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louooun IT’S COUNTY Loudoun County Government EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES To review position summaries visit the Loudoun County web site at www.loudoun.gov To receive a required application: Visit the Loudoun County Web Site at www.loudoun.gov or call the 24 hr jobline at 703-777-0536. Loudoun County, Division of Human Resources, 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg, VA 20177; 703-777-0213 • Fax: 703-771-5525 • TDD Only: 703-777-0107 • Office Hours: 8:30 ajn.—5:00 pan. Monday — Friday It is the policy of the County of Loudoun to provide fair and equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. New Job Openings Recruit No. 06-408 06-256 06-402 06-401 06-398 06-395 06-400 06-339 06-358 06-397 06-376 06-405 06-404 06-391 06-403 06-407 06-392 06-393 Position Title Administrative Assistant • Management A Financial Services Temporary, Full-Time, Partial Benefits Budget Analyst, Senior - Management A Financial Services Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Business Tax Assessor - Commissioner of Revenue Regular. Full-Time, Full-Benefits Business Tkx Auditor - Commissioner of Revenue Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Deputy Office Technology - Commissioner of Revenue Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Dispatcher Emergency Conun Ctr - Fire and Rescue Services. Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Field Compliance Inspector - Commissioner of Revenue Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Fire Fighter / EMT - Fire and Rescue Services Regular. Full-Time. Full-Benefits (Note: Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. April 28, 2006) Grant Specialist - Management & Financial Services Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Juvenile Probation Officer - Juvenile Court Service Unit Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Manager, Strategic Initiatives - Economic Development Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Planner - Land Use Review - Planning Services Regular. Full-Time, Full-Benefits Planner - Land Use Review - Planning Services Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Procurement Assistant - Management A Financial Services Temporary, Part-Time, No Benefits , Hrs Per Week: 20 Senior Business Tax Assessor - Commissioner of Revenue Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Sr. Resources Prog. Specialist - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Regular. Full-Time, Full-Benefits Summer College intern - Management A Financial Services Seasonal, Part-Time, No Benefits . Hrs Per Week: 20-30 Hiring Range $13.27 - $17.91/hr $46,461 - $62,722/yr $29,950 - $38,935/yr $34,674 - $45,072/yr $44,147 - $56,l87/yr $33,544 - $33,544/yr $34,671 - $45,072/yr $37349 - $37,349/yr $40,134 - $54,181/yr $42,809 - $57,793/yr $53,785 - $80,678/yr $39,872 - $53,826/yr $44,950 - $60.683/yr $13.26$ 15.25/hr $40,134 - $54.181/yr $34,671 - $46,80S/yr $11.50 - $11.50/hr Summer High School Intern - Management A Financial Services $9.50 - $9.5Q/hr Seasonal. Part-Time, No Benefits , Hrs Per Week: 20-30 Tax information Specialist - Commissioner of Revenue Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits Tax Relief Specialist - Commissioner of Revenue Regular. Full-Time, Full-Benefils Youth Outreach Specialist - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Regular, Full-Time, Full-Benefits The following positions will remain open until filled and applications will be processed on a continuo successful candidate is identified. Applicants art advised to apply as early as possible. Recruit No. Regular/ Full-Time Positions with Benefits Hiring Range 06-345 Adult Day Care Mgr. - Carver - Parks, Rec, and Comm Services $40,134 - $54,181/yr Agricultural District Manager - Economic Development Assistant Registrar - General Registrar Benefit Program Assistant - Social Services Building Maintenance Assistant - General Services Call Taker - Sheriffs Department Capital Projects Technician - General Services Care Manager - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Case Manager - Mental Health/Retardation Clinical Social Worker - Social Services Customer Service Assistant - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Community Center Assistant - Parks. Rec, and Comm Svc Cook - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc Correctional Officer - Sheriffs Department Criminal Investigator - Sheriffs Department Deputy Registrar - General Registrar Dispatcher - Sheriffs Department Dispatcher / Customer Service - Animal Care and Control E&S Inspector/Plan Reviewer - Building and Development Early Childhood Spl. Educator - Mental Health/Retardation Engineer-Water Resources - Building and Development Field Deputy - Sheriffs Department Fire-Rescue Training Officer - Fire and Rescue Services Gang Team Coordinator - Juvenile Court Service Unit Grant Administrator - Building and Development 06-396 06-399 06-406 06-352 06-343 06-388 06-286 05- 475 06- 224 06-294 06-380 06-378 06-383 06-322 06-334 06-058 06-309 06-344 05- 476 06- 346 06-146 06-072 06-375 06-059 06-076 06-241 06-292 $25,871 - $34,925/yr $29,950 - $38,935/yr $34,671 - $46,805/yr $40,134 - $54.l8l/yr $25,871 - $34,925/yr $25,871 - $34,925/yr $22,349 - $37,546/yr $28,975 - $48,678/yr $29,950 -$50,316/yr $34,671 - $46,805/yr $34,671 - $46,805/yr $40,134 - $60,201/yr $25,871 - $34.925/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $22,349- $30.171/yr $57.386/yr $69,437/yr $46,805/yr $56.354/yr $27,595 - $37,254/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $40,134 - $67,425/yr $39,871 - $53,825/yr $35,866 - $57 J86/yr $38,831 - $46,597/yr $49,558 - $66,904/yr $40,134 - $54.18l/yr $35,866 $43,398 $34,671 $33,544 Closing Date 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 05/05/2006 05/12/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 04/28/2006 r basis until a Loudoun County, Division of Human Resources, 1 Harrison Street S.E., 4th Floor, Leesburg, VA (703) 777-0213 Fax: (703) 771-5525 Telecomm. Device for the Deaf (TDD) Only: (703) 777-0107 Application Information: Loudoun County application for employment must be submitted for each position. Resumes will be considered supplemental information only. List nosition title A recruitment number —n- ^ Applications must be postmarked by 5:00 p.m. of the closing date. appocauou. Positions may require a criminal, credit or driving record check; a physical exam, TB test and/or drug screening; Infant/Child CPU & First Aid certification. County-administered typing test may be required for clerical/secretarial positions. Relevant education and experience may be substituted for one another, when appropriate. Recruitments may be suspended, positions tilled at lower levels, salary ranges adjusted & hours changed, based cm County discretion. Comparable vacancies, which occur within 180 days, may be Oiled hum them current recruitment actions. __If ADA reasonable accommodation is desired, please inform Human Resources at the time of application. Recruit No. 06-382 06-386 06-365 06-377 06-311 06-170 06-385 05- 397 06- 302 06-362 06-381 06-348 06-350 06-349 06-351 06-371 06-370 06-390 06-389 06-190 06-323 06-296 06-357 06-363 Recruit No. 06-015 06-016 06-234 06-342 06019 06-379 06-360 05-197 05- 198 06- 347 06017 06018 Recruit No. 06-111 Recruit No. 06-196 06-366 06-257 06-259 06-260 06-264 06-265 06-369 06-267 Hiring Range $25,871 - $33,632/yr $29,950 - $40.43Vyr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $36,982 - $44378/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $39,872 - $53,826/yr $ .036 - $72.852/yr $52,036 - $70.249/yr $52,036 - $72,852/yr $39,872 - $53,826/yr $34,671 - $46,80S/yr $34,671 - $46,805/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $40,134 - $54,181/yr $34,671 - $46,80S/yr $40,134 - $54,181/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr $34,671 - $46,805/yr $40,134 - $60.201/yr $34,671 - $58,247/yr $44,950 - $60,683/yr $44,950 - $60,683/yr $29,950 - $40,433/yr Recruit No. Applications 20-005 20006 20021 20039 20020 20022 20032 20010 20017 20007 20016 20015 20038 20037 20008 Regular/ Full-Time Positions with Information Services Assistant - Treasurers Office Information Services Assistant - Building and Development Inspector-Building - Building and Development' Juvenile Detention Specialist - Social Services Medical Records Technician - Mental Health/Retardation Planner - Building and Development Planner, Senior - Planning Services Planner-Zoning - Building and Development Planner, Senior - Land Use - Planning Services Planner, Transportation - Transportation Services Residential Counselor, Overnight - Mental Health/Retardation Residential Counselor - Mental Health/Retardation Residential Counselor - Mental Health/Retardation Residential Counselor - Mental Health/Retardation Residential Counselor, Senior - Mental Health/Retardation Senior Center Assistant Manager - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc $34,671 Senior Center Manager - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc Senior Center Program Spec - Parks, Rec. and Comm Svc Sports Program Specialist - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc Social Worker - Social Services Supervising Zoning Inspector - Building and Development Transportation Operations Engr - Transportation Services Transportation Planner, Senior - Transportation Services Zoning Inspector - Building and Development Regular/Part-Tlrae Positions (Limited or No Benefits) Alter School/C ASA Leader - Parks, Rec. and Comm Svc. hrs per week: 20 (Note: Open House lst/3rd Tues lOam-Spm, 215 Depot Ct, 2nd Floor, Leesburg) After School/C ASA Supervisor - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc. hrs per week- 30 (Note: Open House lst/3nd Tues I0am-5pm, 215 Depot Cl, 2nd Floor. Leesburg) Animal Care Technician - Sub - Animal Care and Control, hrs per week: 40 Assistant Registrar - General Registrar, hrs per week: 29.0 Crossing Guards - Sheriffs Department, hrs per week: 10 (Note: School list revised 3-2-06.) Day Care Assistant - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc. hrs per week: 20 Planner-Zoning - Building and Development, hrs per week: 20 Preschooi Aide - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: vary Preschool Teacher - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: vary Residential Counselor - Mental Health/Retardation, hrs per week: 20 YAS Middle School Leader - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: 20 YAS Middle School Supervisor - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: 30 Temporary or Seasonal Full-Time Positions (Limited or No Benefits) Landfill Spotter/Slte Control - Solid Waste Management Temporary, Substitute, or Seasonal Part-Time (No Benefits) Customer Service Assistant - Management & Financial Serv, as needed Discharge Planner, Temporary - Mental Health, hrs per week: up to 21 5 Summer Adaptive Rec. Ldr - PRCS, hrs per week: Up to 37.5 Summer Camp Leader - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Up to 35 Summer Camp Supervisor - PRCS, hrs per week: Up to 37.5 Summer Lifeguard I - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: up to 40.0 Summer Lifeguard II - PRCS, hrs per week: up to 40.0 Summer Maintenance Worker - PRCS, hrs per week: Up to 40.0 Summer Pool Manager - Parks, Rec, and'Comm Svc, hrs per week: up to 40.0 Open Continuous Positions accepted on an on-gmng basis for the following positions After School/CASA Leader (Sub) - PRCS, hrs per week: Vary After School/CASA Supv (Sub) - PRCS, hrs per Week: Varies Community Center Assistant - Parks, Rec. and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Counselor- Relief (Youth Prog) - Social Services, hrs per week: On Call Day Care Assistant (Sub) - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Day Care Supervisor (Sub) - Parks. Rec. and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Day Support Specialist (Sub) - Mental Health/Retardation, hrs per week: 0-22 Facility Supervisor - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Inclusion landers - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Passenger Vehicle Operator Parks. Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Varies Preschool Aide (Sub) - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Preschool Teacher (Sub) - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary Residential Counselor (Subs) Mental Health/Retardation, hrs per week: Vary Residential Counselor (Subs) - Mental Health/Retardation, hrs per week: Vary Trip Assistant - Parks, Rec, and Comm Svc, hrs per week: Vary .47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $13.27-$17.91/hr $13.26 - $17.91/hr $13.26 $17.9 I/hr $11.46 - $!5.47/hr $23.25 - $31.39/hr $11.46 - $l5.47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $15.35 - $20.73/hr $11.46 - $15.47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr Hiring Range $25,871 - - $34.925/yr Hiring Range $13.75-$!3.7S/hr $20.58 - $27.78/hr $11.46 - $15.47/hr $11.46-$l5.47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $9.90-$l 3.37/hr $11.46 - $15.47/hr $11.46 - $)5.47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr Hiring Range $11.46 - $15-47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $15.36-$18.43/hr $11.46 - $15.47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $15.35-$15.35/hr $11.46 $ 15.47/hr $11.46-$l5.47/hr $11.46 - $ 15.47/hr $11.46$ 15.47/hr $15.36 - $20.73/hr $17.77-$l7.77/hr $15.35 - $ 15.35/hr $11.46 - $ 15.47/hr

A career that makes a difference As baby boomers start their migration to the necessary next stage of life - retirement - their well-documented lack of preparation and financial savvy puts a whole new meaning to the words “financial planning.” Providing expert financial help is increasingly a task that’s not just about making money, but about helping people be ready to live the rest of their lives. This has led to some dramatic changes in the financial services industry, and the careers surrounding it have changed, with many people being drawn to work as financial planners as much to help others as to earn a good living. Gone are the days of stockbrokers racing the clock to time individual trades for clients. Instead, financial services professionals now are groomed to take a full service approach to their clients’ finances - helping them in all aspects t>f their financial life. What that means to those considering a career in financial planning is new opportunities. “What can be more rewarding than knowing you’ve helped a client have their dream retirement?” asks Tyler Teske, a financial associate for Minneapolis-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans in Ames, Iowa. Those choosing a career as a finan rial services professional often enter the industry after spending 20, 30 or even 40 years doing something else. People from all walks of life, such as teachers, doctors and lawyers have started second careers as financial planners. A number of factors, including the current economic recovery, have turned the financial services industry into a highly competitive marketplace. What’s more, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that “faster-thanaverage” employment growth is expected in the industry through 2012. To prepare for the growth, many firms are relying on their own niche to attract candidates who fit their culture to serve their clients. For example, many of Thrivent Financial’s representatives are drawn by Thrivent Financial’s multimilliondollar charitable giving and the ability to volunteer side-by-^ide with members from its nearly 1,400 volunteer chapters that do community service every day. “Because we have a community orientation, people who have made volunteerism part of their life tend to be drawn to us. Fortunately, their volunteer efforts tend to support their career See CAREER, Page 7 Financial services professionals now are groomed to take a full service approach to their clients’ finances - helping them in all aspects of their financial life. The largest institution of higher education in Virginia, Northern Virginia Community College serves over 60,000 credit students with a comprehensive array of courses and associate degree programs in the arts and sciences, public services, technologies, nursing and allied health. The college has six campuses—Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun, Manassas, Medical Education, and Woodbridge—as well as an Extended Learning Institute, and College Administration. Opening Spring 2006 are new Centers in Reston and Arlington. As such a growing institution, we have a broad range of over 200 open, full and part-time, Faculty and Staff positions including: (teaching and non-teaching) in healthcare, allied health, administrative, IT, trades, automotive, management, student services. For more details and to apply—including the download for the required State application and procedures—please visit our website £ www.nvcc.edu/hr. Please state exactly the position(s) & position #(s) for which you are applying. EEO/AA. Qualified women & minorities are encouraged to apply. NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SPRING CAREER GUIDE STAFF Melinda Reveron - Classified Advertising Manager Margaret Courtney - Classified Advertising Supervisor Doris Blanchette - Classified Advertising Consultant Jeanne Corbert - Classified Advertising Consultant Paula Grose - Classified Advertising Consultant Andrea Judd - Classified Advertising Consultant Evelyn Mullen - Classified Advertising Consultant Kathy Rinker - Classified Advertising Consultant Christina Ryan - Classified Advertising Consultant Bobbie Zanella - Layout Design Ian Bahring - Cover Design Michael Wilson - Editor Local: 703-777-1110 Fauquier: 540-347-4222 Fax: 703-689-1278 Email: classified@timespapers.com (Times Community Newspapers NORTHERN VIRGINIA

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Why many workers with disabilities are often a company’s best asset When you walk into a store and realize that one or more of the people working there has a disability, how does that make you feel? Business owners used to think coming across such an individual would make their customers uncomfortable, but a new study directed at consumers finds the opposite to be true. Of the 800-plus people polled in the survey designed by the University of Massachusetts Boston and conducted by the Gallup Organization for America’s Strength Foundation, 92 percent said they felt more favorable towards companies that hire individuals with disabilities, while 87 percent said they prefer to give their business to companies that do so. “These findings are very significant because they show a shift in public thinking,” says Neil Romano, the president and founder of America’s Strength Foundation. “The study shows businesses that hiring someone with a disability goes way beyond being good for the company’s image, it can positively impact the bottom line.” Perhaps one of the country’s best examples of a company that “gets this concept” is Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. There are about 100 employees with disabilities working in departments throughout the hospital — all excelling at complex jobs most people thought they’d never be able to do. Annie Sublett, a young woman with Down’s Syndrome, is one of them. She has spent the last 10 years working as the instrument sterilizer at the hospital’s dental clinic. “It’s amazing to watch her,” says Annie’s supervisor, JoAnn Shumate. “She starts each day by disinfecting all the hand pieces used in the clinic the previous day, then once they’re clean, she’s also the one who repackages the instruments for the dentists and hygenists. I don’t know how she does it, but she handles more than 100 instruments, and gets it right every time.” Head over to the hospital’s emergency room, the post anesthesia care unit (PACU), or even the pharmacy and you’d think they had cloned Annie. “People with disabilities are not only succeeding but excelling at jobs in those departments too,” says Erin See WORKERS, Page 9 Annie Sublett, a young woman with Down’s Syndrome, has spent the last 10 years working as the instrument sterilizer at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center’s dental clinic. ESI engineered services Inc. "A leading provider of security, energy management and HVAC services, ESI serves the commercial, industrial, governmental, and retail sectors. Since 1972, the company has grown to specialize in the more exacting varieties of services like digital facility automation and access control. ESI operates with a fully equipped, factory trained staff serving hundreds of customers in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. It has fully staffed facilities in Sterling, Virginia and Richmond, Virginia, and satellite offices in Lanham, Maryland and Chesapeake, Virginia." ELECTRICIAN/H VAC/CONTROLS Really good at what you do? Stagnant in your present position? Looking for a company with growth potential? 5 years Electrical or 2 years DDC experience required. 2 Job Foremen • 2 Field Supervisors • 4 Mechanics • 1 Programmer, 1 Engineer • 1 Project Manager. Lets Talk! Engineered Services, Inc. a division of Pepco Building Services. Send your resume to: resume@engineeredservices.com or FAX to 703-471-3919 EOE 1 ACCOUNTS MANAGER ASSISTANT (Full Time) Skills: • Knowledge of QuickBooks Pro • Data Entry skills • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel Customer service skills • Organizational skills a must • Must be a multi-task oriented individual • Willing to learn. Responsibilities: • Data Entry (PO’s, Invoices, proformas, trim sheets) • Shipping • Managing supplies office end shipping • Customer Service. Fax resumes to: 703-330-5315 Attn: Betsy Oxendine

