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Momentarily, Coaltown had stolen the thunder of his famed stablemate, Citation, who was in his stall convalescing from an ankle ailment. But one man, shrewd Ben Jones, insisted that Coaltown still belonged in Citation's shadow. Said Trainer Ben, who knows all there is to know about both horses: "Citation would have whipped him if he had been in there . . . Citation can catch any horse...
...right foreleg in his rope, and Farmer Plaisted shoved him around with his shoulder and tugged at the rope until the foot was free. He inspected the 14 milk cows, loaded two wheelbarrows with manure and dumped them on the dung heap outside. After cleaning out the horses' stall, he called it a day, apologizing for his lack of energy...
Last December, when nominations closed for the $100,000 Santa Anita Maturity Stakes, Elizabeth Arden Graham decided to let her Ace Admiral stay in his stall. Citation, 1948's wonder horse, looked like an obvious shoo-in. Then Citation injured his left foreleg, and temporarily retired from the wars. Hastily Mrs. Graham's Maine Chance Farm shipped Ace Admiral west, and plunked down $5,000 for the handsome chestnut colt's late entry in the Maturity...
...wings of many birds are also slotted so that the angle of attack (and the lift) may be increased without risking a stall. They have a movable feather called an "alula," which usually rests against the leading edge. When the bird needs extra lift from its wings (i.e., for a quick, high-angle climb), it increases its wings' angle of attack. Then it opens a slot by moving the alula. A thin stream of air rushes over the wing, preventing a stall...
...airplane will also stall when it flies too slowly. Birds, like planes, are equipped with "flaps": movable sections which can be protruded from the trailing edges of the wings. When slowing down for a landing, birds often spread their tails at a proper angle of attack. The tail acts exactly like airplane flaps, providing extra lift and keeping the bird from stalling...