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SUMMER 2015
125 YEARS OF POLO IN CALGARY
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The people and stories behind the local game
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39 125 YEARS OF CALGARY POLO
She’s a successful entrepreneur, mother of two, passionate polo player and The Calgary Polo Club’s president. But Anne Evamy’s life is a labour of love, especially where the game is concerned.
Since 1890, The Calgary Polo Club has woven itself, and the sport, into the fabric of our city and region. It’s a story of passion, spirit, strength, speed — and a lot of personalities.
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ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE Some things you need, and some you just want. Then there’s the ultimate — when passion and practicality come as a package deal.
POLO 101 The better you know the game, the more you’ll understand the powerful emotions evoked by this game of kings and cowboys.
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BEAUTIFUL BARBADOS This Caribbean island paradise is a global mecca for polo players and fans — and Barbados offers plenty to see and do away from the field, too.
HOME: CITY SLICKERS The 2013 flood slowed it down, but couldn’t stop the dream of this stunningly eclectic and timeless urban home from becoming a reality.
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COUNTRY CHIC Practical yet cosmopolitan, at home anywhere … there’s a look that captures all this and more. Our fashion feature, photographed at The Calgary Polo Club.
Daniel Roenisch possesses a polo pedigree that’s second to none in Calgary. Several generations of his family, male and female, have been at the heart of local polo for decades. Here, he gets ready for another season.
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FEELING THE TRADITION EDITORIAL BY JAMES KIDD, DIRECTOR, THE CALGARY POLO CLUB
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T THE CALGARY POLO CLUB, and Calgary Polo Style magazine, we’re excited. It’s a feeling we want to share by inspiring you to join us in celebrating the 125th anniversary of The Calgary Polo Club. It takes a special organization to mark 125 years. It’s a significant achievement for the sport and for the city as a whole, and a tip of the hat to our longstanding equestrian heritage. Some of the fastest and finest polo played each summer in North America happens at The Calgary Polo Club. This may come as a surprise until you see a match at the club’s world-class facilities: the historic Ranch House, multiple laser-levelled fields, riding arenas, a hitting cage, an exercise track, stabling for up to 350 horses and more. With a record number of teams this year looking to add their names to historic trophies, the competition will be intense. The tournament season kicks off July 1 and runs until the end of September. There is no admission fee for spectators, and everyone’s welcome. Schedules and details can be found in this magazine and at calgarypoloclub.com. If you want to try the sport for yourself, the Calgary Polo and Riding Academy, helmed by professional player Kyle Fargey, can get you started. All you need is a pair of jeans and, preferably, boots with heels. Helmets, mallets, horses, instruction and laughs are provided by Kyle and his group. From there, players can move on to the more advanced Coaching and Club leagues where instructional games are played alongside professionals. Following that, individuals can test the waters of the flagship six-goal league. It was Kyle who introduced me to the sport a
few summers back. The feeling from that very first lesson has still not worn off. Polo is anything but dull! As star American player Sunny Hale says: “You’re basically playing chess at 35 miles per hour.” There’s no denying the skill it demands from horse and rider — charging, bumping, grinding, weaving, riding off, checking up, hooking, changing leads, rolling back and jockeying for position at full speed, all while getting up out of the saddle with only the upper leg in contact to twist into a position normally seen in a yoga class and then finessing a whippy sugarcane mallet to hit (or avoid being hit by) a small ball travelling at the speed of a hockey slapshot. Mixing speed, competition, split-second decisions and the size and power of thoroughbred horses means things can go from good to bad in a flash. Respect for this element of risk builds camaraderie on and off the field. I’m constantly amazed by the acts of kindness I’ve experienced during my short time playing the game. There’s no shortage of peo-
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ple willing to share their insights and wisdom in an effort to keep you and your horses safe and healthy, and for the betterment of the sport. Support from family members and friends is also important in order to play this complex game. Perhaps one of the most compelling aspects of polo is its rich tradition. It was played by ancient kings, lords, statesmen, royalty and military elite long before local ranchers and cowboys swung their mallets in the late 1800s. From that very first lesson with Kyle, this strong feeling of tradition has come to life. During my childhood, I spent a great deal of time at my family’s ranch in Longview and going on pack trips with my grandfather, a true rancher and mountain man. Through this and by playing and working with horses, I believe I’ve gained a heightened realization of selfhood. The tradition of polo has reconnected me with the heritage that is ingrained in me, and will help me pass on our family heritage to my son. It is also a source of pride to play for the Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer (BD&P) Polo team. It seems only fitting that a law firm with origins in southern Alberta, one that grew by advising those early ranchers, settlers and businessmen who pioneered the game, has a polo team. We do hope to see you this summer at The Calgary Polo Club sharing in the excitement, skill, risk and camaraderie and also “feeling the tradition” of this remarkable game.
