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Portland Obaerver, February 13, 1986, Page 9 — SPORT TALK • SPORT TALK Canadian takes over reins at Portland Meadows B uford M ills , J r., a 20-year-old reinsman with strong Exhibition Park connections, is the new riding leader at Portland Meadows fo llo w in g the departure to Golden Gate o f fro n t runner Jody Davidson. M ills, who had a highly successful season at the Vancouver, B.C ., track last season, has booled home 38 w in ners during the first 54 days o f the 99- day PM meet. He is actually one be hind D avidson's standings-topping number o f 39, but the 22-year-old Davidson is now toiling in San Fran cisco where his younger brother, Kevin, 17, is m aking a name as a promising apprentice rider. W ith any success this week, M ills should pass the departed Davidson on the standings, but young Buford faces Good seats still available for Breakers strong com petition fo r the top spot from 22-year-old C a lifo rn ia n Brian Long, w ho currently counts 32 w in ners. Long, who came to Portland after winning meets in Regina and Marquis Downs in Western Canada, has moved steadily up the standings. Also on the upward clim b are young riders Doug Moore, 26 wins, and Frank Gonsalves, 25 wins. The jockey colony suffered the loss o f veteran Gary Haze, the 29-year-old five-tim e rid in g cham pion o f Long- acres. Baze suffered internal injuries in a tw o-horse s p ill Feb. I and was listed in satisfactory condition in Port land's Emanuel Hospital, Wednesday. Mike Baze. Gary’s 25-ycar-old b ro ther, piloted Midnite Dawn to a photo finish v ic to ry in Sunday's $7,500- added Post Deb Handicap, earning $5,520 fo r Richard E. Benschoter ol Ridgefield, W A , owner o f the roan Great American Chicken. Feed! A total o f 13,500 season tickets have been sold for the upcoming Portland Breaker football season, according to Jack G alm iche, vice president and marketing director for the USFL fran chise. However, the team’ s early suc cess with ticket sales seems to he work ing against the club. "There's a misconception that all o f the good seals have been sold, that there are no more covered seats le ft,” said G alm iche. " A c tu a lly we have nearly eight-thousand covered seats in the north end o f the stadium. And in a stadium the size o f Civic, there really are no bad seats." A rush on season tickets sales in November and early December pushed the Breakers' total to 10,000. The pub licity which followed the early rush left many fans thinking that all the good tickets had been purchased. “ We have some great scats for sale, ; probably as grxrd as any in the house as far as I ’ m concerned,” said Head Coach Dick C o u ry. " I personally enjoy being up high at either end o f the field — it offers a number o f advan tages. A fan in the north end bleachers gets to see the offensive linemen open ing holes for runningbacks. the defen sive backs m oving in to their cover ages, and this kind o f thing." APPROX. 5-P0UN0 Pkg. Season tickets remain on sale at the C ivic Stadium box o ffice and at the Breaker front office. Call 246-1110 or 228-8735 for information. Plump And Juicy, A Family Favorite. Celebrate Presidents Day at the track Smaller Package, Lb. 49‘) A pair ol $7,5OO-addcd handicaps fo r three-year-olds and a h a lf-m ile dash lor both quarter horses and thor oughbreds w ill highlight the four-day Presidents Holiday weekend at Port land Meadows. Following the Wednesday program, Feb. 13, PM w ill stage four days o f action: Friday, starting ai 7 p.m .; Sat urday and Sunday, at 1:30 p in.; then Monday, Feb. 18, with a special 2:30 p.m. post tunc. Fryer Hindquarters LB. Assorted Pork Chops Racey Louise, beaten a nose in the Post Deb, is also expected to enter, along with Branford's Lass. Quarter horses and Ihoroughbrct, will clash for the first lime in several years, come Monday, if the mixed race goes Racing director Stan Blank said and lour-furlong dash w ill be named I he Destiny D ru m m e r, honoring ihe lamed quarter horse which won the celebrated match race w ith the thor- brad. Flashway at P o rtla n d in Ihe rmNfc"! 1982 End & Center Cuts Lb. Imperial Margarine Brawny Towels 8-Pack Coca Cola Low In Cholesterol, High In Flavor, 1-Lb. The Big Tough Quality, 2-Ply Paper Towel Reg . Diet Coke. Tab Reg 4 Caffeine Free Or Sprite. f6-0unce Bottles Polynesian F .je r, winner o f three stakes so lar this meet including the $22,01)0Oregon Thoroughbred Futur ity, looms as the heavy favorite in the M i Hood Handicap, a mile test for sophomore colts and geldings sched uled Saturday. Lightning S pirit, w in ner of the $7,5OO-added Doctor Spark H andicap, is a like ly en try in what could be a small Mt Hood field. The M l. St Helens Handicap, lo r three-year-old fillies, w ill be run Sun day. also over a mile for $7,5OO-addcd. The early favorite o f f her victo ry in 'he $7,5<X>-addcd Post Deb is Midnite Dawn, w hich races fo r Richard E. Benschoter of Ridgefield, Washington. filly . M ike substituted fo r brother Gary, who was named o rig in a lly on Midnite Dawn. P ortland Meadows patrons were b u ild in g another Perfect 8 ja ckp o t pool a fte r G ary F ry, 35, and Paul Parise, 45. both o f Salem, Oregon, collected $148,093, w ip in g out the old one. It was the largest pari-mutuel p a yo ff in Oregon racing history and the Salemites won it on a combined investment o f $48. Fancy Fresh JUMBO YAMS $199 No lim it Progresso Soups • Beef • Ham 4 Bean • Clam Chowder • Beef Minestrone • Beef Vegetable • Split r*ea W/Ham. 19-Ounce Can 99 ts-be fart No lim it I ■ Plus Dtp. Io Oregon 40-Lb. 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