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...impeccable and their plumbing imponderable, how they drive too fast and have those jaunty bosoms. You imagine Mayle making his checklist of the bits of Provencal color to be sprinkled around the story. Old men playing boules in the village square. Check. Fragrant disks of goat cheese wrapped in chestnut leaves. Check. Funny Englishman mangling the French tongue. Check. You have to admire his tireless attention to food and drink, to cassoulets "humming with the promise of cholesterol." After all, this is the man who spent a good part of Encore Provence searching for the perfect corkscrew. But while...
Smarty Jones has seized the hearts, and wallets, of sports fans across America. The Preakness Stakes, which the chestnut colt from Philly won by 11.5 lengths, carried a record $59 million handle, or betting pool, and experts predict a $110 million handle, another record, for the June 5 Belmont Stakes day. Smarty's quest for the first Triple Crown since 1978 is sure to draw casual fans to the betting windows--but don't go into the event with blinders on. Some tips on how to enjoy the race while playing it safe...
When it was time to march to the gate, Smarty, a deep liver chestnut standing at a modest 15 hands 3 in., was dwarfed by some of the big battleship horses he would be racing against. But starting from the six spot in a 10-horse field, jockey Stewart Elliott, 39, ran a smart race that belied the horse's size...
...Teddy E. Chestnut ’06, Government Concentrator
...mail sent to bill co-sponsor Teddy E. Chestnut ’06 and acquired by The Crimson, a financial aid officer writes that a mandatory fee will become part of the cost of attendance and thus, eligible as part of a student’s financial aid package...