How bout writing about handicaping?

[richiebee]

FrankD. Wrote:
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> Imagine Hemingway in the back yard with Uncle Bill
> and a cast of Christian, TopCat, Richiebee,
> Mathcapper, our fearless seminar leaders, a Frank
> D. story or 6 and our other assorted characters?
> That would only be this years edition of a
> Pulitzer!!!


If we are going to conjure a Hemingway from the spirit world to join us under the
Big Screen, I would much prefer EH\'s granddaughter, Margaux. I am certain she
would be quite smitten with Uncle Bill, as all the ladies are.

[trackjohn]

Hemingway in the backyard... let\'s see...a few thoughts on book titles...\"The Old Man and the \'Bounce\'...\"A Farewell to \'Rags\'\"...For Whom the 0-2-x Tolls\"...

Sorry for me feeble attempt at humor...I\'m at a medical meeting in on the west coast!

John

[trackjohn]

Actually a few of the real titles (\"Winner Take Nothing\", \"To Have and Have Not\") can at some point can apply to most everyone on this board!!

[FrankD.]

Does your \"medical meeting\" include examining the downhill turf course tomorrow?

[Topcat]

FrankD. Wrote:
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> Imagine Hemingway in the back yard with Uncle Bill
> and a cast of Christian, TopCat, Richiebee,
> Mathcapper, our fearless seminar leaders, a Frank
> D. story or 6 and our other assorted characters?
> That would only be this years edition of a
> Pulitzer!!!
>
> Not hard to imagine to those who know me well but
> I\'m an avid Hemingway collector and have several
> first editions of his classics. Anyone that can
> incorporate baseball, horse racing, sport fishing
> and alcohol abuse into one life deserves
> admiration.


The backyard reached new modern heights this Spa season . . . especially the last three weeks.   Only question is whether there\'s a new top, a pair or a regression in the offing . . .

[trackjohn]

Unfortunately NOT!

[Topcat]

SoCalMan2 Wrote:
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> TGJB Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > SoCal-- There are also a couple of chapters in
> \"A
> > Moveable Feast\" where Ernie talks about making
> a
> > living in Paris by betting on the horses. Or at
> > least enough to eat.
>
>
> Well, it is 11 years late, but I finally found the
> Hemingway quote.  of course, his quote is way
> better than my attempt.  Love how so so much is
> communicated in so few words.  Here is the link
> --
>
> http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4825/the-
> art-of-fiction-no-21-ernest-hemingway


DRF dope, while not fictitious . . . are naturally subject to considerably-varied interpretations.

[SoCalMan2]

Topcat Wrote:
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> SoCalMan2 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > TGJB Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > SoCal-- There are also a couple of chapters
> in
> > \"A
> > > Moveable Feast\" where Ernie talks about
> making
> > a
> > > living in Paris by betting on the horses. Or
> at
> > > least enough to eat.
> >
> >
> > Well, it is 11 years late, but I finally found
> the
> > Hemingway quote.  of course, his quote is way
> > better than my attempt.  Love how so so much is
> > communicated in so few words.  Here is the link
> > --
> >
> >
> http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4825/the-
>
> > art-of-fiction-no-21-ernest-hemingway
>
>
> DRF dope, while not fictitious . . . are naturally
> subject to considerably-varied interpretations.

The way I look at it, PPs are an art form.  Looking at a great set of PPs is like looking at a thing of beauty.  Human attempt to capture natural real world beauty.  Capable of being both truth and falsity.  Sheets fall in same category,.....ever fell in love with a sheet?

[Al Caught Up]

For what it\'s worth, Hemingway\'s best writing on racing is the early short story \"My Old Man.\" You can find a link to it, if you\'re interested, here: http://cafelitt.ca/down/My%20old%20man.pdf

The story of the real horse it\'s based on, Ksar, who H renames \"Kzar,\" is pretty fascinating--he won back-to-back renewals of the Arc before running badly in the Grand Prix de Paris, a race in which he was likely doped.

Re: DRF, I do find the writing in the charts to represent some pretty good (and unheralded) literary efforts!

[SoCalMan2]

Al Caught Up Wrote:
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> For what it\'s worth, Hemingway\'s best writing on
> racing is the early short story \"My Old Man.\" You
> can find a link to it, if you\'re interested, here:
> http://cafelitt.ca/down/My%20old%20man.pdf
>
> The story of the real horse it\'s based on, Ksar,
> who H renames \"Kzar,\" is pretty fascinating--he
> won back-to-back renewals of the Arc before
> running badly in the Grand Prix de Paris, a race
> in which he was likely doped.
>
> Re: DRF, I do find the writing in the charts to
> represent some pretty good (and unheralded)
> literary efforts!

The chart writer for the DRF for Saratoga was superb!

[Topcat]

SoCalMan2 Wrote:
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> Al Caught Up Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > For what it\'s worth, Hemingway\'s best writing
> on
> > racing is the early short story \"My Old Man.\"
> You
> > can find a link to it, if you\'re interested,
> here:
> > http://cafelitt.ca/down/My%20old%20man.pdf
> >
> > The story of the real horse it\'s based on,
> Ksar,
> > who H renames \"Kzar,\" is pretty fascinating--he
> > won back-to-back renewals of the Arc before
> > running badly in the Grand Prix de Paris, a
> race
> > in which he was likely doped.
> >
> > Re: DRF, I do find the writing in the charts to
> > represent some pretty good (and unheralded)
> > literary efforts!
>
> The chart writer for the DRF for Saratoga was
> superb!


Some hate the NYRA footnotes.   Some like them.   Include me in the latter group.