Workers From Page 8 Riehle, the hospital’s director of disability services. Riehle leads a department that has gained the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center international recognition. The facility is the largest employer of people with disabilities in the state of Ohio, and word is starting to get around that their employees are among the best in the country. “When people ask us what our secret is, we tell them there is no secret,” says Riehle. “People with disabilities are simply the most dedicated employees there are. They genuinely want to do a good job and are willing to put in more effort than most people to get the job done.” “People with disabilities have tremendous value and potential. A little creative thinking on the part of the business can unlock that potential to their benefit, the benefit of people with disabilities and society as a whole,” says Romano. It seems more and more businesses are realizing this every day. “Hiring individuals with disabilities is, in fact, good for business,” says C.T. Hill, Chairman, President and CEO of SunTrust Banks Mid-Atlantic. “The return on investment to SunTrust can be measured in several ways. One, it helps our diversity initiatives, building a strong workforce; two, it helps us to develop products and services, expand* ing our customer base; and three, it enables us to reach out to our entire community. It’s good for our shareholders and its good for business.” “From a business standpoint, it only makes sense that companies which take the needs of people with disabilities into account will earn themselves an edge in the marketplace,” adds Romano. Other interesting statistics gathered through the study published in the January issue of the “Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation,” 93 percent of participants said they feel companies that employ people with disabilities show their customers they care about all workers. Ninety-six percent said they think companies that employ people with disabilities help those individuals lead more productive lives. For businesses interested in learning more about employing people with disabilities, the United States Chamber of Commerce (www.uschamber/cwp.com) and United States Business Leadership Network (www.usbln.com) are good resources to turn to for help and information. For help identifying job accommodations for candidates and workers with disabilities, check out the Job Accomodation Network, a free service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy within the Department of Labor. Their Web site address is www.jan.wvu.edu. —Courtesy ofARA Content Quality News About Your Community 13 newspapers 7 counties 19 communities States Community Newspapers NORTHERN VIRGINIA Come work with the leaders in hospitality in Northern Virginia. Come meet the people with the Hyatt Touch. Hyatt Dulles www.hvattdune3.com -Restaurant Manager -Cook -Driver -Front Office Agent -Room Attendant -Houseperson / Banquets -Night Audit -Order Taker -PBX - Telephone Operator -Server PM / Restaurant -Server / room Service -Receiving Clerk Hvatt Fair Lakes MMfw.hvattfalrlakes.com -Catering Director -Food and Beverage Roving Manager -Laundry Supervisor -Driver/Bellperson PT -General Maintenance Engineer PT - Overnight -Room Attendant -Houseperson / Banquets -Houseperson / Housekeeping -Server / Restaurant Hyatt Regency Reston www,hvattreston.com -Assistant Executive Steward -Culinary Supervisor -Off-premise Catering Manager -Administrative Assistant / Catering -Cafeteria Attendant -Driver -Food Server Assistant (Busser) -Garage Attendant -General maintenance Engineer -Greeter -Room Attendant -Houseperson / Banquets -Houseperson / Housekeeping PM -Laundry Washer/Driver -PBX - Telephone Operator -Seamstress/Tailor -Server / Restaurant -Station Cook As an Employer of Choice, Hyatt provides equal access to employment and promotional opportunities to today's diverse labor force. If you are interested in employment opportunities with Hyatt, please visit our websites. AA/EOE M/F/D/V

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The pros and cons of launching your business Flexible working hours is one of the main reasons some entrepreneurs work for themselves. According to a recent Gallup poll, 57 percent of Americans would rather work for themselves than someone else. And why not? You can make your own schedule, work on projects you choose, and keep all the profits for yourself. “I think people today are much more entrepreneurial in spirit than in previous years. You see shows like “The Apprentice” or “The Cut” and decide you want to be the next Donald Trump and Tommy Hilfiger,” says Kim Diaz, career services advisor at The Art Institute of California — San Francisco. However, she cautions, “realistically speaking, not everyone is going to have a successful business . . . some work, some don’t.” If you decide to forge ahead and go it alone, one of the most important steps you can take is to develop a solid business plan says Mary Kate Robinson, director of career services of The Art Institute of Houston. “Often you might be so excited and eager about launching your own business that you don’t take the time to be thorough, and that means market research and analysis,” she says. Robinson says good information can be found through a local chamber of commerce or the Small Business Administration. The Art Institute of Houston offers a freelance workshop to help recent graduates, alumni and other would-be small business owners learn more about negotiation, contracts, compensation and customer service. In addition to the responsibilities of developing and maintaining customers, newly self-employed business owners must pay for their own health care. Contact your health insurer and find out what your costs will be. From there, do research online as well. Self-employed health insurance costs can be very high. Sometimes the price tag alone can have you rethinking your decision to go solo. Another important consideration, says Kim Diaz, is having some work experience under your belt before going out on your own. “Having worked in different environments gives you an inside view of how businesses are run, the good and the bad aspects,” she says. When you work for yourself, it’s not just about being creative, or being good at your job, “You have to deal with the business side of your business all the time which means, if you don’t work, you don’t get paid,” Diaz says. Carl Dene, a graphic design graduate of The Art Institute of California — Los Angeles and owner of Vision Design Studios says the decision to start his business was a natural outgrowth of his experience during design school. “I worked as much as I could while I was in school, taking on many pro bono projects for no or very little money,” says Dene. Gradually those same businesses began asking him to take on larger projects for pay. Although Dene now has three employees and his business is well established, he can still remember the scariest part of being on his own. “When you’re a new business, it’s hard to buy on credit to pay for start-up costs. You have to be prepared to spend cash, and lots of it,” he says. Dene’s words of advice for anyone launching their own business are “take on only what you can accomplish well, build slowly, and be willing to learn along the way.” For more information on starting your own business, visit the Small Business Administration Web site at http://www.sba.gov/stflrting_busines8/index.html. —Courtesy of ARA Content Birmingham Green a 180-bed Nursing Home, located in Manassas, is seeking hard working individuals to join our team. DIETARY AIDES Part-Time, Day and Evening Shifts • Rotating Weekends Required Dining Room aides are responsible for set-up, serving and tear-down of healthcare center dining room. Prepare trays and deliver carts to the units FOOD STORES CLERK Full Time 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM We are looking for an individual to be responsible for ordering and receiving food supplies. Prefer experience with institutional food product ordering. Requires the ability to lift lOOlbs and work in a freezer environment. Must have excellent interpersonal, telephone and computer skills PAINTER Maintenance Dept, Full Time We are seeking experienced commercial painter/handyman for a position in our facility. Responsible for routine commercial painting in an occupied nursing home, as well as daily and routine corrective maintenance activities. We offer: Low Cost Health/Dental Ins • Up to 23 Days of Leave/Year State Retirement Plan • Life Insurance • Tuition Assistance, EOE Birmingham Green 8605 Centreville Road • Manassas, VA 20110 Fax (703) 257-0811, or e-mail vgillLs @ birminghamgreen.org www.birminghamgreen.org \1 t*\A) f-tirdfv M net P/icc Orwn ENGINEER Announcement # CMD042 The County of Fauquier is seeking qualified applicants to perform technical engineering work in the Department of Community Development. Duties include Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and Technical review of Subdivision Plans, Site Plans, and Construction Plans; enforcement of applicable programs, codes, and ordinances; and inspection of active project sites. This position also provides technical assistance to the public, development community, government officials and other agencies. Qualified applicants should have a BS in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources, or closely related fields, supplemented by four years previous experience and/or training that includes civil engineering, land development, water resource management and erosion/sedimentation control. Prefer applicants possess and maintain valid Virginia Professional Engineering (PE.) license. This is a full time permanent position with starting salary of $53,050 to $68,964 with excellent fringe benefits. Interested candidates must submit a Fauquier County Government online application at www.fauquiercounty.gov. 