Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 40 · column 2 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
Champ
From Page 23 lose them to claims and things. 1 prefer to ride them, anyway.”
So since 1979, Aitcheson has continued galloping in the mornings. He rode a few races in ’79 and ’80, and then made a brief comeback in 1990 for the 40th anniversary of Racing’s Hall of Fame. “I was inducted in 1978,” he said. “And I wanted to ride in [a sixth decade.] 1 really do plan to ride in the 50th anniversary year of the Hall of Fame.” For a 72-yearold Joe Aitcheson to ride in the year 2000 would be a record certain not to fall.
His riding standard is not immediately in jeopardy, but active steeplechase jockey Jeff Teter has his eye on the 440 mark. “Tell Joe I’m getting close to him,” Teter was overheard telling trainer Tim Keefe last fall when Teter won his 200th race. “You tell Teter to call me after his second 200. Then we’ll talk,” was Aitcheson’s laughing reply.
Life After Forty
Aitcheson currently spends the mornings at the track, galloping and working horses. Afternoons are reserved for his personal life, much of which is spent nurturing his 8-year-old grandson Jake. “He plays on the school soccer team,” Aitcheson beamed with the pure
It
93.8%