28
“It’s Seabiscuit, wire to wire …”: “A Cinch,”
, February 25, 1940.
29
men doff hats to horse: “The Post Parade,”
, March 2, 1940.
30
“as a country boy can throw an apple …”: “The Biscuit—As Far as You Can Throw an Apple,”
, February 25, 1940; “Great Ride to Victory,”
, February 25, 1940.
31
sounder than he’d been in two years: “A Cinch,”
, February 25, 1940.
32
“Just give us a fast track …”: “Pollard Confident,”
, n.d.
CHAPTER 23
1
weather bureau calls: “Hollywood,”
, March 3, 1940.
2
“Kayak’s four mud-running legs …”: “Rain Renews Seabiscuit’s Anita Jinx,”
, February 29, 1940, p. 21.
3
morning of race: Beckwith,
, pp. 10–13.
4
“Be with him …”: Beckwith,
, pp. 108–109.
5
prerace blowout: “Turnstiles Clicking,”
, early March 1940; Beckwith,
, pp. 10–13.
6
scene at Santa Anita: Barry Whitehead, “Seabiscuit’s Santa Anita Handicap,”
, March 9, 1940, p. 195.
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