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Friday, February 20, 2009
Hold your horses: tornado interrupts weekend race plans
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Barrys and their four-legged family are fine, but their Coweta County farm took a pretty bad hit from this week’s storms. They’ll see y’all next month instead of this weekend.
The Bear Creek Hounds Point-to-Point Races, scheduled for this Saturday, have been postponed to March 28.
Bear Creek Farm, owned by developer Hal Barry and wife Linda, was sustained major tornado damage this week. Everyone - including all of the horses and hounds - is safe and unhurt, but the tornado left a big mess of downed trees, collapsed fences and destroyed run-in sheds at the Barrys’ Coweta County spread.
The judges stand and a hay barn were destroyed although the main barn, which houses about 30 horses, was spared.
The event benefits the Joan Hope Latiolais Fund at Shepherd Center Foundation. Joan Latiolais has been a patient at the Shepherd Center since October, when she was severely injured while riding her horse.
The farm is at 1539 Bear Creek Road in Moreland, about 45 minutes from Atlanta. Gates open at 10:30 a.m. and events start around noon. Admission is $25 in advance, $35 on race day, $10 for ages 7-15 and free for children 6 and younger. For information, call 404-992-6112, e-mail mwoodham@mindspring.com or see the farm’s Web site.
