M ay 11, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH SALUTES AFRICAN-AMERICANS
IN THOROUGHBRED RACING
When was the last time you heard
about the accomplishments of Oliver
Lewis, Isaac Murphy or Willie Sims?
Chances are you don’t remember,
because these men’s achievements in
horse racing often have not been in­
cluded in classroom history books.
But thanks to the interest of compa­
n ies lik e A n h e u se r-B u sch and
Duracell U.S.A., the stories of these
outstanding horsemen and many oth­
ers are now being told through an
educational exhibit titled, African-
Americans in Thoroughbred Racing.
T he ex h ib it is on perm anent
d isp lay for public view ing at the
C h u rch ill D ow ns’ fam ous K en­
tucky Derby M useum in L ouis­
v ille, Ky. corporate sponsors have
p ro v id ed ongoing ex h ib it support
to ex p o se the public to the great
co n trib u tions that A frican-A m eri­
cans have m ade to thoroughbred
racing even as for back as the first
D erby in 1875, which by the way,
was won by O liver Lewis.
Jockey Isaac Murphy, one of the
19th century’s best known athletes,
later followed Lewis’ example and
gained widespread notoriety by be­
coming the first jockey to ride three
Kentucky Derby winners and the only
rider in history to win 44 percent of
his races.
The ex h ib it also reveals c o n ­
tr ib u tio n s m ade by A fric a n -
A m erican jo ck ey s at the turn o f
the century continue to im pact
the sp o rt today. W illie Sim s, and
A fric a n -A m e ric a n jo c k e y who
tails about African-American jock­
eys, trainers and owners, including
rare artifacts and a written chronol­
ogy of African-American involvement
in the development of thoroughbred
racing.
For more information about Af­
rican-Americans in Thoroughbred
Racing, contact the Kentucky Derby
Museum, P.O. Box 35615, Louis­
ville, KY 40201, (502) 637-1 111.
A frican-A m ericans In T h o r­
oughbred Racing Facts:
• Fourteen out of 15 jockeys who
raced in the first Kentucky Derby
were African-American men.
• Aristides, the thoroughbred who
won the first K entucky Derby, was
trained by Ansel Anderson, a re­
nown A frican-A m erican horse
trainer.
• In the L ate 1800s, the U .S.
P atent O ffice issued patents to
a num ber of A frican-A m ericans
for h o rse-related in v en tio n s in ­
cluding the b rid le b it, h o rse­
shoes and riding saddles.
• Although some African-American
Black Jockeys Race Ahead At Churchill Downs - African-
racehorse trainers were known for
American’s rich heritage in horse racing is featured in the exhibit
their greatskill, many of their wives
African-Americans in Thoroughbred Racing, which is on permanent
proved to be valuable assistant in
display at the Kentucky Derby Museum at Churchill Downs in
thoroughbred training.
Louisville, Ky The educational exhibit has gained wide support form • A f r ic a n - A m e r ic a n jo c k e y s
corporations such as Duracell U.S. A. and Anheuser-Busch
g ra d u a lly d is a p p e a re d from
Companies. For more information about African-Americans in
horse racing afte r 1894 when
Thoroughbred Racing, please write or call" P. O. Box 3515,
lic e n sin g re q u ire m e n ts w ere
Louisville, KY 40201, 502/637-1111.
estab lish ed . T hey w ere denied
licenses and often becom e ta r­
won the 1896 and 1898 D erbys, is still used by jockeys today,
gets o f vio len t attack s, on and
in tro d u c e d th e r e v o lu tio n a r y
This special historical display
o ff the racing track.
“ short stirru p ” riding style, w hich features many more fascinating de-
MARIO ANDRETTI TO RE HONORED AT
MOTORSPORTS BREAKFAST
The Cascade Pacific Council of
the Boy Scouts of America will present
race car driver Mario Andretti with
its “ 1994 Motorsportsman of the Year
Award” at the 7:30 a.m. Motorsports
Breakfast June 23 in Portland. Past
recipients of the award have been
Roger Pcnske, Tony George, Rick
Bowen and Bobby Rahal.
More than 1,000 people are ex­
pected to attend the event at the
Jantzcn Beach Red Lion Inn.The
breakfast is an official Portland Rose
Festival event and has become the
kick-off to the Rose Festival’s Indy
Car weekend.
