This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1965
Page
17
United Press International lists a long racing program at Holly Park on Wednesday June 2. The entry features numerous horses with weights from 115 to 122 pounds and several trainers and jockeys including A Pinedo J Lonoden D Ross and J Baze. The page lists entries across multiple purses including 15000 Alves 4 YOs and 4000 Cima 4 YOs with numerous notable names and bib numbers.
Mexican champion Jose Medel scored a sixth round technical knockout of Walter McGowan in Wembley England. Medel dropped the Scotsman twice and referee Ike Powell halted at 2:52 of the sixth after a dazed knockdown. McGowan suffered a sixth round volley and left eye injury ended the fight with Medel advancing as a top world title contender.
Delaware Park race program lists multiple events with times and odds for the day. Fickle Jode, Po Thing, Lady Chaila lead opening dashes, followed by Secretory and Three Dees in feature heats. Additional entrants include Night Show, Bronze Bout, Rome Express, Toffys Mote, Diaghilev, Eiffel Ind, Southern War, and Count Brook with various odds and purses noted.
Indianapolis car owner J L Agajanian received a $50 fine from chief steward Harland Fengler after sitting atop a fuel tank in the pits during the speedway race won by Parnelli Jones. Agajanian quipped that the best seat in the house costs only $30 and lamented the fine.
Henderson and Ben Witherspoon combined for a net 61 to win the two man bestball at Black Mountain Country Club in yesterday's Tuesday Sweepstakes. Red Glover and Fred Angeloh finished second with a 62.
At Aqueduct General Tingle, a failing dirt horse turned steeplechase contender, won the 67th International Steeplechase Handicap over Gramatum with jockey Bill Moore guiding the chestnut gelding to the front in the stretch. Gramatum, owned by Mrs Dion Kerr, finished second.
The record lists a chaotic set of names and terms including Martiet Best Longshot Helmsemon Best Parlay and various randomized proper nouns. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the scrambled OCR text.
A dense catalog of horse names and racing entries appears, listing horses such as Kicapu Kid Tulgors Veil Road O Americas Imbros Heiress Little Touch Match Nearco Land or Sea Prince Tomy Ook Mist and others in a single ledger style record.
Sea Bird II a French backed American owned colt is favored to win the 186th English Derby at Epsom. Gulf Pearl Solstice Meadow Court Niksar vie as American and Irish challengers amid heavy security and Royal attendance.
A dense ledger of horse names, weights, times, and payouts from Arlington with entries such as Caputina and Gate Man and multiple “also ran” listings. Includes times around 0:58 to 1:35 and purses ranging from $3,200 to $7,000 across various mile or furlong races.
Margaret Smith of Australia crushed England's Jean Wilson 6 0 6 0 in the opening round. Jane Albert of Pebble Beach beat H. W. Allen 7 9 6 1 6 1 after a rough start. Tory Ann Fretz lost to Betty Stove 6 3 6 4 in Manchester, England.
Only four horses are listed as certain starters for the Belmont Stakes with Preakness winner Dapper Dan, Powhatan’s Tom Rolfe, Valley Farm’s Selari, and Joseph Straus’ La Cima. Hail to All may join if fit, while First Family remains a possible entrant as preparations continue at Aqueduct and Belmont Park.
District playoff action narrows field for the 1965 College World Series with Holy Cross Con necticut Arizona State and Colorado State College competing for berths. Lafayette Florida State Ohio State St Louis University win titles and reach Omaha with dramatic district finals and key pitchers and double plays highlighted.
A dense listing shows various race entries across classes with times, distances, and noted runners. It lists horses like Farhills, Isolation, Glowing Story, and General Tingle along with jockeys and odds, plus “also ran” entries and prize money figures for several race levels.
New York Mets bring up pitcher Larry Miller from Buffalo of the International League after a 6-1 mark and .429 batting as a pinch hitter. Ribant sent to Buffalo to clear roster space, posting a 1-3 record.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.