Evening star., 1935-07-28
Beach Field
Draws State
Polo Backers
Virginians Go to Shore
to Attend Opening
Games.

yirginia's latest sporting venture Is
new polo field, Just established at
Virginia Beach. Mr.. George Calvert
Of warrenton, who is spending the
Summer at the resort, and Mr.. Paul
Kear, q lawyer and keen horseman
Of Norfolk, got together recently and
built it. It Is only a few minutes
ride from the Cavalier Hotel and
within sight of the beach.
The opening games are being
played Saturday and Sunday. Two
picked teams. one from the United
States War Department and one from
the Fauquier-Loudoun Polo Club, will
play. The Fauquier-Loudoun team
Is calling itself the Warrenton team,
as the majority of the players live in
the vicinity Of Warrenton The line
up, counting a substitute, will be
Howard Fair, Gould Shaw, Dick Kirk
patrick, Kenneth jenkins and Hubert
Phipps. The lineup for the War
Department team has not been picked
yet.
Gen. william Mitchell Of Middle
burg has agreed to referee, and a
large crowd Is expected to attend the
games-a new sport to the people Of
that section Of the country, who are
showing great interest in it. Many
polo enthusiasts from this part of
Virginia will go to Virginia Beach
for the week end, taking the boat in
Washington on Friday evening at 6
O'Clock.
Among those going down with the
polo teams will be Mrs. John Hay
Whitney, who has been asked to
present the silver cups to the win
ming team; Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Jen-
kins, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fair,
Capt. and Mrs Richard Kirkpatrick,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hulburt, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Frost, Col and Mrs.
John Butler. Gen. and Mrs. William
Mitchell. Mrs. Harry Bangs, Mrs.
Mackenzie Tabb Mrs. P. B. Wood,
Miss Nancy Huidekoper, Miss Bettina
Belmont, Mr.. Henry Frost. jr.: Mr.. J.
Mackenzie Tabb. jr.; Mr.. Thomas Byrd
and Mr.. Samuel Sands.
This has been very gay season in
Clarke County for the younger set.
Dances, swimming parties, picnics and
all kinds of entertainments are going
on every day and the many young peo-
pie who live here are having numerous
guests. At the Blue Ridge Country
Club, near Millwood, delightful club
dances are held each week.
The broad side porch that has been
added to the club house. softly lit with
japanese lanterns, makes an ideal
place for dancing on hot nights, as well
as the large club house room which is
filled with happy youngsters from here
and surrounding neighborhoodS when
ever one of these parties take place
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy Lloyd of Carter
Hall entertained at supper party be-
fore the last dance, taking their guests,
after a delightful swim in their new
pool, on to the club house. Among
those entertained by the Lloyds were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Frost. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur White, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Young, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hay Whit
ney, Mrs. Mackenzie Tabb, Mr.. Samuel
Sands, DR.. A. c. Randolph, Mr. Henry
Frost, jr., and Mr.. Thomas Byrd
Mrs. Charles Consolvo of Baltimore,
who has a Summer home in Millwood,
where she spends much of her time
has gone to Atlantic City for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley CRANKY of Nor
folk have taken a cottage for the rest
Of the Summer at Blue Ridge Summit
Mrs. CRANKY was Miss Mary Carter
Randolph of Athlone, Clarke County
Her brother and sister-in law, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. OF. Randolph of the Moor