Saturday, Beauvoir hosted the Inaugural Chuck Bond Run for Roses in honor of the former Beauvoir volunteer Chuck Bond who spent countless hours tending to the gardens on the property.
Fall on tuesday, february 16th.- - saturday, beauvoir hosted the - first inaugural chuck - bond run for roses in honor of- the former beavoir- volunteer chuck bond who spent- countless hours tending to the- gardens on the property.- 183 bikers participated in the- 50-mile ride from jefferson - davis' home all the way to- waveland and back, with stops - in gulfport, long beach, and ba- st.
Louis.- each participant drew a card at- each stop in hopes of - collecting the best poker hand.- - - - this year, bond's friend of 40- years collected the best hand,- and it seemed to be fate.
- - george bond, chuck bond's son:- "when - - - my dad passed away, i made a- promise to him that i would kee- a state flag of 1894- flying over his grave.
We - stopped on the way down and we- changed flags out and - the flag that was flying over - his grave billy, the gentleman- that won it, flew it on the - - - - back of his bike today.
And he- won with aces and eights, which- is the dead man's hand, - which is kind of-- it's very- very fitting that for a memoria- ride, his flag that came off- his grave, it's like he's reall- with us today."
- - - all the proceeds from the event- went to helping - maintain varina's rose garden a-
A new event is blossoming at Beauvoir this Saturday. They are hosting their inaugural Chuck Bond Memorial Run for Roses.