March 2022 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN March 2022 Page 59 10:45 - 3 Pony Races 11:40 - Lead Line Pony Race 12:00 - WHC Hound Parade 12:15 - Brandywine Driving Club Carriage Parade 1:00 - The H. Brooks Durkee Memorial Trophy 1:15 - The Margerite du Pont de Villiers Boden Ladies Race 2:00 - The Allaire de Pont Bowl 2:30 - The Hamilton Fox Memorial Race 3:00 - The Wicomico Hunt Cup 3:45 - The Mill Cup Catch the excitement for the inaugural Point-to-Point day of racing at beautiful Mount Har- mon along the Sassafras River! Ten races will be run on this spectacular course in Earleville, MD - rain or shine. Watch every age grab the reins: young jockeys with their ponies, lead line races for the littlest jockeys and the big fences for the amateur adult jockey. This event will surely bring the crowds to the Eastern Shore’s only point- to-point event. For the Timber Races horses will jump 21 times over sturdy 3’ 3” heights. It will test the nerve of each horse and jockey, as Eastern Shore’s First Point to Point Planned at Mount Harmon they fly over them for exciting finishes. There will be a Food Court, an Open-Air Tavern, a Market place for shopping, a Parade of the Wicomico Hunt Hounds, the Brandywine Driving Club with their antique carriages, and Tail- gating and Hat Contests. Watch young, gutsy riders gallop their ponies on the flat and race to the finish. Or hold your breath as the adults take their mounts over the 3’ 3” solid timber fences. Buy tickets early for the best viewing area at the Finish Line along the Home Stretch, as they are selling fast. Enthusiasts are coming from Virginia, Pennsylva- nia, New Jersey and Delaware. All tickets are online at mountharmon.org. Options are: along the Home Stretch viewing (Sponsors or Tailgating) or on the Green (Tailgating & General Admission). General admission is $25 per person and tailgating spaces include admission for six adults starting at %All tickets are online at mountharmon.org . Op- tions are: along the Home Stretch viewing (Sponsors or Tailgating) or on the Green (Tailgating & General Admission). $250. Start a tradition onApril 10: set up your tailgate with friends and family, become a Sponsor, Ven- dor or Volunteer and join the fun! Day-of Volunteers are still needed to make the first Point-to-Point a success. Visit mountharmon.org for more information. Mount Harmon Point-to-Point Schedule: