POINT-TO-POINT RACES MAY 5

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: April 21, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

OLD-FASHIONED FUN AND GAMES SIGNAL THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING IN THE BRANDYWINE VALLEY, HOME OF WINTERTHUR, THE COUNTRY ESTATE MUSEUM OF AMERICANA. THE DAY IS FILLED WITH STEEPLECHASE RACES ON A LAZY S COURSE, CANINE JUMPING, CHILDREN'S STICK HORSE RUNS, PONY RIDES, AND A ...

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