Widener argues foreign horses have unfair prep time
George Widener, a leading turfman, asserts foreign entries rarely win due to travel and late arrival. He recalls Meadow Brook and Harry Payne Whitney sending American ponies to England six months ahead to prep. He notes foreign horses from France Ireland and Belgium often perform better than their forms suggest but travel disrupts them.
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George Widener
Widener
Meadowbrook
Harry Payne Whitney
England
Grantland Rice
France
Belgium
Ireland
Great Racehorse Deals and Trainer Anecdotes
A vetting of historic racehorse lore covers Sorteado’s Argentine triple crown win purchased for 40000 and later record run in New York, Shannon II’s big stakes success, and a cautionary note on long travel. Col E R Bradley’s trainer story ends with a joke about fighting chickens and a firing misstep.
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John Partridge
Col. E. R. Bradley
Kentucky
John
Colonel Bradley
Bradley
Origins of the Bernadotte plan and postwar economic forecast
The leaked account of the Rhodes meeting shows four attendees shaping the Bernadotte plan with Bevin pressing for Negev handover to Arabs. McClintock resisted, making the plan hinge on American British bargaining rather than Jewish Arab talks. Also cited is a top secret 1950 1954 agriculture department forecast predicting no major wars a mild seven percent growth in output and unemployment unlikely to exceed 6 million.
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Rhodes
Bernadotte
Sir John Troutbeck
Egypt
Robert McClintock
U. S. State Department
Count Bernadotte
Ralph Bunche
Bevin
Negev
United Nations
Israel
State Department
McClintock
Holy Land
United States
John Troutbeck
Palestine
Bunche
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Electricity Brings Warm Water to Livestock on Farms
Agricultural engineers have shown that electric heating for livestock water is economical, with watering devices costing as little as 70 kilowatt hours monthly or about $140 at two cents per kilowatt. Tips include small tanks, good insulation, a baffle, and placing tanks inside barns to boost drinking and production.
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Dobbin
Bossy
Hazards on the Farm Put Men at Higher Risk
A Department of Agriculture survey of 15 000 farms shows four times as many injuries to men and boys aged 14 to 65 than to women and girls. Falls on steps and from vehicles cause most accidents, with 66 percent linked to farm work and 8 percent to housework. The 25 to 45 age group is the most dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Horses Need Care in Stabled Period
Disease and injury risk during stabling can be reduced with hoof care. Four conditions result from poor stable conditions: brittle hooves, spongy hooves, thrush, and foot canker. Keep floors clean and dry and trim hooves at least once a month.
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Argentina
Charley Howard
Sea Biscuit
Sorteado
Santa Anita
New York
Howard
Sortendo
Jimmy Jones
California
Jimmy
Belmont
Chicago
Hialeah
Bradley Place
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Harold A. Jones
American Airlines
Dan Gribbon
Mr. Jones
Jones
Air Force
Seth Richardson
Northwest Airlines
Hogan
Austin Mogan
New York Loos! 100
Transport Workers Union
Michael Quill
TWU International
Quill
Joan White
Hallahan Girls’ High School
Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
S van deGraff
Miss White
Richard Davidson
New Yorks
tYho
Arthur Davis
Missouri
Londo
Paul Mueller
Switzerland
Johnny Olsen
White House
Army Brass
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Omar Bradiey
al Eekes
Pasquale
Pat) Inrossi
Camden
N. J
Pat
Bor wow-Tait
Cambridge
Haneda
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver
B.C
U. S
Don & Minor
Thornton & Seats
Ceaskineanoei
R. N
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