Word: woode
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Decay of parts, due to action of weather on unpainted stock, especially of the pin and surrounding wood which fastened the summer to the stringer...
Fred Archer, the English jockey, has won 212 and lost 358 races this year. Charles Wood, his rival won 178 and lost...
...patched sleeper. Of course when the unusual strain came the structure gave way at its weakest point. On the other hand, it is possible that the pile remained in its original position and that the tremendous weight bearing on a point cut by several holes simply crushed the rotten wood, letting down the upper balcony first, which stricking the lower balcony tore it from its place. However as sufficient time has not yet elapsed for a thorough examination of the premises the exact cause cannot be definitely fixed. The pieces of broken timber have been carefully preserved and will...
...Wood, the English professional champion, states he can do 21 miles in an hour...
...England, lately, Wood won a 20 mile professional bicycle race in 59 m., 41.2-3 sec., beating Howell, Lees, Newton and Weston, the last two of whom would also have done 20 miles in the hour together with the other three, but for the crowd running on the track. The last mile of this race was done in the marvelous time...