Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...backbone of most of these clubs' existences is local racing. From little dinghys raced by children all the way to the largest schooner yachts in the cult of sailing speed is worshipped. Many, particularly inland clubs, race roaring motor boats. The chief international races are between the famed 6 metre sailboats (about 35 feet on deck) for which British boats visit various foreign clubs including U. S. and U. S. boats are carried across the seas to race in foreign waters. This summer there will be a trans-pacific race to Honolulu. The King and Queen of Spain have offered...
...Crimson players' defeat at the hands of the Rhode Island hoopmen was somewhat of an upset in basketball for followers of both teams. A decided slump was shown in the Harvard players' spirit and speed which had carried them to victory in the three games previous...
...Farrell '31, W. W. Foshay '31, and J. L. Rex '31 are the leading scorers for the first year team. These men are light but have speed, and Samborski expects to develop them into champion ship form in the coming weeks...
Salty observers noted that speed was the keynote. Slim mahogany hydroplanes to carry a half dozen slightly bewildered passengers were credited with 55 miles per hour. Large lumberers of the cruiser type were ticketed to do 25. Tiny spiderlike shells with outboard motors swarmed everywhere boasting varied, astonishing rapidities over 30 m. p. h. Oldsters recalled how very few years ago it was when none but the maddest special speed boats ran over...
...roomy sea sleds. Small watermen gazed knowingly at single and two cylinder power plants for staunch waterfront wanderers. Children chattered over the countless, bright colored flat backed outboard boats, dragged parents by the coat tails begging them to come buy. The famed Fantail racing runabout which made such astounding speeds in the late autumn was a continuous curiosity. At an easy angle under her stern projected a bronze colored tail, raising her out of water, reducing hull resistance. Miss America V, world's record holding hydroplane, arrived but was not admitted. The show space was already overcrowded...