tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post453130632731367093..comments2024-02-23T02:16:25.447-08:00Comments on Mary Forney's Blog: Rich History and Current Interest Surround Sunday's Las Cienegas HandicapMary Forney's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14327988361589793020noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-14223901253447517342009-04-11T16:17:00.000-07:002009-04-11T16:17:00.000-07:00More recently, residents of L.A. have taken to cal...More recently, residents of L.A. have taken to calling the pass The Butt Crack, as it resembles... more than it does a scissors, and the traffic through it is a pain in the...zraceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634464343484248190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-58286357900221354292009-04-10T13:20:00.000-07:002009-04-10T13:20:00.000-07:00Sally, I asked Nancy Wallen, who has worked in the...Sally, I asked Nancy Wallen, who has worked in the racing office for many years. She said they were more than likely named by the early racing secretaries -- Webb Everett and Carleton Burke. She remembers Mr. Eilken (a later racing secretary) having a map of all the California land grants that was passed down to him by the earlier secretaries. More than likely, the naming was originally done at the direction of Doc Strub.Mary Forney's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14327988361589793020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934167006275624061.post-14932572815033828722009-04-10T05:48:00.000-07:002009-04-10T05:48:00.000-07:00Your history posts are really interesting. Who wa...Your history posts are really interesting. Who was responsible for naming these stakes originally?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874162149979602139noreply@blogger.com