Anyone remember a contest in the 60s to win a Derby horse?

[KBEquine]

There was a topic months ago on this . . .

I remember as a kid trying to talk my Dad into changing from "Half and Half" pipe tobacco (never thought to ask him "Half what?") to Kentucky Club, so I could send in the box tops & try to win a Derby horse. (At least as a kid, I thought that's what the contest was about - I maybe didn't read the rules closely).

Anyhow, I was cruising eBay today and saw this ad:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... NA:US:1123

If he'd have only smoked the right stuff, with a little luck, I could have had a Derby horse . . .

[LB]

I remember that! I was always making up names--they were terrible, I was like 6 or so--and making my father submit them. I was sooo disappointed when I didn't win.

[Shammy Davis]

Go down the list of this link to 1964.

http://www.vintage-ads.com/?Category=9

[mini's mom]

I can remember that there was a contest sponsored by kentucky club brand of pipe tobacco

you had to send in a box top with name - I like everyone submitted plenty of them but was so disppointed when I did not win a Kentucky Derby Horse -

my father did not smoke pipe tobacco so I had to buy it myself (or have an older kid buy it for me) - I threw out the tobacco & sent in the wrapper with the infomration on the inside - I waited for the deadline to pass & then there was no mail from the contest - what a sad day that was!!!

minis mom