry Bell
1999 Sam Gunn
2000 Edward Archibald
2001 David Haydon
2002 Cancelled due to drought
2003 Rained out
2004 Alec White
2005 Alec White
2006 William White
2007 Cancelled to due EI
2008 Jasper White &
Bingham Fitz-Henry
2009 Bingham Fitz-Henry
2010 James Lester
2011 James Lester
2012 Hugh Cochrane
2013 Phillip Greuter
2014 Harry Foley
The Dougal Archibald Trophy for the most improved player in the Scone Junior Polo School went to Henry Robertson.
Frank Bragg
President