James Kidd, Director (and new six-goal league player!), The Calgary Polo Club
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HILE PRETTY WOMAN is the extent of many people’s polo knowledge, there’s a lot more to the game than putting on a dress and stomping divots. A basic knowledge of what to look for will help you enjoy the game more than the romance between the Richard Gere and Julia Roberts characters will, any day. For starters, parking along the sidelines is encouraged. Back in, but pay close attention to the imaginary line that everyone is adhering to. You should be a safe distance from the field — at least
four or five metres — and don’t block anyone’s view. Driving a pickup? Bring chairs for the truck bed and enjoy an elevated view. Next, pass your favourite summertime beverage. The polo lifestyle includes tailgate picnics, where bringing your own basket of goodies is encouraged. It doesn’t really matter what you bring — if you have a cooler full of refreshing drinks and snacks, you’ll be everyone’s favourite host. Then turn your eyes to the field. Teams of four players compete for up to six chukkers. Chukkers are polo’s periods — seven and a half C
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minutes long, with a short break in between. The teams change direction after every goal. Note that polo “ponies” aren’t really ponies. It’s an affectionate moniker from days gone by, when game horses were prized for being lower to the ground. Now they are usually full-size thoroughbreds. The field dimensions are equivalent to nine U.S. football fields: 275 metres (300 yards) by 146 metres (160 yards). You’ll get a feel for just how big it is at halftime, when spectators are, just like Julia, invited to stomp divots on the field.
STRATEGY
LEARN TO PLAY POLO Whether you’re a seasoned competitor or simply looking for an exciting new sport, the Calgary Polo & Riding Academy can teach you the skills, rules, mechanics and strategies of polo with individual and group lessons, customized to your experience and level of play. The academy offers something for everyone from beginners to advanced players. “Polo is addictive. You can become hooked for life,” says veteran professional Kyle Fargey, head of the academy in Calgary and at the Eldorado Polo Club in Indio, Calif. For prices and information on trying polo yourself, visit calgarypoloclub. com/poloacademy.
BUMPING
or riding off an opponent is allowed, but contact must be made at an angle of less than 45 degrees, and only between the horse’s hips and shoulders.
Looking for polo gear? Want to wear your love of polo with pride? The Calgary Polo Club store has polo mallets and foot (practice) mallets as well as branded jackets, vests, polo jerseys, hoodies, ball caps, lawn chairs, water bottles and beer steins. The store is located at the club administration office, 306002 24th St. W., Okotoks; for hours, call the office at 403-938-0182. The store is also available online at cpc.logoshop.com.
HOOKING
and blocking another player’s mallet with your own is allowed, but your mallet must not contact the player, horse or any equipment other than the opponent’s mallet.
POINTERS THE MALLET The mallet may only be held in the right hand — even if you’re left-handed.
GAME OFFICIALS Two mounted umpires and a midfield referee keep the game under control.
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PLAYERS There are four players per team. The game begins when an umpire rolls the ball out between the teams. When a goal is scored, the teams switch ends.
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WITHOUT SPONSORS, THERE WOULD BE NO POLO. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THE GAME ENOUGH TO PAY THE FINANCIAL COST OF RUNNING A TEAM — AND THE PHYSICAL COST OF PLAYING THIS DEMANDING SPORT.
Q What keeps you coming back to polo each season?
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The horses standing in my field keep me coming back to polo.
It seems that with each passing season I learn that there is so much that I don’t know about polo. That, and that the intensity seems to ramp up with each game.
Polo is the most challenging, exciting and fun sport.
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ANNE EVAMY
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JAMES KIDD
Absolute and utter passion and addiction to the sport, love of the horses, being in the fresh air in the country and the enjoyment of spending time with my many polo friends.
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The challenge and the exhilaration of playing the game.
The thrill of the game, the ambience on and off the field and all the good friends I have made.
RICK STELMACHUK FRED H. MANNIX
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ROB FOSTER
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I keep playing with the goal of trying to win all the top tournaments of the world.
The fact that I’m able to play a competitive game on a galloping horse is reason enough.
PAT POWELL
REG WHYTE
Getting the horses ready and playing at their best, and being able to get the most out of them in the games and the season. The game itself is also a lot of fun and it’s a fast adrenalin rush — that makes it easy to come back each season.
EXPLAINED
HANDICAPS AND RATINGS Polo players are rated on a scale of minus-2 goals (novice) to 10 goals (polo perfection, attained only by the world’s greatest players). A 0-goal player is also called an A player, and a 2-goal rating or higher usually indicates a professional player. In handicapping games, the ratings of all players are added up, and if Team One has a total five-goal rating while Team Two has a four-goal rating, Team Two would enter the match with a goal advantage.
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The horses keep me coming back each season.
A love of horses and good people to socialize with.
