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Under the wire a full length ahead of Kayak II and two lengths ahead of Whichcee, the patched-up cripple, in his 89th race, had set a new track record (2 min., 1 1/5 sec.) and had added $86,650 to his earnings-to become the biggest money-maker ($437,730) in the history of horse racing. With ear splitting cheers, Seabiscuit took his place alongside Babe Ruth, Bobby Jones, Bill Tilden as one of Sport's immortals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Four Hundred Grand | 3/11/1940 | See Source »

...turf fans crammed into Pimlico's mid-Victorian stands to see if this year's Special would be as dramatic as the first two.† Contenders for the title were William L. Brann's three-year-old Challedon, Charles S. Howard's four-year-old Kayak II and Townsend B. Martin's four-year-old Cravat (famed Johnstown was retired last month because of a mysterious wheeze). Challedon had won eight out of 14 starts this year; Kayak, seven out of nine; and Cravat had finished in the money in eleven out of 15 races...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pimlico Special | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

Last week at Pimlico the fans got their money's worth. After the first furlong Cravat was out of the running: it was Challedon and Kayak. Challedon went into the lead; halfway down the backstretch Kayak caught him, poked his brown nose farther & farther ahead as they streaked along against a backdrop of autumn foliage. As they rounded into the homestretch, Jockey Eddie Arcaro flipped his whip and Challedon began to run like a Halloween hooligan. He inched past Kayak and won going away, a half length in front at the wire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pimlico Special | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...establishment in two other respects: it serves as the first big get-together of the season for two-year-olds; it is the national marketplace for the country's yearlings. Though many turf enthusiasts are looking forward to a possible meeting of Charles S. Howard's sensational Argentine-bred Kayak II, foremost handicap horse of the year, and William Woodward's fleet-footed Johnstown, foremost three-year-old of the year, field glasses at this Saratoga season, like all its predecessors, will focus on the 500 or more two-year-olds making their debut in swank racing society...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scarlet Spots | 8/7/1939 | See Source »

...much as a hello, and tickled her vigorously." When she failed to squeal Reporter Smith quoted a Hollywood report that she was ticklish. Replied Actress Simon: "It depends on who the tickling does." Five years ago, when President Roosevelt reviewed the fleet in New York Harbor, he hired a kayak, reviewed Roosevelt and the fleet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Weather Gagman | 5/1/1939 | See Source »

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