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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
THE COUNCILS VIEW
By THOMAS COLLINS

A trip of some sort lies out
in your Golden Years. Maybe
it is a trip to find a better place
to live in retirement. Maybe -
is just a trip most people like
to take when at last they get
their pensions and are free to
go.
In either case here is a first
hand account of what you can
expect. in costs and accomoda-
tons, should you like to take
the kind Of trip it seemed to me
wisest to take.
The area I wanted to visit
to size it UP as a home for re-
tirement-was about 100 miles
from home. The area extended
over about 1000 miles. I visited
it, made a pleasant and salts
factory study of it, and re-
turned home after nine days.
The cost. for my wife and my
self. was $755-doing 1t the
nice way. Doing it the cheap
way would have saved only
about 500.
The trip to the retirement
area was by Pullman bedroom
and took % hours. We arrived
rested. BY car it would have
been three days. with q tired
arrival.
Used Rented Car
A rented car, previously re-
served, was waiting for us at
the station. We drove 1t through
the l.000-mile retirement area
during the following six days.
Then. 1000 miles from the point
where we got the car, we turned
1t in to another branch Of the
rental agency, and took a Pull
man home.
The round-trip train fare,
for two. was $273, which is
standard. The cost of the car,
including gas, oil and insur-
ance. was $107.50. figured on
the basis Of $27.50 per week
plus 8 cents per mile. This is
about average, though 1t may
vary in different parts Of the
country.
The six days in the rented
car averaged about SIS a day.
An average $l2 per night went
to motels and the rest to in
cidentals and two meals a day,
which is about all you want
when travelling.
The motels were the best to
be had and, in the main, were
luxurious establishments with
2l-inch TV and room service.
Some were So and $40 per
night. One was $l8.
One night we tried a city
hotel. We had to tip the door
man, the desk porter, the room
porter. and a guy who brought
the ice. Then tip the fellow
who brought the car next
morning. We decided on no
more Of that foolishness.
Tipping is coming TO the
motels, but slowly. And at
some you now pay going out
instead Of coming in. You
think Of the tourist cabins you
used TO sent IS years ago
many Of them operated by re-
tired couples and families
and you feel a little sad that
big business and city ways are
wiping them out. you need
some kind OF directory of
motels on a trip like this)
Chamber Of Commerce Helpful
Highway driving, whether in
o rented car or your own, gets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
Left-hunded Buby

Dear DIR. SteincrOhn: l am
concerned with my One-year-
old grandson who is inclined
to be left-handed. His moth
er does not believe in trying
TO urge him TO use his right.
]. his grandmother, say he
doesn't know his right hand
from his left, so why not start
him of by giving him his
spoon and toys in his right
hand. Is II harmful to the
child to try to teach him the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

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her husband are living together
are not the actions of a woman
devoted to her mate. They are
the actions Of an angry child
who demands something, but
doesn't know exactly what.
Undoubtedly. Roses disap-
pointment at not having
children was q wound and
Gregory's attitude compounded
the disappointment. ct takes
two to want an adopted child.)
Undoubtedly, life with an anti
social person has additional
problems. But Rose gives no
hint that she has done any
thing to counterfeit these diff
flculties to fight for happiness
in some positive way. She has
become frozen in the role Of
being a rebuke to Gregory.
Possibly she has so overloaded
him with a sense of guilt that
he cannot face the world.
1t is up to Rose to decide
positively what she wants in
her life and to go after it. II
it is children she misses most,
she might try taking in foster
children. Agencies are crying
for responsible persons to make
temporary homes for children.
Gregory may find himself
drawn toward these children,
but if his reaction is unsatis-
factory. Rose should look for
another way. Volunteer work.
ers are needed in children's
hospitals and day nurseries.
Rose may find this work very
stimulating.
If it is friends she wants,
Rose can find them through
church, club and community
work. If she is friendly, her
antisocial husband won't be
held against. And it is pos
sible that when Greg sees that
Rose is happy, he'll come out
of his shell.
tCopyrisht 1855,
General Features Corp.)
Tomorrow: Youth tries to force
oirl into secret endoo0ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. Z. EDGAR

