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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
13
Louisville, Ky. AP report notes Shawnee Little League opened with the national anthem after official Cliff Leffler arranged a radio broadcast within ten minutes. A transistor radio was placed at the loudspeaker so the anthem could be played as the season began.
South Woodstock hosts the 28th annual One Hundred Mile Trail Ride with 74 horses from New England and beyond, staged Aug 28 to 31 by the Green Mountain Horse Association. The three day route covers 40 miles first day, 20 miles final day, with awards Aug 31 in the GMHA main ring.
Results from Saratoga Raceway feature multiple trots and pacers with times and payouts. Venz leads a 2:11 mile in the Virst-Mile trot while Victor Flanagan wins the Mile Pace with a 2:11 time. daily double pays $636.10 with several horses listed as starters and finished positions across nine events.
Seventh Pace Class C-3 mile results show Miss Biveblood at 12.80 6.80 3.60 with Riverview Eva second and Congress George third. Eighth Pace lists King Blackguard first with Nile Abbott and Royal Star in spots. Ninth Pace Class D mile winner Future Hanover with Borderview Nettie trailing. attendance 1888. Handie 82,682.
Listed entries show multiple divisions across trotting and pacing races at Saratoga including Missoun Chuck Olympus Orbit Volo Vagrancy Nero Hanover Miss Thelma Tarr Prince Hoot Frisky Jimmy in the top trot, and Vicki Pen burn Tony Genoa Pap py's Pride Ha Rosecroft Colonie Boy Black Diamond W Suomen Paavo in the second tier. Other divisions feature The Albany Nurses Frosty Charly Stone Chief Corsican Denny Vic Vic Flanagan Modest Boy Judge wares and more across seventh to ninth pace events with purses from 700 to 4500 dollars.
The program lists races from first through ninth with purses from 3 20 to 50 000 added. Entries include 2 year old fillies in the first race with 5 furlongs and notable runners such as Mill aMedici and Reunion 112. The seventh features the Spinaway Stakes for 2 year old fillies with a 50 000 added purse and a field including No Problem 110 Carbie 119 and Beautiful Day.
Eddie Feigner and his four man King and His Court team travel to Congress Park Watervliet for an exhibition Saturday August 24 at 815 p m They will play a nine man Watervliet league all star lineup Feigner famed for 166 wins 12 years of tours 40 000 strikeouts and blindfold pitching headlines with Jerry Jones Mike Meinicke and Al Jackson providing strong support. post game comedy show planned.
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