Word: paddocks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With these figures at his fingertips, it takes Big Dan but a few minutes to persuade Grocer Paddock, Banker Winton, Realtor Jones, Judge Burnes and Major Riley of Westover?members of five different denominations?to accept from him, blushingly, and administer, a foundation of $2,559,494.08 to build three nondenominational "temples" costing $500,000 apiece. Invested at 5%, the $1,059,494.08 surplus over building costs will yield $52,974.70 per annum, or $17,658.23 per temple, or more than five times the annual expenses of each of the 44 present Westover churches. Big Dan explains that preachers, powerless...
...Majesty had strolled out to the paddock, and was regarding pensively a sleek little filly whose tail had been cropped short. A shadow of disapproval crossed the King's face as he inspected the very close-cropped tail...
...damp drizzling afternoon. Vice-Royalty attended in the person of Freeman Freeman-Thomas Viscount Willingdon, Governor-General of Canada. In a glittering open coach with outriders and postilions, His Excellency and Viscountess Willingdon rode onto the course; and then, both lovers of horseflesh, strolled eagerly out to the paddock. Only at the last moment before the Plate did they seek the Governor-General...
...Charles Paddock was invited several years ago to compete in a meet held under the auspices of the University of Paris. The A. A. U. said no, because the University of Southern California was a member of the N. C. A. and a supporter of the National Intercollegiate meet. Had it been a Harvard athlete that was invited to the Paris University meet, the A. A. U. would not have attempted to stop...
...fastest human. A former Olympic star, he had burnt out, they said. Burnt or no, he would try again. Revolver barked; the cinemaman, sprang, antique legs hurled him onward. Paced by college lads he ran. Presently, head back, teeth set, he leaped through a tape. Timers announced that Charles Paddock (30-odd) had brought the world's record for 250 metres from 31.2 seconds down to 27.6. Southern Californians were pleased. "It's the air," they explained...