Fall racing under way at Lebanon track
Lebanon's Raceway opens fall racing with 32 nights planned to reach 100 nights of standardbred racing. The season features Ohio Sire Stakes Preview on Oct 10–12, potential new single shaft sulky, and drivers like Omar Hiteman and George Williams returning. Post time 8 15 with ten races Fridays and Saturdays and nine Mon-Thu. no Sunday racing.
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Raceway
Corwin Nixon
Bill Hufford
Lebanon
Herb Davis
Ohio
Ohio Harness Horsemen's Association
Nixon
Omar Hiteman
George Williams
Jim Conover
Herman Foist
Stanley Crowe
Turnaround still mystery to Smith
Endicott, New York AP Bob E. Smith shot a six under par 65 to lead the $100,000 B C Open after a rough season with five missed cuts. He joked about cutting wrists in Sacramento but said his game has turned around in six weeks and he has earned about twenty thousand dollars recently.
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Endicott
N.Y
Bob E. Smith
California
En-Joie Golf Club
Sacramento
Ryder Cup off to rough start in Scotland
At Muirfield the United States trails Britain and Ireland 5 to 2 after the first session. Jackie Burke Jr. laments the loss as stars like Nicklaus Trevino and Palmer struggle against Brian Barnes and Bernard Gallacher, with two more days of matches ahead.
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Muirfield
Scotland
Jackie Burke Jr
America
United States
Atlantic
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Brian Barnes
Bernard Gallacher
Mrs Snyder wins BR 18 hole championship flight
James Snyder’s wife Mrs James Snyder posted an 85 to win the 18 hole championship flight at Brown's Run. Low net went to Mrs James Sawyer with 76 as 18 hole results show first flight gross 93 net 78 second flight gross 110 net frequent.
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James Snyder
Brown
James Sawyer
Robert Walden
David Driscoll
N.J. Downing
Fred Stein
Calvin Lloyd
George Drew
Gross
Ted Lazarow
Sylvester Shetter
Walter Mischley
Abe Garlikov
Manny Garlikov
W.R. Steele
Middletown Sportsmen Host National Day Open House
The Middletown Sportsmen's Club marks National Hunting and Fishing Day with an open house from noon to dusk. Visitors see Indian history displays early American hunting arms archery demonstrations fly tying bait making boat displays rod casting shotgun shell reloading trap skeet upland game dog exhibition and safety and conservation messaging.
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Middletown
Autoball debut set at Tri County Speedway West Chester
The first official autoball game will occur tomorrow night at Tri County Speedway West Chester. Four players per team plus a goalie vie to drive a four foot circumference ball into the goal using small cars such as Volkswagens Renaults Simcas Opels and Datsuns amid expected fender benders. Gates open 7 p.m. with play at 8 p.m. The KilKare Dragstrip Xenia offers a NHRA event featuring modified super stock ET and GT racing with gates at 3:30 p.m. and eliminations at 7:30 p.m.
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Tri-County Speedway
West Chester
Xenia
National
Hot Rod Association
Melvin's Woe Wins Brown Jug After Injury Hurdles
In Delaware Ohio Melvin's Woe driven by Joe O'Brien wins the 1973 Little Brown Jug division. He battles leg injuries with whirlpool boots between heats and defeats Valiant Bret by a neck in the final. The colt owned by Thurman Downing earns 44 400 and aims for Tattersalls in Lexington.
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Joe O'Brien
Melvin
Bret Hanover
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Delaware County Fairgrounds
O’brien
Shadow Way
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Thurman Downing
Lexington
Valiant Bret
Armbro Nesbit
Smog
Gay Skipper
Faraway Bay
AMA motorcycle races head to Butler County Fairgrounds
A big AMA program comes to the Butler County Fairgrounds with top riders from the eastern U S. Defending Grand National Champion Mark Brelsford Gary Scott and Gene Romero are expected to compete as practice starts at 4 p.m time trials at 6 p.m and the 8 p m green flag race with a $1200 purse admission three dollars and free for under 12.
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Hamilton Motorcycle Racing
American Motorcycle Association
Butler County Fairgrounds
Dayton Motorcycle Club
AMA
United States
Mark Brelsford
Gary Scott
Gene Romero
Blazing Haze Dominates Latonia Feature Crowd Bets Big
Blazing Haze led from the start to win Latonia's $3,000 featured eighth race by 14 lengths. The five year old mare ran the mile in 1:42, paying 10.40 5.00 and 3.40. Mon' Hurst and Stan Man Skol returned $120.80 on the daily double as 3,685 spectators wagered a total of $354,842.
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Florence, Ky
Blazing Haze
Latonia
Mon’ Hurst
Stan ‘Man Skol
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