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...last horse was Hermitage, owned, trained and ridden by orchid-shirted Earle Sande, oldtime jockey...
...chief trouble with the world today is that it is theory-ridden," declared Ernest Barker, professor of Political Science at Cambridge University and present lecturer of the Lowell Institute, when interviewed recently. "Italy and Russia, for example, are having industrial systems imposed upon them, a situation which I do not favor. When I regulate my life, I prefer to do it otherwise than by an inflexible economic doctrine stamped upon...
...Having ridden successfully through one tournament to the national intercollegiate crown the Harvard indoor polo team tonight begins its quest for another title. The Crimson team, led by Captain F. A. Clark '29, plays the initial game in Division A of the national championships tonight opposing the Squadron A trio of New York at Squadron A Armory...
...start of the Grand National Steeplechase. Horses stumbled. Horses straddled hedges. Horses fell into ditches. Ten reached the finish line at the end 856 yards. Leading them was one the name of which the half-million scarcely knew−a 100 to 1 shot, owned by a woman, ridden by a former sailor−Gregalach II, a chestnut gelding...
Many distinguished officers from Tid-worth barracks had, it appeared, ridden to hounds and played cricket with Captain Barker. "He ascribed his difficulty in throwing the ball to War wounds," said Dr. Farr of the Cricket Club last week, "I may have sometimes thought, mind you, that Barker was built 'all wrong.' He was. But there again, the poor feller was so terribly bashed in the War! Gad, I can't think of old Barker yet as a woman! The thing sticks and won't go down...