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1 nc huge, dead oak, ugly sentinel of the Rappahannock Pointto-Point Race course, gave up the ghost during February sixth’s 40mile-an-hour big blow. s h For several years the Race Committee has tried unsucessfully to burn-out, pul} down, and push over that familiar lugbrious perch of the Sperryvilje Pike buzzards. Its demise and the large, early response of Race Subscribers augur a-bigger and better day for one of Virginia’s most icolorful point-topoint events, to take place March 7 at Thornton.'Hill Farm, 3 miles south of Sperryville.
The first race, starting time) 12:30, will be a farmers’ workhorse sprint. It is a hilarious event in which the aged equines huff and puff-Over a -mile flat course.
The Burn, Named
“Tally-II o-H urn”
The Mexican burro, “Tally-Ho Hum", will be on display in his own pen, for early viewing. “With a little bit of luck", this very longeared, very short-legged little fellow can be your^. Come and see how.
A full 10-event race card for the Rappahannock Races will be published in this column next week.
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The Womens’ Society of Christian Service met in the Sperryville Methodist Church Wednesday evening, February 4j The president, Mrs. Ennie Browrt, assisted by the members presented a lesson from the subject of the month, “Christian Work in Literacy Literature”.
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