Buchanan Cup: A polo round-robin tournament
THIS PAST WEEKEND, FORMER YALE POLO SUPERSTAR, TOM BUCHANAN HELD A ROUND-ROBIN TOURNAMENT CUP FOR THE NEARBY COLLEGES AT HIS ESTATE IN EAST EGG. THE WINNING SQUAD RECEIVED QUITE A LARGE DONATION TO THEIR PROGRAM FROM MR. BUCHANAN, HIMSELF. THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WERE AS FOLLOWING: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, FORDHAM UNIVERSITY, AND SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY.
SATURDAY MORNING WAS THE PERFECT WEATHER FOR A FINE GAME OF POLO. MR. BUCHANAN HAD THE PITCH TREATED AND CARED FOR A MONTH IN ADVANCE OF THIS TOURNAMENT. NEARLY A HUNDRED SPECTATORS CAME OUT TO ENJOY THE MATCHES, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN RIVAL SCHOOLS, NYU AND COLUMBIA. ALL THE MATCHES WERE HARD-FOUGHT, PARTICULARLY NYU AND SAINT JOHN’S WHERE THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME WAS DECIDED BY A LAST SECOND GOAL IN FAVOR OF SAINT JOHN’S. THIS ULTIMATELY LED TO THE CUP VICTORY OF SAINT JOHN’S WHO WENT UNDEFEATED THROUGHOUT ALL THE MATCHES, WITH FORDHAM BEING A DISTANT SECOND PLACE.
BUCHANAN HAS INVITED THE SAINT JOHN’S SQUAD OUT TO A CELEBRATORY BANQUET NEXT WEEKEND AT A HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK CALLED WOLFSHEIM WONDERS. BUCHANAN SAID IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WOULD “LOVE TO HAVE TOURNAMENT BECOME AN ANNUAL TRADITION.” THIS SHOWS A LOT ABOUT MR. BUCHANAN’S CHARACTER. BY THE LOOK IN HIS EYES AND THE WAY HE SPEAKS WITH SUCH PASSION, YOU CAN TELL THAT HE’S NOT DOING THIS FOR ATTENTION BUT RATHER BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME.
SATURDAY MORNING WAS THE PERFECT WEATHER FOR A FINE GAME OF POLO. MR. BUCHANAN HAD THE PITCH TREATED AND CARED FOR A MONTH IN ADVANCE OF THIS TOURNAMENT. NEARLY A HUNDRED SPECTATORS CAME OUT TO ENJOY THE MATCHES, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN RIVAL SCHOOLS, NYU AND COLUMBIA. ALL THE MATCHES WERE HARD-FOUGHT, PARTICULARLY NYU AND SAINT JOHN’S WHERE THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME WAS DECIDED BY A LAST SECOND GOAL IN FAVOR OF SAINT JOHN’S. THIS ULTIMATELY LED TO THE CUP VICTORY OF SAINT JOHN’S WHO WENT UNDEFEATED THROUGHOUT ALL THE MATCHES, WITH FORDHAM BEING A DISTANT SECOND PLACE.
BUCHANAN HAS INVITED THE SAINT JOHN’S SQUAD OUT TO A CELEBRATORY BANQUET NEXT WEEKEND AT A HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED RESTAURANT IN NEW YORK CALLED WOLFSHEIM WONDERS. BUCHANAN SAID IN AN INTERVIEW THAT HE WOULD “LOVE TO HAVE TOURNAMENT BECOME AN ANNUAL TRADITION.” THIS SHOWS A LOT ABOUT MR. BUCHANAN’S CHARACTER. BY THE LOOK IN HIS EYES AND THE WAY HE SPEAKS WITH SUCH PASSION, YOU CAN TELL THAT HE’S NOT DOING THIS FOR ATTENTION BUT RATHER BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE FOR THE GAME.