Horses From Fairbanks and Anchorage
Compete In Four Days of Racing
Spectators packed the grand
stand and lined the rail to
watch the horse races each
afternoon during the four-day
Alaska State Fair. Horses come
from Anchorage and Fairbanks
as well as from the Matanuska
Valley to take part. Onlookers
found the races close and excit
ing, with horses crossing the
finish line neck and neck in
many of the races.
r riaay s first race was a 400
yard junior race for youngei
riders, with Nugget, owned by
Don Pankewiez and ridden by
Leslie Bray, coming in first
Fly, owned by Kenneth Craw
ford and ridden by Linda La
Hose, took second place, and
Squaw Baby, ridden by Nanet
te Hamon, was third.
The 400-yard race for seniors
was won by North Star, own
ed by Lena Caudill and ridden
by Elaine Lucas, in a time of
23.3 seconds. Sin, owned and
ridden by Bob Potter, took sec
snd place, and Bing, owned and
ridden by Diane Aldrich, came
in third.
Friday’s four-furlong race
ivas won by Governor, owned
by Shirlee Webb and ridden by
VI. L. Taylor III, in a time of 57
seconds. Tina, owned and rid
ien by Paula Nelson, came in
second and Sailor, owned and
'idden by Margaret Boyd, took
shird.
Saturday's winners in the 400
,rard race were Governor, first
alace, ridden by M. L. Taylor
Ill, in a time of 22.8; Sin, sec
ond place, ridden by Bob Pot
ter; and Vanover’s Thunder,
third, ridden by Joe Coning.
The four-furlong race was
won by Sailor, ridden by Mar
garet Boyd, in 53.3. Tina was
second, ridden by Paula Nel
son, and Fly came in third,
ridden by Don Pankewiez.
A second 400-yard race was
won by Poco “Peppy” Jones,
registered two-year old quar
ter horse belonging to Lee Cau
dill and ridden by Elaine Lu
cas, who brought him to the
finish line in 25 seconds. Nug
get, ridden by Diane Aldrich,
took second, with Squaw Baby,
ridden by Nanette Hamon,
coming in third.
Winner of the second four
furlong race was Bing, ridden
by Diana Prince, in a time of
56.9. Governor ridden by M. L.
Taylor III, was second, and
Sailor, ridden by Margaret
Boyd, was third.
Sin was winner of Sunday’s
first 400-yard race, with Bob
Potter riding; Fly took second,
ridden by Kenneth Crawford;
TEACHER CROUP RERIHS ACTIVITIES
WITH TOUR OF MATAHUSKA VALLEY
A group of 23 teachers were
taken on a tour of the Matanus
ka Valley Sept. 8 under the
sponsorship of the Palmer
Education Association. The
party visited Wasilla and the
Experimental Farm, then went
on to the home of Fred and
Sara Machetanz, where they
were taken sightseeing around
High Ridge. At the conclusion
of the tour, the group enjoyed
coffee at the home of Alma
Blunck.
Palmer teachers began the
1962 school year with a 9 a.m.
meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4,
at which they were welcomed
by W. T. Zahradnicek, super
intendent of schools, and Ed
Smith, president of the school
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board. A Palmer Education
Association meeting, conducted
by Mrs. Alma Blunck, was fol
lowed by a luncheon, attended
by school personnel, school
board members, and city man
ager Winston Gilchrist.
Pearl Shockley, National Ed
ucation Association representa
tive, asked that Bill Miller,
Palmer mayor, be thanked for
sending 10,000 souvenir “wood
en nickels” to the NEA conven
tion last July, where they at
tracted considerable attention.
CITATIONS
Citations issued by the Pal
mer city police Aug. 29 to
Sept. 12 included one for
littering, 16 to minors in posses
sion of liquor, three for giving
liquor to minors, two for driv
ing without an operator’s li
cense, one for driving without
proper lights, and four for
speeding.
A larceny case still under in
vestigation by the police de
partment involves a tire and
rim stolen from a vehicle in the
Hartley Motors parking lot.
Charges against a motorist
for leaving the scene of an ac
cident have been dropped, the
parties involved having settled
out of court, police Chief Louis
Bencardino said.
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and Nugget came in third with
Diane Aldrich up. Be f. time
was 23.1.
The four-furlong race on
Sunday was won by Governor,
ridden by M. L. Taj lor III;
Bing, ridden by Diana Prince,
was second; and Aracon, own
ed by Don Pankewiez. was
brought in third by Linda
Sparks. Winning time was 56
seconds.
Monday’s 400-yard race was
won by Peppy, with Elaine Lu
cas up, in a time of 2,-:, with
Flicka, ridden by Susie Strong,
second, and Flicka, ridden by
David Cottis, third.
The 400-yard feature race on
Monday was won by North
Star, ridden by Elaine Lucas
in a time of 22.2. Second place
went to Sin, ridden by Bob
Potter, and in third place was
Nugget, with Diane Aldrich
riding.
The four-furlong feature race
was won by Bing, ridden by
Diana Prince. Second place
went to Governor, ridden by
M. L. Taylor III, and Tina, with
Paula Nelson riding, took third,
time was 57.1.
The track was in good shape
For racing except on Monday,
when rain from the previous
right caused slick spots on the
aval section.
North Star, winner of the
100-yard feature race for two
successive years, cul last year’s
:ime by one second.
Ribbons and purses were giv
»n on all races and trophies
were awarded to winners of the
Feature races. A wreath made
>f red ribbon roses was made
ind donated by Mrs. Vaden
Walker of Pomona. California,
aut failed to arrive in time for
aresentation.
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rear window, the Starfire ia further identified
by the tailored almnlnam band along the sides.
It has ita own grille. Bucket seats, center
console, Hydra-Matic transmission, power
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models, the Starfire is powered by Oldsmobile’s
ultra-high compression S45 horsepower Star
fire engine equipped with dual exhausts.
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cluding a fresh new roofline gives the 1963
Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Sedan a sheer
new look. Interiors in this series are more
impressive with greater emphasis on luxury
in fabrics and appointments. Door armrests
are set in brushed aluminum panels and the
Holiday Sedan is equipped with a center rear
seat armrest. All Super 88 models feature
greater series identification in exterior ap
pearance. For example, wheel openings are
tastefully outlined by stainless steel moldings.
Powering all Super 88 models is Oldamobile's
MO horsepower Skyrocket engine.
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The world-famous Indiana
polis Speedway, paved with 3.2
mililon bricks in 1911, is now
coated with smooth asphalt. Oil
Facts reports that the 1962
Memorial Day race was the
first of the 500-mile classics to
be run since the resurfacing
job was completed.
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