Word: luck
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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This time Lord Mildmay looked for better luck. Before he climbed up on Cromwell at Aintree last week, he said, "I am full of confidence." But confidence soon left the Mildmay rooters in the crowd of 300,000 who jammed the 4½-mi. steeplechase course. As the field of 43 thundered over the first hazardous jumps, the long-legged Lord let three outsiders steal a long lead on the favorite. He seemed to be concentrating on getting safely, rather than quickly, over the jumps. It was hard to cavil at this: 32 of the 43 horses failed to finish...
...next two weeks the sun stays out long enough to allow plenty of outdoor work the Crimson may very well repeat last season's success, despite the loss of its stars. "We've got plenty to mean about," Barnaby says, "but with a little good luck on the weather we, should have a good season. On paper we're weak, but we've such a spirited, hardworking squad that out of it something's bound to come...
About 25,000 years ago, some cave-men decided it had supernatural powers. They were-hunting horses that afternoon so they scratched a picture of a horse on the pebble for good luck...
Tech gets a second chance at the Crimson (or vice versa) in the Compton Cup races the following week, when Princeton and Rutgers also try their luck. Bolles considers both New Jersey schools "southern crews," and this year, at least, he's perfectly justified. The balmy winter permitted both to row outside all season, which gives them a tremendous jump on their northern foes...
...murderous couple's luck had run out; suspicious neighbors called the cops. At week's end, Ray and Martha, having told their brutal story, were waiting to see whether they would be tried in Michigan, where the maximum penalty is a life sentence, or would be extradited to New York to face the electric chair. Blubbered Martha: "I love him." Said sly little Ray: "I'm kind. I'm really kind at heart. But they should kill that woman...