Word: straightaways
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Lieut. Stainforth dived onto the course, crossed the starting line at about 7 mi. per min., 100 ft. above the surface of the water. Five times he flashed back & forth along the straightaway, guiding himself by cloud formations, while electric timing cameras caught the picture that was too fleeting for any stopwatch to record accurately. Spectators watched nervously while Lieut. Stainforth made a landing at 100 m. p. h. in a choppy sea. Said he quietly: "I believe I've broken the record." Then he went to officers' mess...
...famed racecourse of which Mr. Widener is principal owner. Around the walls ran a pictured panorama of the course. In the foreground, near the tables occupied by some 300 guests in evening dress, was an actual reproduction of a corner of the park, complete to turf, a stretch of straightaway, white-painted railing, de luxe box stalls, striped water buckets. Here performed prize mounts of Manhattan's police, a local U. S. artillery post, and various racing clubs. As a special surprise to Mr. Widener, his favorite horse, the great sprinter Osmand, was led in, ridden by Jockey Mack...
...first heat, Miss England II won by more than a mile. Her speed reached no m. p. h. on the straightaway, averaged 89:913 m. p. h., broke the race record by more than 12 m. p. h. and made it clear that she would win the Cup next day unless something unexpected happened. When the time came for the second heat next day. Gar Wood asked for a 45-min. postponement to repair his gas tank. Kaye Don refused-because he would have had to drain his oil and reheat it, which would have taken more than 45 minutes...
...around the 32-mi. triangle at Calshot to take permanent possession of the Schneider Trophy last week, since Italy and France withdrew from the race (TIME, Sept. 14). But everyone knew the British flyers would try to better the winning speed of 1929 (328.6 m. p. h.), and the straightaway record (357.7 m. p. h.) made a week later by Squadron Leader A. H. Orlebar...
...last heat, the horses got away smoothly on the first start. McMahon kept Calumet Butler ahead around the first two turns, with Calumet Belricka breaking the wind for Keno behind her. Keno came on just before the last turn and the two raced head & head down the straightaway. Calumet Butler was still a nose ahead as they slid, their heads low, backs flat and steady, under the wire. Grizzled and taciturn, like many a harness driver and many a farmer who saw the race, 62-year-old Richard McMahon, dressed in blue and crimson silk, was hailed to a microphone...