by Hal Erickson
synopsis
In this comic episode, Adam and Hoss Cartwright want to enter their newly purchased thoroughbred in the Virginia City Sweepstakes. Alas, Hoss loses the horse in a card game, and now must move heaven and earth to win the nag back. Complication piles upon complication, culminating in a wild racetrack finish wherein Little Joe is pressed into service as a jockey. The supporting cast is filled to overflowing with such familiar character actors as William Demarest, Ellen Corby, and Percy Helton. Written by Alex Sharp, "The Hayburner" was originally telecast on February 17, 1963.
