Television Idea Well Received, Daily Racing Form, 1952-05-06

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Television Idea Well Received ReceivedPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 5 Pirn licos idea of planting television sets in prominent places on Saturday so that its patrons could see and Tiear the running of the Kentucky Derby proved a tremendous success It is estimated that almost two thirds of the crowd of 16000 remained on the grounds for the event One of the very unusual features was the fact that over the Pimlico loudspeakers came the strains of ofi i My Old Kentucky Home as the relay of the telecast was carried Usually Pimlicos horns carry only the melody of Maryland MarylandI I My Maryland


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