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...England Jai-Alai is to Florida Jai-Alai what the Freshman Union is to Locke-Ober's. The Babe Ruth of the sport, Churruca, retired in a tearful ceremony last year, but legends like Calzacorta. Joey, Zulaica and Recalde are still around. If you do bet, stick to the quiniela box, and don't forget the mandatory pre-game dinner in Coconut Grove...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Living It Up in the Florida Sunshine | 3/20/1982 | See Source »

...keeps the price of admission minimal. The best grandstand seats cost 750 or 500, and one section is free. But in an "evening of fun," the average fan bets $72. Some of the more affluent, like Businessman José Martinez, can afford to lose repeatedly when they "wheel a Quiniela" for $6-track talk for placing a bet on three combinations of three competitors picked to win, place and show. "You never know," says Martinez. "You can have the best dog in the race and sometimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Night at the Dogs | 1/7/1974 | See Source »

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