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He finished the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race numerous times, including a second-place finish.
Eric Sundquist, in his book To Wake the Nations: Race in the Making of American Culture ( 1993 ), described the novel as " probably the most astute political-historical novel of its day ", both in terms of recounting the massacre and reflecting the complicated social times in which Chesnutt wrote it.
Petrie claimed that his " Dynastic Race ", in which he never ceased to believe, was a " fine " Caucasian race that entered Egypt from the south in late predynastic times, conquered the " inferior " and " exhausted " " mulatto " race then inhabiting Egypt, and slowly introduced the finer Dynastic civilization as they interbred with the inferior indigenous people ( Silberman, 1999 ).
Improvements came quickly and, in their remaining eight races in the East, Seabiscuit and Pollard won several times, including Detroit's Governor's Handicap ( worth $ 5, 600 ) and the Scarsdale Handicap ($ 7, 300 ) at Empire City Race Track in Yonkers, New York.
Indeed, the Race has no standing military force and only raises an army during the few times it seeks to conquer other worlds.
Since the Race has only conquered two other species, the Rabotev and Halessi, they have only engaged in war two times during their 50, 000 year history.
During the decade in which he raced long distances, he helped to found the 3, 000-mile nonstop transcontinental bicycle Race Across America ( along with Lon Haldeman and John Marino ), in which he competed five times ( 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989 ), was assistant race director six years, and executive race director seven years.
Masters have the biological imperative to breed and protect their offspring and siblings ; however, sterile individuals, or those who have bred a sufficient number of times, can hold positions for the good of the Race.
In modern times, Olney competes with the town of Liberal, Kansas in the United States for the fastest time in either town and winner of the " International Pancake Race ".
A team may only use its Yield power once on the race, and only one team may be Yielded when the Yield is available, although a team may be Yielded multiple times during the same Race.
The Race however may provide them with an opportunity to contact them at select times.
* Teams are expected to keep the Race fanny pack containing their cash, passports, clues, and other documents with them at all times.
Rick Swenson, sometimes known as the " King of the Iditarod ", ( born 1950 in Willmar, Minnesota ), is an American dog musher who has won the 1, 049-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across the U. S. state of Alaska more times than any other competitor.
Roberts has done this, as of 2011, almost 500 times, targeting such events as Hamilton Race Course, a Mr. Universe contest, a Miss World contest, tennis matches, the bull run in Pamplona, the synchronized swimming world championship in Barcelona, and his specialty, association football matches.
Chambers also rowed twice in the Boat Race for Cambridge in 1862 and 1863, losing both times, and coached six Light Blues crews in 1865-66, again defeats, and 1871-74 when Cambridge put together four straight victories, including the first on sliding seats in 1873.
He is one of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times ( 1979, 1984, 1988, 1991 ), and the current record-holder for pole positions in the race with six ( 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991 ).
It was also the first gospel song to make Billboards Harlem Hit Parade ( later known as Race Records, then R & B ) Top Ten — something that Sister Rosetta Tharpe accomplished several more times in her career.
The Cosmosphere museum begins with the earliest experiments in rocketry during the World War II era, explores through the Space Race and Cold War, and continues through modern times with the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.
Jeantot had competed in the BOC Challenge ( now the VELUX 5 Oceans Race ) in 1982-1983 and 1986 – 1987, winning both times.
He is the second of three men to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and won in American Championship Car Racing in 1970, 1983, and 1985.
The series mixes three different strands: a new monologue by Kneale in which he discusses the genesis and development of the Quatermass serials and their main character ; archival material from the television productions, and from documentary and newsreel coverage of key events of the times in which they were made, such as the Cold War, the advent of nuclear weapons and the embryonic Space Race ; and the dramatised strand, in which the Professor discloses his reasons for reclusion and discusses his demons with a persistent reporter who invades his hermitage ( and ultimately becomes his friend ).
Robič won the Race Across America ( RAAM ) 5 times ( a record in the men's solo category ): in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Jure won the DOS-Ras Race Across Slovenia four times, the Tour Direct twice and the Tortour in 2010
Now in its 32nd year, the Ballycotton Road Race attracts runners from around Ireland and abroad to its 10 Mile circuit of country backroads, each year the race is over subscribed many times over.

Race and are
the Commission on Race and Housing concluded that `` there is no reason to believe that real estate men are either more or less racially prejudiced, on the whole, than any other segment of the American population ''.
Helena Blavatsky wrote in The Secret Doctrine ( 1888 ) that the Atlanteans were cultural heroes ( contrary to Plato, who describes them mainly as a military threat ) and are the fourth " Root Race ", succeeded by the " Aryan race ".
# Leafer-A Race native to the Dark Forest of Vasgothia, the Leafers are a race of sentient plant Name-Givers.
# Ulkmen-Another Race unique to Vasgothia, the Ulkmen are Name-Givers that have been merged with Horrors.
Race plays a large role in Malaysian politics, and many Malaysian political parties are ethnically based.
* 1998 – Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped.
Two traditional non-standard distance shell races are the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge and the Harvard-Yale Boat Race which cover courses of approximately four miles ( roughly 6. 5 km ).
After the mob is dispersed by police, five Italians are arrested while two others are sent to a local hospital .< ref > Race Riot In Buffalo.
The early era of space exploration was driven by a " Space Race " between the Soviet Union and the United States, the launch of the first man-made object to orbit the Earth, the USSR's Sputnik 1, on 4 October 1957, and the first Moon landing by the American Apollo 11 craft on 20 July 1969 are often taken as the boundaries for this initial period.
The two known songs that had Sondheim contributions are " In There " from the adaption of The Exception and the Rule ( which would later be named The Race to Urga ) and a cut song from West Side Story " Kids Ain't ( Like Everybody Else )".
The longest such events are " round-the-world " races which can take months to complete, but better-known are events such as the Fastnet race in the United Kingdom and the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race along the east coast of Australia.
* July 23 – 12th Street Riot / Detroit Race Riots: In Detroit, Michigan, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city: 43 are killed, 342 injured and 1, 400 buildings burned.
On Broadway, this has happened in the past year with Martin McDonagh's " Behanding in Spokane " and Mamet's " Race " although these shows were packaged with stars ( Christopher Walken in the former ) and with playwrights who are well established in the profession.
Most organized skiing competitions are dependent on a team of Race Officials and course workers who plan, organize and run the events.
Alpine ski races are usually organized by a Race Organizing Committee ( ROC ), led by a Race Chair.
Race Officials and course workers are usually volunteers, but may include paid staff and, in some European countries, members of the military.
In August 1999 the U. S. affiliate of Amnesty International issued a report " Race, Rights & Brutality: Portraits of Abuse in the USA ," prompted by high-profile excessive-force cases involving local and state police in Chicago, New York and other cities, that called on federal officials to better document excessive-force cases and to ensure that the officers responsible are prosecuted.
The IAAF World Race Walking Challenge forms the primary seasonal competition – athletes earn points for their performances at ten selected racewalking competitions and the highest scoring walkers are entered into that year's IAAF Race Walking Challenge Final.
Other important streams that pass through Salem are Mill Creek, the Mill Race, Pringle Creek, and Shelton Ditch.

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