Word: becher
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Americans owned eleven of the horses which made the first charge. Among them was the favorite, Easter Hero, 9 to 1, from the stable of John Hay ("Jock") Whitney. Easter Hero carried 175 pounds. Shortly after the start he swung gracefully into the lead. Over Becher's Brook, over Valentine's Brook, around the treacherous canal turn he swung, taking the leaps with daring ease. On and on to what seemed to be sure victory. But the turf was soggy from two days of rain. The field crept closer and closer. At the last hedge but one, Easter...
FOOTNOTE>*Drawn by Artist Paul Brown after studies from the life at Becher's Brook...
...Leslte Becher Osborne '29, of Guatemala, City, Guatemala, was appointed Manager of the Cross Country Team, and John Garpett Whitham '29 of Lawrence, was made Manager of the Interscholastic Track Meet...