"The trouble was over in an amazingly short time, for from the judges 'stand beside the track the announcer was bellowing the start of the boys' foot-race; and Bert, disappointed, joined"
"For those not familiar with this event, Bay to Breakers is an annual foot-race which takes place in San Francisco, California."
"Po lil tink-tink.. “the last place you want to be in a foot-race is behind the man wit no foots!”"