HOME: Although Mississippi
Novelist William Faulkner has
written for the movies a num-
Der Of times. Hollywood has
never been more than a stop
of to him.
When he was working on
one script, he wearied of re-
porting to his cubicle on the
lot. He asked the producer II
he could do his writing at
home. Permission was granted.
A couple Of weeks later, the
producer almost had a stroke
when he received a card from
the writer postmarked oxford,
Miss" which is home" to
Faulkner.
DISAPPOINTMENT: Scien-
fist william Beebe, after
making an ocean descent, was
introduced TO Physicist Auguste
Picard, who had just returned
from a balloon flight into the
stratosphere.
What did you find up
there?" asked Beebe.
mo angels" said Picard.
What did you flnd down be.
low?"
mo mermaids," said Beebe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

One Of the worlds greatest singers
Geraldine Fonor withdrew from the
operotie and concert stoees years
ego. She hos found retirement for
from painful. In this criticize
second Of q series written by prom
inent people on retirement-she
tells why.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

Read carefully the instruc-
ton booklet that came with
your 1857 Federal income
tax form. That will help you
TO prepare an accurate re-
turn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
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THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Wife Can't Face Life
With or Without Man
THE PROBLEM
THE DETAILS

The PRUBLEM
ROSE FL can't live with him or without him.
GREGORY FL willing to let her 60 her own way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
BY GERALDINE FARRAR

RIDGEFIELD, Corn, Feb. 10
(R.-The transition from siren
uous public routine to relative
retirement in private life was
dictated by an early experience
which made a sad and unhappy
impression on me.
AS a teen-age opera enthusi-
asst at the Metropolitan in those
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19
THE ART OF GROWING OLD
Retired Star Finds
Happiness in Reality

the dull eye Of disinterest. 1t
is always the unquenchable in
ner spirit that CLOVIS with a
precious communication; this
endures to the end, and then
beyond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

Tomorrow: A ehurehmon looks al
old ose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

The FomiIy Council consists Of Q
judge. o psyehietrist. three clergy
men. q newspaper editor, q women's
editor and two writers. Eaeh article
is summary Of on aetuol eoss
history. The council reoprts on
problems thot hove been deolt with
BY responsible odencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-19

| Tomorrow: Youth tries to force
girl into secret engagement.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
Officers Insfolled

The Beverley Hills Wom-
ems Club held their yearly
spring luncheon and install
lation Of officers recently Mt
the Little Tea House, Ridge
road, Arlington.
Newly elected ofhcers for
the coming year are: Mrs.
Paul C. Beardslee, president:
Mrs. Clyde e. Romig, first
vice president; Mrs. Fred B.
Kemery. second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Frank N. McCart-
ney, recording secretary:
Mrs. Wyman e. Olson, cor
responding secretary, and
Mrs. Robert J. Willingham,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1958-07-01
WHY CROW oLDa
Don't Let
Baby Rule
TheHouse
By JOSEPHINE LOWAEAN
Rasistsf and Tribune syndiats