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To excel in the sport, mostly. With my brother on the same team, this allows for stronger communication between us and for better teamwork as well.
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The time I get to spend with excellent competitors and friends both on and off the field.
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CHUKKERS A match usually lasts about 90 minutes. It’s divided into seven-and-a-half-minute periods called chukkers. There are six chukkers in a regulation game, with a four-minute break between each, plus a 10-minute halftime.
PONIES Polo ponies are not actually ponies — they are full-sized horses, often thoroughbreds, weighing in at about half a tonne each.
SCHEDULE 2015
GOALS The goal is 7.3 metres wide, marked by three-metre-tall goalposts.
CALGARY POLO CLUB PLAYERS
POLO EVERY SUNDAY AT NOON AND 2 P.M. FREE TO WATCH
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AUGUST JUL 31 - AUG 9 | JC PALMER MEMORIAL TROPHY – 6 GOAL 3 | KIMO CUP – 0 GOAL 6-8 | BIG ROCK TROPHY – 0 GOAL 14-23 | ROENISCH MEMORIAL CUP – 6 GOAL 27-29 | ROCKY MOUNTAIN CUP – 0 GOAL 28-30 | YEAR END TOURNAMENT – 6 GOAL 6 GOAL LEAGUE - Play Fridays & Sundays 0 GOAL (CLUB) LEAGUE - Play Thursdays & Saturdays Weekday games are played in the evening, and weekend games are played in the afternoon.
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Even though the rules strive to keep the game safe, it doesn’t mean there’s no action. Want to see a hockey-style bodycheck? A bump in polo can push a rider and his or her horse out of a play. Also called a ride-off, it must be executed at an angle not greater than 45 degrees — no one wants to see a horse knocked off balance. When players from opposing teams are galloping shoulder to shoulder, keep your eyes peeled. You can count on seeing some bumps.
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IT’S A GREAT GAME — AND IT’S GREAT FUN At The Calgary Polo Club, style and tradition never get in the way of a good time
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The action on the field gets intense as the audience relaxes in the sunshine. 2 Inside the clubhouse as well as outdoors, polo aficionados indulge their fashion sense. 3 A halftime divot stomp is a fantastic reason for a relaxed stroll on the field. 4 Anders Knudsen’s bowl-in gets play started. 5 Enjoying the Calgary Opera’s third annual Sopranos ’n’ Saddles event. 6 Delectable tapas from Great Events Catering at 2014’s Calgary Polo Style launch event. 7 What’s a Lobster Fest without authentic East Coast musicians? 8 Jordan Cameron, Fred H. Mannix, Sergio Ugarte Zamaro and Charcoal 9 Watching from the berm overlooking the Ranch House Field. 10 A halftime foot-mallet contest for Husky Energy CEO Asim Ghosh (centre) and his guests. 1
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When Anne Evamy was 16, she was a talented equestrian and a promising field hockey player. But her mother, Catherine, asked her to narrow her pursuits down to one, and Evamy reluctantly sold her beloved horse for a dollar — a bargain price that came with a guarantee of visitation rights.
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ROUND THAT TIME, Evamy was taking a Spanish language course at her Vancouver Island boarding school, and when she returned to Calgary for the summer, her parents asked her to use her language skills to entertain some girls who were visiting from Mexico. One of the girls happened to be the daughter of Miguel de la Madrid, then president of Mexico. She spent time at polo clubs in Mexico, so she asked Evamy to take her to a polo match and they went to The Calgary Polo Club. It was a revelation. “We went and watched,” Evamy says. “And I thought, ‘This is my field hockey and my riding all in one sport. This is amazing.’” In the years that followed that first visit to the club, Evamy continued to think about the grace and excitement of the game. Eventually, she signed up for her first lesson. The following year she played her first chukker, and she was smitten. “I said, ‘Oh dear, this is going to be a tough thing not to want to do.’” And do it she did. Today, along with being a dedicated and passionate player, Evamy, 52, is president of The Calgary Polo Club — the first female head in the club’s 125-year history. She’s held the office since 2012, after several years as a member of the club’s board. She’s the public face of the club, and responsible for keeping it running smoothly, from organizing the season to handling myriad administrative and decision-making duties. It’s a job she does with efficiency, personality and style. “Anne is a dream to work with,” says Sue Bird, the club’s event marketing manager. “I can always count on her compassion, humour and support. I do not look forward to the end of her term as president.” Bird has worked closely with Evamy for more than a decade, and the two interact daily during the polo season. “She is my main sounding board and collaborator,” Bird says. “She makes my job a lot more pleasurable — I always look forward to our conversations. She has a vision for the club, and she offers great direction and support.”
