Word: rodes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...attack on Mecca, which was instrumental in forcing King Husein of Hejaz to resign (TIME, October 13), came to an end without a shot being fired. The warlike Wahabis, subject of the Emir of Nejd and Hasa, rode into the city, made straight for the great Mosque containing relics of Mohammed, rode seven times around it, dismounted, fell upon their knees and bowed their heads to the ground in religious homage at the shrine of Islam...
...commercial teams. There were many entries in this class; the Sheffield Farms' team took second the Knickerbocker Ice third. Bunny won the class for horses of the New York traffic police force, defeating Morgan, the winner last year, and Captain, the horse General Pershing sat when he rode up Fifth Avenue with the First Division. Tango Dance, with Captain Padgett up, won the Bowman Challenge Cup for jumpers without tipping...
...Rode "Sharkey" to Championship...
...Rode the five hundred...
...bore off the title 6 goals to 5. Hitchcock, relying on Louis E. Stoddard, onetime internationalist, at back, twice tied the count with spectacular efforts- one a blow from midfield. At the desperate finish, his play was "as a wild man's," but without support. The Midwicks rode together, gave Pedley's brillance a solid setting...