aN4lltsF AAu Aht4Aut AIAAlAts
Sometimes the most be
wildering time In 4 mans
life Is the period Just follow
ing the arrival Of his first
child. Suddenly his wife may
seem to him to have with
drawn into a world Of her
own, leaving him with a
vague sense OF loneliness.
His once attentive wife.
whose every thought had
been Of him. seems to be
caught up in q routine which
rivals an army camp, inter-
rtIpts sleep. changes eating
habits and spreads confusion
all over the house and safety
pins In his favorite chair.
There Is little time for
compaE1onship but the thing
which makes him most un-
easy is that starry, but far
away look, in the eyes Of his
little lady.
The Ultimate
His wife has just expert
enced the ultimate in being q
woman. Parenthood cannot
possibly have the same tre-
naendous impact on q man it
has on . woman. although
men differ greatly in this
matter.
A woman has to have a lit
tie time to get things back
in focus again. Unfortun-
ately, some of them never
do. This latter is q loss for
the child and the woman as
wen as the man.
Sometimes later trouble has
its roots In this situation. A
woman should remember that
children are only leased to
parents for q while.
The husband and wife were
alone before they arrived and
win be alone again after
their offspring leave home to
so out into the world.
II you are to keep romance
alive in your marriage, you
must be alert to the danger
Of sacrificing the needs and
wishes Of your husband to
those Of your children.
Real Thought
There Is not much danger
Of q woman's neglecting her
children, not unless she is an
unnatural mother. But 1t
takes real thought and PLAN
ming to find time and oppor-
tunity for adult companion-
ship with your husband. It
is wonderful for q couple to
enjoy their children together,
but this does not take the
place Of their own compan-
ionShip.
If . wife is thoughtIess and
short-sighted about this, 1t
may prove to be the time in
life when men and women
begin to spend their leisure
apart. This habit is thought
to be one Of the dangers
which lead to unhappy mar
riages.
1t may be q temptation to
many women to sink deep
into the rewarding world Of
motherhood, with little
thought for anything else, but
this may lead to an unhappy
middle age. to maladjusted
children, and to the loss Of
your marriage as it could
have been.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-30
Cumberland c. H. News
The Rel. 4. p. Look TO Return TO PrpacLr
BnccnLnn renfe Sermon Sunday Al CHS

Mrs. +. r Look left Thursday
for her horne at WQrdenssllle.
W. Va. The Reverend Look accom-
panied her. but will return this
week end and will preach the bac-
calaureate ermon at IL am. Sun
day at Cumberland High School.
HIS other appointments before leav-
ing this passionate June Is will be
as follows: Antioch. next Sunday at
: pm: Hobson's Chapel. June 8.
10 am, Payne Memorial, HE'S
am. Hatcher. 3 pm. and Centen-
AIRY 8 pm. June Is. Hobson's
Chapel 10 am. and Antioch, ii. 80
am. Both Mr. and Mrs. Look have
u host Of friends here who regret
to give them up.
Guests Of MIR. and Mrs. James S.
Godsey last Friday were Mrs. T 4,
Wilson and son. Tommy and Irving
OF Highland Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j Norman.
Lynda Faye and Billy, Of Gooch-
land. we're among the guests Sun
day Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Norman.
Was Visit Sister
Mrs. G. E. Via and son, Rex. Of
Louisa. are spending this week as
guests Of her sister. Mrs. w M
Bugg. and family
Among the recent guests Of Mr.,
and Mrs. J ]. PembeltoI were Mr.
and MIS-. r. d. Reamey. Louise
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-30

johnson CITY Tenn. Other etie5ts
Sunday Welc MI. and Mrs Carl
Couch. n. ol CreWe and Paul
Williams, OF Richmond
Mr., and Mrs. Nj. M George had
as their week end guests their son,
Upper George. and his family. OF
Richmond,
Mrs. jamie Pfeifier and Leroy
Pteifter had as their guests for a
few days this week Mi. and Mrs
Edward Pteifter and then sons,
James Edward and Gerald Wayne
Of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Il Baughan anc
daughter, Verrell. II KeySsillc. anc
Nh. and Mrs. Willie cox 81 Farm
VILE, We're visitors Sunday a Mrs
M n, Maxey, Jr.. and family
!Alexandrians Have Dinner
Dinner guests Of Judge and Mrs
James Taylor Williams last Satur
day were Dr. and Mrs Charles G
BuSwrll, Of Alexandria.
Among the guests Sunday Of Mr.
and Mrs. u. M. Beasley WAS N. 3
Ragland. OF Buckingham.
Week end guests Of Miss Bessi,
Mae Turner and Mr.. and MIS-. j
T. Fleming AZ then country home
Goshen. We're Mr. and Mrs J ID
hNeWblll. Of Richmond
Mrs Grady W Garrett ATTENDED
the postmasters convention TIM
week 10 Richmond
Nh and Mrs K p Poag had a.
their quest last Week her sister
Mrs. MAude Cudd, d Spartanburg
S G. MN Bessie Sealy Of Rich
mond. is the guest this week u hen
brother-mlaW and Sister
MI and Mrs 81 p DoWdy. 0.
Richmond, welv ternisht guests
Tuesday of his Sister. Mrs john T
Flippen. at RoseN Cottage
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-30

