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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1959
Page
9
Bug Brush is favored today as the main event for the Filly Crown. The chaotic lineup and odds favor the favorite, with bettors awaiting the start and potential upset from any challenger in the field.
Santa Anita cap Miami Calumet Bardstown and Claiborne Warm Nadir meet again today in the $50,000 event at Hialeah. Harviscap among seven others opposing them in the mile and a furlong dash. Bardstown likely to win.
In Bardstown Nadir and Bardstown meet in a seven furlong event with top imposts set around 126 pounds. Nadir, a standout gelding with 28 starts and $541,162 earned, faces Iadversaries including Amerigo and Air Pilot as part of a 9 horse field. Santa Margarita prep Bug Brush headlines a 15-entry distaff division racing for $50,000 with heavy weights and contenders like Gleaming Star and Sally Lee.
Mexican welterweight Gaspar Ortega defeated Rudell Stitch by a split decision in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Judges differed with Ortega leading early, Stitch rallying late, and the referee scoring the final action to place Ortega seven points ahead.
Probable winner John Peters leads in Friday action at the Country Club with a strong money prospect. Bets center on Peters amid a field including Paylay Clengo and Bug Bniab, while Northert Bpy competes in a separate event.
Upset by a failed offer, Leavitt accused rival Herb Tilalk of attempting to turn him professional. He proposed a "truth serum test" to determine if the Australian athlete could be classed as an amateur amid a dispute over a $250,000 lure and status.
The Caliente Future Book lists We Are and Travis ML Kerr at 1-5 favorites for Friday. Millsdale sits at 4-1 with Gene IEshin and Royat Yielng at 10-1. Terrang 12-4 and Seaneen, Social Clirabee and Tempest at 13-1.
Senate and House clash over subscription television plans with bids to block pay TV and allow limited tests. Skiraton plans July circuit telecasts of Dodgers and Giants games to homes, while FCC cites no authority over closed circuit systems. Congress urged to set terms and price controls, hearings likely soon.
Race results list multiple events showing horse names, trainers and odds across venues like Santa Anita and Tramore. Notable entries include Guertr Santa Anita, Royal Walls, Ben Bar Teal, and Princess Guckl with various payouts and times, along with second and fourth races detailing entrants and scratches.
The page lists race details at Bay Meadows including first race notes with trainer and jockey mentions, times around 2:06 for a 385 yard dash, placements from first to eighth, and numerous scratched horses. It also includes payoffs like 10.40 for a winner and other odds. Names such as Stiner Poston Wheeler Jacobs and others appear amid results and entries.
1958 World Series hero Burdette signed a $30,000 contract with the Milwaukee Braves, returning from Sarasota. He is the 18th Brave to agree to terms for 1989, with 23 unsigned as spring drills near. Other signings include five pitchers and several infielders, while Robinson and other veterans ink deals as teams shape their rosters.
A fragmentary item lists tips for outdoor use and mallard decoys with flat finish paint on the female decoy body, plus unrelated names and stray phrases about brushes, Chelsea, and shirts, suggesting a scattered page with product notes and possible ad copy.
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