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Problem's keynoter was the Rev. Guy F. Hershberger of Goshen, Ind., who declared: "Industrial coercion in any form, whether peaceful or not, is not scriptural.' It usually leads to violence." His proposed solution: a "return to the farm, where our people were always happy and successful," backed by a development of rural cooperatives and a church-financed program to purchase farms for young couples...
...14th running of the Hambletonian (for three-year-old trotters), 40,000 harness-racing enthusiasts gathered last week in the tiny village of Goshen, N. Y. It was the year's muggiest day. But the sweltering crowd-a hodge-podge of city slickers and country bumpkins-jostling into Good Time Park like a rush-hour subway crush, would not have traded places with the coolest sea bather. Up to the bookmakers they streamed, placed their bets, bought soda pop, then settled down to watch the four races on the Hambletonian Day card...
Once a year, in mid-August, the sleepy little village of Goshen, N. Y. becomes for a day the capital of the harness-racing world. There, along elm-shaded streets that were meant for its population of 4,000, 40,000 trotting-race enthusiasts, in carnival spirit, meander toward Good Time Track and the running of the Hambletonian, world's richest race for trotting horses...
...assorted collection of city folks who go to Goshen as a last resort of horse & buggy days will remember last week's Hambletonian as the one with the best weather. But to seasoned trotting men, the story of Lawrence Sheppard's master stroke of horse trading will serve as a subject of discussion for many a dull winter evening...
Hambletonian Stake (Wed. 3 p.m., NBC-Blue). First heat of the No. 1 trotting race at Goshen, N. Y., described by gobbling Sportscaster Clem McCarthy. Second and third heats...