Word: finished
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Before flood workers could finish their job, an earthquake struck another part of the island, killing 16, leaving thousands homeless in southern Formosa...
...roostertail of spray soaring 50 ft. into the air, Stead seemed headed for certain victory when he spun off the course on the seventh lap. Stead wrestled Maverick back into the race, but could finish only fourth as Muncey brought Miss Thriftway home in front. But Stead was saved by the movie camera. Films of the start showed that Miss Spokane, which finished third, had crossed the line ahead of the gun. With Miss Spokane disqualified, Stead and Maverick took over third place, tied Muncey in total points, snatched the Gold Cup by a fractional advantage in average speed...
...comes whooping and whipping out of the starting gate, a pale-faced kid who fights for the lead right at the start so that no challenger will spoil his view of the pot of gold waiting at the finish line. His body high and forward, weight over the horse's withers, boots in two of the shortest stirrups in racing, he is a jockey in a hurry. He is strong enough to ride all afternoon, and he applies the measure of cold cash, not sentiment, to his work. Shrugs Jockey Bob Ussery (rhymes with fussery): "If I ride...
Ussery has salted away $100,000 in blue chip stocks, has earned more than $100,000 this year. At Saratoga last week, Ussery hunted for a winner so zealously that he rode in ten out of 14 races before finally crossing the finish line in front. Sums up Arcaro: "He's a hungry...
...model that has an exterior of aluminum, including roof, doors, window frames and exterior trim. He paints his aluminum houses with the same shiny baked enamel used on automobiles. (it lasts three or four times longer than ordinary house paints), this year will use a flat, baked Lucite finish especially developed for him by Du Pont. Says he: "Our 1960 aluminum house is the greatest technical advance in housing in 100 years...