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Off to the Races
Julie,
Good story with Steve doing a balancing act. Seemingly Sarah is not presently showing signs of wanting to be involved or part of the race. But I suspect between his client and boss things do not always go as planned.
It will be good to see where the story goes and how people progress.
Jessie C
Jessica Connors
Thank you Julie,
Your story is coming along nicely,but I know how devious
you can be,and I love it,a lot of mileage in this one so
I will hold on to my hat,I think that it will be a wild ride!
ALISON
I made the mistake...
...of not holding on, and my hat's already flown off. Do I hear the trumpets blaring First Call? The smell of Jasmine mixed with soil and grass? All that's left for me is to place a wager on the outcome, and I'm at a loss. I suppose this old grey mare will just bet on Julie to deliver another great chapter like this one!
Love, Andrea Lena
You give me pressure
How did I get into the saddle on this one. It was only a bit of fun for friends who like the Kentucky Derby. Now I'm expected to come from the back like Secretariat used to do.I'm only an amateur on this site. OMG I'll never learn!!
They're under starter's orders...
And they're off!! I hope this is a 4miles 376 years Grand National, not a 6 furlong sprint! Love it! Ginger xx
How many yards in a furlong?
I remember 8 furlongs in a mile and maybe 2240 yards in a mile. But we are running metres aren't we? So does my story have to be 5.36 times the sprint distance? That must be at least 10,000 words and it's over jumps as well. I'll try my best. Are you sure you can stay the distance?
Julie
Re: How many yards in a furlong?
Hello Jules,
There are 1760 yards in a mile! Eight furlongs in a mile equals 220 yards in a furlong.
Regards,
Dave.
A Furlong
Is 220 yards. A mile is 1760 yards, so 10 furlongs is 2200 yards. As a metre is about 1.1 yards the Derby is approximately 2000metres. If you want to change that into feet it's 6600! Words are optional!
See, you young'uns don't have all that useless information about Imperial measures. Just think how hard we had it at school,
Joanne
Maybe we're just a little too strong in our traditions...
I'm American, but I'm not one to stubbornly hold on to something when I know I'm beat. Metric is the way to go!
Kind of like all the money we waste in copper to make coins that go for one cent. I think it's dumb, but my dad thinks that the penny is some vital part of our nation's heritage. I just don't get it.
Keep the Pennies
'Cos your dad is right. But also because pretty soon a penny will be worth 10 euros.
Coins
When Australia changed its currency from Pounds to Dollars (1966) one of the then new coins was a rather large 50 cent piece (a real wear-a-hole-in-your-pocket coin) which contained a substantial amount of real silver.
The price of silver increased dramatically when the Hunt Brothers tried to corner the world market in silver and the value of the silver in the coin became considerably more than 50 cents. The Hong Kong Chinese, never slow to recognise a bargain, went all out buying up the Aussie coins and shipping them to Hong Kong where they melted them down for the silver content.
The Australian Government belatedly recognised the favour that they were doing for these entrepreneurs and debased the coins so that the silver content became purely nominal,
Joanne
It's Basically Zinc Now...
Since the middle of 1982, the U.S. penny has been made of copper-plated zinc. (2.5% copper overall, 0.8% not counting the plating, according to Wikipedia.) That's why they don't get melted down, or collected by those folks who set up in hotel rooms around the country to buy gold, silver, platinum, etc.
Wikipedia says that it does cost more than 2¢ to make a penny, but apparently that's mostly from production costs rather than from the metal in it; making them from, say, aluminum wouldn't be much cheaper. (I get about a 1/200th of a cent for the copper at the current $3.50/pound (¾¢/gram), if I didn't blow a decimal place somewhere. The zinc, at 87¢/lb, would come to about half a cent.) And if pennies were eliminated and everything was rounded to the nearest nickel or dime, you'd most likely need to make a lot more of those.
Eric
It's One And A Quarter Miles
Or about 2000 metres. I suspect that Steve/Sarah is going to have to run further and faster than the winner and probably jump a few fences and hurdles into the bargain. She may end up making the Grand National look like a doddle,
Joanne
Entering the home stretch
With the preakness coming this weekend, i hope you can add a little more to your derby story. Its great so far.
Preakness?
I'll have to understand that before I continue. But I'm happy to oblige after that.
Simple....Triple Crown...
From Wiki:
In the United States, the three races that compose the Triple Crown are:
Kentucky Derby, run over 1-1/4 miles (2.01 km) dirt track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky;
Preakness Stakes, run over 1-3/16 miles (1.91 km) dirt track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland;
Belmont Stakes, run over 1-1/2 miles (2.41 km), the longest dirt track in thoroughbred racing, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.
Love, Andrea Lena
A furlong is:
1/8 Mile or 220 yards. This is how it came to be so:
A furlong is a 'furrow long' or length of one furrow in a medieval field. The length of a furrow varied depending on the type of soil. It was usual for horses to take a short breather at the end of the furrow before turning in to the next furrow.
The heavier the soil, the harder the horses had to work, and so the less time between breathers. This led to shorter furrows, and therefore local variations in furlong length. These variations were not removed until the railways required a universal standard measurement.
The word itself comes from: Middle English; Old English 'furlang' length of a furrow.
Furlongs are used for the lengths of some horse races including the Kentucky Derby.
Ole
We are each exactly as God made us. God does not make mistakes!
Gender rights are the new civil rights!
Amazing
Does that mean that a chain is how far the horse went before the harness fell off and a Perch was when the farmer stopped for his fish and chips?
Much more interesting than the metric system don't you think? Let's go back.
What a great story, and you're comming to see me...
Well, no, I don't live at Churchill Downs, only fillies an stallions... Never mind. But that part of Kentucky. It's beautiful country so I know you'll enjoy it!
I hope Louisville can survive the onslaught of a visit by Julie in the guise of Sarah. You always shake things up wherever you go! Have Sarah wave at me if she sees me at the track.
Good luck with your bets,
Ole
We are each exactly as God made us. God does not make mistakes!
Gender rights are the new civil rights!
I Liked This.
>> did at least look up with a frown on his face and said ‘Male or Female Sir.’ <<
Did he answer his own question or what? He could have said "Male or Female, Ma'am"!
Hugs and Bright Blessings,
Renee
Thank you Julie,
You can see who the oldies are (I'm possibly the oldest) who
understand both Imperial and Metric .It is said that the French
invented Metric and even they don't understand it!!We did learn
it at school back in the 40's as engineers always used it as a
measurement,in millimetres,not centimetres which seem to confuse
some people.My grand kids are amazed that I can measure in both.
So a Triple Crown to you ,Julie,don't rush it.
ALISON
Derby Day Surprise - Chapter 2
The FUN has begun.
May Your Light Forever Shine
Hi Jules!
I'm getting the impression Steve has done this before! (Dress as a woman that is). Oh, shopping in NYC (on the companies dime), this should be fun ! Loving Hugs Talia
Spending on the Companies Dime
I like your phrase. It's a new one on me. I suppose a dime is the smallest US denomination. Is it equal in value to a Euro yet as the EU crisis deepens?
Hugs
Jules