1.   As Indian Charlie inched out a lead near the mile mark, the cheers in the showroom were louder than the televisions blaring at full volume.

2.   Commendable tracked the front-running Hugh Hefner to the mile mark, scooted past him on the final turn.

3.   The varsity race turned into a classic, with Yale understroking Harvard and moving to a half-boat-length lead at the mile mark.

4.   The Americans unexpectedly made the early running and found themselves fighting off a determined recovery from Nihon which saw the crews level at the mile mark.

5.   Tiznow started pulling away at the mile mark and quickly widened his lead.

6.   Two days later in Nice, he missed the mile mark by two-tenths of a second.

7.   Two days later in Nice, he misses the mile mark by two-tenths of a second.