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Interco (horse)
Interco may refer to: * International Code of Signals * Interco (furniture company) later Furniture Brands International, an American home furnishings company based in Clayton, Missouri * Interco (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1984 San Fernando Stakes * Interco Tire Corporation: Louisiana based tire company. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Code Of Signals
The International Code of Signals (ICS) is an international system of signals and codes for use by vessels to communicate important messages regarding safety of navigation and related matters. Signals can be sent by flaghoist, signal lamp ("blinker"), flag semaphore, radiotelegraphy, and radiotelephony. The International Code is the most recent evolution of a wide variety of maritime flag signalling systems. History The International Code of Signals was preceded by a variety of naval signals and private signals, most notably Marryat's Code, the most widely used code flags prior to 1857. What is now the International Code of Signals was drafted in 1855 by the British Board of Trade and published in 1857 as the Commercial Code. It came in two parts: the first containing universal and international signals, and the second British signals only. Eighteen separate signal flags (see chart) were used to make over 70,000 possible messages. Vowels were omitted from the set to avoid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interco (furniture Company)
Furniture Brands International, Inc., was a Clayton, Missouri-based home furnishings company. Some of the brands it owned in the furniture industry included Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Hickory Chair, Pearson, Laneventure, and Maitland-Smith. The company began in 1911 as International Shoe Company with the merger of Roberts, Johnson & Rand Shoe Company and Peters Shoe Company. In 1966 the company changed its name to Interco as the result of diversification, and once the company exited the shoe business, adopted the name Furniture Brands International. Some of the brands it owned in the furniture industry included Broyhill, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Hickory Chair, Pearson, Laneventure, and Maitland-Smith. In 2013, Furniture Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced plans to sell most of its divisions. New owner KPS Capital Partners announced the formation of Heritage Home Group on November 25 of that year. History Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interco (horse)
Interco may refer to: * International Code of Signals * Interco (furniture company) later Furniture Brands International, an American home furnishings company based in Clayton, Missouri * Interco (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1984 San Fernando Stakes * Interco Tire Corporation: Louisiana based tire company. {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Fernando Stakes
The San Fernando Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Open to four-year-old horses, it is contested on at a distance of miles (8.5 furlongs) on Pro-Ride synthetic dirt. In 2011, Santa Anita returned to dirt racing. First run in 1952, the San Fernando Stakes is the second leg of Santa Anita Park's Strub Series. The race was contested at miles from 1960 to 1997. It was run in two divisions in 1964, 1975, and 1977. Records Speed record: * 1:40.16 – Air Command (2008) (at current distance of miles) * 1:46.60 – In Excess (at previous distance of miles) Most wins by a jockey: * 8 – Bill Shoemaker (1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1968, 1975, 1980) Most wins by a trainer: * 5 – Bob Baffert (1998, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013) Most wins by an owner: * 2 – Gedney Farms (1964, 1977) * 2 – Maxwell Gluck's Elmendorf Farm * 2 – Jack Kent Cooke (1990, 1994) Winners * † In 1977, Properantes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
