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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1965
Page
10
Net handle soared to 487 889 across 8 438 attendees as first eight races cited Mal Perdedor Roman Dove Kneel Down and Twin Double payouts emerged alongside top horses Medflex Guard Colonel Bush Billys Pet and Great Dome in a compact evening card.
Lt. Charles Buchta coaches the Quantico Marines track squad. The Holy Cross graduate from Glen Head New York also runs on the team.
Area sports tonight features Winchester Church League softball with games at 6 30 p m Sunnyside versus Wesley Highland on diamond 1 Braddock Street versus Presbyterian on diamond 3 at 6 30 p m Market Street versus Presbyterian at 7 30 p m and 8 30 p m CYO versus Baptist. Shenandoah Downs horse racing runs at 7 15 p m EST. Tuesday softbal at Winchester City League includes 7 p m Buckley Lages versus Wine Merchants and 8 30 p m Halltown versus Lucky Inn with Shenandoah Downs racing at 7 15 p m EST.
Manila flash Elorde 130 pounds knocked out Teruo Kosaka 12714 pounds of Japan to defend the world junior lightweight crown. Toronto report Schmidt 150 stopped Red Dae vil 152 Boston in two rounds.
ABC's Wide World of Sports teams visit Winchester to broadcast the Apple Capital Classic Motorcycle Races at the Winchester Motorcycle Speedway. The national telecast is set for June 19 with time trials at 1 p.m. and races at 2 p.m. The event offers a $4500 purse and features top competitors.
In the first race a field of 2 year old maidens ran six furlongs for a 1600 purse. Scorching Devil ridden by Hunt started at 112 pounds, ahead of Road Prince 120 and Big Swede 120 in a tight finish. Entries include Miss Beattie 117 Flying Hannigan 115 and Quick Post 120 with a strong showing from Unfair Play 120 and Mayblossom 120 among others. AeH F Atwell and Mrs J P McCormick entered.
The U S Davis Cup team swept Canada 5-0 at the Bakersfield Racquet Club to begin the defense of the trophy. Arthur Ashe defeated Harry Fauquier 6-4 6-0 6-4 and Gene Scott beat Keith Carpenter 6-3 7-5 7-5. McKinley and Riessen won the doubles on Saturday.
Davidson extends his Shenandoah Downs riding streak as eight sprinters race 5 1/2 furlongs tonight. The meeting nears end with record nightly betting averaging 326737 dollars and 8478 total riders. Hunt trails with 50 wins as 74 wins secure Davidson’s seventh straight crown since 1961.
Dodgers take 4-0 win in opener as Jim Gilliam hits a first inning homer and Maury Wills swipes bases but is thrown out. In game two Gilliam again homers for a 1-0 lead before Milwaukee wins 6-4, with Wills again caught stealing. Cincy blanks San Francisco 6-0 as Don Drysdale reaches 10 wins.
Hail To All edged Preake ness winner Tom Rolfe by a neck in the Belmont Stakes at Aqueduct, with First Family third and Cape Per Dan fourth, keeping the race for the 1965 3-year-old championship wide open alongside Lucky Debonair and Tom Rolfe.
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