Wesson and Stewart, Officials At Hollywood, Witness Derby, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-05

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Wesson and Stewart Officials At H oily wood Witness Derby DerbyCHURCHILL CHURCHILL DOWNS Louisville Ky I May 3 Al Wesson public relations direc ¬ tor at Hollywood Park which opens the southern California summer season on May 13 was taking in his first Derby today Wesson was accompanied on his flying trip to Churchill Downs by Jack Stewart assist ¬ ant general manager of Hollywood Park ParkWesson Wesson has never been able to attend the Derby before because of the time ele ¬ ment the Derby preceding by only a few days the Hollywood Park inaugural How ¬ ever this year the management deemed it desirable to send him east for firsthand experience about the Derby its glamour and its tradition Wesson will fly out to Hollywood tomorrow where on Monday morning he will assist photographers in the selection of Hollywood Parks famed goose girl girlFor For the benefit of eastern readers we will explain thatjhe Goose Girl is a highly photogenic beauty selected in open com ¬ petition each year by the greater Los An ¬ geles Press Photographers Association The lucky girl selected adorns the infield during i the races of the 50day season and the j fact of her selection entitles her when the season is over to a screen test by one of Hollywoods major motion picture studios


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