Word: damascus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...down from the Golan Heights, see our settlements lying safe below, and say that now peace is assured," said Defense Minister Moshe Dayan two weeks ago. "We shall have to look at it also from the point of view of the Syrians, who see our troops 38 miles from Damascus and who do not see that as a situation guaranteeing peace...
...Syrians are a different breed. "They are not like human beings," contends Nadav. Early in the Syrian campaign, he relates, but after one of the numerous U.N. agreements on a cease-fire, the Syrians lynched two Israeli pilots on the streets of Damascus, then broadcast the hangings over Damascus T.V. so the Israelis could share the spectacle. In retaliation, the Israeli air force demolished the T.V. station. The Syrians charged a cease-fire violation. In Nadav's eyes, it was only justice...
Testing the Temper. No such ailments seem likely to cut short Damascus' career. Sired by Sword Dancer, himself a two-time winner of the Woodward, Damascus is as sound as his steely name and just beginning to test his temper. In his first campaign last season, he won three out of four starts and $25,865 in purses. So far in 1967, he has won 11 out of 14, including both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Winnings this year: $723,651, which puts him within easy reach of the one-year record of $752,550 set by Nashua...
...Damascus has any flaws, they are the kind that a shrewd trainer and top jockey can handle. Unlike Kelso, who was practically a pet around the stable, Damascus has a high-strung, rankish personality that sometimes loses races. Favored at 17-10 odds in the Kentucky Derby, he was already sweating before the start, folded in the stretch, and wound up third. To keep him calm in the stable, Trainer Frank Whiteley has now put a radio in his stall; Whiteley also dips the colt's protective leg bandages in a peppery solution to stop him from chewing...
Once out of the gate, says Jockey Willie Shoemaker, Damascus has all the heart anybody could want, is at his best running off the pace, then comes on strong in the stretch. The one problem is to prevent him from loafing a bit once he gets out in front. "You have to keep after Damascus, and when you do, no horse can beat him." says Shoemaker. "This colt is as good as any I've ever ridden...