Polo in Aiken Reaches 99th Year at Whitney Field
The piece notes polo's long history in Aiken with Whitney Field as a historic site. It highlights the Aiken Polo Association founding, early field milestones, and figures like Tommy Hitchcock Jr. The season spans April start, Hitchcock Memorial Tournament, and recent art commissions tying polo to local culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Field
Whitney Polo Field
Knox, Magnolia
Mead Avenues
United States
America
Madison Square Garden
Dickel
Riding Academy
New York City
Aiken Field
Tommy Hitchcock Jr
Aiken
Security Federal
Charleston
John Doyle
Polo on the field in 1890s Aiken with ponies and balls
Historic outdoor polo scene in brown tones shows men in top hats and ladies in bonnets watching rugged ponies chase a light willow ball. Neighborhood kids grab a ball amid picnics as polo traces origins in Persia and its spread to England and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Iran
India
England
The Formula film review and local cinema listings
A mixed critique of The Formula noting weak plotting and unconvincing characters despite Brando and Scott star power. The piece follows Caine's hunt from Los Angeles to Germany over the Genesis project and ends with mixed theater notices for Masters Four Cinema and other local showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Shagan
Berlin
John Gielgud
Los Angeles
Barney Caine
George C. Scott
Neely
Scott
Beatrice Straight
Germany
Adam Steiffel
Marlon Brando
Brando
Steiffel
Caine
Lisa
Marthe Keller
Sagan
Phillips’ Petroleum
Master’s Four
Augusta
Siamese Twins Separated to Go Home in Two Weeks
11 month old twin girls Shannon Elaine Beaver and Fonda Michelle Beaver were separated after a 72 hour operation led by Dr. Fredrick E. Rector. They show no fever or infection and will return home in about two weeks if they gain weight and continue improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N.C
Fredrick E. Rector
Shannon Elaine
Fonda Michelle Beaver
Kim
Arlin Beaver
Forest City
Rutherford County
Memorial Mission Hospital
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James Gordon Bennett
States
Egypt
Whitney
Polo
By Rebecca Roberts
Francis Ford Coppola
Martin Scheen
Joseph Conrad
Lily Tomlin
Jane Fonda
Dolly Parton
Mark I
Sun
Clint
Clyde
Ma Beddoe
Ruth Gordon
Sat
Western Auto
F.E.T
Oye
Whitewall
Quaker State
Pennzoil
Kalmia Plaza Shopping Center
Dial
Monthru
Penn
Western Auto US
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