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HE DAUGHTER OF architect Michael Evamy, co-founder of Western Canada’s largest architectural firm, Dialog (formerly Cohos Evamy), Anne comes by her business expertise naturally. Her love of riding, however, is entirely her own. “My parents grew up in London during the Second World War. Neither were country folk and they certainly never rode horses.” When her neighbours introduced a 10-year-old Evamy to horses, her mother had misgivings. “But she knew with my stubbornness there was no match,” Evamy says. “I started riding, joined the local pony club and learned how to jump, do dressage, gymkhanas and three-day eventing.” At the same time, though, Evamy was becoming deeply involved in field hockey. By the time she was 16, she’d been playing at the provincial level and had Olympic aspirations. When she decided to trade her horse for a dollar, it was because she’d been chosen for the Canadian Women’s National Team field hockey training squad. Evamy went on to play field hockey at the Uni-
I DON’T HAVE TO WIN ALL THE TIME, BUT I DO WANT EVERYBODY TO BE OUT THERE PLAYING THEIR BEST. versity of Victoria, where she co-captained her team to the national championship and was named Canadian Interuniversity Athlete of the Week. But she never forgot her other favourite sport. “My love of horses continued despite the hiatus.” Although she didn’t make it to the Olympics, her break from equestrian pursuits lasted a full decade. Evamy graduated from university with a degree in French and Spanish. Returning to Calgary during the mid-1980s economic downturn, she found work opportunities scarce — especially for someone with a background in languages. She became a medical underwriter and later a group benefits representative for an insurance company. After her son and daughter were born, she took a couple of years off to manage her home while her first husband, Mark Hill, pursued a startup. “He created a business plan for what was perceived as C
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a crazy idea for a discount airline,” Evamy says. That airline became WestJet. After her marriage ended, Evamy was a single parent who knew she needed to re-enter the workforce. Tapping into a connection she had made earlier in her career, she began working for a company that supplied promotional products to businesses. “I took a chance…. Two years later I went out and started my own company.” Today, Evamy is president and chief inspiration officer of Identity Marketing Group Inc., the company she started in 1999. She leads a team of 10. Her life is a busy one, but she makes polo a priority. She’s a competitive player on the six-goal Identity Polo team — you could say she’s come a long way since that first lesson. On the field, Evamy is keen and competitive. “I don’t have to win all the time, but I do want everybody to be out there playing their best,” she says. “The adrenalin, what it demands of you strategically, the fact that you’re going 35 miles an hour hitting a little white ball — it takes a long time to master.” One of her greatest joys is to see new players come to the club as she did: sports enthusiasts in search of a fun new challenge. “They’re usually people who love horses and want to give it a try.” Evamy says the club’s newest players include many women and members of the hunter-jumper community, who embrace the comparatively less-structured riding style of polo. “It’s like going from ballet to jazz.”
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IKE JAZZ, POLO is fluid. The game has structure, but it moves fast and demands its players keep their wits about them. Evamy stresses the importance of core strength, technical know-how and hand-eye coordination. In the off-season, she plays tennis and dances to maintain strength. Part of mastering the sport is finding equine teammates that suit your playing style. “You get a real bond and a rhythm going,” Evamy says. “If you want to perform a certain way, you need a horse that helps you with that. I like a horse with some experience who’s played at a higher level than I have, so it can teach me something.” When meeting a potential polo pony, Evamy watches how the horse responds when she rubs its ears, how attentive and responsive it is. “It’s personal. I really like mares. They’re usually very keen and they’ve got big hearts — they really want to go hard for you.” Her favourite horse is a mare named Marcella, who has played with her for eight years. “We know each other pretty well. She’s a crazy redhead and I love her. I always have a great chukker on her.” Evamy says well-trained polo horses will watch for the ball and can lead their riders to a play. “If you watch a polo game you can see how excited they get. They are part of your team.” She and her husband Rick Stelmachuk — a polo player for the past seven years himself — keep 12 horses at a ranch near Millarville. Stelmachuk, who met Evamy 17 years ago at the downtown executive centre where they both worked, watched his wife play polo for more than a decade before he picked up his own mallet. “Now he asks me why on earth he watched for so long,” Evamy says. “He’s a very good hockey player so he sees similarities — except that in polo we’re moving a little faster!” Stelmachuk is ready to step up his level of play this summer, and is joining Evamy and her team in the six-goal league. Evamy’s two children don’t play polo but both ride well, even though daughter Jennie is allergic to horses. She and older brother Geoff work full-time in summer and are away at university during the school year.