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Strong relationship with mom key You’ve probably heard about the importance of boys having a strong relationship with their fathers. In fact, the presence of a positive male role model in a young boy’s life is practically indispensable. But equally important to any young boy’s success in life is the quality of his relationship with his mother. • For related story, see Page 16. Traditionally, the mother and son relationship has faced some unique challenges, based in large part on cultural stereotypes. Expected to mother under the definitions of a male-dominated society, mothers of sons are often in a quandary. "Mothers face the perception that if they get too close to their sons, their sons will become soft, weak or dependent as adult men,” says James Longnurst, vice president of clinical and psychological services at Starr Commonwealth’s Montcalm School for Boys. But according to Longhurst, nothing could be further from the truth. "Boys who grow up with close, positive relationships with their mothers actually grow up to be very successful men. Often, they do very well in whatever careers they pursue, even those that are Important to any young boy’s success in life is the quality of his relationship with his mother. highly competitive. They do not feel the need to be manipulative and overly aggressive, and they do not pursue society’s ‘macho’ stereotypes,” Longhurst says. “They grow up to be both successful and sensitive men.” At Montcalm School for Boys, a private residential treatment program for boys ages 12 to 18, a key part of turning a troubled boy’s life around is strengthening his relationships with both parents. “When helping any of the boys at Montcalm get their lives on the right track, we place a huge amount of emphasis on helping them re-establish strong relationships with their mothers and their fathers,” says John Weed, director of Montcalm School for Boys. “We recognize that true and lasting change in any boy’s life involves the support and work of the entire family unit.” “If a mother and son are struggling in their relationship, we take the time to make that a part of what we deal with in the son’s treatment,” says Weed. “While family involvement in the treatment process can too easily be overlooked, it’s critical. A strong bond with his mother, his father, his siblings, and so on, is key to any troubled boy’s success.” Montcalm School for Boys is part of Starr Commonwealth, a children’s organization which has been a leader in strength-based treatment for children for more than 90 years. The school, which has programs for girls and boys (located in Ohio and Michigan, respectively), uses the positive peer culture developed at Starr Commonwealth to help children turn their lives around by building on their abilities and turning crises into opportunities. Starr Commonwealth is a nationally and internationally recognized private, non-profit organization serving more than 5,000 children, families and professionals each year from locations in Columbus and Van Wert, Ohio and Albion, Battle Creek and Detroit, Mich. Services range from foster care to residential treatment and from in-home counseling to programs that help young adults learn to live independently. 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These positions may be at either Ronald Reagan Washington National or Washington Duties International Airports. Candidates must be willing work at either Airport in order to apply. To be eligible or the examination, candidates must meet the following criteria: a. be a U.S. Citizen b. be at least 21 years of age or within 6 months of your 21st birthday c. be a high school graduate or possess a GED equivalent d. have a valid driver’s license from your state of residence e. meet Visual Acuity standards (Far vision must be at least 20/30 in each eye corrected with lenses or spectacles. Uncorrected far vision must be at least 20/100 in each eye. Visual field performance without correction shall be 140 degrees in the horizontal median of each eye.) We wm be holding ten Open Testing Sessions on Saturday. April 29. 2006 at 8:00 a m and 10:30 a m. To be scheduled for this lest, please complete and bring form PS-07 and an Authority application form to the testing site at: Crystal City Marriott 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (703)413-5500 PLEASE NOTE: The Crystal City Marriott Is accessible by Metro or car. Parking is available at the hotel at a cost of $17/day; therefore, Metro is recommended. Registration lor the 8:00 a m test will begin at 7:30 a m , and registration for the 10:30 a m test will begin at 10 00 a m Seating is limited, so please plan accordingly. Applicants, who meet the eligibility criteria, will be given the opportunity to take the examination. 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Go for Gold: To see the greatest show on Turf, the real race is on to get Cup tickets By Betsy Parker Times Community Newspapers Staff Writer Outnumbered 81-23 in the National Steeplechase Association’s spring Condition book, timber races more than keep stride when it comes to action, competition and tradition. And did we mention riches? What started as a day in the country for eight amateur horsemen and their families in 1922 has evolved into one of the spring’s most lucrative timber classics in the nation. The $50,000 Virginia Gold Cup, to be run May 6 at the purpose-built Great Meadow in The Plains, celebrates its 81st anniversary running this year. More than 50,000 people may be #on hand Saturday when America’s finest steeplechasers face the flag. Plan ahead for the big day: Tickets are sold in advance only. No tickets are sold at the gates. More than 100 horses are expected to overfill eight races on the program, including pre-card pony races. Purses, including the rich Gold Cup feature, exceed $ 150,000. Post time is 1 p.m. The Gold Cup drips with riches all around: rich prizes, rich future, rich history. This special guide takes you through some of -- See GOLD/page 4 Times Newspapers file photo Winning the stunning Virginia Gold Cup trophy is only part of the story when claiming victory in the historic timber stakes. Other spoils to the victor include the lion’s share of the $50,000 purse and bragging rights for a full year as winner of one of America’s most historic steeplechase races. ast facts: ft; The fourwnile Gold Cup is a marathon. It seems like a "realty long way” for a horse to go until you consider how far the horse really went even getting to the Cup. A horse would have had at least two timber preps this spring, at about three miles each. Training began in January, with four weeks' of gentle exercise, two miles of jogging and cantering. February, March and part of April probably included at least two miles of galloping five times a week. So, once you take a look at 158 miles of training four miles isn’t that for, actually Ihermagd “THE NON SURGICAL SKIN TIGHTENING PROCEDURE" Comprehensive Skin Therapy Center Offering... •Thermage • IPL • Botox • Restylane • Laser Halffcemoval •Sclerotherapy • Medical facials • Microdermq^rasion • Professional skin assessment . with treatment plan •And more... ■■ Before After Lisa p. Sherman, MD, Board Certified Dermatologist 493 Blackwell Road. Warrenton. Virginia • www.warrentondermatology.com (540) 341-1900 • toll free 8M-789-DERM • Skin Therapy Center (540) 341-7393 MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL! BUY A SERIES OF 4 MICRODERMABRASIONS AND GET THE 5th ONE FREE! ristine fox j§7 South Third • Warrenton 540047^3868 kl^www.chrlshnefox. com -SAT 105 or by Appt.

• Talking Points: Will O’Keefe 5 • Kinross Farm looks for second straight Cup win 8 • Horse logging part of new Steeplethon course 10 • Highlights of Gold Cups past 12 • Gold Cup supercedes Derby? Fact or fiction? 14 • Bay Cockbum’s legacy living on in racing 15 • Timber pedigrees have ‘Something’ special 16 • Alan-A-Dale tells tall tale of Derby drama 17 • Derby trivia ~ are you up for this quiz? 20 • Thoroughbred Retirement homes in Virginia 21 • Cup classic spans history of the area 23 • Photographer Janet Hitchen creates classic of her own 25 • Just for fun - Horses get the last laugh 26 On the cover: Kinross Farm's 2005 Virginia Gold Cup winner Miles Ahead, left, and 2003 Cup winner Lord j Kenneth, right, pose for the 'mug shot' of our Wanted Poster. | Photos and layout by Betsy Parkerjdesign by Alicia Young. Northern Virginia Fauquier Gold Cup 2006 Betsy Parker, Editor Pam Symington, Advertising Manager Jennifer Chanthapanya, Page Design Fauquier Times-Democrat 39 Culpeper Street Warrenton, VA 20186 Phone: 540-347-4222 Fax: 540-349-8676 E-mail: dshepherd@timespa„ pers.com - 19 weekfy newspabm? _^ _Trl^Li— ! 1 BODY: Breast Augmentation, Lift, Reduction Tummy Tucks, Liposuction FACE: Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) Thermage™ Botox, Restylane Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) Revision Rhinoplasty “Trust your face and body to expert, caring hands.n David E. Berman, M.D Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon -A TK www.berrnancosmeticsurgery.com Shervin Naderi, M.D. Facial Plastic Surgeon. Board Certified www.virginiafacialplasticsurgery.com 703.406.2444 DULLES COSMETIC SURGERY AND SKIN CARE CENTER 14 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 100, Sterling, VA Greater Washington D.C. ‘s Most Specialized Board-Certified Cosmetic Surgery Practice Combining Two Specialists to Offer Our Patient's Unrivaled Expertise j $100 off Restylanew™ j Restylane is a safe and natural cosmetic dermal filler that restores volume L —ni.fldlin«s t0 the skin t0 correct wrinkles and folds, such as nasolabial folds. Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker The stately Steward's Tower at the bottom of Member’s Hill is a point of reference at Great Meadow, like the ‘old oak’ tree near the apex of the old Broadview course in Warrenton.The tower serves as judges’ stand and finish line. GOLD from page 3 the best of the best Follow along as we take a look back at vital dates from years past. Indeed, take a look at Jennifer Burke’s insightful piece that stitches Gold Cups past with a ghostly future. Our Rail Chatter columnist entertains with a report on the best of the best on the Kentucky Derby trail. Don’t forget — the Gold Cup isn t the only show on the first Saturday in May. Study our analysis of some of the local chances to keep the Fauquier County — last year, Middleburg s Kinross Farm claimed top honors with a sterling performance by Miles Ahead. The gelding looks on track for a repeat performance. Could it be another multi-race run, reminiscent of Virginia-bred Saluter’s reign in the mid-1990sP Read on and judge for yourself. Also included in this special section are the usual suspects: how to find tickets, features on the special performances, a map ot the action, a minute-by-minute schedule and more. Close with a bit of humor — and remember, get your tickets early for what might be a history-making or -breaking performance by local connections. ast facts: Purse money is substantial in many National Steeplechase Association races throughout the season.The owner of the winning horse gets 60 percent of the total purse, and prizes pay back to fifth place. In bigger, richer stakes races, the winning owner gets 50 percent of the purse, with payment back to sixth place.

