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Word: middlin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...annual U.S. harness-racing classic, the Hambletonian (TIME, Aug. 23, 1943), was also held last week, at Goshen, N.Y. As usual, a sign hung in front of the county jail reading: "Welcome Horsemen." The race brought out what the black-dirt farmers of Orange County called a "middlin' crop of three-year-olds." The favorite was Yankee Maid, owned by Arch L. Derby of Wichita, Kans., first horse from west of the Mississippi ever to win the event. She won as expected. Her fastest time over the mile course...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Derby on the Delta | 8/21/1944 | See Source »

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