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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1973
Page
11
Thorough list of Narragansett horse entries with post times, horse names, and related odds or purses. Includes multiple races from 3-year-olds up, with prices ranging from 2 000 to 9 800 and horses listed by name and performance notes.
Racing card results show multiple races with horses and jockeys such as Riva Ridge and World Wonder. Entries include notable horses like Valde, Boh It Es, and Pattys Bumpkin with payouts and times, attendance listed at 17,197 and total handle near $3.7 million. The report lists finishes, odds, and payoffs across 10 events with supporting names and connections. The piece reads as a dense race meet digest with results, selections, and official sums.
A list of potential contenders and notable horses includes Saratoga selections such as Khaole Go Speedy Southern Indigestion Cals Image and War Baby with a few others like Hunting Box and Red Reality. Several names appear, including trainers and a bartender reference, in a dense roster of entries and contenders.
Racing card shows numerous finishes and payouts including Exacta $46.60 and Daily Double $16.40. Entries reference Emperor Stag, Gypsy Torn, Afternoon Mistake, and Weather Watcher style names with totals like $7,008 elma and $7,500 clmng across 6 furlongs and 1 16 miles segments. Attendance listed as 14,941 with multiple Stable entries and notable futures listed.
A compact list of Saratoga entries shows race horses with assigned weights and post times. The card includes names such as Comino Nimbus Go Speedy Go and others with numbers indicating weights or speeds and purses around several thousand dollars.
Entries for Monmouth races move quickly with 2:00 p.m. EDT post times and purses ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 dollars. Notable names include Apollo Spin, CommonDefence, Shenstone Rulioh, Neumeyer-Yatron, Blooming image, and Monetary Crisis, with various horses listed across 2nd through 9th events and purses from 4,000 to 39,000 dollars.
Rockingham entries list multiple horses and entries with varied weights and odds. Notable names include Princely Talk Eve chet Dashing Shell Fitzing Special Middle Paint Wyrm Westcate Moggle and Royal Boy Red, with purses ranging from 2,600 to 5,990 dollars. The list shows numerous horses assigned to posts and entries, reflecting a packed afternoon program at Rockingham.
Fragmented text lists various names and items with no coherent event. The readable items include person names such as Li N Chet Amajesty Eve Fitzles edy and Geographic hints like Genesee County and Paris Avenue. No single story or outcome is evident.
In Williamsport, Tainan City Taiwan achieved a perfect game and a two hitter as 18-0 routs Bitsburg, Germany in the opening round. Tampa Florida defeated Whalley British Columbia 11-2 behind Darryl Mitchell two hits and Louint Kincy's grand slam. First round games continue with Tucson against Colonie and Birmingham versus Monterrey.
A jumble of team names and riders appears, listing Monmouth selections with diverse terms such as Dedicated Charger Irish Levee and Ethenal, plus items like Pull Toy and Rather Good Spring. The text mingles agents, plans, spending, and corporate headaches with a cascade of proper nouns including Coccia Grande Sarah Percy Alpine Garden Caroline G Hicksville Lexington Park Barbizon. One Best Storm Finish.
New Orleans faced a potential loss of the 1975 Super Bowl if the Louisiana Superdome is not completed by end of 1973. Stadium official Ben Levy guaranteed readiness, with Rozelle noting Tulane Stadium as a backup option if delays occur. Levy said the 80,000 seat dome would be ready for football by October 1, 1974.
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