Word: maryland
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Most enthusiastic horse fanciers of all are teen-age daughters. Jim Little, who has 700 students at the Pegasus-Meadowbrook Stables in Maryland, notes that "19 out of 20 are girls or women. I think the reason for so little interest by boys is that they have so many sports, girls have so few." Kansas City Riding Instructor Jan Dickerson confirms that 80% of her students are girls. Says she: "Boys think riding is a matter of brute strength. Girls are gratified that they become good riders through developing their skills and fine sense of touch." Adds Carol Metzger...
...Image were human he would have spent the two weeks between the Derby and tomorrow's Preakness plotting his revenge, just waiting for the chance to meet Forward Pass--now the official Derby winner -- again and set the record straight. If the Dancer does win tomorrow down in Maryland it will be the most popular victory in the 93-year history of this middle leg of the Triple Crown--popular in Massachusetts where he is owned, and popular in Maryland where he was sired by the great Native Dancer...
...Washington headquarters was in a state of chaos-campaign buttons were in short supply, the phones and elevators unreliable-but the Vice President himself was making harmonious headway toward the Democratic nomination. Maryland's 49-vote delegation adopted a unit rule over the protests of Kennedy and McCarthy supporters, virtually assuring Humphrey of all 49 votes. In a brief visit to New York City, Humphrey sat down to luncheon with a group of Wall Streeters, walked off with pledges of some $750,000 in campaign contributions. With backing from such moneymen as Sidney J. Weinberg of Goldman, Sachs...
...throughout, appear to be good friends. Just so, the recorded voice of William Jennings Bryan seems to rub elbows with a fantasy concerning an ancient veteran of the Battle of Manila. And a talking blues for Edgar Allen Poe (which recounts the remarkable circumstances of his demise in Baltimore, Maryland) is followed by a mocking ballad for Lyndon Johnson, in high Nashville country style...
Princeton, which won the Ivy title last year, has a 0-5-1 record through its early contests. But the poor record reflects the caliber of the opposition more than Tiger weakness. All the Princeton games were against nationally-ranked teams. The one tie was with NCAA co-champion Maryland, which is favored to retain its NCAA crown...