But hopes of breaking its own race record of one day, 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds set in 2005 appeared to be fading with Ragamuffin Loyal, skippered by 85-year-old Syd Fischer, in hot pursuit.

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Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Syd Barrett lived in the house in the 1960s.

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Earlier, America's Jeff Lacy won the vacant IBF super middleweight title by beating Canada's Syd Vanderpool when the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round.

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Comedians Ken Dodd and Bobby Ball will also speak in Mosley's memory and entertainer Syd Little will read a letter from Sir Cliff Richard.

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Duarte said she spent two years working nights and weekends on the book, synthesizing the work of all the usual sources in storytelling and narrative structures: Aristotle, Robert McKee, Syd Field and Joseph Campbell.

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"I don't usually do this for former Malone players, " said Ballymena man Syd, no doubt remembering the time I took a swing at him during an Ulster League match back in the Seventies.

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