Word: rival
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...among the 100,000 Derby spectators was surprised to see speedy Olympia, with Jockey Eddie Arcaro up, flash to the front. Arcaro, gunning for his fifth Derby (he had already won four, one more than any other jock), knew that his colt could set a blazing pace, and any rival who tried to stay with him might kill himself off. Arcaro also knew that if one of the others succeeded in forcing the pace far enough Olympia might be the one killed off. Jockey Ted Atkinson on Capot elected...
...varsity, for instance, will face fourth seeded Penn, Boston University, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Navy in the preliminary. It has already demolished all but one of these crews in previous outings, and Syracuse, the lone untested rival was defeated by an unimpressive BU entry in a race here last week...
...other 14-12 set was won by Dave Gordon in the opening round of the number six match. But rival Tim Martin won the next two sets easily and captured the match...
...freshman crew in its Saturday race that it could have easily placed third in the record shattering varsity race. As it was, the '52 oarsmen's 8:54, which set a record for freshman rowing on the Charles, was more than sufficient to beat MIT, their perennial rival by more than a length and a half...
...beautiful, glistening bubble burst on the Business School field Saturday afternoon. Dartmouth, traditional rival and perennial conqueror of the varsity lacrosse team, won again--by the downright inconsiderate score...