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Santiago Uruburu, right, a player on Team MacGregor, backhits
the ball during a match against Hawaii Polo Inn. Teammate Bob
Miller, middle, and opponent Alice Lombardo, left, follow
him. Hawaii Polo Inn won the match, 7-4.

A sport of kings

PORTFOLIO

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F.L. Morris
Star-Bulletin

THIS YEAR MARKS the 15th year of the Honolulu Polo Club at Waimanalo. Chairman emeritus is Bob MacGregor, who is 87 and whose polo days date back to when the horses raced up and down a field in Kapiolani Park. Later, MacGregor and "Mr. Polo" in Hawaii, the late Fred Dailey, moved the "Sport of Kings" to Mokuleia, which hosted such luminaries as Prince Charles of England, Tyrone the Marquis of Waterford, Ireland, and the Sultan of Brunei, to name but a few.

Many fans of polo believe in living the good life while enjoying the game, often with the help of champagne and home made hors d'oeuvres. And while both the ladies and gents in the crowd are groomed to the teeth, no one outdoes the grooming that equine-loving volunteers and owners alike give the true stars of the game, the horses.

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Mike Ebinger walks some of the "ladies" across the field.
Polo ponies are predominantly mares (female).

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Fern Pietch, left, and Murph Dailey dine on wine and
cheese in the stands between chukkers.

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"Life is good," said D.J. Colbert, a spectator on
opening day of the polo season.

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Coco Strauser tends to two of the polo ponies
at the Waimanalo Polo Grounds.

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