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Hey Paula,
You're supposed to tell me about the Carolina Wrens!
This happened about a month ago--it was quite an experience, and thought you might enjoy the thread.
Summer's been kind of slow here, except for my dad announcing we're taking down forty trees ourselves. It is a ton of work...
I haven't been baking much lately; it's so humid that it's hard for me to adjust the water/flour ratios, even with the virtues of King Arthur products!
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Washington has plenty of rain!!! Want some?
Holly -
Wish we could get some real rain...just a few teaser showers today....I wanted to ride, but Amber's ferrier has not gotten here, and the easy boot we used for the ride came off 3 times...and I am not real crazy about using them....I want to start her back to driving real soon....I am dying to drive again...and ride somemore....seems they are planning a ride up in your area in PA....I am hoping to talk Linda into going! as long as I pay for the fuel, it might be a possibility...the place has over night camping! I will keep my eye on that thread!
Cathy - Hey Paula, how are you doing today? I am hoping that the rain gets done playing games with me, so I can go for a ride...need to get my riding muscles back...boy am I out of shape!
Cathy -
*Waves at Foxy*
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Paula, I've been seriously missing you around the forum. I'm glad to see you back! -
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"The first International Gold Cup was held in 1930 at Grasslands Downs in Tennessee over a 4¼ mile brush course, similar to the English Grand National course at Aintree. That year, the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII, then one of the world’s most gallant riders and sportmen, placed the spectacularly beautiful gold trophy in competition which is still awarded annually to the winner. After the Tennessee race meet ended end 1932, the event was moved to the Rolling Rock Hunt Meet course in Pennsylvania, a course built by General Richard King Mellon, who had won the 1931 race in Tennessee.
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Published: October 2, 1983
The annual Rolling Rock steeplechase races, which have benefited handicapped children for almost 50 years, have been abruptly ended.
The races, held with a few exceptions since 1934 on the Mellon family estate of Rolling Rock, at Ligonier, 60 miles east of Pittsburgh, have been more a social than a sporting event.
Over the years the sponsors, the Mellon Trust and the Rolling Rock Hunt Racing Association, have contributed more than...
The annual Rolling Rock steeplechase races, which have benefited handicapped children for almost 50 years, have been abruptly ended.
The races, held with a few exceptions since 1934 on the Mellon family estate of Rolling Rock, at Ligonier, 60 miles east of Pittsburgh, have been more a social than a sporting event.
Over the years the sponsors, the Mellon Trust and the Rolling Rock Hunt Racing Association, have contributed more than...
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By Paul Peirce, TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, October 5, 2003
For nearly half a century, it was a rite of fall. America's finest thoroughbred horses and jockeys, cheered on by thousands of people, gathered in a small, picturesque southwestern Pennsylvania field where they reveled in the finest in steeplechase racing.
It's been 20 years since the Rolling Rock Hunt Racing Association's last race meet in Ligonier Township. About the only remnant of the popular event is an old judging...
Sunday, October 5, 2003
For nearly half a century, it was a rite of fall. America's finest thoroughbred horses and jockeys, cheered on by thousands of people, gathered in a small, picturesque southwestern Pennsylvania field where they reveled in the finest in steeplechase racing.
It's been 20 years since the Rolling Rock Hunt Racing Association's last race meet in Ligonier Township. About the only remnant of the popular event is an old judging...
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A rich history of international involvement characterizes the International Gold Cup Races, the highlight of the fall steeplechase season. The International Gold Cup itself, Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia, has had a long and interesting journey en route to its present home.
The first International Gold Cup was held in 1930 at Grasslands Downs in Tennessee over a 4¼ mile brush course, similar to the English Grand National course at Aintree. That year, the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII,...
The first International Gold Cup was held in 1930 at Grasslands Downs in Tennessee over a 4¼ mile brush course, similar to the English Grand National course at Aintree. That year, the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII,...
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The extraordinary beauty of its setting in the Loyalhanna Valley, some 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, makes the Rolling Rock hunt race meeting one of the most splendid of its kind. There the blue autumn mists hug the Pennsylvania mountains, and the foliage is barely beginning to turn. The outdoor spectacle is gilded by the richest purses of any hunt race meet. Naturally, the best steeplechasers and timber horses are drawn to the site, and present there now are such top contenders as Richard K. Mellon's...
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