European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday april 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7jockey fights a Rosie Ruiz tag before hearing Mew Orleans apr the Louisiana racing commission is trying to determine if jockey Sylvester Carmouche is the Rosie Ruiz of thoroughbred racing stealing a race in dense fog at Delta Downs three months ago. Ruiz was stripped of her Victory in the 1980 Boston Marathon after it was determined she had run Only the last mile of the 26-mile, 385-Yard race. At Delta Downs horses in one mile races Start on a Straightaway then make a Complete circuit of the Oval course with the finish line in the Middle of one of the ovals Long sides. Carmouche is accused of coming out of the Chute on Long shot Landing officer stopping where the Straightaway joins the Oval and waiting in thick fog while the other eight horses made the circuit then striking out for the finish line. Landing officer at 23-to-l, finished 24 lengths in front and 1.2 seconds off the track record for a mile race. A we did no to have a horse win by that much the whole season a said Steve Nix spokesman for the track at Vinton la., in the states southwestern Corner. A the ainu to made the course a said jockey Joe Calais who was first to Lodge a complaint after the Jan. 11 race. The horse showed no signs of having run such a grueling race on a wet track said veterinarian James Broussard. A the horse was clean. The leggings were clean and the respiration was nearly Normal a Broussard said. Track stewards stripped Landing officer of the Victory and suspended Carmouche for the remaining two months of the Delta Downs season plus 10 Days. Carmouche says he is innocent and that Landing officer just picked that night to run the race of its life. Nix said Carmouche had an excellent reputation going into the race. The state racing commission began hearings on the matter three weeks ago heard some testimony then recessed until wednesday after videotapes of the race proved almost useless. The fog made horses and riders almost invisible. But several of the 10 commissioners said that in the first turn they could count Only eight horses in a nine horse Field. A we get pretty heavy fog two or three times a year a mostly in the Winter a but that was the worst it s been a Nix said. A a they la go ahead and run the races in the fog unless the jockeys say its too foggy to be  Carmouche said that if he and Landing officer Don t show up on the videotape its because his horse broke wide out of the Gate and they were All alone on the outside of the pack. Another jockey in the race Gerard Mclancon told the commission he was running near the head of the pack on hit the Hammer and never was passed by Landing officer. A it was the Middle of the last turn when i saw him first a said Melancon. A the Wasny to in full run when i spotted  about 20 More witnesses Are expected to testify when the hearing resumes. . Gas prices Rise seasonally Survey shows los Angeles apr gasoline prices made a seasonal Rise Over the past two weeks increasing 2.35 cents a gallon on average As Spring vacation Drivers took to the Road concluded a Survey released sunday. The Lundberg Survey of 13,000 Gas stations nationwide completed Friday put the National average Price for a gallon of Gas at $1.1331. The amount includes All grades of Gas types of service and All taxes. Price increases were in particular higher in the Midwest said Survey director Trilby Lundberg. She suggested that higher freight and distribution costs to the Midwest May have resulted in the Price increases with retailers already in a margin Pinch from increased wholesale prices which were immediately passed to customers. The average wholesale posting for a gallon of Gas not including rebates and other Price Breaks was 75.35 cents a gallon for the same two week period a 3.5-cent increase Over the last Survey she said. The Lundberg Survey average prices a self service stations regular unleaded $1.0153 per gallon Premium unleaded $1.1877 regular leaded $1.0058. A full service stations regular unleaded $1.2947 cents a gallon Premium unleaded $1.4293 regular leaded $1.2842. Brad Bauer 19, of san Diego awaits Rescue after his hang glider became caught on 115,000-Volt electrical lines All Hung up in the devils Canyon area of san Bernardino Calif., on sunday. Bauer suffered Burns on his legs and lower Torso. It was Bauers first time hang gliding in the san Bernardino area and he was unaware of the  of Liberace estate brings in $300,000 Palm Springs Calif. Apr a Mink bed up fed be it and trimmed with Mink tails sold for $9,900 sunday As More than 2,000 items from entertainer Liberace a estate went up for auction. The late flamboyant pianists trademark candelabra Silver and a Stem Way grand piano were among the  and artwork sold from a the Cloisters his Rahn Springs estate an auction spokeswoman said. The Sale raised $300,000, with proceeds benefiting the Liberace foundation for the performing and creative arts which provides scholarships to students of the arts. The auction Overall was a terrific Success a said Laura Smissaert spokeswoman for Butterfield amp Butterfield which conducted the Sale. A we had standing room Only crowds and made a considerable amount of Money for the Liberace  about 800 people attended with More than 500 registered to bid Smissaert said. The auctions highest bid was for a 1977 Auburn supercharged a boat Tail speedster painted Crimson with a Gold coach lining. The automobile with an Interior trimmed in Burgundy leather has a Lincoln engine but holds Only one gallon of gasoline. The car which went for $18,700, was used in Liberace a Las vegas stage act and the Small Gas tank was a safety requirement Smissaert said. The Black Mink Bedspread s silk lining bears the Liberace logo a stylized cursive a and is Large enough for a King size bed Smissaert said. The White and Gold Steinway grand piano which went for $17,000, More than twice its estimated Price was one of the other lavish items sold she said. A collection of 30 toy cars Given to lib crack by fans sold for $800, and a brass bed went for $3,850. While the items from the estate were luxurious Smissaert said the furnishings were As functional As they were grand. A this was his favorite Home and therefore not As outrageous a she said. A anybody who walked through the House got a sense that it was a very liable  the mansion which Liberace purchased in 1967, was dubbed the Cloisters because of its Walls and alcoves. The property was sold after the entertainers death in 1987,Disney dwarfs drawing Boos from Burbank folks this week a huge veil comes Down at the new corporate Headquarters to reveal  _ Many Resi Wanh to s Espy neighbourhoods near the. Wait Disney co. Are Grumpy about towering 19-foot tall Quot renderings of Happy Grum ant in a t0. Arms new Headquarters by sleepy Sneezy Dopey bashful and a they re not bashful about saying so. Doc perched on the third Story. The stat a obviously Disney always does things us appear to hold up the fifth Story roof. May it a flair for the dramatic a Alan Epstein vice president of Disney Ninni Yander Boight a Burbank plan development corp., and Burbanks City note tuber a but in a afraid its to planner Rick Pruetz said the building y out of scale for the  conforms strictly to City codes so no Public hearings were held on the design. That a a pity said Vanderborght an architect who lives nearby. A it gives a whole new meaning to the word Dwarf a he said. A stretch dwarfs. We re going to be known As the City of the huge  abutting the sprawling Burbank lot on two sides Are quiet residential neighbourhoods where neat bungalows sit on tree lined streets. Yards sport neatly trimmed Hedges Barbecue grills and pools. Founder Wall Disney allowed no identification of the company on the studio property. The studio Gale carried Only a Small plaque identifying the nature of the Enterprise inside. A Walt did t want tourists popping in to interfere with production a said an employee