{"id":6294,"date":"2014-04-18T11:27:28","date_gmt":"2014-04-18T18:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=6294"},"modified":"2014-04-18T11:30:39","modified_gmt":"2014-04-18T18:30:39","slug":"first-post-friday-april-18-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2014\/04\/18\/first-post-friday-april-18-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Friday, April 18, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Böcklin: The Isle of the Dead<\/i> — Cf. Ocean Rain<\/i> album cover<\/p><\/div>\n

Good Friday now. Here’s a story. <\/p>\n

When you go to a residential secondary school run by the Presbyterians, those austere and emotionless Scots, you are bound to run into instructors like this one…<\/p>\n

He was a WWII Vet, true WASP. It wasn’t a Pop Quiz, oh no. It was always a JAP QUIZ. JAP. In fact, this teacher in question had a little wooden flagpole, maybe eight inches high, and whenever it was time for a JAP QUIZ, he would pull out his little flagpole and draw on a string attached to the flagpole and that would hoist up a little Imperial Japanese flag, you know, the one with the red beams waving wildly from the central red ball of symbolic sun. <\/p>\n

And this was in the days when Lawrenceville’s all-male student-body composition was nudging toward 20 percent Asian! <\/p>\n

After he had hoisted this little Imperial Japanese flag to the full height of this little wooden flagpole, he would raise his right hand to his forehead and make a tight-lipped salute. ‘Gentlemen, pull out a blank sheet of paper!’<\/p>\n

So now that we have already established this Pilgrim American’s bona fides<\/em>, we can now elaborate on one of his better stories, for certainly he was spending much time telling stories. <\/p>\n

It was a Good Friday, sometime in the early-1980s. During the spring term, we were reading variously between the New Testament and A Tale of Two Cities<\/em> in Second Form English class. And out came the story.<\/p>\n

‘You know, back in the 1960s the Pope finally issued an edict that the Jews were in no way responsible for crucifying Jesus.’<\/p>\n

He continued: ‘This brings to mind a joke. Two guys were walking down the street in New York City, two Jewish guys, and one of the Jewish guys stops the other guy and says, “Hey, did you know the Pope cleared us of killing Jesus?” And the other guy says, “No. Wow. Who do you think did it, then?” And the first guy goes, “I don’t know. Maybe the Puerto Ricans?” ’<\/p>\n

Allah bless the Puerto Ricans. Allah bless us all.<\/p>\n

To all the faithful, a solemn Good Friday. We don’t observe any longer, but as the boys in the Pavement band are fond of singing, ‘You can never quarantine the past.’<\/p>\n

Free<\/a> ones<\/strong>: Rundown…<\/p>\n

Aqueduct<\/strong> 2
\nGulf<\/strong> 8<\/em><\/p>\n

Pay-side<\/strong>: Today…<\/p>\n

Golden Gate<\/strong> 1
\nHawthorne<\/strong> 4, 7
\nKeeneland<\/strong> 1, 2, 7, 8<\/em>, 10<\/em>
\nLone Star<\/strong> 2, 3, 6, 7<\/em>, 9<\/em>
\nPimlico<\/strong> 3<\/em>, 7<\/em>
\nTampa<\/strong> 3, 5, 8<\/em><\/p>\n

Today’s Stakes Pageantry<\/strong>: Uh-oh. #10 Emollient<\/strong> is one of ’em Triple Threat Horseys in Kee 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Yesterday’s Activity<\/strong>: As always, Welcome to The Home of The Runner-Up Finish, this time almost led by sole-touted The Camden Comet in Pim 9.<\/p>\n

The Camden Comet, 15-1 on the morning line and 18-1 when the bell rang, was competitive on your conventional V6 Betting Line, Fair Odds of 3½-1 in a contentious probability array. As well, The Camden Comet had the second-best LifeLiner Speed Column Analysis rating. <\/p>\n

The Camden Comet ran with honour, finishing second of seven, 2¾ behind the even-money winner. That winner was the top of the Betting Line and top of the LifeLiner Speed Column Analysis, so your saver perfecta was in play, at $40-even.<\/p>\n

Now, it’s always good to tout two horseys in a race, match them up in a Bonkers Exacta Box and have that Box come out correctly for a good payoff. Hey, we’re human, too. We like to succeed every now and again. Kindly forgive us. On Good Friday, redemption is possible. <\/p>\n

So it was last night in Lone Star Race 4. Granted, we do not have many complimentary things to say about Tejas (Tejas!), especially since the Pope still has not cleared the City of Dallas for killing the only Roman Catholic U.S. President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. If the Pope is not willing to grant clemency to Tejas, we will swear allegiance to that infallible disposition. Tejas!<\/p>\n

Back to Lone Star Race 4. Top-touted Sinners Band ran second at 9-1. Bonkersmate Thezimman won at 11-1, paying $25.80 up top. The cold-puncher’s exacta paid $324.40, 11-1 over 9-1 in an 11-horse field. Winner The Zimman rallied to his complete LifeLiner array, too: 60-61-81. <\/p>\n

As well, the third-place finisher ran to his complete array: 99-99-88, not quite staying the course, beaten a dirty neck for it all. All three trifecta finishers were LifeLiner Speed Column-approved, and the triactor returned $1,774, for $2.<\/p>\n

Later at the Lone Star, Bonkersmate Early Hot Water, 13-1 in real life from a morning line of 8-1, ran second to the 17-10 fave. Those two were the only LifeLiner Speed Column-sanctioned runners in the 10-horse field, and the default-saver exactor was $49.80.<\/p>\n

Finally, a King of the NetCapper Bulliesz finale, with First Bonkersmate Blue Stage winning at a bet-down $10.20.<\/p>\n

WMF Report<\/strong>: <\/p>\n

Early<\/em>
\nAqueduct<\/strong> 6f
\nChas. Town<\/strong> 4½f, 6½f, 7f
\nEvangeilne<\/strong> 6f
\nGulf<\/strong> 6f
\nLos Alamitos<\/strong> 4½f
\nPennNat<\/strong> 6f
\nTampa<\/strong> 6f<\/p>\n

Nocturnal Submission<\/strong>: Sifting through the wreckage…<\/p>\n

Thank you. Best wishes. Goodbye. Take care now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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