i imes Newspapers itan moto/Betsy rarker Fauquier County native Will O’Keefe is known as the Voice of Virginia racing for his long-time racecalling and color commentary. Here, he studies the jockeys’ silks in the paddock at Oatlands before announcing a big maiden race. Talking Points: Rarely at a loss for words, color commentator Will O'Keefe keeps racing interesting By Betsy Parker Times Newspapers Staff Writer Will O’Keefe is the quintessential Virginia steeplechase insider, a man with tentacles deep into the racing and ‘chasing worlds of Northern Virginia’s Horse Country, one of the few professionals on the circuit that knows the sport from the inside out. And from every angle. He is a horseman. And the son of a horseman. And that may be the secret, hidden in plain view, of how he reached the pinnacle of steeplechase influence. O’Keefe, best known as the “Voice of Virginia Racing,” race-caller for most of the commonwealth’s two dozen steeplechase meets, O’Keefe is also elbow-deep in management of the sport’s structure. Through the creation of a centralized entry office, O’Keefe almost single-handedly nudged 66I go by the jockeys'silks, not the horses. Race announcer Will O'Keefe, on his method of keeping the entrants straight - » point-to-point racing from the dark ages of the early 1980s and before, when each of 20 or 30-some area foxhunt clubs handled their own race entries for the spring point-to-point circuit. Horsemen were required, every week they made an entry, to recite horse information, rider information, silks colors, allowance and weight assignments, sometimes dictating information to volunteer staff who knew not of maidens versus novices, timber versus hurdles. To print a quality race program for the hunt clubs’ race meets, entries had to be as complete as possible, correct, error-free and timely, meaning some hunt clubs closed entries to their races earlier, or later, than others. It was a confusing era, to say the least. “And time-consuming,” O’Keefe allowed. Taking a rare minute between announcing races at a recent spring point-to-point, O’Keefe explained how the - See POINTS/page 6 Glen Gordon, Huntly, VA 45 acres of spectacular Blue Ridge views. Historic 7,000 sq. ft manor house, stables, guest house, tenant house, pool. High ceilings, oak paneled hunt room, 5 bedrooms, 7 fireplaces. Perfect for entertaining and family gatherings. $2,900,000. Ruth Ripley 540-687-6395 Alan Zuschlag 540-937-6129 Dover Road, Middleburg, VA Completely updated 4 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath Colonial on 3 acres. Amazing kitchen opens to family room and breakfast area. 2 fireplaces, sun porch with heated ceramic floor. Pool, 2-stall barn/shed, 2-car garage. Many shade and fruit trees. $1,375,000. Camden M. Littleton 705-568-1097 Mountain Shadow, Haymarket, VA Wonderful 7,842 square foot brick colonial with three finished levels overlooking a lovely pond. Mountain views. 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths and 2 half baths, three fireplaces. $1,235,000. Rick Lowe Anita Sisney 703-509-3962 703-973-1987

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Kinrossfrom page 8 kept him idle until April 8 at the Old Dominion Point-to-Point, but any doubts about Miles Ahead’s return to form were erased by watching his easy jumping style, fluid gallop and turn of foot in the homestretch. Miles Ahead stayed put March 25 while stablemate No Fast Moves made easy work of the Carolina Cup allowance timber, but trainer Neil Morris looked to steer Miles Ahead on a similar prep path for the targeted May 6 Gold Cup. For the April 22 Middleburg Hunt Cup (which was contested after the deadline for this special section), Morris placed Miles Ahead and stablemate Chinese Whisper, second in last spring’s Gold Cup, in the three-mile timber feature. “I have three nice horses,” Morris said, adding 2003 Cup winner Lord Kenneth to the mix, “and I try to keep them separated.” But with dwindling choices to give each of his power trjo - Miles Ahead, Chinese Whisper and Lord Kenneth - a prep for the Great Meadow meet, Morris had no choice but to enter two in the Middleburg race. In addition to the powerful Kinross entry, which could indeed include all three, or even four, of the farm’s powerhouse team, Maryland trainer Jack Fisher is expected to enter My Lady’s Manor winner Sham Aciss for the Gold Cup feature; the third-place finisher in 2004, Sham Aciss has the benefit of Miles Ahead is the defending Virginia Cup champ; last year he beat stablemate Chinese Whisper at the wire. being trained by the all-time leading Cup trainer. Fisher has trained nine winners of the four-mile classic. Fisher may also enter Salmo, third in the 2004 International Gold Cup over the same Great Meadow course. Nominations for the timber stakes were not complete at press time, but entries are available online, along with race results of all U.S. Steeplechases. Full results of all NS A races are available on Monday after weekend races online at www.nationalsteeplechase. com. Full entries can also be accessed at that Web site Tuesday afternoon after entries close at 11 a.m. Times Newspapers Staff Photos/Betsy Parker The new kid on the Kinross team. No Fast Moves, left, has been perfect this season, winning his point-to-point prep and then again at the Carolina Cup. Historic Renovations < Whole House Remodel Kitchen & Bath Remodel Finished Basements Additions Licensed & Professional General Contractor YA Lie. # 2705 029428A | . ■- ■ '* ■ ' fV...,; „ ■*; ; 1 =r DESIGN • BUILD • RENOVATE 7 » \ Home Sweet Home ImprovementSy LLC Member Fauquier County Chamber of Commerce NAHB - Certified Graduate Remodclor £ I CONSTRUCTION « ELECTRICAL » PLUMBING I 540-439-8890 Office 540-439-4106 Fax Family Owned and Operated Since 1989 Sunrooms to Fit Your Style and Budget! Each sunroom is customized to fit your lifestyle and needs without putting a dent in your wallet... Call today and find out you can add more room to your home for as low as £OQO a month! C ontactus at670 Cambridge SL, Fredericksburg (Shannnm located 21/2 mtee north of Falmouth bridge) isn us on the web at... dearvisionsglass. com et a FREE NoCbKgatlon In-Home Consultation.. 540/371-9963 or 1-800/379-9963 •re your Home Improvement Headquarters... sunrooms . dec up

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Times Newspapers Staff Photo/Betsy Parker Healing Harvest’s six-horse team of Suffolk Punch drafts gives a heave-ho to the 10,000-pound, 40-foot oak log that will serve as a jump for the Steeplethon. Logsfrom page 10 the Steeplethon race. The old log, put in (dace for die first Steeplethon in 1995, had been battered, showing signs of wear and weather damage. It was time to replace it “The main benefit,” Rudedge said, “is that we do this forestry with minimal impact” to surrounding woodland and fields. Indeed: Even after six horses, around 1,500 pounds each, trumped across 100 yards, lugging the 10,000-pound, 40-foot long tree, the only evidence of their work were a few draftsized — unshod — hoofprints. And a pile of fresh manure. Horse logging has considerable benefits over other extraction systems, Rutledge said. It is the ultimate low-impact extraction system, outperforming motor-driven tractors, particu'Leave nothing behind but your footprints’ is the theme at Great Meadow, in modem horselogging, the horses leave no trace of their visit to the woods, save a few draft-sized hoof imprints, shown here on the backstretch of the racecourse. Photo by Frederic Douay larly on dangerously sloping areas and other places hard to access or, as with Great Meadow, properties concerned about protecting the turf. For horsepower, Rutledge relies on a rare English breed, the Suffolk Punch. Created from selective breeding of other working horses around Suffolk, England in the 1700s, the Suffolk Punch was bred to be a working farm horse. Most important is a willing, kind disposition, making the breed suitable for a small family farm. Standing between 15-16 hands, with short legs, a straight shoulder (for better pulling capacity) and no feathers (so the lower legs won’t hold dirt and mud when working in the forest), the Suffolk was nearly eliminated with the increased use of tractors after World War II. The breed is listed as “Critical” with the Livestock See LOGS/page 12 Sporting Art by Master Equestrian Painter John Leone l Custom framed, oil on masonite. 26 x 36*: $3,200. Ad the Xing's Morses Exquisite 'Equine Art A'Wfiimsicaf Gifts 24 M)irm KING SIKUI —HISIOfcK DIM KIC: 1 I JVkJiBL'MQ, VIRGINIA 20l73«6.70S-777-79ft* »\m.MIK«ipH4innxuH T7 J7 ast facts: Steeplechasing originated in the 18th century as a combination of the hunting field and die racecourse. The first cross-country race to be called a "steeplechase” took place in 1752 in County Cork, Ireland. NO INTEREST HAKES THESE OFFERS VERY INTERESTING. . . for 36 MONTHS ON 3000 TWENtr SI JM-44 HP COMPACT mapiB m YOUR JOHN DEERE SOLUTION FOR OVER S3 YEARS TRIBLE EQUIPMENT, INC. 8326 Meetze Road, Warrenton • 540-347-2880 ■ Extended Hrs: M-Th. 7:30-6, Fd 7:30-5, Sat 7:30-4 10413 Dumfries Road, Maiass* ■ 703-366-3880 • Extended Hrs: M-Th. 7:304, Fa 7:30-5. Sat 7:30-4 wmMttm&mmum p&fmmt r«qur«d. ftwc*o4«r«Mlaadto^prowdoa*«»totti0amCr«*sot*rwtdtanftat* »tw )m» Mr ft* CMplilt dtfafc iwtoi opflM. tatan Dare's grtri wri pAor cotar «)«■>, •« leMi 4nr fyrfeali «1 JOHN DEBE re Mmrto «f ware 4 C—pn» 10% 4mm

