Word: pace
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only other time they met, in the Sysonby Mile at Belmont Park, Capot matched Coaltown's blazing pace stride for stride for ⅞ of a mile until the 1-to-10 favorite cracked. Most bettors thought it was a fluke; Coaltown had set a new world record for the mile, had tied the 1⅛-and 1¼-mile records. But many horsemen suspected that John Gaver, Capot's trainer, had discovered Coaltown's weakness: a horse that could stay with him could beat...
...days in the Roosevelt campaign, Curley led a pace that that would have buried two men; he covered 23 states and made 141 speeches. For all this, Roosevelt promised him a cabinet position--probably Secretary of the Navy. However, when the tome came for the appointments Roosevelt changed his mind, offering Curley the ambassadorship to Rome in place of the cabinet job. Once more, Curley accepted but Roosevelt backed down; finally, the President asked Curley if he would accept the position of ambassador to Poland. Apparently,, Roosevelt was not going to make the mistake Curley had made as governor...
Couldn't Keep Pace...
Although the action was heavy and fast, the freshmen were unable to keep pace with the bigger Nichols squad. A high kick from deep field put Nichols back in the lead midway in the third period...
...dominates shipping and banking. The bureaucrats have grandiose dreams of industrialization and self-sufficiency. They built a huge steel mill at Karabuk for $23 million-equal to the national education budget for one year. They are blueprinting airplane factories and plush government offices. But Turkey cannot yet keep pace with their plans...