Word: paddock
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Grey-eyed, Brindle Gangster had already won three Australian championships before he was imported in 1932 by John Pesek, heavyweight wrestler of Ravenna, Neb. Since then he has won the Waterloo twice. Calm and well-mannered in the paddock, he has unsurpassed speed in the field, turns quickly, keeps his eyes on the rabbit, dives beautifully for the kill. Owner Pesek. who boasts the largest greyhound kennels (200 couple) and one of the finest pairs of cauliflower ears in the U. S., has refused $10,000 for Gangster...
...would be broken in ahead for Cavalcade to pass. If the fresh horse showed signs of outrunning Cavalcade in the workout, he was held back to permit Cavalcade to gain confidence by winning. Cavalcade never jumps the gun at the start of a race, has good manners in the paddock, usually walks to the post with an old bay pony named Dave. He races in size 6 shoes?steel for hard tracks, aluminum for soft ones...
...primary. Fact remained that over 1,000,000 Republicans had voted as such, while less than 500,000 Democrats were in evidence. Since Roosevelt lost Pennsylvania by only 157,000 votes in 1932, it appeared that many a backsliding Republican was safely back in the party paddock...
...soon as she could, Mrs. Sloane dashed to the paddock where steaming Okapi was being cooled out by Garner and her trainer Robert A. ("Whistling Bob") Smith, also a Kentucky colonel since the Derby. "You made a work horse out of him last year," accused Mrs. Sloane, stroking little Okapi, her "pet." "You made a pacemaker...
...Grown milder and 160 lb. heavier with age, he is now more tractable and far wiser. He drinks water from a golden cup which was one of his prizes. On his birthday last week, he behaved as usual-ate four quarts of oats, galloped four miles, sunned himself in paddock for two hours. A cake containing 17 carrots instead of candles, presented to Man o' War by the Lexington Board of Commerce, was eaten by his grooms...