POLO: Lechuza Caracas Defeats Catamount 13-10

Defending champion Lechuza Caracas used a balanced attack to defeat Catamount 13-10 before 5,143 spectators Sunday in a first-round game of the 22-goal Joe Barry Memorial Cup on Stanford Field at International Polo Club Palm Beach.

This was the inaugural game at Stanford Field at International Polo Club. In a pre-game ceremony, Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, Jay Comeaux, Executive Director of Stanford Private Wealth Management, and IPC General Manager Michael Brown, each hit a ceremonial first ball to christen the field.

In other first-round action, 10-goaler Carlos Gracia scored eight goals to lead Airstream over Reata 11-10 and Techno Marine won its first high-goal game in the U.S., 12-7, over Skeeterville.