Andretti has announced he will
retire from race car driving at the end
of the 1994 season. A proven winner
at all levels of competition from sprint
cars to Formula One to Indy cars, his
victories include victories on 25 dif-
ferent IndyCar tracks, the Indianapo­
lis 500, Daytona 500, a Formula One
Cham pionship, and five IndyCar
championships. Andretti is a two-time
winner of the Portland race ( 1985 and
1986).
The theme for the final year of
Andretti’s 36-year racing career is
“Arrivederci Mario.” His acceptance
of the award will be a memorable
event as he prepares to drive in the
festival’s Budweiser/G.I. Joe’s 200
presented by Texaco/Havoline, a PPG
Indy Car World Series race at Port­
land International Raceway June 24-
26.
Andretti has provided several
mementos of his racing career for
auction at the breakfast with proceeds
going to the Boys Scouts.
“Scouting is a singular experi­
ence for each youth member...every
S w im A L a p
child deserves caring leaders, safe
activities, personal dignity, tasty food
at summer camp and the whole scout­
ing program delivered in its intended
form,” said past council president
R ich ard C. A lex a n d er. “ The
motorsports breakfast provides addi­
tional funds to carry out our m ission,”
he said.
With more than five million youth
and adult members, the Boy Scouts is
one of the nation’s largest youth de­
velopment organizations. More than
90 million young people have been
involved in scouting since its incep­
tion in 1910.
Tickets to the breakfast are $45
and avai lable at the Boy Scouts office,
2145 S.W. Front Ave. in Portland.
Phone 225-5745 for more informa­
tion. A portion of the ticket is tax
deductible.
Students At
Two Area
Schools Tune
In To Bike Time
Children and bicycles can be a
deadly combination. Students at
Dry Hollow Elementary School and
Chenowith Primary Grade School,
both in The Dalles, learned how to
protect themselves and become safe
bike riders on April 28 by seeing
the bicycle safety video, Bike Time.
Bike Time is an educational pro­
gram produced by the Country
Companies insurance group for
children.
Dough Sommer, a safety ex­
pert with the Country companies,
will present the Bike Time video­
tape that brings to life the Country
Companies safety mascot, Reddy
Ryder. The video promotes the use
of safety equipment, especially hel­
mets, and presents correct riding
behaviors.
Sommer will present the pro­
gram at Dry Hollow Elementary
School to second and third-graders
at 9:00 a.m., and he will present
Bike Time to second and third-
graders at Chenow ith Prim ary
• Individual W ho Swim s The Grade School at 1:00 p.m.
Starring children, Bike Time
M ost Laps O verall.
also
reviews four of the most com­
• Individual W ho R ecruits The
mon neighborhood traffic signs:
M ost New Sw im m ers.
P rizes at each pool for: In d i­ Stop, Yield, One Way and Do Not
Enter. In addition, it shows how to
vidual raising the m ost money
and individual sw im m ing the most use hand signals, and how to prop­
erly cross the street and make turns.
laps.
Bike Time was produced with
P articip atin g pools include
the
hclpof
Illinois State University’s
D is h m a n , G re s h a m , H a rm a n ,
Department
of Curriculum and In­
H illsboro, Lake O sw ego, O regon
struction,
the
Illinois Department
A th le tic , O re g o n C ity , PCC
of
Transportation
and the Bicycle
S ylvania, P rinceton and Tigard.
Federation
of
America.
Inform ation about the event,
Bike Time is a continuation of
becom ing a sw im m er or volun­
the
Country
companies insurance
teering to assist at pools is av a il­
group’s
35
year
commitment to
able by calling 239-8101.
health and safety. The bicycle safety
program is being sponsored by Sha­
ron M eracle.an agent in the Coun­
try companies Gresham Agency.
tor of customer services Margie Har­
ris, explainging the youth market pro­
motion is aimed at keeping customers
Volunteers
coming back after the summer. “We
Work with street Youth.
hope people will take us up on this Willamette Bridge Programs will
offer o f affordable transportion,
be accepting applications and
whether for work or recreation,” she
training volunteers to work with
said.
street youth. Training con­
ducted May 21 & 24. Contact
More information about “The
233-8111 for registration infor­
Pass,” and Tri-Met routes and sched­
mation.
ules, isavailable by calling 238-RIDE
or TDD 238-5811.
JOIN THE SIXTH ANNUAL GOLF FLING
BENEFIT FOR SHELTER/DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER
SHELTER/Domestic Violence
Resource Center in Washington
County is looking for golfers to join
its Sixth Annual Golf Fling on June
25 at Meriwether National Golf Club.
