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Evening star., 1944-05-13
Military 10 Adopt
Mothers at USO
Party in Alexandra
Two Are Selected
For Special Honors
At School Celebration

Servicemen and women who at
tend the USO Drop-In Club at
Alexandria will adopt" mothers to-
morrow. send them flowers, take
them to church, and later escort
them to the club for an informal
Mothers Day reception.
Francis McCann, director of the
club, said that Alexandria mothers.
especially those who have sons and
daughters in service, are invited to
visit the club on North Washington
street tomorrow to talk to the serv-
ice men and women, and join them
in a o'clock supper and entertain-
ment.
Any mother who wishes to enter
tain boy or girl for Sunday din
ner may communicate with Mr.. Nc
Cam, who will arrange for a SOL
dier, sailor, WAC, WAVE or marine
to be her guest.
Make Recordings.
During this week arrangements
have been made at the club for the
service men and women to make re-
|cordings. which will be sent to their
homes as Mothers Day gifts.
Another Mothers Day observance
will be that of the Holy Cross
Alumni Association of st. Marys
Academy, which will sponsor tea
in the new academy building for
members of the association, the
class of 1914 and their mothers.
The senior class will present a
musical program.
Holy Cross Alumni observed
Marys day today with a special
holy mass, and breakfast, at
which they were guests of the
Sisters of the Holy Cross at the
academy.
The Alexandria Chapter of Amer
lean War Mothers also will hold a
Mothers Day celebration at 2:30
pm. at the Maury School, Russell
road. Representatives of the armed
services and of civic organizations
have been invited Mothers of
service men and women will be
honored.
War Mothers to Be Honored.
Two war mothers, Mrs. Fannie
Adcock, 728 South Alfred street, and
Mrs. Ruth D. Payne, IL West Spring
street, will be honored by the Alex
andria chapter of American War
Mothers in a celebration at 2::3O
pm. at the Maury School on Russell
road.
Mrs. Adcock has five sons serving
overseas and one in civilian war
work. She is employed at the Naval
Torpedo Station in Alexandria.
Mrs. Payne also has five sons in
service, three of whom are over
seas.
A color guard of marines will
escort the chapter officers and the
mothers to the platform for the GER
emonies. The invocation will be
offered by Navy Chaplain Robert l..
Mcleod and the Very Rev. Edward
l.. Stephens, pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, will speak.
Following a vocal solo by Mrs.
Evelyn Sheridan, Chaplain Harry
w. Campbell will speak on "a Sol
dier's Mother" Certificates will be
presented to Mrs. Adcock and Mrs.
Payne by Mrs. Martin Greene,
president of the chapter.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Search for Solution
Old. {. Housing Need
Will Be Continued
Both Public and Private
interests in Accord
On Further Exploration

An agreement to search furtheI
for a satisfactory formula for stun
clearance and rehousing of sl,In
dwellers was reached late yesterday
at the end of a two-hour debate
between public and private housing
s1vocates as to which should take
charge of the rent-subsidized por-
ton of the work.
It was apparent no solution of the
issue between the National Capital
Housing Authority and the Wash
ington Home Builders Association
spokesmen was found at a Joint
session held yesterday.
Statements Issued.
Afterward, John Ihlder, executive
officer of the NCHA, and James c.
Wilkes, counsel for the Home Build
ers, issued statements saying that
the issues had been discussed at
length and that it had been agreed
the NCHA would draft and submit
a formula "to achieve slum recla-
nation and rehousing of the slum
population" which would be SUBJ
mitted for further discussion at an
other meeting next Tuesday after
noon.
Attending the session, held in the
offices of Maj. Gen. Y. S. Grant, Sd
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
were David Lynn, architect of the
Capitol, and John Nolen, director
of planning of the planning body,
who are members of the NCHA ;
A. E. Demaray of the planning
commission, Mr.. Ihlder and William
r. Simpson of the NCHA; Myron
Davy, Wesley Buchanan and Mr..
Wilkes, representing the private
builders, and Ernest F. Henry of
the District Rent Administration,
who attended as a member of the
Committee on Housing and Rents of
the Federation of Citizens Associ-
ations.
Gen. Grant Heads Negotiations.
At the suggestion of Chairman
Burton of the Senate District SUBJ
committee, which is considering
legislation as to the future slum
clearance and rehousing programs
here, Gen. Grant has been negotiat-
ing between the opposing factions
in the hope of winning united sup
port for broad project planning
land agency bill which has the in
dorsement of the District Commits
siopsgs and the Park and Planning
Commission.
This proposed measure, which
would permit both the NCHA and
private builders to participate in
the program, has come up against
clash between the two groups.
There has been insistence on the
part of Mr.. Ihlder that the low
rental portion of rehousing be re-
served to the NCHA unless private
builders can do the work cheaper
while operating under rent ceilings
and limits on profits and without
rental subsidies to tenants.
And there has been a demand
by the home builders that public
housing" be excluded from future
rehousing work, on the argument
that private operators costs for
both construction and management
are cheaper and that, tenant rental
aid would be justified by submission
to rent ceilings on low cost housing.
Evening star., 1944-05-13
Service Library to Open

