Polo & More 2014
Polo & More 2014
“A polo pony is like a motorbike, with a mind of
its own weighing half a ton”
“Teddy Williams cut that shot with the
perfection of a butcher, not a very good
one!”
“We would like you to help replace the divots, but remember if its smoking,
then its not likely to be a divot”
“He would be much better off riding a rocking horse, its a much
shorter fall”
Speakers Corner
T
he voice of Barbados polo, Jonathon Simpson, continues to entertain
us with his witticisms and animated commentary that enliven an afternoon at polo. Fueled by some liquid libation, no one, especially the
players, is immune from his clever quips... It has to be said that polo without
his commentary, is like Christmas without Santa. Here are some of his gems
from the 2013 season n
“ The girls have this mens team looking like a flounder at
the bottom of the ocean”
“I don’t know if he’s sweet but he’s definitely short”
“Here comes Roddy Davis on one of his hybrid horses, half
thoroughbred, half Clydesdale and the other half John Deere”
“O’ Selmo passes it like a morning bus down at Cattlewash”
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