Narragansetts Round Table On Racing Gaining in Favor, Daily Racing Form, 1948-06-22

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Narragansetts Round Table On Racing Gaining in Favor FavorNARRAGANSETT NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R I June 21 The Narragansett Round Table of the Air the biweekly broadcast on the inside of horse racing continues to gain favor with its listening audience Broadcast over a New England network at 645 Wednesday and Friday nights the transcribed program has featured such Important racing figures as steward Nor ¬ man Charlton judge James E Dooley rac1 ing secretary Ty Shea jockey Clarence Picou and trainers Keene Daingerfield Herb Fisher and Melvin Calvert CalvertOne One of the highlights of the series was Fishers story of the historic running of the 1933 Kentucky Derby when he and Don Meade engaged in a catchascatch can battle all through the stretch both riders drawing 90day suspensions after Meade on Brokers Tip beat out Fisher on Head Play in the roughest run race in the 75 y ear t history of the Derby


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