Word: belmontized
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...year ago no two horse-racing enthusiasts could agree whether War Admiral or Seabiscuit was the No. 1 thoroughbred of 1937. Temperamental War Admiral, undefeated in eight starts (including the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes), was champion of the three-year-olds and the darling of the tracks because of his spectacular habit of getting in front at the start and staying there. Even-tempered, hardy Seabiscuit, a year older and graduated from the three-year-old class into the more difficult handicap class, was champion of his division (eleven victories in 15 starts), was the No. 1 money...
...Biscuit. Owner Samuel Riddle (who once refused $250,000 for The Admiral) and Owner Charles S. Howard (who bought The Biscuit from the late Ogden Mills for $7,500 two weeks after he was unclaimed for $6,000) finally agreed to a special race on Memorial Day at Belmont Park-for $100,000, winner-take...
Harvard Club of Belmont: John W. Carter, and Phillip A. Smith, of Belmont...
Coach Blaik had his red-hot Big Green work out in the Stadium shortly after Harvard. There was a little photo snatching, and then the boys retired to the Belmont Country Club for the night. The Crimson team will go to Brae Burn for the evening...
...Army team itself. Captain Bill Wood, Army's new head coach, left the Academy yesterday afternoon with his squad of 37 men. As in the case of the late lamented Ithacans, the Cadets will spend the day before the game at the Belmont Country Club...