Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s tennis used to be the sport for the discerning middle and upper class.My father often ridiculed the rough and tumble VFL by continually advocating that “football was for yobbos”. In recent years I’ve come to discover the pleasure of men in (tight) white shorts and realise he had a touch of misguided elitism. In a sense however, he was correct, the tennis crowd was simply different.
With the ensuing mass commercialisation (and I’m certainly not complaining) tennis has lost some of its refined glamour.
Similarly horse racing has lost its glossy sheen, largely due to the new generation of lads and ladettes who are more interested in dressing up and getting drunk rather than actually watching the horses.
So where’s a girl to enjoy sporting prowess in style? Cue then, the 2,000 year old game of polo. Much has been done in recent years to rid the sport of it’s stuffy reputation. Today, you can enjoy a civilised champagne or two and a gourmet afternoon tea in exquisite settings whilst watching the fastest ball game in the world.
If you’re sick of yobbo crowds and want something a little different, hop on to www.polointhecity.com for details of Pasplaey Polo in the City events in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
Or alternatively, you may wish to hire a pony and take a lesson or two …..
image courtesy of www.barbadospoloclub.com
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