Word: 2s
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...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...
...lead. From Exeter Street to the finish, the race between '85 and '87 was a magnificent struggle, but '87 steadily gained until the boat crossed the line a length and a half to the good, in 11 m. 13 1-2s., followed by '85 in 11m. 24 1 2s; '88, in 12m. 29 1-2s.; and '86 in 13m. Both these latter boats narrowly escaped being swamped by the swell from the referee's tug, which had steered across the course ahead of the two last crews...
...absent from recitation, it cost him 1s. 6d.; if he got drunk, the penalty was no greater. Going to meeting before the ringing of the bell was an offence, and the over-prompt student was fined 6d. The penalty for playing cards was 5s. for graduates, 2s. 6d. for undergraduates. And so on down the list...
...yards, 1f 1 2s...
...Fellows drank out of silver 'potts," each man having his own. In 1622 "Mr. Cruso's pott" was mended at a cost of 2s., and several entries of old cups changed for new ones (the Fellow who had the use of it contributing out of his private means as to get a larger or finer goblet) show how it is that old silverware is so hard to find nowadays. But they did not always drink out of the nobler metal, "a little jug and pott for the fellows in ye halle and parlour" being bought...