Word: ridings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even Texans are impressed at the size of the 800,000-acre Matador Ranch, second only to the King Ranch (950,000 acres) in the U.S. Matador is so big that a cowboy can ride 56 miles without leaving the main ranch; its roundup goes on all the year round. Matador had another distinction: it was not controlled by Texans, but by thrifty Scotsmen in Dundee...
Most of the boys at school called Baudouin by an affectionate but slightly mocking nickname, "Baudruche," a nonsense version of his name (like "Baldy-Waldy" for Baldwin). Each day, Baudouin would ride to school on his bicycle, followed closely by a tutor on another. He deeply resented the close supervision; one day when the tutor wasn't looking, he let the air out of his tires. "Here," he told the tutor, "you fix this; I'll hold your bike." The tutor complied, and watched open-mouthed as the Belgian prince rode off-alone and, for once, happy...
Through his training course in Brussels, he led an austere life. He had little relaxation except an occasional motorcycle ride or an hour or so of his favorite music (Mozart, Bach, Handel). At parties, he might have a glass of wine, more often called for orange juice (he also likes malted milk, a taste he picked up in the U.S.). He was usually...
...climbed higher and flown faster than any mortal. But he had done it as a scientist, busy watching his instruments, recording information for later study. There had been no time for even a glance at the sky, and Bridgeman had only one tantalizing comment on his high, wild ride: in the first few seconds of rocket flight, he said, "you feel like you're going right on out of this world...
...latest thriller, winds up with a scene in which a merry-go-round goes wild, spins like a pin wheel, and crashes in a gaudy blaze of explosions that no earthly carrousel could touch off. The movie itself is the same way: implausible but intriguing and great fun to ride...