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She says she’d like to see them find something as meaningful to them as polo is to her. “I hope that they ultimately find an activity that they can be as passionate about.” As leader of The Calgary Polo Club, Evamy intends to continue the work of her predecessors, Fred P. Mannix, John Rooney and Cam Clark, who created a world-class playing space that put Calgary on the polo map. Her job as president, she says, is to make sure everyone knows about this wonderful place. “There was such a lack of awareness in Calgary about the club,” Evamy says. “That prompted me to get involved.” Polo is, first and foremost, a rider’s sport, and so it draws people who share a love of riding. “It’s just something people do on horses. It’s a great way to have some fun riding around and playing a game. Every time I play, I love it.” CPC
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STRENGTH AND SPEED FOR 125 YEARS, POLO HAS BEEN WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF CALGARY BY ANDREA COX
ONE SUNNY SPRING afternoon in 1883, on a ranch near Calgary, a few adrenalin-loving cowboys talked as they worked around the branding fire. Someone mentioned the need for a little excitement. Someone else suggested they try a quick game of polo. Try it they did, and soon polo was catching on. Bankers, lawyers, developers, ranchers, store clerks, police officers and cowboys alike were hopping on ponies, mallet in hand. By 1890, 125 years ago, The Calgary Polo Club was born.
OLO IN the Wild West of the late 1800s bore little resemblance to its divot-stomping, champagne-sipping, high-society transatlantic cousin. Few players were classically schooled in polo skills. Most were avid riders and lovers of sport, and the spirit that shaped the city into an energetic, entrepreneurial metropolis also fueled the popularity of polo. Today, as in the 19th century, the sport attracts a certain breed, people who love to ride and who thrive on adrenalin and a sporting challenge. “Polo is such an exciting game. It’s a game of strategy and speed — that’s why they call it the galloping game. I just love it,” says former oilman Jake Harp. Now in his 80s, Harp was an avid Calgary polo player for more than 35 years.
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Many others echo those views. John Rooney, past president of The Calgary Polo Club, began playing in the mid-1980s after attending a weekend polo clinic. “It was the most exciting thing that I did that entire summer.” Rooney went back the next summer, and was hooked. He now spends long weekends competing in Greater Palm Springs, Calif., during winter, and plays as many local games as he can in the summer. “When I go onto the polo field, there’s so much going on and it’s so intense that you get into this very special state of mind — it’s just clear, there’s no noise, you’re just present in the moment,” says Rooney. “It’s just this incredible feeling to be in the middle of something so complex, with so many moving parts.”
Rooney is not alone in finding the game utterly compelling. “Polo is a passion,” says Calgary business icon Fred P. Mannix. It’s a passion that draws like minds together around the world, he adds. Mannix recalls one of the first matches he played, in September of 1959. It was the last game of the season — and it ended in mayhem, with all eight players and their horses on the ground. He says things went awry because of a newly learned defensive tactic: the mallet hook, intended to block another player’s swing at the ball. “Jim Cross had brought the hook back from Santa Barbara. I hooked Barney Willans’ mallet and his horse went down sideways. I was pulled out of the saddle, my horse hit his and everyone else was coming at us at a full gallop. There was nowhere to go but over the top of us.” Surprisingly, no one was injured. Mannix didn’t play again until the early 1980s, when he re-entered the sport with a renewed drive to compete. That same passion and spirit are represented in the trophy cases of The Calgary Polo Club. A quick scan of the clubhouse reveals five trophies dating from before the First World War. The oldest, the Calgary Challenge Cup, was commissioned in 1890. In recent years, the club has become a training ground for success, producing the likes of Daniel Roenisch and Mannix’s sons Fred H. and Julian, who have international status — not to mention a few female standouts like Dayelle Fargey and Julie Roenisch who have made waves in the polo world. “It’s been an incredible evolution,” says Mannix. “The quality of players schooled and mentored at The Calgary Polo Club is outstanding.”
FEMALE RESURGENCE URING THE 1920s, The Calgary Polo Club boasted a number of female players, and women’s teams posted a record of wins and trophies both locally and abroad. After that golden age, female participation declined. But recently, there’s been a resurgence in interest among women. The presence of women in the sport is exemplified by current club president Anne Evamy, the first female president in the organization’s 125-year history. Evamy admits she felt a bit of trepidation when she took over the reins in 2012, given the string of corporate heavy hitters that preceded her. “I am a small business owner, not a magnate, and I was hesitant to be the one leading the charge without that behind me,” she says. After being exposed to polo as a teen, Evamy, now 52, took up the sport in earnest in her mid-30s.
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A JOINT CALGARYKAMLOOPS WOMEN’S POLO TEAM COMPETES INTERNATIONALLY IN NEW YORK
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Polo combines her lifelong loves for both riding and field hockey. “Plus, the adrenalin rush and the speed are fantastic,” she adds. “But it’s not a sport most women would seek out; it’s very physical. When I started playing there weren’t many of us.” Julie Roenisch agrees that the game is thrilling. She’s been playing polo for several decades, pioneering the resurgence of female players in the game. She made history in 1992 when she became the first woman to play in the U.S. Open championship. Today, it’s increasingly common for women to venture onto the polo field. Says Rooney: “Last summer I was going down the field with the ball, and someone was coming from behind to mark me. All of a sudden I hear: ‘It’s okay, Dad; I’ve got him. You’re on your own.’ It was my daughter Alyson, who is 24 — she had taken the man out. It was pretty cool.”
