Word: mins
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Only a breakdown could beat the Scotsman now: his nearest competitor, Parnelli Jones, was H min. behind. On the 136th lap, Clark ducked into the pits for the last time waved away a new set of goggles and a glass of water, roared out again in 24.7 sec. His orders were "Take it easy"-and Clark did, throttling back to 150 m.p.h., then 145. At the end, he was 5 mi. ahead...
...Australia's Ron Clarke, 28: the 5,000-meter run in 13 min. 25.8 sec., clipping 7.8 sec. off his own world mark and breaking the three-mile record along the way; at the Compton Invitational track meet in Los Angeles. Clarke stole the limelight from New Zealand's Peter Snell, 26, the world record holder in the mile, who had to run a 55.1-sec. final quarter to edge Oregon's Jim Grelle with both men clocking a fast 3 min. 56.4 sec. The Aussie's great run made it four new world records...
...Pace, Ervin had a scare of a different sort: at the halfway point, a rival ranged up to take the lead. But Bret responded with a burst of speed that carried him across the finish line three-quarters of a length in front. His time for the mile: 1 min. 59 2/5 sec.-a new track record. By comparison, last week's $21,434 Matron Stake at Michigan's Wolverine Raceway was strictly a breeze: ripping through the last 1 mile in 29 sec. flat, Bret whinnied all the way to a six-length victory...
Four times last year, Bret broke the magic 2-min. mark for the mile. He won 24 races and $173,298, became the first two-year-old ever voted Harness Horse of the Year. Owner Downing recently turned down an offer of $850,000 for Bret. "If I took the money," he explained, "I might blow it all on some silly mining stock. Then where would I be?" As it is, the pickings are nothing to complain about. Bret's victory in the Matron Stake was worth $10,717, bringing his winnings so far this year...
...Palm Beach to Grand Bahama Island and back. Driving his latest creation, Maritime, a 32-ft. aluminum hull powered by two supercharged 400-h.p. Daytona engines, Miami Designer Wynne ripped through the churning Gulf Stream at speeds up to 60 m.p.h., crossed the finish line in 3 hr. 41 min. 10 sec. to beat Don Aronow's G08-a deep-V Donzi whose fiberglass hull Wynne also helped design...