Talk:Match race

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[edit] Weather gage

In Weather gage, there is a statement that the pre-start circling in match races is to gain the weather gage. I'm not sure this is correct (see Talk:Weather gage). Could somebody who really understands match racing please check it out and correct if need be? RoySmith 8 July 2005 11:37 (UTC)

[edit] Match Races for horses, people too

There is a tradition in horse racing whereby the term match race applies when two horses compete in a race not open to any other horses. Maybe disambiguation is needed between the sailing term of art, and the use of the same expression in other sports? Match races for human runners are also not unheard of. Unfortunately from this reader's perspective, in at least one Wikipedia article, a footrace involving multiple competitors is called a "match race" between the two leading competitors: see the article on Jim Ryun, and the race in which he and Marty Liquori were the standouts. Publius3 09:15, 16 September 2006 (UTC)