Word: sprint
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...judgment of his jockey, the famed Tommy Cullinan of County Limerick, son of a sporting farmer, famed for his clever finishes and for leading with Billy Barton at the last fence in 1928. But Tommy Cullinan was moving up the straightaway with Shaun Goilin, and in the final sprint he passed Sir Lindsay, raced Melleray's Belle neck and neck in the last 100 yards, crossed the line a winner at 100 to 8. Melleray's Belle was second, Sir Lindsay third; far behind were Glangesia, Ballyhanwood. No others finished...
...many attempts of Langley to forge ahead. On the last turn, however, the Green runner came abreast of him, and 10 yards from the finish it seemed like a dead heat between the two. Cummings, however, who had been holding back in fifth position suddenly uncorked a beautiful sprint to cross the finish line a full stride in advance of both Munroe and the Dartmouth man. Langley took second and Munroe third, with the time 1 min. 15 sec. tieing that set by Swope of Dartmouth in last year's meet...
...followed by Cobb. On the last lap, with Cobb leading, Levering had the misfortune to snap the string of his trunks. Patterson, however, came forward and matched strides with the Crimson runner, finally breaking ahead to win by a scant four yards. Fox surprised all by uncorking a fine sprint which brought him ahead of Levering and into third place at the finish. The time was slower than expected, being clocked...
...were allowed five minutes on the ice to show their ability. Sonja Henie had come from Norway and had been practicing in Manhattan for five weeks in preparation for her five minutes (TIME, Jan. 20). As she ran through the gate and started diagonally across the ice in the sprint that gave her speed it was clear that she was nervous. Once she slipped, brushed the ice with her fingertips, caught her balance, smiled and flushed, and after that she was at ease. Her whirls, waltzes, glides and rockers, executed to such tunes as "Over the Waves" and "The Skaters...