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Whirlaway wins the triple crown...
Whirlaway wins the triple crown...
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June 08, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1941
* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Belmont Stakes win (3rd & final win)
* Triple crown winner
This 100+ page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "WHIRLAWAY, 1 TO 4, WINS BELMONT STAKES BY 3 LENGTHS" with subheads and related photo. This was the 3rd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse to clinch the triple crown of horse racing. Nice to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise nice.
wikipedia notes: Whirlaway (April 2, 1938 - April 6, 1953) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse.
The chestnut horse was sired by English Derby winner Blenheim II, out of the broodmare Dustwhirl. Whirlaway was bred at Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
On his bare record, Whirlaway was a very good horse but not great because he lost nearly half his races. However, the qualities that made Whirlaway great and that endeared him to the racing public were not those of consistency but of great ability combined with a wayward streak. Jimmy Jones, son of the colt's trainer, recalled that "Whirlaway was a creature of habit. You had to create habits for him. So we created the habits we wanted him to do."
Category: The 20th Century
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