Community Events
The Kalaway Landowners Cup Wrap Up
"A Beautiful Day in the Country"
John Rosene
President Barrington Hills Polo Club
The 4th Annual Kalaway Landowners Cup Polo Matches took place Saturday, September 6 on the polo field at Oakwood Farm in Barrington Hills.
Under clear, sunny skies two fast-paced polo matches included the ever-popular “Battle of the Sexes” and the feature match, “The Kalaway Landowners Cup.”
In the Battle of the Sexes, the Women’s team sponsored by JP Morgan defeated the Men’s team sponsored by Quintessential Barrington Magazine for the second year in a row. JP Morgan’s Kellie Burke was named Most Valuable Player and Trumpetto was chosen as Best Playing Pony. In the feature match, Tri-Linc Funds defeated the Harrington Family 3 goals to 2 in a hard-fought battle. John Ryan of Tri-Linc Funds was named MVP and Starbuck, owned and ridden by Robert Soos, was named Best Playing Pony. This was the first year that Tri-Linc Funds sponsored a team and the third year for The Harrington Family.
The winners received beautiful crystal trophies donated by and created specially for the event by M.J. Miller Jewelers of Barrington. Best Playing Ponies received monogrammed cooling blankets donated by Barrington Saddlery.
An estimated 700 plus crowd attended the event, and both sides of the field were lined with tailgate parties and sponsor tents. Among the attractions were the Lake Run Farm Clydesdale team giving rides in the bright red beer wagon (sponsored by Viking Ski & Patio Shop in Barrington), a performance by the Fox River Valley Pony Club (sponsored by Insignia Kitchen & Bath of Barrington) and an antique calliope provided by the Evon Nut Company.
This event, hosted by The Riding Club of Barrington Hills and the Barrington Hills Polo Club, was created as a community-wide celebration of the trail landowners in Barrington Hills who permit riding trails across private property. These trail landowners were treated to a gourmet lunch under a private field-side tent. See more photos on the Photo Gallery Horse and Polo Page.
Polo - a beautiful day in the Village - 2008 Kalaway Cup
Traditionally held on the first Saturday after Labor Day, next year’s event is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2009.
The Second Annual Barrington Concours d’Elegance, Legends and Legacies
October 3 – 5, 2008
Go to the Village Photo Gallery for Pictures from the 2007 and 2007 Concours events.
1937 Delahaye 135M of Founding Exhibitor Malcolm Pray; photography by Michael Furman.
Annual “Ignite the Night” Friends of the Forest Preserve Gala Event
"Ignite the Night", the annual gala event to benefit Friends of the Forest Preserves, was held on October 11 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. behind the Barrington Countryside Park District Riding Center at 361 Bateman Road in Barrington Hills. This event brings family, friends and neighbors together to celebrate the beauty of nature and support the environment. For added Photos from the 2008 and 2007 events go to the Photo Gallery Page for Community Events.
BJWC Fall Fashion Show
Save the date – Saturday, November 15th – for the Barrington Junior Women’s Club (BJWC) Fall Fashion Show. Entitled “Simple Elegance”, this annual fundraising event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stonegate Banquet and Conference Center in Hoffman Estates. In addition to the fashion show itself, which will feature top Chicago designers and local celebrity models, attendees will be treated to a gourmet lunch, an expansive shopping boutique, and live and silent auctions.
Ticket purchase information and other more details will be posted at www.bjwc.org. BJWC is a 501(C) 3 not-for-profit organization made up of over 120 women of all ages from the Barrington area. The group is dedicated to making a dynamic impact upon charitable agencies that directly aid women and children, senior citizens, the abused and the underprivileged, primarily in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.
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