Stuart ahd Tylee keaIny Of
PhenlX, Mr. aud Mrs. Eddie Bates.
and son. Robert. OF Amelia
Mrs. b. A. Peters and Mrs, X.
b. Peters celebrated their birthday
anniversaries jointly last Sunday
with a family dinner AT the home
OF Mrs. b. A. Peters. Mrs. Frank
Beer and Miss Frances Beer. Of
F'armville. We're afternoon visitors
of Mrs Peters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belvin Dodd. OF
Danville. spent q part Of their
vacation here last week as guests
OF Mr.. and MIS-. Bobby Bennett
MI. and Mrs, Bennett will visit her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. 0. Orrell
and his mother. Mrs. H. Ray Ben
nett. Of Danyille.. during the week
end.
Danbys Go 10 Delaware
MIR. and Mrs. Il BNDanby spent
the past week end in Cheswold
Del. as guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew j. Dandy. Their daughter
Nancy, returned home with them
Mrs. Larkin G.. Garrett yisltec
her sister, Mrs. Edmonia Alexan
der. and A friend. Mrs. W S. Heath
IN Richmond last week MI
Mr. and Mrs A L. Brandt spent
Sunday in Amelia as guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. John II Brandt. anc
family :
MI and Mrs w C. Newman, ac
companied BY Mi and Mrs. DAVE
OWnby. OF Richmond. were guests
Sunday Of Mr and Mrs z T New
nan IN PoWhatan.
Tennesseans Leave
Mi and Mrs. r. B Couch. who
spent from Thursday untll Sunday
here IS guests Of his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. c. Y. Couch. at Lakevew
returned Monday to their home IN
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hatcher.
MI. and Mrs. Frank +. Brown,
Of Mjtchells. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Curtis. Of Culpeper. visited
theil parents. Mr. aud Mrs Paul
koope Sunday
Muddy Creek church WINS Inet
with Mis- II q Williams May u.
Wi5h Il good attendance. The pro.
gram was vi Latin America and
vas conducted by the president.
MIS- j II Jones
Mr. and Mrs Bill Kelly. Mrs
Marion Stokes. Ryland Stokes. Jr.,
and Earle Chambliss. Of Richmond
Wefe supper guests Of MIR. and Mrs
w ! Stokes Monday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-30
Ba%ccaIaureate At
Buckingham Sunday
In Auditorium

Buckingham Central iligh School
students viii hear thelf bae.
c|alAureAte sermon June III thu
high school auditorium al 4 -ervlee
that viii begin at II 80
Graduation ioI the seniors Will D.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-05-30
Mt.Zio,l

