Watermark at the Marlborough Hunt Races at Roedown Farm

Released: April 4, 2008

Media Contact: Wendy Thomas, Watermark Director of Marketing
Phone: 410-268-7601 x 111, Email: wendy@watermarkjourney.com
Web Site: www.watermarkjourney.com

Watermark Tours, Charters, Cruises, as port of its sponsorship of Annapolis Alive! will have Colonial-costumed guides in attendance at the Marlborough Hunt Races at Roedown Farm in Davidsonville this Sunday, April 6th. As part of the intensive guide training program provided by Watermark annually, this year Mayor Ellen O Moyer gave an enlightening and informative lesson in the Colonial history of horse racing in Annapolis in preparation for Watermark's participation in the annual spring Races. As part of the Annapolis 300th anniversary celebration, Roedown is reviving the Annapolis Subscription Plate, the first recorded formal horse race in Maryland. Mayor Ellen Moyer will present the Annapolis Subscription Plate trophy to the winner of this special race commemorating the first formal horse race in Maryland in 1743. The start of the annapolis subscription Plate will be signaled by Watermark's own Squire Fred, the official Town Crier of annapolis.

Watermark is in its 38th season offering private charters, boat cruises, and walking tours in Annapolis. Forty-minute cruises will start this weekend in Ego Alley! Look for Miss Anne next to the Conner Lost close to the Alex Haley Memorial. Three walking tours are offered daily, as well. Go to www.watermarkjourney.com for additional information and tour times.