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Polo Mania

Published:Sunday | July 18, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Lesley Fong-Yee bandages the wrist of Hamish Wates prior to the start of the polo match between Johnnie Walker and Stresscon at Caymanas Polo Club. - Photos by Ian Allen/Photographer
Heidi Clarke checks to see that her son, Luke, is safely saddled up and ready for the game.
Members of the Stresscon polo team Mark Chin (left) and Jose M. Lartirigoyen discuss strategy before the start of their match against Johnnie Walker.
It's clear which team Trevor Deleon was supporting as he takes in the FIFA World Cup finals between Spain and Netherlands before the Johnnie Walker Polo Championships at Caymanas Polo Club on Sunday, July 11.
Peter Junor (right) makes a point to Noel daCosta prior to the Polo Championships.
Marie Chin Yee and Lisa-May Pengelley snaps photos of their own during the championship.
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It was an exciting Sunday afternoon for those who turned out for the Johnnie Walker Polo Championships at the Caymans Polo Club last Sunday.

It was from one field to the next as guests held their breaths with the exception of a few 'false alarms' during the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup match between Spain and Netherlands. But after they got over the shock, and what was for some the desired outcome of that match, it was on to a more relaxed (for most) and entertaining set of polo matches.

Like ants lifting 50 times their body weight, the children manipulated the steeds like pros, to the joy of their adoring parents who watched from the sidelines. Then it was time for the big boys in the Johnnie Walker Championship between Johnnie Walker and Stresscon. And like the Spaniards, Stresscon took home the championship cup.