Word: quests
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Baltimore, twice married since his father's death, he received the string of horses which she had raced under the name of the Sagamore Stable. An enthusiastic turfman, which the senior Vanderbilt was not, young "Al" promptly set out to enjoy his birthday presents. Because Cavalcade and High Quest made 1934 Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane's year, the efforts of his horses that year were not spectacularly gratifying, but the $1,000,000 came in handy. Young Turfman Vanderbilt enlarged his racing string to 56. mostly with a parcel of yearlings bought from Walter J. Salmon. This year...
...have not won his respect. No democrat, Pareto would not simplify his thought for the masses, felt that the secrets of history were harmful to most. In his will were rigid provisions that no popular exposition of his ideas should preface his books: "My sole interest is the quest for social uniformities, social laws. I am here reporting on the results of my quest, since I hold that . . . such a report can do no harm. I should refrain from doing so if I could reasonably imagine that these volumes w:ere to be at all generally read...
Politics. "This is the next step in the logical unfolding of man's eternal quest for freedom," proclaimed Senator Wagner when he produced his bill in the Senate last week. To some Senators it undoubtedly seemed so. Others had their minds more on the quest for reelection. Having bid for a share of the 3,500,000 veterans vote by voting for the Bonus, they wanted a share of the 3,500,000 A. F. of L. vote. Few Senators cared to fight the bill. Daniel Hastings of Delaware criticized it for what it did to labor minorities. Senator...
...strength of the various teams competing in the New England Tournament cannot be determined yet but it is believed Dartmouth and Harvard will be the men to beat. The 32 low qualifiers today will continue playing tomorrow, in quest of the prizes for the low man and the winning team...
...female waits in the grass, flashes in answer. In one common species, investigators have found that the male flashes regularly once every 5.7 sec. and" Mr. Buck discovered that the female replies 2.1 sec. later. Exchange of signals continues until they meet & mate. But other males may join the quest for the same female, and in answering her they get their flashes into phase with the first suitor on the scene. By selecting a cruising male and responding to its signal with a flash from an electric torch 2.1 sec. later, Mr. Buck was able to attract groups...