America’s Cup of Polo

Deja vu with the divots.

Two weeks after the Smithsonian Young Benefactors had their Polo Cup on the fields of the Mall, the America’s Polo Cup recreated a gorgeously warm and sunny day at the same spot – this time complete with musical entertainment and Miss DC and Miss VA making an appearance before heading to California to film this year’s Miss America reality show.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi have worked tirelessly to bring this event to the forefront of the ever-increasing number of prestigous polo events in the area. The Kick-Off event last Saturday on the Mall foreshadowed a match between the United States Polo team and the Roma Polo Club, who will face off in Italy next weekend!
I spotted members of the First Chukkers polo team, Sports Alliance President, Bob Sweeney and Chairman, Fernando Murias, and Discovery’s Devon Taylor Parsons all decked out in their finest to cheer and jeer.
(Above left – me with Lara Driscoe and Anne Lee. At right, nightlife expert and Support Consultant, Andrea Van Dell, for LEX on Demand.)
After the day was choose your own adventure – 80’s Bash at Skye Lounge, Laura Carlson’s Absolut Washington at The Park, birthdays at the Rookery or L2, or the perpetual favorite – Cafe Milano.