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Old 10-16-2009, 02:36 PM
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I can seem to locate the chart with comments, but I was at Del Mar on August 11, 1995 when a man ran on the track in front of the field in the Escondido Handicap.

I have a couple of photos. If I can dig those out, I will post them later.
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Old 10-16-2009, 03:08 PM
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I can seem to locate the chart with comments, but I was at Del Mar on August 11, 1995 when a man ran on the track in front of the field in the Escondido Handicap.

I have a couple of photos. If I can dig those out, I will post them later.

Man on track.JPG

Man on track2.JPG
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Old 10-16-2009, 03:49 PM
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even some of the routine comments make me laugh. I mean come on, where else do you read about someone or something that "held sway", or "failed to menace".
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:28 AM
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even some of the routine comments make me laugh. I mean come on, where else do you read about someone or something that "held sway", or "failed to menace".
Thats a common running line after one of Scavs failed nights with a waitress
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Old 10-17-2009, 09:40 AM
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Thats a common running line after one of Scavs failed nights with a waitress
Other common notes in that scenario:

'fended off easily'..

'maced as necessary'..

'received phony number'..
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Old 10-17-2009, 11:18 AM
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Other common notes in that scenario:

'fended off easily'..

'maced as necessary'..

'received phony number'..
'Took too long to get going'

'Unbelievable turn of foot'

'Closed with a rush'

'Passionate determined run'
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Old 10-17-2009, 12:21 PM
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'Took too long to get going' so she left

'Unbelievable turn of foot' as you chased her out the door

'Closed with a rush' until the authorities grabbed you

'Passionate determined run' was thwarted again
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Old 10-17-2009, 01:21 PM
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'Took too long to get going'

'Unbelievable turn of foot'

'Closed with a rush'

'Passionate determined run'
I thought these were the comment lines reguarding your performance around the chocolate fountain.
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Old 10-17-2009, 01:57 PM
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'Took too long to get going'

'Unbelievable turn of foot'

'Closed with a rush'

'Passionate determined run'
Blocked, finished in hand
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:03 PM
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I am not liking that guy's action in the first shot, but I'm sure he learned a lot in the race. Should be good value in his next, er, Darwin Award attempt. There's some merit in teaching jockeys how to use their whips like croquet mallets so that they don't mow such an idiot down with the horse but still make sure he eats some dirt.
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:06 PM
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that guy was the first human to crossfire down the stretch.
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Old 10-16-2009, 04:50 PM
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What's that weird stuff they were running over in that race?
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Old 10-16-2009, 10:45 PM
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What was that guy carrying?? A purse.. or Man-Bag? You can see he dropped it in the 2nd pic.
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What was that guy carrying?? A purse.. or Man-Bag? You can see he dropped it in the 2nd pic.
I think he was trying to past post on that 2 horse.
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Old 10-16-2009, 11:37 PM
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What was that guy carrying?? A purse.. or Man-Bag? You can see he dropped it in the 2nd pic.
He decided the bag just didn't go with that horse's shoes.
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Old 10-17-2009, 08:49 AM
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What was that guy carrying?? A purse.. or Man-Bag? You can see he dropped it in the 2nd pic.
It was an old school duffle bag. It caused quite a stir because security weren't sure what was in it. It turned out to be a change of clothes or something mundane like that.
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Old 10-21-2009, 12:47 AM
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What was that guy carrying?? A purse.. or Man-Bag? You can see he dropped it in the 2nd pic.
As I remember, it was "Tote Bag day" at Del Mar that day. The guy wanted to commit suicide but changed his mind when the field went by the 1/8th pole.

The best comments the chartcallers ever produce never make into the charts -- I can remember some gems from the likes of Duspiva, Gore and Guilliams (now departed, RIP) and more than a few who are still working that made an otherwise bad day at the windows memorable.

BTW, Jack Wilson's brother, Dave "Snake" Wilson, was chartcaller at Delta Downs and was the first to notice in that now infamous race that Sly Carmouche came out of the fog bank way too early and pointed it out to the stewards.
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