A library to remain open "a hours
day for men and women in the
service and their families, a project
OF the District Chapter of the Spe-
cial Libraries Association, will be
formally opened today at the United
Nations Service Center, 500 North
Capitol street.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
N. Y. STOCKS

New York. May -. UPl-Strength in
q few Individual issues and heavy trad
ing in Hayes Manufacturing Monday tea-
fured an otherwise narrowly irregular,
quiet stock market.
Hayes Manufacturing appeared on the
tape in large amounts and IT iifmed =
10 a new high at 3k. A large volume
also was noted in public service OF New
Jersey which made a new high. American
and foreign power second preferred Whlch
gained more than point and Fhntkote
which rose nearly point.
Budd Manufacturing preferred spurted
six noints 10 q new high al 1302. Dup
Ian corporation preferred gained three
nointS and advances OF n point or better
were noted in DUPONT, Fruehauf Trailer
Johns Evansville. New York. lackawanna
and Wester L. 5. Leather A, and Ma
fjonal Acme Homestake rose point in
a firm gold section. Santa Fe preferred
was up more than a point in the rails.
Just before the close, New York and
Harlem sold at 10, up three points and
a new hikh for the year. Several other
issues made new tops on smaller gains
but the market on average was about
unchanged.
Dow-Jones preliminary closing stock
averages follow: Industrial 1898 up uuo
railroad 3943 off OIL; utility y. 81 OF
o.ns; 65 stocks az "a off 0.o4.
Sales totales 700 500 shares compared
with 7sq. 300 on Friday.
Curb trading volume amounted TO los'-
235 shares against lSA,575 in the pre-
ViouS fun session.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
Browder Backs
Fourth Term

NEW YORK, May %. (UP) -
Earl Browder, general secretary OF
the Communist party, announced
that the party would support Presi-
dent Roosevelt for fourth term
Browder told the opening session
of the four-day party convention
Saturday that Mr.. Roosevelt's re-
tirement would be a disaster for
our country" He said that Re
publicans-f s-for-Roosevelt clubs are
springing up all over the country
and added that Democrats and
Laborites were demanding his re-
election.
Dissolution of the American
Communist party. as such. as an
nounced by Browder who said, we
are now forming new non-party
organization through which we ex-
pect to contribute to the common
cause of the progressive majority
of the American people
1T must be accepted as one OF
the political facts of life" Browder
said. that the program of the
Democratic progressive majority TO
which we adhere includes the de-
fense Of free enterprise, and that
we 90 not challenge this program. -
Communists themselves, however,
could not adopt free enterprise
theology, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
Sports Schedule

