>> THE TOWN OF HAMILTON ON THE NORTH SHORE MAY SEEM AN ODD CHOICE FOR A DAY TRIP BUT IT HAS EVERYTHING EVERY DESTINATION NEEDS.
SOMETHING TO EAT AND A PLACE TO FIND FRESH AIR AND EXERCISE, PLUS A CULTURAL TRADITION FROM ACROSS THE POND.
HERE ON THE NORTH SHORE, LANDSCAPES REMINISCENT OF AN ANDREW WYETH PAINTING.
JUST 45 MINUTES FROM BOSTON, THE TOWN OF HAMILTON HAS A PERFECT LOCATION, SAYS RESIDENT JENNIFER GRAMANS.
>> WE'RE 15 MINUTES AWAY FROM SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES.
SHAYNA: SCHOOLCHILDREN ROAM PATTON PARK, NAMED FOR THE WORLD WAR II GENERAL.
>> HIS TANK SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARK.
AND HIS SON WHEN HE RETIRED CAME BACK TO THEIR HOMESTEAD AND TURNED IT INTO GREEN MEADOWS FARM.
SHAYNA: SEVERAL FARMS IN THE AREA SUPPLY LOCAL EATRIES.
>> HERE, GRAMAS OWNS A LIT 8 CAFE WITH BIG AMBITIONS.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH HEALTHY, GREAT-TASTING, NATURAL FOODS.
SHAYNA: GRASSY ROOTS DOES BRISK BUSINESS AT LUNCH.
MENU HIGHLIGHTS, LOBSTER AND FISH FROM NEARBY GLOUCESTER, ALL KINDS OF PREPARED MEALS AND GLUTEN FREE DESSERTS.
>> I'M LUCKY TO HAVE A STORE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A TON OF SUPPORTERS IN A SHAYNA: THIS TOWN OF JUST UNDER ,000 PEOPLE IS PROUD TO BE KNOWN AS HORSE COUNTRY.
FOUNDED IN 1882, THE MYOPIA HUNT CLUB IS A LOCAL FIXTURE AND HOME TO A SPORT THAT'S VERY DOWNTON ABBEY, FOX HUNTING.
>> WE ARE THE CRAZY PEOPLE WHO GO OUT ON HORSEBACK, FOLLOWING HOUNDS OVER HILL AND DALE, RISKING OUR LIVE, BUT WE LOVE IT.
>> ON THIS DAY, THE RAINY SETTING FEELS VERY ENGLISH.
>> WHAT TYPES OF HOUNDS ARE THESE?
>> A COUPLE OF PEN MERRYDALE, CROSS BREED AND AMERICAN.
>> THESE HOUNDS ARE INCREDIBLY WELL BEHAVED AND VERY FRIENDLY.
THEY'RE TRAINED TO HUNT IN A PACK, A SORT OF HUGE, HAPPY AMOEBA.
I MUST ASK, I LOVE THEIR LOOK.
WHAT ROLE DO YOU PLAY IN THIS?
>> I'M THE HUNTMAN.
I TRAIN THEM AND HUNT THEM AND LOOK AFTER THEM.
>> DON'T WORRY, THE ONLY FOX YOU'LL FIND AT MYOPIA IS THIS DECORATIVE DOOR KNOCKER SAYS PARTICIPANT TONY COREY.
>> WE'RE NOT REALLY HUNTING ANYTHING, NOTHING GETS KILLED.
IT'S ABOUT THE SPORT OF KEEPING UP WITH HOUNDS CROSS COUNTRY ONCE THEY'RE ON A ACCIDENT THAT'S BEEN DRAGGED IN ADVANCE.
>> WE DRAG A FOX SCENT ON THE GROUND AND CAN DICTATE WHERE THE HOUNDS GO WAS BECAUSE THEY'LL FOLLOW THE SCENT.
>> HE'S ONE OF THREE MASTERS WHO LEAD THE DRAG HUNTS.
YOU'RE A FOURTH GENERATION FOX HUNT HER >> I AM, I'M WEARING MY GREAT GENERATION IN THIS JACKET.
>> HUNTS CAN INVOLVE UP TO 100 PEOPLE AND LAST TWO TO FOUR HOURS.
>> IT'S OVER FENCES, STONE WALLS, HILLS, STREAMS AND IT'S JUST VERY THRILLING.
AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU REALLY DRINK.
>> WE DO HAVE THE -- YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CLUB TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MYOPIA HUNT, IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
>> OUR HUNT COUNTRY GOES FROM HAMILTON TO THE MERRIMAC RIVER AND WE MAINTAIN THOSE TRAILS FOR EVERYONE'S USE, BIKING, HIKING.
>> ALSO, POLO.
INCLUDING HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S POLO CLUB.
IN 2014, THEY FORMALLY OPENED THIS FARM AND RIDING FACILITY.
SUPPORTERS INCLUDE COACH SNOW AND ACTOR, ALUM AND POLO ENTHUSIAST TOMMY LEE JONES.
WHILE AT HARVARD, AMELIA PHILLIPS BECAME TEAM CAPTAIN EVEN THOUGH SHE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE COLLEGE.
>> HARVARD POLO IS QUITE THE -- IS THE BEST THING I DECIDED TO DO IN COLLEGE.
>> DURING FALL SEASON, OUR PLAYERS COME IN THREE OR FOUR TIMES A WEEK, SPEND AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF ONHORSES.
OUT 0 STALLS, FEEDING HOME RUNSES, CLEANING THE BARN, CLEANING THE TACK.
A LOT MORE WORK THAN THE PRINCE CHARLES VERSION OF POLO.
>> BANG.
ALL RIGHT.
>> COACH SNOW, FORMERLY A BOSTON GLOBE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT AND POLO PLAYER, EXPECTS A LOT FROM HIS STUDENTS.
>> THE BASIC RULES ARE DESIGN SOD THAT HORSES AND PLAYERS DON'T CRASH INTO EACH OTHER.
WHEN THE BALL IS HIT, IT CREATES AND THAT'S CALLED THE LINE OF THEY HAVE BALL.
AND WHEN YOU'RE MOVING AROUND, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CROSS THAT LINE OF THE BALL.
YOUR MALLET STAYED ON YOUR RIGHT SIDE, NOT ALLOWED TO HOOK MALL LETS ABOVE A CERTAIN HEIGHT, THERE'S A LOT OF RULES OF THE ROAD.
>> WRAP YOUR HAND UNDER.
THEN STRAIGHT BACK.
>> LIKE A TENNIS RACQUET.
[LAUGHTER] >> AWESOME.
YOU FORGOT THE HORSE.
OTHER THAN THAT, PERFECT.
BACK TO THE RED JACKETS THAT WE SAW ON THE FOX HUNT.
THEY'RE CALLED PINK COATS WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE THE ORIGINATOR OF THEM WAS A TAILOR, BY THE NAME OF THOMAS PINK.
>> AND TODAY THOMAS PINK IS A FAMOUS BRITISH MENS WEAR COMPANY.
AS FOR THE WHITE TIE THE LONG ONES THEY WERE WEARING OUT THERE, TRADITION WAS THAT IF SOMEBODY GOT HURT, THEN THEY COULD USE IT AS A BANDAGE OR A SO THERE WAS MULTIPURPOSE USE TO
THOSE LONG WHITE TIES.
>> NOT JUST FASHION, BUT FUNCTION AS WELL.
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