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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1977
Page
13
A Vermont fishing gathering debated why lake trout would not bite. A Massachusetts man blamed sleeping fish and explained lakers rest on the bottom. Local critics blamed biologist Ed Kehoe for hatchery changes as wind affects bites.
The horse Seattle Slew suffered a 16 length defeat to J O Tobin in the Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park. Forego and Slew are key race contenders, with Hall of Fame contexts and all time win percentages highlighted. Riddle reference notes Man O War value and legacy.
Montreal Expos rout the Cubs 19-3 and 7-6 as Chicago’s pitching woes deepen. Warren Cromartie goes 5-for-5 with three doubles, while Larry Parrish Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson drive in multiple runs. Jackie Brown wins the opener for Montreal. Sam Mesias edges Bruce Sutter in the nightcap. Dodgers, Pirates, Braves, Phillies, and Astros post decisive wins across the NL and AL standings tighten.
Results from last week include 1st Vermont and Kelly Oil winning multiple games with displays by Moose A&W and Display. On Thursday Tansitor beat Moose and A&W beat Fairdale while Friday Display defeated Kelly Oil. On Friday July 8 the league will run its Annual Fund Drive with house to house canvassing led by co chairs Mrs Mary Ann Howe and Joanne Dunham under supervision of parents managers and coaches. Donations welcomed at the concession stand for equipment and field maintenance supporting about 300 volunteer players.
In Inglewood California trainer Billy Turner questions his plan after Seattle Slew finished fourth in the $316,400 Swaps Stakes at Hollywood Park. J.O. Tobin, ridden by Bill Shoemaker, won by eight lengths as Slew’s time neared a stakes record. Tobin may run next in Cinema or Sunset Handicaps, with Eclipse Award talk raised for the colt.
A dense scoreboard page shows MLB standings with New York, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, Seattle, Kansas City, Oakland, Texas, and California in various division listings. It also lists daily games, probable pitchers, and results with multiple team scores, homers, and notes on recent results.
Richard Petty took the Firecracker 400 at Daytona Beach after a two hour rain delay, signaling his fifth win of the season and the 185th of his career. Darrell Waltrip finished second, Benny Parsons third, with David Pearson and A J Foyt rounding the top five in a race marked by 34 lead changes.
A dense pane of race results lists fourteen graded races with finishers, payouts, and quiniela and trifecta figures. Notable entries include Joes McAfee and Clearday Jay in first and second, Smokin Tammy and Dasha Glory in third, and Sandy Randy in eighth with multiple exacta and trifecta payoffs. The column also notes handles and additional scattered payouts across the card.
A race card listing seven events at Saratoga with results for each pace. Winners include Kristen Lynn in the first mile and Lapride Hanover in the fifth trot with times around 2:00 to 2:07 and multiple payoffs shown for top finishers.
A compact recap of Hinsdale racing cards detailing first to tenth races with pace and trot results, Faction payouts, times, quiniela and perfecta bets, and overall attendance and handle figures. Notable runners include Real Sugar, Bye Goldie, Muscovite Chief, Marktree Sam, Juk IA Malaspina, Little Joe Mac, Dream Judy, Paul Kunogo, Maxie Hanover, and My Julius among others.
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