Word: staked
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Havers who led Hagen, Smith, Kirkwood by the nose at Troon last June for the British open golf championship, has proved himself no flash in the pan. Shortly after, at Gleneagles, he led another brilliant field. Last week, at St. Albans, Verulam, Havers won the ?450 stake with 75-67-142. The previous course record, held by Braid...
...that the Marquis of Hastings had ready, drove directly to church, married the Marquis. About three years later, at the Derby of 1867, Hastings' horse was favorite. Chaplin's horse, Hermit, broke a blood vessel about a month before the race and went to the stake at odds of: 100 to 1. Just before the race Chaplin took every bet that was, offered. The race was run in a snow-storm and Hermit won, netting his master upwards of $500,000. Hastings lost supposedly $350,000, was ruined and committed suicide. When Chaplin was made Viscount...
...reversal of form at the Derby vindicated his backers and, incidentally, paid those who still retained their faith in him $40.40 for a $2 ticket. Over 75,000 saw the race on the historic Churchill Downs. Zev's owner, H. F. Sinclair, collected $53,625 as the stake of victory...
When the golfing honor of a nation is at stake, excitement may run as high as in a great football match. Many an enthusiast who does his daily eighteen must have felt his heart sink when the news of the first day's battle in Scotland for the Walker Cup told of but one American victory out of four matches. The necessity of winning at least five and a half of the remaining eight matches in order to keep the 'scutcheon clear and bring the cup once more to America formed a dismal prospect. Yet no more dismal than...
...Henley the Seniors had about a third of a length on 1925 A, and with a world of power behind each stroke seemed in a fair way to take the remaining distance by storm. With the right to race Yale at stake, the Sophomores rallied sharply and with half a mile to go raised the count to the neighborhood of 34 and buckled grimly to the task of making up the deficit. And they nearly succeeded in doing it, for the prow of the Senior shell cut the line barely 8 feet in front--a rather tight finish...