¶ Kelso: the $109,750 John B. Campbell Handicap, at Maryland's Bowie Race Course, thus becoming the third-biggest money winner in U.S. racing history (behind Round Table and Nashua). Carrying 131 lbs., Mrs. Richard C. du Font's great gelding rushed from behind to nip Crimson Satan by three-quarters of a length. The victory, Kelso's second in a $100,000-added race within a week, was worth $71,337pushing his total winnings to $1,218,767.
¶ Oxford University: the annual 42-mile boat race with Cambridge, sometimes called "the most ridiculous race in the world," for the 48th time in 109 races, on the River Thames. Preparing for...
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