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racing: see horse racing horse racing, trials of speed involving two or more horses. It includes races among harnessed horses with one of two particular gaits, among saddled Thoroughbreds (or, less frequently, quarterhorses) on a flat track, or among saddled horses over a turf course with ..... Click the link for more information. ; automobile racing automobile racing, sport in which specially designed or modified automobiles race on any of various courses. Automobile racing originated in France in 1894 and appeared in the United States the following year. ..... Click the link for more information. ; track and field athletics track and field athletics, sports of foot racing, hurdling, jumping, vaulting, and throwing varied weights and objects. They are usually separated into two categories: track, the running and hurdling events; and field, the throwing, jumping, and vaulting events. ..... Click the link for more information. ; dog racing dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in the open field. ..... Click the link for more information. ; for boat racing, see motorboating motorboating, sport of navigating a motor-powered vessel on the water. It is done on either fresh- or saltwater and may be competitive or recreational. The first successful motorboat traveled (1887) a few yards on the Seine River in Paris. ..... Click the link for more information. ; rowing rowing, the art of propelling a boat by means of oars operated by hand. Boats propelled by oars (e.g., the galley ) were used in ancient times for both war and commerce. Rowing is now generally used only for propelling small boats or for sport. ..... Click the link for more information. ; and sailing sailing, as a sport, the art of navigating a sailboat for recreational or competitive purposes. Racing ClassesThere is no single "yacht type" of boat, rather many types that include sloops, yawls, catamarans, and ketches. ..... Click the link for more information. ; and for bicycle racing, see under bicycle bicycle, light, two-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals. The name velocipede is often given to early forms of the bicycle and to its predecessor, the dandy horse, a two-wheeled vehicle moved by the thrust of the rider's feet upon the ground. ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To a man who had but little to do with pleasure sailing (though all sailing is a pleasure), and certainly nothing whatever with racing in open waters, the writer's strictures upon the handicapping of yachts were just intelligible and no more. He looked a moment at his "unsteadfast footing," then let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. Then it reached the edge of the desert and began racing across the deep sands. |
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