One Of the largest crowds ever
assembled at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Sunday afternoon for the
funeral OF Goode w. johnson, who
who passed passed away at a Rich
mOnd hospital early Saturday
morning. He was a lifelong mem
Der Of this church and was an
active deacon until recent months.
when illness prevented. Friends
and relatives attended from many
sections of Virginia. He will be
greatly missed at his church and
In the community.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Louise M Johnson. five sons. First
1t. Maynard K. johnson, OF Donald
son AT Base. Greenvlle, S. c., c.
Marvin johnson and Joseph p.
johnson. and Lewis G Johnson.
both OF Richmond. three sisters.
Mrs. Bessie J. Deane. Mrs. Lille
j.. Deane and Mrs. Nettie j. DAVIS.
all of New Canton. three brothers.
Wallace G. and Col. Jesse NJ. John
son. Of Richmond. and fnus grand
children.
Mrs. Mary Ford. Of Richmond.
a a week end guest Of M and
Mrs. c. w. Cave.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. j Snyder and
children. Flo. Malilyn and Billy, Of
Mclean. were Sunday guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Martin.
Herndon Visits
Johnnie Herndon. OF Arf0nia was
an overnight guest Monday Of the
deBettencourt boys.
Mr. and ms. Donald Pendleton.
and Donna. Of Richmond. were
week end guests Of the Dayldsons
here and the Joneses at Jamestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Davidson
have announce the birth Of a boy
May % at a Richmond hospital.
A D. deBettencourt. and boys,
visited MIR and Mrs W I Wheeley
IN Louisa Sunday
] Mrs. Maude A. Putney has not
been very well lately.
Andersons Have Guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas,
Of Alpha. We're Sunday visitors Of
her parents. MI. and Mrs. r. B.
Anderson.
Mrs. Blanche Mahon. Mrs.
Tommy Adams, and Dianne, Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Bannister. and
boys. all Of Richmond. spent the
past week end here at Mrs. Ma
hons country home.
Members Of the Mt. Zion WINS
attended the spring meeting OF
Group 4 at Arvon Baptist church
last Friday.
Mrs. Woody Vaughan, OF Rich
mond. visited her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. 7. Putney. last week end
Miss Virginia Shumaker spent
the week end as guest bf relatives
in Farmville.
Men Visit Relatives
w. P. Davis and Carlton Boat
wright. Of Richmond. visited rela-
tives and friends here during the
week end.
The memorial service at Mt
Zion was not carrie d out as
scheduled on Sunday afternoon. The
car,ira urac bnjI - I -.
which time the pastor used as his
topic THE Man Who Forgot. This
week we are reminded of those
who laid the foundation for our
country. church and us as indivi-
duals. May we not forget this noble
heritage.
God Of our fathers. known Of
Lord Of our far flung battle
line.
Beneath whose awful hand we
hold
Dominion over palm and pine
The tumult and the shouting
dies.
The captains and the kings de-
part.
Still stands Thine ancient sacri-
flee,
An humble and a contrite heart.
Far-called our navies melt
away.
On dune and headland sinks the
fire.
Lo, all our ponlp of Yesterday
Is n with Nenevah and Lyrell
Lord God of Hosts, be with us
yet,
Lest we forget. lest we forget
Rudyard kipling
Evening star., 1958-03-13
Victorious Minis Offers
Fat Gate for Title Shot

FORT WAYNE, Ind. Mar. 13
CR.-Holly Minis, an unranked
middleweight from Washing
ton, who won a unanimous de-
cision last night over third
ranked Spider Webb, offered a
$150,O00 guarantee today for q
title challenge bout.
Nick Trotta, Minis manager.
announced the guarantee offer
for the championship bout be-
tween Minis and the winner Of
the March 25 title bout in Chi
cago between Carmen Basilio
and Sugar Ray Robinson. 1t
would be held in Baltimore.
The 29-year-old Minis, a
veteran of IS professional bouts
and once ranked No. 3 middle
weight, said he wasn't inter-
ested in meeting anybody but
the champion.
Minis, beaten 16 times but
never knocked out, started q
comeback January % by fight
ing a draw with Bobby Boyd
the No. 8 ranking middleweight
at Miami Beach.
Minis was the aggressor al
the way in last nights ma
tionally televised bout. Hi
fioored Webb with a furry ol
punches in the sixth round fol
q nine-count. Webb suffered 9
cut over the left eye but II
didn't seem to bother him
Evening star., 1958-03-13
Nocincik May Draw
Job Of HoItinq Rodgers

ence in the ball game. He Is the
least publicized Of the starters,
Rodgers. Jay Norman, Billy
Kennedy, Mel Brodsky and
Patton, but has a knack of
playing his best ball in. the big
games. Patton is a southpaw.
Hes like a big BEAR" Nc
Kinney warned Millikan. treat
him gently"
Norman is only 6-foot-3, and
only is used because when you
watch him Norman appears to
be about Z feet tall. He can get
higher faster than most any
body in college basketball to-
day, and shoots pro style from
the outside. Temple statisti-
clans gave Norman credit for
772 rebounds last year, which
would be about % a game.
-WHITTLESEY.
Evening star., 1958-03-13
vigorously afte

