Saturday at Shawan

Team Terry went in all directions this weekend.  There were a lot of activities around the state.  Ashley (youngest of "The Three Marketeers") called to relate her adventures at the Legacy Chase on Saturday.   From her account, it seems the event was an unqualified success, despite the somewhat iffy weather on race day.  The grounds were "packed," according to Tweety.

The ninth running of the Legacy Chase continues to improve the experience, as this year the organizers added "The Meadows," a family-oriented festival area with food, craft vendors, and music.  Among the features in "The Meadows" was a station for children to assemble their own stick horses.  After one of the races, the budding carpenters were allowed onto the track to run their mounts.  They also got to take them home as souvenirs. 

(This sounds like a more civilized version of a scarecrow stuffing my kids did at a pumpkin patch one year.  The scarecrow did nothing to discourage seagulls, and I was pulling straw out of everything for weeks.)

Ashley remarked that the Downs was packed with revelers, with many of the spectators in classic attire.  Picnicing and tailgating were also the order of the day, along with food and wine concessions.

The Legacy Chase is a charitable fundraiser.  Through sponsorships, sales, and admissions, the organizers support Greater Baltimore Medical Center. Over the last three years, the event generated $265,000 for the nursing department at GBMC.

In all, it was a lovely day for Ashley and her family.  She said the facility and its setting are beautiful and accessible.  Hard to believe the rolling countryside of Baltimore County is so close to a major metropolitan area and so convenient to reach.