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1998 Armin Diem took over the chairmanship of the Winter Event Organizing Committee from Daniel Hofstetter, who had served in this capacity for 10 years. For many years, the Club had been headhunting a member willing to serve as Chairman. This year, at the Polo Gala Night, Reto G. Gaudenzi handed over the reins to Richard H. Dillier. The outgoing Club Chairman was appointed Honorary Chairman for life, in recognition of his services to the sport of polo and to the St. Moritz Polo Club since its refoundation in 1984. As a result of the impending restructuring of the club, he had also resigned as captain of the St. Moritz polo team in 1997, having served as such since the beginning of the team’s activity. With the death of Andrea Badrutt, the Club lost one of its original founder members and a generous sponsor. At the 1998 Annual General Meeting of the St. Moritz Polo Club the representative of the long-term sponsor of the St. Moritz winter tournament, Horst Edenhofer, Managing Director of Cartier Switzerland, was admitted as the Club’s 100th member.
1999 Urs E. Schwarzenbach took over the organization of the Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow, placing his office at the disposal of the event.
2001 At the 2001 Annual General Meeting of the St. Moritz Polo Club, Urs E. Schwarzenbach was elected as the Club's new Chairman. Daniel Hofstetter and Adolf Hörler retired from the Committee and were elected honorary members of the St. Moritz Polo Club, in recognition of their services.
2003 From 27 July to 3 August, the St. Moritz Polo Club staged a summer polo college on San Gian meadow. The pioneering Swiss polo player Bernhard Zollinger, the Italian Paolo Grillini and the Australian Ed Judge honed the polo skills of 11 participants spanning an age range from 8 to 54.
The training course culminated in a mini show tournament to round off the summer camp.
Participants in the Concours Hippique, also being held at this time, were given the chance to participate in a polo taster course.
Following the unqualified success of its first polo camp, the St. Moritz Polo Club decided to continue and expand summer polo in St. Moritz in this form. The Committee hoped that this project would garner support, in particular from the local authorities.
2004 The 20th Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow was held from 22 to 25 January this year. Four evenly matched teams, with a total handicap of 20 goals each, competed for the coveted Cartier Trophy. First-time participants in the winter tournament, the Polish Larchmont team, carried off the prize.
One of the highlights of the anniversary event were the appearances by the British Royal Household Cavalry, invited to the tournament by Chairman Urs E. Schwarzenbach as a birthday surprise.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow, the St. Moritz Polo Club published the anniversary book entitled ‘20 Years Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow St. Moritz’.
2005 St. Moritz Polo AG was incorporated as a limited company and took over the organization of the Cartier Polo World Cup on Snow. Company President and Chair of the Board of Directors was Urs E. Schwarzenbach; his fellow board-members Heinz Reber and Diego Schwarzenbach. Sibylle Bitterli took over operational responsibility in her capacity as General Manager. back |
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