I figure you can get the final scores anywhere, but here is a quick run-down of the really important stuff! While Darryl attended the Licensed Officials clinic at the High Prairie Farms CDE in Parker, Colorado, this past weekend, I volunteered and saw the OTHER side of the Event Office. Quite the eye-opening education! And lots of fun! A brief inventory of some of the more exceptional multiples: Vic Vicroy's Roof-seat Break, the Blumenthal's Park Drag and a Hansom Cab. All were appointed beautifully and drawn by the most impressive of horses. What a treat to see these wonderful turnouts! Phil Hanneman's very colorful four-up of mini-bicycles kept Tom Knicker, Bill Lower and Jamie O'Rourke right busy! ;-) I'm sure that the photos of their Cones competition will be in an upcoming issue of "The Whip." By the way, I think Bill won quite handily! As part of the U.S. Cavalry re-enactment activities, a replica stage coach was drawn by a six-up of rather large horses. Those horses definitely had the "carriage horse stand" down pat. A four-in-hand of Fjords owned by Paula Scott and driven by Alex Fraser COMPETED in P4up (I believe that is the abbreviation for Preliminary Four-Up) and were awarded not one, but FOUR embroidered trophy coolers. I was amused by the grooms busily stowing all those bulky coolers on board the vehicle while they sped away to make their victory pass! Paula must have been just too proud! Scribing with Major Coonradt at the water hazard was a great assignment for me on Marathon day! Drew Callahan's very handsome Morgan Horse, Export, was all business and was done 'n' gone in some 50-odd seconds to score the fastest time. The four-up of Fjords did the water hazard very well in spite of the close quarters at the various elements. Although there were a few moments of misgiving, the leaders took the rig through the four gates and back up the noisy wooden ramp. Good show! Most memorable moment of the entire event: Mr. David Remley in coaching livery calling the entries with his coaching horn. Absolutely lovely. The very quintessence of the tradition of the sport! Non-multiple news: I saw an antique gig that I lusted after wildly. At my age, it's good to lust after ANYTHING! ;-) Be well. Nancy Wright TIRED FELLOE FARM Boyd, Texas _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````