Tuesday afternoon the Ell Gen.
trO Spartans meet the CalexicO
Bulldogs in the final high school
baseball game of the season. The
game will be called at 800 pm.
at the stadium and is expected
to be one of the top games of the
season with WOmack and Gent
as batteries facing Samaha and
Padilla.
The summer sOftball league
enters its second week of play
with a Wednesday night game fill
ing the weeks schedule to be
played at Imperial.
Wednesday afternoon at 300
o'clock Bob HattOn's "Old leaguers'
will play the grammar team. Rev.
Hayden Sears has announced that
his roster will be as follows for the
game BristOw C; Roy Hughes p;
Riddle 1b; Henry 2b; A. Hunt IS;
Mardis 3b; w. Hunt If; Nichols cf;
Hatfield rf. These boys will also
play: Billy Ray, J. c. Davenport,
Tony Maggie, Ned Palrang and
Danny Nuffer as well as others.
Schedule for the week: Tues
day-Dessert Seed VS.. H0ltviIle
Navy; Wednesday-B&G School
VS.. Acme at Imperial; Thursday
Sandy Beach VS.. Baptists; Fri
day-Troy's Drive-Inns VS. MAG
AZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22

FARIBAUIT, Mimi, May %.
CUP)-Band and orchestra of the
Braille and Sight Saying School of
Minnesota gave their annual con-
cert this spring. signifying that
Martin A. Steppan, former member
of the st. Louis symphony, again
had succeeded in painstaklng
task.
Steppan, whose bandsmen num-
Der up to 16 and whose orchestra
usually comprises nine or III,
spends hour after hour, month
after month teaching them as in
dividuals, then integrating the unit.
He plays the part for each stu
dent until the latter has memoir
lied it, then plays the lead with
the student accompanying him.
When each player has mastered his
part. they are brought together in
small sections and finally as an
entire organization for practice.
Years of training precede the
time of eligibility for the band or
orchestra, limited to the schools
older children. Music instruction
starts at the kindergarten stage
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
L. A. LIVESTOCK

Los Angeles, May %. (UPl-
Los Angeles, May %. CUP)-LlNestock:
Cattle Salable !. 500, moderately active
arly. but general undertone slow and
weak, early sales largely steady. some
common steers > cents lower; few loads
good TO low choice fed steers 16.25-165O,
some held higher, common to medium
steers 12-14.50, few down 10 lbs; me-
dunn to good hefers 13-13.5o. common
to medium cows 9.5O-12, short load good
fat cows 13 so. cutter to common s.25-
9.25, Gamers and cutters 6-S; medium TO
good bulls 1912 few down 10 $50.
Calves salable $50, to good range
calves and vealers 1915, some held
higher, common down TO 1880
Hogs salable 2700 fairly active. about
steady; good to choince 190-250 lb moss :
1475, some held higher; bulk medium
lso-29o h. 1914. few ID so, odd lots H.
u So sows weak TO lower. medium 10
good sows SO, few light sOws 9.25-9.5O.
Sheep salable 1000. slow. supply largely
shornewes, nothing done early.
FINAL GRAIN
Chicago May % CUP Rye closed
widely irregular on the board of trade
Monday aftera nervous, erratic session.
Wheat. oats and barley were firm on
the close.
Rye finished the day off three TO up
two cent sa bushel: wheat unchanged to
up =, oats unchanged to up IL, and
barley quoted up ! Z to up 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22

Split
BY GLEN PERKINS
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK. May %. CUP) -
The Chicago Cubs entrained fer
the east Monday, intent upon prov
ing 10 themselves and the eastern
division of the National league that
they are the club for which the
experts predicted a first division
berth.
Boosting a four game winning
streak and six victories in their last
eight games, the Cubs particularly
were desirous of shaking all men,
ories of their early 13 game losing
streak - the worst in the clubs
history.
The league leading st. Louis
Cardinals split a pair with the New
York Giants, the Cards taking the
first 1913 and bowling in the night
cap. rs. Ted Wilks, third ST.
Louis pitcher in the opener, held
the Giants to two hits in the last
seven innings to win when st.
Louis came from behind with a II
hit barrage against three New York
pitchers.
The Cincinnati Reds won their
first doubleheader of the season
by defeating the Brooklyn Dodgers
twice, So in the first and 6-5 IN
the 10 inning finale. Ed Heusser
went the route in the opener to get
the decision and Bucky Walters,
third Red pitcher in the second.
was credited with his sixth triumph
when an error and two singles pro-
duced the marginal tally.
Pittsburgh won a As opener over
the Philadelphia Phillies and were
trailing ga at the end OF eight
innings of the nightcap when Penn
sylvania's Sunday law forced the
game to be called. 1t goes as a
suspended contest and will be re-
sumed at the next meeting of the
two clubs at Pittsburgh. Max
Butcher was credited with the Bucs
victory.
The New York Yankees length
ened their American league lead to
two and a half games by sweeping
both ends Of twin bill from the
second place st. Louis Browns, 43
in II innings in the first, and 81
in the second. The dOubleheader
attracted 56,16l fans, largest league
crowd of the season.
The Boston Red SoX swept their
four game series with the Chicago
White SoX with two wins, 4-3 and
go. The triumphs brought Boston
out of the cellar into sixth place.
and showed the White Sox from
fifth spot to last
Detroit alsc made it clean
sweep against Washington with a
pair Of victories. Dizzy Trout gave
up eight hits in winning the first
2-l and Hal Newhouser scattered
five for a IL triumph in the
nightcap.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
L. A. PRODUCE

