The Polo Series is proud to announce its loyal sponsors: Carnegie Abbey Club, WCRB Classical Radio, WJAR/NBC 10, Newport Daily News, Pearls Boutique Hotels, The Mooring, Barton & Gray Mariners Club, Lufthansa, Udderly Smooth/CVS, O2 Global Chauffeured Services, Bose and The Horseman’s Yankee Pedlar, along with promotional partners the Preservation Society of Newport, the International Tennis Hall of Fame, America’s Cup Charters, Birds Eye View Helicopter Tours, the Newport Music Festival and Eastern Mountain Sports. “Our sponsors have been with us since the beginning. Without their help the Series would not be as extensive as it is,” explained Dan Keating, Polo Series founder.
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Match Status & Weather Station
Get the results of the last match, and up-to-the-minute status of the upcoming match on our Info Line at 401-846-0200, or go online for field conditions and weather report on our homepage’s Weather Tab. |
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Next Match: Newport vs. Yale
June 13, 2009 Newport, RI: … The Newport International Polo Series will feature this season’s rematch between Newport and archrival Yale in an annual slugfest that Newport won by a nose last year.
The Yale Alumni Polo Club rolls into town each June loaded for bear, led by captain Jim DeAngelis, head coach for the Yale U. Polo Club, with sidekick Chip ’the Stiegler’, their dominatrix Eileen Flint and a dubious cast of characters. It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
Tickets to the polo matches are sold at the gate on the day of the match, opening at 3pm for the 5pm match. Tailgate picnics on the lawn are welcome with General Admission of $10.00 for adults, and children 15 & under are free. Bleacher-style seating in the grandstand is also available with General Admission. Tickets for box seating in the Subscribers Enclosure are also sold at the entry gates for $15/person and tables can be reserved for parties of 8 or more by purchasing the tickets in advance. For more information about attending the matches, schedule updates, season passes, and general information, call the Info Line at 401-846-0200.
With tableside seating and choices of hot and cold food concessions at the matches and a full service bar on site, spectators need not plan ahead. The Twisted Pony Bar is known for its craft beer selection, premium spirits and collection of boutique wines from all over the universe. Bluepoint offers a mouthwatering raw bar, and Grillmasters offers a standard menu of sweet Italian sausage, hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ Pulled pork, chips, and homemade desserts; weekly specials including vegetable calzones to die for, macaroons, and Philly cheese steak sandwiches.
But if you prefer your own cooking, then pack a tailgate picnic and cooler with iced down beverages to be doled out to the group huddled around the tailgate of your SUV. Whatever your choice, it can be consumed from field-side blankets and lawn chairs just a few feet away from the polo action. Matches in June, July and August begin at 5pm and matches in September begin at 4pm and last about two hours. The sprawling lawn and surrounding fields offer an opportunity for dog-lovers to bring Fee Fee along on a lead for the afternoon, and Moms swear it’s the only activity their teenage kids are still willing to do with the rest of the family. Attire is casual. Shopping for unique souvenirs includes hand-painted signature jewelry from Angela Moore to accessorize any sundress; original handbags designs and official apparel of the Newport International Polo Series.
Catering platters can be ordered from Grillmasters for individuals/groups wishing to pre-order for the matches. You may contact Jerry Palmer or Meg Kolb of Grillmasters at 683-4155, or Maureen Potier from Blue Point by calling 401-781-2723. |
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Gala Ticket Discount til June 15
Gala Dinner Tickets: $150 for early-bird advanced purchased before June 15th, and $175 if purchased after 6/15. (Patron Tables of 10 also available.) Dinner tickets include cocktails, dinner, & dancing from 7:00pm-midnight. Dinner seating is limited.
Cocktail tickets are also available for $75 for cocktails & dancing from 9:30-midnight.
Tickets can be purchased:
by check payable to Newport Polo, 2503 East Main Road, Portsmouth RI 02871
or by phone with credit card by calling (401) 787-1768
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Polo Hospitality:
New Fieldside Specialty Vendors
She Shells
Quality Handcrafted Products Inspired by the Sea.
She Shells is a line of uniquely beautiful handbags and home accessories made by hand, utilizing only the finest materials. She Shells products are sold at select fine retailers, particularly in coastal and sea side locations.
For more information go to sheshells.net.
Guilded Boston
Guilded is Boston’s first upscale fashion showroom and boutique fashion marketing firm. We are focusing on a fusion of high-end fashion, art, and music to provide a new era of glamour and culture for Boston. Guilded offers emerging high-end designers their starter space in which to break into the East Coast market. The showroom offers a shared location in prime real estate in which to conduct daily business, promote and sell fashion lines, and hold fashion eventsLive including sample sales and trunk shows.
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