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May 05, 2006
The Fastest Two Minutes In Sports
Just so you know:
The thoroughbred is the fastest breed of horse in the world, and can maintain a speed of 45 miles per hour for a distance of more than a mile, making the Derby's 1¼ mile-long race the fastest two minutes in sports.
The typical thoroughbred horse is capable of running only a quarter of a mile or so at its peak speed, so much of the strategy of racing is determining the best moment at which to start the burst.
Colts and geldings can't carry more than 126 pounds, and fillies can't carry more than 121 pounds.
And in the final stretch the horses jockey for position and make their furious dash for the finish line. In 127 races, only 21 horses have ever led from start to finish, so expect some excitement in the last quarter-mile.
And remember that in the end it's not the jockey; owner or trainer that is the difference between winning and losing . . . it's usually the horse's nose.
I'll be doing some Squirrel Burgoo (directions under Read More) made from the dead ones that stay, as they lay, in the back yard. After all, I did shoot ‘em. I don’t want to waste anything. They’ve been slow cooked by God’s own sun for over a week. Ripe they are.
Kentucky Burgoo
Ingredients:
Squirrels - 1 doz.to each 100 gals.
600 lbs. lean soup meat (no fat, no bacon) Bullshit...I always add bacon.
200 lbs. fat hens, plucked
2,000 lbs. potatoes, peeled and diced
200 lbs. onion, peeled and diced
5 bushels cabbage, chopped
60 lbs. tomatoes, deskinned & chopped
24 lbs. tomatoes - pureed
24 lbs. corn, cut from cob
Red pepper and salt to taste and Worcestershire by the pint
Directions:
Mix the ingredients, a little at a time and cook coutdoors in huge iron kettles over wood for 20 hour, stirring constantly.
Makes 1200 gallons of stew.
Trust me...leftovers will not be a problem!!!
Posted by Yabu at May 5, 2006 10:15 PM | The Present
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Two minutes, eh? I guess that makes me faster than a thoroughbred.
Posted by: zonker at May 7, 2006 03:00 PM
