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...word, what happened to us. Just a minute. It seems that out handicap meant we start fifteen minutes after the rest. Absurd. We're good, but not that good...

Author: By Robert H. Sand, | Title: A Veteran's Guide to the Big Race | 5/2/1956 | See Source »

...just been informed that we have a handicap of minus fifteen. I don't know what this means yet so I'll keep limbering...

Author: By Robert H. Sand, | Title: A Veteran's Guide to the Big Race | 5/2/1956 | See Source »

...Running under top weight of 130 Ibs. and held so snugly by Jockey Willie Shoemaker that he galloped most of the race with his head twisted sideways, Rex Ellsworth's great chestnut colt Swaps breezed home to win the Broward Handicap at Florida's Gulfstream Park by 2lengths, set a world's record (1:39.6) for the one-mile 70-yd. distance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, Apr. 23, 1956 | 4/23/1956 | See Source »

...calm, friendly man with a reputation for an even temper, eager Engineer Murphree lives quietly with his wife in suburban Summit. N.J. He relaxes by listening to records on a hi-fi set he assembled and installed himself, and by playing 16-handicap golf. Fellow golfers say he could trim strokes off his score if he would only quit experimenting with new theories on how to improve his game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Man of Missiles | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

Another of the Fogg's unique responsibilities is its collection of Oriental Art, by far the best in this country. There still is a great deal that might be done here, but once again the staff shortage is a serious handicap...

Author: By Charles Steedman, | Title: Inflation, Increased Interest in Art Put Squeeze on Museum Program | 3/27/1956 | See Source »

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