Logsfrom page 11 Breeds Conservancy, which indicates that there are fewer than 2,000 of these animals worldwide. Rutledge has about 15 of them. “They’ll work all day,” he said. “But they are gentle and easy. Great work ethic.”Their work complete, the lead team reverted to the signature docile patience. They stood quietly awaiting Rutledge and his apprentice crew to unhitch the heavy chains from the newly placed log. Other than an occasional flick of the ear, they didn’t move. Not an inch. Once the harness was unhooked, though, the lead pair couldn’t stand it anymore. While Rudedge continued to casually chat with interested visitors who had attended the log pull, first one chestnut head, then the other, dropped down to crop the lush green turf of the Great Meadow backstretch. Bobby Hilton probably wouldn’t mind. Prog Eye Fan *470.000 Outside Winchester Price fast reduced t»r quicS sale In Ihs Mode vlVage ol Opequon. near Winchester, is this pre-Civil War canter halt farmhouse that hat bean lovingly restored to its original spender Stucco, with standing seam metal root. 3 bedrooms including one on Vie main level, full bath on each level New big country kitchen and many other updates BeauutuVy landscaped and reedy lor you and your horses. Manageable sms* farm designed tor the working professional wnh top notch horse tacrUbes on 5» acres. New stable with three stalls tack room, hot water, board lanced pasture / paddocks and a bluestone ndmg ring and round pen. a* St tip lap shape. Dog lovers: Kennel and dog lenctng included. Convenient to every motor highway Si low-lax. Frederick County. You won't Ind a heller smaa horse twin tian Wei Far private showing of this or any other historic property. caJl Julie Reardon at 540 364 9480 1 Or juliereardon.com AnafcM MStar « Rl|>l^ IThM LLC m . j wm TeAK/HuuEy S'. _ ..._ C.euAts Tastings • Sai -i . . 1 halsM - : Globally, Drink Lo Come See For Yourself Tracing the Cup’s racing highlights through history 1922 • The first race Eight local sportsmen meet at the Fauquier Club in Warrenton to organize the first race across four miles of natural stone walls and rail fences at historic Oakwood, five miles west of Warrenton. These founders were Harry C. Groome, William S. Sowers, George B. Stone, E. AsdeyCooper, J. A.C. Mason, Richard Wallach, Sr., T. Lee Evans and E. W. Winmill. Irish Laddie, owned by vivacious young Katherine Elkins Hitt of Middleburg and daughter of a U.S. senator from West Virginia, won this first running of the Virginia Gold Cup race. 1924 • Move to Broadview Gold Cup moves to a new course, Broadview Farm near Warrenton, and is run for the first time under national steeplechasing rules. 1925 • First Gold Cup tro phy retired by Katherine Hitt after three wins in the first four runnings of the Gold Cup race meeting. 19219 • Move to Clovercroft Race course temporarily relocated to Clovercroft Farm, several miles west of Warrenton, after a disastrous October 1927 fire in the Broadview mansion. Warrenton Mayor Thomas E. Frank had welcome notices printed that looked like parking tickets reading “Welcome, stranger. Warrenton extends to you the glad hand and hopes you will return early and often.” On the reverse was printed, “This card entitles you to park your car and yourself as long as you please in Warrenton. Never mind the time limit Please do not park near hydrants. For out-of-state autoists only.” 1935 Admission is charged ($1) to the Virginia Gold Cup for the first time as the race Times Newspapers file photo All-time leading jockey with 440 wins lifetime, Joe Aitcheson won eight Gold Cups, on eight different horses. returns after six years to Broadview at the invitation of new owner Alexander Hagner. Rider Burley Cocks of Unionville, Pa., won after taking a legal shortcut (no beacon flag) across the course. 1943-1945 World War II No races run during these wartime years. 1954 Kennedy sees biggest - See HIGHLIGHTS/page 13 MF Compact Tractors By Performance.. Compact Size Smith Equipment Corporation 540-347-1991 • lit. 29. One Mile South of Warrantee 540-304-4200 • 0343 West Main Street • Marshall WWW.SSECORPVII.COM "Low Rate Financing Available. Based upon credit approval. Required minimum down payment of 10% plus <where a?.pllcable) Monthly payments required. “Qualifying models include: MF1400 Series and MF1500 compact Tractors: All implements and attachments purchased with a qualifying Compact Tractor. • MASSEY FERGUSON ®a Massey Ferguson' is a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation, Duluth. Ga!

Highlights from page 12 field U.S. Sen. and Mrs. John F. Kennedy are present to see die largest field of horses to date (18) start in the Gold Cup. 1978 • First Gold Gup puree money, $7,500, is paid to the winner, Navy Davy, ridden by Don Yovanovich. 1979 • Pint lady rider, 16year-old Lisa Coffren of Maryland finishes third. 1984 • The Gold Cup is run for the last time at the Broadview course. 1985 • Race moves to Great Meadow. A crowd of 32,000 is double the size of any race in its history to date. 1989 • The now annual sellout Gold Cup becomes an advance-tickets-only event For die first time in history a race is canceled fay weather, a lightning storm (not die Gold Cup.) 1991 • First win by a lady rider Rider Sanna Neilson of Unionville, Pa. becomes the first woman to win the Cup. 1995 • First Steeplethon raoe runs over a new course using a variety of natural fences found in the foxhunting field. 1997 • The World Timber Championship has its inaugural running with The Marlborough Cup timber race in England, won by Saluter after his fourth consecutive Gold Cup win under Jack Fisher riding his seventh Gold Cup victory. 1998 • Virginia Gold Cup retired for the seventh time as Saluter, with Jack Fisher in the saddle as usual, wins his fifth consecutive Gold Cup race, retiring the seventh Virginia Gold Cup Trophy Challenge for Mr. Photo by Doughs Lees The unique Steeplethon began in 1995. and Mrs. Henry Stem of Richmond. 1999 • Sahiter wins afadfa consecutive Gold Cup and sets yet another course record of 6:23 as trainer Jack Fisher rides a smashing ninth Gold Cup victory (the, great Joe Aitcheson had ridden eight). No one can today imagine any future horse and rider topping Saluter and Jack Fisher’s history-making performance. New Large Animal Clinic at Rose Hill Veterinary Practice The new facility is located behind the current Small Animal Clinic at 21 Christmas Tree Lane. (across Rt. 211 from Rappahannock County High School) Don't Worry About Your Family's Comfort THat TIC Services to help create and meran pie most coneonaoia mooof mwxtttoDiMmvoumconMtM V- ■ i t-'.V "' '1-347-3024 540-937-7800 cs«rvlc«sllc.coin

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Photos by Douglas Lees Like father, like son Racing must be in the Cockbum blood. Father Bay, pictured above in 1997, was a leading rider on Virginia’s circuit until a training injury paralyzed him from the chest down in April, 1998. He has continued to serve as joint-master of the Loudoun Hunt West, and trains steeplechasers from an ‘all-terrain’ wheelchair. One of Cockburn’s favored exercise riders is son Sam, 13, below.The junior Cockburn has shown his skill in the saddle the past two years in pony races and field masters’ chases, displaying nerves of steel and fierce determination attributable to his father. For the Ride of Your Life TOYOTA nrnint forward 2006 * Tundra The All New 2006 Toyota RAV4 ys •Si; lllghlander Hybrid Now Available .- *„■»><*** r ^ 4 t *s i $ z m 2006 iSequoial mmf. | i11 i *Wik A 2222TTy

Factfrom page 14 aboard, he could upset the field. Lawyer Ron and Barbaro are two others that could vie for die early lead, and if that happens, somebody’s not going to run his race. Accomplished though they are, still, if they have a massive fight on their hands to get die lead, it’s a sure filing that they won’t run their usual races. Let’s look for some value in the field. Maybe Bob And John, winner of this year’s Wood Manorial in his last start, will reproduce that effort... and a bit more on Derby Day. Bluegrass Cat has the pedigree to be something special, and he has a race record that indicates that he has the seasoning to get the distance. Yet no son of top sire Storm Cat has ever won the Derby, so one has to wonder. AP. Warrior is another with a strong pedigree, but he’s yet to show that he’s ready few the grueling mile and a quarter distance of the Derby. Still, he could break through here. 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A colt that made an impressive visual showing in the slop in the Wood Memorial was JaziL Nicely bred, Jazil closed like a freight train, and considering die early speed in this year’s Derby, this is one that benefits from some suicidal fractions on the front end. Jazil could be the horse that’s flying at the wire, which very well could put him into the winner’s circle at a nice price. The problem, of course, with horses that come from behind is that they have to find a good trip through all the traffic. One horse stopping in their path as they rally can spell the difference between winning and finishing nowhere. Jazil is a colt to give a hard look at on Derby Day. He may not be the best horse, hut he may be best that afternoon, and that’s all that counts at the windows. So that’s a look at die possible field. Making predictions this far out, when one doesn’t know post position or track condition is an iffy proposition at best Still, I’d bet real money that one of these colts will find itself wreathed in the blanket of roses following the Derby (which follows the Gold Gup, you know.) Always has. Always will, we think. Is it ‘Something’ in the genes? Kinross Farm’s Miles Ahead is bred 4x4 to Northern Dancer, winner of the 1964 Kentucky Derby. “4x4” means this horse’s male and female ancestry traces back to Northern Dancer on both his paternal and maternal sides, “four back.” Miles Ahead also has Somethingroyal, the dam of Secretariat, in his fifth generation. Kinross’ Lord Kenneth has two Triple Grown winners on his dam’s side. Gallant Fox and Whirlaway. His fourth generation sire’s side also traces back to ' Somethingroyal. Kinross’ No Fast Moves shows Somethingroyal in his family’s fourth generation. That dam’s best son, the amazing Secretariat, ran the fastest final quarter mile in the history of the Kentucky Derby. Ghost Valley sports a gorgeous pedigree for stamina. He shows two Triple Grown winners in his first five generations, Secretariat and Swaps. Secretariat gives Ghost Valley, naturally, Somethingroyal, in his pedigree as well. Sham Aciss’ great-great-great grandmother was, amazingly, Somethingroyal. Mares as powerful as Somethingroyal are commonly referred to as “blue hens.” Northern Thinking traces all the way to Black Toney, sire of 1924 Derby winner Black Gold. Black Gold was the eponymous subject of a 1957 children’s book by Marguerite Henry and illustrated by Middleburg artist Wesley Dennis. Albert’s Grossing traces back to 1896 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Brush. That colt carried 117, pounds and earned a mere $4,850 for his winning efforts the first Saturday in May at Ghurchill Downs. 