What: Betting the quiniela at the dogtrack
Where: Derby Lanes
Must-Do? Says Who? The old list; mild curiosity
Casualties: $4 betting on USS Firestorm to place and Miss Tiff to win
Notable Quotable: "Those dogs seem awfully unhappy."
The dogs howled; the trainers unmuzzled 'em and jogged off; the mechanical rabbit came bounding 'round the track; the dogs howled some more; the gates flew open; the wretched dogs tore after the rabbit; the plump & sleepy humans watched from the bar, pausing between cigarette drags to spot their dog in the fray.
This article appears in Aug 1-7, 2007.