nFocus: Spirits fly high at Chukkers for Charity
Unusually comfortable August temps greeted attendees at this year’s Chukkers for Charity. Organizers credited moving the date up a few weeks, but we feel certain that the weather gods will smile on any event benefiting Saddle Up and Rochelle Center. The 21st annual polo match and classic car show, held at Lee Ann and Orrin Ingram’s Riverview Farm, drew a sizable crowd of enthusiasts from around the mid-state area.
Patrons arrived as early as 2 p.m. for a chance to admire the enviable display of antique and vintage automobiles before the match started. Back under the big tent, they nibbled on spicy shrimp spread on toast points, fig and herbed goat cheese flatbreads and other goodies from Catering & Events by Suzette. Everyone’s attention turned to the field when Christopher Sprankle sang the National Anthem, as he has since age 8. Then they began to cheer enthusiastically as Team Nissan (Orrin, his daughter Virginia Ingram, Wes Finlayson and James Armstrong) took on Team AshBlue (Zulu Scott-Barnes, Whistle Uys, Stevie Orthwein and Lexie Armstrong, who was pitted against her husband, James).
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