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Argentine Championship 2004 , first match

The players waiting on line for the referee to throw the ball

Each team has 4 players, the game goes during 8 chakers ( each lasting 7 minutes) and 3 minutes “in between”to rest.

End of the game, the players embraced each other

“Chapa uno”,(the Marlboro team) is formed by 3 brothers .They were 4 (till 1 of them died ) and each of them was vallued with 10, the maximun handicap.

That day they won the match and were given a coup

Horses going “home” after the match.

Horses can be changed whenever a player need it.

2004 : Final match for the Argentinian Campionship

Before the match, a parade with old traditional carriages

Tango is danced

The flag is shown all around the field

Siping “mate”, waiting for the match to begin

End of the day, end of the match. People cross the field to watch the new champions be given the cup

Year 2005, “Tortugas Country Club” Championship

Greeting the winners: “Chapa uno”

A militar parede before the final match for the “Argentinian Championship 2005”

Arrivive one of the teams

Polo, a sport that enjoy argentinians with people from all over the world

Year 2007 “Hurlingham Cllub Championship”

A closer view of the referee and the bag where the balls are kept

Changing “taco”: the wooden stick used to strike the balls

End of the game

Argentine Championship 2007

“Chapa uno,”, now sponsored by Toyota won a match, were given a coup, lost the champeonship and decided to retire.

Historical photos. Last time the brothers played together

Behind the stalls & field people arriving for the

final match

Robert Duval as a polo´s fan, arrives early to enjoy

the previous show

Militar bands play before the final match

The 2 teams wait to begin while the journalist take photos

Finish the match, people go to congratulate the winers

The new champions showing the coup

One last look at the seats, now empties.By Mariamocampos@gmail.com

Plotos : from 2004 till 2007.

Polo in Argentina has 3 main championships: “Tortugas Country Club”, “ Hurlingham” and the “Argentinian Championship”.