Moment in Time Revisited

This photograph is from a 1929 copy of "Soundings" a publication of the Columbus Junior League. It shows the racetrack at the Arlington Country Club from around 1900. The country club was a large complex consisting of a club house, dance hall, stables, and a racetrack. It was the first country club in central Ohio and was located south of Third Avenue and west of present-day Arlington Avenue, which did not extend south of Third until 1923. The building in the background with the large chimney is the dance hall. The original caption reads, "Helen Brown chaperoned by Paul Loving shows "Midnight" at the Arlington Country Club". Naming a white horse "Midnight" is still a humorous curiosity. Horse racing and other horse related activities were the main events at the country club at the time, and golf did not become a prominent feature until approximately 1905.

NOTE: Originally submitted to ThisWeek News for publication March 8, 2007.