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...story in episodic flashbacks, straightens out its tangled problems with a surprise twist-which comes now as not much of a surprise. The movie suffers not only from familiarity but from lack of the characterization, humorous bite and thoughtful undertones that lifted the earlier film out of the ruck...
...Coolidge declined the same invitation. In the face of the third declination by Mr. Coolidge to appear at Harvard, the best that the HYRC could concoct to cover their failure was a patently ridiculous invitation that their candidate allegedly tended to the Governor to debate aboard the Coolidge sound-ruck as it was passing through Harvard Square. The Governor's campaign managers considered this stunt "insulting," but reitorated the Governor's willingness to meet Mr. Coolidge in orderly debate at the University. Mr. Coolidge's managers continued to decline...
...pacesetter and bided his time. Headstrong Hill Prince shot into the lead despite Jockey Eddie Arcaro's tight hold ("He got away from me") and held the pace up through the final turn. Then, with a bare 250 yards to go, Hill Prince faltered into the ruck...
Both horses ran easily as the field broke into the din at the start: Citation just off the pace, Noor far back in the ruck. The real battle started at the mile and a half. Citation moved into the lead with a rush and Noor, skirting the flying ribbon of color on the rail, came up from behind and closed for the final duel. Noor was first as they headed for home. Then Citation came up again; for second after aching second, they ran shoulder to shoulder, wild and even as a runaway team, while the stands and infield erupted...
Bangaway had no trouble at the first turn; his driver worked him up to fourth place, where he held on momentarily, then faded back. Out of the ruck of frail sulkies and flying legs came a bay filly named Miss Tilly, driven by 69-year-old Fred Egan and owned by Charles W. Phellis of Greenwich, Conn. Miss Tilly gamely fought off a closing rush by a bay colt named Volume to win the first heat by less than a length...