Harbor Country Day School Sponsors Two Miles In Historic Bull Smythe Relay

Harbor Country Day School Sponsors Two Miles in Historic Bull Smythe Relay 36-mile relay replicates Richard Smythe’s original ride around Smithtown, commemorates 350th anniversary of Town of Smithtown

St. James, New York — Harbor Country Day School announces that on March 1, 2015, members of the school’s faculty and staff participated in the historic 36-mile Richard Bull Smythe relay run/walk through the town of Smithtown. The relay, which traced the original route that Smithtown founder Richard Smythe rode in 1665, served as the kickoff to a year-long celebration of the Town of Smithtown’s 350th anniversary. 

Harbor Country Day sponsored two separate mile-long legs of the relay, beginning at the entrance of Harbor Country Day School at 17 Three Sisters Road. Harbor joined other sponsors to run or walk 36 consecutive one-mile legs through each of the hamlets and villages in Smithtown. Participants passed a ceremonial proclamation baton along the route that was read at the conclusion of the relay, officially opening the year-long festivities.  

“As an integral part of the Smithtown community since 1958, Harbor Country Day was eager to join in this celebration of Smithtown,” said John Cissel, Head of School at Harbor Country Day School. “We at Harbor are proud to be a part of a community that has such a rich and storied history. Being able to help commemorate that history was a great honor for us.”