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T
he club was established on
Aug. 14, 1909, when the found-
ing members met together in
the offices of La Prensa, the
city's daily newspaper, and
unanimously elected Bernardo Meyer
Pellegrini as their first president. Later
that same year, the club organized its
first international equestrian compe-
tition—a celebration of the nation's
100 years of independence, hosted by
the Argentinean president himself,
José Figueroa Alcorta.
e opening ceremony of the
Concurso Hipico Internacional was
a great festival with fireworks, and it
was, by all accounts, the talk of the
town. Illustrious guests including the
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