Los Angeles May - tJPt-ProduCe:
Asparagus STEADY. Per 10. colossal l3c'
ex fey and select 13-l5c, fey l@-l3c
choice o-lOC. small &C.
AcocadoS: Steady Per 10 FueTteS 1910,
fair 1l-l2c No. >, SIC,
Beans: Steady. Per 10 san Diego kyS and
Valentine S127c-12.Sc: Faba beans Ar
royo Grande sic
Blnched vegetables: Steady. Per Crt
beets 2ls- 3 doz l.O0-l.25. fair sc, carrots
? doz l.OO-1 -, fair 7Sc; iced crtS 6 doz
Imperial 3,oO-3.25. chard ; doz toc-l 10
green onions ) doz 2.OO-2.5o. fair 1.5c-
1.75: kale ~ doz Isl 30, ieeks = 90. 9on
3. .75-4.O0; mustard doz l.OO-l p: parsley
6 doz l25-1.50 radishes small red o
dlaz 10000; spinach doz l.0O-l . ;
turnips 2is-3 de- 1O0-l.25.
Cabbage: Steady. Cannonban erts 1.15-
200. fair l.5o. jbos and ordinary 1Sc-
loo; Santa Barbara 1.7a; Savoy oriS l'oo-
1.25
Cantaloupes: Firm: Imperial erts jbos
45s IA 0O-I6.OO: std ass 12.O0-l300; pony
c45s SIS S0O-l0.o0.
Celery: Firm on best; Pascal 2o-22 IN.
crtS 5.5O-6.OO. fair 4.pp-5.W Ordinary
= sO-2. -. poor 100000.
Lettuce: Steady; dry Santa Barbara x
san Luis ObiSpo crts dpZ l.oo-l.,o.
Onions: Weaker. Street sales 50-lb SKIS
CoacheIa white wax 2.CO-225. fair l.ou-
LIS; yellow bermudaS ZOO ~, ialo ar ~ %
lis: Spanish 2.Oo-22o iaIr l.2o-I.'' p
Imperial yellow bermudaS 2~-23o.
peas: Steady. Per 10 Santa Barbara *
San Luis Obspo s-loC,
Peppers: Steady; yellow chilli Imperial
22-3Oc.
SQUASH: Weaker: white summer I'm
perial Crts 1.75-200. fair 1u5 No. :
cO-l .25; Italian Imperial crtS l.5o-l.Io'
fair | o5. yellow crookneCk Imperial CriS
]. 1872 p, ordinary 1.O0-l.2o
Tomatoes: Stronger on best: Imperial
crts alp tops >. .25-2 50 los 1.40-l.5O, 2OS
]. .oO-l .25; Holtvine 9s-12s 2.5O-3.n. best
& 25-3. so. los |. 50 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
SPORTS
PARADE
BY JACK CUDDY

