Word: finished
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...where it goes faster. But at the race track a man can get his money's worth. Tourist trimming stops at the gate. Whatever the weather, there is the bright sight of the silks rounding the turn and the convert-making thunder of thoroughbreds in a charge for the finish. There is also the base and altogether beautiful possibility of swift financial gain. A few hours spent studying past performances, a few dollars wagered wisely are said by some amateur gerontologists to be as healthful as fresh air and sunshine...
...light is next deflected by a synthetic-wood barrier-to the side walls of the gallery below, passing through ceiling panels of glass wool sandwiched between sheets of glass to diffuse it evenly over the pictures. Artificial light concealed above the translucent ceiling panels supplements the natural light. To finish off the galleries, now filled with a steady, shadowless illumination, the floors were paved with contrasting Carrara marble (in the Titian Room) or left with plain, unwaxed brick...
...Crimson will send to Hanover "the strongest downhill and slalom teams in the history of Harvard," according to Arkley. Both he and Stephenson were confident that Harvard would better last year's poor eighth place finish...
...LaBine's goal-mouth rebound shot with one second to play pulled Boston into a 3-3 National League tie with Toronto yesterday at the Garden. It was the second dramatic finish for the Bruins in two days...
Cousy tallied 27 points, Bill Sharman 25 and Ramsey 24 but it took a great surge near the finish to pull it out and keep Boston's unbeaten home court record for the season intact...