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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1976
Page
11
Orcutt Boys Club opens registration for winter basketball across five leagues with age groups midget 3 8 cadet 9 10 junior 11 12 intermediate 13 14 and senior 15 37 The club also holds wrestling team tryouts on Monday Wednesday and Friday at 3 30 p m next week at the Orcutt facility.
Yonkers Raceway featured six harness races with purses from 3500 to 5000 dollars. Notable finishes included Grande earning 20.40 in race one, Crown Boy 8.60, Calamity Collins 4.00, and multiple horses listed with payoffs across the program. Scratches included Nally First Mate.
A crowded program lists nine races with pace and trot events. Entries include Mindy Honor, Golden Gill, Country Girl, Rob Renner, and Royal Appea, plus top purse marks such as 12 500 for the fourth race and 39 300 for the eighth, with attendance at 6,437 and handle figures totaling nearly 1.8 million.
The list presents a multi grade horse entries grid with horses and odds such as IST GRADE C S16 Lucky Kitty 7-2 and 1st through 8th grades, final post time noted as 6 PM. It names numerous contenders like Monglee Dick Gondilor Red Bullintanig Spec and Penpy Patty Veribese Little Hav Runyon Morcle and many more with odds, vendors, and class designations listed.
A dense OCR filled card from Plainfield shows ten races with entries like Yankee Court Time, Sears Roebuck and Quarrymount Opal. Payouts include trifectas, exactas and quinielas across races, with totals such as superfecta and attendance figures noted at the end.
New York AP reports Columbia University leading rusher Jay Hickey has quit the football team. Coach Bill Campbell said Hickey told him he lost the desire to play and was no longer motivated. Hickey, a junior, had rushed for 2083 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Lions' first four games as Columbia stands at 2-2.
The Connecticut OTB Yonkers card lists results for nine races with outcomes and investments. Scratches noted for multiple slots, including notable totals like exacta and triple payouts, runner lists show varied odds and stakes across divisions, culminating in a large overall handle of $66,393.
Goyo has overtaken rivals Lopetegui and Muguerza to lead in jai alai wins at Bridgeport fronton with 127 victories after 10 wins since Monday. He posted his 23rd win in 107 singles events in last night’s sixth game. Muguerza notched his 10th win of the week with a Thursday triple while Lopetegui reached 10 wins in four days. Ray Carrol night highlighted by Arrieta and Azpiri, with Azpiri recording his third win.
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