NEW YORK. May %. UP)-
Western clubs. paced by the Detroit
Tigers and st. Louis Cardinals,
showed a 36-point advantage in
strength over eastern major league
teams in the seasons first phase of
intersectional play, completed Sun
day.
The eight western outfits won 81
and lost 50 games during the East
West competition which opened
May 10. Their average of .5l8 was
.036 better than the .482 registered
by the eastern octet.
A breakdown of the figures dis
closes, however, that this slight
western advantage exists largely be-
cause of the superiority Of the four
western National circuit representa-
tives-Cardinals Reds, Pirates and
Cubs-over eastern invaders. The
story was different in the American
league, where the four eastern ce-
fenderS-Yankees, Senators, Red
Sox and Athletics-proved general
ly superior TO WesternerS.
Eastern National leaguers-Phil-
lies. Giants, braves and Dodgers
averaged an unsuccessful road trip,
losing 80 games while winning only
%, for .407. Their showing was
worse than that of the travelling
western quartet-BrownS, Tigers,
Indians and White Sox-who drop
ped 81 while winning 25, for .446.
The Cardinals paced the National
circuit during interSectional play
with 9 wins and 5 losses; and they
were ably supported by fellow west
erners: Pittsburgh (S-5); Cincin-
natl (8-6); and Chicago 7-6). This
contrasted with the performance of
western American league outfits
The Detroit Tigers made the best
interSectional showing of any team
in the majors, with 10-4, triumph
al tour that lifted them from last
place to the fourth rung. However,
none of the other American west
erners played up to 500; their road
records being: Browns (4-l0); In
dians (6-8) and White Sox $50.
None of the eastern American
circuit representatives did as well
as the Tigers: but none of them
dropped below 500 while defend
ing. The Athletics, Red SoX and
Yankees each won and lost 6:
while Washington broke even with
7 and 7. Among eastern National
leaguers, however, Boston's Braves
were the only outfit to break even
on the road. They hit 500 on the
nose with a 7 and 7. Brooklyn skid
ded. with 4-10; while the Giants
registered ST., and the Phillies 6-8.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
use West Coast
Relays Champs
BY NORMAN MONTPELIER

FRESNO, Cal, May %. CUP) =
The University of Southern Cali
fornia Monday held it's 18th west
coast relays championship after
rolling up 54 points and winning six
of 13 events on the track and field
program at Ratcliffe stadium Sat
urday
In a second place tie were the
Olympic club of San Francisco and
University of California at 391s
points each. University of Califor-
mia at Los Angeles was third with
"a points and California Institute
of Technology fourth with 90 points.
use lost two events in which the
Trojans were expected to take first
places-the 880-yard relay and the
mile relay-on the passing of a ba-
ton and the error of cutting in on
turns.
The mile relay, last event on the
night program, brought 10000 fans
to their feet as the Trojans' team
of Berry, Bryans, Iacono and Crosse
trimmed the Bears by 20 yards.
The Trojans were disqualified,
however, when Paul Iacono crowd
ed Doyle Dannenberg of UCLA. UC
won the event.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
Blind Present
Full Symphony

when the pupils beat drums CT
cymbals, or strum on washboards to
piano accompaniment i'll order to
master tempo.
Those indicating talent or a lik-
ing for music take up piano when
they reach the fourth grade, with
the totally blind reading their notes
in braille and those with partial
vision being furnished music in
large type. Other Instruments
follow-first the alto horn, followed
by trombone, baritone and cornet.
Steppan says that in his many
years of directing at the school
he has had only one skilled bass
drummer, and that the popularity
of the violin is far behind that Of
the brass instruments and SaXo-
phone.
Timing is the most difficult as
pect of group playing for the blind
musician" he says. Because paus-
es are of varying value, the player
must learn exactly when to start
and stop and must remember all
interpretations"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22

