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Regiment 9th/12th Lancers
Year 1984
Transcription THE 9TH/lZTH ROYAL LANCERS nEeiMENTAL JounNAL
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As we left the ietty at 35 knots all one of our lirst days out and we were States was appalling, and the early
seemed fine, but after an hour or so already on the crest of the proverbial storms of rain were to hit us tn the
trawling, or wallowing about in the wave. We cruised the 'caddy' into the second week. As it was we only got
Atlantic, three of the five were in dire bank, stopping about three bays out two days of polo, actually being wtped
straits. We had several bait taken, and lrom the math window. Eyes fell on out by a wall of rain as we went on the
then after a short struggle lScbtty and the stunning clerk behind the glass, ground on a third day. )-
the beast front the deep) the hooks Look at‘that, l could really. A says To play chukkas is a pleasure
were taken clean) Spotty. Could I do something for you anywhere, '0 Play on good pontes
The weather had been variable from aifiefliggégiflgh ii: :‘arr it: even better, to play on a ground as
the outset. The my week was d fl) dl 9 manicured and true as the best
excellent and temperatures In the W‘re 0' 50“" ' croquet lawn, better still, but then to ,
eighties but the second week was The mayor also Went hunting in the be allowed to flail around in such
ushered m by a couple of torrential cypress lorests and scrubland smart company as 4, 5 and 6 goal
downpours which so flooded the land bordering the club 5 land. A field of players (Including Alan Kent) was for
that no polo was possible at all We stx, a pack leuphenttstically called a us both a unique and an espectal thrill
also lost our day canoeing in the "MEG pack) Of bloodhounds and To cap this Ed laid on a match on
swamp and had to work hard to get loxhounds hunt, a drag and 0” the Not ground at Gulfstieami the
the sutttans. In the meantime we occaston an armadillo What one Sunday Ground, and the first match ol
played hours of polo on the Video, lacked ’” galloping am llmpmg W35 the season Both sides were it think)
past triumphs or Food Loco made up bl haV‘W ‘0 weave ””5 5 10 goals, and over SIX ohukkas we
interspersed With the Argentine Open, WEV ”"0th the [Mk semi tropical each played 3 or 4 chukkas This was
Caronel Suarez, Mar Del Plata and woodland, and fording the Odd immense fun and, although I doubt we
many others produoing polo of a drainage d'wh “ W45 hot ‘” mam contributed much to the spectator
quality that left one awestruck each there woods and all m all rather value of the game, (See Scotly, l
time around. American TV was an different lrorn the Shms‘ excellent promised that l would not mention it),
experience in itself A group of otticers 590‘" in play in front of a srx goaler and a
is never renowned for it’s decrsron Of course we had come to play rising star at that, )5 not only a )
making capabilities, and being faced polo, Most mornings other than polo pleasure but a valuable lesson as well
With thirty two channels was altogther days, we were up to exercise and/or Complete With a crowd lwell, a small
100 much He who had the remote stick and ball at 8 o’clock, probably one) in the stands, a commentary and
control ruled the roost two lots, sometimes With a set of Z or glorious sunshine we were a very
3 ponies to lead. happy group that day POlO’WlSG that '7
The rain and the lloods were
drained off the land and polo fields by
the drainage canals already
was generous enough of Ed to make
The ponies were only halt fit, it me holiday on ”,5 Wyn.
being a couple at weeks before the
Palm Beach season proper was to l Could go on but l won’t, l could try
Eggzgqgi 2:23 22:22; 3:933:31 start, Like any strtng they were a and draw this to a conclusion but l
the middle of chukkas, that Arthur, or "mad ’0" "llxed mm '5 as regards Gamma" so ‘ W'H “‘51 9“"
at least his first cousin emerged for a types and S‘ZE' (30’0” and We W€l1llo FlDlIda and as the
photorcall. Nobody went ‘00 close to temperament but certainly not in Bernards PlLiITlISEd us, "we had us
the seven foot beastie. The fact is that quality 50m?) fun!
’tt' was Within fifty yards of a barn full We all know the weather in the D N C
of ponies did not seem to be of undue
concern to anyone.
Evening entertainment?’ , well we
will tell you a bit about that. We have
eaten ntexican, gopher and excellent
Hamburgers. We have wood and
danced in the Abbey Road, and then
the Bomber Squadron. We have
calcutta’d tn the PBPCC Polo ‘
Club,decorated Christmas Trees and
eaten the best BBO'd steaks you ever
did see Corrie's food conspired to
make us overeat but who was
complaining? There was an excellent
party at the Gulftrearn Clubhouse,
now where the hell did we go after
that.7 Then there was our own farewell
Ptrnms Party which seemed to go on
and on, and which Scotty’s camera
fortunately failed to record. And, of
course, inewtably Ed and Carrie gave
us a splendid farewell supper.
What else did we do? Ah, we went
to the Bank, a Drive in Bank. It was on
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