HUGE SÜMS
SUMS MADE TODAY'S BY U.S. RACE CLUBS
New Betting LOUIS DEFENDS
Record Set
CROWN AGAINST
CONN JUNE 18
Promoter: Mike Jacobs
SANTA ANITA again made more than $1,000,000 with a new American betting record--announced last week that $705,650 daily for a winter meeting of 51 days, writes Joe Louis will defend his an American Correspondent.
world's heavyweight title
Jacobs indicated
Tropical Park will show a pro-; Anyone who can afford to play on June 18 against Billy ft of $750,000 for its two sets of the races is in position to travel to Conn, light-heavyweight
It champion of the world,
dates,
Tun.
tracks where the better horses Hnicah had another remarkable rum.
That s why construction of Pari-mutuel handles skyrocket-pilditional tracks, which can't ob- ed to new all-time highs as the tain good horses, is fraught with machines made their first appear being a bad thing for the game.
danger to investors in addition to anre in New York last season.
But this doesn't mean that rac ing hasn't reached its saturation point in the United States,
that it is no folly to build more tracks, for
It is significant that of the four mast recently constructed tracks of any consequence in this coun- try unly one has survived
That is Delaware Park in the tiny state of that name.
An all-fated trio were the fabu- lously pretentious $2,000,000 plant of the Golden Gate Turf Club, across the bay from San Francisco;} ultra-modern Gulf-stream Park. near Hollywood, Fla., and North Randall, hard on Cleveland,
Too Many Tracks
While it has been thoroughly demonstrated that there are too many Tracks now 40-odd re- cognised ones in 17 states,
and that there are not enough horses to go around, there will be add- tional ovals in 1942 and there are moves for still more.
In New Jersey a plebiscite lus cleared the way for Three new!
strips.
Bills that would galle wager- ing on the pons are before th Pennsylvana and Indiana legis.a-
tures.
Influential forces seek to revive: the business in Texas, where it has been dead for only few
years.
Fair Grounds reopens in
Orleans next winter.
New
They are trying to finance the Golden Gate Turf Club and Gulf- stream Park.
12,000 Thoroughbreds
There are about 12,000 thor- oughbreds in this country. Only
a small share of them are in train- ing during any particular season. The rest are either being rested. are laid up for repairs, retired for breeding purposes or merely downright unworthy of bringing] to the races.
Of those in training, the vast majority are cheap selling platers. These fill most progrummes.
High-class horses, fit and ready to run, are at a premium.
The dearth of good animals was especially glaring last season even in such an old established racing
state as New York,
purses are always
highest in the land.
the
where among the Day after
day, many events drew four, five, six and seven-horse flelds.
Good Horses Weeded
Good horses are the backbone
of successful racing.
Without them habitual race- goers stay away from the track ini droves, They don't care to play a lot of stumblebums.
STAR ATHLETE RETIRES
Don Lash, for seven years one. of America's top-ranking distance runners, has retired from com- petition to devote all his time to his job as an Indiana State polico- man, states a correspondant in the United States.
Lash in 1937, ran the two miles in the world record time of 8:58 Gregory Rice established a new world record for the distance on March 23, 1941, with a time of 8:51.1.
Lash was, the nation's most con- sistent cross-country winner." cap- turing the National AA.U. Cross- Country title last autumn for the seventh consecutive year-Reuter
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that should
Buddy Baer, younger brother of Max, former world's champion, beat Louis in their bout on May June 18 instead of Luuts meeting 23, Buddy would fight Conn on Conn. event Louis
WILS believed that in the retains his title in both bouts, Abe Simon would get a crack at the crown in July and Lou Nova would be given a chance The match will be held in the to wrest it from "Bomber Joe" in Polo Grounds.
who has invaded the heavier class.
September.-United Press.
SPORTS
AT Shamshulpo to-day the athletic meeting between Combined Middlesex and Rajputs and Royal Artillery will Com- mence at 2.30 p.m.
The following events will be held:
FIELD
Throwing the Javelin, Throwing the Discus
Throwing the Hammer. Putting the Weight,
Pole Vault, High Jump. Long Jump.
TRACK
440 Yards Relay. C80 Yards Hurdles. 880 Yards Relay.
2 Miles Relay.
1 Mile Team Race,
3 Miles Tean Race.
Mile Relay.
Quality and Pleasure
step together
Regular deliveries ensure
factory-fresh condition.
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