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FINDING A HOME
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OR THE FIRST decade of The Calgary Polo Club’s history, there was no official clubhouse, but club members secured a series of makeshift fields just west of the Louise Bridge and north of the Bow River in what is now Hillhurst. As the 20th century began, the city’s core was expanding and the club’s fields were slated for development. The club relocated to the Owen Race Track in Elbow Park, where it remained until 1907. That year, the city’s boundaries were on the move again, with developers vying for the prime real estate along the Elbow River, and once again the club found itself homeless. Though play continued on various area fields, it wasn’t until 1914 when a group of investors purchased 30 acres of land at Chinook Park, across from where Heritage Park is now located, that the polo club found a long-term home and clubhouse. There it stayed for close to 45 years. In the late 1950s, the club moved to its current location, land donated by the estate of A.E. Cross, a founding member of the polo club as well as of the Calgary Stampede. Cross’s grandson Don Cross, who played polo avidly in the 1950s and ’60s, recalls moving the turf with his dad, J.B. Cross, from the Chinook Park fields to the club’s home in Okotoks, adjacent to Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School. “We brought it out piece by piece. At the time it was all gravel roads from Calgary,” Don recalls. Fred P. Mannix, who was in his late teens at the time, remembers it well. “We went out in ’59 and raked rocks and seeded grass. There wasn’t any paid help at that time; it was all volunteer,” he says. “We moved the barns too; we cut the ends off and moved them out to where they are now.” The Chinook Park clubhouse also made the journey to the new spot.
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GROWTH AND CHANGE HE PAST 25 years have seen tremendous growth and change at the club, thanks largely to Mannix’s vision — though he’s reluctant to take credit. “That’s easy to say in hindsight about the vision,” he says with a smile. “I would say the club has evolved. It never had a five-year plan or a 10-year plan. It’s just been really lucky to have had presidents and patrons who have carried it from the ’50s on.” In the 1990s, the club, under a new trust structure, acquired almost 300 acres of land, and five new fields were developed. Add to that a clubhouse sourced from Currie Barracks in the late ’90s and moved piece by piece to the new site, and the club was poised for a new era. As time passed, the rough-and-tumble cowboy beginnings of Calgary polo evolved into a more refined and well-defined pastime. Along with that metamorphosis, the social aspects of the sport became just as important as the games themselves. “On the polo field it was still the Wild West, but at halftime it was very British and very proper,” says Julie Roenisch, recalling childhood memories of games held in the late 1950s and early ’60s. At that time, players like Don Cross could be found tearing across the fields in hot competition. “At the time it was quite elitist,” Cross recalls. “They used to have tea at halftime, and they had Thursday-night dinners with white tablecloths and it was very dressy. It was a real social event.”
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SOCIAL CIRCLE AST FORWARD TO the 1980s, and the social scene was still vibrant. Past president Bill Turnbull, now director of View West Foundation, which owns the club’s lands, started playing polo in the early ’80s. “It was a quiet circle,” Turnbull says. “In those days, we probably had a dozen or so members kicking about, and about 100 social members, who would come out for dinners and to enjoy games.” The club really came out of its shell and into the limelight in the early 1990s, when it began co-hosting charity events with organizations like the Glenbow Museum and the Foothills Hospital. Word spread that anyone was welcome to come out to spread a blanket, have a picnic and enjoy the excitement of a match or two. The concept of the Sunday afternoon tailgate party began to take hold. Tailgating goes as far back as the late 1950s,
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when everybody would gather around after a game and fire up a barbecue, no one was overly concerned about going to a clubhouse. The atmosphere today is similar, Evamy says. “Today, it’s still the same. Some of the best parties are tailgates.” But not all the formality has vanished from today’s polo scene. Members have hooked mallets with Indian maharajas and big-name screen stars, who venture to this quiet club in the country because of its world-class fields and facilities. “I had a maharaja to my house for dinner,” recalls Jake Harp with a laugh, adding that he was completely down to earth and actually washed the dishes. “He loved the club, the fields and the social aspect. He said that it was much better polo than they played in India.” Those are feelings shared by many, including some of the world’s elite players. Says Rooney: “I was at a big party at the clubhouse a few years ago and Argentine player Julio Zavaleta [whose eight-goal ranking puts him among the world’s elite polo athletes] came up to me standing at the bar and said, ‘John, you must never let this place change. This is the most fantastic polo club.’” And the future looks even brighter. The Calgary Polo Club’s organizers hint that some exciting new changes are in the works that will make the game even more accessible. Needless to say, the club’s social functions will remain among the season’s highlights. CPC
