A real oldie

[46zilzal]

Opened some old boxes and this fell out. Before I was born.

The "sea of color" that late afternoon breezes would pick up through the grandstands is a part of racing I really miss.

[rokitman]

Opened some old boxes and this fell out. Before I was born.

The "sea of color" that late afternoon breezes would pick up through the grandstands is a part of racing I really miss.
Yeah, I liked those old-style tickets much better too :ThmbUp:

[phatbastard]

i liked the feel of the old tickets...what i don't miss is the longer lines ...the time it took to punch out those exacta boxes, part wheels...could you imagine the chaos punching superfectas..pick 3-4-6

[rufus999]

Reminds me of the rush I got the first time I bought a ticket at Roosevelt Raceway back in 19 badaboom.

rufus

[ManeMediaMogul]

The prettiest sound in the world was the rubber stamp hitting the back of a fist full of tickets. Oh how I would love to hear that thump..thump...thump...thump...thump..thump...thum p...again!:cool:

[jognlope]

That is nice, would frame it or something. I love the old printing styles, the engraved look.

[HUSKER55]

Thanks for the post 46. I think that is great. I agree with the others. Frame that and if nothing else enjoy it for yourself everyday.

:)

[JPinMaryland]

you bet on a cow?

[Kelso]

you bet on a cow?


I suspect you've hit on why the ticket wasn't cashed. :D

[tupper]

My dad had a couple of collages made from betting tickets, programs and admission tickets.

Here's one from Evangeline Downs from 1969:

http://marks.org/downloads/ticket_collage.jpg


Here's a closer look:

http://marks.org/downloads/ticket_collage_detail.jpg


If anyone is interested in having one of these, just pay the shipping, and it's yours!

[Doc]

I love the color and feel of those old tickets, too. Another sea of color that I miss fluttering past on the breeze are the old tout sheets - Jack's Little Green Card, Tab, etc. There was an orange one that I can't remember the name of. Used to love how, at Monmouth, you could find piles of them as you were leaving, right where the flagpole is.

Doc

[46zilzal]

Tip sheet cards: Stable Boy, Bob's and many others

[phatbastard]

Lawton was Orange sheet

[JPinMaryland]

You could put that collage on e bay, but if it's a labor of love then go for it...

[Fingal]

In the 90's, long after they had gone to those thermal things, I was walking in to Santa Anita one morning & found one of those red $5 tickets in the parking lot.

Where it came from I have no idea. :confused:

[46zilzal]

There are such a wide variety of totes it is amazing. When I wrote an article about wagering tickets for a Canadian T-bred magazine, I contacted American Totalisator and they sent me test sets of some of what I call "yardstick" totes: long trifecta, superperfecta key totes that were about as wide as a old Daily Double "stubbie" but about 6 inches long. Yellow, pink, green brown with the track name a race code on each in different colored ink.