We pulled it off! Over 150 people attended our 75th Anniversary Hunt Ball at Tulip Hill on Saturday night. It was a magical night from the very beginning. The beautiful home of Rebecca Grant and Rick Lewis was transformed with lovely decorations and lighting, and creative furniture "moving"to host our annual Ball. As the almost full moon rose over the estate, the cars began to come up the big oval drive. We had spotlights on the house and "liveried" valets to park the cars. The step back in time continued with the Colonial musicians in the foyer, where the hosts and Mike and I were greeting and introducing the guests. Everyone looked so gorgeous in evening dresses and black tie and the gentleman in their scarlet tails added the touch of Hunt Ball elegance that made it a very special night. I believe Katherine Cawood was touched by her acknowledgement of 20 years as Master and we all raised our glasses in a toast to 75 years. I thanked our founders for their passion and love of this sport that we are still enjoying. We were sorry that Tom Barnes and Glenn Levin missed the toast because they got "locked up" on the roof!!!The hors d'oeurves and buffet were excellent and the house was brought alive in every room by the warm greetings between old friends. It was wonderful to see old friends and family brought together for such fun evening. Dancing continued throughout the evening, interrupted occasionally to have a few lively contests. Steuart Chaney won the whip-cracking contest and Greg Bush impressed us all with his horn-blowing skills. Steuart Pittman Jr. was able to raise over $800 for the Retired Racehorse Training Project and Tom McDermott was the happy recipient of its 50-50 raffle. Our Silent Auction was a great success, thanks to the hard work of Ann Bowie Rice and Mimi Calver and we raised over $4000 for the Hunt Club.
My mare waited one more night and delivered a healthy colt on Sunday night ! I nicknamed him "Jubilee".
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