Chapter 12
The polo club changed.
Not because sport suddenly became moral.
Because hidden manipulation became too expensive.
Mount draws happened publicly.
Practice allocations were posted.
No private donor could request a horse change without everyone seeing it.
Some old members complained the club had lost “flexibility.”
I laughed.
Of course.
Transparency feels rigid to people accustomed to exceptions.
We also stopped attaching business favors to charity matches.
Men could still bet privately if they wanted.
I wasn’t their father.
But Carbone would not use results as currency.
Win.
Lose.
May you like
Embarrass yourself honestly.
Refreshing.