He fought back vigorously after
the knockdown.
Webb had been knocked down
fonly once before in 20 pro
fights. The former Olympic
team boxer and national coll
Elegiate champion was decked
by Rory Calhoun in San Fran
cisco last January but bounced
back to knock out his opponent
in the fourth round.
Webb, supposedly headed for
a title bout in the near future.
was bitterly disappointed by the
defeat, his third in 20 fights.
and said he thought he won.
He outpointed the Washington
fighter two years ago when both
went into a match as substi-
tutes on short notice.
Minis said he was in better
physical condition last night.
! Judges Bob Strarahan and
Pete Lacross had identical
scores in favor of Minis, 1914,
while Referee Dick Patton
scored it for Minis 48-45. The
Associated Press card had Minis
the winner, 45-44.
1t was the first major boxing
show in Indiana in nearly two
years and drew an enthusiastic
crowd of about $500 at the
Fort Wayne Coliseum. The net
gate was about $4,000. Webb
got 80 per cent Of the net to
| Minis 20 per cent.
Evening star., 1958-03-13
Brennan Named
Top ACC Coeer

RALEIGH, N. c., Mar. Is
(R.-Pete Brennan. University
of North Carolina import from
Brooklyn, N. Y. is the basket
ball player of the year in the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
The 6-foot-6 senior was an
nounced today as winner OF
the poll of Atlantic Coast
Sports Writers Association
members covering the tourna-
ment here last week. Brennan
won 56 of the So votes cast,
The two others went to little
Lou Pueblo, North Carolina
State junior.
Brennan scored "a points in
three tournament games to
lead all scorers and rebounded
masterfully in a lost cause.
He was the only unanimous
| first team choice on the all
tourney team announced by
the association earlier this
week. He won an Associated
Press second team All-America
berth.
Brennan succeeds a former
teammate. Lennie RoSenbluth
as No. l ACC eager.
Evening star., 1958-03-13
Purker-Gruy
Five Playing
InSemis Today

HAMPTON, Va, Mar. 13
(SpeciaD .-Parker-Gray High
School of Alexandria meets
Albert Harris of Martinsville
at 2::30 today in the Group II
semifinals of the Virginia Inter-
scholastic Association basket
ball championships at Hamp-
ton Institute.
Northside of Gretna and
Bruton Heights of Williams
burg play the other Group II
game at 1880 tonight. Winners
meet for the championship at
7;;30 tomorrow night.
Parker-Gray, winner Of the
District l title for the fourth
straight year and seeking its
third VIA State crown in a
row, is without one of its best
players. Clifford Harris stayed
in Alexandria to attend the
funeral of his father. who died
yesterday.
Albert Harris High School
was runnerup in District 4 but
survived last weeks regional
eliminations.
Evening star., 1958-03-13
By ROBERT b. PHILLIPS
Special Writer for The Star

CASANOVA. Va, Mar. Ia
Casanova Hunt chriStened its
point point course here yes
terday with more spills than a
TV wrestling match. Almost
half the starters went down in
the Casanova Cup feature race,
eventually won by l.. c. Camps
Burnable after the pace-setters
spilled at the last fence.
Mike Smithwick on Audrey
Riker's Golden Fly overhauled
Horace Moffet's My Cheer going
to the final jump and took of
like a gazelle headed for the
tall grass. A split second later
Smithwick was lying on the
ground and My Cheer and anna
teur jockey Tommy Smith were
standing on their respective
heads in the Virginia sod. No
one was hurt. especially not
Grover Stephens, who piloted
Burnable on to the winners
circle.
Marine Maj. George Fox. on
Our Virginia also bit the dust
early in the cup race, but re-
mounted to finish.
Braced by the first perfect
racing day of the hunter
season, hundreds Of spectators
stood on the high ground of
Charles Tompkins, jr,'s Spring
Hill Farm to watch the six
races. The top performance
of the day came from Mallory
Nash's Gin Hickey, winner Of
his third straight race in three