Let me say upfront that this item about the Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds Point-to-Point is completely uncoerced, even if its chairman, John B. Hannum Jr., did buy me lunch at the Foxy Loxy in Unionville (a turkey, Brie, and apple Panini with mushroom soup). I tried to tell him that I'm always delighted to write about the unofficial end-of-winter-in-Unionville event and really didn't need to be bribed -- but you just try saying "no" to Jock Hannum when he is determined to pick up the tab.
Anyhow, the 69th running of the Point-to-Point is on Sunday, March 30. Gates open at 11 a.m., and don't miss the Pony Races, which kick off the race day. The course is at the Walkers' Plantation Field, off Route 82 west of Green Valley Road.
I look forward to this event every spring. The horse races are always exciting, and you get to see them close up, and there's also a terrific social aspect to the day: it's a chance to greet folks you haven't seen all winter, and there are truly world-class people- and dog-watching opportunities.
During our lunch Jock made a point of praising the members of the race committee for their work organizing the day's events. He himself was hard at work selling ad space in the program to local businesses and showed me a marked-up copy of last year's program that he was using as a template.
You can get all the information you need about tickets at www.cheshirepointtopoint.com.
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