9th-12th-Lancers - Year 1984 - Page 0112
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| Regiment | 9th/12th Lancers |
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| Year | 1984 |
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THE 9TH/lZTH ROYAL LANCERS nEeiMENTAL JounNAL I 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 iio |
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