Horse Racing Revival At Trumansburg Centennial Fair
Trumansburg hosts 1872 style horse racing as part of Centennial activities. James Simmons Robert Howard and Bud Adams schedule three dates August 20 22 and 26 with 220 330 and 440 yard races plus a half mile trot. Entry fee 5 with purses 50 30 and 20 percent. entries due two days prior. Warren Halsey originator of local racing and later fair founder praised for reviving the sport.
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Trumansburg
James Simmons
Robert Howard
Bud Adams
Simmons
Warren Halsey
Fair Assoc
Bowlerettes Plan Picnic and Meeting at Tri County Lanes
Bowlerettes of Trumansburg hold a Monday night gathering at Tri County Lanes on August 14 at 7 p.m. Attendees should bring a dish to pass. Captains are urged to attend while notes highlight melons as low calorie vitamin rich.
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Trumansburg
Tri-County
New York Farmers Eligible for Six Month Interest Free Loans
Dairy farmer Richard McGuire, president of the New York Farm Bureau, says relief loans will aid weather ravaged farmers. Farm Family Insurance has approval to offer six months free interest life policy loans to policyholders in New York and Pennsylvania who suffered June and July flood losses. The state also approves a 31 day renewal grace extension for Farm Family Life policyholders through 1972.
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Albany
New York State
New York Farm Bureau
Farm Family Insurance
Farm Bureau I
State Insurance Department
New York
Pennsylvania
State Insurance Dept
Robert J. Bertrand
Richard McGuire
Motorcycle Race Results at Fairgrounds Four Divisions
At the Fairgrounds motorcycle meet riders competed in 260cc Amateur 250cc Expert Open Amateur and Open Expert divisions with a wheelie contest Trophy Dash and Consolation race. Winners include Raymond Doane Lewis Anderson Rick Blom Steve Panarites and David Nichols among others.
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Raymond Doane
Bultaco
Timothy Newell
Ossa
George Kalamaroff
Kawasaki
Kenneth Jagger
Lewis Anderson
Richard Lovejoy
Yamaha
Tom Squires
Chuck Bruce
Rick Blom
Triumph
Honda
Dale Clark
Mike Ludden
Harley
Steve Panarites
Danny Ward
Norton
Richard Stone
BSA
David Nichols
Watkins Glen August Sprints Promise Thrilling Race Weekend
The Glen hosts the August Sprints with Formula B and Can-Am battles over two days. Over 150 sprint races lead to Northeast Division titles and invitations to the Road Race of Champions. The event marks Watkins Glen Silver Anniversary and features a record $3,600 purse for Formula B.
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Watkins Glen
Ica
Ancl
Glen
Upstate New York
America
the Glen
Watkins
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Connecticut
Hilda Murphy
Nicol Halsey
Warren
Judge Halsey
Jim Simmons
Perry City
Reynoldsville Road
R.D
Wright
Waterloo
Geneva
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