Third Time May Be Charm For Aiken Harness Races
The Aiken County Shrine Club proceeds with harness races after two weekends of rain and three postponements. The event at the Aiken Mile Training Track begins tomorrow with a 1.50 advance or 2 gate admission. Profits go to Crippled Children's Hospital in Greenville and Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center in Aiken. Charlie King of Crawfordsville, Ga. adds three entrants to the program.
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Aiken County Shriners
Aiken County Shrine Club
Aiken
Aiken Mile
Aiken Drugs
Woodruff Drugs
Leminick’s
Shriner's Crippled Children’s Hospital
Greenville
Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center
Charlie King
Crawfordsville, Ga
Breer Leads Dinah Shore Tourney Amid Scandal Cloud
Marle Breer shot 68 to lead the Dinah Shore Winners Circle at Mission Hills as Jane Blalock Kathy Whitworth and Carol Mann, top contenders, faced a water hazard dispute. Blalock plays under a court injunction after a prior cheating ruling, while Whitworth on the LPGA board helped levy Blalock’s suspension last May.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Jane Blalock
Kathy Whitworth
Marle Breer
Betty Burfevidt
Miss Blalock
Miss Whitworth
Carol Mann
Mission Hills Country Club
Ladies Professional Golf Association
Janie
Pearson Eyes 3rd Major Victory at Rebels 500
David Pearson captured the front row pole at Darlington International Raceway with a fast 153.463 mph lap in qualifying for the Rebels 500. The 38 year old driver has three fast laps this year at Darlington and has won three Rebels events, more than any other racer.
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David Pearson
Spartanburg
Darlington Raceway
Pearson
Darlington
Darlington International Raceway
Pearson Eyes Third Major Win In 100000 Clambake
Aiken Standard driver Pearson aims for a third major victory this year as he battles a field of 40 at the $100,000 clambake. He drives the No 21 car while recalling past titles and birthdays celebrated during his career. Fellow South Carolinian Cale Yarborough qualified in front of Pearson with a 152.586 mph lap despite a broken valve spring claim. Additional qualifiers include Bobby Allison Chevrolet 152.450 and Richard Petty Dodge 147.759 among others in gusty chilly conditions.
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Cale Yarborough
Pearson
H. Yarborough
Darrell Waltrip
Lennie Pond
Darlington
Bobby Allison
Chevrolet
Bobby Isaac
Ford
Buddy Baker
Dodge
Benny Parsons
Cecil Gordon
Richard Petty
Charlie Glotzbach
Stop The Music Won’t Enter Derby
Greentree Stables Stop The Music, once a Derby favorite, will not run in the Kentucky Derby as trainer John Gaver Jr says the colt is not seasoned enough for the mile and a quarter. The two year old had a Florida start, a poor Bahamas Stakes finish, then a 1 09 six furlong win in New York, with possible starts in the Preakness or Belmont.
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Greentree Stables
Greentree
John Gaver, Jr
Gaver
Greentree Barn
Belmont Race Track
New York
Florida
Jockey Club
Aiken
Royal and
Regal
Blancas Leads Monsanto Open Opener
Masters champion Tommy Aaron withdrew from the Monsanto Open after a 77 first round in Pensacola Florida. He said he was mentally and emotionally exhausted after his Masters title and limited sleep.
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Blancas
Monsanto
Tommy Aaron
Aaron
Baseball doubleheader moved to Citizen's Field
Tom Galardi announced changes for the USCA versus Clemson of Sumter game tomorrow. The first game now starts at 2 PM and will be at Citizen's Field instead of Aiken High School.
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USCA
Clemson
Sumter
Tom Galardi
Citizen's Field
Aiken High School
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