Results from the weekend:
We had 16 teams spread across four grades.
Jamie Ashton Memorial Cup A grade- Goulburn 6.5 beat The Table Club 4
Goulburn: Lach Graham, Henry Bell, Simon Walker, Gus Campbell
James Ashton Memorial Cup B grade- Garangula 9 beat AYC 4
Garangula: Jim Head, James Shepherd, Nick Keyte, Shane Martin
Caroline Price Memorial Cup C grade- Jemalong 5 beat Garangula Black 4.5
Jemalong Blue: Dick Rodgers, Mike Demestre, Ben Sweetland, Steven Barnard
Milla Cordial Cup D grade- Gundaburn 8 beat Millamolong 2
Gundaburn: Gus Esselmont, Chris Barber, Sinclair Bell, Greg Read
Most valuable player Henry Bell from Goulburn.
Best team of ponies played by 2-goal player or less, Mike McKechnie.
D grade pony prize, Greg Read.
C grade pony prize, Ben Sweetland.
B grade pony prize, Rick McCarthy.
A grade pony prize, Andrew Williams, Nemesis.
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Please find attached the Teams & Draw.
There are 4 grades:
A Grade for the Jamie Ashton Memorial Cup: 4 teams of 10 goal level
B Grade for the James Ashton Memorial Cup: 2 teams of 6 goal level
C Grade for the Caroline Price Memorial Cup: 6 teams of 2 goal level
D Grade: 4 teams of -1 goal level
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Millamolong Polo Club will be hosting its annual James & Jamie Ashton Memorial tournament on the weekend 4-5 May.
Please send all nominations to Alec Thompson by email alec.warrie@bigpond.com or by telephone 6337 7205.
A grade : 8-12 goal
B grade : 4-6 goal
C grade : 0 goal Individual and team nominations are welcome.
Doubling between grades will be allowed.
Ground fees $150 per player. Club members and juniors $75.
Coaching: Andrew Williams will be conducting a coaching clinic on Friday 3 May.
Two separate sessions - morning start 9.30am and afternoon start 1.30pm. Please contact Eugene Marais to reserve your place by email.epmarais@gmail.com or by telephone 0417 655 332.
There will be a charge to cover costs - $ to be advised.
Participants who are not already members of a registered NSWPA club will be required to pay an additional $30 registration for insurance cover.
Horse accommodation - contact RIchard Connell on 0447 796 854.
Dinner: We will be hosting a dinner on Saturday night in Canowindra at Finn's Old Store in conjunction with Swinging Bridge Wines.
We are limited to 70 guests. Tickets are being issued on a first-come-first-served basis - and we already have 40 confirmed.
Price $50 per person. If you would like to attend, please contact Eugene Marais asap to secure your place.
By email epmarais@gmail.com or by telephone 0417 655 332.
Player accommodation. We are encouraging players to find accommodation in Canowindra to facilitate attendance at the Saturday night dinner.
The following still have rooms available:
Old Vic Inn. Tel 6344 1009.
Riverview Motel. Tel 6344 1633.
Also, we have recently built a new shower/toilet block at the ground (with hot water), so you are welcome to camp.
Otherwise, Mandurama, Lyndhurst and Carcoar all have accommodation nearby.
Food and drinks will be available at the ground during the day on both Saturday and Sunday.