Word: 2m
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...first fifty yards, rowing 38 strokes to Harvard's 40. This state of affairs was of but short duration, however, and before another hundred yards had been covered, the Harvard boat had been sent a length to the fore. The times at the half mile were, Harvard, 2m. 58s.,: Columbia, 3m. 9s. At the mile buoy both crews were bending to their work with a 40 stroke, the crimson leading by four open lengths. Time, Harvard, 6m. 1s.: Culumbia 6m. 22s. Columbia now struck into a 44 stroke, only to reach the mile and a half flag...
...went up from the spectators on the train that must have been heard at the finish line. Both crews were pulling 40 strokes to the minute, yet at the half-mile stake the Yale men had fallen three lengths to the rear. This distance was covered by Harvard in 2m. 58s.; by Yale in 3m. 12s. Upon entering the second half-mile rough water was met, but the waves were not high enough to seriously incommode the oarsmen. At the mile flag the time was taken at 5m. 52s. for Harvard. Yale passed the flag 20 seconds later, and four...
...winners at the Yale bicycle tournament Friday and Saturday were as follows: Three mile race, D. E. Hunter, 9m. 45 1-5s.; one mile open race, L. B. Hamilton, Yale, '86, 2m. 45 2 5s.; one mile handicap, H. H. Stockton, on an allowed foul, 3m. 6 3 5s.; A. B. Rich came in first; two miles without hands, F. F. Ives, 6m. 39s.; one mile, 3.10 class, E. A. Hoffman, 3m. 7 1 5s.; 20 mile, Pope cup, D. E. Hunter, 1h. 14m. 5s. In this last race, by an unfortunate accident, H. S. Kavanaugh took a header...
...days previous, Dean had broken the inter collegiate record, and started out with the intention if possible, of breaking his own record. His riding was remarkably fine, and the first quarter was finished in 49s. The succeeding laps were ridden in the following time, 2nd, 1m. 37s.; 3rd, 2m. 25s.; 4th, 3m. 13s.; 5th, 4m. 2s.; 6th, 4m. 51s; 7th, 5m. 39 1-2s.; 8th, 6m. 28s. thus lowering his own time by 11 seconds. His successful effort was greeted with great applause, and there could have been no more propitious beginning to the sports...
...HALF MILE RUNwas contested by E. F. Fessenden, '87; F. B. Dana, '88; and G. F. Davidson, '85. All the men started badly, but Fessenden got the lead and maintained it throughout, the race finishing in good form, with Dana a fair second. The time was 2m...