Polo match to aid cavalry museum
MCDONALD, Tenn. – A polo match to benefit the 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe will be part of a weekend of polo set for Sept. 8-9 at Bendabout Farm, according to a news release.
Matches will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 and 2 p.m. Sept. 9. The benefit match is set for Sunday.
Parking and admission are free, and museum members will be on hand to answer questions and accept donations, according to the release from 6th Cavalry Museum executive director Chris McKeever.
The 6th Cavalry was stationed at Fort Oglethorpe from 1919 to 1942 and competed in polo against other cavalry and civilian teams, McKeever said. The last match between the 6th Cavalry and Bendabout was scheduled for Dec. 7, 1941 — the day Pearl Harbor was bombed.
Bendabout Farm is at 3553 S. Lee Highway in McDonald, Tenn., just south of Cleveland on U.S. Highway 11. Signs will mark the entry. Limited bleacher seating is available or you may bring folding chars.