Sponsored by GTE, McKenzie Ford
and M cM enamin’s, the tournament
will be a nine-hole scramble format.
Golfers who collect at least $75 in
pledges will receive a complete nine-
hole golfing package including carts
and complimentary sandwiches af­
terwards at McMenamin’s Cornelius
Pass Roadhouse.
P rizes for top pledge c o lle c ­
tors include a g o lfin g w eekend
for tw o in B end. M cK enzie Ford
w ill d o nate a 1994 F ord A spire
for the b est hole-in-one.
“I’ve found in my research the
two things which consistently re­
duce violence against women and
children arc sanctuary available for
the women and children, and strong
sanctions against perpetrators of vio­
lence in our society,” said Marilyn
Mays, Executive Director, SHEL­
TER/Domestic Violence Resource
Center.
All proceeds from the June 25th
Golf Fling will go to SHELTER’S
programs for women and children
survivors of domestic violence.
To reserv e your tee tim e and
obtain your g o lf pledge sheet,
call SH ELTER at 640-5352.
C om panies are also e n c o u r­
aged to co n trib u te at d iffe ren t
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H elp raise m oney for one of
O re g o n ’s o ld est no n -p ro fit ag e n ­
c ie s , A lb e rtin a K err C e n te rs ,
w hich provides program s and se r­
v ices for children and youth at
risk , fam ilies in crisis and devel-
opm entally disabled.
S atu rd ay, May 14, is the date
fo r th e a n n u a l Sm im A L ap
fu n d raiser at ten p articip atin g tri-
county pools. Swim m ers are asked
to help by obtaining either per-
lap or pre-determ ined pledges.
T he ev en t hopes to draw m ore
than 200 sw im m ers who will a s ­
sist in raising m ore than $30,000.
Sponsors of this event are Jantzcn,
K A T U te le v is io n , B a rra c u d a
Sports P roducts and K/P C orpo­
ration. All sw im m ers and vo lu n ­
teers receive a Swim A Lap t-shirt
and other day o f event goodies.
Sw im m ers can also qualify
for donated prizes in a p p recia­
tion o f their efforts:
• Top Individual Sw im m er -
M ost m oney raised by an in d i­
vidual.
• Team G rand P rize - M ost
m oney raised by a team .
• Buddy Prize - Most money
raised by a two-person team, one of
who must be a swimmer who did not
participate the previous year.
‘T h e P a s s ’ G i v e s Y o u t h T r i - M e t S a v i n g s
People age 18 and under will
enjoy bargain prices on unlimited
travel this summer on Tri-Met.
People under 18 can purchase
“The Pass” for $35 which is good for
travel everywhere Tri-Met goes, any­
time during June, July and August.
The amount is a $37 savings over
regular rates. Passes go on sale May
20 at participating schools and all
Tri-Met sales outlets.
Pass holders can also use their
pass for special discounts at Safeway
video sections and participating
McDonald’s in the Portland/Vancou-
ver area. Safeway will offer pass hold­
ers a 25-cent discount on video rent­
als on Sundays, Mondays and Tues­
days. McDonald’s will offer a free
sundae or fresh baked cookie with the
purchase of an Extra Value Meal.
“Offering a discount for the sum­
mer is an investment in future rider­
ship,” said Tri-Met executive direc­
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levels o f sponsorship, or c h a l­
lenge o th er corporate team s.
SHELTER/DVRC is the only
em ergency sh elter and 2 4 -h o u r
crise s line located in W a sh in g ­
ton C ounty which sp ecifically
addresses the needs o f fam ilies
escaping dom estic violence. The
facility operates an em ergency
sh elter and crisis line th at are
staffed 24 hours a day, seven
days a w eek, using both p aid and
v o lunteer advocates.
Each year SHELTER provides
in-house services and over 4,000
bednights for over 300 survivors of
domestic violence. They also pro­
vide services to 300 survivors through
community programs and answer
ab o u t 4,000 crisis calls. T hey
turn aw ay four fam ilies for every
one they accept due to lack o f
space.
In the past two years, SHEL­
TER has expanded services in W ash­
ington County to include a satellite
office in Tigard, additional commu­
nity support groups, a Hispanic out­
reach program, a long term case
management program and a Com ­
munity Advocacy Program avail­
able in different parts of the county.
For m ore inform ation about
S H E L T E R /D o m estic V io len ce
R eso u rce C en ter and its p ro ­
gram s, call 640-5352, o r w rite to
P.O . Box 494, H illsb o ro , OR
97123.
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