C.V. Whitney Cup - 26 Goal...

Tournament Dates: February 20 - March 2, 2008

Named for Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, who along with his brother John Hay Whitney, were important polo patrons in the 1930's. Son of Hall of Fame patron Harry Payne Whitney, C.V. was an active competitor with 3 wins in the U.S. Open (2 of them against his brother), and a renowned owner and breeder of Thoroughbred race horses.

The Schedule:

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Date Time Teams  
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Wed Feb. 20 12:00 pm Lechuza Caracas def. Black Watch 14-10
    3:00 pm Audi def. Crab Orchard 15-13
         
Fri. Feb. 22 11:00 am Las Monjitas def. White Birch 13-11
         
Sat. Feb. 23 12:00 pm Audi def. Bendabout 9-8
    2:00 pm Isla Carroll def. Orchard Hill 12-7
    4:00 pm Crab Orchard def. Black Watch
(Iglehart Cup - Subsidiary)		 13-12 in OT
         
Sun. Feb. 24 10:00 am Skeeterville def. Lechuza Caracas 12-11 in OT
    3:00 pm Las Monjitas def. Pony Express 13-7
         
Thu. Feb. 28 12:00 pm Semifinals: Isla Carroll def. Audi
11-10
    3:00 pm Semifinals: Las Monjitas def. Skeeterville 8-7
         
Sat. Mar. 1 1:00 pm Zacara def. Bendabout
(Exhibition game) 		12-9
         
Sun. Mar. 2 10:00 am Crab Orchard def. Orchard Hill
(Iglehart Cup - Subsidiary)
MVP: Jeff Blake 		12-11
    3:00 pm Finals: Isla Carroll def. Las Monjitas 15-12
      MVP: Facundo Pieres  
         



2008 CV Whitney Cup winners - Isla Carroll
L to R: Magoo Laprida, Marcos DiPaola, Facundo Pieres, John Goodman
Photo courtesy of LILA PHOTO

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The Teams:

Audi
Melissa Ganzi
A
Gonzalo Pierres
9
Juan Bolini
7
Paco de Narvaez
9
 
25

Bendabout
Gillian Johnston
1
Miguel Novillo Astrada
10
Alejandro Novillo Astrada
7
Mariano Gonzales
8
 
26

Black Watch
Niel Hirsch
A
Pablo MacDonough
9
Matias MacDonough
9
Nacho Figueras
6
 
24

Crab Orchard
Jeff Blake
6
Nachi Heguy
9T
Adolfo Cambiaso
10
George Rawlings
1
 
26

Isla Carroll
Magoo Laprida
7
Marcos Di Paola
8
Facundo Pieres
10
John Goodman
1
 
26

Lechuza Caracas
Victor Vargas
1
Sebastian Merlos
10
Pite Merlos
9
Tomas Garcia del Rio
6
 
26

Las Monjitas
Camilo Bautista
A
Eduardo Astrada
9
Javier Astrada
9
Nacho Astrada
8
 
26

Orchard Hill
Steve Van Andel
A
Hector Galindo
8
Lucas Criado
9
Jeff Hall
8
 
25

Pony Express
Bob Daniels
A
David Sterling
8
Nicolas Roldan
8
Matias Magrini
10
 
26

Skeeterville
Will Johnston
1
Adam Snow
9
Julio Arellano
8
Owen Rinehart
7
 
25

White Birch
Inaki Laprida
4
Lucas Monteverde
9
Mariano Aguerre
10
Peter Brant
3
 
26