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Show Pony Express Days Feature Top Horse Racing In Ely, Nev. Plan now to enjoy the 12th annual Pony Express race meet in Ely, Nevada the last two weekends in August. Thrill to four big days of thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. Ten races each day, including seven feature races, offers boundless bound-less excitement surrounded by unlimited Nevada fun and western hospitality. The finest hotels and motels are available and, of course, Nevada's unique casinos are available around the clock! Parimutuel betting, featuring fea-turing the convenience of the United Totalizer system, is available. Quenella betting is offered in most races and a daily double wagering is open to the race fan each day. You can watch your favorite win, place, or show in the popular Great Basin Futurity or Great Basin Derby with the finest two and three - year old thoroughbreds thorough-breds from the Rocky Mountain Moun-tain area entered. You will thrill as the excitement mounts in the ever popular Nevada Governor's handicap which features the finest distance dis-tance thoroughbreds of the Inter -mountain arena. The Governor will be on hand to present the winners blanket. One of the best 440 yard straight -a -ways guarantees exciting dashes for the eight quarter horse races of the meet. Races and conditions are written to suit the thoroughbreds thorough-breds and quarter horses on the grounds which assures the fans of exciting races. With a $400 minimum purse for any race and $1,000 or more offered for the feature races, an attractive race meet is assured! So, come to Ely in August, buy a parimutuel ticket, pick up a delicious hamburger of hot dog with the beverage of your choice and watch the race from a comfortable covered grandstand. Then, before, and after the races, enjoy the fine foods prepared in the local restaurants. When your appetite has been satisfied, enjoy the fun sports and other attractions of White Pine. Try the 1974 Pony Express Days in the true flavor of the west, you'll be glad you did. If you wish further information in-formation regarding a fun weekend in Ely, Nevada during the races August 17-18 or 24-2 B contact the ; White Pine Chamber of Com- ! merce office there. j i j |