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August 7, 1927

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NASSAK EASILY WINS U.S. HOTEL STAKES; Quoted at 5-2, Rancocas Entry Scores 3-Length Victory Over Sun Edwin. TRIUMPH WORTH $13,250 Out in Front From Start, L. Fator Dominates Field of 13 in Fast Time of 1:12 2-5. BROWN BUD TAKES MILLER Leads Valorous Home by Four Lengths -- American Legion Handicap Captured by Cheops. NASSAK EASILY WINS U.S. HOTEL STAKES

By Henry R. Ilsley.special To the New York Times.by Henry R. Ilsley

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Aug. 6. -- Nassak, bearing Laverne Fator in the green-trimmed white silks of the Rancocas Stable, this afternoon added his name to the long and notable list of two-year-olds that have won the United States Hotel Stakes. The chestnut son of John P. Grier and Ethel D., carrying 115 pounds, ran a slashing race to beat Willis Sharpe Kilmer's crack colt Sun Edwin by three lengths.

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ENGLAND EYES OUR PROSPERITY; Mr. Barker Offers the British a Choice of Imitation or Downfall AMERICA'S SECRET. The Causes of Her Economic Success. By J. Ellis Barker. London: John Murray. England Eyes Our Prosperity

By T.r. Ybarra

UNLESS England Americanizes her methods, England and the British Empire will become appendage to the United States." With these words, calculated to rob Britons of their sleep, Mr. Barker concludes four hundred pages, packed with statistics and bristling with warnings to his fellow-countrymen.

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HITCHCOCK QUARTET WINS IN LAST PERIOD; His Foul Shot, One of 5 Goals, and Guest's Drive Down Whites at Westbury, 8-6. STEVENSON RISES TO GAME Plays Improved Polo in Spots in Test Match -- Guest Below Form for Blues -- Losers Tie in 7th. HITCHCOCK QUARTET WINS IN LAST PERIOD

By Robert F. Kelley.special To the New York Times.by Robert F. Kelley

WESTBURY, L.I., Aug. 6. -- The same Blue team of candidates which won such a clean-cut and brilliant victory over a White team here last Saturday scored another one today in the latest of the United States polo trial test matches.

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Notable Births

Edwin Edwards

1927Edwin Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 50th Governor of Louisiana (died 2021)[†]

Edwin Washington Edwards was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1972 and as the 50th governor of Louisiana for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he served twice as many elected terms as any other Louisiana chief executive. He served a total of almost 16 years in gubernatorial office, which at 5,784 days is the sixth-longest such tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history.

Historical Events

Peace Bridge

1927The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.[†]

The Peace Bridge is an international bridge over the Niagara River between Canada and the United States, located just north of the river's source at the east end of Lake Erie about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) upriver of Niagara Falls. It connects Buffalo, New York, in the United States to Fort Erie, Ontario, in Canada. It is operated and maintained by the bi-national Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.