Word: 52s
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Dates: during 1885-1885
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Bemis, '87, broke the record in the seven-mile walk yesterday afternoon by about seven minutes. The previous record was 65m. 15s. His record was 57m. 52s...
...best college record, 65m. 15 1-4s., in the seven mile walk. Following is a complete schedule by miles. 1st mile, 7.58 1-2; 2nd, 8.17; 3rd, 8.27 1-2; 4th, 8.33; 5th, 8.31; 6th, 8.35 1-2; 7th, 8.31 1-2. Total for the seven miles, 58m. 52s. The timers were E. A. Thompson, '87, W. Baker, '86, J. G. Lathrop; scorers, H. W. Keyes, '87, H. L. Clark, '87; judge of walking, J. G. Lathrop. The walk was started...
...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 lengths behind. The crews were pulling 40 and 42 respectively. At the mile and a half flag Harvard was timed at 36 strokes to the minute, and Yale at 40, yet Yale had fallen still further to the rear...