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Tailgate

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eral Diary column, and Major Jack Turner of Springfield, an authority on “food, cooking and recipes."

He hesitated when asked what the trio of experts look for and when pressed, would say only, “Ambiance, the way the food is served and displayed. And of course, the way it tastes.”

Mr. Montgomery did allow as how the winning tailgate entry usually features food that warms the body as well as the taste buds, important because the weather at Casanova is so chancy. He pointed out that conditions were springlike last year, perfect for picnicking, but admitted that race day is often marked by a near freezing reading on the thermometer.

With that in mind, hopeful entries in the 1986 Harden and Weaver Tailgate Handicap would be well advised to borrow a recipe from Mike Marsh, past winner of the Rappahannock Hunt’s annual chili cookoff and pie baking contest.

Mr. Marsh’s “bowl of blessedness,” as Will Rogers dubbed chili, features several unusual ingredients, not the least of which is bear meat.

“It’s like Hungarian goulash, where first you’ve got to steal the chicken. For this, you’ve got to shoot the bear,” Mr. Marsh joked. In ticking off ingredients and

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