Aiken Polo Centennial Schedule Ahead of Celebration
The Aiken polo centennial schedule lists events from Thursday to Sunday including previews, tours, America's Cup tournaments, a fashion show, and a centennial ball. Tickets cost 2.50 per America Cup match and 60 for the Centennial Ball. reservations available via Polo Centennial Committee or organizers.
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Kalmia Plaza
Eejay’s
Eenay’s
Green Boundary Club
Starlight Cloggers
Hopeland Gardens
Houndslake Country Club
Houndslake
Polly Chapman
Rosalee’s and
Lionel Smith Ltd
Mallet Hill
North Carolina
East Powder House Field
Parris Island
Aiken Jaycee
Aiken
Whitney Field
Oldfield
Polo Centennial Committee
Call Gail
Desmond) Stoker
Easy St
Joan Tower
Newberry St
S.W
Ciao
Center Powder House
Tulsa
USC Aiken Night at the Races Draws Local Crowd
As part of Aiken Polo Centennial USC Aiken programming board hosted Night at the Races drawing about 200 attendees. The event featured six video taped races with 126 donated prizes, betting options, and a public opening for the first time.
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Aiken
Usc-Aiken Programming Board
Costantino
Joan Tower
St Thaddeus Home Tour Showcases Aiken Dwellings
The St Thaddeus Home and Garden Tour highlighted homes in Aiken including 1630 Huntsman Drive with warm tones and modern fixtures. Houses of Bill and Gingrey and Dick Edwards featured contemporary and traditional styles, with playrooms and tech setups. Penland residence near Houndslake GC offered vaulted rooms and a Supreme Court photo in the den. Proceeds benefit local agencies.
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St. Thaddeus
Aiken
Huntsman Drive
Bill Gingrey
Dick Edwards
U.S. Supreme Court
St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Aiken Polo Centennial Highlights Whitney Field's Legacy
The article details Aiken's polo history from 1882, noting Whitney Field as the first outdoor game site and founder Thomas Hitchcock’s contribution. It covers the Hitchcock family, Meadowlark riders, and Mrs. Hitchcock’s youth teams, plus Fred Post’s polo pony business shaping Aiken as a winter polo hub with 100 years of play.
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Aiken
Newport
South
Polo
James Gordon Bennett
United States
India
Persia
Egypt
England
America
Whitney Field
Anther
Thomas
Hitchcock
Louise
Aiken Preparatory School
Meadowlark
Conrad Ruckelshaus
Evna Allen
Bernard Hopper
Richard Santamariana
W.C. Whitney
North America
Devereaux Milburn
Fred Post
Long Island
Post
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Aiken County
Tennessee
Usc-Aiken
Marti Costantino
Usc-A
Ken Hardin
Robin Sullivan
Steven L. Troup
Suzan Boyer
Merilynn Richardson
Willie Minor
Ellison Garvin
Edwards
Robert E. Penland
Penland
By Phil Jones
Whitney
Sarah Caskey
Aiken County Today
Dunbar Bostwick
Seymore Knox
B. Balding
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!