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Equipoise went on to become one of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time and the second largest money-winner in history. Four years in a row C. V. Whitney - called "Sonny" in sports headlines to distinguish him from his equally horsy first cousin, John Hay ("Jock") Whitney - won more prize money than any other owner in the country. But maintaining a racing establishment is expensive business. In 1926, when Trainer Jimmy Rowe was complimented on a $407,139 Whitney season, Rowe said: "Yes, Mr. Whitney had a pretty good year. I don't think his stable cost him more...
...distinguish him from X. If X is guilty of both these deeds, we beg Y to come around to the Houses early some morning, say noon, so that we may apologize), after having registered Friday, approached the information desk in University Hall and asked where he might find the Dean to obtain permission to leave College until classes began...
Pulling his leg again? Well, the Vagabond would fix that. He would himself talk in riddles. So, "Freshmen," he replied, "are future alumni. They are students in their first year, who are called Freshmen to distinguish them from the other future alumni, the students who have already attended college for a year or more...
...other hand there exists at Harvard none of the special caps or paraphernalia which are used to distinguish Freshmen at some institutions of learning. Harvard, as the Freshmen will soon find, is the very antithesis of "Collegiatism" and "Rah-rath...
...They could withstand 58 units of light, whereas women could withstand only 55.1, and could recover in 5.55 sec. from glare which blinded women for 7.47 sec. Other tests indicated that men generally have quicker reactions, better hearing, better concentration when at the wheel, although women drive more slowly, distinguish colors better, have better vision from the corner of the eye. Quipped Safety Director Burton W. Marsh, who conducted the tests: "The ladies may not find it tactful to cite that men have higher blood pressure, because the men might say it's caused by women drivers...