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Off to the races: The 17th annual Legacy Chase

Off to the races: The 17th annual Legacy Chase

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Photos and text by Karl Merton Ferron

Volunteers scrambled through the day, shuttling visitors back and forth. Children tossed footballs on hilltops. And adults tossed bean bags between races in the 17th annual Legacy Chase, part of the 2017 National Steeplechase Schedule, held on over 300 acres of preserved lands in the Hunt Valley area.

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The 92nd annual Chincoteague pony swim

The 92nd annual Chincoteague pony swim

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Photos by Michael Ares

As dawn broke over the Delmarva peninsula, a team a local wranglers – the Saltwater Cowboys – drove a herd of about 200 ponies from Assateague Island across the channel to Chincoteague.

The 92nd annual Chincoteague Pony Swim was completed in just 18 minutes.
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