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HEN THE CALGARY polo season is fading into memory, the sport is just kicking into high gear in tropical, palm-tree-clad Barbados. The Caribbean’s easternmost island is a hotbed of top-flight polo action from December through May, and matches highlight the calendars of locals and visitors alike. The small island paradise, just 22 by 34 kilometres, boasts five polo clubs. Two of the clubs are private, while the other three are world-class venues, drawing high-calibre international tournaments. Apes Hill and Lion Castle are fairly recent additions to the scene. They were developed by the venerable Barbados Polo Club, the sport’s governing body, when its charming facility at Holders Hill could not accommodate the sport’s rising popularity alone. Off the field, meanwhile, Barbados is a chic, cosmopolitan playground for visitors, from shoppers and gourmets to history buffs, outdoor adventurers or beach lovers. The island’s most compelling natural asset is the warm, emerald
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Caribbean lapping against its white sand beaches, so soft you feel like you’re walking on pillows of icing sugar. Whose winter-weary feet could resist? All three polo clubs are located within 10 minutes of the tony west coast — or the “Platinum Coast” — making the area, with its luxury hotels and private rentals including posh villas at Apes Hill, an ideal base for polo aficionados. Golfers are also well served, with four of the island’s six courses on the west side, including prestigious championship clubs Sandy Lane and Royal Westmoreland — along with Apes Hill, with its polo field and golf course on the same property. No visit is complete without exploring the island. Hop aboard an Island Safari Land Rover for a full-day insider’s tour of Barbados, including off-road sites. Zip-lining above the verdant forest of Jack-in-the-Box Gully is an adrenalin high, and a simulated flight at the Concorde Experience is a flashback to the golden days of supersonic air travel.
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Below right: It’s all about the music — calypso, soca, reggae and pop light up Barbados nights.
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Photos Barbados Tourism Management Inc, Toni Inniss, Corrie Scott, Theresa Storm
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ounded in 1884 and affiliated with England’s Hurlingham Polo Association, the Barbados Polo Club is the island’s polo patriarch. Holders Hill in St. James, the club’s picturesque home field, is for many the soul of Barbados polo. With a stunning view, the field sits in the shadow of Holders House. Spectator style is laidback elegant casual. Nodding to Barbados’ British heritage, tea is served alongside full bar service in the clubhouse, with food catered by the island’s best restaurants.
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POPULAR WITH THE POLO SET IS THE HOLDERS SEASON PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
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ith a world-class polo field, a pond and a chic clubhouse in the parish of St. Thomas, Lion Castle Polo Estate is the crown jewel of a beautiful 25-hectare former sugar plantation turned into a residential development by Kent Cole, a legendary Bajan polo player. At 300 metres above sea level — almost the island’s highest point — Barbados’ newest field offers stunning views, luring players and spectators alike. The two-storey clubhouse with covered veranda and second-floor viewing gallery has patios on both sides with table umbrellas, and overflow chairs spilling onto the lawn. Spectators can cheer while sipping bubbly or a cuppa. Dinner is sometimes offered during international tours.
SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 2015
Club opens (weather permitting) MAY 2016
Club closes
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ormerly known as Waterhall, the pristine Apes Hill Polo Club in St. James, with its international-sized field set against the Caribbean Sea, is one of the finest in the West Indies. The Elliott Williams polo field, named for the father of owner Sir Charles Williams, opened in January 2003. The family-friendly club encourages spectators to move freely between clubhouse, stands and tables. Tailgating is popular, with some preferring a truck-top perch. Enjoy afternoon tea or the full bar, followed often by a post-polo barbecue. Bring a sweater; it’s cool after sunset. Last season’s Polo Under the Stars night match and party was wildly popular; expect a repeat. The club offers lessons and rentals.
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CITY SLICKERS ON A GORGEOUS SPRING DAY, the sun-drenched interior spaces in the Elbow Park home of Gordon W. Ross and Richard Coté sparkle with elegance and glamour. Beams of light capture equestrian-themed artworks and eclectic furnishings. It’s hard to believe that less than two years ago, this charming home was a casualty of the June 2013 flood.
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DDING INSULT TO injury, the flood hit just as the home had been completed. “We didn’t move back in until April of 2014,” Ross says. “We had to redo everything.” But today, no one would ever know. The home incorporates accoutrements that excite the senses, from bold and generous textures to fixtures dripping with crystal and gleaming metals. It’s rich, luscious and layered, yet with an overriding sense of order and refinement, much like an 18th-century Scottish manor home — the design aesthetic Ross and Coté wished to emulate when they began the task of designing the home close to five years ago. They had been living in the original 1930s bungalow on the 7,000-square-foot lot for about six years. They loved the area — Coté grew up nearby — and they liked the way the light hit the property. “We just wanted to create something a little bigger where we could entertain family and friends,” Coté says, adding that they initially thought a ranch-style home would fit the bill. But as they were flipping through a historical design magazine, they came across images of a manor home and were intrigued. The appeal of old-world charm with an emphasis on detail sealed the deal.
