Aiken Steeplechase and Trials Week Events Detailed
The Aiken Standard outlines the Gold Cup race purse of 7500 dollars for a field of seven horses in the one mile seven furlong event for older horses. The Hunt Meet opens at 10 a.m. with post time at 1:30 p.m., sponsored by the Aiken SERTOMA Club to aid Helping Hands Inc. Tickets range from general admission 5 dollars to guarantor packages 175 dollars, railside and parking options priced separately. The schedule also covers the Aiken Trials on March 29 with Jaycees as sponsors, advance tickets 4 dollars for adults, 2 for children, and various parking packages, plus Aiken Sulky Races at Banks Mill Road with 2 dollar children’s tickets and railside options. Triple Crown T-shirts and contact details for the Chamber of Commerce are included.
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Hunt Association
Aiken Sertoma Club
Helping Hands Inc
Aiken Steeplechase Associaton
Aiken Steeplechase Association
Aiken
Two Notch Road
Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Aiken Drug
Woodruff Drug
Leminick Pharmacy
Audubon
Powderhouse
Clark Field
Aiken Trains
Two Note Road
Aiken Jaycees
Chamber
Aiken Drugs
Woodruff Drugs
Leminick’s
Body Talk
Screen Print Factory
Whiskey
Pine Log
Silver Bluff
Heritage Cleaners
Lionel Smith Ltd
South Carolina National Bank
Wal- Mart
Heritage Square
Aiken Mile
Banks Mill Road
Aiken County Shrine Club
Wendy's
Lominck’s Pharmacy
Triple Crown
Screenpoint
President Reagan birthday card surprise from racing notes
In Knoxville AP reports Sandy Brown’s white French poodle sends the president a birthday card matching Reagan’s date. The president replies with a warm letter to the dog and owner. Also listed are race entries for LAUGHLIN CUP BYERS PLATE BAYARD WARREN AIKEN STANDARD GOLD CUP COORS IMPERIAL CUP with horses named, jockeys, weights and purses.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Sandy Brown
Reagan
Sandy
Jack Brown
Film Confirms Failured seam on Space Shuttle Challenger
Investigators confirm a booster seam failure caused tank puncture and explosion destroying the Challenger and killing seven crew members. The hearing marks the commission's first since March 7 and centers on a dispute over NASA White House telephone logs tied to the accident and probe.
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Commission
Space Agency
White House
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
NASA
Farmers Use Light and Covers to Guard Crops From Frost
Earle advises using insulating material with a light bulb beneath to generate heat and protect plants from freezing temperatures. Edgefield County officials note uncertainty in the night forecast, with lows around 24 in Augusta and slightly warmer on ridges. Impact varies by crop with beans and tomatoes most at risk, but overall damage expected to be limited unless cold persists.
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Earle
Edgefield County
Tom Acker
Acker
Augusta
Aiken
Edgefield
Milton Brown
National Weather Service
Linvill
Charleston
Accused Killer To Be Tried Again
In Columbia AP reporting a prosecutor says he did not know that evidence had been withheld from the defense, a crucial factor leading Judge William H. Ballenger to declare a mistrial after ruling the disclosure was essential to the case.
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Columbia
William H. Ballenger
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