With its regular field at Glen Farm made unplayable by constant rains, and draining from the upper fields to the polo grounds, Newport Polo moved its playing field to the upper field for yesterday’s (Saturday) match against first-time visitors, Peru.

While Newport Polo could move a field, it couldn’t budge a Peru team, all from the country’s only polo club in Lima, as Peru prevailed 11 to 7 in what proved to be a spirited match.

It was the opening match for Newport Polo’s season, with matches each Saturday at 5 through August and at 4 for the month of September.

All photos captured by Frank Prosnitz/What’sUpNewp & What’sUpRI

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Frank Prosnitz brings to WhatsUpNewp several years in journalism, including 10 as editor of the Providence (RI) Business News and 14 years as a reporter and bureau manager at the Providence (RI) Journal. Prosnitz began his journalism career as a sportswriter at the Asbury Park (NJ) Press, moving to The News Tribune (Woodbridge, NJ), before joining the Providence Journal. Prosnitz hosts the Morning Show on WLBQ radio (Westerly), 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday through Friday, and It’s Your Business, also...