Word: mins
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...England's Lord Stalbridge, it was the race of his young life. In his first start over the toughest steeplechase course in the world (4½ miles), he had posted the second fastest time in its history, only one-fifth of a second slower than the record (9 min., 20| sec.) set by Golden Miller in 1934. "It was like riding in a wheel chair," said Jockey Marvin Jones, a 20-year-old Welshman who had never seen the awesome Aintree course before, had been given 48 hours leave from his duties in the Royal Air Force to ride...
...Chunky Gregory Rice of South Bend, Ind., loping around to the tune of Notre Dame's Victory March: a two-mile race, headliner of New York's Knights of Columbus track meet; in 8 min., 56.2 sec., breaking the world's indoor record by almost two seconds; before 16,000 spectators; at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. Hailed as America's No. 1 distance runner, Notre Darner Rice, who also set a new world's indoor record for three miles (13:55.9) three weeks ago, will be matched next fortnight against famed Finn Taisto...
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...
...Long-striding Charles ("Chuck") Fenske: the Baxter Mile, feature race of the New York Athletic Club Games; in 4 min., 07.4 sec., equaling the fastest time ever recorded for a competitive mile indoors; at Manhattan's Madison Square Garden. It was Fenske's second 4.07.4 mile this season, his fifth successive victory over the nation's top milers, including Glenn Cunningham...
...Heel-&-Toe-Stepping A. J. Stubbs: the mile walking championship of New South Wales; in 6 min., 15⅓ sec.; setting a new world's walking record for a mile; at Sydney. Previous record...