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Jaroslav Hulka, '52 coped valiantly with the difficult horn part, but cracked several notes and missed a few altogether. Nevertheless, Mr. Hulka had a good, strong tone and when he hit a note he hit it solidly. Outstanding for her sensitive interpretation of the piano part was Mrs. Norma Sapp, whose talented piano-playing husband, Allen Sapp, was relegated to the roll of page-turner...
...door prize of a ticket to Radcliffe's Christmas dance drew an "exceptionally large" number of freshmen to a compulsory class meeting yesterday, according to secretary Nancy McPartlin. Norma Glazer won the ticket...
...well. In the first event of a three-day low-score competition, first Arthur McCashin, then Mrs. Durand turned in faultless rides. The British and the Mexicans, whose team included the skilled woman rider, Lieut. Eva Valdes, hung up low scores too. That left it up to "Anchor Man" Norma Mathews, top-ranking U.S. rider, to bring home the ribbons. The crowd edged up on their seats as the blue-eyed blonde came into the ring astride heir pinto mount, Country...
With gentle urging, but always keeping Country Boy in easy, deliberate hand, Norma cleared jump after jump cleanly, guided willing Country Boy to a flawless ride-and the first U.S. team victory in the National in two years. The appreciative roar from the usually staid crowd would have done credit to a fight mob cheering a knockout...
Bars Down? Norma dismounted and hustled Country Boy to his stall. The big (17.1 hands, 1,450 Ibs.) nine-year-old gelding, worth an estimated $20,000, had kicked himself going over a jump. For the better part of an hour, worried Norma played nursemaid (ice baths, salve, liniment and heavy wrappings) to Country Boy's bruised left fetlock. Such concern was only common sense to Norma: "After all, the horse is 60% of my success." Her own 40% contribution is "rhythm" and "getting to know" Country Boy, plus 22 years of riding experience in a 27-year lifetime...