The doughty Scot and the Ell
Centre fireman proved too tough
a combination for the Yuma flyer
and packer Sunday on the Barbara
Worth Country club.
Jack McLaren, pro for the club,
and Jersey Birchfield, teamed up
to make a perfect combine, taking
the Yuma team of Vic Blalack and
Sgt. Roger McManus 6 up and five
to go on the 31st hole.
Followed by one of the largest
galleries to follow even tournament
niblickers, McLaren and Birchfield
were seven under par for the 81
holes at the time of quitting, while
the YumanS were two under.
MrLaren'S score for the morning
round of 18 holes was hot SO and
Jerseys was likewise a sweet 73.
Blalack and McManus turned in
rs and 76 for the first half. The
Yuma packer and air base SER
geant won only two holes during
the play No. 10 in the morning
and No. IL in the afternoon.
WERE NEVER PRESSED
Although the two FL Centre play
erS were never pressed they missed
several puts for brides that would
have improved their score. Vic and
Jack halved the first hole at the
start of the match with brides. Jack
took the second with a par. Nc
Manus birdied to take No. 10 when
Jack missed another birdie putt.
He came back ITO take No. IL. From
then on it was par, par, par golf
with the exception of the 18th
which Jersey and McManus halved
with brides. McLaren took the last
morning hole with par, putting the
local men UP at the turn.
Jersey started off with birdie
No. l9 and was joined by Jack in
double brides on 20 to go five-up
over the humans. Missing a putt
for birdie Jack took the 21st, but
on the 23rd he sank a 10-footer
for birdie to win. Birchfield and
McManus halved the 25th with
brides and the 25th went to Jack
with a par.
The four men played golf like it
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
L. A. STOCKS

Los Angeles, May %. CUPp- Sales on
The Los Angeles Stock Exchange were
hrlsk SATURDAY. with L., 400 shares chang
ing hands, but there were no sharp rises
or drops Eight were up, five down and
eight unchanged.
The list: Blue Diamond 100 at 19o un-
changed Los Angeles Investment luu al
16 unchanged: Sontag 100 at down u
Transamerican 200 at S24 up \; Edison
Com 100 at % unchanged; Edison per
cent 100 at 81 down y Southern Cali
fornia Edison 81 per cent 200 at 3Ois
up *, Southern Pacific 100 at 30 un-
changed: Sinclair 100 at 13a unchanged
RichfieId 100 al 9A up u Republic Pc
troleum 100 al 6h up Is; Creameries Of
America 100 al 9h Consolidated Steel
com 100 al u up y Lane Wells 100 at
l2s4 up /; Taylors Milling 100 at 1875
down a FarnswoTth 100 at l2as un-
changed.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
HICCOUGHS PLEA WINS

HOUSTON, Tex, May %. (UP)-
Hailed into county criminal court
to face a drunken driving charge, a
45-year-old motorist presented
new, and convincing defense. His
snakish driving, he said, was due
to a violent spell of hiccoughs, not
whisky. The jury, in sympathy with
the hiccough victim, returned ver-
dict of innocent.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22

OAKLAND, Cal, May %. UP)-
Ann Curtis, 18-year-old San Fran
cisco swimming champion, broke
three American women's records
for the 400 meter, 440 yard and 500
yard events-in the Metropolitan
swimming championship meet here
Saturday night. In the 400 meter
she clocked at 5:l44, against the
American record of 5:313; SIT for
the 440 yard against the 5:313 rec
ord; and 6.00.8 against the American
record of GIT, and the international
record of 5.579.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, May 20. UP) Rye broke
sharply declining to the lowest lever
since last December. with May futures
prices dropping the maximum five cents
permitted on the board of trade Satur-
day. Other grains weakened.
Rye finished the day quoted off - TO
5h cents a bushel wheat unchanged 10
off ~; oats off u 10 y, and barley un-
changed 10 off y.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
RAILROADS LEAD HAULERS S

In 1943, 1873 per cent of the total
volume of U. S. transportation was
handled by railroads, l7.3 per cent
by trucks and busses, 5.5 per cent
by pipelines, pa per cent by do
mestic boats and Is per cent by
airplane.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE

IdIlItS UtIlIIlU ItdutT.
SUNDAYS RESULTS
New York, 4-8; st. Louis, 81.
First game IL inningsD
Boston, 40: Chicago. 80.
Cleveland, So; Philadelphia, As.
First game II inningsD
Detroit, 2-7; Washington, IL.
GAMES MONDAY
No games scheduled teams trav-
cling.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-22
PUT IN LED FIELD

SAN MATEO, Cal, May %. CUP)
Put In, G. ]. Stemples' favored
fiYe-year-old, came from behind a
fast field in the stretch TO win by
two-lengths the featured $4,000 in
yasion handicap at Bay Meadows
Saturday.