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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1972
Page
6
The card lists results for nine races with each race showing winning and place horses and payout figures. Notable payoffs include Trizada with a 3-9-7 sequence for $839.40 across 30 tickets and Big Exacta (9-6) and (5-3) for $7,861 across four tickets, while Handie records $419,521 in handle and attendance reaches 4,453.
Bear's Den, 28 to 1 in the Fifth Race, produced a $7,861 Big Exacta payoff at Charles Town. Coast On won the Fifth at 13 60, with Beth's Tune and Bunny's Rascal finishing second in the 5 3 tandem. A crowd of 4,453 handled $419,521 in handle, versus 3,509 bets and $278,688 the year before.
Baseball trades spark strong openings with Mets unloading talent for Fregosi and Staub while Ryan debuts with a 10 strikeouts in Anaheim. Carlton shines for the Phillies and Hooton emerges as a possible NL drawing card after moves that reshaped several clubs.
USC graduate Bob Seagren, Olympic champion and world record holder, speaks of a comeback after a knee operation and a slow period. At the Kansas Relays he cleared 17-0 for the first time in over a year, using a new pole, and remains a leading candidate for the U S Olympic pole vault team.
The article contrasts bench resting a pistol with rifle use stressing minimal rest and hand technique. It advises using no rifle rest or a light rest if needed, emphasizes hand pressure against each other, and favors steady sitting or flopping to steady the gun. It notes field rest limits and cautions about hunting with a pistol due to wounded game and vanity.
In Charles Town West Virginia two local handicap horses meet for the second time in the seven furlong Charing Cross Purse at the Charles Town Turf Club. Judge Seymour and Trico O Erin previously ran in a mile and one sixteenth handicap where Caliban won with Judge Seymour second and Trico O Erin fourth. Fach has been a standout in his division.
The Virginia calendar lists baseball games including Virginia at VMI and Virginia Tech at East Tennessee, plus track state meet at Virginia, tennis Christopher Newport vs Washington & Lee at Hot Springs, and golf CIAA at Winston Salem. Monday results show East Carolina 3 VMI 2 and Richmond partials with several cancellations.
Baseball standings and Tuesday night games across the AL and NL with teams including Boston Baltimore Oakland Detroit Cleveland Chicago and Minnesota. Schedule notes list Wednesday's matchups and several Tuesday night games such as St Louis at Atlanta Chicago at Houston Montreal at Los Angeles New York at San Diego Philadelphia at San Francisco and Cincinnati at Pittsburgh.
Charles Town Turf Club plans a second three horse Trizacta pool starting tonight replacing the third race Little Exacta. The new lineup places Trizacta on the third and last races while Little Exacta runs on races seven and eight. Big Exacta remains on races five and six. First week reception included a $7,907.70 payout to three fans. the Big Exacta record stands at $50,606.60.
The Florida Derby for three year olds is scheduled March 2 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Florida. The result will determine top contenders for the spring classic campaign and potential Derby entries.
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