Word: paddocks
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...Olympic team, he was allowed to compete in the event only after he agreed to pay his own way to Sweden. After shocking observers by running a 10.6 in a preliminary heat, Lippincott fizzled in the final, finishing third. Still, his mark stood until his compatriot, Charley Paddock, topped him by notching a 10.4 at a meet in California nine years later. The reigning Olympic champion, Paddock won attention as much for his prerace habits as for his speed; the colorful sprinter was renowned for quaffing a sherry mixed with raw egg before entering the blocks. (Read about Bolt...
...great damage to Formula One overall," says a leading adviser to several teams and manufacturers. Says Christian Horner, team principal at Red Bull Racing, an independent team whose best-placed driver finished 11th in this year's championship: "There's a genuine realization in the whole of the paddock that the costs quite simply are incompatible with the product at the moment." Formula One, he adds, "can't afford to hang about" in tackling this crisis...
...grief, villagers are trying to heal. In memory of two of its deceased who used to ride their horses there, the community has christened a local path as "Forresters Lane." As it meanders toward the local cricket club, the dirt track passes a children's playground and a small paddock. Horses grazed as darkness crept in, signaling the end of a bright day. Hopefully the storms have passed...
...share in the winnings. In the U.K., the British Horseracing Authority hopes such schemes will expand the sport's middle-class base. A few hundred pounds can give enthusiasts an insider's privileges, landing them not only a stake in a horse, but also access to the paddock, pre-race chats with trainers and jockeys, and the chance to gloat in the winner's circle. Ed Marley, a syndicate member and managing director of a television production company in Liverpool, describes ascending the owner's stand at his hometown track as "one of the most exhilarating moments I've ever...
...heart of the controversy is the Swiss People's Party (SVP), the dominant force in the outgoing parliament. Last month it pasted thousands of posters across the country depicting three white sheep kicking out one black sheep from a paddock, with the slogan: "For more security." The poster became the parade example for furious accusations that the SVP was fomenting racism. Early this month, at a demonstration in the capital, Bern, hundreds of protesters pelted SVP members with rocks; police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd...