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- Our state
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- Date
- June 1999
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- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our state
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As final preparations get underway for the L'-S. Open on the
fabled Course No. 2 of the Pinehurst Rcson & Country Qub
tliis month. Pinehurst. the goll capital of the world, is celebrat¬
ing a resurgence of interest in the class before golf was the
dominant pastime. Central to this rejuvenation is Pinehurst s
equine heritage and the restoration of the Amphidromc. or
Pinehurst Fair Bam. as it is also known.
By
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the village founded by Bostonian James Walker
Tufts was welcoming winter visitors from the North who
brought their horses with them. These original snowbirds rec¬
ognized that the quick-draining light loam of the area was
ide al for horses. Ieonard Tufts, the son of the village founder,
fonned the Pinehurst Jockey Club from the ranks of horse
owners, and the group built a race track, stables, and a grand¬
stand within sight of the resort. The track became the hub of
entertainment for hotel guests, plaving host to equestrian
show matinees, pig races, parades, military drills, and skeet
matches featuring the famous Annie Oakley.
The Pinehurst Track has once again become the setting for
horse activities. Horse shows, polo, and chiving events are an
important adjunct to the winter training of standardbrcds.
which began in earnest during the 1930s and is still very much
a pan of Pinehurst's environs today. The harness horse legaev
has been a continuing force that has endured over the years.
Record crowds now attend the harness matinees in early
spring, and Pinehurst is the site of several huntcr/jumper
shows each year, as well. Pinehurst first hosted an America
I lorsc Shows Association-sanctioned event in 1917 and
resumed its place on the Al ISA calendar four veats ago.
Also in 1917, Pinehurst's version of the fall country fair
moved to the track, where it ran until 1925. A handsome new
building, the Amphidromc, housed exhibitions of prize live¬
stock. and local women vied for ribbons for pickles, jams,
cakes, and pies in the spacious new quarters. In 1918. more
than 5.000 people gathered to celebrate the end of World War
I. Reports in The hnehursl Outlook described events at one of
the fairs as “three days of running and harness races, a varsity
football game, animal acts, a honccshoc-pitching tournament,
and all sorts of agricultural exhibits" in the Amphidromc. as
well as “a parade with 49 floats and a music festival with 100
voices topped off by a band concert and fireworks display."
The 8.400-square-foot Amphidromc was built in the mission
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