Below left: An open-concept kitchen stuns with its combination of stone, wood and metal components. Left: The dining room’s domed ceiling and antique chandelier. Below: The home contains a surprising mix of grand and cozy spaces..
A SENSE OF ORDER AND REFINEMENT, MUCH LIKE AN 18TH-CENTURY SCOTTISH MANOR.
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The gracious, marble-clad front entrance foyer sets the tone for the home. It is at once grand and welcoming, and for entertaining it takes on a new role, becoming a dance floor. “It seems like a lot of house for just two guys,” says Coté, gesturing to the expansive main-floor rooms. “But we entertain quite often.” Separated from the more public area at the front of the home, the open-concept kitchen and great room space is informal and private, extending across the back of the home. This part of the home is well-used for casual dinners and lounging with the latest addition to the household, a vivacious boxer pup named Monty. “I like this space because it is more intimate. We tend to spend most of our time back here, especially in the summer,” Ross says. And for good reason: the casual living space extends through French doors to a magical outdoor garden and gathering spot centred on a stone-clad wood-burning fireplace.
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THE HOME’S DRESS CODE RUNS TO ELEGANT SOPHISTICATION WITH AN ECLECTIC MIX OF PERIODS
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N TERMS OF furnishings, the home’s dress code runs to elegant sophistication with an eclectic mix of periods: take Biedermeier chairs combined with a Lucien Rollin armoire, toss in architectural detailing from the 1700s, and the look is exquisite. A mixture of curves and linear angles combine in a successful alchemy. Mid-century reproduction pieces sourced from William Switzer combine with antique elements like a medieval-type crystal chandelier found in Paris and colourful artwork drawn from decades of collecting. Many of the art and sculpture pieces reflect an equestrian theme — Ross is an avid competitive polo player and a fixture at The Calgary Polo Club during the season, and both he and Coté participate in the Calgary Hunt Club. There is an air of affable nonchalance surrounding the elegant and refined aesthetic. It’s a feat that only an accomplished artistic soul could pull off with such success. Nothing looks contrived and everything flows together with perfect symmetry. “It’s easy to go overboard in terms of having too many design details in the home — you have to keep proportion in mind,” Ross says. The end result is sheer perfection. “It’s exactly what I had envisioned.”
Above three photos: Unique lighting elements and dark wood underline the historic manor house feel of the home Right: Equestrian themes continue right through to the cushion and walking sticks in this sunlit spot.
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“I GREW UP WITH HORSES, RIDING AND COMPETITION. POLO HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTRIGUING TO ME.”
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FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY: JASON ENG STYLIST: CARL ABAD, ARTISTS WITHIN HAIR AND MAKEUP: ERIKA PIEBIAK, ARTISTS WITHIN PERSONALITY: COURTNEY MURPHY ON LOCATION AT THE CALGARY POLO CLUB
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Top from Brooks Brothers $295 • Shorts from Nordstrom by 3.1 Phillip Lim $280.00 • Boots from Gravity Pope by Hunter $165 • Earrings from Rubaiyat by Armenta $4,475 • Bracelet by Cartier (Courtney’s own)
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Clockwise from top left: the Osler Cup, first presented in Winnipeg in 1912 and awarded in Calgary since 1914; the Calgary Challenge Cup, presented at the first Calgary tournament in 1892; the J.B. Cross Trophy, donated in 1990; the William Roper Hull Cup, first played for in 1923 and symbolic of Calgary’s intra-club championship; the Fish Creek Challenge Cup, created around 1906 and contested in the high-goal league.
“I GREW UP IN RURAL ALBERTA, SO BEING HERE GIVES ME A STRONG SENSE OF NOSTALGIA. IT’S BEAUTIFUL AND IDYLLIC. …AND I HAVE MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT THIS GAME.”
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BEHIND THE SCENES MOMENTS PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEVE COLLINS
FOR DANIEL ROENISCH, KEEPING HORSES ACTIVE and ready to play polo is a labour of love. Here, the fifth-generation Calgary polo player takes out a set of four horses for some exercise.
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stars internationally. “I have my mother to thank for her determination, and I look up to her. She was the first woman ever to play in the U.S. Open. My father was a five-goal player and extremely talented. I’m glad I can make them proud.” Daniel himself achieved a six-goal rating, among the highest ever for a Canadian. “Polo has opened my life to exciting and meaningful opportunities to travel, see the world and meet great people. I had no question — it was what I wanted to do.”
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