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A ghostly tale of drama, trauma Alan-A-Dale recalls storied past (This story is written from the point of view ofAlan-A-Dale, winner of the 1902 Kentucky Derby.) The pain was sudden, and vicious. My kings were burning, fans were screaming and that Etde punk Inventor was practically tripping over my heels. My rider, Jimmy Winkfield, knew what to do. He took a good strong hold of my mouth to keep me balanced and let me drift out to the middle of the racetrack as we rounded the turn into the long vJhurchill Downs homestretch. You should have heard poor little Inventor, struggling to catch up with me while running in the deep sand out there. “Wink” and I won that day by a nose, though I could hardly walk from bowing my tendon rounding that top bend. Inventor came alongside as we eased to a walk and said that was the bravest thing he’d ever seen. I bowed my head to him before we turned to head back towards the excited, screaming fans who mobbed the winner’s circle. I stood stock still, sides heaving, while Wink and I accepted the heavy red blanket of roses before heading wearily home to the backstretch stable, head bobbing in pain. I’ve seen a lot since I won that Kentucky Derby on May 3, 1902.1 left God’s green Earth at the tender age of 18; now I roam wild and free in the lushest bluegrass fields above. My chestnut coat again shines bright, my legs don’t hurt and I spend day upon glorious day galloping the heavens with my dad, Halma (he won the Derby in 1895) and his daddy’s daddy, Hindoo (he won the 1881 Run for the Roses). From this viewpoint, we have quite the perch to watch the action each spring in Louisville. We got to see the greatest horse to look through a bridle, Secretariat, win the Derby in record time in 1973. Dad and I always play a game on Derby day. When they start loading all those hot shots in the gate, well, we give ourselves a good quarter-mile head start and see if they can beat us. Since 1920, only Secretariat did. We were there when Bill Shoemaker misjudged the finish of the 83rd Kentucky Derby back in 1957. Poor old Gallant Man, he was a sure winner when ‘The Shoe” stood up at the 16th pole, thinking the job was done. Iron Leige sneaked past and won by a nose to give owner-breeder Calumet Farm anoth Insider Info Jennifer Burke gripes about —• that race to this day. We were in attendance, too, when a litde slip of a horse named Canonero II won the Derby in 1971. He was so crooked that his trainer said he moved like a fiddler crab. He was sold to Venezuela for $ 1,200 and was ridiculed when he turned up at Churchill Downs the week before the Derby. (We don’t think Canonero was aware of the taunts, however, since he spoke only Spanish.) So freakish was this horse and his connections that his trainer, a hard-working 32-yearold from the slums of Caracas, Juan Arias, was deliberately not invited to the annual trainer’s dinner held the night before the big race. Arais didn’t complain; he let his little fiddler crab do the talking the next afternoon. Breaking in a tangle from the starting gate, Canonero remained near the back of the 20horse field at first But with a turn of foot that left me and Dad gasping, the Spanish rocket passed the remaining 17 horses that were in front of him as they turned for home. From our viewpoint it kx>ked like the others were snubbed to the eighth pole. Canonero is with me and Dad now. We’re still trying to teach him Knglish. My friend Jimmy Winkfield is here now, too. Wink was such a kind man, though for some reason the white men around the track called him “boy.” I thought him much smarter than a mere boy, though. One fine April morning in 1902 when we were exercising, -SeeTALE/page 18 er Derby win. Gallant Man, up here with us for decades, still SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVEM Spring Special III FREE ESTIMATES CALL FOR DETAILS 1-800-DRIVEWAY _ , Fax540499-1373 Subdivisions • Driveways Tennis Courts • Fast Service • Latest Modern Equipment State Licensed • Insured Established 1971 Lignum, Virginia Serving Fauquier & Culpeper Counties Since 1971 CO SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE Closest Rental Store in the Area £v ■ ■ s •jmscsmiL RENTALS We Rent Everything •Tillers • Pressure Washers • Ladders • Steamers for Wallpaper Removal •Wet/Dry Vacuums • Floor Sanders •Floor Buffers • Log Splitters •Chipper Paint Sprayers •Hand Trucks and Dollies • Walk-Behind Bush Hoes • Backhoe Loaders • Mini-Excavators • Dozers & Loaders • Forklifts ■ Generators • Lighting • Arrow Boards p • Floor and Carpet Tools I • Post-hole Digging Equipment | • Stump Grinders • Ladders ^^^Paint Sprayers • Pressure Washers • Power Pipe Tools • Welders • Scaffold and Ladders • Trailers 4597 Lee Highway • Warrenton VA 540-347-3291 www.therosequipment.com

Tale-— from page 17 Wink really held me back and kindly asked me to slow down, creep around the track, really. WeD, I did; I mean, he asked nicely, with soft hands and kind words. He must have had his reasons. Turns out he did. That was the day leading jockey Nat One Stop Shopping For Gold Cup! • Wines • Champagnes • Beers • Cigars • Gourmet Foods v • Cheeses 540-349-4443 89 West Shirley Avenue Warrenton, VA OPEN 7 DAYS a week www. grapevine wine. com When Marilyn Shackelford handles your real estate business... rrsM.YM^ncAsmtFORYQU^ if When you ioww your stuff... mixing businc with pU isy! marilyn.shackelford@longandfoster.com Cell: 540-220-1318 • Office: 703-753-9330 Cold Team Member - Chairman's Club . Over 7 Million Sold in 2005 VUAfiA t Rki kk SIM’S passionals, tana drivsn. I ought Turner was out on the track, scouting for his Derby mount And after watching old slowpoke me lope past him, he decided to take die mount on the Derby favorite, The Rival Good call, Wink. Pretty tricky way to keep us together. Worked like a charm. Wink was a great man as well as kind. He was just 20 years old when we won the Derby. Racism and brutality by the new white jockeys entering the game shouldered him out of Kentucky soon after our big day. He went overseas and rode for the Czar of Russia for years and ended up a trainer in France until World War II forced him out for a time, along with many other French. The 1940s were a frightening time, even for us horses, even from our safe perch up here. In 1961 Wink was invited back to Kentucky to attend the very same trainer’s dinner that Canonero’s folks weren’t All was fine until Wink was told that he and his lovely daughter couldn’t use the front door of the hotel. Something about “the help” using the other entrance. This, too, was such a hard time for us horses to understand human behavior. Never one to lose his cool on the track or on the town, Wink and his daughter used the back door. After that, though, he left i and never came back. Can’t say that I blame him. < That was the last time Wink i was in this country. He returned to live out his days in France, surrounded by horses who loved him to the end. He was a fine, fine man who died in March of 1974. The horse world wept I did too, but mine were tears of joy, since we would be soon together. Wink ■ —————— THE IN'CBKDIBLK LIFB AND EPIC JOURNEY Or JIMMY WINKF1ELD E. * * ■ P H O T A 1. I N a .1 The new book "Wink' traces the life and times of African American jockey Jimmy WinkfMd Heaven’s gate? Mortals often wonder about is—you know, the horses, after Ye’re gone from the Earth, jood news: We’re all up here, wen cry -babies like old Gallant Vfan who still won’t shut up about his bad luck back in ‘57. Days are spent with our legs n cool streams, muzzles in deep pririg grass, broad backs to the iun. Nights are spent in sweet, straw-lined stalls, snug in the lark embrace of an oaken stable. We visit mi Earth, too. You may not realize it Consider this: Have you ever noticed how still a single horse sometimes stands, peering hard off into the distance? Perhaps there’s a herd of horses grazing peacefully nearby, but one, one single horse, can’t stop staring, off on his own, head up, ears perked, flank a-quiver. The horse seems entranced by something, something you can’t quite see. Take another look. Let your eyes go soft and peer into the distance. It’s just me and Dad your horse is looking at Oh, and Wink is right here, too, with us to the end. Jennifer Burke is a farmer race analyst far ESPN who lives in Florida. WOOOOHOOO!! Sprinc has sprung! HOW EXCITINC!! CALL NOW to make sure your air conditioner is working...before it's boiling outside! far Kilf price and not be lurpriied by h>qh«r utility hHK com&hq Kofiw from worit with no 540-342-8030 888-333-8888 Air Conditioner Precision Tune Up Now only $59^ Include*: Indoor and outdoor units and complete Safety Injpection. Thn work wil be performed by Aug | and criminal background free technicians quaMed to work on your home * Offer expire* May 20, 2006

