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Monday, October 22, 1956 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE THREE On The Side By E. V. DURUNO (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. IncJ The Hague Our Horsei and ' Women department is constantly in receipt of complaints that too much space is devoted to women and too little to horses. Not wish ing this European report to be subject to such a complaint I at tended the races at the Duindigt track in the suburbs of The Hague. This is a beautiful mile and one half course on which both running and harness races are staged. The harness horses race on a special dirt track, the runners on a turf track. The day I attended there were six har- , ness races and one running race. , Details The admission to Duindigt is ! about 78 cents for men and half ' that for women, lliere are no other charges. The course is very j large and well kept but the stands are small. The pari-mu- tuel system of wagering pre- i vails. Tickets are sold off a rack. I Some of the mutuel clerks are women. The wagering unit is a little more than a guilder, about 30 cents. Betting only for straight and place. A special type of betting is called "The I Koppel." That's too complicated to explain. I decided to become a two and one half guilder bet-' tor. Breeding ! The harness horses were most ly of American ancestry- Such 1 names as Hanover, Volo and Spencer were prominent in the breeding. The runners had good breeding lines, mostly British. There; was no starting gate used. Was no race caller. Races were run in silence. The fans did no cheering. Not even at the fin ish. At the end of the race the winner was applauded with hand clapping. Handicapping For the first race, a harness vent, I was handicapped with I the difficulty of understanding the money and the manner of ; placing the bet. So I lost. Then I bought a Dutch racing paper and was soon studying the start- erg intelligently. I speak only English but I can read a racing form in any language. After that I practically swept the card. Had four winners in the five remain- lng races we stayed for. I got 1 back all the money I lost betting ! on those wooden horses on the ship. Art What had you accomplished by the time you reached the age of 26? About all I could point to with pride was that in my last year at college I batted fourth on the ball team and had a bat ting average of .382. When Rem brandt was 26 he painted that masterpiece known as "The Ana tomy Lesson." The complete ti-1 tie of this painting is "The Ana- I tomy Lesson of Professor Nice- las Pieterszzon Tulp." It was ! painted by request of the Am-! sterdam Medical association. Many consider it Rembrandt's best work. In any event it is.the painting that first made him fa mous, i Dodgers Brooklyn once had more trol ley cars than any other city in the world. The natives were nicknamed "Trolley Dodgers." That's how the Brooklyn ball club was nicknamed the "Dodg ers." I was brought up in. Brook lyn. Have always considered my self an accomplished traffic dodger. However, this Holland traffic baffles me. It is a quad ruple threat: automobiles, bicy cles, buses and trolley cars. All constantly moving at top speed. The cyclists arc the worst men ace. Their favorite sport seems to be making pedestrians jump. They are certainly having a lot of fun with me. Namesake Brooklyn, New York and the 13 other Brooklyn! in the U.S.A. are named after Breukelen in i Holland. This town is only 20 ' miles from Amsterdam. I will i visit it and report my findings for the benefit of our many sub- . scribers who areTesidents of the i beautiful borough across the I bridge. I 4-H Club News PIG CLUB MEETS The Central Point Pig club met at the M. L. Frink home Sept. 17. Members reviewed the county fair and the last club year. Next meeting will be at the J. R. Cochran home on the North Pacific highway on Oct. 22. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting. Russell Frink, Reporter HAYBURNERS MEET The Hayburners held the first meeting of the new club year at i the R. E. Watson home recently. Members received their record books back from Glenn Klein, : county 4-H agent. The next ! meeting will be at Penny Sam-' port's home on Nov. 8. Kciresn- ments were served. Jim Frink, Reporter NO MORE SHOOTING Boston IU.P1 Any Rhode Islander crossing the state line into Massachusetts could have been shot on sight until a few months ago. One of the "blue laws," recently repealed by the state legislature, set down the ruling during the colonial period. I TT TTTT TIT) TT TT 171 171 ?Mj BIG-BIG-BIG . . . That's what VV Jl ,$M our HARVEST JUBILEE SALE IS! ".4S Thafs what you'll say when you I 1 1 1 IfcH see these TERRIFIC BUYS tomor- II . 1 Ui row. THE VALUES ARE SENSA- ,i I J J TIONAL . . . That's why you'll L J I II i J I ftrM want to be here early! DOORS ft f f J A A Sf OPEN AT 9:30 A.M. Tuesday. 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