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Down 6-0 just seconds into the third chukker, Yale rebounded from its slow start to steal the momentum, exploding for five unanswered goals. Spreading the ball around and following up teammates consistently leaving the ball behind them, three of the four Bulldog players posted goals. Rising senior Michael Losak started things off, and native Englishman David Ashby— Yale’s substitute, who was filling in for the recently injured Bulldog Robert Burk—added two scores. Unfortunately for Yale, time was not on its side, as the horn sounded just seconds after recent graduate Adam...
Harvard came out fighting in the first chukker. Rising senior Nick Snow dominated the game early, scoring two of the Crimson’s first three goals and setting up teammate and recent graduate Alex Levin for the other to give Harvard a 3-0 lead to start the second chukker...
...addition it helps to have money. Boosters of the sport's democratization claim an income of $50,000 a year can be enough to get by, but annual costs run upwards of $10,000. Those who are serious need at least three horses (one for every two chukkers, or periods, in the standard six-chukker game). Price: from $2,500 to $15,000 each. Next come the expenses of a groom, a stable, feeding fees and the rig for transporting the animals to competition. Thus most of polo's new blood is well off, even if not fathomlessly rich: self...
...face it, when you think of Harvard athletics, polo doesn't jump to mind. Most Harvard students probably think that polo is a Ralph Lauren cologne, and a chukker is a starting pitcher...
Harvard (2-1) sent a message to its experienced counterparts in the first half of Saturday's match, taking a 10-4 lead into the break. The Elis came back late in the fourth chukker, but Harvard was able to hold on for the victory...