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Foundation nurtures retired racehorses Local farms welcome horses off the track that are seeking new owners, new careers Doctor Aloha, a son of Polish Numbers, was foaled in Virginia in 1998, bred here by Marvin Little Jr. Every time Little breeds a horse, he must hope he has another Hansel. That’s the Virginia-bred that brought Little his biggest fame as a breeder: a son of Woodman, Hansel won the 1991 Preakness and Belmont Stakes, earned $2.9 million and wassent off to stud when his racing career ended. But Doctor Aloha was no Hansel. Like so many other horses, he didn’t have superstar ability, nor potential as a sire, earning just $41,930 on the racetrack during a career that lasted three years. With arthritis in a front ankle, he couldn't even make it as a riding horse. Unlike Hansel he had little or no economic value when his racing career was over. In some cases, that means a trip to the slaughterhouse,a ghasdy fate that shouldn’t befall any horse. But Doctor Aloha was one of the lucky ones. Thanks to some caring owners, the Pewter Stable, and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation. Doctor Aloha has come home. He’s living a carefree life these days at die TRF’s Byrd Hill Farm, run by Ted and Polly Bance in Palmyra. He is one of more than 160 retired rhoroughbreds that the TRF currendy cares for at its farms and satellite facilities in Virginia. “Doctor Aloha is fat, and he is happy,” Polly Bance said, who has had Doctor Aloha since shordy after his racing career in 2002 and he was turned over to the TRF' by owner Pewter Stable. “He was in a smaller herd, and he got so fat it looked like he was in foal. So I put him in a larger herd of 27 horses and he is right at the top of the heap. He’s very outgoing. He is friendly and sassy.” There was a time when horses like Doctor Aloha had nowhere to go after they were finished racing. That started to change in the early 1980s when Monique Koehler, a New Jersey advertising executive with no connection to the racing industry, learned that numerous racetrack retirees were being sent off to slaughter. Koehler decided something had to be done about that and turned her anger in to a positive force, creating the TRF. In 1984, the first TRF retiree from the racetrack stepped off a van and was welcomed at the TRF’s first farm, at the Wallkill Correctional Facility in New York. Several of the TRF’s farms are located at prisons,where inmates learn professional skills that prove valuable upon their release, as well as the ability to love and trust another being, something that has been, in many cases, missing from their lives. Twenty-one years later, the TRF cares for nearly 1,100 horses at facilities in 18 states. The organization is funded solely through private donations. In Virginia, the Bances currently look after 54 retirees, while 78 are enjoying life at Ann Lear’s farm in White Post. Jonathan Miller cares for four TRF retirees at his place in Paeonian Springs. His group includes Bowl Came, the 1979 Turf Champion. Montpelier, one-time home of President James Madison,has even become a TRF way station. Part of the estate in Montpelier Station in Orange County currently houses 38 horses. The association between Montpelier and TRF could not have been possible with generousity from the estate of former Fauquier philanthropist, the late Paul Mellon. And the TRF is always looking to expand its programs in Virginia. “We’re looking for more good farms in Virginia,” said TRF' executive director Diana Pikluksi. “Virginia has been a godsend for the TRF horses because so many people have large horse farms and not a lot of horses. 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The majority of the horses that farm manager Kim Wilkins receives there are sound when they come off the track and just need a little time away from die races before they can be adopted out “Pretty much what I have to do is just let them down,” Wilkins said. “On the track, they are so fit and they don’t get a lot of turnout, and they are really young horses. I just throw them out there and let them be horses. It usually doesn’t take them long to figure out, ‘hey. This is cool. I jog in a circle, I get carrots.’ Once they get the mind-set for it, they adapt very quickly.” The Bances have also had success finding homes for their horses. Polly Bance even hopes there is a new home in Doctor Aloha’s future. 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Good old days go on and on for Virginia Gold Gup Steeplechasing in Virginia has been a way of life since early Colonial times when the horse became a necessity of transportation, farming, military life and sport. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson met in sporting competition over fences. Organized steeplechase races have run in Fauquier County since 1844 originally at White Sulphur Springs, once a fashionable spa near Warrenton. On April 3,1922, eight sportsmen met at the Fauquier Club in Warrenton and decided to organize a four-mile race between flags over the natural walls and fences of the nearby hunting countryside. Pledging $1,000 to purchase a trophy for the winning owner, they ruled that it be keep permanently by the first owner to win the race three times, neither necessarily in consecutive years nor with the same horse. Just days later, they held the first Virginia Gold Gup race. From its beginning, the race was intended to be a national event drawing “the best hunters in America.” Unlike today’s sevenrace card, that first Virginia Gold Cup was a single-race event, riders to be “gentlemen wearing racing colors or officers of the U.S. Army in uniform.” Nine horses competed that May at Oakwood, the great estate of Hugh Ramey on Waterloo Road near Warrenton overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains once owned by President Lincoln’s personal physician, Dr. Gary Grayson. The first “Gold Gup” was won by Irish Laddie, owned by the beautiful and vivacious Katherine Hitt of Middleburg and trained and ridden by highly regarded Middleburg horseman Arthur White. In 1925 Mrs. Hitt, a society belle of the time and daughter of a U.S. Senator, surprised the race organizers by twice more repeating her win with different horses and retiring the first Gold Cup. In all years since, the prestigious cup has been retired only five more times. The current Cold Gup, last won in 1903 in the England Grand National at Aintree, must be won by the same owner five times to retire. In 1924 the race moved to a new course, Broadview Farm near Warrenton, and was run for the first time under national steeplechasing rules. It has run each year since with few interruptions. The only years in which the Gup was not run were during World War II, and in 1948 due to a schedule conflict with Maryland’s My Lady’s Manor date. Although the early years of the Gold Gup were less elaborate and run before smaller crowds than today’s races, most of the essentials have not changed. From the start the Gold Gup has always attracted the nation’s top steeplechase horses and riders. One of the best riders in the 1920’s and ‘30’s was Jack Skinner, a dashing horseman from Middleburg who won the race three times in a row for Mrs. Sumner Pingree of Boston. Mrs. Pingree retired the second challenge trophy in 1933. Her total of four Gold Gup wins were not equaled by any other owner until Saluter, owned by Henry Stem of Richmond, Virginia, swept to six consecutive wins from 1994 to 1999. It was not unusual in die early years for horses to be entered in both of America’s most challenging timber races, the Maryland Hunt Gup and the Viiginia Gold Gup in the same year, the ultimate steeplechase challenge. These two demanding races over four miles of 4- to 5-foot solid rail fences are scheduled only one week apart; and only one horse, Howard Bruce’s remarkable Billy Barton ridden by Albert Ober, has ever won both races in the same year (1926). Post-World War II A horse who gained a unique type of notoriety' was Comedienne. After a terrible start in the 1941 race, the aptly named mare somehow caught up with the rest of the field and then wandered off the course on a cross-country lark, taking five other horses with her. Consequently, all were disqualified and the horse that fished seventh was named the victor. With the resumption of racing after the war in 1946, a new era began for the Cold Cup. Among the new crop of young riders were D. M. “Mikey” Smithwick and his brother A. P. “Paddy” Smithwick. Mikey won the 1946 race on Christopher Greer’s Houseman, and would later retire the fourth Gold Cup challenge trophy for Greer in 1953: The Hall of Fame brothers eventually rode five Gold Cup winners between them, and trained many more. The dominant figure to emerge in the Gold Gups post war years was Russell M. Arundel. As master of the Warrenton Hunt, he managed both events and in the process energized the Gold Gup and made its operation more efficient “Russ was able to create a - See CLASSIC/page 24 Grover Stephens jumps with Damocles in the 1955 Gold Cup at Broadview. They look good here, but fell at the 17th fence later on course. 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Classic -- from page 23 mystique and aura about the Gold Cup,” recalled steeplechase veteran Randolph Rouse, “he had a touch that just made the Gold Cup the place to be on the first Saturday in May if you weren’t in Kentucky.” Over the years Gold Cup fans witnessed many memorable events, but until 1967 no single horse had ever won the race three times and only three horses had won it twice. Leeds Don accomplished the triple and did it in consecutive years. Owned by Zeke Ferguson of Hume, the big gray had been bred, raised, and trained on local turf. His trainer was Ridgely White, son of Arthur White, who had ridden the first Blue Ridge Emporium Antiques 90+ Shops Multi Dealers... 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Aitcheson not only won that key race, but also won five out of the six races on die card that day. The Hallof Famer would eventually win eight Virginia Gold Cups on eight different horses, a record that will be difficult to match. Grand spoiling times Besides being a great Virginia sporting spectacle, the Gold Cup has long been a major social evert. Traditionally, members of the Warrenton Hunt entertained outof-town friends at private luncheons before the race and then moved the parlies to the Broadview course for the afternoon. Broadview had a hillside providing a natural grandstand for viewing the course below. A large old oak tree on top was the place to meet and an informal tradition erf settling into “your spot” by the tree became established. Seemingly, every Rolls Royce and Bendey in Virginia, complete with elegant tailgate picnics, appeared on the hillside. Occasionally, the pricey vehicles would have to be pulled out of the mud by tractors when rain dared fall on Gold Cup Saturday. Not everyone arrived in quite that style. Busloads of students Jack Skinner and Soissons won the Gold Cup classic in 1930. from the University of Virginia, frequently equipped with Mason Jars of mint juleps, were Gold Gup regulars. And from time to time a chant could be heard across the hillside: “Hey, Hey! first Saturday in May! Outdoor lovin’ begins today!” New era The 1984 race was the last at Broadview. For some years, there had been questions about the future erf the Warrenti hi course. As development encroached on the site, crowds and traffic were becoming a problem and issues concerning renewing the lease on the increasingly valuable land could not be resolved. In 1982, news executive Nick Arundel found a 500-acre site on an abandoned farm about 10 miles north, near lhe Plains. 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